Video Creators

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Practical strategy for serious YouTube creators.

The gist

Video Creators treats YouTube growth as a craft, not a lottery ticket. Episodes move between tactical advice on trends, titles, analytics, and collaborations, then zoom out to the mental strain of making videos for years without obvious payoff.

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About Video Creators

Video Creators is a YouTube growth show for creators who want more than quick-hit advice. It treats a channel as a relationship with viewers, not just a stream of uploads. The conversations are grounded in everyday creator problems: views flatten, motivation drops, formats change, and analytics can feel bigger than the person reading them. It gets practical fast. Episodes talk about planning around events, reacting to surprise product announcements, using search traffic carefully, and thinking about what a viewer actually came to see. Shorts are handled with a mix of opportunity and skepticism. The show recognizes how easily Shorts can generate views, but it keeps asking whether those views serve the creator's larger goal. Long-form video still matters here. So do returning viewers, audience habits, relaxed pacing, community signals, and the watch experience on different screens. The podcast also spends time on creator psychology. Burnout, dread, comparison, and the feeling of making from a deficit are treated as real strategic issues, not side notes. There is a coaching-room feel to many episodes. The speakers trade examples, challenge simple assumptions, and return often to the value of milestones, fresh perspective, and knowing whether a channel is actually on track. They talk about authenticity without turning it into a slogan. The Sam Sulek discussion, for example, becomes a way to ask why some low-polish long-form videos feel unusually connected to an audience. Collaboration is framed in the same practical way. Visibility helps, but outreach works better when a creator can offer clear value to someone else. The show also follows platform shifts, including YouTube Studio changes, thumbnail testing, creator app tools, AI-assisted workflows, and vertical live streams. Its register is casual but not aimless. Side jokes and familiar names sit next to specific advice about retention, packaging, pacing, and audience fit. Video Creators is strongest when it turns creator anxiety into a usable next step.

Made for: Video Creators is for YouTube creators, entrepreneurs, and channel teams trying to build a steadier audience around long-form videos, Shorts, collaborations, and community. It especially suits creators who want coaching-style advice without ignoring burnout or self-doubt.

What sets it apart: The show combines platform tactics with creator psychology, moving from retention and returning-viewer metrics to the emotional cost of publishing through uncertainty. Its advice is anchored in concrete creator scenarios rather than generic growth slogans.

In their own words

Video Creators is the premiere YouTube growth agency for YouTube Creators and entrepreneurs, founded by Tim Schmoyer in 2013.It's a place where you'll learn cutting edge YouTube growth strategies and the fastest path to building a highly engaged community of subscribers and customers.Our success stories include brand new creators to Fortune 500 companies alike, helping them grow from 0 to 100,000 to 1 million subscribers and beyond.To date we've helped our clients organically grow by over 17 billion views on YouTube and hundreds of millions of dollars in their bank accounts. This stuff works!The best way to grow on your channel isn't by only publishing great videos, but by also having a stra…

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Video Creators turns YouTube growth into practical decisions about viewer intent, format, analytics, and the sustainability of a creator's work.

Video Creators treats YouTube growth as an operating problem: understand viewer intent, study the channel's data, and choose formats that serve a larger goal.

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Why you'd press play

This is the channel meeting where analytics meets the dread of having to upload again.

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  • a viewer-first check on your ideas before you spend hours making the video
  • clear-eyed guidance on using Shorts without letting them hijack your long-form goal
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Best episodes of Video Creators

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

We are Taking a BreakFeb 12, 2024

Creator fatigue, shorter goals, and a closer look at recent channel performance.

The Video Creators hosts take up a familiar creator dilemma: when a YouTube channel starts to feel like an obligation, is it time to pause or keep going?

YouTube Hacks for Explosive GrowthFeb 5, 2024

Plan for moments your viewers anticipate, and consider what search visitors came to see.

The Video Creators hosts start with a planning trap: making videos for themselves without asking what viewers would click. They suggest watching for recurring events in a niche and preparing content before those events arrive. Surprise announcements call for a quicker response.

