- It doesn't matter if you have a big YouTube channel
or if you're just getting started.
These different ways to collaborate are going to help you.
I'm gonna tell you what they are
and we're starting right now.
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The very first one
is the one that you probably see the most.
And that is where you collaborate with another person
in the same exact video.
Now, doing it this way is extremely easy.
Basically, you are in their video.
They are in your video.
You record em together.
You don't have to exchange footage or anything like that.
Super easy way to do it.
But, what do you do if you're not in the same location?
Well, if you're not in the same location
then you would want to use this next method
which is where you exchange the footage.
- (Nick) This one is a video to video collaboration.
Basically, you both make your different parts
and then you exchange the footage.
So what I'm gonna do is I'm going to explain that
in more detail and explain the actual process of it
since this one is the one
that you're gonna probably do the most.
So, if you already know this side of things
and want to bypass this part
I'll put a timestamp to the next part
down in the description.
Okay the process goes like this:
Once you find the person
that wants to do a collaboration with you,
first thing you gotta do is decide on what kind of collab
that you're going to do.
- (Nick) For example, you intro them
and then they take over the video.
They do their part and then maybe they close it out.
Or you come back in and close it out.
Or you toss the video back and forth between each person,
like I did in this whole series with Jev and Dovi
on how to get your first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube.
But once you have it figured out
the first step in the process is
you actually go and you create a Google Doc.
This is totally free.
- (Nick) You create a Google Doc
and this is where you are going to exchange ideas
with that person.
Now, this is awesome because
you are basically exchanging this information in the cloud
so you don't have to e-mail stuff back and forth.
But, a really cool thing to do is to actually color code
who is saying what.
So you pick a color, they pick a color.
And then as you're fleshing out ideas then you can know
who said what in the doc.
But, in that doc you jot down any ideas that you have.
If you have video titles that you wanna put in there,
video topics that you wanna put in there,
or specific thing that you want to happen in the video
you put all of that into the doc.
This is your brainstorming space.
In a nut shell, doing it this way is going to help you
keep the whole process organized
and make it a place to where
you can both exchange these ideas together
and work through all of the different things.
And it's one core, central place that you can meet up,
and then later, when we talk about sharing links and things
like that, you can do all of that within the doc.
Organization for the win.
Another thing that you're gonna wanna do is
you are going to want to make sure that you contain
both of the videos in this same doc.
So basically you're gonna brainstorm in there
and then you're gonna move all of that down.
Then you're gonna put the details of one video in there
and then you're gonna move that down.
You're gonna put he details of the next video in there.
And then, once you have the video ideas worked out
and you know exactly what it is that you're going to make
the next thing that is on the list
is to actually make the video.
So you make your video.
They make theirs.
Here is where a lot of people run into complications,
but it's a very easy fix.
All you need to do is,
once you get your video parts together
and you edit your video
so that you are sending it over to them.
Once you get that part together what you do is this:
- (Nick) Go to Google Drive.
Create a shared folder.
And you can actually put that doc that I mentioned earlier
inside of the same folder.
But you create a shared folder,
and in this folder is where you are both going to upload
your final versions to the other creator.
- Once you have both versions uploaded,
where you have yours up there, they have theirs up there,
then what you can do is you can put links to those
within the Google Doc itself.
Or they can just be contained within that folder
to help keep everything organized.
From there you each download the videos
from inside of Google Drive and then you are good to go.
Well, you're almost good to go.
The reason I say that is because the cool thing to do
is to actually upload that video
somewhere where they can see it
once you add your front part to it
or once you add any additional parts that you're gonna add
into the video that they sent you.
Once you have it all put together,
and it's the final, like, ready to upload to YouTube version
send them a link so that they can check it out and make sure
that they're cool with the creative decisions you've made.
Again, this isn't a requirement
it's just the cool thing to do.
So when you send your link to them, another thing is
they'll probably end up sending their link to you.
So if they're not as experienced as you
and you're not really sure
the decisions they're gonna be making,
then you can use that as a way to get a preview of the video
that you're going to be included in also.
But of course if you trust the creator and you're like
hey they make good stuff, whatever,
I'm sure whatever they put out's gonna be awesome,
then in that particular case it's not a big deal.
Unless of course you still wanna be cool.
