Here's the list: The next most helpful video right now is this (my guide to planning - REALLY planning - your year): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6iljcKW186ZhYk.html IDEATION & PACKAGING: My SEAS method for picking winning ideas: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdx4eLVqppfLgZ8.html AI-backed customized-to-channel ideation + Titles: vidiq.com/nateblack/ Thumbnail tool very similar to Photoshop, but a fraction of the price: affinity.serif.com/en-us/ RUNNING A CHANNEL: Here's the custom KZfaq template I made for planning an running your channel (free): clickup.pxf.io/c/5015775/1909706/16855 RECORDING: Microphone I used in this video (I didn't do any audio processing, and the room is not sound-dampened): amzn.to/47PBzvz Mic arm for the above: amzn.to/3GjdYYi Lav mic I've used for hundreds of videos: amzn.to/3utYCgV Lighting good for talking head videos: amzn.to/3uBbZw0 PERSONALIZED HELP: Join VIP waitlist so I can let you know FIRST when new spots open up (the last time I opened it to the public on KZfaq, it sold out in 2.5 hours): radicalyt.com/ You've got this!

I think Nate is the real unsung hero that truly helps youtubers without half-ass answers without half-baked ideas, but real helpful strategies and what to focus on. He might not be as big as vidiq or channel makers, but he just gives you the information expecting nothing in return, but your time and attention and the hope that he helped you.

I felt like I just paid $997 for this youtube video

Gone are the days where you could upload anything you have a passion about and grow a large audience. It's now become a strategic game and a highly competitive job. Great video and wonderful tips to help us learn and grow as creators.

Wow, so much content, so coherent, so actionable. And you just get the feeling that Nate is genuinely rooting for you.

This video was so good I actually took some notes like this was a class 1. Pick your craft. Choose something you want to share that is... -----Something you care about -----Something you want to get better at -----Something to make income or grow your brand 2. Decide if you want to make shorts or long-form videos. You can't do both. 3. Decide how to position yourself -----Hero - you’re going on a journey and the rest of us are watching. ------Performer - You are entertaining the audience by creating something new. Think most video essayists. ------Teacher - You are helping people get better or learn something. ------ Commentator - You are shedding light on something that already exists. This is reactions, discussions/news videos, and documentaries. 4. Rule of 10: Pick 10 videos, publish them, learn from each, adapt going forward, repeat. Make sure every video is either something you're proud of or something that will accomplish your goals 5. Pick ideas with built-in attention - SEAS Method. Spread, Excitement, Audience match, Simple. ---------Every video must fit 1 of 4 categories: Demands attention, Tried & True, Worth Results, or makes you Come alive 6. Make content your audience already wants, then package it (title, thumbnail, first 15 seconds) so they find it. -------------Use the right tools (VidIQ) -------------Be Excited ------------- Describe the thumbnail in a single idea. If you can't redo it. ------------- Test to see what works. Be relentless! 7. Deliver everything in a standout way. Pick between improving your editing (wide appeal, lack of depth) or your presence (Dedicated audience, less generic, but less growth) 8. Find how to build income. More money = more ability to serve people. Build an audience that values what you do. 9. Vision - have additional perspectives to help you see what's working, as well as to keep yourself stable during rocky times. Hope this helped someone!

This video is why you are the Teacher. I can see exactly where I am at each step and where I need to improve. I’ve watched other Utube experts try to define what you just did so succinctly. I wasn’t left confused or unsure of how to implement this process. High 5s dude! So good!

