Lydia Sweatt

Blog Manager at vidIQ

Lydia Sweatt is a writer who loves balancing her article/blog time indoors with a healthy dose of nature. She bikes, hikes, and identifies edible plants along the way.

Posts Written By Lydia Sweatt

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Jan 13, 2021

3 min read

How To Get a Custom URL For Your YouTube Channel [2021 Update]

Are you ready to give your YouTube channel a custom URL? Here are the requirements to do so, plus a quick tutorial to...
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Jan 8, 2021

15 min read

25 vidIQ Tools You Need to Grow Your YouTube Channel NOW!

If you're serious about growing your channel on YouTube, here are 25 ways vidIQ can help right now!
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Jan 8, 2021

7 min read

How to Create a YouTube Short: The Complete Beginner's Guide

Here's a simple guide for creating, uploading, and analyzing the YouTube Shorts on your channel.
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Jan 8, 2021

5 min read

How This YouTube Creator Got 1.5 Billion Views In Just 80 Days

Getting billions of views on YouTube usually takes longer than 80 days. But for Jake Fellman, anything is possible wi...
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Jan 6, 2021

6 min read

How To Win at YouTube Monetization

Not all content on YouTube will help you quickly monetize your channel, YouTube Shorts especially. To win at monetiza...
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Jan 5, 2021

4 min read

Can You Swear on YouTube and Still Make Money?

Can you swear in a YouTube video and still earn AdSense revenue? Well, that depends on which words you want to say...
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Dec 18, 2020

4 min read

YouTube in 2020: Powerful Stats You Need to Know

Did you catch YouTube's Culture & Trends Report for 2020? The global year-in-review highlights the rise of virtual ev...
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Dec 17, 2020

5 min read

Please Stop Using Episode Numbers on Your Gaming Content

Episode 1... episode 2... episode 3... Does this titling method help you get more views as a gaming channel? In our e...
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Dec 17, 2020

6 min read

How to Grow Your YouTube Channel By Giving Back to Subscribers

What goes around comes around. If your YouTube subscribers have supported your content all year, here are four ways t...
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Dec 10, 2020

4 min read

How to Get More Views On YouTube By Playing Among Us

Are you playing Among Us like the rest of the world? While you're fixing that spaceship, use these tips to upload the...
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Dec 10, 2020

5 min read

How This Creator Got 852K Views in 58 Seconds From YouTube Shorts

Since YouTube Shorts were announced, we've wondered whether creators could get nearly 1 million views from a 60-secon...
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Dec 8, 2020

3 min read

Find Out Who Posts the Most Comments on Your YouTube Videos

Do you know who your most engaged viewers are? The ones who comment on most of your videos with encouragement and hel...