YouTube algorithm
How the YouTube Algorithm Works Now: Watch Time Is Out, Satisfaction Is In
YouTube replaced watch time with viewer satisfaction as the algorithm's north star. Here is what the shift changes for working creators.
youtube growth
YouTube Growth Browser Extensions: Why a Former TubeBuddy Employee Picked TubeSpanner
YouTube growth browser extensions explained by Andrew Kan, former first employee at TubeBuddy. Here is why TubeSpanner earned a spot in my creator tool stack and how it compares to the alternatives.
Stream Deck Elgato
The Stream Deck Mini: Discord Edition Explained: What It Is, Why Creators Use It, and How It Helps.
The Stream Deck Mini: Discord Edition is a six-key controller from Elgato pre-configured for Discord. Here is what it is, why creators use it, and how it helps.
YouTube Corrections
YouTube Corrections Explained: The Hidden Feature Most Creators Never Found
YouTube Corrections lets you flag factual errors on a published video without re-uploading. Here is what the feature does, where to find it, and why most creators have never seen it.
youtube ab testing
How to A/B Test YouTube Thumbnails with YouTube's Free Test & Compare Tool
YouTube finally released its own free A/B thumbnail testing tool inside YouTube Studio. Here is how it works, why it matters, and how to set it up the right way.
youtube
Bad Growth on YouTube: Why the Wrong Views Can Quietly Kill Your Channel
Bad growth on YouTube looks like a win on the surface, yet the wrong viewers can quietly pull your channel away from the focus you worked hard to build.
adobe express
What Is the Adobe Express Ambassador Program and Is It Worth Joining?
The Adobe Express Ambassador Program is built around genuine collaboration between Adobe and creators. Here is what it is actually like working with Adobe as an ambassador, from community and collaboration to how the team treats the people in the program.
youtube shopping
YouTube Slashed Its Shopping Affiliate Subscriber Requirement Four Times. Here Is What That Actually Means for Creators.
YouTube lowered its Shopping Affiliate subscriber floor to 500 for the fourth time. Here is the full threshold history, who qualifies now, and why this pattern matters more than any single eligibility update.
community building
Why Your YouTube Community Isn't Growing (And What We Did Wrong)
Ike Do and Andrew Kan share the real reasons your YouTube community isn't growing, including the mistakes KDCC made with email, membership tiers, and audience focus.
youtube thumbnails
How to Make 4K YouTube Thumbnails with Adobe Express (Free)
YouTube updated its thumbnail standard to 3840 x 2160. Here's what that means for your channel and how to resize old thumbnails and build new ones with Adobe Express.
uscreen
Building a Creator-Owned Platform: Lessons From Uscreen x The Women Creators
When you look at the top 20 of YouTube channels, only 2 of them are women. There is a huge gap that's widening in the creator economy, and that's why The Women Creators sees this as an opportunity to close that gap.
YouTube Ask Studio
I Asked YouTube's Ask Studio About My Channel and Here's What Happened
Ask Studio is YouTube's free AI analytics assistant built into YouTube Studio. Here is an honest review of what it can do, where it gets things wrong, and the best questions to ask it on your channel.