3 reasons I love this video: 1) Self-deprecating humor 2) Stating the obvious while blowing my mind 3) The game-board-style visuals to help us see the whole journey 4) Incredibly dense actionable advice

This was LITTERALLY the most comprehensive and information-, motivation and support-packed video I have seen. It felt like a good talk at the Christmas dinner table with your millionaire uncle on how to succeed in life. Weirdest way to describe the video but honestly how it felt 😂 Thank you for this content! I will be saving the video in a playlist and watching it again and again along my journey ☺

When I started this channel a year ago, I had no idea how life was going to flip upside down. I finally felt like after several failed other channels and learning a few things, that doing a channel about being a creator in several different areas, like AI, KDP and Amazon Merch, that I'd finally found my path. Then life went sideways. Mom had a stroke in Feb and was in the hospital for 12 days. March dad had a seizure, broke his neck was in the hospital for 33 days then went into skilled nursing and died in June. Mom had a second stroke in July and then hubby and I had to move in to take care of her and now I'm basically a full-time caregiver trying to find my bearings. I'm finally at the point where I can start looking again at the channel and HOPE I can get back in the saddle. So the last part I really resonated with. Life usually never goes the way we plan. Thanks Nate. Always great content and I will be watching this one again.

You know it's gonna be a good one when Nate uploads a full 20 minute video. Thanks a lot, good sir!

Nate, Nate, Nate, my man! I have been binging the best way to monetize content that I’ve been creating for more than a decade, and it can be very confusing. I love your stuff. Thank you for helping us achieve our goals and dreams.

I recently took my thumbnails from around 3 percent up to 6-9 percent by doing one thing.... I stopped putting my ugly mug in the thumbnails haha! My views are literally ten fold what they were, my last 3 videos have been in the thousands or tens of thousands of views and they were in the hundreds before this change. I could be wrong.. but I feel like that's the only thing I have changed. Either way.. i'm keeping my face out of the thumbnail for a while!

Whoa so much amazing information! I'm going to have to rewatch this video and let it sink in. Thank you Nate! Wishing you a radical 2024 year as well!!!

Amen Nate! And a radical year to you too!

Wow! This was a TON of value in a short amount of time. You over delivered as usual, Nate! Thank you for being so generous and sharing your resources with us!

Your videos are always so helpful, but this one was fully loaded! Wow, thanks Nate!

Oooooh. So today, I've learned that the content I'm building for my launch makes me a Hero/Teacher channel. One part is the journey of my business: rhe repair and maintenance of Stuffed toys. The other part is teaching all the sewing/cleaning skills I use so that others can do repairs at home too.

Nate, thank you. You’ve done a version of this type of video for the last few years and they just keep getting better. Love!

Nate, from the button of my heart. You are a G.O.A.T. This hero,performer thing made me realise that, you don't need to be a guru to start your youtube journey. I can even decide to tell my audience that I'm just documenting my journey on this or that and share the insights, experiences and everything in between with them. Thank you Nate. Ooh ,Howdy Howdy everyone.

Great stuff Nate! As usual... I feel like you are talking directly to me! Very timely for my journey. Definitely LOVED the way you broke down the 4 Ways to position the channel! Thank you for the extra effort!

Great timing with this video Nate! As the year is winding down I'm sure many creators (myself included), are looking toward January and the new year with our video pipeline of topic ideas, reflections of what worked and didn't in 2023 as well as major goals for 2024 in mind. This video reminds me that there are deep processes and intellectual considerations at every level on this KZfaq journey. Thanks for the video!

Awesome video Nate! The Delivery realization really hit home for me in particular. When I started making videos on my channel a year and half ago I focused alot on the edit part to make up my lack of presense I felt I had on my videos. This helped alot especially with some of my how to videos I made. Now im starting to shift more towards working on my presence and getting better at expressing my delivery and excitement in videos. Ive actually found that as my presence improved, my need for alot of editing started to go down which allowed more time to improve other parts of my videos. Definitly focusing on one first than the other helps push you farther and faster as your skills improve. Thanks for reconfirming a good process I was already doing! Looking forward to your next video!

