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 …

Nate & Ricky unearth a secret balance between topic and delivery that can make a big difference in the early days of your channel. Listen in as they discuss the role of topical authority, especially for connection and entertainment channels, and the role of delivery and archetype for informational channels. Main Topic: The Missing Link…

It’s a podcast takeover! Nathan & Anna are filling in for Nate while he is away at VidCon. They answer questions regarding old videos resurfacing and the Wagon Wheel strategy. As a follow-up to last week’s YT podcast they also discuss way to solicit feedback for your channel. Main Topic: Creating Feedback Support 00:54 P24…

Nate & Ricky talk through the Hub & Spoke Strategy based on different archetypes. They review this member thread from the Community: After-Action Review: Hub Video Strategy (with Stats & Revenue) . Main Topic: Hub & Spoke for Your Content Type 00:51 The Hub & Spoke Strategy 03:12 P24 Member Experience 06:01 Entertainment Archetype 13:10…

Julia gives rapid-fire answers on the importance of the “little” things like adding tags to your videos, a good description, and location settings. She also discusses how the algorithm treats your channel when you return from a break. Don’t worry, most of these are easier than you think!  Main Topic: Does It Matter? 00:33 Location…

Nate and Julia are talking through common thumbnail mistakes they see and how to learn from them as a creator. Main Topic: The Biggest Thumbnail Mistakes 01:15 Learning from Mistakes 02:20 When to Produce Your Thumbnail 09:31 Planning Your Idea 14:58 Imagery 20:30 Design Mistakes 25:00 Refreshing the Format 26:00 Post-Publishing 31:20 The 5 S’s