$50 client: You’re pathetic, here’s a list of 69,000 revisions $300 client: Amazing job! Here are some minor changes So those freelancers have been discussing about their experiences with us so far 😂

Agree or disagree? "YouTube is just luck at the end of the day."

Can anyone explain the strategy behind the growth of this channel

Repeat key points early in the video, as most intro information is forgotten by the time it's needed 1. Most intro formulas work across different channels, with tone being the main factor that changes based on content and audience. 2. A warm opening should confirm the main idea, provide enough context to start, and set a clear direction for the video. 3. To avoid mismatching viewer interest, teaser clips in intros should highlight the objective value of exciting moments, not just emotions behind those moments. 4. You can't fully assess intro performance through retention data, as YouTube reports in 1% increments and is influenced by video reach. 5. The goal of a good intro is to clear up confusion early, as confusion often causes viewers to stop watching early. 6. Many viewers use the first few seconds of a video as a second decision-making point to decide whether they want to watch the video or not, which is why giving context upfront helps them make that choice. 7. Cold openings can work, but theyre often less effective because they rely on viewers already being invested and okay with not understanding everything right away. 8. Its okay to have one "wasteful" sentence in your intro, as it can make it feel less scripted 10. Clearly showing when you're transitioning from the intro to the main content helps with retention. It signals that you're about to deliver the core of the video. 11. Intros longer than 25 seconds tend to lose viewers because they pack in too much information at once. 12. The best way to improve intros is through word choice. Too many ideas in one sentence or difficult words can hurt your intro's effectiveness. 13. Overloading intros with visuals can confuse viewers, leading to less clarity of your intros. 14. Telling viewers to " watch until the end" isn't a great use of intro time, and there's little evidence showing this strategy works well. 15. Your intro should visually represent what viewers can expect from the video, especially for auto-play previews on the home page.

IF YOU WANT TO GROW ON YOUTUBE, YOUR GREATEST ENEMY WILL ALWAYS BE THE METRICS ON YOUR STUDIO DASHBOARD. YOU MIGHT TELL OTHERS THAT YOU DON'T FOCUS ON THE NUMBERS, BUT IN REALITY, YOUR MOTIVATION IS DEPENDENT ON WHETHER THE NUMBERS SHOW UP IN GREEN OR GRAY. IT'S A DANGEROUS PRACTICE, AS THIS WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO BURNOUT FOR MANY REASONS. LET'S GET INTO THIS. FIRST OF ALL, NOTHING MAKES SENSE. WHEN YOUR VIDEOS ARE PERFORMING WELL, YOUR CLICK-THROUGH RATES ARE LOW, AND WHEN YOUR VIDEOS ARE UNDERPERFORMING, YOU HAVE A HIGH RETENTION RATE. ALL OF THIS WHILE STRATEGISTS KEEP TELLING YOU TO HIT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE FOR BOTH. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING: THOSE NUMBERS DON'T MEAN SHIT. THEY DON'T CORRELATE WITH VIDEO PERFORMANCE ON A CHANNEL LEVEL, WHICH MEANS FOCUSING ON THEM INSTEAD OF VIEWS IS USELESS. SECOND, IF GROWTH IN VIEWERSHIP IS THE ONLY THING YOU SEE AS SUCCESS, YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF CHASING GHOSTS. IN THE EARLIER STAGES OF YOUR CHANNEL, YOU MAY FIND THIS TO BE A GREAT METRIC FOR SUCCESS, BUT ONCE YOU'RE MORE SUCCESSFUL, IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN TRYING TO ACQUIRE A NEWER AND LARGER AUDIENCE. YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF SPENDING MORE TIME TRYING TO IMPROVE THE CONTENT SIMPLY TO KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE WATCHING. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOU'LL FALL OFF, AS MANY HAVE WHO FAILED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONTENT. LASTLY, IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE VIDEO BECOME A TOP-PERFORMING VIDEO. GROWING A CHANNEL COMES WITH EXPERIMENTATION, AND EXPERIMENTATION COMES WITH A LOT OF UNWANTED RESULTS. YOU MAY CREATE A VIDEO THAT IS SUPPOSED TO GO VIRAL ON PAPER, BUT IT GETS HALF THE VIEWS SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SOME MINUSCULE FACTORS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU FAILED-IT MEANS YOU'VE CREATED A VIDEO THAT CAME WITH A LEARNING THAT COULD PROBABLY HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE. I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU TO IGNORE YOUR DATA. I'M ALL FOR DATA, AND I BELIEVE THAT NUMBERS ARE THE EASIEST WAY TO MEASURE OUR SUCCESSES. HOWEVER, EVEN IF YOU'RE A DATA-DRIVEN PERSON WHO WANTS TO USE THE NUMBERS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CHANNEL, YOU NEED TO CONSIDER ALL FACTORS THAT CAN INFLUENCE THOSE NUMBERS AND WHAT THIS CAN DO TO BOTH YOUR MIND AND YOUR CONTENT.