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Howdy,

Here's your weekly dose of The Creator Stream, a list of what I’m enjoying and consuming in the Creator Economy.

My Favourite Things

📸 What I'm Watching - Exactly How I'd Build a Successful YouTube Channel in 2023 (5 Steps) - If you're like me and obsessed with learning what makes a great YouTube channel, then you have to check out Channel Makers.

Nate takes you through his guide step-by-step on how exactly he would build a successful YouTube channel in 2023 based on everything he knows about growing channels.

📸 What I'm Watching - Mr. Beast's Advice on How To Make Amazing Content - Check out this short two-minute clip between Mr. Beast and CoffeeZilla on how to create content that grabs a viewer's attention and keeps them watching.

He talks a little about building a network of other YouTubers around you in a Mastermind setting. I actually did this about ten years ago when growing my Gaming channel and it helped me and my friends grow from a couple of thousand subscribers to multiple millions of subscribers. I actually tweeted a thread about this earlier this year.

📚 Tweet Thread I'm Reading - 7 Thumbnail Psychology Tricks To Improve Your Thumbnail Game - Getting people to click on your thumbnails is difficult. However, ItsBuzzyYT has compiled a list of 7 thumbnail psychology tricks to achieve a higher click-through rate on your videos in this useful Twitter thread.

🎙 What I'm Listening To - YouTube's New Offical Podcast on Trends - YouTube has launched its own official podcast! It's called Like & Describe and is hosted by MatPat, each episode focuses on a journey to find the little-known stories behind YouTube’s biggest trends. You’ll get the inside scoop from creators and experts while hearing insights you can’t find anywhere else.

Thanks for reading, have a wonderful weekend! 👋

Jamie

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