The Video Creatr Podcast

Most of us rely on our car, and being without it for even a single day is a significant inconvenience. When your car breaks down, you want to get it fixed and back on the road right away. You depend on a mechanic to fix your car and charge you fairly for parts and labor. However, some mechanics are less than honest, and you need to keep your eyes open to avoid getting taken for a ride. Good thing, we have someone we can trust when it comes to fixing your car. The Car Care Nut, run by AMD, is a YouTube channel that we can rely on when it comes to the world of car repair.

In this episode, Grant and AMD talk about how The Car Care Nut started and its mission, the story behind AMD's first video, and how he was able to gain loyal subscribers. 

The Car Care Nut is a YouTube channel created by AMD that has reached over 275,000 subscribers and almost 25 million total channel views. AMD is a Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician with over a decade of experience which makes his success impressive, considering he's a brand loyal man who isn't just pining for attention.

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:12   The story behind The Car Care Nut channel
09:12   How live streams help AMD’s engagement with the viewers
14:24   What’s the pattern of AMD’s most-watched videos 
18:21   AMD’s approach to pump up channel views
23:40   How AMD manages burnout
27:44   Why least prepared videos are the best according to AMD
34:14   AMD is detail-oriented in his content
37:48   The Car Care Nut channel’s Analytics
43: 20  Ways on how AMD reacts to criticisms
48:35   How does YouTube affect AMD’s day job

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Follow The Car Care Nut’s Instagram
Like and subscribe The Car Care Nut’s Facebook
The Car Care Nut A YouTube Channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp 

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

There’s no doubt that engines are the heart of any farm equipment and keeping the engine happy makes the machine work in tip-top shape. When it comes to maintaining tractors and heavy equipment running smoothly, it takes detailed maintenance and proper repairs to avoid expensive breakdowns. What if your tractor is broken, abandoned, swamped, slept, and rusted for years? Will it still run and let you drive? Let’s leave it to Hank, the creator of the YouTube channel Hamiltonville Farm, and be fascinated by how he fixes tractors and heavy equipment. 

In this episode, Grant and Hank talk about how it all started, his monetizing approach on his channel, and how Hank was able to run old tractors despite the impossibilities.

Hank Hamilton is a down-to-earth guy who retired from the Air Force and now lives on 75 acres. Hank created the Hamiltonville farm channel, which has reached 216,000 subscribers and over 40 million total views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:10   How Hank’s channel, HamiltonVille, started
03:06   Hank’s original vision and how it evolved in years
07:36   Hank’s monetizing strategy
11:47   How Hank approaches companies for a sponsorship
15:00   How much Hank receives from the sponsors of his channel
21:51   Hank’s life experiences that helped him to start his channel
24:31   What Hank’s primary source of revenue looks like
27:40   How Hank studies his channel’s data and analytics
32:12   The Video that flopped when Hank uploaded it on his channel
35:15   The person Hank selected as a creator on the rust
38:59   How Hank connects with other YouTube creators
40:30   How YouTube changed Hank’s life

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Like and subscribe Hamiltonville Farm’s on Facebook
For more information, check Hamiltonville Farm’s Website
Hamiltonville Farm’s YouTube Channel

 Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

 Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp 

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

In modern society, cars are just important machines but to some people, they are moving wonders that hold captivating mysteries waiting to be solved. If you are someone who has a strong passion for the engineering, design, and art of cars, you may be wondering how to turn your passion for cars into a career. Let’s know more about that with Shawn Davis from the AutotopiaLA channel. 

In this episode, Grant and Shawn talk about how it all started with his channel, his warehouse full of world-class vehicles, passion for cars, and music! 

Shawn’s channel “AutotopiaLA” started in the year 2017 and has accumulated over 333,000 subscribers and over 71 million total channel views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:04   How Shawn’s channel come about
03:30   What’s the back story of Shawn’s first video
05:28   The story behind Shawn’s luxury garage 
10:02   What made Shawn passionate about cars
12:56   Shawn’s monetizing strategy
25:20   How Shawn’s company runs
29:41   How Shawn got 780,000 to 1.5M views in a month
36:07   Explanation on how the YouTube algorithm works
41:13   What’s the pattern of Shawn’s channel content
45:05   How Shawn engage with negative comments

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Follow Autotopia’s Instagram
Like and subscribe Autotopia’s Facebook
For more information, check Autotopia’s Website
AutotopiaLA YouTube Channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration
Advancing Your Photography

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp 

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

More-and-more people are teaching themselves photography or digital filmmaking without the traditional routes of attending college classes and the like. Given the number of resources available online (both free and paid ones) especially on YouTube, we can learn about photography and digital filmmaking on our own. One of these resources we can depend on is Marc Silber’s YouTube channel “Advancing Your Photography”. Marc’s channel helps and inspires people to discover their photography skills by giving tips and interviewing accomplished photographers. 

