For a long time my process was: sit down, think of something, record it, upload it and wait. The editing got better every month, the thumbnails got better, and the views stayed exactly where they were. What I changed was the order. Now the first thing I do in the week is look at what is already moving in my niche: which hook they use, which format holds, and how long it has been working. Then I record. That part I do with an AI app that pulls it together for me, but it works by hand too: open five channels that talk to the same people you do, and write down what each video promises in the first line. Three things I would do this week: - Before you record, write the one line someone gets from the title and the thumbnail alone. If that line is not interesting without the video, the edit will not save it. - Look at channels your size, not the big ones. What a huge channel does works because of the channel, not because of the format. - Keep a list of the videos that did nothing and look at what they have in common. That list tells you more than the one that worked. Last month I went past a million views and one piece hit 500k, and I record less than I used to. If this is useful to anyone, leave me a question below and I will go through how I do it.

I pubished this video today and would like to know what you all think. I've been on vacation the last couple weeks. I made my own thumbnail not using 1of 10, I didn't edit the video. I wanted to discuss hurdles in life especially as an amputee. Would love feedback. https://youtu.be/WPe3S4Ifqew?is=TxuagG66q_MlveIM

My subscription runs out for CapCut Pro on 11.1. I am tapped out on money flowing out so I have decided to switch up editing programs! The down side, learning a new program. I have decided to go with DaVinci Resolve 21 the free version. I have heard from others on here it is a good option. I have heard it said many times, YouTube is no longer the go to place to learn things. Me being me, I did the YT search on learning DaVinci. Well, to all the DaVinci gurus, you didn't help! You assumed I knew some stuff! I was so confused and discouraged after watching a few videos. In my frustration I ran to my friendly assistant, ChatGPT to vent! Oh my goodness, I can't say enough about the step by step process Chat laid out for me to follow in publishing my first DaVinci video! What I thought would take me a month of learning, and practicing took just a few hours! It was a very simple video with some B-roll and music added, no fancy stuff like transitions and text overlay. But still for this 67 year old woman, I was excited to get it done without all the frustration! Bottom line, Chat can be used for LEARNING as well as a rock polisher for scripting! Just wanted to share the tip!

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Great excitement after lots of effort I've finally posted my first video. If you'd like a look here's the link https://www.youtube.com/@SelfAwareWomen If you'd like to have a look any feedback is welcome. I'm not sure why but when I search for the video my banner is not showing just the little icon which has to be changed (not tonite) . Frustration - any suggestions??