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Growing your YouTube audience, increasing your views and watch time, earning more money with less effort, creating higher-quality videos… Sure, that all sounds nice. But how do you do it?
Luckily, when it comes to YouTube, there’s a lot of helpful advice out there from people who have learned a lot about YouTube growth and are regularly creating videos to share their tips and perspectives. We’ve compiled a list of 10 of our favorite channels here that can help teach you the tricks of the trade and inspire you. Whether you’re a beginner or an established influencer, there’s always more to know and more to gain, right?
Even if you’re feeling cynical about that seemingly perpetual cycle online, where influencers are getting rich on YouTube by making videos about how to get rich on YouTube... there’s still a lot you can learn from them. Put on your smart analytical hat and make sure to pay attention not just to what their videos are saying, but how they’re saying it. What strategies are these pros using to capture your attention — what do their titles look like, their thumbnails, their descriptions, their keywords, their video and editing styles, etc? How do they use playlists and organize their channel? Watch closely and you can learn a lot.
Check out our recommendations below for YouTube channels to follow, and let us know on social media if you have any other faves to add to the list, too!
1. YouTube Creators
Subscribers: 4.48M
Best for: Literally everyone with a YouTube channel
Ok, this one goes without saying, but it would also be hard to write a list of best YouTube channels for creators and influencers without it. YouTube Creators is the official channel for news, updates, and education about growing your audience and mastering YouTube. Videos feature tips and inspiration from YouTube as well as from top creators, and all you would ever need to know about topics like starting a channel, livestreaming, using YouTube Studio, and more. It’s especially the smart place to go first for any questions about YouTube rules and policies, like the ever-important copyright question, because you’ll be sure you’re getting accurate information straight from YouTube.
Check out: Fair Use - Copyright on YouTube
2. Paddy Gallloway
Subscribers: 376k
Best for: Learning tips from top YouTube success stories
One of the best ways to become successful is to look closely at others who have already become successful. Paddy specializes in doing case studies of YouTube success stories, helping you build and grow your channel from the lessons of other creators.. Each video focuses on a single influencer and walks you through some of the strategies they use. He’s got a great perspective on what these influencers are doing right — and tips for how to apply some of those strategies to your own channel, too.
Check out: Here’s Why Mr Beast is a GENIUS - How He Grew His YouTube Channel
3. Nick Nimmin
Subscribers: 827k
Best for: Learning how to get more views from a pro
Nick Nimmin is an established YouTube pro who’s been around since 2014 and learned a lot of the tricks of the trade along the way. His channel has everything from step-by-step training guides on how to go viral, advice on apps and techniques for making YouTube videos from your phone, and much more. He also streams a live Q&A session every Saturday morning that’s incredibly popular with his audience.
Check out: PROVEN Ways To Get More Views on YouTube in 2022
4. Catherine Manning
Subscribers: 459k
Best for: Aspiring entrepreneurs and influencers interested in growth
Catherine is an experienced YouTube entrepreneur who’s mastered informative and entertaining videos that will teach you a lot about how to grow your own YouTube channel. Her channel combines video production tips (especially editing) for beginners and intermediate users along with money making strategies, like how to master YouTube’s algorithm or get started with influencer marketing.
Check Out: 1 Million Views On A YouTube Video In 4 Months // sharing the analytics & how to use the algorithm
5. Brian Dean
Subscribers: 471K
Best for: Learning and mastering YouTube Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Brian Dean, the creator of Backlinko, ranks up there along with Neil Patel as one of the biggest go-to resources on the web for learning and mastering SEO. If you want to grow your audience to the next level, you need to help your audience find you via YouTube and Google search engines. But if there’s one thing to know about SEO, it’s that the rules and best practices are always changing. Yesterday’s strategies to rank high could make you blacklisted as a spammer today. That’s why you should really follow an expert to get the up-to-date strategies.
Check out: How to rank YouTube Videos (7 NEW Strategies)
6. Roberto Blake
Subscribers: 547K
Best for: Small YouTube channels and creatives who want to learn about YouTube monetization
Roberto Blake is a content creator and coach who helps entrepreneurs and social media influencers build their brands and start making a profit online. His channel covers a lot of related topics for branding, making passive income, and creating content — and his YouTube-specific videos have a great perspective on learning the business side and growing a channel.
Check out: 5 Ways to Make Money Online that ACTUALLY Work in 2022
7. Think Media
Subscribers: 1.97 M
Best for: Beginners and anyone needing video tech advice
Think Media is a powerhouse channel made by a team of content creators and educators who share lots of videos with YouTube beginner and channel growth tips, as well as videos with a special focus on the technical side. They have weekly tech reviews and lots of tips for anyone ready to improve their video’s audio (microphones), learn proper lighting, get the right cameras on a budget, and more.
Check out: 5 Minute YouTube Lighting Tutorial For Beginners (How to Get That "YouTube" Look!)
8. Annie Dube
Subscribers: 129k
Best for: Small channels and YouTube amateurs ready to learn how to grow
Annie’s a great example of a YouTube content creator who knows her audience and consistently creates smart videos aimed towards their goals. Annie proves you don’t need flashy viral videos to be successful. Instead, she posts a steady stream of helpful videos on topics like how to gain subscribers, how to start monetizing videos, how to increase watch time, and more. The best thing about Annie’s channel is that she makes it clear that anyone can earn a living on YouTube by being consistent and strategic.
Check out: THESE 6 Things Will Grow Your YouTube Channel WITHOUT VIEWS!
9. Channel Makers
Subscribers: 108K
Best for: Learning how to grow with YouTube Shorts
Nate from Channel Makers (formerly known as Vid School) shares the tips he’s learned from trying out YouTube strategies on multiple test channels. In other words, he experiments so that you don’t have to. His Channel Makers channel includes tips for beginners, Interviews with successful YouTubers, reviews of other channels, growing your channel, and more. Nate’s channel is a great place to go in particular for learning how to master YouTube Shorts.
Check out: How and Why to Make YouTube Shorts (Tutorial) - This is URGENT
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