How To Grow Subscribers

BSP-187: 10 Pieces of Advice for YouTube Creators

On episode 187 of the BSP, I share my advice for youtubers on how to create a sustainable career on the platform and a healthy outlook while creating videos.

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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - 10 Pieces of Advice for YouTubers
01:24 - 1. Don’t Quit Your Day Job
03:57 - 2. Don’t Compare Yourself to Others
05:56 - 3. Differentiate Your Channel from Others
08:24 - 4. Get to the Content!
10:51 - 5. Respect Your Audience
16:20 - 6. Respect Yourself!
17:53 - 7. Diversify Your Income Streams
20:24 - 8. Know the Platform You’re Uploading To
22:16 - 9. Own Your Own Domain!
24:20 - 10. Know When to Quit & When Not to Quit
27:46 - RANDOM: Why I Use the Focusrite For My Microphone Reviews?
29:12 - WYHTS: Make Your Own Mic Sound Isolator
30:15 - WYHTS: Do You Watch Nerd City?

31:42 - WYHTS: The AT2035 is Still Pretty Good!

33:02 - Ask Bandrew
33:33 - Email 1
33:42 - Did YouTube Fix the Demonetization of Shotgun Microphone Reviews?
34:25 - Email 2
34:49 - Mic for Rap?
36:42 - Email 3
37:04 - UR-RT2 or Clarett 2?
39:22 - Outro

BSP-149: Bandrew's Favorite Things of 2018

On episode 149 of the BSP we discuss two new microphone announcements, the Rode Podmic, and the Aston Stealth. That’s the only news I cover prior to jumping into some advice for creators, followed by my favorite’s of 2018. Then I answer a lot of your questions and respond to your comments from last weeks episode.

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00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Rode Announces the PodMic
03:14 - Aston Announces the Stealth Mic 
06:31 - RODECaster Pro Review is Live

08:20 - Advice on Growing Your Subs/Followers
11:52 - Favorite TV of 2018
18:19 - Favorite Movies of 2018
23:31 - Favorite Books of 2018
27:19 - Favorite Music of 2018
31:56 - Favorite Gear of 2018
37:19 - WYHTS: I Lost 700 Subs in the Subscriber Purge!
38:08 - Why It’s Hard to Grow a Gaming Channel & My Advice
42:43 - WYHTS: Black Americano from Starbucks
43:41 - WYHTS: Recommending Origin-A YouTube Premium Show
44:30 - WYHTS: Recommending Mania Netflix Series
46:05 - WYHTS: Hoping Channels Affected by the Sub Purge Keep Going
48:30 - Ask Bandrew
48:46 - Email 1
49:34 - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Level Dropping. Solution?
50:45 - Email 2
50:55 - The Ultimate Microphone Fail
52:38 - Email 3
53:08 - What would make you switch from iOS to Android?
55:05 - Is society going down the right path? (UNFOLLOW PEOPLE)
58:18 - What’s the weirdest comment you’ve received?
59:33 - Email 4
01:00:05 - Why do you think your channel thrives while other mic channels fail?
01:06:06 - Outro