YouTube Studio kit
YouTube requires your Google sign-in, so the last click has to be yours. Use these exact fields in YouTube Studio. Copy each block, then publish.
1. Create the channel
- Open youtube.com/account and sign in with the Google account you want to own this channel (Johndw@funfillingcareer.com if you have Gmail there, or your usual Google login).
- Click your profile picture → Settings → Add or manage channel(s) → Create a channel.
- Choose Use a business or other name so this is a FuNfilling Career brand channel, not a personal “John” channel.
- Paste the name and handle below, add the profile picture, then click Create channel.
FuNfilling Career
funfillingcareer
YouTube will show this as @funfillingcareer. If that handle is taken, try funfillingcareerjd or johndwigginsfcc.
2. Branding files
Profile picture: upload assets/Upward-spiral.png (the brand painting). Crop to a square.
Banner: after the channel exists, go to YouTube Studio → Customization → Branding, and upload a wide image. Until a final banner file is on this computer, the spiral painting can be used as a temporary banner.
3. About / description
FuNfilling Career with author and engineer John Dwiggins. Stories and insights that inspire growth and joy. Short, practical videos on job friendships, accomplishments, self-management, mentoring, and becoming a great boss—drawn from the FuNfilling Career books, workbook, and booklet series. Plus glimpses of True Power, John’s end-of-the-world science fiction novel. After a career with 87 patents and products in millions of households, John shares how work can be fun, fulfilling, and always getting better. New videos: career tips you can use this week. Website: https://funfillingcareer.com Books: https://a.co/d/0b5K3Hry Contact: Johndw@funfillingcareer.com
Website — https://funfillingcareer.com FuNfilling Career on Amazon — https://a.co/d/0b5K3Hry Workbook — https://a.co/d/0gFtygHe True Power — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=True+Power+John+Dwiggins Email — Johndw@funfillingcareer.com
4. Playlists to create
- Start Here
- Career Tips (under 5 minutes)
- Booklet Series
- True Power
- Seminars & Talks
5. First ten video titles
- Welcome to FuNfilling Career
- What is a FuNfilling career?
- Job Friendships: stop climbing, start connecting
- One change you can make this week
- Fun and Effective Accomplishments
- Manage Yourself Well
- Mutual Delegation
- Become a GREAT Boss
- True Power: why I wrote this story
- 87 patents and what they taught me about work
Film the trailer on a phone in a quiet room, facing a window. Keep it under 90 seconds: who you are, who it’s for, and what to watch next.
6. Channel is live
The public channel is youtube.com/@funfillingcareer. Homepage and channel pages now link there. Next: upload the spiral as the profile picture, add the description, create the five playlists, and film the welcome trailer.