How to START & GROW a YouTube Channel in 2025 | FULL COURSE

Get ready to learn everything we know about YouTube.

In this video, I've gathered a group of YouTube experts to cover everything you need to start, grow, and scale a YouTube channel. We'll dive into the fundamentals of what you need to grow on YouTube first, and then get into the specifics of exactly what goes into making a killer YouTube video (including titles, thumbnails, scriptwriting, editing, and more), and finally round it off with more advantaged topics like reading your analytics, understanding the algorithm, making money on YouTube, and so much more.

This video was by far the biggest project I've ever taken on. I hope you enjoy 💙

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💙GUESTS
A project of this size requires a LOT of work, and it wouldn't have been possible without the support of these incredible guests. Give them some love in the comments! And to my guests - thank you SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge for the rest of us to grow from!

Here are the guests, in order of appearance (some links are affiliate links!):

Paddy Galloway
Twitter: https://x.com/PaddyG96
YouTube: ‪@paddygalloway8780‬

Arrowstotle
YouTube: ‪@Arrowstotle‬

Jake Thomas
Twitter: https://x.com/jthomas__
Free Creator Hooks Newsletter: https://sparklp.co/9b6ade46/

George Blackman
Twitter: https://x.com/GeorgeBlackman_
Free Scriptwriting Email Course: https://www.georgeblackman.com/ytsc

Chris Gileta
Twitter: https://x.com/Biasedobsrvr

Rene Ritchie
Twitter: https://x.com/reneritchie

Justin Moore
Twitter: https://x.com/justinmooretfam
YouTube: ‪@CreatorWizard‬
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Brand Deal Wizard (On-Demand Course): https://creatorwizard.spiffy.co/a/Brq...
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⏳TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Part 1: How to Grow on YouTube
17:10 - Part 2: Ideation
27:04 - Part 3: Titles
41:18 - Part 4: Thumbnails
49:30 - Part 5: Research
51:18 - Part 6: Scriptwriting
1:10:41 - Part 7: Production
1:17:33 - Part 8: Editing
1:27:48 - Part 9: Analytics
1:37:53 - Part 10: Audience Connection & Engagement
1:44:25 - Part 11: Algorithm
1:55:54 - Part 12: Flops
2:05:08 - Part 13: Business & Sponsorships
2:25:09 - Part 14: Finding Your YouTube Friends & Community
2:31:22 - Part 15: Mindset

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