https://www.youtube.com/live/zJ0JW8VE3Sw?si=sqBabe--hxdup0qB Live in 8 hours, Rob’s hosting a Christmas livestream to end the year on a high - following his record number of viewers last week (239 at one time!) I hope you can join at least for a bit, that dude has some stamina 😄 Below is the rough schedule ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Just found a brand-new YouTuber channel that went viral on its first video about early retirement in your early 50s to regain health and passion. The creator already posted a thoughtful follow-up in their Community tab — really interesting to watch this unfold. https://youtube.com/@waynephipps-over50reset?si=4_PwlAeRVxId8BeQ

I am shook. Just went through my YT subscriptions bc I was wondering why my subs notifications weren’t pinging as often. It wasn’t bc I didnt have my bells set (these are guys I followed from when I started Oct 2024) No bells were pinging to tell me about new content bc literally 80% of them had not posted on YT in anywhere between the last 2 and 5 months (including me BTW😢I fizzled about June/July I think…and still recalibrating ). I take this as a sign that burnout is real (ofc a myriad of other factors that we can never know may be at play). An odd feeling to know you’re not alone. I guess I just wanted to send love to anyone struggling to stay consistent, anyone else who’s on hiatus and trying to do life, holiday planning and all that jazz too 😘 And love to you @Karen Taylor for creating this hub for us to support each other where we can. All the best Marv

Congratulations @Lucy Caldicott for making this important video that’s resonating big time with viewers. And your channel growth multiplied 5 or 6 times in the last few weeks too since then? Please tell us how you came up with the idea and what this experience has been like. Did you get any inspo for your thumbnail or just come up with it yourself? Well done you! 👏

As promised, here is what 2 channel reviews taught me about my channel and the changes I've just made. Our channels are living breathing things and constantly evolving so these changes aren't perfect but they are progress in the direction I want to go. One review was at VidSummit: a 20 minute free consultation by a member of the 1of10.com team. They also have a YT channel @ 1of10pod. The other review was by Claire Sara when she was offering free reviews to some of her newsletter subbies. Her channel is @ ClaireSara and she makes really cool vids. Their feedback rang true with me so I was excited to implement their suggestions. As is my usual scrappy style, here is the email I sent to Claire to let her know I had taken action. I need to tighten up ‘YouTube Over 40’ niche. When people look at my channel it isn't clear exactly what my channel is about. Is it vlogs? Superheroes? (actually it is!) YouTube growth tips? Look to use YT community posts area Post posts more frequently Look at livestream comments for clues on videos to make. What problems are people trying to solve? Do relatable updates on anything for YouTubers Over 40 that I have found helpful because others will find this info helpful too I own some tech so make easy to follow videos how to set it up and use it (the kind of video I love) Reinstate 'Home' page tab that is first on our tabs when we go to a channel - can use this to put the most recent video in there or an intro video Can put posts in the Home page! Look into this Don’t be afraid to repeat things I have made in a different way Don’t be afraid to make videos about things like updates - it doesn’t matter that Kevin Kolbe made a video about YouTube updates or whatever. If there are 5 YouTube updates I am excited about and will use, I can make a video about that (and then use them) PROBLEM: It is unclear what my channel is about, is it a vlogging channel is it about YouTube growth? ACTION TAKEN: Unlisted all 10 of my non-niche videos (personal vlogs, Deadpool, eggs for breakfast…