YouTube Training:

YouTube Marketing Course: Grow Your YouTube Channel

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Discover how to build your audience on the world’s second-largest search engine in HubSpot Academy’s YouTube Marketing course, taught by YouTube influencers and experts! Learn to create engaging, shareable, and SEO-friendly videos and monetize your channel through ads and promotions. 

Who is this for?
  • Social media marketers looking to upscale their YouTube marketing expertise
  • Content creators and influencers looking to build their brand and grow a loyal following on YouTube
  • Small business owners looking to enhance their business promotion through reaching a broad audience on YouTube
What you'll learn
  • The learner will be able to explain how the YouTube algorithm optimizes watch time and audience retention and facilitates channel growth.
  • The learner will be able to design an optimized YouTube channel layout and metadata strategy to enhance discoverability and viewer engagement.
  • The learner will be able to produce high-performing YouTube videos by using content creation techniques and audience engagement strategies.
  • The learner will be able to implement various monetization options and advertising strategies to grow their business with YouTube.
Includes
    5 Lessons
    14 Videos
    4 Quizzes
    2 hr 10 min
  • Social Media

Instructors

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Crystal King

Senior Professor

HubSpot Academy

Crystal King is a Senior Professor for HubSpot Academy with a focus on social media strategy. Crystal has led global social media and community programs for companies such as Pegasystems, Keurig, CA Technologies and Sybase. She has taught classes in writing, creativity and social media at Harvard Extension School, Boston University, Mass College of Art, UMass Boston and GrubStreet, one of the leading creative writing centers in the US. Crystal received her masters in critical and creative…

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Ben Harmanus

Ben Harmanus is Principal Media Lead in HubSpot's Audience Development Studio, blending a professional sports background with digital expertise in content, marketing, AI, and the metaverse. As a marketing thought leader, keynote speaker, and podcast host, he regularly shares his insights and co-authored the bestseller "Content Design". His diverse experiences give his presentations a unique perspective on the future of digital marketing tech.

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Talar Mazloumian

I'm the Social Media Content Lead at Picsart. I’m passionate about creating content and developing effective social strategies. I handle our presence on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, where I love exploring new trends and crafting engaging posts that connect with our audience.

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Matt Brown

Zapier

Growth Marketer for 2X Unicorn Startups

Curriculum

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    Making the Most of the YouTube Platform and Algorithm

    • Lesson
    • 20 min

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    Lesson instructor: Crystal King

    It's not enough to upload your videos to YouTube and hope that people will see them. To succeed on the platform, you need to understand how the YouTube algorithm works and develop a strategy that takes advantage of this knowledge. In this lesson, you'll learn what makes a successful YouTube strategy and how the algorithm plays a role in your channel's performance.

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    Creating An Optimized YouTube Channel

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    • 32 min

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    Lesson instructor: Crystal King

    YouTube is probably the most complex social network for businesses to figure out, but the rewards are worth it. Learn how to take advantage of the platform’s rich functionality to receive the most views for your videos and build your subscriber base.

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    Developing High-Performing Content and Scaling Your Channel

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    • 46 min

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    Lesson instructor: Crystal King

    Creating engaging and captivating content is paramount for optimizing your YouTube channel and achieving success in the digital space. In this lesson, you'll delve into the art and science of crafting standout YouTube videos, live streams, and Shorts that not only capture viewers' attention but also convert them into loyal subscribers. Learn how to really make your YouTube video content shine to keep your Watch Time high and your audience satisfied.

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    YouTube Monetization and Advertising Strategies

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    • 23 min

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    Lesson instructor: Crystal King

    Unlock the full potential of your YouTube channel by mastering the art and science of monetization and advertising strategies. Explore the various pathways to earn revenue from your content and maximize your advertising capabilities. Whether you're a budding content creator or an experienced marketer, this lesson will equip you with the knowledge and tools to transform your YouTube channel into a lucrative venture.

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    YouTube Marketing Course Next Steps

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    • 10 min

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    Learn what to do after you complete the YouTube Marketing Course

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Course transcript

 Hi everyone. I'm Crystal King, the Social Media Professor for HubSpot Academy. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret today. HubSpot Academy learned how to grow our YouTube channel without spending a dime. Really, we increased our YouTube subscribers by 25% in just two months by implementing a specific strategy and only five months into this shift, we saw huge numbers in video views, a 531% increase, in fact and the best part, that's all organic growth. We did this by implementing a specific strategy. Before that, we had used YouTube, just like many of you do, as a library for video you created to use on other platforms. We knew it wasn't the right answer, but as you all know, wrangling YouTube can seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Many of the strategies we implemented were simple fixes, easy to do and to maintain. Ben Uyeda, host of Homemade Modern, a channel with over one million subscribers explains that it's not really about time or money.


Yeah, this is this assumption that video is very time consuming and it is in a traditional sense, but what we're seeing is that there's a lot of platforms like Instagram Stories are a way that people are producing videos in almost a one-to-one basis meaning that they're spending 15 seconds to create a 15 second video. That's ideal. For YouTube, things tend to take a little bit longer 'cause there's some production and that's okay. I know YouTuber's that are incredibly successful producing or publishing one video a month and a whole bunch of production goes into it where we're normally going full speed, we're producing about one a week. So it doesn't matter how long it takes you, it just matters that you're spending the right amount of your time capital relative to how the videos going to perform and you figure that over time so it's not about hiring the best cinematographer, this huge crew and building massive fireworks and explosions, it's really just about setting your expectations correctly so you know how much to invest into each piece of video that you create so that you're getting consistent returns on it. When you get the consistent returns, then you're engaged in that overall consistent practice and your audience grows and all your other metrics go favorably.


In this course, you'll learn how to develop that consistent practice. You'll also learn how HubSpot Academy revolutionized our YouTube channel. I'll help you understand the ins and outs of the YouTube platform and how to create a strategy for your business. You'll hear tips and tricks from YouTube experts on how to build and grow your channel. So what are you waiting for? It's time to learn how you can build a YouTube marketing strategy for your business.

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