Nate reviews a kid-focused art channel that seems to have plateaued. He discusses the metrics he suspects are contributing as well as actionable steps to break out of the slump.
00:48 P24 Channel Review: Pop-It Art
09:38 Solutions
10:12 Adjusting Publishing Schedule
11:34 Generic vs. Memorable Content
16:13 YouTube for Kids
18:28 Marketing Title & Thumbnail
18:50 Breaking Out of a Slump
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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…
Julia and Nate are discussing their latest thoughts on YT Shorts. Then discuss when and how to implement shorts at different stages of your channel. Main Topic: Beginner to Advanced YT Shorts Strategy 00:22 YT Shorts & Long-form Content 04:57 Planning the Content 08:42 Cohesive Content Strategies 13:40 Aspect Ratios in Filming 16:09 Who Shouldn’t…
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YouTube recently announced the beta testing of its new Creator Music program for members in the US. Nate & Julia discuss their experience with the program thus far and what to consider when thinking of adding music to your videos. Main Topic: Should You Be Using YouTube Music? 00:14 YT Creator Music Beta 06:12 YT…
A good idea truly makes or breaks the success of a YouTube video. How you structure and delivery that idea is key to helping your audience realize your video is a good one. Julia explains some ideas on how you can do it repeatably when you’re all out of creative juices. Main Topic: Your Videos…
Level up your video skills! Nate shares two simple editing and recording tricks that will you create more engaging videos. Main Topic: Editing & Recording Tricks 00:20 More Engaging Videos 01:04 What is Engaging 01:58 Adding a Secondary Camera 08:47 Editing 10:56 Jump-Cuts 15:16 Types of Channels
