I can’t be the only one with my hands into too many cookie jars so I thought I’d share this week’s attempt at correcting a few ‘conflicts.’ The problem started with too many blogs, each connected with their own emails and social accounts. This post will be pretty boring to those not having the same problem so I’ll link to our NEW YouTube account and just ask you to subscribe. For those looking for a possible way to connect YouTube and Google Plus, read on…
For those that don’t know it, I’ve run many blogs and HotBlogTips.com didn’t become my major interest until late last year. In fact, this is actually the second time I’ve made a go of this particular blog. Enough on that, here’s the situation I wanted to share;
I’ve been using Gmail for my Primary Email since 2006 and I love it. I have several Gmail accounts but my Primary account allows me to send and receive email for all of my domains. So when Google Plus came around, I set it up using my primary account. That was a bit of a mistake as you will soon see.
YouTube, Just like Google Plus, (officially) only allows one account per person. I’ll admit I’ve had several channels but I actually had a YouTube account branded for Hot Blog Tips before Google purchased YouTube. This was from the first time I had this blog. In fact, it had been so long ago I had completely forgotten that I had the account.
So when it came time to setup a YouTube account for Hot Blog Tips, I couldn’t use the HotBlogTips URL, some other idiot already had it. (It took months for me to realize I was that idiot lol) Anyway, I had to setup the new YouTube account using another Gmail address because I already had one for another blog that was associated with my primary Gmail and Google Plus accounts. Did I lose you yet?
The Connection Problem
The problem here is my Google Plus profile and business page wasn’t linked to our YouTube profile. When we started having weekly G+ Handouts, our Hangout wasn’t streaming live on the right YouTube channel and afterwards the video had to be uploaded manually. This kind of defeated the purpose of live interaction in real time.
The Workaround
The solution, until Google addresses the problem, was a little complicated and involved starting over but I think it will work out in the long run.
First of all, I wanted to use that YouTube channel branded for this blog REALLY BAD ever since I realized I could. So that’s decision number one, start over with the branded YouTube channel. We lost all of our subscribers, likes, and views but I was able to move all the videos over.
Connecting YouTube and Google+
The next issue was linking YouTube and Google+ since that was an older YouTube account. Since I wasn’t using a Gmail account on my YouTube channel and there’s no way to transfer one (yet), I was able to add another email by creating a new Gmail account.
Now I had the YouTube account I wanted linked to a Google Plus profile but it wasn’t the one I’ve been using. I decided it was worth it to just start over from scratch here as well. So I shared my circles with my new G+ self and decided this would be my Google account from now on. I’m even phasing the old Gmail out and forwarding all of my emails until I get the new email address switched everywhere.
Our Google Plus Business Page
The next issue was our Hot Blog Tips business page. I was willing to start over on YouTube and Google Plus but I really REALLY didn’t want to start over with our Google Plus Business Page; mainly because of the authorship benefits we’ve already established. Sheryl Loch to the rescue, once again. 
Sheryl, our social media expert, came up with the solution. I made my “new self (account)” an admin and after two weeks I will be able to transfer ownership to my new Google Plus account.
This would have been much simpler if Google would allow simple transfers between Google and YouTube but at least there was a way around that. Now we have a single YouTube channel linked to a single Google Plus account and will eventually own the Google Plus business page.
I hope this helps other in the same situation and let us know if it helped. Hopefully Google will get on the ball soon and address the problem.
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Thanks for sharing your situation between Google+ and YouTube Brian.
I didn’t know the connection between these two channels are causing problems.
Too bad you lost all of those subscribers you had. I guess you will get them back one day soon.
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Thanks Samuel, it really was a tough decision but, you’re right, we’ll catch back up.
Well certainly one of the frustrating problem, which cost you your subscribers. I hope you’ll get all your subscribers soon.