The State of YouTube Shorts in 2024Jan 29, 2024

The hosts weigh Shorts views against longer channel goals and consider vertical live streaming.

Shorts can make views feel easy to get, but the hosts keep returning to a harder question: do those views help a creator build the channel they want? For someone aiming at long-form video, the pull of quick clips may compete with that goal.

Here's How to Blow Up your Channel in 2024Dec 4, 2023

A look at YouTube Studio, with a telling comparison between TV and mobile viewing.

The Video Creators Podcast hosts frame this conversation around growing a YouTube channel in 2024 and suggest taking another look at YouTube Studio. One praises its newer tools and analytics; another finds the numbers easier to read at a glance.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Stop asking if titles & thumbnails are "that important"…

    ·56m
  2. 2

    YouTube Hacks for Explosive Growth

    ·51m
  3. 3

    The State of YouTube Shorts in 2024

    ·48m
  4. 4

    Is Sam Sulek changing the future of YouTube?

    ·40m
  5. 5

    Why you aren't Succeeding on YouTube

    ·45m
  6. 6

    Underrated Strategies to turn Viewers into Subscribers

    ·55m
  7. 7

    Why your viewers aren't connecting with you on YouTube

    ·42m
  8. 8

    Why your viewers aren't connecting with you on YouTube

    ·42m
  9. 9

    How to ACTUALLY Get your Viewers to Take Action

    ·54m
  10. 10

    Overcoming the MOST common YouTube Roadblocks

    ·54m
  11. 11

    Here's How to Blow Up your Channel in 2024

    ·57m
  12. 12

    Ultimate Monetization Guide: Earn MORE with less subscribers

    ·43m
  13. 13

    How to ACTUALLY Gain Momentum on your YouTube Channel

    ·46m
  14. 14

    THIS is holding you back from YouTube Growth

    ·54m
  15. 15

    Rise to the top of your niche on YouTube with THIS

    ·46m
  16. 16

    Rise to the top of your niche on YouTube with THIS

    ·53m
  17. 17

    Finding Clarity and Confidence in Your Creative Process

    ·53m
  18. 18

    Decoding the DNA of a Viral Video

    ·47m
  19. 19

    The Hidden Struggle Behind Every Upload

    ·33m
  20. 20

    From Casual Viewers to Raving Fans on YouTube

    ·54m
  21. 21

    Escaping the YouTube Rut

    ·41m
  22. 22

    The Content You're Avoiding is Actually What You NEED

    ·40m
  23. 23

    Reality Check: Your content isn't cutting it (Yet)

    ·1h 12m
  24. 24

    Shift Your YouTube Focus without Losing Subscribers!

    ·41m
  25. 25

    The Art of Intrigue to Keep Your Viewers Watching MORE!

    ·41m
  26. 26

    Endless YouTube Content Ideas for the Struggling Creator

    ·39m
  27. 27

    Stop sucking the joy out of your content

    ·1h 5m
  28. 28

    Stop Being Generic and Grow on YouTube with THIS!

    ·56m
  29. 29

    Simple formula to keep viewers watching til the END

    ·57m
  30. 30

    Live-streaming secrets to skyrocket Sales

    ·39m
  31. 31

    Viral Video Myths and How to ACTUALLY Succeed on YouTube

    ·41m
  32. 32

    Sacrifices worth making in the name of explosive growth

    ·1h 1m
  33. 33

    How to Overcome the Silent Enemy of YouTube Creators

    ·54m
  34. 34

    The RIGHT way to steal ideas from other channels...

    ·48m
  35. 35

    How to Grow a Massive YouTube Audience Without Sacrificing Your Time and Energy

    ·57m
  36. 36

    3 Ways your Sabotaging your Sales on YouTube

    ·45m
  37. 37

    We are Taking a Break

    ·49m
  38. 38

    The Algorithm is Your Friend - NOT Your Enemy!

    ·57m
  39. 39

    90% of Creators Are Doing YouTube BACKWARDS!

