TubeTalk: Your YouTube How-To Guide

Ben Leavitt has a YouTube channel where he helps people grow their business, brand, or even YouTube channel by using social media and podcasting. This week, Dan and Rob pick Ben's brain to better understand the various ways that creators could leverage various social media platforms to grow their YouTube channels today, in 2021. Find Ben Leavitt Here: Ben Leavitt on YouTube Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Dee Nimmin helps creators build their creative confidence—and their brand—while using their smartphone. With almost two decades of running a multimedia company that focused on video production and graphic design, Dee is now sharing his knowledge with other creators on YouTube. Rob and Dan ask Dee about all the ways creators can be making use of their phones, even if a phone is the ONLY tool a creator has in their toolbox for making videos. As it turns out, a mobile phone is really all you need to record, edit, and publish amazing content! Follow Dee Nimmin: Dee Nimmin on YouTube Dee Nimmin on Twitter Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Can joining an app like Clubhouse grow your presence on YouTube and other social media platforms? The popularity of this app has raised a LOT of questions. Today, Dan and Rob interview JayJay and Hawa, two people with substantial knowledge and experience on Clubhouse, as well as up-and-coming apps like it. They've used Clubhouse to grow, and they've used it to help other grow as well. Clubhouse is currently very exclusive and FULL of value if you know how to use it. In this episode, we help you do just that! Follow JayJay and Hawa: JayJay on YouTube Hawa on YouTube Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Famous for making insanely share-able Among Us Shorts on YouTube, Jake Fellman explains the ways in which he leverages the YouTube platform for maximum growth! In this episode of TubeTalk, Dan and Rob get to discuss short-form content on YouTube with someone who is, in their own right, a #Shorts expert by now. Jake's unique animation style and sense of humor, combined with trending topics like Among Us and Minecraft, have grown his channel to well over 4 MILLION subscribers on YouTube. Follow Jake here: Jake Fellman on YouTube Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Desiree Martinez has taken her YouTube career to extreme heights and discusses how to successfully network with other creators in your industry, as well as ways you can utilize YouTube and social media to grow your business. This week, Rob and Dan ask Desiree to share her insights and strategies that have helped so many other creators turn their passions into careers. Desiree also hosts the Women of YouTube Podcast and is now officially part of the vidIQ family! Follow Desiree here: Desiree's Website Desiree Martinez on Instagram Desiree Martinez on YouTube The Women of YouTube Podcast Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Big E is a full-time content creator who recently made the switch from doing regular Twitch streams to developing a content strategy for not one, but TWO different YouTube channels. This week, Dan and Rob sit down with Big E to discuss the various opportunities doing livestreams on YouTube can have for a creator. While Big E mainly focuses on gaming content, there are a number of takeaways that any creator could benefit from. This includes YouTube memberships, brand deals, and just developing healthy habits as you seek to become a full-time content creator. Follow Big E here: @Big_E on Twitter Big E on YouTube Big E's Gaming Channel Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Family gaming channel Sopo Squad Gaming is on their way to their first million YouTube subscribers in less than a year's time. This week, Dan and Travis sit down with Lizzy to learn more about how a family gaming channel that has committed itself to Roblox has managed to see such incredible growth. The moral of this episode is that it's simply never to late to start your YouTube journey! Find Sopo Squad Gaming here: Sopo Squad Gaming Sopo Squad Playz Sopo Squad Family Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Emily D. Baker, who is a former Deputy District Attorney, has taken her years of legal expertise and used them to find great success on YouTube! This week, Dan and Rob sit down with Emily to get her take on managing a YouTube channel while being careful not to fall into any legal trouble. This discussion dives deep into topics like Fair Use, taxes, and forming an LLC for your channel, just to name a few. Find Emily here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheEmilyDBaker/ @TheEmilyDBaker Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Ed Lawrence of the Film Booth YouTube channel sits down to discuss ways in which you can grow as a personality while you work to master the art of making videos. This week on TubeTalk, Rob and Dan pick the brain of a video production professional who shares some incredible tips and insights for creating better YouTube content. While figuring out a YouTube home-studio is important, there is also a lot to be said for how you present yourself within your videos, regardless of how they look. Check out Ed's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BusinessFilmBoothOnline Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

YouTube Shorts has introduced an entirely new way to become a video creator on the YouTube platform. This feature is only now entering it's "beta" phase but so far there's no sign of short-form YouTube videos going anywhere. In this episode of TubeTalk, Dan and Rob share their experiences around the testing they've been doing within YouTube Shorts and give some actionable advice based on what they've learned thus far. Should you be making YouTube Shorts? If so, should your "Shorts" be on their own channel? Is it possible to make money from YouTube Shorts? The answers to all of those questions and MORE await! Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Having a YouTube channel often creates a community of people who enjoy your content. Today we'll talk about the best practices for managing that community. In this episode of TubeTalk, we sit down with vidIQ's Community Manager Daniel Holzhauer, as he shares his tips and insights on building and growing your YouTube community. Launching a Discord server or creating a Facebook group for your YouTube channel may seem like a fun idea, but without careful consideration these platforms could create a lot more work for you. Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

100 Percent Zelda takes us through his YouTube journey and discusses his approach to gaming on the platform. Not only is gaming on YouTube incredibly competitive, but depending on the game you choose, it can be exceptionally hard to break through. 100 Percent Zelda popped up on YouTube 10 months ago covering a game that, at the time, was over three years old. The secret to their success lies within this episode of TubeTalk! Visit 100 Percent Zelda on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/100PercentZelda/ Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

Outside of simply posting videos, there are a number of features YouTube provides creators. In today's episode, Dan and Rob will focus on the YouTube Community Tab. This is just one of many features creators tend to overlook. It takes 1,000 subscribers to unlock the Community Tab, and with it you can engage with your audience using polls, as well as other various types of posts. Dan and Rob will discuss all the ways you can be leveraging the Community Tab for yourself in 2021! Follow  vidIQ here: https://vidiq.com https://twitter.com/vidIQ https://www.youtube.com/user/vidIQchannel This episode was hosted by Dan Carson of vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support@vidiq.com

When it comes to YouTube we tend to focus on getting as many subscribers as possible. In today's episode, I chat with Cassey about her very successful brand Blogilates. We dive into how Cassey took her brand from a simple YouTube channel to a nationwide business that now has physical products in Target! We chat about how she got started, her blog, her community growth, and how Cassey involved her community to launch her product lines! Follow  Cassey here: https://www.blogilates.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates https://www.instagram.com/blogilates/ https://www.facebook.com/blogilates/ https://twitter.com/blogilates This show is hosted by Liron Segev who is a Tech Blogger - TheTechieGuy.com, YouTuber, and the Director of customer success at vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email liron@vidiq.com

When YouTubers typically think of selling something to their audience, they think of Merch. The hoodie, the mug, the T-shirt. However, there are much bigger opportunities for those creators who have a large audience and that is having products at national retail stores. Today, I chat with Mike Bienstock, CEO of Semaphore Licensing Solutions about how Creators are able to get their products into stores. Check out Semaphore's website for more info! This show is hosted by Liron Segev who is a Tech Blogger - TheTechieGuy.com, YouTuber, and the Director of customer success at vidIQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to email liron@vidiq.com