YouTube Growth Blog
Clear, practical guides to get more views, subscribers and income on YouTube.
YouTube Shorts Length Increased to 3 Minutes: What Changes for Creators
YouTube Shorts can now be up to 3 minutes long. What counts as a Short, the Content ID catch for clips over 60 seconds, and how to use the extra time.
6 min read
YouTube Channel Permissions: How to Give Your Team Safe Access
YouTube expanded channel permissions so you can invite editors and managers without sharing your password. Every role explained, plus a safe setup checklist.
6 min read
YouTube Community Guidelines Warnings Can Now Expire: How the 90-Day Training Works
A first Community Guidelines warning no longer has to stay forever. How per-policy warnings, the optional training and the 90-day expiry work — and how strikes follow.
6 min read
How to Get More Views on YouTube: 12 Proven Tactics
Practical steps to raise impressions, click-through rate and watch time so YouTube recommends your videos to more people.
9 min read
How to Get Your First 1,000 YouTube Subscribers
A step-by-step plan for new channels: pick a niche, make search-friendly videos, and turn viewers into subscribers.
8 min read
YouTube SEO Guide: How to Rank Videos in Search (2026)
The complete YouTube SEO guide: keyword research, titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails and channel branding — with free tools and step-by-step checklists.
10 min read
How to Make YouTube Thumbnails That Get Clicks
Design rules for high-CTR thumbnails: contrast, faces, text, and testing variations.
7 min read
The Best Time to Post on YouTube (and How to Find Yours)
Why the general 'best time' matters less than your own audience data, and how to choose a schedule.
6 min read
How to Grow Your Channel With YouTube Shorts
Hooks, length, looping and linking Shorts to long-form videos so short views turn into subscribers.
7 min read
How to Make Money on YouTube: 8 Income Streams
The YouTube Partner Program requirements plus sponsorships, affiliates, memberships and products.
9 min read
How to Write YouTube Titles That Get Clicked
Title formulas, length guidelines and mistakes to avoid — with examples you can adapt.
6 min read
How to Start a YouTube Channel: Beginner's Checklist
Set up your channel, branding, gear and first five videos the right way.
8 min read
How to Increase Watch Time and Audience Retention
Read your retention graph and fix the drop-offs that stop YouTube from recommending your videos.
7 min read