It's important that our videos are engaging so we get the watch time and viewer loyalty we need to continue to grow our channels, but doing so can take a lot of time. Thankfully, there's
Like a lot of creators, when Stephen was first starting out he wanted to turn YouTube into his full-time career. He knew what type of content he wanted to create, and he knew he'd need to compete with
Season 3 of, "How They Got 1 Million Subscribers," is starting next week! We'll have a new episode with Stephen Sharer every weekday for two weeks starting on December 3rd. Stephen grew to a few million subscribers very
When you're trying to grow on YouTube, it's easy to get sucked into the hamster wheel. Even when you've already got a lot going on in your life, the pressure is always there to make more content. After
I've been doing several experiments on YouTube this year to test ideas and theories in how we can better engage audiences, get viewers to watch more videos, increase audience retention and watch time, and a
YouTube tends to go through trends of what's popular, what works, what doesn't, and the barriers creators need to break through in order to find success. There's two significant shifts happening on YouTube now that
YouTube made an update about what ads are available to what creators and the result is that creators in the Partner Program can now earn more money with non-skippable ads. Plus, YouTube is rolling out some
If you want a process for building a sustainable YouTube career, Ben Grubbs is here to tell us how to make money on YouTube and make our creativity last. Previously, Ben was the Global Head of
With everything else going on in life, being a YouTube creator is often a small part of what we do. There's plenty of other things demanding for our time and attention, like school, family, relationships, work,
Being a full-time online creator looks great from the outside! Fame, popularity, money, and freedom. However, the nature of Internet fame makes it easy to neglect the real-life relationships that keep you grounded. It's easy to start listening
