How Smart Women Are Using YouTube’s Collaboration Feature in 2026 to Grow their Channels!

If you want more YouTube growth hacks, watch this video of how I use AI slop channels to help my clients grow their channels:    • How I use AI slop channels to blow up real...   ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ Thank you for Kiln for collaborating with me on this video! If you're looking for a beautiful co-working and community space for your business, check out the 25 Kiln locations across the West Coast of the United States! https://kiln.com/ ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ YouTube has a collaboration feature that can seriously boost your reach and subscribers, and I'm breaking down exactly how it works! In this video, I'm showing you how to use YouTube collabs strategically so your videos get in front of another creator's audience without splitting revenue or relying on shoutouts. I'll walk you through when to use this feature (and when to skip it), how to request collaborations without being spammy, why audience overlap matters way more than follower count, and the metrics you need to track. 👩🏻‍🎓Learning resources from me! ✨ Join my LIVE Masterclass happening soon! erikavieira.net/masterclass 👉🏻 Join the bootcamp waitlist if you want personalized coaching and feedback on your channel! erikavieira.net/Bootcamp ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ 0:00 - How Smart Women Are Using YouTube’s NEW Collaboration Feature in 2026 to Grow their Channels! 0:52 - How collaboration works 4:10 - how to use the collaboration feature to grow 6:08 - How not to use the collaboration feature 7:38 - Walkthrough of a collaboration feature 10:37 - Let’s talk metrics! 11:21 - Final thoughts ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ Watch these videos next: The YouTube Advice Trap Smart Women Fall For    • This is why 99% of YouTube Growth Advice W...   The Women Who Win on YouTube All Do This    • The Women Who Win on YouTube All Do This   What Smart Business Owners Know About YouTube That You Don't    • What Smart Business Owners Know About YouT...   ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ 🎥 Videos Mentioned: • Collaborations on Youtube:    • Collaborations on YouTube   • YouTube's NEW Collaboration Tool (What You NEED to Know!)    • YouTube's NEW Collaboration Tool (What You...   ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ 👩🏻 Who is Erika Vieira? My name is Erika Vieira I am a YouTube channel producer, strategist and coach for 8+ years. I have produced dozens of YouTube channels and coached over 1,500 female entrepreneurs and creatives. My mission is to help high achieving women grow a YouTube following to leverage for more impact, income and influence. Follow me on Instagram:   / youryoutubecoach   ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ More things you'll want to check out! 💫 Struggling with camera confidence as a creator? Get my Capture Your Confidence Course: http://erikavieira.net/confidence ✨ Grab my my Audience Attraction System mini course here: https://erikavieira.net/yaas 🎥 YOUTUBE BOOTCAMP FOR WOMEN: Are you looking for support, coaching, community and proven systems that will help you achieve your YouTube goals? Join a unique, comprehensive YouTube growth bootcamp that will help you 10x your growth on YouTube and bring you the financial and creative freedom you want. Add your name to the waitlist HERE 👉🏻 http://erikavieira.net/bootcamp-waitl... 👩‍💼 1:1 YOUTUBE COACHING: Are you wanting to go full time on YouTube within 3 months or are already full time and are wanting to invest in 1:1 coaching for your YouTube channel for rapid growth? Apply HERE to be considered 👉🏻 erikavieira.net/coaching 👩‍💻 Are you a business looking for strategic channel management? Please email my team at support@erikavieira.net with Strategic Channel Management in the Subject. ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ 💻 YOUTUBE OPTIMIZATION PLUG-IN I RECOMMEND ❤️Poppy AI, my new favorite AI tool for YouTube creators! https://getpoppy.ai/?affiliate=youryt... Use code ErikaV for $25 off plus theres a 30 day money back guarantee! 🤩 TubeBuddy Use the code ErikasBuddy to get 20% off https://www.tubebuddy.com/Beautyandth... 👩🏻‍🏫 Course Creation Platform I use and recommend: https://app.kajabi.com/r/oFsCzB2V/t/4... *Links included are affiliate links🙂 🎙️ MY RECOMMENDED YOUTUBE/PODCASTING EQUIPMENT Check out my Amazon storefront👇🏼 https://amzn.to/453cfkr *Links included are affiliate links 🙂 *Erika Vieira is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. **Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the podcast and channel at no extra cost. 🎵Music Credit: 'Winter Waltz' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au ‘Meanwhile’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au