Using Real-Time Data To Reach 1 Million Subs
When we talk about stats and data it's easy to just look at numbers like subscriber count, watch time, revenue, etc. Even when we dive into analytics, many of us just look at the various graphs and charts
How To Create Engaging Videos in Less Time with Powtoon [Ep. #150]
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
The Secrets To Thumbnails That Get Millions of Clicks
Thumbnails play a huge part in whether or not someone decides to watch your video. You need to make sure they are visually appealing, and enticing enough to make people want to click. But you also need to
Keyword Research Hack for Fast YouTube Growth
Keyword research can be an important part of your YouTube strategy. Knowing what people are searching for and what's currently trending can help your videos be found in search and the suggested feed, so they reach more people
My 7 YouTube Experiments in 2018 That Actually Worked! [Ep. #143]
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
Telling a good story is waaayyy harder than it looks
In my journey to learning to tell good, meaningful stories, I'm discovering that it's a much harder skill to learn than I expected. Learning the mechanics of editing and even video production is pretty straight-forward, but learning how
How To Boost Audience Retention for More YouTube Views
In order to get more YouTube views and subscribers, you need to be able to hold a viewer's attention so you get more watch time and increase audience retention. Otherwise, you'll publish videos that don't garner a positive
Optimize for YouTube’s Fastest Growing Market: TV [Ep. #138]
TV is now YouTube's fastest growing market. Mobile is still growing, but more and more people are watching YouTube on their smart TVs. It's interesting to see people moving away from broadcast TV and streaming YouTube
How To Add a Bonus Subscribe Button to your Videos
In his journey to 1 million subscribers, Evan Carmichael found that using his channel's branding feature allowed him to add another subscribe button to his videos, which led to a bump in subscribers. You should test this and
A FREE Research Strategy for Ranking your YouTube Videos
Researching your video ideas before you shoot them can be a helpful strategy in knowing not only if you should invest your time into making it in the first place, but how to best shoot and create it