https://blog.videocreator.club/ Notes for video creators from Video Creator Club.en-ushttps://blog.videocreator.club/made-on-youtube-2026/https://blog.videocreator.club/made-on-youtube-2026/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700What YouTube announced at Made on YouTube on September 23, 2026, what's live and what's still rolling out, and the YPP change to put on your calendar. https://blog.videocreator.club/youtube-is-a-librarian/https://blog.videocreator.club/youtube-is-a-librarian/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700The algorithm isn't a boss you have to beat. It's a librarian trying to point people to the right shelf, and your job is to be easy to shelve. https://blog.videocreator.club/story-beats/https://blog.videocreator.club/story-beats/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700The story structure I use for Behind the Build, from the cold open to the open loop at the end, so you can borrow the shape for your own videos. https://blog.videocreator.club/shorts-bring-people/https://blog.videocreator.club/shorts-bring-people/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700Shorts are great for reach, but Shorts feed views don't count toward YPP watch hours. How to give Shorts and long videos each their own job. https://blog.videocreator.club/lives-count/https://blog.videocreator.club/lives-count/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700Public live streams saved to your channel count toward YPP watch hours. What counts, what doesn't, and why you should think twice before deleting old lives. https://blog.videocreator.club/what-winning-looks-like/https://blog.videocreator.club/what-winning-looks-like/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700Monetization is the goal, but it's a poor way to tell whether you're winning. Here's the measure we use in Video Creator Club instead. https://blog.videocreator.club/show-not-software/https://blog.videocreator.club/show-not-software/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700Start with what your show needs, not with the software. The short list a video podcast needs, and everything that can wait until later. https://blog.videocreator.club/ready-isnt-perfect/https://blog.videocreator.club/ready-isnt-perfect/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700What ready looks like for your first episode, and a simple 30-day plan to get it recorded and published. https://blog.videocreator.club/one-question-570-videos/https://blog.videocreator.club/one-question-570-videos/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700My channel held more than ten years of videos from another chapter. One question decided which ones stayed, and what unlisting does to your watch hours. https://blog.videocreator.club/make-filming-easy/https://blog.videocreator.club/make-filming-easy/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700Find where the friction is in your own workflow and make that part easier first. Why I stopped spreading one video across a week. https://blog.videocreator.club/vibe-check/https://blog.videocreator.club/vibe-check/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700The VIBE Check scores your last eight videos on four pillars, Value, Identity, Belonging and Emotion, and tells you what your next three videos should be.