Video Creators
412 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 190 ratingsVideo Creators is the premiere YouTube growth agency for YouTube Creators and entrepreneurs, founded by Tim Schmoyer in 2013.
It's a place where you'll learn cutting edge YouTube growth strategies and the fastest path to building a highly engaged community of subscribers and customers.
Our success stories include brand new creators to Fortune 500 companies alike, helping them grow from 0 to 100,000 to 1 million subscribers and beyond.
To date we've helped our clients organically grow by over 17 billion views on YouTube and hundreds of millions of dollars in their bank accounts. This stuff works!
The best way to grow on your channel isn't by only publishing great videos, but by also having a strategy that is intentionally crafted to guide viewers through a journey with you and your brand, leading to more engaged subscribers and ultimately more sales and income as well.
If you have a message you're spreading with your YouTube videos and you're building a business around it, you're in the right place. We'll teach you the YouTube tactics that take your efforts to the next level.
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Episodes
6 Growing Creators Share Their Best 6 Growth Tips [Ep.#261]
April 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThese creators just finished 8 weeks in our advanced YouTube growth course called, Video Labs. It's been fun to see how much their channels have grown and changed over the past two months. Today they'll share with you some of their best YouTube growth advice as well as answer some of your YouTube growth questions LIVE! CHECK THEM OUT HERE: Alla Shapiro - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kCkaRC9Q0ZQ9BPJXB2wgg Rokas Leonavičius - https://www.youtube.com/martialartsjourney Norm & Kim...
Our Top 9 Rules for Growing a Successful YouTube Business [Ep.#260]
April 12, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 46.1 MBAfter working with thousands of YouTube creators, we've seen a few patterns in what creates success when growing a business around that audience. Today we share with you our top 9 rules for success if you're growing a business on YouTube. LINKS MENTIONED Check out Larry Gibbons' channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGibbonsGroup/ Register for Video Labs, our advanced level YouTube growth process for creators who are ready to take their channel growth seriously and infuse growth ...
Growing Your Channel with Paid Ads vs. Organic Traffic [Ep.#259]
April 05, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.8 MBIf you're considering paid ads on YouTube as a strategy for growing your channel, you're making some assumptions about your content as well as about how YouTube works. Today we'll address those assumptions and discuss whether or not using paid ads is a good method for growing your YouTube channel or not. LINKS MENTIONED Schedule a one-on-one YouTube channel consultation with us here: https://videocreators.com/consulting New audience metrics in YouTube Analytics: https://youtu.be/PW1lgR...
Justin's Process for Turning Educational Videos into Engaging Stories [Ep.#258]
March 29, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 43.9 MBThe normal approach for most creators making educational content on YouTube is to just straight up teach the content. Provide the cold, hard facts and wrap up the video. After all, years of experience in the modern educational system have taught us to deliver information void of emotion, feelings, and sometimes even context. While there is still certainly a place on YouTube for tutorials and educational content that delivers information in that way, there's another approach to education th...
A Deep Online Community is Not Built -- It's Earned [Ep.#257]
March 22, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 45.9 MBIt’s one thing to have a channel with a big subscriber number, but it’s another to have a thriving community of people surrounding the channel. People that, if you didn’t show up to post would be DM’ing you to see if you’re okay. People that comment on every video and defend you to the haters. People that even PAY you. The problem is that we see community as something we build. Something that if we post consistently and ask people to comment, that’s all it takes. But, community is not bui...
REVEALED: The YouTube Formula for Massive Growth feat. Derral Eves [Ep.#256]
March 15, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 56.5 MBMany creators feel frustrated when they don't understand why some videos take off and others fall flat. Or why one thing on their channel is working well, but everything else isn't. Or when the thing that used to work no longer is. Is it possible that there's a process, or even a formula, that any creator can follow and get predictable results? There is. Derral Eves has been actively growing YouTube channels for years. In fact, he's behind over 70 billion views on YouTube. He recently wrot...
5 Reasons Your Video Creation Process is so Frustrating (+How to Fix It!) [Ep.#255]
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 51.1 MBWhen creators get started on YouTube, it can be very exciting at first -- you have fresh expectations and are looking forward to the potential. However, it doesn't take very long before you start to feel like the YouTube creator life is really not all it's cracked out to be -- especially if you are working a full-time job, have kids, or are a business owner. How are we supposed to work a full-time job AND have a family AND eat healthy AND workout AND implement new YouTube strategies AND ge...
