50 ESSENTIAL Tips YouTubers HAVE TO Know

If you're just starting to make content on YouTube, and you wanna get a few tips and tricks, this is the video for you. I break down 50 questions I get asked daily, from "how do I make my videos more cinematic" to "how do I improve the sound in my videos?" And more This one is a long one full of useful tips, so be sure to get comfortable and dive in. __________________________________________ Video Links ► Picking The Right Video Editing Software    • What's The BEST Video Editing Software For...   ► 5 Pro Tips for Editing Your Videos    • 5 Pro Tips For Editing Your First YouTube ...   ► 5 Ways To Improve your YouTube Thumbnails    • 5 Design Tricks To Improve Your YouTube Th...   ► Why Some Thumbnails Work Better    • Why Certain YouTube Thumbnails Get More Cl...   Asset & Resources Mentioned ► Davinci Resolve https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/p... ► Video Copilot https://www.videocopilot.net/ ► Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... ► PremiumBeat https://www.premiumbeat.com/ ► Hollywood Edge https://www.hollywoodedge.com/ ► Artlist https://artlist.io/ ► Envato Market https://videohive.net/ ► Flat Icon https://www.flaticon.com/ ► Noun Project https://thenounproject.com/ ► motionVFX (mTuber) https://motionvfx.sjv.io/jNXe5 ► motionVFX (mTuber 2) https://motionvfx.sjv.io/OJaGG ► FREE Subscriber animation (in the free-designs channel) http://samwoodhall.com/discord ► FREE YouTube Share Presets for Final Cut Pro X https://www.samwoodhall.com/blog/free... Tools ► TubeBuddy SEO https://www.tubebuddy.com/swdoctor ► Trello https://trello.com ► Aspect Ratio Calculator https://www.silisoftware.com/tools/sc... Other Educational Content ► Ripple Training    / rippleguy   ► Affinity    / affinitysuite   ► Peter McKinnon    / petermckinnon24   ► Daniel Schiffer    / znqt   ► Film Riot    / filmriot   ► Video Copilot    / videocopilot   ► James Matthews    / jamesmatthews   ► Chris Hau    / thechrishau   ► Levi Allen    / leftcoastvisuals   __________________________________________ ★ Subscribe! https://goo.gl/e496kY ★ I'm Live Every Tues & Thursday on Twitch   / samwoodhall   ★ Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... ★ Become a Member    / @samwoodhall   __________________________________________ ♦ Twitter   / samcwoodhall   ♦ Instagram   / samwoodhall_   ♦ Discord http://samwoodhall.com/discord ♦ Blog https://www.samwoodhall.com/blog ♦ My Gear https://www.samwoodhall.com/gear __________________________________________ 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - How do you get over the fear of starting? 01:24 - What software should I use to edit my videos? 01:49 - How long does it take to edit a YouTube video? 02:26 - How do you find stock assets? (Music, SFX, Templates etc) 03:02 - What genre of video should I make? 03:15 - How do you stay on topic during a video? 03:39 - Cut out the fluff 04:03 - How do I get better sound for my videos? 04:38 - How do you focus on editing? 05:00 - What’s the best upload time for videos? 05:34 - What happens if your footage is unusable? 05:40 - Tips for speeding up editing? 06:13 - Save Effects Presets 06:49 - How often should I use J & L cuts? 07:19 - What do you do if your video doesn’t do well on the views? 07:30 - How do I find an editor? 07:59 - How do you decide what to make a video on? 08:36 - Carry a notebook for ideas 08:50 - Best export settings for YouTube? 09:29 - Can you use natrual lighting in videos? 09:44 - How can I make my videos more cinematic? 10:26 - Cinematic timeline resolutions 10:49 - How do you stay motivated during the bad times? 11:28 - How important it lighting and sound in videos? 11:52 - How do you stay on track with projects? 12:18 - Is there a point in 4K? 13:13 - Do you decide your brand now or let it grow? 13:43 - Advice on making better thumbnails 14:26 - How do you get b-roll without gear? 15:29 - Best pleaces to learn editing/filmmaking? 16:03 - Does it matter what software you use? 16:26 - How do you apply effects during the edit? 17:05 - How much b-roll should I film? 17:26 - Should I start a second channel? 18:00 - How do you add subscriber animations? 18:29 - Best way to structure a video? 19:18 - How do I get into the YouTube algorithm? 20:09 - Best way to write a script? 20:26 - What software would you not recommend for editing? 21:02 - How do you edit more immersive videos 21:37 - How do you edit on a deadline? 22:38 - Original content or highlights? 23:06 - What metrics should I look at on YouTube? 23:51 - What should I get better gear? 24:16 - When is the best time to learn vs buying a template? 24:47 - What part of the process should I spend more time on? 25:15 - Quality or quantity? Thanks for watching!