YouTube is currently the world’s most popular video-sharing website and has become the second most used search engine after Google. Every month, there are more than a billion users who take advantage of the multimedia giant to watch videos from their favorite YouTubers.
Earning money with YouTube can be an incredibly lucrative method for making money if you are willing to invest the time and effort into this avenue of passive income. While you may have thought that you'd have to strike the viral video jackpot in order to earn any passive income from YouTube, it is entirely feasible to earn a side income that you can gradually build upon. Anyone determined enough can make YouTube a profitable method of income. You have to be willing to invest your time, and you have to have patience if you want to be rewarded with a passive income from YouTube.
This e-book has 63 pages full of step-by-step actions to grow your YouTube channel.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
Knowing the Reason Why You’re Starting Your YouTube Channel
Determining Your Target Audience
Know Your Direct Competition
Scheduling Your Uploads
Equipment and Software You’ll Need
Allocating the Time to Create Your Videos
Chapter 2 – Choosing Your Niche
Determining What You’re Good At
Selecting a Category
Researching Topics
Consider a “Desperate Niche”
Chapter 3 How to Optimize Your YouTube Channel for Success
Choose a Memorable Channel Name
Use an Attractive Channel Icon
Create a Channel Trailer
Integrate Social Media Links
Include Channel Art
The About Section
Chapter 4 – Developing Your Content Strategy
Why Consistency is Important
Types of Videos You Can Create
Vlogs
Company Culture Videos
Interviews
Webinars
Events
Presentations
Tutorials
Product Reviews
Chapter 5 – Strategies for Building an Audience
Comment on Similar Videos
Use Social Media
Participate in Forums
Collaborate with Others
Chapter 6 – Strategies for Increasing Your Customer Engagement
Create Simple and Beautiful Thumbnails
Add Annotations to Drive User Actions
Keep Your Videos Short
Basic SEO Principles and Marketing Strategies Apply to YouTube
Chapter 7 – How to Monetize Your YouTube Channel
YouTube Partner Program
Affiliate Products
Work with Outside YouTube Partners
Sell Your Own Merchandise
Drive Traffic to Your Website
Chapter 8 – Mistakes to Avoid on Your YouTube Channel
Purchasing Fake Reviews
Doing a Video Dump
Ignoring Your Social Media Presence
Inconsistent Video Uploads
Not Engaging With Your Audience
Failing to Have a Plan
Trolling Other Channels and Begging for Views
Not Linking Your Channel to Your Social Media Accounts
Conclusion