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Welcome! Take the onboarding steps...
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βπ½ Start of Course Assessment
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Course Platform Orientation
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Bonus Q&A Webinars -- Live Support Calls
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YouTube Course βπ½ Work Retreats to give you time to learn & implement the course!
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General Questions (if you don't know where else to ask)
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β¨ Time-Limited Bonus Content
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Basic Setup Videos
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YouTube Channel Setup
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Should you have more than 1 youtube channel or account?3:51
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How to upload a video to YouTube...
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YT Description field -- what to put in there?
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How to share YT video and have correct thumbnail show up on social media?
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YouTube Playlist: how to create + other tips
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Additional random tips
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Youtube Monetization - get notified when you're eligible5:48
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What's the value of going viral on YouTube?5:02
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To reclaim an old YouTube account/channel...
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YouTube technical support? Use Fiverr.2:17
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YouTube "Premiere" setting
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Let visitors to your YT page see what you want them to see first...3:40
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When to make your Intro Video... at the start of your YT channel or later?1:13
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Already recorded a bunch of videos, and what's the frequency of dripping it out on YouTube?2:36
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Module 1 -- Welcome + Start Experimenting
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Welcome to the YouTube course! + Our Community Values4:22
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Our Course Helper -- Mara Clear Spring Cook1:09
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Any questions thus far?1:20
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How to search YT (since youtube tutorials are one of the most popular topics on YT!)4:28
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π€© Advice from the #1 YouTuber of all time5:27
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π€ Our Community Challenge6:15
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Our private FB group to bravely post as many videos as you'd like :)
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Video tools - keep it simple! - lighting, audio, visuals
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YouTube regularly features "small" creators -- so keep creating to increase your chances!3:48
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The experience of uploading first YT video and finding flow for regular creating - Shoubhik's example6:51
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Naming your channel -- you name, your company name, or your proprietary method?3:33
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Should your videos be in Portrait or Landscape mode?4:13
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Ai tools for auto-editing long videos into shorts?2:26
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Why do I use Zoom and not better recording software?2:52
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How important is video editing?2:53
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Is there an optimal time to publish to YouTube? Does the algorithm value your consistency?4:03
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π¬ Module 1 Homework
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Module 2 - Mindset + Content Prompts
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Howβs it going with making YT videos? Got any questions or updates?0:51
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βπ½ Template for a Hat Manual as a YouTube Creator6:43
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Your early expectations...5:20
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Practice embarrassing yourself now...4:15
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What's the goal of your YouTube channel anyway?3:43
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Courage to really express your energy signature...2:49
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If it slows you down, let it go...1:36
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Examples of "talking head" channels (...what most of us are creating!)6:08
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FB Live? Just start talking...1:13
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π‘ Content Prompt: What energizes you right now?2:17
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π‘ Content Prompt: What energizes your ideal audience?1:45
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π‘ Content Prompt: What do you need to share often?1:35
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Where to keep your video content ideas?4:31
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Should you use a teleprompter? Forgive my strong opinion, but no...3:51
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Visuals: Use a chalkboard or flipchart to draw on, to make talking videos more interesting?12:11
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Q&A: Video/Audio not synchronized
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What's the ideal length for your videos?3:42
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Can you change your YT handle or username?1:55
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π¬ Module 2 Homework
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Module 3 - Your Process of Recording
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Module 3 Checkpoint -- Howβs it going?2:59
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Thumbnails & Titles aren't magic... the content matters more!4:07
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Pre-recording energy prep β¨2:27
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Normalize the feeling of "not ready"... and recording anyway.4:14
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π¬ Your creating process: When ... Where... How... and Why?5:35
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Normalize the vulnerability hangover... "post, then get therapy!" π1:31
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"Is the video good enough to publish?" π€3:31
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Q&A: Playlists2:52
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π‘ Content Prompt: Response to an energizing moment...1:08
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Do you need an overall Content Plan for your video topics?3:11
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Let each video stand on its own...1:00
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Assume the viewer has enough background knowledge...1:51
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ποΈ How to remember what to say on video?5:10
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Don't introduce yourself at the beginning of your video...2:52
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Framing yourself π1:45
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Audio is surprisingly important for Video, especially for talking-head videos...5:28
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How to eliminate echoey sound (reverb)?7:03
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Why external webcam instead of just the built-in camera?2:25
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βοΈ Lighting? Make sure your face is clearly seen... don't be backlit.4:09
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How to adjust video lighting at home?2:43
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Are you making videos outdoors? My tips...
