Nathan and Julia talk about how to adapt your channel and business to withstand the future of A.I. and how to break out of talking-head videos. Main Topic: Future Proof Your Business 00:12 AI & Industry Changes03:29 Commodity Content10:05 Levels of Curiosity22:10 Changing Production Style27:45 Non-Info Channels
Julia and Nathan share a simple method for adding cohesive story timelines to your videos using inspiration from popular sitcoms. And some news about Spotter Studio. Main Topic: A Simple Key to Storytelling 00:12 Spotter Studio Update10:53 Narrating v Talking Head17:11 Character Guardrails
The last few months of the year have the potential to be the most profitable time period for your channel or blog. Nathan & Ricky talk through strategies that can help you optimize your earning potential. Main Topic: How To Turn Q4 Planning Into Monetization Momentum YouTube Channel Mentionedhttps://www.youtube.com/user/penguinz0
Here’s an easy step by step process to audit your own YouTube channel and easily find one area to work on! 1. Find 2-3 other channels that you like in your niche that are successful.2. Watch a few of their videos and rank the creator 1-5 on the following metrics:A. Pacing (Hook, avoiding repetition, etc)B….
Not able to stay consistent? Completely overwhelmed? Get your free time back by automating your YouTube process. Nathan and Julia discuss over 20 ideas to automate your workflow and make quality content even faster. Main Topic: 20 Ways to Speed Up Content Creation 03:41 Ideation12:28 Title & Thumbnails19:21 Filming24:10 Editing27:35 Publishing30:58 Post-Publish
Feedback will grow your channel faster than anything else. Julia and Nathan show you how to get feedback, even if you are working completely solo. Main Topic: This Accelerates Your Channel 00:08 Importance of Feedback07:10 Solo Feedback Options11:52 Finding People18:41 Discovering What You Don’t Know
Being a creator is tough. Nathan and Julia discuss the common obstacles of having an online business and some of the ways we deal with them. Main Topic: Overcoming Hurdles as a Creator 00:51 Motivation Drop-off05:25 Overwhelm09:16 Lack of Clear Strategy14:53 Fear of Failure/Success19:02 Lack of Support22:01 Unreal Expectations & Burnout28:52 Comparison
So you’re seeing good initial signs on your channel. How soon is too soon to start thinking about things like monetization and expanding your reach? Julia and Nathan talk through things to keep in mind as your channel starts gaining traction. “Every time you can get eyeballs on your brand, that’s an opportunity for more…
Nathan and Julia share the 5 best and 5 worst YouTube analytics to pay attention to. Well, actually they lost count… something like that. Main Topic: The Best & Worst YT Analytics to Pay Attention To 00:48 Click Through Rate03:19 Average Percentage Viewed07:18 1 Out of 10 Ranking10:22 Demographics12:35 Watch Time v. Subscribers14:28 YT Studio…
Our plan was to pivot an existing channel and boost it with a 30-day content challenge. Instead, we learned something more effective and were able to test an interesting hypothesis about how YouTube evaluates and spreads re-purposed content. Tune in for all the details! Main Topic: We Found Something Surprising (Channel Pivot) 01:04 Pivoting &…