In late January 2019, Youtube depreciated some of its auto posting functionality when it removed the ability to automatically post the link to your newly public video to Twitter, Google+ and other platforms. Creators were justifiably disappointed. Well do not fear, there is a way to replace the automatic functionality by utilising the online service … Continue reading Automate Posting Your Youtube Uploads with IFTTT
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YouTube Community Guidelines Explained - Fake Engagement Policy In this video Youtube Community Guidelines Explained, Doug discusses the updated Community Guidelines regarding Fake Engagement - is sub for sub really dead? What does it mean for competitions and giveaways? Let's discuss! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLCq8mmhwy0 Fake Engagement Policy link: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3399767
Recently I picked up the Jialong World Map Mouse Mat from Amazon. I was looking for something other than the hard surface on my desk to mouse and rest my arms on. The larger size appealed because it afforded ambidextrous mousing and gave my desk a chic look. I've now had the desk mat from … Continue reading Jialong World Map Mouse Mat – Review
No matter what the occasion, birthday, Christmas, some other commercially sanctioned day for gift-giving, or even Black Friday sales event, I've got some great all-round gift ideas for your favourite content creator - even if that person is you! I've created a companion video to walk through my evergreen picks for tech gifts that are … Continue reading Gift Guide for Your Favourite Content Creator (even if it’s you!)
So many YouTube creators are looking for legal-to-use sound effects and music from the internet. In today's video, Doug provides you with a comprehensive list of sites your can download sound effects for free or at low cost. Many of these sites will allow you to download sound effects pack free. Summary of the sites … Continue reading FREE Sources of Sound Effects for Your Videos!
Channel Art is always a challenge for new YouTubers and those without graphic design skills. In today's video, Doug will show you how to create a Youtube banner in Canva. There are many tutorials on how to make Youtube channel art. Doug would like to highlight the great online tool called Canva, which is also … Continue reading How to Create a Youtube Banner in Canva
In this quick YouTube tutorial, we will look at how you can check a song's YouTube use status using the Youtube Music Policy Tool. Using copyrighted music in videos can be a dicey pastime, so Youtube have provided their Music Policy tool to help navigate how songs are handled if used in your Youtube videos. … Continue reading YouTube Music Policy Tool
Do you edit on a Mac and looking for some killer transcription software? In today's video Doug will show you all about transcribing audio to text for subtitle, captions and show notes using SpeedScriber for MacOS.
You can add a plethora of social media links to your YouTube channel banner, but should you? Doug will show you how to add them, and answers the "should you?" in today's YouTube Quick Tip.
Today we show you a quick tutorial on adding a subscribe button to your videos on YouTube. This is in response to a viewer question on a recent video. Learn how to add the clickable subscribe logo or watermark using Creator Studio on your computer.