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Yes – I do agree. Sometimes knowing when it’s time to call it quits and start over new with new accounts sometimes is a hard decision to make – but if done correctly from the start it can be one of the best choices you’ve ever made when it comes to doing social media and digital marketing correctly from the start as to get the maximum exposure out of your efforts and interest. (ROI)
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Hi Brian, ok so I really laughed at you for not remembering that you had the HotBlogTips YouTube channel. Just for the record, I tried to hold it in. I guess I found it so funny because I have a similar crazy YouTube, Gmail, Google account problem. The only difference is my problem involves AdSense. I started my AdSense account way back when I thought Gmail was for goofs. Ok now it’s your turn to laugh at me. I can take it!
So when it was time for me to monetize my YouTube channel I almost cried because I can’t change the email on my AdSense account to a Gmail address. I can change it to any other kind of email on the planet accept Gmail. This was making it impossible for me to connect YT with AdSense and start earning some muhlah!!
Well, it turned out that lots of people must have been in the same predicament because just by chance, one day I said to myself – just try it again, maybe you missed something. Actually I didn’t miss anything, but Google/YouTube added some updated instructions that said open AdSense in one browser and YouTube in another and then you can approve the access from one account to another and oh boy did I let out a big sigh of relief when I saw that!!
So if anyone out there is having account connection problems with Gmail, YouTube, Google+, etc. just hang in there and keep checking because maybe one day the big G will set you free!!
Let the church say Amen! lol
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Wow Ileane, I think you just solved the last piece of the puzzle. The one thing I hadn’t figured out so far was AdSense. My AdSense account is with my old Gmail that I’m phasing out. So I CAN change the AdSense email to my new Gmail account so it can link to my new YouTube?
Nope! You CANNOT change your existing AdSense email to a Gmail account. So if you have any money sitting there that you want to get a payout from eventually, keep the account active.
Btw – thanks for the votes in the Small Business Influencer Awards!
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Thank you for sharing your experience,This would be a lesson for me.There will be a solution to every problem.Hope well
Thank you for sharing your experience, I was thinking about connecting the two accounts but I think I will wait maybe Google would come with a solution in the future.
Thank You For Sharing Your Experience
Google Hangouts Is Really A Great Feature
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What a headache of a problem this is. There is nothing worse than losing friends, views and rank. At least you found a solution to your problem.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. While linking all these accounts together is great from a point of view, it also brings some issue for old users.
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I think you don’t have to create a new business page because of the connection problem. That will lose a lot of your time and really hard to find back subscribers and Google+ fans too, but good luck to you.
Thanks – Ferb
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Personally, I do not like the connection between youtube and google. Yes there may be some perks when it comes to google plus but I find it bothersome sometimes.
Yes it is difficult with this and other sites where we are only really allowed one account but need more, like facebook for instance.
I am going to buy a GoPro video camera this week, I then want to have a youtube account with adsense. I would then like to link it to my twitter, facebook, and plus account. Looks like that is going to be a problem.
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It is so easy to manage your major accounts with the help of Google. Youtube has always played some wonderful news for people who needs to be a lead in the market. The quality of Youtube has increased drastically. It is surprising to see G+ has not been able to captivate market like others managed too.
I dont like the connection between YouTube and Google. so many privacy issues.
Your are very remarkable. I really believe that having a good understanding of what you really want your blog to be can really make your blogging business more productive and successful in the long run
“In the long run”
Exactly Becca, you have taken these words from my mouth. I do really believe that if we want our blog to make money we can achieve it, but it must take a lot of time to complete. I do not have that much experience yet, however by having a good strategy and plan it is achievable.
That’s something really complex.. haha
Thanks
I have just started my new blog and I am concentrating on content now..
These things can be checked later.. will definitely refer to you post when I need it
This was a nice share about Google plus linked to youtube.
Just sad to know that you had made such sacrifice for the better, but I believe your subscribers will be back.
I didn’t have much knowledge about conflict of Youtube and Google plus. I’ll must try this. Thanks for wonderfull topic
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I donno about the conflicts going between the GOOGLE plus and YOUTUBE in backstage. It sounds weird for me to think of it.
Anyways, Well written the post
Oy…way too complicated. frankly I just don’t have the time to sit down and try figure out/remember how all these services and links are supposed to work. Friends, circles, pages, hangouts, plus, …aacckkkk!
