YT Episode 96

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 …

Editing is one of the most technical aspects of being a YouTuber and can seem daunting for new creators. Nathan and Julia discuss editing tips for those “non-editors” that are growing a channel. Main Title: Simple and Fast Video Editing Tricks 00:00

It’s not very often that Nathan and Julia find themselves on completely opposite sides of a YouTube discussion, but that’s exactly how this topic started. Listen in as they discuss the one thing they wish they knew when starting on YouTube and how the solution is really the same thing. Main Topic: What I Wish…

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…

You may have heard by now: We’ve partnered up with Spotter on a new AI-driven YT tool that we really believe will make your videos better. Nathan & Julia are discussing how this tool strikes the balance on AI inspiration and reporting to influencing creators wherever they are in the idea process. You can sign…

Can a viral video HURT your channel? Nate goes deep in how the YT algorithm matches an audience with your channel and how a viral video affects your channel. Main Topic: Viral Videos and Your Channel 00:36 P24 Question: Viral Video on a Young Channel 08:13 Audience Dimensions 12:38 Adjusting When You Miss the Mark…