Then you can send 'em your link anyway,
just so they can give you their feedback
in the event that they have some thoughts
that they want to put into it.
From there all you have to do at that point in time
is use your Google Doc again.
Put this at the very top.
You want to schedule a date and time of publish.
And then what you do from there
is you just make sure that that date and time
actually takes place on your end.
The next way to collaborate is
if you have a group of people, a group of YouTube buddies,
that are making similar types of content
then you can use the collaboration playlists
in order to collaborate that way.
Let me explain.
A collaborative playlist,
which I'll tell ya how to set up here in just a second,
but a collaborative playlist is a great way
to bring exposure to your squad
or the other people that you want to bring exposure to
without it being, like, sleazy in any way.
For this you pick a specific topic.
You don't want every video they upload going in there.
What you want is you want to take a specific thing,
a specific topic set
and make sure that everybody that adds a video
to that playlist is adding to that topic.
Once that agreement is made
then you give each other permission
to auto add to that specific playlist
when they upload the video on their channel.
Here's how you do that.
- (Nick) To do this, click on your playlist settings.
Click on the collaborate tab.
Then go through the wizard to send them an invite link.
- Boom.
And it's that easy.
This is a fantastic way
to bring more attention to each other
by including that playlist on your channel page
so that as people are uploading videos into that playlist
then everybody's kind of getting the love for it.
The next type of collaboration,
and the one that I get requested to do the most is
shout outs.
And no, I'm not going to give you a shout out.
Or will I?
But, the idea is to continually mention each other
just like this.
If you're a mobile content creator
my brother Dee has a channel
that will help you make better content
just using your phone.
You can check him out right here.
Or another one that I also like to do here is
my buddy Brian G Johnson also helps content creators
grow their YouTube channels
and he's actually trying to get 100,000 subscribers
by September.
I'm gonna put a link to him right here
so you can go check him out.
And make sure you subscribe because he also makes content
that's gonna help you get better at YouTube.
You get the idea, but that can be very effective over time.
Especially when you're doing it back and forth
because you're kind of interweaving each other
into each other's content, which is pretty cool.
And the reason that's cool is because all of the channels
and all of the people you're doing that with
are constantly getting new subscribers and new people
that they can introduce you to.
Which is a win all the way around.
And as a side note, this works best
when it's along the same lines of the topic.
So if it's something completely unrelated
it's not gonna work as well.
But if it's similar content
then it's gonna be a really good fit.
Next, if you wanna collaborate with podcasts and websites
then what you can do there is in exchange for the interview
or in exchange for an article on their website,
what you can do is you can mention them
or give them a shout out in your video.
And by doing that
you're also going to make sure to add a link to them
in your video description as well.
And I know what you're thinkin.
Hold on.
Wait a minute Nick.
That's not a collab.
That's not a collaboration.
What's going on?
What are you tellin us?
That is, in fact, a way to collaborate
and it can actually be really effective
depending on the podcast and the website
that you happen to be on.
And depending on your YouTube channel, like,
that can actually be a really good thing to do
is to send traffic back and forth
between different mediums as well.
The next way to collaborate here is extremely powerful,
and especially if it's something that you do
on an ongoing basis.
We call it the "tab collab".
If you have a channel with the community tab,
this is a fantastic way to bring even more exposure
to the people that you make videos with
or the people that you want to collaborate with.
And it's crazy, stupid, easy to do.
So, basically, in this situation what you do is
if you're watching a video from one of the people
that you collaborate with and you're like
hey, this is a good video.
I think my audience would like this.
Share it in your community feed.
Share it in your community tab
so that you can help bring more exposure
to that particular video.
And then, they can do the same exact thing from time to time
when they watch your content as well.
And it's actually surprising how effective this is
especially if, and again this is kind of the golden rule,
but especially if it's a similar type of content.
This can be really really effective.
Now, if you don't know how to collaborate
or you just don't know how to reach out for collaboration
there's an app that you can use,
and this is not sponsored in any way.
I'm just lettin you know about it.
There's an app that you can use called Collabspace
that will actually help you find other content creators
in your area to collaborate with.
Again, not sponsored, but I'll put a link to it
down in the description below
so that you can check it out for yourself.
Now, if you're trying to learn
how to get more views on YouTube
I just put out a video recently
on how to do that step by step.
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Thanks for watching.
I'll see you next time.