For most people the most effective thing you can do right now to up-level your content for the time and effort that it will take is making better thumbnails. Julia walk through different exercises you can do to increase your understanding of good thumbnails & some “Rules of Thumb” (see what we did there?!) of…
Ricky & Julia discuss some key elements of developing a branded culture for your channel and what to do when you need to make a change. Main Topic: Branding Your Channel 00:00
Julia talks through our pre-publish checklist for YouTube videos. Not all 15 of these will apply to you. Make your own checklist with the ones that are relevant for you and your channel. 15 Pre-Publish Steps: Here’s an example of a template to add to your channel. Of course you’ll have to customize it for…
Nathan and Julia kick off a mini-series discussing the Project 24 Blogging Timeline. They review what to expect in each month, common pitfalls, and where to focus your attention. Main Topic: Blogging Timeline – The 1st 6 Months 00:37 Blogging Timeline Expectations04:33 Month 111:27 Month 216:06 Month 324:10 Month 428:01 Month 532:37 Month 6
Nathan shares his secret to motivation and productivity on a small, personal channel. Main Topic: The First Half Strategy 00:00
Nathan & Ricky discuss variations of some frequently asked questions around transferring followers across platforms, language barriers, post titles, and finding your audience. Main Topic: FAQs 00:53 Blogging in Multiple Languages07:36 Post Titles13:14 Finding Your Audience
The YouTube Creator Studio is full of all kinds of metrics, but what do all these numbers mean? Nate and Julia dive in to what metrics matter and what to do if you find some are low. Main Topic: How to React to Your YT Analytics 00:00
Ricky and Nathan respond to a member question about growth and outsourcing. They discuss evaluating your goals, strategic planning, and identifying your roadblocks. Main Topic: Planning Your Growth 00:29 P24 Question: Outsourcing (see this thread)05:13 What is Your Goal? 07:20 Strategic Planning & Leadership 15:26 Freedom 18:41 Identifying Your Roadblocks
YouTube just announced changes to their Partner Program. Nate & Julia discuss what is new and how to plan accordingly. Main Topic: BIG Change to YT Monetization 00:32 New Partner Program Tiers 05:40 Creator Changes 11:12 Fee Considerations 14:37 Is It Right for Me? 17:09 Can I Do Both? 19:07 Customizing Your Fit 20:54 Pros…
We love a good case study. Nathan & Ricky talk through a Community proposed AI case study and why, or why not, we would consider running a similar study. They also give an update on our two current studies: Project Charity & Project DoubleTime. Main Topic: Case Studies 00:43 P24 Question: AI-Only Site Experiment 07:30…