[FAQ]

Afternoon all,

I’ve been running my little crafting channel for a while now and have finally sorted out a few bits and bobs for merch (some stickers and T-shirts!). I’ve seen other creators have a ‘Shopping’ or ‘Store’ tab on their channel page, and products that show up under their videos.

I’m keen to get this set up, but I’m a bit daunted by the whole process. Do I need to have a Shopify store first, or can I connect to other services? And how do you actually tag the products so they appear in a specific video or Short?

I’d love to hear how it works from anyone who has set it up. Any pointers on the main steps would be brilliant.

[Jeff Bullas]

That’s a timely question.

Quick Answer: YouTube Shopping allows eligible creators to connect a supported e-commerce store to their channel. This lets you feature and sell your products directly across various content formats like your videos, Shorts, and live streams.

Successfully driving sales depends entirely on how you integrate product promotions into your different types of content.

Before you begin, your channel must be eligible for shopping features, which generally aligns with being in the YouTube Partner Programme, and you must connect your channel to a supported platform like Shopify or Spring. Once connected, you can strategically feature your products in several ways. Firstly, in your standard long-form videos, you can tag products that are reviewed or used on-screen, which then populate a product shelf below the video player for easy Browse by viewers. Secondly, you can use live streams for a direct sales approach by pinning a specific product to the top of the live chat, allowing you to create urgency and answer questions in real time. Thirdly, within YouTube Shorts, tagging a product offers a powerful way to capture impulse buys from the massive audience scrolling the feed. The most effective strategy involves using a mix of these content formats, tailoring the promotion to suit the style of the content.

Cheers,

Jeff

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