I've been saying for a while now that there are 3 types of content on KZfaq, and all content fits into 1 of the 3. You took 1 of those types, and broke it down into 2 different version (performer/commentator). It's brilliant man, I love that you have further defined those roles so people can more accurately pinpoint themselves on youtube. Great stuff Nate.

very impressive Nate .... I take my hat off to you my friend. Might have to have to get in on your list. You definitely know what you are doing.

Thank you for all you do! We continue to learn and grow everyday! All our best everyone!

I took notes; I will be putting all of this into practice. My endless thanks for you sharing this knowledge, Nate! (and for free!)

This is GOLD, thanks Nate! ✌Hero, commentator, performer or teacher.. I've never thought I had to pick one to have consistency but now that I heard you I understand how important it is!

Great advice as always, Nate! Always love opening YT to one of your uploads. 🥳

This is so helpful! I’m so glad I found your channel. I started my channel to have a community while I’m on this journey of waking up early and getting healthy. I started making some videos that leaned more on the teaching side and they just didn’t feel in line with what I wanted in my channel to be. This helped clarify a lot! I subscribed, and I’m looking forward to seeing your other videos. Thank you!

This is one of the most helpful videos I have seen! I have already watched it twice and it is causing me to take a hard look at how and why I am creating content. Thank you, Nate!

Thanks a lot man! I'm just starting out and the fact that this is the only video I found where the advice is actually something that's actionable is a very helpful start for me. You pointed mistakes that I did which instantly comes to mind of what I can/should have done better instead, which leaves me very inspired for my next videos 😆❗

Hey Nate! I have a request for a video. What about if you cover how to grow a channel in this sense: 1. Should we upload more frequently with shorter videos? Or maybe less frequent but very polished videos. 2. What is ‘missing’ with new KZfaq creators’ content? Ie. is it just that it’s a new channel and if you make good content your ‘time’ will come? 3. From experience (ideally brief interviews with KZfaq channels), how long did it take to see success on their channel? What was the key thing that they changed (or learned) just before their channel took off. You could just analyse their channel to do this but an interview would probably be more insightful! Appreciate your content and the value that you try to share rather than clickbait!

So much value my man! Thank you so much for this!

I took so many notes! Truly an amazing video Nate. Thank you!!!

making your own channel was a really great decision and im so glad you did it. this content is so helpful!!!

Now another type of channel that I am running is a hero channel. Thanks, Nate!

Excited for this new direction for you Nate.

This video is SO packed with value. I feel like I need to watch it 5 times to grasp everything. Best video I've seen on this topic. You're always the best, Nate! Thanks.

This is the longest video I've watched that I feel like was worth it the whole time. Well done.

Thanks Nate, your positive energy is infectious ❤

I came across this video on a little vacation trip and I’ve watched it three times within one week. When I get home I plan to watch it again and take notes! Thank you Nate for sharing your insights!!!

That was a mini KZfaq Masterclass! Thanks a lot Nate!

It official! I’ve watched every video on this channel (and am rewatching some so I can actually apply all this fantastic learning)

Your setup, lighting and video quality in general is so much better than when you were with channel makers! Glad you’re still doing your thing man! Been following you (not channel makers) for a few years now, although i might have commented once or twice tops lol. 💪🏻

I just found this video and wow... What incredible quality, I'm going to watch the entire channel

Wow! Your video has open my mind on KZfaq classifications and very deep information about KZfaq as a creators niches. Now I have understand better on how the channels growth. Thank you for another great video. 👍

By far the best video for KZfaq creators that I've seen in a long time. First video I've watched from start to end in a while. Liked and subscribed 🎉

Thx, Nate, - once again I feel you nailed it. And once again you've sent me right back to the 'drawingboard' to fix & make changes to my stuff. Once again: Thx‼️

Thx again. I find myself returning to your channel ever more. Well done. I hate how you predict that some videos blow up, and it seems impossible to figure out why! (Why some fail, easy. Boooriiing).

