Nate and Julia are talking through common thumbnail mistakes they see and how to learn from them as a creator.
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
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It’s been said that “failure is inevitable” and content creators working with technology definitely know that sting. For all it’s wonders, sometimes tech just doesn’t operate as planned. In this episode, Nathan & Julia identify different points of failure YouTube creators often face and possible way to mitigate them. Pelican case recommendation here. Main Topic:…
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…
Can you do well on YouTube without showing your face? It’s possible if you get a few things right. Julia shares examples of real channels that are doing it well and the key common elements. Main Topic: Faceless Channels Done Right 00:35 Faceless Channel Limitations 01:40 Faceless Channel Examples 07:01 Common Themes 08:05 Using AI…
Pivot! Nate & Ricky are discussing when and how to pivot the topic or archetype on your YouTube channel using the Ghost or Stated pivot strategies. Main Topic: Pivoting Your Channel 01:03 Pivoting Your Channel 02:36 Broadening Audience 03:43 Understanding Your Audience & Archetype 07:23 Large Pivots & Topic Overlap 09:45 When to Pivot 10:10…
Feeling in a funk? Nate & Ricky discuss ways to break out of the box and challenge your assumptions for your videos. Main Topic: I Just Can’t Make Myself Make Videos 00:35 P24 Question: How Do You Handle This? 02:00 Breaking Down the Concept 07:11 Pressing Record 08:13 Taking a New Angle 11:31 Simplify 18:31…
Nate responds to a Project 24 member question comparing different channel models. He digs in some key differences between search-focused channels and audience building channels and discusses how you can tap into the benefits of both. Main Topic: Search vs. Evergreen vs. Audience Builder 00:41 P24 Questions: YT System vs. Others 03:42 Search Focused Model…
