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Using AI on photos
Have any of you experimented with this? I asked ChatGPT to make a Norman Rockwell image of a photo of mine. Here’s what it gave me. I’d be interested in seeing how this works for you. Have you ever done it? I look worried. Maybe I should be! šŸ˜‚
Using AI on photos
3 likes • 5d
@Karen Taylor I was surprised by it. It made my head rounder. lol. I put it as my profile image on my channel temporarily. The jury's still out on whether or not I'm liking it.
3 likes • 4d
As if that image wasn’t enough, I asked ChatGPT to create a caricature of me for my channel based on what it knows about me. It gave me this. Skynet is self aware!
Livestream mistakes make it great!
Hey @Maureen Greer I'm watching your livestream replay from a few days ago. I have to tell you, it's one of the best livestreams I've seen. I know you had some technical issues at the beginning but you hung in there and that made it great!! It's real, honest, and authentic. Good job!!
3 likes • 14d
@Karen Taylor That’s spot on!!
The New YouTube Ai Ask Studio
Have you tried the Ask Studio? It looks pretty cool. Saw Sean Cannel talking about it. The fact it has access to not only your channel's videos but also the comments is very exciting. How? I asked it what it suggests my next video topic be about, and it based it's answer on my channel's past 90 days results. The suggestion was not surprising and I am making that video next. (Today) You can access this tool in your YouTube studio, upper right side, thru that black star. Let's see what happens 🤨 šŸ“Update: the video posted this morning and in the first hour and a half it's ranking number two of my last 10. But I must say it is not the topic I really want to talk about which is basically Social Security. I think it was suggested because there is so much wondering, worry, interest, etc. about it.
The New YouTube Ai Ask Studio
5 likes • 18d
This is fantastic! My lowly channel doesn’t have enough on it yet to get detailed suggestions but the ones it gave me were great!
Switching out thumbnail after 12 hours after poor performance.
I am switching out my thumbnail after seeing poor performance after 12 hours, to the next thumbnail with the big phone and 'Hands Only'. I have attached my analytics below after 12 hours and why I am experimenting. The reason I am dialled in on thumbnails right now is because my last 3 videos were 1 of 10's so now I am asking AI for help - in this videos case, it is saying it is a packaging problem, so let's see how it goes. Do you change out your thumbnails and titles sometimes after posting? I don't normally, or not this fast anyway. Here was the Chat GPT response below to my asking 'can I change anything to help this video?' and what led me to making this new thumbnail: Your AVD (4:38) is a good sign. People who click are watching. The problem is packaging: CTR 2.4% is low, so YouTube won’t push it wider yet. This is a thumbnail/title job, not a content job. What’s not working (based on your screenshot) Thumbnail issue Your thumbnail is basically saying: - ā€œPHONE ONLYā€ (clear) - ā€œfacelessā€ (red bar) but it’s subtle and a little confusing at small size At phone-size, the face + red bar becomes visual ā€œnoise,ā€ and the real benefit (ā€œyou don’t have to be on cameraā€) isn’t instantly readable. Title issue ā€œStart YouTube Without Being On Cameraā€ is good, but it’s not adding extra punch beyond the thumbnail. You want title + thumbnail to work as a pair, not repeat each other. Roughly how many impressions has it gotten so far? (If it’s under ~500 impressions, the CTR is still ā€œnoisyā€ and changes can swing fast.) Your retention is fine (4:38 AVD with a āœ… at your size is a win).Your CTR is the problem (2.4% with a down arrow). That means: people who click are enjoying it… you just need more of the right people to click. What I see in your thumbnail right now (based on the screenshot) What’s working - ā€œPHONE ONLYā€ is instantly readable (great). - Your face + the red bar is a pattern you’ve used before, so it’s on-brand. - Clean layout (not cluttered).
Switching out thumbnail after 12 hours after poor performance.
6 likes • 21d
This is interesting. Did you see Think Media’s video today? It was full or good information and part of it was spent on thumbnails and how text-free thumbnails can out perform thumbnails with text. It was an eye opener in so many ways and worth the watch. https://www.youtube.com/live/2hs5FmOQUNs?si=3SqEWkpOrjO0DquV
2 likes • 20d
@Just Krista I’m going to experiment with it to see if I notice a difference. I may not be able to tell since my channel is so small. Lol. But I think I’ll try.
New categories (that I learned from the #1 Tech community guy on Skool)
I've added some new categories! šŸ“£ Updates: any new updates/events/Coffee Hours I can post on here šŸ‘‹ Intros: used to be 'What's Your Channel?' šŸ† Wins: for any small, medium or big win, we want to hear all about it šŸ’Ž Gems: for any tips or snippets of info, or how to's or anything that really helps you šŸŽ‰ Fun: for anything fun you've seen or found or done ā“Questions: if you have a question for the group šŸ’¬ Chat: general chat or observation or sharing what's been on your mind lately 🦾 Challenges: used to be '90 Day Challenge' but can be Vlogmas challenge, January Challenge, etc šŸ“ Document Your Journey: same as before, anything you want to share regarding your journey Also, I want to encourage you, if you were thinking of it, to start a Skool community. We are never too small to start, and we keep hearing the risks of building houses on rented land, so not all eggs in one basket. If you were to start, please consider using my affiliate link if you wanted to but no pressure. Anyone using an affiliate link means that creator will "earn 40% commission when you invite somebody to create a Skool community". https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=5f3f1bd55cba4467bd176abc05cd6331
5 likes • Jan 5
These look great Karen. Another reason to love your Skool community. I'll consider starting a community at some point. I'm just not there quite yet.
0 likes • 26d
@Karen Taylor Thanks! I’m planning on more of those as left permits. Right after I posted it, I lost a subscriber. šŸ¤”šŸ˜³šŸ˜”
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Boomer creator, 8 years retired. Long-time teacher of on-demand video courses but leaving that for real life YouTube content creation.

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Joined Oct 15, 2025
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