Understanding Analytics and the Algorithm as a Small YouTuber (YouTube Workshop Week 4 )

YouTube Analytics Workshop and a Deep Dive into Understanding the YouTube Algorithm as a Small YouTuber. If you want to understand how the YouTube algorithm works in 2025 or how the algorithm works and is measured via you analytics, you will want to watch this workshop.

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TIME STAMPS BY @katiukulele
0:00 – Start of video
01:45 – Weekly Recap
03:18 – Awesome Creator Academy
03:56 – Roberto’s Story: Why His Teachings Matter
07:56 – How long it takes to Succeed
11:22 – Stats you NEED to know
14:50 – 6 Core YouTube Traffic Sources
17:31 – Value for Viewers – Thumbnail, Title, Topic, and Timing
17:58 – Important Analytics – Impressions, Click-Thru Rate, Watch Time, and View Duration
23:22 – Content Tab in Analytics
27:45 – YouTube is NOT Saturated
30:18 – Question: If people click on a video and click off from it shortly after it starts because its not in a language they understand, would that cause false stats for YouTube?
33:35 – 15 Creator Fundamentals
40:42 – VIBES Framework
41:29 – CLICKS Framework
46:37 – HOOKS Framework
48:49 – FOCUS Framework
50:13 – WATCH Framework
50:43 – YouTube Data Driven Strategy
51:29 – ACCIDENTAL MUTE
53:41 – VOX is Returned
53:49 – Audience Avatar
55:39 – Analytics Overview
59:39 – An Explanation for the Overview Tab in Analytics
59:55 – YouTube Prioritizes what?
01:01:50 – The importance of Evergreen Content
01:02:45 – Individual Analytics of a Video – Overview
01:05:34 – Individual Analytics of a Video – Reach
01:07:11 – The importance of See More in Analytics
01:09:58 – Did you know that was an average over time based on traffic sources, or was See More something new for you?
01:10:25 – Looking at Traffic Sources, Search Terms, and Content Suggesting This Video
01:11:23 – Audience Analytics
01:16:19 – Analyzing View Duration
01:16:52 – Strategy Planning based on Individual Videos
01:18:58 – Engagement Tab on Analytics – CLICK ON SEE MORE!
01:20:39 – COMPARED TO ALL VIDEOS! (It does mean ALL on YouTube!)
01:23:22 – Detailed Activity View
01:24:25 – Impressions and Views and Unique Viewers Oh My!
01:26:16 – Revenue Tab
01:26:48 – RPM v. Monetized Views: Why it can differ
01:29:28 – Analytics of a Long Form Live Stream in the Past
01:31:53 – CTR v Impressions
01:33:49 – Retention over time
01:34:55 – Revenue
01:39:39 – Consistent uploading is key
01:40:13 – Subscribers based on consistency
01:46:40 – What is the most uploads you’ve ever done in a year?
01:47:01 – First 24 hours video performance
01:48:30 – Top Traffic Sources
01:48:47 – Device Type
01:50:09 – Viewer Age
01:51:42 – Cities – Great for Bloggers or Locale Specific Content Creators and Planning
01:52:46 – Subscriber Source
01:53:15 – Subscriber Status
01:54:24 – Operating System
01:55:56 – Real Time Views
01:56:49 – Channels and videos your audience watches
01:58:56 – Question: Terry W
01:59:46 – Back to analytics: When your audience is online
02:01:27 – The Content Tab
02:05:49 – Trends Tab: Theoretics
02:06:49 – In General: Use of Analytics
02:11:50 – Which platform is made for video podcasting?
02:12:17 – ​​Is it better to have less viewers on a video if the viewers don’t fit your target group? Let me give example: You review expensive cameras. The a new iPhone is released and you compare it to those cameras. Suddenly you get a lot extra viewers that you don’t typicaly target.
02:13:26 – Question: Is it a good idea to use ChatGPT to change a published videos title to a better title to possibly help in the algorithm?
02:14:07 – Sub(titles) or Dub (voiceover) for trying to attract foreign viewers?
02:14:53 – I have a niche on making videos for first time dads. Tutorials, tips, etc. I think its a pretty good niche however growth seems slow anything specific I should pay attention to in my analytics?
02:16:17 – Super Chat Question: Not analytics question…but, for someone like myself (small channel, approaching 5000 subs) which of your offerings would you most suggest? Thank you for all your help!
02:23:58 – I have noticed a lot of channels that do long form do not do shorts. Like Anton Daniels and The Lead Attorney. Is it bad to post shorts if you do long form?
02:26:40 – thoughts on putting chapters in your videos?
02:34:54 – Small YouTuber Tip: Libraries
02:40:27 – Does the starter kits come with the Pro Group?
02:48:29 – Break down of yearly membership costs by DAY
02:55:30 – What is giving them licensing rights worth?
02:55:54 – Do updates to the AI prompts auto load to previous purchases?
02:57:22 – Kajabi and the updates to the courses over time
03:07:20 – Outro and book promo

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