YT Episode 55

Nate & Ricky discuss ethics and how it can impact your channel and business. They give tips for dealing with slippery slope of marketing and sales and provide checkpoints to help maintain an ethical practice. Main Topic: Don’t Lie on YouTube 00:18 Ethics on YouTube 05:43 Impact on Sales 13:06 Finding a Better Way 14:29…

Let’s go fly a kite! Nate presents a technique to use naturally rising “kite” videos to lift your channel. He answers questions about a YouTube monetization timeline and searchable tutorial video channels. Main Topic: Kiting & Monetization 01:07 Kite Videos 05:40 Planning Kite Videos 08:12 Call to Action 10:09 Value Proposition 12:17 P24 Question: How…

Nathan shares his secret to motivation and productivity on a small, personal channel. Main Topic: The First Half Strategy 00:00

Nate follows up with your questions on applying archetypes to your channel and how that might look. He also discusses current trends in YouTube shorts and when they may or may not be a benefit to your channel. Main Topic: Applying Archetypes & the Current State of Shorts 00:50 P24 Question: Showing Your Face03:37 P24…

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…

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…