Creator’s Block – Push Through and Crush It
Are you struggling to find topics for your videos or, even worse, are you full of ideas that you feel like don’t align with your channel? Strategy paralysis, much? Me too!…
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Grow Your Channel with Collabs
As you know, I run a YouTube channel and this blog to help creators like yourself grow their YouTube channels. One of the best ways to do that is to collaborate with other…
Read articleNovember 10, 2022
How to Light a YouTube Video
One of the most immediate ways to improve your YouTube video quality is through lighting. It’s easier than you might think. In this article, I’m going to show you a simple…
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Verify Your YouTube Account to Unlock These Features
One of the first things you want to do after you create a YouTube channel is verify your YouTube account. This unlocks some key additional features, and I’m going to show you…
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How to Get 1000 Subscribers on YouTube for Free
Trying to hit that 1000-subscriber mark on YouTube can be an absolute grind. Trust me, I know. When you’re just starting out, that can be daunting, but I’m going to tell you…
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Are They Stealing Your Content!?!
Red alert!!! Enterprising and aspiring, yet lazy wannabe YouTubers may be stealing your content! Okay, it’s probably not that serious, but you don’t want people stealing your…
Read articleNovember 9, 2022
Tutorial – How to Install TubeBuddy and Use It to Grow Your Channel
If you haven’t heard of TubeBuddy, you’re going to want to check out this post because it’s an indispensable tool for YouTube creators. At its most basic, it’s a fancy…
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Setting Up YouTube Upload Defaults
Upload defaults are one of those things you’re happy YouTube has as a creator. It just makes life easier. What are upload defaults? This is a section in YouTube Studio where…
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YouTube Tools the Pros Use
I’ve been at this YouTube thing for a while now and I’ve become familiar with a few tools that have been essential to my growth. Once you gain momentum on this platform, you…
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7 Ways You Can Make Money on YouTube
I don’t have to tell you that YouTube is a phenomenal platform. On one hand, you have an amazing creative outlet, and on the other you have a one-stop resource to learn…
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How to Use YouTube Studio
YouTube has a built-in suite of tools for creators called YouTube Studio. It’s easy to access, and I’m going to show you how to use YouTube Studio, so you can take full…
Read articleNovember 4, 2022
How to Use Canva to Level Up Your YouTube Channel
One of the main tools I use that offers the most bang for my buck is Canva. Canva is a graphics editing program that runs right in your browser or on your phone as an app.…
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YouTube Monetization – How Long Does It Take?
Some people create a YouTube account for fun, but a lot of people start a YouTube channel hoping to earn some money. That said, a lot of people aspire to get on that YouTube…
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Top 10 Reasons to Become a YouTuber
You are the main character of your life– sure. However, do you ever feel that you have been an observer longer than you can even remember? Maybe it’s time for you to step…
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YouTube Notifications: Are Your Subscribers Seeing Your Videos?
Some users mistake YouTube notifications for what they see in their Subscriptions feed. The Subscription feed shows all newly published videos from the channels the user is…
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Make Creative YouTube Shorts on iPhone with iMovie
First things first, what are YouTube Shorts and why should you learn how to make them? YouTube released this feature in September of 2020 to rival TikTok videos and Instagram…
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3 Important Ways to Invest in Your YouTube Channel
Starting a YouTube channel takes time, effort, and passion. It is time-consuming, so you really have to love what you are creating so that you can stay consistent. The number…
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How to Stream with OBS Studio Mode Like a Pro
If you want to stream because “it looks easy”, we’re going to have to burst your bubble as early as NOW. Starting a live streaming career will get you studying a bunch of…
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Top 5 YouTube Success Tips
Why do I need to know how to become successful on YouTube? As a content creator, you will encounter some obstacles and challenges. You need to know how to overcome and…
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OBS – How To Set Up OBS Scenes
Everyone and their brother is trying to start a career as a streamer… which is a valid goal to have. If you want to give it a shot, then you need to learn at least some of…
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How to Use YouTubes Video Editor
As a part of its platform, YouTube includes a video editor. This is confusing because most people don’t know how to use YouTube’s video editor. I get a lot of questions about…
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How to Monetize YouTube Videos Without 4000 Hours and 1000 Subscribers
Nearly every monetized YouTube channel has been through the long grind of getting 4,000 watch hours and 1000 subscribers just for the opportunity to apply for monetization…
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How to Start a Comedy Channel on YouTube
If you can make people laugh, this might be the path of least resistance to success with YouTube. Have you considered starting a comedy channel on YouTube? If so, then you’re…
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How to Livestream with a DSLR Camera on YouTube
Livestreaming on YouTube is becoming a more and more competitive field. Viewers are rapidly being more attracted and accustomed to HD streaming quality and going live with a…
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OBS – How to Improve Livestream Quality
Problems with OBS buffering and freezing? I’m going to show you how to improve live stream quality, but first things first, what’s OBS? What is OBS? OBS stands for Open…
Read articleOctober 21, 2022
How to Add a Free YouTube Subscribe Button to Your Videos
I’m not going to lie to you, publishing videos on YouTube is a lot of work. I can’t imagine anything more frustrating than putting in all of that time and effort and no one…
Read articleOctober 21, 2022
How to Combine Videos on Android Using YouCut
I get asked how to combine videos on Android a lot in my YouTube comments, so I wanted to address this for you in a manner that gives you a complete solution. Once you’re…
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How To Upload YouTube Shorts
So, you’ve managed to avoid TikTok like the plague only to be bombarded with YouTube’s answer to that platform: YouTube Shorts. Maybe you want to break into TikTok as a…
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How To Upload Multiple Videos to YouTube
I’m not going to lie, building a YouTube channel is a ton of work. As creators, we are always looking for ways to save time and consolidate tasks. For many of us, that comes…
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How to Schedule a Live Stream on YouTube
So, you want to know how to schedule a live stream on YouTube? I have you covered. This is useful if you like to build hype around your live streams or you want to create…
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How to Upload Video from iPhone to YouTube
I’ll be the first to tell you that you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to make YouTube videos. There are a surprising number of popular YouTubers who just upload video…
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How to Add an Animated Subscribe Button to Your YouTube Video
You’ve probably seen these all over YouTube. Animated YouTube subscribe buttons are slick-looking when you add them to your video and they serve that ever present purpose of…
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The Truth About Starting a YouTube Channel
Everything has gone online. From interviews, opinion sharing, education, and comedy, people who have two cents to share look to starting a YouTube Channel in 2022. Everyone…
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