    ·51m
  40. 40

    Your tribe will Subscribe if they understand this...

    ·50m
  41. 41

    Get unstuck! Blueprint for Content Success with Roberto Blake

    ·30m
  42. 42

    The Two Hooks You Need for YouTube Success (yes TWO)

    ·48m
  43. 43

    Mistakes Big YouTubers are STILL Making

    ·49m
  44. 44

    A proven strategy for when you run out of video ideas (it works)

    ·42m
  45. 45

    YouTube ANALYTICS that help you WIN

    ·51m
  46. 46

    Why Your Videos Fail to Keep Viewers Until the End

    ·53m
  47. 47

    The Power of YouTube Shorts: Leveraging the Latest Changes for Massive Growth

    ·48m
  48. 48

    Scale Your Email List Using These Proven YouTube Tactics (in 2023)

    ·42m
  49. 49

    How to avoid the Algorithm's Garbage Bin

    ·35m
  50. 50

    Effectively convert in sales content (without killing growth)

    ·37m
  51. 51

    Don't let TIME hold you back from YouTube Success

    ·59m
  52. 52

    It's your FINAL opportunity to register for our popular YouTube group coaching program!

    ·40m
  53. 53

    Whats YOUR PLAN for growth in 2023 (the RIGHT goals)

    ·50m
  54. 54

    Ways to connect with your audience immediately (Ideas that work)

    ·53m
  55. 55

    Surviving the Emotional Rollercoaster of YouTube

    ·46m
  56. 56

    Making HOW TO Content Bingeable Ultimate Playbook

    ·46m
  57. 57

    Clickable TITLE STRATEGY The ultimate playbook

    ·34m
  58. 58

    DO THIS to podcast on YouTube the right way

    ·43m
  59. 59

    Level Up your YouTube game in 2023

    ·56m
  60. 60

    Your videos are great. So why aren't more people watching? (Here's why)

    ·34m
  61. 61

    I'm Stuck. Simple YouTube strategies to start growing again.

    ·38m
  62. 62

    What's the Best Strategy for.... (Ask Tim)

    ·49m
  63. 63

    YouTube burnout (and how to fix it)

    ·37m
  64. 64

    What it takes to sell and make money on YouTube (the right way)

    ·39m
  65. 65

    Easily Fix the Missing ALGORITHM Piece

    ·37m
  66. 66

    (Almost) Everything you Need to Know for an Effective Shorts Strategy on your Channel

    ·29m
  67. 67

    The Biggest Creators Make These Mistakes

    ·33m
  68. 68

    How Travis Earns $8k per month in Coaching with a Small Audience

    ·36m
  69. 69

    How YouTube's History Affects the Future of our Content Strategy

    ·42m
  70. 70

    It's Better if you Don't Make Money on YouTube. Here's Why.

    ·36m
  71. 71

    The Danger of Reaching Your Dreams on YouTube

    ·32m
  72. 72

    Why You're Stuck Getting the Same Number of Views (And How to Fix it)

    ·44m
  73. 73

    The Most Underrated YouTube Strategy

    ·33m
  74. 74

    If you do these 7 things, YouTube will put your next video in front of more people.

    ·38m
  75. 75

    What I Learned about Building a Sellable Business on YouTube

    ·52m
  76. 76

    Not a storyteller? Use this formula. You'll nail it your first try.

    ·35m
  77. 77

    Video Creators has been acquired by vidIQ! WHAAAT??

    ·23m
  78. 78

    You're doing keyword research wrong. Do this instead.

    ·38m
  79. 79

    How one video's performance impacts your next video's performance

    ·48m
  80. 80

    You CAN get YouTube viewers to your website without killing your channel. Try this.

    ·36m
  81. 81

    Why you'll quit YouTube in 5 years (And how to avoid it) [feat. Matt Koval]

    ·41m
  82. 82

    Despite 18 billion views, Shannon won't grow her business on YouTube. Here's why.