3 Questions to Get Unstuck With Your Channel [Ep.#254]
March 01, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 43.7 MBWhen the things you always used to do to grow your channel no longer produce the same results, it's time for another approach. Today we discuss three questions you should wrestle with when trying to figure out how to move forward. These aren't easy questions to answer but should provide clarity, focus, and direction that will help you ultimately spark new growth on your YouTube channel and the business that surrounds it. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT Check out Brad's channel, Fix This Build That, ri...
7 Ideas for Stable and Consistent Growth on your YouTube Channel [Ep.#253]
February 22, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 52.1 MBWe often work with YouTube creators who are frustrated with their channel because they can't seem to predict what's going to help them grow and want's not. Why do some videos perform well while others fall flat? Why do their views seemed to be capped no matter what they try? Today we'll give you 7 ideas for how you can stabilize your channel growth so it's more consistent as you move forward with your content strategy. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT Check out Scott Mansell of Driver61 here: https://...
6 Steps to Launching A Six-Figure Online Course With Your YouTube Channel feat. Wade Alters [Ep.#252]
February 15, 2021 10:30 - 52 minutes - 49.9 MBToday we focus our conversation on how to launch an online course to your YouTube audience. We've done it here several times at Video Creators, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. About a year ago we started working with Wade Alters who specializes in course publishing for YouTube creators. He and his team have a process that they use with YouTube creators that have led to millions of dollars in course sales. His process certainly worked for us! And today he's going to share with you wh...
What Google’s Core Update teaches us about YouTube’s Algorithm [Ep. #251]
February 08, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 40.5 MBGoogle is always tweaking its search algorithms. In fact, they're making changes to it every single day. But last month they rolled out a big core update that was clearly noticeable, which they tend to do several times a year. December's core update impacted a lot of websites and, while we won't get into all the details of what that looks like on the website, it paints a picture for us of where YouTube's search and discovery systems are headed in 2021. Today we want to dive into what tha...
The Biggest Changes on YouTube This Year That Impacts 2021's Strategy [Ep. #250]
December 31, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 46.9 MBA lot has happened on YouTube this past year! The platform is constantly changing, updating, adding new features, taking old ones away, tweaking algorithms, not to mention all the different trends that are being created! Today we summarize the biggest changes that happened this year on YouTube and talk about how those changes impact our channel growth strategies next year. REGISTER FOR VIDEO LABS: Let's dive into your channel together for 8 weeks in Video Labs and work through a process th...
Top Lessons We Learned about Successful YouTube Strategy in 2020 [Ep. #249]
December 24, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 57.6 MBThis year we worked with over 650 YouTube creators as clients, helping them with their YouTube strategy. From everything we learned this year by working with these creators, today we share the top lessons we've learned about YouTube growth, strategy, and tactics that you will take forward into 2021 with you for your own successful YouTube channel strategy. REGISTER FOR VIDEO LABS: Let's dive into your channel together for 8 weeks in Video Labs and work through a process that hundreds of cr...
Thumbnail Trends that are Getting The Most Views in 2021 [Ep. #248]
December 17, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 61 MBSuccessful thumbnail designs tend to go in trends. Every few years the trend of what's working and what's not seems to change. Of course, it's important to identify what's currently working and where the trends are going in order to craft thumbnails that entice people to click and keep watching. So today we look at some of the top thumbnail design trends we currently see and identify what you need to do going into 2021 to ensure that people click your videos and watch them. REGISTER FOR VI...
Why YouTube Doesn't Surface Your Videos to More People [Ep. #247]
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 45.3 MBYouTube's algorithm can feel really complicated sometimes. We spend hours and hours and hours drafting, filming, editing, and posting our videos only for us to upload it and then... crickets. We immediately slip into thinking that maybe there's something wrong with YouTube? Maybe it glitched (again)? But maybe, just maybe, it's not the algorithm. Maybe it's your content. Today we talk about a few reasons why YouTube might not be surfacing your videos to more viewers and what you can do about...
5 Ways to Use Stakes in Your Stories to Grip Your Viewer's Attention [Ep. #246]
December 03, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 57.8 MBCreating an emotional connection with your viewers is one of the best ways to get them to watch more, boost watch time, get them to watch more videos, subscribe, and keep coming back for more. Crafting your videos around a story is one of the best ways to do that, but it's a difficult skill to learn. Many people think they are telling a story, but no one really ends up caring about it because there's no stakes. There's not a reason to care about the character nor what they want nor if they e...
