#1 Establishing my channel

During this unique time with COVID-19 being a very hot topic that is shaping how we live and how we will proceed for the future, it has been an opportunity where hobbies and interests should be pursued. I have always wanted to create a YouTube channel for posting video game videos and decided recently to dive head first into it with my work and social time being freed up tremendously. I initially went ahead and recorded about 5 videos for the channel that I would eventually upload. I waited to post them primarily because I had an old account that was hacked that I had been trying to recover for years and wanted to give recovery one last try. YouTube support is essentially nonexistent with no lines of contact for help. The only form of support is the community forum where other members can try and help you with your problems, but no YouTube staff actually peruses the forum. After a couple weeks with no response to the issue, I decided to move on from the account that I had built back in 2006 and start a new one from scratch. This is a move I probably should have made years ago when I first started to build my channel as a creator when it was hacked, but I was too sentimental and was worried about starting over.
One of the things I wanted to remain the same with starting the new channel was my name. I have used the same online name ever since I was 10 years old and I couldn't think of anything I would want to change it to with it being so established. I am now hoping that I can get my original account that was hacked banned so that I can reclaim the original URL. Until then, I have commissioned art from a friend to serve as my avatar and profile image and to give myself a visual identity outside of my videos. I have also created a release schedule for my videos and prerecorded some content so that I can be ahead of my release deadlines. My main goal with the channel is to reach the requirement for becoming a YouTube Partner which requires 1,000 subscriptions from users on the platform and 4,000 watch hours (total time spent by anyone on your videos). This will be a tough milestone because neither of those requirements are a small feat, but I hope with consistent marketing with my friends and other gaming communities that it can be achieved.