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YouTube Shorts Originality Update: What Creators Need to Know
YouTube Shorts now prioritizes original content in recommendations. Here’s what the update means for your channel and what still affects your views.
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Co-founder and Chief Community Officer of the Kan Do Creators Community. A GL/sapphic fan who's currently writing a sapphic romance webnovel at ASapphicAWeek.com
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YouTube Spam Policy Explained: What Counts as a Violation
YouTube’s Spam policy covers more than bots and fake comments. Learn the 9 violations, from scraped content to malicious clickbait, and the penalties.
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YouTube Is Testing a $20 Payment Threshold (Down From $100)
YouTube is testing a lower payment threshold, dropping it from $100 to $20 for select creators in the U.S., India, and Indonesia. Here’s who’s included, why YouTube is making the change, and why AdSense shouldn’t be your only revenue stream.
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From the Night Shift to the Discord: Meet KDCC’s Community Moderator, Alecia Belmont
If you’ve asked a question in the KDCC Discord lately, there’s a good chance Alecia was the one who answered it. Alecia Belmont is our newest Community Moderator, and she’s keeping an eye on both of our servers: the free community server and the members-only server
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VidSummit 2026 Recap: Why Being Human Is Your Biggest Advantage
AI was everywhere at VidSummit 2026. What stuck with us was the people. Here's what we learned about custom feeds, the audience development triangle, and showing up as a team.
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How the Botez Sisters grew beyond chess (and why your niche is only the beginning)
The chess hype faded, but the Botez Sisters didn't. Here's how they tested new formats, launched multiple channels, and avoided burnout. And why your first niche doesn't have to be your last.
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How Caleb Hammer of Hammer Media became #1 in YouTube Memberships
How did Caleb Hammer go from a Craigslist camera guy to the #1 membership on YouTube? Hammer Elite stalled at $1–2K a month until value-first shows changed everything. Here's what he learned from a flopped app and why he's moving members off YouTube.
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Made On YouTube 2026 Recap: Video A/B Testing & More
See the biggest Made On YouTube 2026 announcements: video A/B testing, Shorts series, dynamic thumbnails, likeness detection, and when each feature rolls out.
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How to Hook Viewers and Reel Them In: Jenny Hoyos on Making Anything Go Viral
Creator Jenny Hoyos used a fishing analogy at Created in LA to explain how to hook viewers and reel them in. Here is how her curiosity gap, open loop, and hook testing advice works on your channel.
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YouTube's New "Get Feedback" Tool for Shorts: What It Does and Who Has Access
YouTube's new "Get feedback" button gives Shorts creators AI insights on hook, pacing, and visuals before they publish, instead of after.
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The Free YouTube Creator Resources Every Channel Should Bookmark
You don't need a big budget to make great YouTube videos, just the right tools. We rounded up 70+ free resources for editing, thumbnails, music, community building, and more, all tested by the KDCC team.
From the Stage to the Feed: Meet KDCC's Social Media Manager, Hannah Manuit
Outside of YouTube and Discord, the KDCC hasn't had much of a presence on social media. Andrew and I, Ike, had been too busy building the community itself to also build the megaphone for it. That's about to change with Hannah. Hannah Manuit is our Social