Take a look at my screenshot. A man is using my name, Rudi Strahl, to promote his channel. When I search for “Rudi Strahl” on Google and go to the Videos tab, the first three videos show a different man and his content. I have already contacted him and requested that he remove my name from his tags. I also believe he is monetized, and YouTube strongly discourages such manipulative practices.

YouTube's new 3-tier viewer metric is a game-changer: ✅ New Viewers = your discoverability is working ⚠️ Casual Viewers = they know you but don't need you yet 🎯 Regular Viewers = your "core" (watched 6+ months consistently) Channels with high Regular % get homepage priority in 2026. Here's the strategic question most creators miss: "What can I create ONCE that viewers want WEEKLY?" Not daily news (burnout). Not random topics (no pattern-building). Try this instead: 1. Pick ONE weekly recurring segment 2. Track Casual → Regular conversion for 8 weeks 3. Double down on what works Examples: - "Friday Founder Updates" (your niche) - "Tuesday Troubleshooting" (help + consistency) - "Weekend Workshop" (hands-on value) Currently testing this with my coaching clients - early results show 2-3x faster Regular Viewer growth vs. random posting. Anyone else adapting to this shift?

Just hit 3k Subs in under 3 months such an amazing journey of reflections, learning, developing new skills and enjoying every bit of content creation

Hi Everyone! What a fantastic call! Hopefully you all found it valuable. Perhaps we can get him back for another call. 🙌 You can watch the replay here! Alex Parker Think Media Mastermind in Vegas (October 2025) : https://go.thinkmedia.com/think-media-mastermind-2025 p.s. Janet - Alex wanted me to tell you the following since he got cut off: that VidIQ and using AI are both fine for utilizing and crafting SEO it's just not something I live and die by when it comes to building my videos. It's more so a tool to help propel or perpetuate videos that need SEO like a potential review/trending topic/etc.

Hmmmm, this appeared in my email this morning. I must admit, I always recommend to others to celebrate those wins, but I never take my own advice 😂 This is a really nice milestone, and it took a lot of hard work to get every single view. Thanking everyone who voted on my thumbnail polls and also the advice given, especially from @Mike Bayer to answer every single comment and build a community and Alexa for building this awesome community.