    ·36m
  83. 83

    Focusing on Search Ruined My YouTube Channel [feat. Jessica Stansberry]

    ·38m
  84. 84

    How to Use Emotion to Drive Action on YouTube [feat. Tamsen Webster]

    ·57m
  85. 85

    This ABT Method makes viewers connect with you faster [feat. Park Howell]

    ·54m
  86. 86

    The "Google Mentality" is Holding You Back on YouTube

    ·30m
  87. 87

    What to do when the YouTube Algorithm hates you

    ·44m
  88. 88

    Finally, we disagree! Who's right about titles, thumbnails, top videos, and more?

    ·58m
  89. 89

    You're successful, but it's not all it's cracked up to be.

    ·49m
  90. 90

    Can you resurrect a YouTube channel? Maybe. Try this.

    ·49m
  91. 91

    When you're stuck making the same videos over and over again

    ·49m
  92. 92

    How to Find and Train a ROCKSTAR Virtual Assistant

    ·56m
  93. 93

    Stop asking for subscribers! It's hurting your channel.

    ·33m
  94. 94

    How She Unexpectedly Blew Up Her Vocal Coaching Channel [Ep. #316]

    ·46m
  95. 95

    If you feel like you can't get content out fast enough, do this.

    ·50m
  96. 96

    YouTube, why are you giving us a keyword research tool?

    ·1h 12m
  97. 97

    The State of Brand Deals in 2022 [Ep. #309]

    ·51m
  98. 98

    How to Approach Your Dream Brands for High Paying Sponsorships

    ·52m
  99. 99

    The Most Clickable Video Titles Do These 3 Things

    ·35m
  100. 100

    Amplify Your Impact and Influence with these Collaboration Tips

    This episode discusses the do's and don'ts of collaboration on YouTube, featuring an interview with Viper, head of social media at vid iq.

    ·43m
  101. 101

    We are Taking a Break

    Hidden gem

    Video Creators' "We are Taking a Break" centers on burnout signals like dread, deficit creation, and switching from "have to" language to "get to" language.

    Feb 12, 2024·49m·3 clips
  102. 102

    YouTube Hacks for Explosive Growth

    Hidden gem

    The Video Creators Podcast with Blake and Sam focuses on YouTube discoverability, from the "known to unknown" thumbnail strategy to timing videos around Apple events and March Madness.

    Feb 5, 2024·51m·2 clips
  103. 103

    The State of YouTube Shorts in 2024

    Hidden gem

    Blake and the host frame YouTube Shorts as a strong discoverability tool in 2024, but they keep returning to the gap between Shorts views and long-form audience building.

    Jan 29, 2024·48m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Is Sam Sulek changing the future of YouTube?

    Sam Sulek, a 21-year-old fitness creator, gained over a million YouTube subscribers in two months through long-form videos rather than Shorts.

    Jan 22, 2024·40m·2 clips
  105. 105

    Why you aren't Succeeding on YouTube

    Jan 15, 2024·45m
  106. 106

    Underrated Strategies to turn Viewers into Subscribers

    Jan 8, 2024·55m
  107. 107

    Why your viewers aren't connecting with you on YouTube

    Jan 1, 2024·42m
  108. 108

    Why your viewers aren't connecting with you on YouTube

    Dec 25, 2023·42m
  109. 109

    How to ACTUALLY Get your Viewers to Take Action

    Dec 18, 2023·54m
  110. 110

    Overcoming the MOST common YouTube Roadblocks

    Dec 11, 2023·54m
  111. 111

    Here's How to Blow Up your Channel in 2024

    Hidden gem

    Video Creators Podcast uses this 2024 predictions episode to center YouTube growth around AI, retention, and creator strategy.

    Dec 4, 2023·57m·4 clips
  112. 112

    Ultimate Monetization Guide: Earn MORE with less subscribers

    Nov 27, 2023·43m
  113. 113

    How to ACTUALLY Gain Momentum on your YouTube Channel

    The hosts discuss strategies to increase returning viewers on YouTube to build long-term channel momentum.

