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# How to get started with YouTube Shorts: A 6-minute video guide
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-get-started-with-youtube-shorts-a-6-minute-video-guide/
- Published: 2022-12-07T16:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-07T14:21:39.000Z
- Description: YouTube Short doesn’t get as much attention as TikTok, but the platform has a distinct advantage over its buzzier competitor: its connection with YouTube, the videos added, and fans already. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/12/how-to-get-started-with-youtube-shorts-a-6-minute-v
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Marketing, Social Media, YouTube & Video, DIY musicians, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, shorts, TikTok, YouTube, YouTube shorts, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

YouTube Short doesn’t get as much attention as TikTok, but the platform has a distinct advantage over its buzzier competitor: its connection with YouTube, the videos added, and fans already following there. Here is YouTube’s official 6-minute guide to getting started with YouTube Shorts.  

#### **“Y*ouTube Shorts give you a new way to watch, discover and create short content using nothing but your phone.”***

This video walks you through what Shorts are, why you should use them, how to create a Short, and some best practices for using them.

For more info on getting started with Shorts, check out the Help Center article [here](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video%5Fdescription&redir%5Ftoken=QUFFLUhqbVVIUnkzZ0pNdF92UlF3MlNCZmx2S01hdTd2UXxBQ3Jtc0tsU19tSmdJSzVrY0tPV3BEWVVWZm56cGxrV0NUVm93Y0R5Zy1qbi1qbW9VWHNZWHJNWEhYSTBGWUlETlVkbzhKa0xDaThGdGJsM3Ezb0VtQW5Lb2tqR21yLTMtNUtweUFOdWdrcFRQcll1UXp0SnBzdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.google.com%2Fyoutube%2Fanswer%2F10059070&v=9EJIH8kxTn8&ref=hypebot.com).

![Shorts logo with red play button icon and bold white text on black background, representing YouTube Shorts and short-form video content.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/youtube-shorts-logo.webp)

#### The Video

- Intro to YouTube Shorts
- [0:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJIH8kxTn8&t=19s&ref=hypebot.com) What are Shorts?
- [1:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJIH8kxTn8&t=113s&ref=hypebot.com) Why should you use Shorts?
- [2:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJIH8kxTn8&t=146s&ref=hypebot.com) How to create a Short
- [4:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJIH8kxTn8&t=289s&ref=hypebot.com) Best Practices for using Shorts

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**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*