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Derral Eves remembers the first time he learned about YouTube.He was scrolling Craigslist, looking to snag a free desk for the new guy he hired at his web design company, when he saw an ad for the brand-new website. This was October 2005, and Derral was blown away. It was the first time he saw a … [Read more...] about Learn the YouTube Formula with Derral Eves

How does marketing your local small business on YouTube translate to real life? Can you actually get people to pick up the phone? Visit your store? Book an appointment?Sounds like a big leap, right? But it’s quite doable. Take it from Roger Wakefield, a world-famous plumber. (He prefers to just be … [Read more...] about Using Local YouTube SEO for Small Businesses

As a YouTube channel manager or video creator, you understand just how many tools are out there at our disposal.This is great and all, but sometimes it makes things a bit tricky. How do you know what you actually need? Not to mention, can you really afford them?In this article, I’m pulling back the … [Read more...] about The 7 Best YouTube Tools for Channel Managers and Creators

If you’ve stumbled upon this article, chances are, you’re familiar with YouTube affiliate marketing.If you’re not, here’s the gist: You get paid when you make recommendations for other people's products and services and they purchase.Need an example? You generate a unique Amazon affiliate link for a … [Read more...] about Increase Your Income With YouTube Affiliate Marketing

When it comes to YouTube optimization, there are always two questions I get from both aspiring and pro YouTube channel managers:Should I go back and optimize my (or my clients’) videos?Is it even safe for me to do that?The CliffsNotes version of the answers: Absolutely yes and yes.This is called … [Read more...] about How to grow a YouTube channel with retrospective optimization

For many of us, when we talk about making more money on YouTube, we immediately think AdSense.Sure, AdSense revenue is great, but it’s certainly not the only way to monetize your YouTube channel. If you really want to be successful in the YouTube world, you’ve got to think about ways you can … [Read more...] about Go beyond YouTube merchandise with Physical Products

If you’re launching your freelance YouTube channel manager career, first off: Congratulations! That’s a big, exciting move.I’ve been working as a professional YouTube channel manager since 2012, and I’ve been doing my own thing as a freelancer and the owner of Channel Fuel, a YouTube management … [Read more...] about 9 YouTube Services You Can Offer Clients as a Pro Channel Manager

Although at first it may not seem like it, working as a YouTube channel manager can be a great stepping stone in your career in YouTube (or otherwise) and can lead to even bigger opportunities.How? Well, it’s simple. As a channel manager, you gain a lot of transferable skills — skills you can take … [Read more...] about YouTube Career Opportunities – Life After Channel Management