Hey all! You can now find the YouTube thumbnail templates underneath the YouTube masterclass we did. Here's the link: https://www.skool.com/the-top-1-podcasters-7030/classroom/12d7a27b?md=27baa7a0fe8c4dfb98ce8f2db7e8d48e

My original plan was I didn't really want my headshot on the cover art and other stuff. I was gonna leave it as an octopus. And then some people showed up (totally "unrelated") and said people are going to fall in love with my face. So I guess I'm making a headshot now... And I actually need a headshot for three things. 1. I'm doing a workshop at Confluence. 2. This podcast cover art. 3. The Youtube thumbnails since I'm doing a lot of solo episodes anyway. I have my main "profile photo" one which I use for everything right now. I really like that one. And I even used it for my temporary cover art that I threw together. I'm attaching both of those. Then I've been taking a few more, both inside and outside. I have about 200 of those (in case you can't get enough of me). Here are a few. For outside, I live on the beach so I can go back out there and take more if needed. For inside, I have the softbox so I can mess with the lighting a lot. Let me know if you have more direction for either. My questions: 1. Is the profile photo good? I'm concerned that since the original is taken at a distance the cropped version is lower quality and may not work in some cases. 2. Are the windy hair ones gonna make the background removal wonky? Guessing for the headshots we don't need to remove the background but I know y'all do for the YT thumbnails. 3. Eyes are more closed when outside. An issue? And more generally, which one is the best??? Thanks!

We were having tech issues - call is now HERE: https://meet.google.com/tja-wter-iwn?authuser=0

@Justin Moore Hi! Why is recording on Zoom not recommended? Curious because I like the video filters it has and I see it can be uploaded into Descript for editing. Thank you!

Hey everyone! In one hour, I’m going live with our head YouTube strategist for a full breakdown on what actually works on YouTube and how to set your podcast up to win on the platform. We’ll be diving into the two things that make or break your episodes on YouTube:titles and thumbnails. If you want to understand why some videos take off and others flop, how to package your episodes for maximum clicks, and what small tweaks can completely change your growth trajectory… be there!