(upbeat music) - Today we are answering
the internet's questions about YouTube.
This time, we're looking at Reddit.
If at any point you find value,
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"Will YouTube recommend your content more
if one video gets a ton of views?
Does this mean once I start uploading more videos,
they will start getting as many views as this one?"
Well, having a video that does super well
does not make you flop resistant.
The next video you upload has to be a banger
if you want more banger results
because at the end of the day,
YouTube recommends videos to viewers, not channels.
But the good news is, you get to study the data
from the video that did well, figure out
what you did differently on this video to get the results
that your other ones couldn't.
Then use that information to make decisions
on your future uploads.
(upbeat music) "Does YouTube actually
push good content if you're new or is it just luck?"
Wow, hmm.
It's really confusing because a lot of people say
you have to be lucky to have success on YouTube.
I just disagree completely.
If your content is bad, luck won't make it perform well.
You're not going to enjoy a piece of content
just because the creator of that video is lucky.
So if you make engaging content that people wanna watch,
you have just as much of a chance
of winning as anybody else.
(upbeat music) "Where do you find
thumbnail artists?"
Mm, what a good thumbnail can do to your video.
If you're like me and you don't have design skills
and you have a little bit of money lying around,
I think thumbnail designers are the first thing
I would outsource as a YouTube creator
because they're really not that expensive
and the return on investment is nutty.
I would go to fiver.com and look for thumbnail artists
with great reviews and examples that you like
or go to Twitter, search for people
who talk about thumbnails
and if they're followed by people you trust
in the YouTube space, then you know they're legit.
(upbeat music) "What is the best
budget mic for YouTubers?"
This sucker, baby.
99.99999% of people will not notice the difference
between this $60 microphone and some expensive option.
I recommend the $60 RODE VideoMicro.
I actually have more expensive options,
but I keep coming back to this.
(upbeat music) "How many views a month
do you need to make YouTube a full time job?"
It depends on a lot of factors like your niche,
where your viewers are located, the CPM that varies
video to video and creator to creator.
And to be honest, for most creators,
ad revenue just isn't enough
to make YouTube a full-time job.
You need to supplement it with other forms of income
like brand deals, merchandise, affiliate links,
sponsorships, and so on. (cash register chiming)
(upbeat music) "What amount of audience
retention is considered good?"
A director at YouTube actually shared the answer
to this question at one of his talks at VidSummit in 2021.
I'll throw it up on the screen.
You can see what it takes to be in the top 10%
and average for videos between 3 and 30 minutes.
I would screenshot that and use it as a general guide.
But soon, YouTube is adding data to YouTube Studio
that will let you see how your retention compares
to other popular videos around the same length.
That's going to be pretty dope.
(upbeat music) "What would be your best
and most useful advice for people starting out
with their YouTube channels in 2022?"
Subscribe to the TubeBuddy YouTube channel.
(bell chiming)
(Judah laughing)
God, but in all seriousness,
get comfortable with your YouTube analytics.
That's where you're gonna get the vast majority of insights
on how to grow your YouTube channel.
It will show you what's right, what's wrong.
What's missing, what's confusing.
I recommend that you use data
to make your decisions, not feelings.
(upbeat music) "What are the pros and cons
of going viral?"
Cons, what cons?
Money, views, subscribers, momentum.
If you have high quality videos on your channel
that these new viewers can immediately watch
after your viral video,
there's a good chance that you'll retain a lot of them.
But to me, the biggest con might be
going viral before you're fully committed
to the genre that you went viral for.
Something like that can completely change
the trajectory of your channel
if it's not the type of content that you want
to continue to make.
Besides that, it's all good, in my opinion.
(upbeat music) "Where do you guys go
for stock footage?"
We use StoryBlocks, but it's a little bit expensive.
How much do we pay for this?
How much do we ooh, $30 a month?
Oof, if that's not in the budget,
pexels.com is a great free option.
(upbeat music) "Should I be worried
if my CTR is 60% on 7,000 impressions?"
Is he trolling?
Is this a joke?
Oh my gosh.
Oh shoot, it's legit.
Nah, fam, you good, you are good.
If this happens to you,
the only reason you might wanna worry
is if the engagement is negative,
meaning the retention's not very high.
There's a lot of dislikes, a lot of negative comments.
If that's the case, it most likely means
that the video was click bait
and once YouTube figures that out,
you're not gonna get many more impressions.
But if the engagement is good,
you did a banger job with your title, topic, and thumbnail.
And if that's the case, DM me if you're looking for a job,
'cause clearly you know what you're doing.
(upbeat music) "Is it normal for impressions
to spike after a few days?"
Absolutely, our videos take about a week
before they really start to pop off.
I think about it like this.
Every video is like a new food recipe.
You try it out with a few of your friends first
before you share it with everybody.
And that's the same approach
that YouTube takes with your videos.
They show your new video to your subscribers at first,
and if they respond well to it,
they feel safe and comfortable sharing it
with the whole world. (notification chiming)
Woo boy, okay, there we go.
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