TubeBuddy Express: YouTube News and Discussion

145: If You Are On YouTube For The Money... You Are Doing It Wrong In this week's episode, I talk about the reasons people start and try to grow on YouTube. I talk about if your main reason to do YouTube is MONEY, then you are in it for the wrong reason and will more than likely be disappointed.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporte...

144: Stop Trying To Sell And Start Trying To Help In this week's episode, I talk about the thought of trying to HELP your viewers as opposed to trying to sell them something.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our othe...

143: Channel Consultations And Channel Success With Joshua Wethington In this week's episode, I talk with Joshua Wethington about his work with TubeBuddy, where he will be offering one hour channel consultations. We chat about his history, how he arrived where he is today, and much more.   Connect With Joshua Here:   Tubebuddy Consulting Twitter   To have your questions featured on one of the upco...

142: Impressions and CTR And What You Can Learn From The Data In this week's episode, I talk about the metrics of CTR and Impressions on your YouTube channel and how you can look at them and make changes to get more views.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set u...

141: Using The TubeBuddy Launchpad To Help Audit Your Videos In this week's episode, I talk about utilizing the TubdBuddy launchpad dashboard and how it can help you audit each one of your uploads!   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go h...

140: Are You Willing To Do HARD Things To Succeed In this week's episode, I talk about doing HARD things. The premise of being willing to do things that others (the great majority) are not.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Che...

139: Little Things You Can Do To Make A BIG Difference On Your YouTube Channel In this week's episode, I talk about 4 small things you can do to make a big difference in your content and your YouTube channel.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Ca...

138: Dealing With Creator Burnout With Josh Zimmerman In this week's episode, I chat with Josh Zimmerman about creator burnout and what it means to just step back as a creator and know when to take a break.   About Josh: Josh Zimmerman has worked with TV networks, production companies, digital multinational corporations, YouTube influencers, and traditional entertainment celebrities for fourteen y...

137: YouTube Growth Is Just Like A Snowball Rolling Down A Hill In this week's episode, I talk about how to grow a YouTube channel from the ground up, and I compare it to a snowball rolling down a hill. :)   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campa...

136: How You Can Use Discord To Strengthen Your YouTube Community   In this week's episode, I talk about how to utilize Discord to help strengthen your YouTube channel and form more intimate and trustworthy relationships with your community.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutor...

135: How To Optimize Your YouTube Channel For Mobile   In this week's episode, I talk about how to optimize your YouTube channel for mobile devices/viewers.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast: L isten...

In this week's episode, I talk about how to use Twitter to grow your YouTube channel!    To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast: L isten To The YouTube Creators Hub Podcast Here  for great interviews each w...

133: Should You Disable Comments On Your YouTube Videos In this week's episode, I talk about the thought of disabling comments on your videos and the pros and cons of doing so.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our ot...

In this week's episode, I talk about how to use hashtags to see better results on your videos.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast: L isten To The YouTube Creators Hub Podcast Here  for great interview...

130: AB Testing And How It Can Help You On YouTube In this week's episode, we have a guest host as Dusty and his wife are expecting their second child and are slightly busy :)   Dan Currier is a great friend of Dusty and TubeBuddy. In this episode, he talks about AB testing and what it can do for your channel!   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at d...

129: Channel Memberships And How To Use Them In this week's episode, I talk about the feeling of loneliness as a creator and how meeting up with other creators in your space can be SO beneficial!   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go her...

129: Channel Memberships And How To Use Them In this week's episode, I talk about the Channel Memberships feature and how to use it to maximize it on your channel!   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast:...

128: Will You Be Happy Creating The Same Content You Are Now In 5 Years In this week's episode, I talk about the process of burning out and the importance of LOVING the content/space that you are in on YouTube. Where do you see yourself and your channel in 5 years?   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Her...

127: What Should The Ratio Be Of Live Streams and Uploaded Videos On Your Channel In this week's episode, I share my thoughts on the amount of streams and videos you should have on your channel!   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here...

126: Stop Asking People To Subscribe To Your Channel This Way - It's Hurting Your Growth In this week's episode, I share my thoughts on the whole "Sub for a Sub" process and why this is negatively impacting your channel and your growth as a creator.   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full vid...

The 5 Things You Can Do This Year To Change The Trajectory Of Your YouTube Channel In this week's episode, I share 5 things that you can do RIGHT NOW to change the trajectory of your channel.   Your About Me Section (Tell YOUR Story here). Your Links. Where are you sending people? What do your links say about your channel Visual Branding (Thumbnails, Logo, Colors, Font). Analytics Understanding wh...

124: 2019 YouTube Goals And Moving Forward Wow! What A year 2018 was. I am so excited to get this new year started and in this week's episode, I talk about my YouTube goals for the new year! :)   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here....

123: Your YouTube Questions Answered December 2018 Edition In this week's episode, I answer some of your YouTube questions you have sent in!   To have your questions featured on one of the upcoming Q and A episodes, email me at dusty@dustyporter.com   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast: L isten To The YouTube...

122: Do Not Set Your Channel Up Now For The "Minecraft Affect" In this week's episode, I talk about setting your channel up for future success. It's easy to create a channel around a FAD or the latest and greatest thing TODAY, BUT be careful in doing this.   Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast: L isten To The Y...

121: When To Niche Down Your YouTube Channel And The Process Of Doing So In this week's episode, I talk about the process of niching down your YouTube channel. Is your channel to broad? How do you decide to tighten it up? We answer all these questions in today's episode.     Try TubeBuddy Today Here For a full video tutorial on how to set up a Patreon Campaign go here. Check out our other podcast:...