Creator’s Block – Push Through and Crush It
Work through creator's block by balancing your YouTube niche with experimentation, focusing on audience value, and getting back in front of the camera.
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THE BLOG ARCHIVE
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Lasting fundamentals.
33 articles from Dan Currier’s creator education archive. Explore video production, YouTube growth, livestreaming, and building a business around your content.
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Grow Your Channel with Collabs
2022 archive of YouTube collaboration ideas, from shared playlists and guest presenters to conversation videos, with a bonus on in-person collaborations.
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How to Light a YouTube Video
Learn a simple three-point lighting setup for YouTube videos using key, fill, and back lights, plus mounting ideas for recording in a small space.
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Verify Your YouTube Account to Unlock These Features
2022 archive of YouTube phone verification, covering the code-based process and features discussed at the time, including custom thumbnails and longer videos.
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How to Get 1000 Subscribers on YouTube for Free
2022 archive of a 100-video practice plan for new YouTubers, covering lighting, sound, stable footage, a sustainable schedule, and clear audience-focused topics.
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Are They Stealing Your Content!?!
2022 archive of YouTube's Copyright Match Tool, showing how the author reviews matches, contacts channels, requests removals, and archives matched videos.
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Tutorial – How to Install TubeBuddy and Use It to Grow Your Channel
2022 archive of TubeBuddy setup and features, covering the browser extension, thumbnail tools, Keyword Explorer, and multiple YouTube upload-default profiles.
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Setting Up YouTube Upload Defaults
2022 archive of YouTube upload defaults, covering reusable descriptions, visibility, language, comments, and TubeBuddy profiles for different video types.
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YouTube Tools the Pros Use
2022 archive of the author's YouTube toolkit: TubeBuddy for channel tasks, Soundstripe for media assets, and TubeTemplates for animated on-screen graphics.
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7 Ways You Can Make Money on YouTube
2022 archive of seven YouTube income approaches, including ads, courses, affiliate links, digital downloads, merchandise, dropshipping, and fan memberships.
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How to Use YouTube Studio
2022 archive tour of YouTube Studio, covering the dashboard, content library, playlists, analytics, comments, customization, copyright tools, and settings.
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How to Use Canva to Level Up Your YouTube Channel
2022 archive of Canva workflows for YouTube thumbnails, channel art, and Shorts, including background removal and a manual image drop-shadow technique.
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YouTube Monetization – How Long Does It Take?
2022 archive on YouTube monetization timing, covering the Partner Program requirements cited then, application review, and pandemic-era staffing delays.
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Top 10 Reasons to Become a YouTuber
Explore ten reasons to start a YouTube channel, from expressing ideas and learning production skills to building confidence, sharing memories, and meeting people.
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YouTube Notifications: Are Your Subscribers Seeing Your Videos?
2022 archive explaining YouTube notifications and the Subscriptions feed, with a look at bell settings, viewer troubleshooting, and upload notification options.
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Make Creative YouTube Shorts on iPhone with iMovie
2022 archive of an iPhone workflow for YouTube Shorts: rotate clips for iMovie, edit and export, then restore vertical orientation and add graphics in Canva.
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3 Important Ways to Invest in Your YouTube Channel
Consider three areas to invest in your YouTube channel: searchable titles and descriptions, professional music and sound, and graphics that support your content.
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How to Stream with OBS Studio Mode Like a Pro
2022 archive of OBS Studio Mode basics, explaining Preview and Program windows, source layers, overlays, and transitions between scenes during a live stream.
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Top 5 YouTube Success Tips
Build a sustainable YouTube routine with five tips on planning, a dedicated recording space, handling setbacks, learning from other creators, and enjoying the work.
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OBS – How To Set Up OBS Scenes
2022 archive introducing OBS scenes and sources, with steps for creating layouts and adding webcam feeds, audio, overlays, and other live-stream elements.
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How to Use YouTubes Video Editor
2022 archive of YouTube's video editor, covering a single-take recording workflow, private uploads, timeline trimming, previews, and the tool's editing limits.
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How to Monetize YouTube Videos Without 4000 Hours and 1000 Subscribers
2022 archive of YouTube income ideas beyond ads: affiliate links, merchandise, digital products, workshops, webinars, and brand deals or sponsorships.
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How to Start a Comedy Channel on YouTube
2022 archive of Yaron Shavit's comedy-channel advice, covering authentic humor, expressive thumbnails, collaborations, relatable topics, and career connections.
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How to Livestream with a DSLR Camera on YouTube
2022 archive of a DSLR live-stream setup using HDMI, a Cam Link, and OBS, covering clean output, manual focus, and adding the camera as a video source.
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OBS – How to Improve Livestream Quality
2022 archive of an OBS troubleshooting approach for buffering streams, explaining video bitrate adjustments and the trade-off between stability and image quality.
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How to Add a Free YouTube Subscribe Button to Your Videos
2022 archive of adding a YouTube subscribe watermark, covering image upload, display timing, branding settings, and its role as an on-screen call to action.
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How to Combine Videos on Android Using YouCut
2022 archive of combining videos on Android with YouCut, from choosing clips and arranging a project to trimming footage, saving, and checking the finished video.
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How To Upload YouTube Shorts
2022 archive of uploading YouTube Shorts from a phone or PC, preserving the article's vertical-video, duration, and hashtag guidance from that period.
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How To Upload Multiple Videos to YouTube
2022 archive of batch-uploading videos to YouTube from a desktop, using file selection or drag and drop before editing details and scheduling each upload.
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How to Schedule a Live Stream on YouTube
2022 archive of scheduling a YouTube live stream, covering stream details, thumbnails, chat options, visibility, and choosing a broadcast date and time.
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How to Upload Video from iPhone to YouTube
2022 archive of uploading iPhone videos to YouTube and managing them in YouTube Studio, including titles, visibility, thumbnails, comments, and analytics.
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How to Add an Animated Subscribe Button to Your YouTube Video
2022 archive of adding an animated subscribe button to a video, covering overlay tracks, transparency or color key, placement, sizing, and verbal cues.
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The Truth About Starting a YouTube Channel
2022 archive of advice for starting a YouTube channel, focused on choosing a niche, defining your purpose, managing expectations, and improving your first 100 videos.
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