In this episode, Grant and Marc talk about how it all started with his photography journey and how he uses YouTube as a platform to viewers unleash their creativity and passion in them. 

Marc Silber is a best-selling author, photographer and digital filmmaker, and adventurer. He's written several books, one of which shares the name of his YouTube channel called Advancing your photography. His YouTube channel has amassed over 124,000 subscribers, and over 10 point 6 million total channel views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

00:59   How Marc Silber’s photography journey started
02:28   How YouTube served as a great platform for his brand
05:44   Using live streams to interact better with the audience
07:15 Marc Silber’s monetization strategy
10:07   How YouTube helps his connections grow
15:43   The video/s that got him a lot of views and subscribers
20:03   The hours that Marc Silber spends creating a content
21:30   What courses does Marc Silber offers
28:05   How YouTube helps Marc Silber get better content through analytics
29:07   The adventure Marc Silber considers that  wouldn't have happened without YouTube
32:36   Marc Silber’s message to people who would like to create their YouTube channel

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Marc Silber's Website
Pinterest
Instagram

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration
Advancing Your Photography

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below: 

Grant Ball
Treesicle 

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp 

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

During the pandemic, people all over the world have been used to staying at home and learning new ways how to hone their skills, especially in cooking. YouTube is always our first stop to check new recipes and learn how to cook in many ways. As a creator, you have a chance to create cooking videos that can go viral and get a million views in just a month. Let’s hear it from CJ, of the Cooking with CJ channel, how he was able to do it 

In this episode, Grant and CJ talk about YouTube Shorts and if it provides tractions and stats on analytics in the channel. CJ also shares how being affiliated to Ninja Food brands opened the door to build up his subscribers and community in Facebook groups.

CJ is a Culinary Expert and the type of guy you want in your kitchen. His YouTube channel “Cooking with CJ” is getting over 77,000 subscribers and over 8 million total channel views in just about four years. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

02:58 - Advices to keep up with a good upload schedule
04:56 - How did he feel when one of his videos got viral
07:49 - How YouTube Shorts provide reactions
11:01 - What are the benefits of being a brand ambassador of Ninja Foodie brands

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration

Cooking With CJ 

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp 

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

Making millions through your YouTube channel is hard but not impossible. One of the ways that you can employ is to automate your YouTube Channel. Automating a channel is a strategy first started by WatchMojo and they have been successful ever since.

In this episode, Augie and Grant talk about what is Automation on YouTube as well as the steps on automating your channel. Augie and Grant explore different channels that use different automation styles which can help you if you’re planning to use this strategy for your own channel. Listen to learn more!

Check out the Episode Highlights

2:33 - How WatchMojo was able to pioneer YouTube automation 

3:50 - How someone can use other content without getting taken down through Fair Use

5:57 - Using other people’s content to make yours transformative

8:11 - How MostAmazingTop10 makes use of click-bait thumbnails

16:10 - Augie’s experience on paying an automation guru $7,000

20:22 - The dangers of automating

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Kurzgesagt
Meatcanyon
Infographics show
Techzone
MrBeast Giveaway comparison 

Augie Johnston

Vidchop Blog
Baller Boot Camp Youtube channel

Grant Ball

Treesicle Youtube channel

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

What motivates you when creating content and posting videos on YouTube? For some, it's the money that comes when creating videos, but for Roshell it’s giving life and adding value to people through baking and sweets.

In this episode, our guest Roshell of Your Sweet Connection shares her YouTube journey and success with Grant. She talks about her motivation and drive in creating a channel that educates, connects to people, and creates multiple income streams. Roshell explains the importance of researching, understanding your content, and being consistent, walks us through her monetization strategy, and provides valuable tips to people who want to start their own Youtube channel.

LeeNetta "Roshell" Ingraham is a baker, pastry artist, and the owner of Your Sweet Connection Youtube channel that started in 2017. She is also the head instructor and CEO of the Divine Baking Divas Facebook group. Roshell has 128k Youtube subscribers and 7,035,102 views creating content about baking recipes, tutorials, challenges, and how to start a business on sweet.

