Rob Wilson

YouTuber-In-Residence

Rob started out on YouTube in 2012, building up a tech channel before joining the vidIQ team. He now educates over 450,000 subscribers on the vidIQ channel which has over 25,000,000 video views. Today he is hard at work sharing everything he has learned on the YouTube platform; educating video creators on how to grow their own channels and turn hobbies into careers - just like Rob did in 2017.

Posts Written By Rob Wilson

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Mar 10, 2020

9 min read

No, YouTube Won’t Delete Your Channel Because You’re Not Making Them Money

There has been a lot of scaremongering over YouTube's new Terms of Service. We bring you the facts about what 'commer...
YouTube play button with text "Made for kids?" and vidIQ logo on blue background

Mar 10, 2020

7 min read

How To Protect Your YouTube Channel Under COPPA [Beginner's Guide]

Overwhelmed by the new YouTube rules about kid's content? Check out our quick and easy beginner's guide to protecting...
YouTube shield emblem with FTC seal and Coppa compliant checkmark on black background

Mar 10, 2020

13 min read

Is Your YouTube Content Made for Children? New FTC COPPA Rules

The FTC has clarified some aspects of the new COPPA ruling about your YouTube channel including how to determine whet...
Silhouette with YouTube logo, FTC seal, question mark, and COPPA compliance symbol.

Mar 10, 2020

7 min read

How to 'Hide' Your YouTube Channel From the FTC and COPPA... But Should You?

If you are still reeling from the new COPPA ruling for YouTube creators you may be considering 'hiding' your channel ...
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Mar 10, 2020

8 min read

How Likely Are You to Receive a $42,530 Fine Under YouTube's FTC COPPA Rules?

When it comes to COPPA, the FTC, and YouTube there is one shock and awe number that is scaring everyone - that potent...
Firefox browser logo with vidIQ and YouTube icons on a black background.

Mar 10, 2020

3 min read

vidIQ for YouTube: Firefox Extension is Now Live for All Users!

Our vidIQ extension for Firefox is live! Now you can download your favorite YouTube management tool to your favorite ...
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Mar 10, 2020

12 min read

How to Get Your First 100 Subscribers on YouTube

Let’s take a look at some of the best strategies for reaching that first big YouTube milestone - 100 subscribers.
Person analyzing a video with 1.2M views, 2K likes, and 17K dislikes on YouTube.

Mar 10, 2020

12 min read

Did We Clickbait YouTube? [An Unintentional Case Study]

One of our beginner guide videos on the vidIQ YouTube channel just hit over 2.5M views. But did we unintentionally cl...
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Mar 10, 2020

4 min read

Don't Fall For This YouTube, COPPA, FTC Phishing Scam!

Creators beware! There's a phishing email scam about YouTube and COPPA doing the rounds right now so please don't fal...
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Mar 10, 2020

11 min read

How Much YouTube Paid Me for Doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Still unsure whether evergreen content is the key to real success on YouTube? Read how a dormant channel is still gen...
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Mar 10, 2020

5 min read

YouTube Viewer Applause: Could THIS Make you MORE MONEY FASTER?

YouTube is rolling out a new way for creators to make revenue on the platform. It's in beta right now but we bring yo...
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Mar 10, 2020

5 min read

How to Trim Videos with YouTube's Video Editor [2020 Method]

Learn how to trim any video you've already uploaded to YouTube with the platform's built-in video editor.
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Mar 10, 2020

4 min read

How to Add, Edit and Remove YouTube Channel Managers & Owners

Did you know that more than one person can manage a YouTube channel, and that you can assign different permissions an...