YouTube Channel Development Process
- Decide on niche
- Market Research
- Find sample channels
- Analyze thumbnails
- Watch some simple videos
- Find elements from other channels that you can combine together
- Build mood board
- Create new channel
- Pick a name, real name or channel name
- Create a new gmail account
- Write a basic description and links to other places, main channel, webpage, etc
- Use Canvas to create channel art
- Profile picture should include your face
- Brainstorm Video Ideas
- Write my Vibe
- Write who my Audience is
- Using research to come up with basic idea categories, and specific ideas in each type
- Decide on filming styles
- Analytics
- TubeBuddy
- VidIQ
- Scripting
- Full Scripted <--> Improved, do it somewhere in the middle
- Structure for scripting: Title Ideas, Thumbnail Ideas, Hook, Main Body, End-Screen
- first 30 seconds is the most important on YouTube
- End screen latest video end-card
- Lean into authenticity