The average lifespan of a YouTuber is 3-5 years. How long do you see yourself making videos?
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As you end your video, you should verbally lead your viewer to the next video you want them to watch! Don't just throw it up on an endscreen! Verbally direct them to it!
Can AI save you from editing your own videos? We gave the same footage to AI, a $60 Fiverr editor, and ourselves Here's the takeaway 👇️
Creating is 100x harder than criticizing. I've seen countless creators spend 2 month on videos that get torn down in 2 minutes. Anyone can be a critic. But builders? They're rare. And that's exactly why they win.
We tested what actually counts as an “engaged view” on YouTube, and the results are weird A 6-second video played in full = NOT an engaged view Clicking that same video and watching 1 second = engaged view Here’s what we found 🧵
🚨 YouTube Tip 🚨 Finished editing? Now try cutting another 30 seconds You’d be surprised how often the video gets better
🚨 YouTube NEWS 🚨 YouTube is testing a new desktop watch page: → Comments + video details move to a panel on the right → Recommended videos drop below the player, with bigger thumbnails Not announced yet. YouTube tested a similar layout in 2024 and rolled it back
Uploading YouTube videos into the void and getting no views is hard. But not uploading at all when you know creating is the thing you're here to do...that's harder.
🚨 YouTube just changed the Shorts algorithm, and this time they told us exactly what's changing YouTube will push original Shorts further and reduce the reach of channels that mainly re-upload other creators' clips without significant changes Here's what it means 👇️
Creators, If money wasn't a factor, what is your dream piece of YouTube gear?
🚨 NEW Feature 🚨 Engaged views are now right in your Channel Dashboard and across YouTube Studio No more digging around to find this metric. It's exactly where you need it
Would You Rather.... 🔴Get 100,000 Subscribers in a year OR 🔴Have a guaranteed $100,000 in a year
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 It looks like YouTube is slowly rolling out a "Creator Discovery" tab to Studio You can search certain channels and see their backend data: unique viewers, watch time, audience age and gender, top countries
35B+ hours of news were watched on YouTube in 2025 About a third of it on TVs Covering news or commentary? You're making TV now: • Visuals that work across the room • Videos worth a longer sit • Fewer phone-only tricks Is your content built for the couch?
It takes 4 years to get a degree, 8 to be a lawyer, 10 to be a doctor. Then there's people who try YouTube for 3 months and give up after seeing 0 results
View jail is real. Your Shorts land at the same number upload after upload, and posting more doesn't get you out There are actually 3 of them. Here's how to tell which one you're in and how to escape 👇️
If applicable to you, how long did it take you to reach 1,000 Subs?
🚨 YouTube Tip 🚨 Don’t put important text too close to the edges of your video YouTube buttons or different screen sizes might cover it Leave some space around your text
Your channel feels stuck, and you feel like you need to change everything at once? Don't. Find the ONE thing holding you back. Fix it. Then see what happens. 4 steps to get a stagnant channel moving again 🧵
Would you rather...... 🔴 Quit your day job to become a full-time YouTuber with an uncertain future OR 🔴 Keep YouTube as a hobby while maintaining your 9-5 stability?
Success on YouTube is like baseball. You don't need to hit a home run every time. Show up, swing, and celebrate the base hits. Over time, those singles add up to big wins. And don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
YouTube announced you'll soon be able to A/B test entire videos Not just titles. Not just thumbnails. The whole video. And that was only 1 of 20+ updates from Made on YouTube. Here's everything creators need to know 🧵