Creators looking for featured channel exchange partners.
I want to do a collaboration where we help each other reach new viewers, with my audience and the other creator’s audience swapping subscriptions. In return, I can provide a big shoutout and help build a real connection by making a new friend through the partnership. I am looking for a partner who is an around 50k subscriber Flipaclip animator.
I want to collaborate on free media and movies. I can bring $4000 USD tied to performance, if the videos hit over 1000 views. I do not have a specific type of partner preference listed yet.
I am looking for a collaboration focused on new creators, where we both help each other reach a wider audience. I bring a loyal audience, and I will give the other creator a shoutout to my subscribers. I am looking for another creator about my size who makes similar videos, so we can share audiences in a way that fits our content and viewers.
I want to start a gaming community that loves to meet other video game enthusiasts. I want to build a following that helps show brands I am worth sponsorship and create a safe place where people can talk, post, join, and feel excited to come along. In this partnership, I can offer some exposure, and that is about it right now. I am looking for a creator who has good connections, good ideas, and trust in me to grow together.
I need a football video creator I can collaborate with to share our videos. I upload videos daily, up to two times per day, so I am looking for someone who is consistent and can work with a frequent posting schedule. I want a partnership focused on co-sharing and collaborating around football video content.
I made an Indian free-to-play game and I want to feature it through videos made by other YouTubers. I can provide CD keys for my game so your audience can try it and create content around it. I am looking for YouTubers to make videos on the game.
I want to do a collaboration where we both post on each other’s channels. I will give a shout out to my subscribers, sharing your content with my audience. I’m looking for a partner focused on finance, podcasting, and online business.
A featured channel exchange is when two YouTube creators list each other in the Featured Channels section of their YouTube channel pages. It's the lowest-effort, longest-lasting collab type on the platform: no video to film, no script to write, just a permanent cross-link that trains YouTube's algorithm to associate the two channels and recommend them to overlapping audiences. Featured channel exchanges work especially well between creators in adjacent (not identical) niches, where audience overlap is partial. On CollabPals Collaborations, featured channel listings make the exchange explicit so both creators agree on duration and reciprocity before listing.
Browse open featured channel exchange listings below. Find creators whose audience overlap is complementary to yours. Free to post, no platform fee, no video work required.
| Format | Setup time | Persistence | Algorithm effect | When to choose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featured Channel exchange | About 30 seconds per channel | Permanent until removed | Trains YouTube to associate the two channels long-term | Both creators want lasting cross-promotion with zero production |
| End-screen card swap | One upload per side | Lives with each video | Adds end-screen click signal to specific uploads | Targeting specific uploads rather than the whole channel |
| Pinned comment shoutout | About one minute per video | Until the creator unpins | Adds engagement signal to specific videos | Quick reciprocal exposure on a single high-performing upload from each channel |
