How do I make a link in the description? I have my webbsite, Insta and FB there, but I cant make links out of them. :S How do I do that?

I'm going to create my thumbnail before I film my video. https://vidiq.com/blog/post/make-youtube-thumbnails-before-filming/ Creating my thumbnail after shooting the video is hitting all wrong for me. I have poured all my energy into making this video that I now have no patience to create a thoughtful thumbnail. I do put time and energy into my title, hook, and intro as well as what I want the thumbnail to convey. However, at the end it feels like the last hour before Thanksgiving guests arrive. I'm so exhausted that I don't care if the rosemary cocktail sprigs are too big, the mashed potatoes are over mashed, and I forgot the rolls. I'm done and I need this to be over!! That is what the last bits before publishing feels like. I don't expect every part of this journey to be a Zen moment but I do think that I am going to at least give myself the beginning part of the video process a fighting chance and make it the first thing I work all while I am still fresh and enthused. The method that I use to take my picture feels antiquated. I stand against my white wall, take several pictures with my iPhone using a tripod and the timer on my phone. I think the picture quality sucks.Not only that I completely paid no attention to my Hook and I am randomly doing poses. Somebody please help I'm making myself nuts🙏🤣 I'm sharing my channel and if anyone would be interested in checking out my thumbnail picture quality I sure would appreciate it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXx-e45p5gt4PD1F7gCfrzQ xo, Darlia

Hey, Has anyone found a good place to get B-Roll Memes (w/ sound) to use in your videos? Obviously you can always search for them on youtube, but that can be a painful process. Any suggestions?

I was four hours away from being monetized! But because I had a video that had a lot of views 366 days ago, now I am many hours away. I'll keep plugging away. I started making videos in the end of July 2023 and have been making videos ever since. I haven't stopped. I've published 87 videos. I have accumulated 4.7K watch hours. YouTube doesn't give an exact number. But as of the last 365 days, I have 3,703.20 hours, which is less than what the earn tab says since it is dated October 7. I am going backwards! So frustrating!

Hey, I thought this might be a good thread for everyone. If you list some of your favorite online tools, that assist in making your YouTube creation just a little easier. I'll start with my top 3. Add more of your own below. Make sure to add the link and let us know if it's free or requires a subscription. 1) Cloud Convert | Link: https://cloudconvert.com/webp-to-png Free service that allows you to convert WEBP images files to a more useable format. WEBP is quickly becoming a popular format to use to reduce the size of images, but is hard to use properly with editing programs. Convert all of those file to Transparent PNG's. The service is free, and you don't even have to sign up, if you do sign up with your primary e-mail or even a burner e-mail, you are able to convert more files 2) Adobe Express | Link: https://www.adobe.com/express/ A great program that quickly allows you to remove the background from most image files. You don't have to sign up, you can go straight to the EDIT button and find REMOVE Background. This is a great resource for help with Thumbnail creation 3) Adobe Audio Enhance | https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance Another great tool, that can really clean up your audio, and enhance it to the next level. I've used this a lot. Works perfectly if you stay within the limits (1 Hour audio / 500 mb). Tip if you have a large WAV file, save it as MP3 to reduce the file size, then upload the MP3 to the site to be processed.