How To Stay Motivated When You're Feeling Burnt Out [Ep. #245]
November 26, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 38.8 MBHaving a YouTube channel is a ton of fun, but a TON of hard work, critical thinking, and creativity. And especially if you're in a place of trying to implement new strategies, it can all become very daunting and kick your motivation and energy right in the butt. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Spend 8 weeks in a small group with Tim and his team in Video Labs to grow your channel this January: https://videocreators.com/video-labs/ Learn more about finding your "why." https://www.d...
3 Steps to Leverage Black Friday for Your Business on YouTube [Ep. #244]
November 19, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 61.6 MBBlack Friday is coming up soon! If you create and sell your own products on your channel, this can be a great time to increase sales as well as get new customers for future promotions. Today we'll talk through some ideas of how to incorporate your YouTube channel into that sales process next week, how to structure a sales video, follow-up, and more so you can better monetize and serve the audience you've built on YouTube. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Craig Palsson of Market Power shows us that y...
Tools to Better Plan and Track your Videos for More Views
November 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBBeing a YouTube creator can get, well, really messy really fast, especially if you’re here learning about all the new strategies that you should be incorporating into your content. It feels like there's so much to do, so many things to remember, and so many tips you have to get right if you really want to get views on your videos. If one of the tips falls through the cracks, then your video doesn't perform as well as it could've. Because our brains can only remember so much, today we'l...
Reclaiming The HUSTLE Mentality
November 06, 2020 11:17 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBAny successful creative or business endeavor requires hustle in order to succeed. Yet, as Tim is personally experiencing, that hustle can become unhealthy over time and leave you in a pretty bad place. So today we'll discuss Lennon's HUSTLE definition, which provides a healthier framework for evaluating our own work, both creatively and inside our business and helps ensure that life remains more balanced. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Carlos Devis grew his channel from 40,000 subscribers to 250,000 s...
Turn One Good Video Idea Into 30 AWESOME Ideas (Without Using Google)
October 30, 2020 13:33 - 51 minutes - 56.1 MBToday I'm talking about a system that I often use with clients when they're curious about how they can create more content around a certain topic or product. This system is incredibly simple once you know who you're talking to, and what they need, so get your pencil out and take some notes! Want to book a consult with me or another member of the team so we can deep dive into these tactics with your channel? Click here - https://videocreators.com/youtube-certified-consultant/ Leave your...
The Ultimate Guide to Making Money with Brand Deals in 2020 [feat. Chad Rader]
October 30, 2020 12:43 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBWow, I cannot believe how much value is packed into this single episode! It's basically a full-blown course on how find and manage brand deals for your YouTube channel. We even talk about Instagram deals, too. Chad Rader, who does 6 figure brand deals on YouTube with brands like Disney and Best Buy, reveals everything you need to know about how to make money on YouTube with brand deals and sponsorships. We discuss... - Where to find brand deals - How to price yourself - Tactics for neg...
What Video Should You Make Next? Combining Analytics with Experiments to Keep Viewers Engaged
October 20, 2020 13:52 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBToday we discuss how you can decide what video to make next so that you reach your audience better, get more views, more subscribers, and continue to grow your YouTube business. Whether it be a better streamlined process that keeps your audience engaged for the long haul or reading analytics effectively to learn what’s working and what’s not, we’ll give you some ideas for experimenting with new video ideas to reach new viewers without upsetting your core group of dedicated viewers. CREATOR...
Bringing Clarity to the Direction of your Channel when it's Confusing and Ineffective
October 07, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBYour channel feels like it's at a standstill. It's stuck in a rut. You put out high quality content, but just doesn’t seem to be enough. One video may do really well on the first few days but the views go down really fast too. A particular series of videos may gain a lot of views and subscribers, but the other videos don't get the same attention. Are you going the right direction with your channel? What about when you're torn between the direction you want to go with your channel and the d...
Want More Subscribers? Focus on These Things Instead [Ep. #237]
September 30, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBAs a creator who wants to grow your channel into something that brings joy into your life and really serves your viewers well, you obviously want more subscribers. But is subscribers the thing we should really be focusing on? What happens when we don’t hit the number? What happens when you hit the number of subscribers, but your videos still aren’t getting many views? So many times we put our focus and energy into things that we have no control over, and subscribers and views are usually t...
