How to Create a Telegram Channel

Learn how to create a Telegram channel effortlessly on any device.

By mid-2024, Telegram had become a unique platform with a well-established market for a wide variety of services — the messenger is used not only as a news source or correspondence service but also as a communication platform with various product brands, companies, services, etc., — Telegram channels.

What are Telegram Channels?

Telegram channels are a convenient way to create and distribute content. With their help, you can share your knowledge with subscribers as an expert or talk about events that you find interesting. For example, if you like to read, you can write your reviews on the channel and talk about new products. If you often travel, it is convenient to publish collections of photos on the channel and talk about interesting places.

The Main Types of Telegram Channels

Telegram channels can be both public and private.

• Public Telegram Channel

Anyone can find and follow it. Any Telegram user who is interested in the published content can also subscribe. A short link of this type leads to the channel: https://t.me/name the channel. If the author wishes to change the status to “private”, the program will delete this link on its own. No more than 10 public channels can be “hung” in one account. No restrictions on the number of subscribers. Also, no more than 200 subscribers can see the creator of the channel.

• Private Telegram Channel

Such a channel cannot be found in the search, access to it is opened only when clicking on a special invitation link. A private channel cannot have a short link. Very often, such closed Telegram channels are created by bloggers before launching a special project, for example, some kind of training course or marathon. For one channel, it is possible to have no more than 50 administrators. No more than 20 connected bots per channel. You can edit published content within 2 days from the time of its publication.

*Note: Please note that you cannot delete a channel with more than 1000 subscribers on your own. To do this, you should contact Telegram technical support.

How to Create a Telegram Channel via PC?

Here’s how to create a channel in Telegram via PC:

1. Download the Telegram app to your PC, or just open it if you’ve already downloaded it.
2. In the upper left corner, click on the letter icon — gray lines.

3. Click on “New Channel”.

4. Upload the cover of the channel (if desired), enter its name and description. All this can be changed later.

5. Click on “Create”.

6. The app will prompt you to add users from your contact list to the channel. You can do it now or later.

That’s it! The channel has been created. Now it can be configured, in particular, to make it private or public.

How to Create a Telegram Channel via iPhone?

Here’s how to create a Telegram channel on iPhone:

1. Open the Telegram app on your iPhone.
2. Click on the blue letter icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Click on “New Channel”.
4. Click on “Create Channel”.
5. Upload the cover image of the channel (if desired), and enter its name and description. All this can be changed later.
6. Click on “Next”.
7. Select the channel type: public (the channel will be visible through the general search) or private (the channel is available only by invitation link).
8. If the channel is public, come up with and enter a unique invitation link.
9. Enable the option to prohibit copying and forwarding of materials in the channel, or leave it disabled.

10. Click “Next”.

The channel has been created!

*Note: Using this guide, you can create a channel on the iPad.

How to Create a Telegram Channel via Android?

Here’s how to create a Telegram channel on an Android smartphone:

1. Open the Telegram app on your Android.
2. Click on the round blue pencil icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. Click on “Create Channel”.
4. Click on “Create Channel” again.
5. Upload the cover image of the channel (if desired), and enter its name and description. All this can be changed later.
6. Click on the checkmark in the upper right corner of the screen.
7. Select the channel type: public (the channel will be visible through the general search) or private (the channel is available only by invitation link).
8. If the channel is public, come up with and enter a unique invitation link.
9. Click on the checkmark in the upper right corner of the screen.
10. The application will prompt you to add users from your contact list to the channel. You can do it now or later.
11. Click “Next”. 

Congratulations! The channel has been created.

The nuances of the design of the Telegram channel

• Title

Briefly and succinctly. Users should use it to find you. Most often, the search takes place on some specific topic, for example, “cooking books”, “social networks”, and so on. It should be not less than 5 and not more than 32 characters.

• Link

If the channel is public, then you need to come up with a link for it, thanks to which some users will share your content with others. It is desirable that it reflects the nickname. For example, if your nickname is “Cutecats”, then the link may look like this: https://t.me/cutecats_channel.

• Description

Limit yourself to a couple of sentences. Reflect on how the channel will be useful for the user of the social network. If you can’t come up with it yourself, then look for interesting options from competitors and rephrase them. It should be a maximum of 255 characters.

• Avatar

It should be recognizable, attract attention, be involved in the topic of the channel. If you are selling cosmetics, then let it be a logo. If this is a personal blog, then take a photo in an interesting format. Remember that the picture must fit in a circle.

How to Search the Best Telegram Channels?

Telegram itself has an internal search through Telegram channels. You can use keywords or the name of the channel to find the community you are interested in. You can also use the search in your browser. But the best way to search Telegram channels is to read the Nicegram blog and choose only trust and useful channels.

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F.A.Q

Is it safe to create a Telegram channel?

There is nothing criminal in creating a Telegram channel. Every Telegram user can do this. However, it is much more important what kind of information you are going to publish on the channel. If you do not publish illegal information and materials, then creating a Telegram channel is absolutely safe for you.

How to enable comments in the Telegram channel?

Follow the instructions to enable comments:

1. Go to the channel settings – through the menu and click on the name.
2. Click on the pencil in the upper right corner.
3. Find the “Discussions” section and the “Add” button.
4. Create a discussion group or add it if it already exists.
5. Enable comments – click on the created group and move the “Members Only” slider to the enabled position if you want only subscribers to comment.

How to promote the Telegram channel?

To bring your Telegram channel to a high position in the rating, you can invest financially. It is enough to find the most relevant bloggers, negotiate with them about advertising, and get your subscribers.

However, there are ways to promote without additional financial injections, for example:

• The correct choice of the channel name. Do not forget that in the name you need to use keywords for popularity in queries and some special characters to stand out from the general background.

• Use traffic from other sources. If you already have a loyal audience on other social networks, then bring it with you to a new site. To ensure a good conversion, pin posts in prominent places on public sites.

• Use mutual PR. Another blogger can post a post with a link to your channel, and you can post to his.

Conclusion: How to Create the Best Telegram Channel?

Creating the best Telegram channel is available to everyone because there are no strict limits. However, it is very important to think through the content to convey something fascinating and useful to business people, for example. Of course, it is necessary to set up the channel correctly so that users subscribe to it with pleasure, and the administrator enjoys his work.