π¬ YouTube Mastery
Welcome! Take the onboarding steps...
βπ½ Start of Course Assessment
YouTube Course βπ½ Work Retreats to give you time to learn & implement the course!
General Questions (if you don't know where else to ask)
Basic Setup Videos
YouTube Channel Setup
3:51
Should you have more than 1 youtube channel or account?
YT Description field -- what to put in there?
Additional random tips
5:48
Youtube Monetization - get notified when you're eligible
2:17
YouTube technical support? Use Fiverr.
YouTube "Premiere" setting
3:40
Let visitors to your YT page see what you want them to see first...
1:13
When to make your Intro Video... at the start of your YT channel or later?
2:36
Already recorded a bunch of videos, and what's the frequency of dripping it out on YouTube?
Module 1 -- Welcome + Start Experimenting
1:09
Our Course Helper -- Mara Clear Spring Cook
1:20
Any questions thus far?
4:28
How to search YT (since youtube tutorials are one of the most popular topics on YT!)
5:27
π€© Advice from the #1 YouTuber of all time
6:15
π€ Our Community Challenge
Our private FB group to bravely post as many videos as you'd like :)
3:33
Naming your channel -- you name, your company name, or your proprietary method?
4:13
Should your videos be in Portrait or Landscape mode?
2:26
Ai tools for auto-editing long videos into shorts?
2:52
Why do I use Zoom and not better recording software?
2:53
How important is video editing?
4:03
Is there an optimal time to publish to YouTube? Does the algorithm value your consistency?
π¬ Module 1 Homework
Module 2 - Mindset + Content Prompts
0:51
Howβs it going with making YT videos? Got any questions or updates?
6:43
βπ½ Template for a Hat Manual as a YouTube Creator
5:20
Your early expectations...
4:15
Practice embarrassing yourself now...
3:43
What's the goal of your YouTube channel anyway?
2:49
Courage to really express your energy signature...
1:36
If it slows you down, let it go...
6:08
Examples of "talking head" channels (...what most of us are creating!)
1:13
FB Live? Just start talking...
2:17
π‘ Content Prompt: What energizes you right now?
1:45
π‘ Content Prompt: What energizes your ideal audience?
1:35
π‘ Content Prompt: What do you need to share often?
3:51
Should you use a teleprompter? Forgive my strong opinion, but no...
Q&A: Video/Audio not synchronized
3:42
What's the ideal length for your videos?
π¬ Module 2 Homework
Module 3 - Your Process of Recording
2:59
Module 3 Checkpoint -- Howβs it going?
4:07
Thumbnails & Titles aren't magic... the content matters more!
2:27
Pre-recording energy prep β¨
4:14
Normalize the feeling of "not ready"... and recording anyway.
5:35
π¬ Your creating process: When ... Where... How... and Why?
1:31
Normalize the vulnerability hangover... "post, then get therapy!" π
3:31
"Is the video good enough to publish?" π€
2:52
Q&A: Playlists
1:08
π‘ Content Prompt: Response to an energizing moment...
3:11
Do you need an overall Content Plan for your video topics?
1:00
Let each video stand on its own...
1:51
Assume the viewer has enough background knowledge...
5:10
ποΈ How to remember what to say on video?
2:52
Don't introduce yourself at the beginning of your video...
1:45
Framing yourself π
2:25
Why external webcam instead of just the built-in camera?
5:04
Befriend the camera lens - the soul of your ideal audience π€
π¬ Module 3 Homework
57:47
(Optional) Community Session with Tomar Levine
Module 4 - Promoting your videos
2:59
Video backdrop / backgrounds
2:51
Live vs Pre-recorded
2:59
The ways to do Live videos
1:53
You don't have to see yourself while recording...
3:14
Live videos -- don't worry about live audience engagement
2:35
How do you time yourself? β°
5:39
βπ½ Ask your audience to show you their YT home feed...
4:08
YT videos have long lifespan! It's like compound interest...
1:07
βοΈ Promoting your YT videos outside of YouTube...
6:54
Info Cards & End Cards
3:35
Is it true that FB doesn't like YT links?
2:13
π€ Collabs -- proven way to grow on YT -- start experimenting asap π
1:58
Uploaded video not as sharp as you expected? Not HD?
6:31
Eye Contact -- important? π
2:21
Create a playlist of other people's videos -- is it good for netcaring?
6:36
Concern about using copyright content in your videos?
11:50
πΈ YouTube Promotions (ads) -- easiest way to show your YouTube videos to more people.
π¬ Module 4 Homework
Module 5 - YT Algorithm + The Importance of Commenting
9:59
π Comment on small-medium channels! Prequel to a collab + being an angel to other YT'ers :)
5:29
Managing comments (and your mindset)
6:02
π What about huge channels? Be one of the first commenters...
14:37
π How the YT Algorithm probably works... and if you get low views, should you blame the algorithm?
Module 6 -- More Prompts + use Ai?
3:02
Consistent Time & Place?
4:59
Do you need to change clothes if you are batch recording? Join the low-wardrobe club π
14:07
π€ Ai chatbots as part of YouTube process
5:42
π‘ Content Prompt: Clients' favorite books -- your favorite insights (or your critique)
4:43
π‘ Content Prompt: Most popular video topics from your nichemates
4:48
Closed Captions / Subtitles (and how to edit them)
8:01
YouTube Video Editing -- making simple cuts (front / end / middle)
Module 7 -- YouTube Keyword Research and SEO
9:06
YT SEO: do you need TubeBuddy, VidIQ, etc?
14:44
YT SEO: The Analytics "Research Tab" -- content that your audience wants...
11:00
YT SEO: Search bar suggestions (and A-Z)
6:36
YT SEO: What to do with those keywords then?
4:26
YT SEO: Google's search results: look for "People also ask..."
0:26
Other Tips for YT SEO?
Ultimately, what helps more than YT SEO...
54:26
(Optional) Community Session #2 with Tomar Levine and Mara Clear Spring Cook
Module 8 -- Shorts, Titles, Thumbnails... oh my! π¦π―π§Έ
3:03
Various Video Content Formats to experiment withβ¦
9:25
βοΈ YouTube Shorts... a Short lesson ;-)
4:35
YouTube Titles & Thumbnails -- How much time will you dedicate to each one?
7:38
βοΈ YouTube Titles - How to write a better one, step by step...
5:35
(Optional) YouTube Titles - using Ai to help brainstorm
2:11
YouTube Titles - how the PROs really do it...
1:33
YES you can optimize an older video's Title and grow its reach...
4:42
βοΈ YouTube Thumbnails: best practices
Is it really worth making a "better" thumbnail, or is it a myth? π€
7:49
YT "ranking by views"
Module 9 -- YouTube Analytics (to help you make better videos!)
7:39
Study your top videos overall... what keywords?
6:06
(Optional) use Ai to analyze the keywords of your top YT video...
7:47
Study your top videos by Playlist...
7:05
Study your top videos' analytics -- suggested & search terms
11:21
Youtube Retention Graphs - best intros, top moments, and dips...
4:41
Check out your recent subscribers... any possible collab partners?
1:40
Your rhythm of studying youtube analytics?
Post-Course Assessment
Your Updates & Lessons Learned β¨
Kaizen -- Lessons Learned as you make videos -- continuous gradual improvement!
YT tips and strategies that have worked well for you already...
YT tips and strategies you've heard of *but* haven't tried or it hasn't worked for you yet...
YouTube Mastery Mastermind