Want More Subscribers? Focus on These Things Instead
September 30, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBAs a creator who wants to grow your channel into something that brings joy into your life and really serves your viewers well, you obviously want more subscribers. But is subscribers the thing we should really be focusing on? What happens when we don’t hit the number? What happens when you hit the number of subscribers, but your videos still aren’t getting many views? So many times we put our focus and energy into things that we have no control over, and subscribers and views are usually t...
Get OUT of THIS Mindset to Grow on YOUTUBE [Ep. #236]
September 23, 2020 20:00 - 55 minutes - 59.7 MBWhenever it comes to growing on YouTube, it often starts out really exciting and full of hope. After creating for only a few months while seeing little to no return on your time, money, and energy invested, it can become incredibly draining. You lose your creative spark, you’re fighting yourself to figure out what to create next, and you just feel like this all shouldn’t be as hard as it is. And you’re right. It shouldn’t. Let’s talk about the mindset issues behind why it is so hard and ...
Seven Next Steps for Growing after 100,000+ YouTube Subscribers [Ep. #235]
September 16, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBThe tactics that grow your channel when it's new and small aren't necessarily the same tactics that grow your channel when it's more established. After working with hundreds of clients who have hundreds of thousands of subscribers, we broke down the top principles we see for continuing channel growth as you become more established. In this episode, we share those tactics with you so you can continue to grow and avoid the plateau that often comes from finding the thing that worked to get you ...
Creating a Product, Tracking Income, Growing a Team, and other YouTube Business Essentials [Ep. #234]
September 08, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBToday is the recording some of highlights from a live stream I hosted on my channel where we answered questions like: - What's the best strategy for discovering what product your audience wants to buy from you? - How do you take a break from your social media business without feeling guilty or like it's going to hurt your growth? - How do you appropriately give disclosures for affiliate promotion? - How do you keep better track of your income? What accounting programs should you use? -...
To Grow Your YouTube Business, You Need This CEO Mindset [feat. Josh Zimmerman] [Ep. #233]
September 03, 2020 21:31 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBGrowing a successful business around your YouTube audience requires a different mindset than just being a creator or an "influencer." Too many creators focus on the creator side of their business, but fail to recognize that they're actually a CEO and need to think like one in order to make money in their business. Today, Josh Zimmerman, The Creator Coach, joins us to share more about what that mindset is, how to get it, and what it means for us as creators who are growing a business on You...
Five Reasons Why More People Don't Appreciate Your Videos [Ep. #232]
August 26, 2020 02:25 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBWhen we evaluate our clients' videos that aren't performing well, there's several things we often see in common that are holding the video back. Fortunately, these are simple mistakes to fix if you know what to look for and what to consider as you're planning and shooting your videos. Today we'll share 5 of the most common things we see, as well as a few bonus tips to help people like your videos more. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Mike Bracken worked hard for 6 months to get to 275 subscribers. He k...
5 Strategic Ways To Plan Your Videos For More Views BEFORE You Start Shooting [Ep. #231]
August 21, 2020 02:20 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIf you're a creator who shoots the video and then tries to figure out how to make it get views and subscribers on YouTube, you're doing it backwards. Videos often perform much better with some strategic planning ahead of time so you end up shooting exactly what you need to make the best video possible. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Remmington went through, "30 Days to a Better YouTube Channel," prior to creating and publishing any videos. He wanted to start on the right foot and feel like he was doin...
7 Creators Share Their Best Tips for More Views, More Subs, and Growth on YouTube [Ep. #230]
August 14, 2020 12:23 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBToday we're talking with 7 YouTube creators about not only their best tips for growing a channel on YouTube, but we're also taking time to answer your questions so you can grow, too. Check out these creators here: - Pressure Wash Help - https://www.youtube.com/FCPWLLC - Multilingual Kids - AskTetsu - https://www.youtube.com/user/asktetsu - Nick Lituanio - https://www.youtube.com/nicklituanio - Fruit Mentor - https://www.youtube.com/fruitmentor - Melissa K. Norris: Modern Homesteading ...