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How to prevent wind sounds when recording outside?1:51
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Befriend the camera lens - the soul of your ideal audience π€5:04
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Video editing - how I use Kapwing to lightly edit and add colorful subtitles
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π¬ Module 3 Homework
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(Optional) Community Session with Tomar Levine57:47
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Module 4 - Promoting your videos
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π€ Concerned about judgment from potential clients?3:12
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Stabilizing your walking videos / selfie sticks2:48
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Video backdrop / backgrounds2:59
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Live vs Pre-recorded2:51
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The ways to do Live videos2:59
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You don't have to see yourself while recording...1:53
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Live videos -- don't worry about live audience engagement3:14
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How do you time yourself? β°2:35
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βπ½ Ask your audience to show you their YT home feed...5:39
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YT videos have long lifespan! It's like compound interest...4:08
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βοΈ Promoting your YT videos outside of YouTube...1:07
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Info Cards & End Cards6:54
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Is it true that FB doesn't like YT links?3:35
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π€ Collabs -- proven way to grow on YT -- start experimenting asap π2:13
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Uploaded video not as sharp as you expected? Not HD?1:58
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Eye Contact -- important? π6:31
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Create a playlist of other people's videos -- is it good for netcaring?2:21
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Concern about using copyright content in your videos?6:36
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πΈ YouTube Promotions (ads) -- easiest way to show your YouTube videos to more people.11:50
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What to say in a 1-minute video ad?4:07
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π¬ Module 4 Homework
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Module 5 - YT Algorithm + The Importance of Commenting
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Video-making in overall picture of biz strategy?5:21
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Inspiring examples of progress... part 1!7:19
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π Comment on small-medium channels! Prequel to a collab + being an angel to other YT'ers :)9:59
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Managing comments (and your mindset)5:29
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π What about huge channels? Be one of the first commenters...6:02
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π How the YT Algorithm probably works... and if you get low views, should you blame the algorithm?14:37
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Be entertaining vs educational on YouTube?6:46
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Module 6 -- More Prompts + use Ai?
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How many low-view videos before you say "I gotta change something..."?5:45
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Ideal frequency of posting on YouTube? How often is too much, or too little?3:10
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Consistent Time & Place?3:02
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Do you need to change clothes if you are batch recording? Join the low-wardrobe club π4:59
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(Optional) "Routines are soul crushing!"4:34
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π€ Ai chatbots as part of YouTube process14:07
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Adding "Chapters" (segments) into your YT video
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π‘ Content Prompt: Clients' favorite books -- your favorite insights (or your critique)5:42
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π‘ Content Prompt: Most popular video topics from your nichemates4:43
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Closed Captions / Subtitles (and how to edit them)4:48
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YouTube Video Editing -- making simple cuts (front / end / middle)8:01
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YT Descriptions & Hyperlinks (clickable links)3:32
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Module 7 -- YouTube Keyword Research and SEO
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YT SEO: do you need TubeBuddy, VidIQ, etc?9:06
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YT SEO: The Analytics "Research Tab" -- content that your audience wants...14:44
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Should you wait to have bigger audience before using the Research tab?1:02
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YT SEO: Search bar suggestions (and A-Z)11:00
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YT SEO: What to do with those keywords then?6:36
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YT SEO: Google's search results: look for "People also ask..."4:26
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Other Tips for YT SEO?0:26
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Ultimately, what helps more than YT SEO...
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(Optional) Community Session #2 with Tomar Levine and Mara Clear Spring Cook54:26
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Module 8 -- Shorts, Titles, Thumbnails... oh my! π¦π―π§Έ
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Various Video Content Formats to experiment withβ¦3:03
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βοΈ YouTube Shorts... a Short lesson ;-)9:25
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YT Shorts - workflow?9:10
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YouTube Podcasts2:27
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YouTube Titles & Thumbnails -- How much time will you dedicate to each one?4:35
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βοΈ YouTube Titles - How to write a better one, step by step...7:38
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(Optional) YouTube Titles - using Ai to help brainstorm5:35
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YouTube Titles - how the PROs really do it...2:11
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YES you can optimize an older video's Title and grow its reach...1:33
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βοΈ YouTube Thumbnails: best practices4:42
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Is it really worth making a "better" thumbnail, or is it a myth? π€
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YT "ranking by views"7:49
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Module 9 -- YouTube Analytics (to help you make better videos!)
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What's an impression vs a view vs a like?2:18
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Study your top videos overall... what keywords?7:39
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Content suggesting your videos -- what if they're irrelevant?4:19
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(Optional) use Ai to analyze the keywords of your top YT video...6:06
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Study your top videos by Playlist...7:47
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Study your top videos' analytics -- suggested & search terms7:05
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Youtube Retention Graphs - best intros, top moments, and dips...11:21
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Check out your recent subscribers... any possible collab partners?4:41
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Your rhythm of studying youtube analytics?1:40
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Post-Course Assessment
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Your Updates & Lessons Learned β¨
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Kaizen -- Lessons Learned as you make videos -- continuous gradual improvement!
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YT tips and strategies that have worked well for you already...
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YT tips and strategies you've heard of *but* haven't tried or it hasn't worked for you yet...
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YouTube Mastery Mastermind
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YouTube Playlist: how to create + other tips
An unlisted youtube playlist about youtube playlist setup :)
Feel free to add any questions or comments under any of those videos.
Last updated 12 Feb 2024.