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:51 - Why Roshell chose baking as a niche for her channel
04:12 - The reason behind starting a YouTube channel
09:37 - What are the different monetization strategies for a baking niche
12:58 - Learn how to get in touch with a possible sponsor
19:59 - How to repurpose your content from YouTube to TikTok
24:07 - The importance of looking at your channel’s analytics in making a strategy
27:06 - Find out how to transfer your views to buyers; and
35:55 - The trends that make a video content succeed 

Links/ Resources Mentioned 

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration:

Roshell's channel: Your Sweet Connection
Roshell Ingraham on TikTok
Divine Baking Divas

Grant Ball
Treesicle Youtube channel

Augie Johnston
Vidchop Blog
Baller Boot Camp Youtube channel

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

As a creator, how can you make your YouTube channel stand out? One way is through innovation. If you cannot create a new genre, then try merging different genres, add some personality, and BOOM! You can grow your channel like Bailey did.

In this episode, Grant and Augie talk about the odd niche combination on Bailey Sarian’s YouTube channel. They take a deep dive into how she pivots and combine different niches, builds a loyal community, and creates entertaining and interesting content for her audience. Augie and Grant explore Bailey's picture-perfect channel and try to uncover the secrets of her YouTube success.

Bailey Sarian is a True Crime and Makeup Tutorial Youtuber that launched in 2013. She started creating makeup videos and having some vlogs, then in 2019 she combines her makeup tutorials and murder mystery content. Bailey has 6.28 million subscribers and 755,267,398 views.  

Check out the Episode Highlights

00:57 - How Bailey Sarian started her video content creation

03:13 - Why murder mysteries and makeup niche work well for the female audience

06:33 - The benefits of having a team in building and growing a YouTube channel

12:32 - How to create interesting storytelling on your video content tutorials

17:25 - The simple and effective editing technique and distribution style

21:01 - Find out Bailey’s monetization methods

24:42 - When is the good time to change your content plan; and

30:31 - Ideas for emotionally charged content that is approachable and more casual

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration

Bailey Sarian

Resources Mention

www.baileysarian.com
fanjoy.co

 Augie Johnston

Vidchop Blog
Baller Boot Camp Youtube channel

Grant Ball

Treesicle Youtube channel

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

Do you want to double your revenue or scale your business to the next level? Luckily, you can use the power of Youtube to do this. If you just combine creativity and information, you could start building a brand and grow your business using Youtube!

In today’s episode, Augie and Grant talk about how to use Youtube as a marketing business strategy for your brand and business. They discuss the importance of sharing valuable information on your business to build an audience around it and use that as leverage. Augie and Grant provide examples of business owners/content creators that successfully utilized their business through Youtube.
 

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:06 - Ways to promote a Youtube channel about plumbing
05:50 - Learn how a food doctor grows his audience through videos
11:22 - How to use house renovation business as a Youtube content
15:40 - What kind of channel to create if you want to focus on a clothing business
19:13 - The reason why people buy branded items
21:17 - Building a restaurant business with food reviews and cooking video tutorials; and
26:06 - The strategy of creating content about the real estate industry business

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

 Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration

Roger Wakefield
Dr. Sean Reyes
Dr. Sandra Lee (aka Dr. Pimple Popper)
Logan Paul
Kristin McNiel
Board & Brew on Instagram

Augie Johnston

Vidchop Blog
Baller Boot Camp Youtube channel

Grant Ball

Treesicle Youtube channel

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

Do you want to see massive growth in your Youtube channel? Then you need to double your watch time! Because the more minutes your audience stays on your videos the more they rank up and the most likely Youtube will promote them.

In this episode, Grant and Augie take a deep dive into making sure your videos are getting promoted and double your watch time. They share some methods for creating interest and building super fans through your videos, explaining the Youtube analytics, and sharing samples of how this method really works and are extremely effective.

Check out the Episode Highlights

02:19 - Why do you need to focus on most of your energy at the beginning of the videos

05:05 - Posting your videos in a consistent schedule

09:10 - How to utilize your comment sections effectively

14:56 - Learn how to use the Youtube analytics to your advantage

19:09 - What is the good audience retention percentage with videos

22:56 - The power of speaking with viewers on a personal level; and

27:11 - What are the ways to group your video content

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Video Creatr Youtube channel

Augie Johnston

Vidchop Blog

Baller Boot Camp Youtube channel

Grant Ball

Treesicle Youtube channel 

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.