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How to get your viewers hooked

Did you know you often lose the largest chunk of your audience within the first few seconds of your video? If your opening doesn’t grab viewers immediately, they’re gone. In this blog post, I will share how you can improve your “hooks”.

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Why more views is not better (for your YouTube channel)

Everyone wants views on their videos and more subscribers to their YouTube channel but getting more views is not always better. More views can sometimes actually hurt your channel more than it helps the channel.

In this blog post, I will share why that is the case and what you should do instead to help your channel grow.

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How to make great YouTube thumbnails

Creating effective YouTube thumbnails can be tricky because you're trying to communicate a lot of information in a really small space. You want to describe in words what the video is about but also show some kind of image or illustration.

In this blog post I will share some tips regarding what to think about when it comes to designing a great YouTube thumbnail.

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Trending vs Evergreen - What videos should you do?

You’ve probably heard of the terms “trending” and “evergreen” videos when you study YouTube and how to grow on the platform.

But what is the difference and what type of videos should you make?

In this short blog post I’m explaining this with two practical examples from my own channel (with 5,5 million views).

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Did you know this about YouTube?

YouTube started back in 2005. The platform was very different back then and a lot has changed. Most people don't know that YouTube actually started out as a dating platform.
Yes, it’s true. But where are we now?

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