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The best time to post on YouTube
The best time to post on YouTube is 2-3 hours before your audience is most active. Use the free heatmap below to find your channel's own window, by day and timezone.
9 min readGrowthYouTube video ideas that actually get views
Proven YouTube video ideas by niche, plus the repeatable formats that consistently perform. Includes a free AI generator that builds ideas around your channel.
10 min readGrowthWhy your YouTube channel isn't growing
A diagnostic walkthrough: use impressions, CTR, retention and traffic sources to find the exact stage where your channel is losing viewers — then fix that one thing.
10 min readMonetizationHow much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
Real RPM ranges by niche and country, the difference between CPM and RPM, and a free calculator to estimate what your channel earns per 1,000 views.
8 min readAnalyticsYouTube analytics, explained properly
A plain-English guide to YouTube Studio analytics: impressions, CTR, average view duration, traffic sources, returning viewers and what each one should tell you to do.
11 min readGrowth
- The best time to post on YouTube9 min
- The best time to post YouTube Shorts7 min
- YouTube video ideas that actually get views10 min
- YouTube channel ideas worth committing to9 min
- How to name a YouTube channel6 min
- How often should you upload to YouTube?7 min
- Why your YouTube channel isn't growing10 min
- How to get your first 1,000 subscribers8 min
- YouTube SEO: what actually ranks videos10 min
- YouTube thumbnail best practices7 min
- Do YouTube tags still matter?5 min
- End screens and cards, used properly6 min
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