The 5 Sales Tactics I Used to Earn over $1 Million on YouTube [Ep. #229]
August 11, 2020 12:31 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOver the past few years I've started several online businesses. Video Creators itself has earned millions of dollars on YouTube and today I want to share with you the 5 sales tactics I used that allowed me to grow the business and serve an audience of YouTube creators better than ever before. Use these 5 principles to grow your own business on YouTube and increase sales so you can serve the people best who need what you're offering. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Mike and his family have a profitable...
Sell on YouTube Without Being Sleazy (and other business questions) [Ep. #228]
August 06, 2020 13:16 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBIf you're using YouTube to grow your business or even create a business, we know you have all kinds of questions about what that looks like, what works best, and how to translate business practices to an online video format. After generating several million dollars on YouTube for my businesses, we're here to help you figure out how to do the same. In this episode we answer questions about selling, managing the taxes and finance side of the business, business models for entertainment channe...
The Growth Strategy That Earned Several Million Subscribers for These Channels [Ep. #227]
July 29, 2020 10:47 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWhen you're a smaller channel, you typically follow a growth strategy that focuses on search, keywords, and making the content as short and to-the-point as possible. While there's nothing wrong with that, you'll notice that many channels with several million subscribers do NOT do that. They're not focused on keywords and there's a lot of "unnecessary" fluff. Why? If you already have some traction on YouTube, but it feels too slow, today we want to share with you a different strategy for gr...
How Knowing your Perfect Viewer Leads to Millions More [feat. VidIQ] [Ep. #226]
July 22, 2020 12:43 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBIf you want to optimize your videos for growth, most people unfortunately focus primarily on the content itself: cool shots, fancy editing, and high energy. Those things can be nice, but they don't grow momentum on your channel as well as focusing on who the viewer is and what they want. Today, Liron from VidIQ joins us to talk through how we can get to know our target audience and its implications for how we craft videos that earn millions of views and subscribers. Learn more with VidIQ...
Optimizing YouTube's Ads to Make the Most Money [Ep. #225]
July 16, 2020 11:22 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBOne creator asked us, "How do I optimize YouTube's ads to make the most money? Should I just select all the options and let YouTube pick? Should I disable certain ad formats and force others to run more? is there anything I can do to make more money from YouTube's ads on my videos?" Another creator asked us, "How do I double my channel growth with tips you've never shared?" This question usually presumes that they're doing everything we've already said, still aren't experiencing growth on ...
The Top 13 YouTube Strategy Myths that Hold Business Creators Back [Ep. #224]
July 09, 2020 01:10 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBIf you're a business on YouTube and are using your videos to drive traffic to your website, products, and service, there's a few myths these business creators often believe that hold them back from really seeing success on YouTube. Today, Dane Golden will join us to discuss those myths and give us practical advice for how we can overcome them and use our YouTube channels to grow our business. Learn more about Dane Golden and VidTarget at https://vidtarget.io/ Schedule a YouTube channel c...
How To Handle a Daily Onslaught of Email Inquiries from your Audience [Ep. #223]
July 01, 2020 10:02 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBHere at Video Creators, we receive over 100 email inquiries a day. As your channel and brand grows, it will start to feel unmanageable. But you MUST manage it for the sake of serving your audience and responding to business opportunities that arise. So here's how we manage it. This is our process and hope it helps you manage your community better, too. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Check out Changing Lanes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2o84Ea1Z-HiiYlbBbKkVqw Schedule a YouTube chann...
YouTube Employee Interview: What's a "good" video, mistakes that hold creators back, and more [Ep. #222]
June 19, 2020 14:16 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBI sat down with a YouTube employee to discuss some of the things they see on their side that are mistakes that are holding creators back, what makes for a "good" video, how do we know if it's "good enough," and much more. Check out Creator Insider on YouTube for more behind-the-scenes updates from YouTube themselves: https://www.youtube.com/creatorinsider LOVE VIDEO CREATORS AND WANT TO GROW ON YOUTUBE? HERE ARE SOME NEXT STEPS! 1) SUBSCRIBE to learn how to grow your YouTube channel! ...
The 7 Required Skills for Growing a Successful Online Business [Ep. #221]
June 18, 2020 14:14 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBYes, there’s all the obvious skills like video production, editing, and YouTube strategy, but today we want to go beyond that. If your goal is to make money doing what you love and you’re growing that business on YouTube, you need many more skills than video production. After over 10 years of growing online businesses and generating millions of dollars, these 7 skills are the essential ones you must acquire if you want your revenue to be sustainable long-term. Schedule a 1 hour consultatio...
