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Having an eye-catching and intriguing thumbnail and title are key elements to a successful YouTube video that grows in views over time. But how do you know your YouTube thumbnail and title are the best version they can be? What if there is a better thumbnail or title that causes more people to discover your video and click to watch it? This is where A/B testing your YouTube thumbnails and titles is crucial. Finding the right combination of thumbnail and title for your YouTube video can even bring a dead video back to life.

It is without a doubt that one of the best ways to grow your stream is by posting clips on social media. Making clips can expose your stream to many new viewers. With Twitch launching a discovery feed for clips, it’s more important than ever to capture high-quality clips of your livestream. But getting clips…

When it comes to supporting marginalized creators, it’s important that any support isn’t just performative. You should support creators because you genuinely want to, and not out of obligation or guilt. It should be a constant endeavor that you work on and keep in mind when engaging in the work of content creators – not…

Usually known as the leader in recorded video content, YouTube has started to make heavy waves in the live-streaming world. YouTube Shorts, the implementation of Handles, in-site editor updates, gifting for creators, and much more has made it’s way into the YouTube roster in the last several years. So, we’re going to show you how…

This article was written by financial expert Jay Cranford from Buff Your Finances. Jay is financial planner specializing in helping content creators with their business and personal finances, you can find him over on Twitter @hjcranford. With global conflict on the rise, rapid inflation impacting a variety of industries, and stock market dips on the…

During the time of the pandemic that many countries were under lockdown to keep folks safe, there was an increase in new streamers and viewers on Twitch. As described by Satch Garlock in an article from theChimes, “The pandemic [gave] viewers more time to binge-watch their favorite creators, as well as spawn[ed] a new generation…

One of the most complex facets of being a content creator is understanding the often convoluted nature of music licensing. It’s a confusing maze of legal terms and scary consequences! In this article, we’ll try to explain, in the simplest terms possible, how this music licensing affects you. To keep things simple, we’ll only be…

Broadcasting yourself and your personality to the world as a career can come with some hidden challenges. Beyond the struggle of creating new content, growing your community and generating income, your choices in who you are as a person and how you present that can have a tremendous effect on your success. In this series,…

A couple months ago, we brought you a primer on how to have a nice, professional, and branded background using your surrounding environment. This time, we’re discussing the best way to utilize a green screen to accomplish something quite different. Making the choice to use a green screen is a popular method to avoid having…

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and You This article was co-written by Ernest Jones and Galen Herbst de Cortina. Galen: So, the new tax bill passed. Remember when it was supposed to simplify the tax code? Theoretically, I should be happy since it’s pretty good job security to mess with what people know about taxes. Theoretically.…

There’s a lot of information out there on running a business. If you’ve been following our posts you know that you should decide whether your stream is a hobby or business and act accordingly. But how do you know what “act accordingly” means for a business? Here are some first, vital steps to take whether…

We published an article about streaming on the PS4 and we couldn't really leave out the Xbox One. After all, it is very similar to the PS4 in many ways, so similar content creat...