YT Episode 108

This week, Nathan and Julia discuss the lesser prioritized art of creating a good thumbnail, how much it should reveal, and ways to evaluate your thumbnail. Listen in and share your thoughts in the Community comments. Main Topic: The Complexity of a Good Thumbnail 01:23  Creating Good Thumbnails04:28  Over Explaining vs Under Explaining12:26  Scroll Stopping19:03 …

Skills. Strategy. Sequence. Nate, Anna, & Ricky are talking about how the new YouTube system is aimed to give you all three. They explain the why behind the new phased approach. Main Topic: New YouTube System 00:49 Why a System? 09:16 Phased Approach to YouTube 13:55 Ideation 16:36 YouTube Mastermind Tour 17:05 Where to Start…

Did you know that MOST niches are seasonal? Even if yours doesn’t quite feel like it. There are 2 big ways to combat a seasonal niche. Let’s talk about how to prep for the rough times and maximize the good seasons. Main Topic: Strategies to Get Through The Year With Your Content 00:00

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

Nate is out to do some Myth-Busting on the relevancy of click-thru rates. Together with Ricky and our newest team member, Julia, they’ll discuss why your click-thru rate may not be telling you what you think. They also discuss potential pitfalls in promoting videos externally and copyright considerations in collaboration videos. Main Topic: CTR is…

Feeling lucky? Nate analyzes a channel that has experienced rapid growth for a young. He covers what pieces are going well, what might just be good luck, and what things you can replicate for on your channel. Main Topic: Luck & YouTube 00:33 Channel Review/Case Study 04:56 Breaking the Rules 10:10 Presentation 14:29 Potential Issues…