YouTube Channel Articles

How to Spike Video Views via Special Channel Events - A Look at Captain Sparklez’ Minecraft Style

When you look at certain YouTube channels, you'll see some healthy views here and there that number into the tens and hundreds of thousands.  You'll see a consistent amount of views across every video.  Every once in awhile, one will spike, and there's usually a ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - The 128,000 Foot Edition

Over the weekend some teams won, some teams lost, some teams finally lived to my expectations. However, that's all sports and we have to get on to talking about the online video news. A big thing this week is Providence Equity Partners selling their 10% ...

4 Ways to Evaluate Your Performance Beyond Video Views [Creator's Tip #61]

There are a couple of ways that you can gauge how effective and successful your online video content really is.  A lot of people focus on video views for that (we've debated the value in views before), but that may not be the best way ...

Does YouTube Care About Amateur Creators Anymore? [Reel Web #61]

While YouTube is still the most popular destination for amateur and user-generated video content, it's clear that times have changed and the online video space has evolved. There's no doubt that YouTube has made a clear and calculated shift towards focusing on more professional grade ...

When I Look at All These YouTube Original Channels, I See Ad Revenue

A year ago, Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s Vice President and Global Head of Content, announced that nearly 100 new original content channels were coming to YouTube. A week ago, Kyncl provided an update on their original channel initiative stating on the YouTube Blog, “When we look at the ...

How to Download Your Entire YouTube Channel Library in Original Uploaded Format [Reel Web #59]

This week on the Reel Web, we'll show you a new feature that Google launched which allows you to download all of your original source video files that were uploaded to your YouTube channel.  Additionally we cover a few new linking options for YouTube annotations, ...

10 YouTube Channels for Bloggers, By Bloggers

Everyone has thought of opening up a blog at some point, and most of us have attempted it. For some, it will become a huge success. It may even become your primary source of income. But this takes time, effort and some know-how to get ...

REVIEW: New YouTube App for iPhone and iOS Devices [Reel Web #57]

This week on the Reel Web we review some of the features of the new YouTube app available for mobile devices as well as what seems to still be missing.  We also discuss a few more YouTube channel updates that make it easier for the casual viewer ...

How to Increase Views and Exposure in YouTube with Custom Branded Thumbnails

Video thumbnails are one of the most underutilized facets of video marketing. With YouTube now rolling out the capability for all partners to upload custom thumbnails, it's going to become even more important to create thumbnails that set yourself apart from the rest of the ...

Love Football launches on YouTube: What in the Wild, Wild World of Sports is A-Going on Here?

Americans, Canadians, South Africans and Australians call it soccer, Spaniards and Latin Americans call it fútbol, but the rest of the world calls it football. But, whatever it’s called, the game is played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the ...

How to Vlog Like a Pro - Vlogging Tips from YouTube's NextUp Vlogger, Scooter Magruder [Creator's Tip #53]

In this week's Creator's Tip episode we talk with Scooter Magruder, a winning Vlogger in this year's YouTube's NextUp Program & Contest. Scooter shares with us his advice, tips, and tricks as to how to build and develop an audience in YouTube for your vlog and how ...

Balancing Time Between Real Life and (Reel Life) Video Creation [Creator's Tip #52]

On this week's Creator's Tip video, Arturo Trejo talks with us about his strategies for effectively balancing his time between every day responsibilities and family, with the time it takes to be a creator and edit his videos on a regular basis. Arturo Trejo, of ...

RevZilla Motorsports Uses TrueView In-Stream Video Ads to Triple Subscribers to its YouTube Channel [Case Study]

When motorcycle enthusiasts get serious about their gear, they shop at RevZilla.com. Founded in 2007 by a core of passionate motorcyclists (who happen to have penchant for writing code), RevZilla Motorsports has distinguished itself from big-box stores and online sites by providing superior customer service ...

Why You Need Your Own Video Website Outside of YouTube [Creator's Tip #49]

On this week’s Creator’s Tip video Kieran Farr from VidCaster discusses the benefits of having your videos on your own video website in addition to a presence on relevant video destination sites like YouTube, Blip.tv and Daily Motion in order to increase your traffic, product ...

YouTube Tips For Musicians Trying to Build An Audience Featuring Rapper Street Light [Creator's Tip #47]

There are a lot of musicians in the world with the same goal in mind. They all want to get their music out there and be heard. The problem seems to be how to find a way to do it. This week we’re going to ...