Video Creators

These creators have a lot of great ideas, tips, and pieces of advice to share with you about how they're growing their channels. It'll be a rapid-fire session from them about how they're getting results on YouTube! - Wright Near Home - https://www.youtube.com/wrightnearhome - Adulting with Money - Dan Hinz - https://www.youtube.com/adultingwithmoney - Melissa Goodwin - https://www.youtube.com/meli...

As your channel grows, you face new sets of challenges and obstacles. They're different from the ones you faced when growing from 0 to 10,000 subscribers and even from 10,000 to 100,000 subscribers. Today we're going to address some of those common challenges and provide some ideas on how to get past them, but mostly spend our time focused on Q&A. We want to help you get past where you're currentl...

Being able to manage your time well is such a key part of being a successful YouTube creator. The fight for time is a never ending battle that we all face. I think at the end of the day we all just want to have peace of mind that everything that needs to get done is going to get done and that we'd just like our days to feel a little less frantic. That's why time management is a KEY component of be...

Today we're adding a few new segments to our podcast live stream, including a quick online video news update. Then we'll dive into our routines as full-time YouTube creators and strategists. We'll share the tips that allow us to focus on what's most important to us and what consistently produces results. NEWS STORIES MENTIONED - YouTube Classic Studio is going away in a few weeks, so switch now if...

When people try to grow their YouTube channels, many of them jump straight to discoverability growth thinking that's all they need in order for their channel to grow, but you actually need to lay a foundation of some strategies that position your channel to grow much faster. We'll go over those 5 basic strategies here today. If you want to dive deeper into these 5 strategies and go through a step-...

When you're trying to keep up with posting videos on a regular schedule, having a solid process in place is the key to maintaining consistency. It's also what guarantees that your videos maintain a certain level of quality, too. Today we'll run through a process you can take and use to make better videos in less time. To get notified about the upcoming launch of, "30 Days to a Better YouTube Chann...

If your YouTube channel revolves around teaching your knowledge about a topic, then creating an online course can be a great way to not only provide more value to people and serve them better, but also make some money. Today we'll talk about our process for creating an online course and tips we've learned about how to sell it. To get notified about the upcoming launch of, "30 Days to a Better YouT...

Earning a full-time income on YouTube isn't limited to just Adsense and brand deals. Although that can work fine for some people, it's not the only way to make money on YouTube. In today's episode, I'll introduce you to two of the YouTube strategists on my team who work with our clients. They'll share stories of other ways you can earn a full-time income on YouTube, including their own personal st...

Over the past year of live streams and YouTube videos, we've assembled some of the top questions creators ask when it comes to growing their YouTube channels. While any of these questions could be an episode all by themselves, we're going to attempt to answer 9 of the most common ones all in one episode, including: 1. How do I know if my niche is too broad or too specific? Is it ok to have more th...

If you're looking at your YouTube channel and thinking, "2020 is the year I'm going to make this thing grow!" then this is the episode for you. Today we're going to cover a step-by-step process that will help you launch your channel so it gets viewed by the right people, you earn subscribers, and makes money for a successful 2020. Video Labs Registration Ends on Wednesday: https://videocreators.co...

If you're working hard to grow your channel, but not getting the traction you'd like, you likely find yourself in one or more of these categories: 1. I'm not getting any views. I don't know how many times I've heard creators say, "Well, just stay consistent and eventually you'll get your break-through moment." Several years ago when a creator told me that, I asked him, "How long have you been wait...

Last year was a big year for Video Creators. We worked with more creators than ever before, saw more growth with our clients than ever before, and hired more and more people to keep up with the results we were getting for clients. It was fun! And we learned a lot along the way in terms of what really does matter and what really doesn't matter for growing a channel on YouTube. In this episode, I wa...

A lot of people will start 2020 with a goal to grow their YouTube channels. However, many of them will not succeed because just wanting something to happen and focusing on it a bit doesn't typically yield results. If we truly want something to become successful, whether it be our business, our channel, or something else, we need to follow a better process for setting, tracking, and reaching goals....