    Nov 20, 2023·46m
  114. 114

    THIS is holding you back from YouTube Growth

    Nov 13, 2023·54m
  115. 115

    Rise to the top of your niche on YouTube with THIS

    Nov 8, 2023·46m
  116. 116

    Rise to the top of your niche on YouTube with THIS

    Nov 6, 2023·53m
  117. 117

    Finding Clarity and Confidence in Your Creative Process

    Oct 30, 2023·53m
  118. 118

    Decoding the DNA of a Viral Video

    Oct 23, 2023·47m
  119. 119

    The Hidden Struggle Behind Every Upload

    Oct 16, 2023·33m
  120. 120

    From Casual Viewers to Raving Fans on YouTube

    Oct 9, 2023·54m
  121. 121

    Escaping the YouTube Rut

    Oct 2, 2023·41m
  122. 122

    The Content You're Avoiding is Actually What You NEED

    Sep 25, 2023·40m
  123. 123

    Reality Check: Your content isn't cutting it (Yet)

    Sep 18, 2023·1h 12m
  124. 124

    Shift Your YouTube Focus without Losing Subscribers!

    Sep 11, 2023·41m
  125. 125

    The Art of Intrigue to Keep Your Viewers Watching MORE!

    Sep 4, 2023·41m
  126. 126

    Endless YouTube Content Ideas for the Struggling Creator

    Aug 28, 2023·39m
  127. 127

    Stop sucking the joy out of your content

    Aug 21, 2023·1h 5m
  128. 128

    Amplify Your Impact and Influence with these Collaboration Tips

    This episode discusses the do's and don'ts of collaboration on YouTube, emphasizing how to contribute value to potential partners.

    Aug 14, 2023·43m
  129. 129

    Stop Being Generic and Grow on YouTube with THIS!

    Aug 7, 2023·56m
  130. 130

    Simple formula to keep viewers watching til the END

    Jul 31, 2023·57m
  131. 131

    Live-streaming secrets to skyrocket Sales

    Jul 24, 2023·39m
  132. 132

    Viral Video Myths and How to ACTUALLY Succeed on YouTube

    Jul 17, 2023·41m
  133. 133

    Sacrifices worth making in the name of explosive growth

    Jul 10, 2023·1h 1m
  134. 134

    How to Overcome the Silent Enemy of YouTube Creators

    Jul 3, 2023·54m
  135. 135

    The RIGHT way to steal ideas from other channels...

    Jun 26, 2023·48m
  136. 136

    How to Grow a Massive YouTube Audience Without Sacrificing Your Time and Energy

    Jun 19, 2023·57m
  137. 137

    3 Ways your Sabotaging your Sales on YouTube

    Jun 12, 2023·45m
  138. 138

    Stop asking if titles & thumbnails are "that important"…

    Jun 5, 2023·56m
  139. 139

    The Algorithm is Your Friend - NOT Your Enemy!

    May 29, 2023·57m
  140. 140

    90% of Creators Are Doing YouTube BACKWARDS!

    May 22, 2023·51m
  141. 141

    Your tribe will Subscribe if they understand this...

    May 15, 2023·50m
  142. 142

    Get unstuck! Blueprint for Content Success with Roberto Blake

    May 8, 2023·30m
  143. 143

    The Two Hooks You Need for YouTube Success (yes TWO)

    May 1, 2023·48m
  144. 144

    Mistakes Big YouTubers are STILL Making

    Apr 24, 2023·49m
  145. 145

    A proven strategy for when you run out of video ideas (it works)

    Apr 17, 2023·42m
  146. 146

    YouTube ANALYTICS that help you WIN

    Apr 10, 2023·51m
  147. 147

    Why Your Videos Fail to Keep Viewers Until the End

    Apr 3, 2023·53m
  148. 148

    The Power of YouTube Shorts: Leveraging the Latest Changes for Massive Growth

    Mar 27, 2023·48m
  149. 149

    Scale Your Email List Using These Proven YouTube Tactics (in 2023)

    Mar 20, 2023·42m
  150. 150

    How to avoid the Algorithm's Garbage Bin

    Mar 13, 2023·35m