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đź‘€ ABOUT THIS EPISODE
It's time go *FINALLY* grow on YouTube in 2025!!! This week, we're unpacking a full deep-dive guide to YouTube, how to ACTUALLY grow on YouTube in 2025, how to stop treating it like it's 2012 (lol) & you're new strategy for each week to grow! In today’s episode, we’re clocking in to the Busy Blooming office & diving into thumbnails, your weekly workflow to create a video, how to view your YouTube channel brand, scripting, and a mindset reset as always. Let’s get you that play button!!
This episode is for you if:
• You’ve been creating on YouTube for years & haven't had the growth you want
• You want to get started on YouTube, but you feel overwhelmed by how to do it
• You can't figure out why you're videos aren't performing & feel stuck
• You want to understand how YouTube *actually* works & what you need to do grow
• The 100k YouTube button is on your Pinterest board!!
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⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS
- 00:00 – Let’s clock in!! It's time to deep-dive into YouTube 2025
- 03:27 – Why it’s harder to grow if you’re NOT new to YouTube..
- 04:51 – YouTube has completely changed since 2015 (and here’s how)
- 05:26 – The BIGGEST mistake experienced creators make on YouTube
- 05:55 – How to stop treating your YouTube like a vlog & start treating it like a business
- 06:38 – The ONE theme every video on your channel needs
- 07:13 – Break up with “vibes-only” content — this isn’t 2015 YouTube anymore
- 07:55 – My weekly system to actually grow in 2025 (step-by-step)
- 10:16 – Building your video framework like a 100k subscriber channel
- 14:16 – How to “script” & outline your videos for growth
- 17:16 – Vlog vs sit-down content: here’s how to outline both
- 20:57 – Your intro matters more than you think — The first 2min
- 23:34 – Branding yourself as a creator (the soft skills and the hard ones)
- 26:56 – Let’s talk algorithm: CTR, retention, and what YouTube actually wants
- 29:00 – Titles & thumbnails are 90% of the game — here’s why
- 29:36 – Deep dive: how to write better titles that people will actually click
- 32:48 – Growth tip: change your title & thumbnail after 1-week
- 33:42 – How to make scroll-stopping thumbnails in 2025
- 37:32 – How to master YouTube descriptions, tags & more with ChatGPT
- 42:47 – After Hours!! The new BB show format & HUGE announcement!!!!
- 48:52 – Last week’s episode correction + sponsor thank you 💛
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