Hi Nate :) I just found your channel yesterday. I just want to say that I really love your enthusiasm and vibe. Love your content too of course! I really love your perspective on this. I want to start my KZfaq channel too. The problem is that I don't want to only talk about one niche. All the other KZfaqrs that I watch on the same topic pretty much dismissed it and say that will mean I will either won't grow / grow VERY SLOWLY. But, I believe we need to do what we are passionate in. And like you said, produce something I am proud of, AND something that always comes from the heart. 🥰

I've been really frustrated and lost on my KZfaq journey over the past 2 years, but I still tune in to hear what you have to say because I know that I can and have done what you're teaching. Thanks Nate!

A LOT of good information here - thanks Nate!

THANK YOU!!!!!!! This information gives me so much clarity when it comes to planning out content. I have struggled for years with this and no one has mentioned this.

Nate, Thank You! Your Insight is Amazing and I Love the New Channel and the NEW YOU! GOD BLESS 🙏

I’m convinced you are a KZfaq scientist and I’m here for it!😎🙌🍀👍

Thank you, Nate. Really excellent stuff here.

Hey Nate man🤙. Just finished watching and let me say, this is one I’ll have to go back over and take some proper notes on. SO much practical info and advice. Glad you took that extra time to polish this one up. I really think the advice surrounding having supports both inside and outside of YT was spot on👌.

This video was maybe the first one of yours i found 2 or so months ago and i learned SO much that stuck with me from this video. It surprised me so much, as so much more unique than i was expecting when i saw the thumbnail and title at the time.

Thank you for all you do. It will s greatly appreciated! All our best!

This is a great outline distilled into the essentials. I started taking notes like I was in a college class, but this is much more enjoyable lol.

Thanks Nate. I enjoy watching your fast-paced videos. You have great ideas and a good presentation style.

Thanks Nate! You’re a legend!

Recently I was asking myself why I would not mind watching any one of your videos regardless of how long it was, and you just explained it at 15:02 and it makes a lot of sense. I want to lean more towards presence than editing both as a creator and as an audience member, the fancy, fast paced, something-must-change-every-5-seconds style of editing is exhausting to both watch and create.

This was really next level, Nate. Thank you!

I love your videos so much! They always stand out from your competitors because you always empower the viewer and never discourage them 😊

Nate, you are phenomenal! What a fantastic gift to give your subscribers. Watching this has given me a clearer idea of the site I need to go with my channel…thank you 👍

I've only watched 4 minutes and I already know I want to change my position from being a Teacher to a Hero + Commentator channel :D Great way to categorize Nick... I mean Nate 👍

Thanks Nate. This is absolutely the best and most timely of your videos. Super helpful.

I like how this was set out. The 4 types of channel was a great way of showing it

Just came here to say, I REALLY appreciate the note cards on these videos. One of my biggest complaints watching other youtubers is that they'll put the text up, but then it comes down and they VERY RARELY review them at the end of the video. My brain NEEDS that. I need to see all of the steps over and over for it to sink in and remember it. So thank you SO much for doing that. And also, thank you for not being a perfectionist. I love seeing the little "oops" moments on the cards where you tried to correct a misspelling or something. I do that all the time when I write and it makes your content so much more relatable and human. Thanks for being the best youtube teacher Nate!

This is amazing. Never seen such a clear and practical break down. Your delivery makes this video even better. I’m working on building a shorts channel and this is making me look at everything differently

I love the hero's journey, it really gives me something to wrap my head around. As a writer, I learned about the hero's journey from myth. I never thought to apply it to my channel. Thanks Nate! Oh and your pick, publish, learn, act reminds me of Deming's plan, do, check, act, PDCA cycle we use in agile software development. Another helpful tip!

Thank you for all your content. I swear I’ve grown 20+ subs since discovering you. Gratitude 🙏

You are the GOAT! Love how you communicate so clearly and break it down so well. Appreciate all you're doing. Like someone else already said: you are an unsung hero!

