How to create a WhatsApp channel for business and personal use

WhatsApp channels are one of the most modern ways to promote your business or share updates with your followers at once. WhatsApp channels are no longer just limited to celebrities or businesses, and even if you are an individual, or running a small business, WhatsApp channels aren’t out of your reach now. 

Now, you can easily create a new WhatsApp channel for your business or any other purpose, and easily share the channel link for others to join it, and hence show the latest updates to your followers or customers. That said, today I am here with a brief guide on how to create a WhatsApp channel for business easily and share the channel link afterward.

So, without any further delay, let’s get started with how to create a WhatsApp channel for business or personal use.

Creating a WhatsApp channel

Open WhatsApp, tap on ‘Updates’, and hence tap on the Plus (+) icon corresponding to ‘Channels’. Hence tap on ‘Create channel’.

A pop-up will appear, explaining in brief the benefits of creating a WhatsApp channel. In this pop-up that appears, tap on ‘Continue’.

In the ‘Create channel’, enter the name of the channel (100 characters), write a short description (2048 characters) that briefly describes your channel, select a profile picture (from your camera, gallery, web search, or an emoji) for your channel, and when you are ready, click on ‘Create channel’.

Your channel will be ready right away. You can now send updates, share the channel link using the appropriate button, or share the channel link as your status, enabling your contacts to know about the channel that you have created.

So, that’s how simple it is, to create a WhatsApp channel for business and personal use. Do you have any questions regarding the topic? Feel free to comment on the same below.