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 how to avoid common mistakes.
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Can a YouTube channel help a traditional local-based business? Nate, Julia, & Ricky discuss the benefits of utilizing YouTube for local business and how to shift your mindset to fit your business needs. Main Topic: YT for Local Businesses 01:07 Blogging vs YT 04:03 User Intent 12:37 When Not To Use YT 15:23 Video Content…
In this episode Nate challenges how we think about the dreaded dislike button and viewer behavior. He also discusses industry audits and drafting in niches that may just be too small. Main Topic: How to Think About Dislikes and Channel Size 00:29 Dislikes on YT Thread 01:36 Indicators 03:02 User Behavior 05:53 Outside Audience Reactions…
Are you using the YouTube Community effectively? Nate & Julia talk about benefits and ways to use YT Community posts to engage with your audience. They also reveal the one post you should NEVER do. Main Topic: Getting Out of a Rut with the Community Tab 00:52 Broad Appeal Posts 02:31 Planned Community Posts 03:50…
Ricky & Nathan are talking about YouTube Analytics and Stats. They’ll walk through which ones matter and how often you should check them. Main Topic: YouTube Analytics & Stats 01:15 P24 Question: Click Thru, Retention, & Performance 06:49 Over Analyzing 07:18 Analytics to Look at Regularly 18:13 Analytics Not to Stress About 19:29 When Subs…
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 is out to do some myth-busting around our thoughts regarding experts on YouTube. With Ricky & Nathan, he discussed six “expert types” and shares examples of current YouTube channels using that strategy. Main Topic: Expert Types 01:19 Types of Experts on YouTube 03:24 Experience Expert 09:40 Research Expert 14:42 Hero/Journey Expert 26:35 Neighbor Expert…