I just want to say this video is genius. You have a way of framing things which works for me - it's basically how I approach things at work so it's interesting seeing complexity abstracted in such a meaningful and intentional way for KZfaq. I love it.

Dude you are the best channel I've found for furthering my KZfaq journey, thank you.

I loved this. I was just writing up my KZfaq goals for 2024 and this video helped me. I want to work on making more content that I want to make rather than what the algorithm wants (as in doing a mix of both), and I was happy to see that this is actually a recommendation. I feel like now that I am monetized I have more freedom to experiment, and I am so excited for it!

I just started my channel few months ago, still learning and adapting. Thank you for this awesome video!

Once again, I’ve come to a lot of realizations while watching your videos Nate. I’ve got a lot of work to do.

Thank you for the free content, it’s high quality and helpful for me. You’re a hero!

Nate, you're awesome! 😀 So much important informations in just 22 minutes 👍

WOW!!!! I don't think I understood all of that - but some great stuff! I'll just have to go back and watch it again. Thanks Nate!!!

Just hit my first anniversary on KZfaq and while I feel I have learnt a lot already, this was a very helpful video. Thanks Nate!

You literally just gave me such an amazing idea as you went through the rule of 10! I can’t wait to try it out and see how it goes!

Editing, presence, and a audience mean so much to me, that's what I'm been thinking. Thanks for confirming that. I use to be faceless. I still can't talk as I cook because I have to stay focus. So I use a voice over. Maybe years from now that could change. Thanks again

DO NOT MIX shorts and long-form content to keep your channel alive. As Nate said, it requires different skills but also it is different audiences. The problem is that KZfaq`s algorithm can`t yet properly handle the Shorts audience. From Shorts, you get the wrong audience, which slowly kills your channel. And if you show your video to the wrong audience, your metrics get worse. This has slowly killed a lot of channels. I hope KZfaq will figure out how to fix this problem, but I don`t want to risk my channels.

So much food for thought here Nick. I'll be watching this again with a notebook and the pause button.

Love your videos Nate, thank you! I am starting serious form next year on KZfaq and I am preparing myself with you😁

This is literally (once again) one of the most valuable videos on this subject that I’ve seen on the platform. Easily. I cannot overstate just how unparalleled your insides truly are. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Good gracious, Nate, the value you bring to us viewers is always unbvelievable, but once in a while you put out an even more gem-er gem than all your other gems like this, and my already 100% blown mind finds ways of blowing even further 😂

Wow. So original and insightful. Thanks, Nate.

This video is soooo awesome!!!! I’ve been looking for content exactly like this and found it! You are a godsend ❤

🙏 thank you for the support. I've been wondering how to edit properly and you've put me on the right track!

I'm so glad I clicked on this video! I wasn't sure if i should continue posting both long forms and shorts or to just pick one. And just in one minute into the video I got my answer. Now I'm even more excited about my youtube journey!

I think I would be a Hero/Teacher as I would like to have videos that follow along as I create an illustration - just let the viewer watch & chill plus have content where I'm taking a specific subject and teaching them how I would do X I was in bed last night looking for info on really kicking off my YT channel. I found your channel & thought "Right, that's tomorrow's job sorted - going through your Clickup template!" This is seriously helpful stuff, Nate. Thank you!

I stumbled upon this by accident and am soooo glad I did. This information is priceless! My sister and I are in the process of rebuilding our channel and we are going to keep coming back to this video for tips. Thank you so much for creating this❤

This is one of the most helpful videos on the subject I've ever watched. Thanks, Nate!!

These 4 pillars are amazing! I'm trying to redo the identity of my channel and I find this so fascinating. Thanks for all you do, I'm going to try to pivot into a different position for 2024 and will see how much growth i can get from it. Thanks!

I've watched at least 50 KZfaq coaches so far. This is the first time I hit the subscribe button and it's only the second Nate video that I've watched. Really dig the presentation. ❤❤❤