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!
00:33 Location & Language
02:36 Publishing Time
05:40 Tags
06:46 Descriptions
07:29 Taking a Break
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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 is out to do some Myth-Busting on the relevancy of click-thru rates. Together with Ricky and our newest team member, Julia, they’ll discuss why your click-thru rate may not be telling you what you think. They also discuss potential pitfalls in promoting videos externally and copyright considerations in collaboration videos. Main Topic: CTR is…
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…
Nathan & Julia share their takeaways from the VidSummit YouTube Conference earlier this month. They breakdown some different monetization options for any channel size. Nathan reveals a formula learned from PrestonPlayz on determining your sponsor rates. Main Topic: VidSummit Key Takeaways + A Monetization Formula for Any Size Channel 00:59 VidSummit Recap04:30 Strategy + Humanness10:28 …
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…
To batch or not to batch – that is the question? Nate & Julia talk through their recent experience batching content for Channel Makers. They discuss the potential pros and cons to batching and some tips for doing it successfully. Main Topic: Batching Videos vs Single Producing 00:40 Our Recent Experience 03:06 Pros & Cons…