I’m a fairly techy person and if it’s too complicated for me then it’s MOST DEFINITELY too much for most of my friends and colleagues.
I have seen similar problem on google plus before. Google plus couldn’t connect hang out video stream so many times. But I love YouTube and never heard before about your problem. But it maybe…
Very informative blog! Thanks for sharing this information. I would agree that there are indeed a lot of people whose purpose is to deceive many just for their personal gain. I hope this blog could reach as many readers to share this worldwide.
OK … sooo how did you get around google changing your youtube channel name to your actual name when you enabled the google plus account on your original youtube / gmail account?….. it looks like it will not change the @gmail email addy but it wants to change the youtube account to the *personal* google plus account. or am I missing something here?
HI..This is very innovative and very informative for us. Youtube has always played some wonderful news for people who needs to be a lead in the market. I do not like the connection between youtube and google.Well thanks for sharing this post.
Excellent Article! I am impressed with this post.Youtube has always played some wonderful news for people who needs to be a lead in the market. The quality of Youtube has increased drastically. and google hangout is also
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great features.Well
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What a pain in the !@#$%^& you would think Google with as many smart people they have would have made this easier but then again Google has been developing along with the rest of us. So what can I expect. I recall the days when there was no Google very well.
There seems to be an awful lot of people that need an easy way to connect/merge accounts Michael. I hope they’re working on a solution; it’s hard to believe it would be that difficult a project.
Hi,
I’m trying to set up a youtube page for my company, and i want it done right. We have a google plus business page for which my boss is a manager. I set up a youtube account with my manager’s google login and got the youtube account. However, the youtube account shows my bosses name and links to her personal google plus profile, not the company’s google plus business page, despite her being an admin for it. I renamed and edited her profile in google so that at least in youtube, people will see the name of our company, but if they follow the link to our google plus page, i want them to go to our company’s business page and NOT to her personal page…any tips?
I’m sorry Patricia, I somehow missed your comment earlier. I believe the response and video right below will help you as well, If I understand correctly.
I need help finding the best possible solution to linking a YouTube channel with a Google+ page. I have two Google Accounts set up. One is my personal (name@gmail.com) and the other is one I set up for a brand I own (brand@gmail.com). I used my personal account to set up the business page since I didn’t want the brand email to be used in Google+. This worked fine and I’m rolling on Google+ with my brand page working nicely. But here’s my issue, in the past year, I’ve used my brand Google account to create a YouTube channel. Seemed to make sense at the time. I have about a dozen or so videos I’d like to keep and have them show up on the new Google+ brand page I created. However, that seems to not be possible since I’m using a different Google account for each.
I have considered just removing the channel I currently have on YouTube using my brand Google account and starting over using my personal Google account, hence having the ability for the videos to link to my new brand page I created. I really want to make sure everything works seemlessly. Can I do this?
Hi Jay, we have a video that might help you but you might want to wait. I moved my videos to my business gmail and started over but it sounds like you’re doing just the opposite. I spoke with Sheryl and she says, “I believe if you connect right now you’ll will loose you branding on YouTube and videos still will NOT go to your brand page, they will ONLY go to your personal G+ Profile. There are rumors that Google is bringing Connection of YT Brand accounts to G+ Brand pages. I don’t know if that’s certain or when it might happen but that could solve your problem. There’s enough people in the same boat that I’d think Google would be working on the issue. Only time will tell”.
Connect Google Plus and YouTube
Thanks for the tips! I hate that we have to wait on Google to come up with what seems to be such a simple idea. Anyway, for the time being, what if I did this: Upload all the videos I have on my current YouTube Channel (only 13 videos) (the one using the brand@gmail.com) and then manually upload them to the new Google+ PAGE that I created. After all the videos have been transferred I’ll just delete the YouTube channel. That way I have consolidated everything into the new brand Google+ page and be using the old, brand@gmail.com account for email only pertaining to brand. From here I guess I will just wait until Google allows us to have our Google+ pages linked to a YouTube channel to help promote our brands. Sorry, I know this is complicated. Do you see any issues with my plan? Thanks again!