Who here has a Youtube channel? Tonight our AI expert, Tony Rockcliff presented on 2026 best practices to grow your account! Here are the take aways!
- Two takes maximum
- It doesn't' need to be perfect.
- I help ___ do _____ so they can ____. My Channel promise is _____ outcome is a perfect Channel income
- Weekly Uploads are in, daily uploads are out
- Treat it like a TV channel- Have a show at a specific day and time
- Don't rush the creative
- Keywords are out- Intentionality and Value
- The key is to have content people watch all the way through
- Don't blast your link to your audience in the testing phase. The algorithm is testing it.
- Algorithm is not a promoter its a matchmaker
- If you provide topic consistency and trust in your viewers you will become a specialist
- Follow 10 word rule. Confusion kills reach. I help ____ achieve _____ in under 10 words
- CTR aim to 4-8% and AVD: Average view duration must be over 50% then the algorithm will push your video RVR- Returning Viewer rate
- Update titles to the current year
- Plan out the growth of your channel
- What is your sales system, what is your offer and where are you sending people.
- Building a Library- Manifesto, what you believe, call out whats wrong in your niche
- Randomness is your enemy
- Stop creating for attention and create with intention - make valuable videos for people
- The ideation Process: What do people always ask me? What mistakes do I see people making? What do I wish I knew when I started? What makes me angry in my niche? What tools do I use daily?
- Shorts vs. Long form content are entirely different audiences.
- Goal: Solve Problems- Searchable Content SEO and create sharable content.
- Have your titles illustrate proof. Show the cynical viewer how you did it.
- Tell your story- Create loyal communities with authentic content.
- Don't post random- follow a schedule- solve, opinion, illustrate, story, repeat.....
Do you have a Youtube channel? How are you growing your channel? Tell us in the comments!