The Project 24 Podcast

Anna & Nathan discuss how to determine when you are ready to approach sponsors, gift guides, and best practices for interlinking multiple affiliates. Anna also interviews Project 24 member James regarding this community post: $0 to $6000 per month in 24 months. Thanks Ricky!

00:43 P24 Question: Approaching Potential Sponsors
03:25 P24 Question: Gift Guides
06:31 P24 Question: Multiple Interlinks
10:40 Content Warrior
11:10 Success Interview with James

Feeling lucky? Nate analyzes a channel that has experienced rapid growth for a young. He covers what pieces are going well, what might just be good luck, and what things you can replicate for on your channel.

00:33 Channel Review/Case Study
04:56 Breaking the Rules
10:10 Presentation
14:29 Potential Issues
20:15 Replicating Success

Nathan & Anna share some projects the Income School team has on their plate. They discuss plans for some of the sites in our portfolios and strategies that you can implement as you site grows.

00:41 Income School Portfolio Update
04:11 Adding Video to Posts
09:17 Deeper Content
13:35 Monetization Strategies
19:20 Content Warrior Services Update
21:54 P24 Question: Topic Cluster Organization
27:46 P24 Question: Accelerated Posting
30:30 Content Warrior Challenge

Are you publishing enough? Nate and Julia talk about establishing a consistent publishing schedule and why publishing more may not always be best.

01:32 The Worst YouTube Advice
02:29 What Does “Consistently” Mean?
03:33 Julia’s P24 Channel Experience
06:53 Publishing Rules
09:14 Feedback Loop
11:58 Recommendations for New YouTubers
12:57 Indicators for Changing Your Publishing Schedule
15:57 Deadlines
19:27 Audience Habits
21:54 Perfectionism

Anna, Ricky, & Julia answer your questions about outsourcing from hiring writers to looking for help from industry professionals. They also share tips for YMYL niches, including handling legal disclaimers.

00:57 Content Warrior Challenge
02:59 P24 Question: Health & Fitness Niche
06:40 P24 Question: Hiring Writers & Editors
16:30 P24 Question: Hiring an Expert for an Info Product
21:31 P24 Question: Mental Health

In this episode Nate & Ricky dive into best practices and ideas for channels that create series videos. They share their recommendations for producing series videos in a gaming entertainment channel. They also respond to a member question about A/B testing.

02:58 YouTube & Series
04:28 Recommendations for Series Channels
04:49 Stand Alone Entertainment Value
07:47 Series Playlists
14:25 Expanding the Niche
16:10 Out of Series Videos
18:14 Thumbnail Structure
21:53 Content & Shorts
26:15 P24 Question: A/B Testing

Feeling the burn vs burning out? Ricky and Anna discuss questions around how to manage time and recognizing when it is ok to take a break. They also answer questions around releasing video info products and ranking for recipes.

00:31 P24 Question: Recipes SEO
06:42 P24 Question: Video Tutorial Sales
13:19 P24 Question: Motivation
20:47 P24 Question: Weekly Writing Schedule

Ricky and Nate give recommendations to a new member who posted his struggles of feeling stuck in the early phases of the YouTube System.

01:36 P24 Question: Stuck Picking Niche
03:13 Break the Barrier
05:10 Your Vision
09:10 Learning the Language of YouTube
12:02 Immersion Learning
18:07 “It was supposed to be fun”
19:00 Video Composition & Archetype Purpose
20:50 The Pain of Learning

Is doing original research delaying your publishing timeline? Ricky & Anna discuss ways to get the most out of your research time to optimize your content options. They also discuss strategies for the weight loss niche, the pitfalls of targeting keywords (and when using them in titles makes sense), and organizing content silos for interlinking.

00:39 P24 Question: Weight Loss Niche
07:23 P24 Question: Keywords & Titles
13:36 P24 Question: Organizing Content Silos
16:38 P24 Question: Publishing Timeline

Nate reviews a kid-focused art channel that seems to have plateaued. He discusses the metrics he suspects are contributing as well as actionable steps to break out of the slump.

00:48 P24 Channel Review: Pop-It Art
09:38 Solutions
10:12 Adjusting Publishing Schedule
11:34 Generic vs. Memorable Content
16:13  YouTube for Kids
18:28 Marketing Title & Thumbnail
18:50 Breaking Out of a Slump