My team and I have worked with an amazing group of YouTube creators over the past 8 weeks. Today they're here to share some of their biggest "ahh ha!" moments, tips, and ideas that have grown their channels and you can take and use to grow your channel! Get notified when the next session of Video Labs opens in a few weeks: https://videocreators.com/video-labs/ CHECK OUT THESE CREATORS HERE The Hor...

Today's podcast features YOU! It's creators like yourself who have big dreams for their YouTube channels in 2020. We want to hear what those goals are and answer any questions you have about how to reach them and what you need to do now in order to hit it. Check out Laura's channel: https://www.youtube.com/howtogyst Check out Eric's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ModernDayFamilyMan LOVE VID...

As we wind down 2019 and look forward to 2020, it's important to start thinking about, "What are we going to do differently in 2020 to grow our channels and reach our goals?" All of us have room for improvement and, thankfully, YouTube Studio gives us a LOT of data to utilize in making decisions about how we we can better improve our content and better reach our goals. Today I'll look at some of t...

I wish this was clickbait, but it's not. As the legal proceedings take place between YouTube and the FTC over COPPA laws concerning children, the implications are much deeper and impactful for YouTube as a whole than we originally thought. And not just for creators in the USA. YouTube's new policies will impact every creator on the platform regardless of where they reside. Jeremy Johnston will joi...

After decades of experience of editing television shows in Hollywood, Jeff Bartsch joins me to discuss the key principles you need to consider in order to tell a good story with your next YouTube video, including the master key to making good content, the roadblocks that are holding you back, strategies to overcome them, gear considerations, and more. Check out Jeff's channel at https://www.youtub...

The opening seconds of your video are perhaps the most important. Someone clicked on your title and thumbnail with a certain expectation. You need to open the video in a way that immediately hooks their attention and gets them to keep watching so you get the watch time your video needs to succeed. Today we'll discuss the main principle that makes a hook work and a few different ideas for how to ex...

There's a lot of information in your YouTube Analytics about how your videos are performing, so where should you focus your time and attention for the best results? More and more I've been looking at two primary metrics that seem to have the greatest impact on channel growth. These numbers typically indicate the difference between getting a few views and getting millions of views. In this episode,...

A lot has happened on YouTube this month! With all the of attention that the FTC, COPPA, and kids content got, a few other things fell through the cracks, which we'll discuss today. - Filter YouTube comments: https://www.peggyktc.com/2019/09/filter-your-youtube-comments-by-sub.html - Community contributions no longer automatically published: https://www.peggyktc.com/2019/08/youtube-no-longer-autom...

If you want to stand out from the crowd on YouTube, there's 3 main things you really have to nail down in order to gain that kind of momentum. And to rank #1 in search results, you need to think through the viewer's entire journey and how you're going to get them from one step to the next in order for Google to surface your video more. Today we dive into all of that so you can start reaching more...

YouTube has been under investigation by the FTC for several years. A few weeks ago YouTube and the FTC announced their settlement, which came with a few repercussions for creators who create videos for children ages 13 years old and younger. There's a lot of misinformation and concern floating around in regards to what this means for creators who have built their livelihood on this genre, but afte...

Register for the next session of Video Labs! We have Video Labs is happening at 3 different times now. - Tuesdays with me at 2:00pm Eastern Time starting on September 17. Register here: https://videocreators.com/video-labs/ - Wednesdays with D'Laina at 9:00pm Eastern time starting on September 18. Register here: https://videocreators.com/video-labs-with-dlaina/ - Thursdays with Lennon at 9:00pm Ea...

If you're growing an audience on YouTube, you've probably bumped into a few questions about how to best do it, which tactics are helpful, which ones no longer work today, and which ones should be working, but just don't seem to work for you. Today I'll sit down and help you work through as many of those as I can. Channel members get Q&A priority! SCHEDULE A ONE-ON-ONE CHANNEL CONSULTATION: https:/...