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.
andrew kan
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.
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.
community building
How to Build a YouTube Community From Scratch (Without Losing Your Mind)
A practical guide to building a YouTube community from scratch, covering where to start, how to show up as the host, and how to reward the members who keep it alive.
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.
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.
youtube
YouTube Thumbnail Size Update: The 4K Era Is Here
YouTube officially updated their thumbnail best practices, and the headline change is significant: the new recommended resolution is 3840x2160 pixels and desktop uploads now support 50MB files. Here is everything creators need to know.
youtube seo
Save Hours on YouTube SEO: Free OpusClip Tools Every Creator Should Try
YouTube SEO doesn't have to eat up your entire afternoon. These three free OpusClip tools handle transcripts, descriptions, and hashtags in minutes, so you can spend more time creating and less time optimizing.
youtube tags
Do YouTube Tags Still Matter? The Truth Every Creator Needs to Hear
YouTube tags used to be a big deal, but the platform has evolved far beyond needing creators to manually label their content. Here is when tags still matter, why keywords are what actually drive views, and how to use both correctly.