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Whether you work independently or on a team, there’s a good chance you’re feeling the effects of YouTube burnout — especially after the year we’ve had.Josh Zimmerman knows this feeling all too well. In 2014, he joined YouTube Nation and fell in love with YouTube. He went on to launch his own YouTube … [Read more...] about 5 Strategies to Help You Avoid YouTube Creator Burnout

So you want to make more money on YouTube…Don’t we all?When you think about ways you could increase your YouTube revenue, you might think the most productive strategy is to create and upload more videos. Seems logical, right?Sure, but there’s one catch: For a lot of us, creating more videos just … [Read more...] about How to Make More Money on YouTube (Without Uploading More Videos)

Some of us have had this happen before: You’re scrolling through YouTube and social media platforms and suddenly you come across your original content outside of your owned-and-operated channels.Excuse me?! You didn’t give anyone permission to rip your video.Even if you haven’t stumbled upon your … [Read more...] about Monetizing User-Generated Content With YouTube Content ID

I recently shared a video on LinkedIn (yes, you read that right — not YouTube) about the three most common issues I come across when auditing YouTube channels. But those three common mistakes were really only the tip of the iceberg.For the past five years, I’ve been professionally auditing YouTube … [Read more...] about How to Conduct a YouTube Channel Audit: 4 Key Areas To Evaluate

Insurance is one of those ~ugh, annoying~ adult things. On a personal level, you’ve got health insurance, car insurance, home insurance, life insurance… you name it. On a business level, there’s property insurance, professional liability insurance, workers’ comp insurance… the list continues for … [Read more...] about Why Anyone Who Makes Money on YouTube Needs Influencer Insurance

If you’ve watched any YouTube videos lately (and I’m sure you’ve watched plenty), you know how awful some of the ad placements can be. They can interrupt sensitive interviews, high-intensity action scenes, dialogues — even your yoga flow!That’s why it’s just not enough to turn on AdSense on YouTube … [Read more...] about Make More Money on YouTube: 5 Simple Ways To Optimize Your AdSense Revenue

If you’ve been on YouTube for more than about 10 minutes, you’ve probably noticed the phenomenon I like to call “YouTube face” — that very fake I’m-so-shocked facial expression creators make when posing for their YouTube thumbnail photo. Let it be known: YouTube thumbnails are important. … [Read more...] about How To Create YouTube Thumbnails – The ADVANCED Guide

It’s tough to become successful without a supportive community. Whether it’s a community  of colleagues or industry professionals you’ve met through networking (or even better, both), these are the people who will shape the future of your career. My YouTube network is made up of former … [Read more...] about Grow On YouTube with YouTube Communities and Mastermind Groups