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Broadcast Yourself - How to Get Started on YouTube

By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com

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Create an Account

Fill in the submission form to create your YouTube account. You will need to enter your email, country, zip code, birth date and gender, as well as create a user name and password.

If you’d like to receive emails from YouTube, keep the “Sign me up” box at the bottom of the form checked; uncheck it if you don’t want to be emailed.

Be sure to read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before clicking submit. These dictate how you can use YouTube, and how YouTube can use your videos.

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