Build Your YouTube Business by Driving More Traffic to Your Website [Ep. #220]
June 10, 2020 11:06 - 52 minutes - 48 MBThis episode is more for the business minded creator -- those who plan to turn their channel into a business or people who are growing a business with their YouTube channel. At VC, about 90-some percent of our revenue is funneled through our website. It's a very critical tool for us as we generate leads with YouTube, nurture those relationships with email, or even sell directly from our channel. There's an opportunity for us as creators to not only get more views and traffic on our video...
Six Creators Share 6 Proven Tips for Growing Your YouTube Channel [Ep. #219]
June 04, 2020 23:57 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBAfter working through our YouTube growth process in Video Labs for 8 weeks, these 6 creators share some of the top ideas, tips, tactics, and strategies that have helped them see their channels grow so that you can see the same thing happen on your channel. REGISTER FOR VIDEO LABS: https://videocreators.com/video-labs/ CREATORS IN THIS EPISODE - Dimitra's Dishes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGxxHdqlH3snkPaelh7VMg - Hawthorn Law: https://www.youtube.com/hawthornlaw - Go See Christ...
How To Rank Your Videos in a Competitive Niche [Ep. #218]
May 28, 2020 10:26 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBSome search queries have a lot of search volume that could account for a lot of traffic on your videos, but they also tend to have a lot of competition. How do you get your videos to outrank all the competition and become the #1 video that people watch when for a particular query? Well, our approach is a bit different than most. Here's what we've found to have the most success. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Retroblaster https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiQgUHJh80Lu_XGr33eMLmA REGISTER FOR VIDEO LA...
Our Most Recommended Books for Growing Views and Money [Ep. #217]
May 22, 2020 10:31 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBBooks are an amazing resource of inexpensive, in-depth, detailed information. There's a few books that have been consistently influential in helping creators turn their channels into sustainable, full-time businesses as well as help them grow their channels' viewership. Today we'll review those books so you can be better equipped to get better results on your channel, as well. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: George Gammon https://www.youtube.com/georgegammon REGISTER FOR VIDEO LABS: https://videocre...
11 Common YouTube SEO Tactics That Are a Waste of Your Time [Ep. #216]
May 14, 2020 09:01 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBEveryone wants their videos to be discovered on YouTube, but many are misguided when it comes to the tactics they ned to implement in order to actually rank their videos in search, suggested, and home page. In fact, the approach completely all wrong. Today, we'll share what you're likely spending your time on to get your videos to rank that you can safely stop doing so you have time to focus on the things that actually DO impact you the discoverability of your videos. LINKS MENTIONED - Cr...
What Makes Our 15 Favorite YouTube Channels So Watchable [Ep. #215]
May 07, 2020 11:21 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBHere at Video Creators, we have some favorite YouTube channels that we love to watch personally. Today we'll discuss the principles of what these creators do well that makes it so easy for us (and others!) to fall in love with their videos and want to watch more and more. YOUTUBE NEWS STORIES MENTIONED - Video Chapters coming to YouTube: https://youtu.be/BvyQ70PVI4s - Permission settings expanded: https://youtu.be/nMZqxczIP3I - Longer titles, comments collapsed by default on mobile: htt...
First Team Members you Need for your YouTube Channel (even if you can't pay them) [Ep. #214]
April 29, 2020 21:34 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBAs your channel grows and turns into a business that generates income for you and your family, it's important to not get caught working in the business. Instead, you should be working ON the business. One of the first steps a lot of creators take to solve that problem is to start hiring other people who work in the business instead. Today we'll talk through a few ideas of how to determine what roles you should hire first and how to hire them. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: The Business Brush TV - http...
Five Solutions for YouTube Creators who are Struggling to GROW [Ep. #213]
April 21, 2020 22:42 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBAs we work with YouTube creators, we hear a lot of common questions that creators want to tackle that they feel are stunting their growth. Some of them are accurate, some of them are not. So, today, we want to dive into the top questions creators ask us about building momentum on YouTube and our advice for how to break through the roadblocks and move forward. CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: Our Wyoming Life https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDz_dmieFd0neB_VClG8PzA YOUTUBE CONSULTATION Sign up for a ...