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Tech and Growing on YouTube in 2021 (w/ Ivan Kam)

July 28, 2021

Advice to grow on YouTube in 2021 from Ivan Kam. Ivan also discusses tech product trends and the daily grid of producing tech reviews. HINT: The #1 factor in long term YouTube growth is not chasing trends, catchy titles, or spammy thumbnails. Rather, it's about doing the HARD WORK each day to produce your videos on a regular, consistent basis. Focus on what YOU can control, e.g., how often you upload --- and by doing that, the views and subscribers will come.

Special thank you to Ivan Kam for appearing on today's Done Over Perfect podcast. Ivan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbe49C-Jh6fyHLEDkUtuyow

📔 Table of Contents
0:00 Opening
0:22 About Ivan Kam
1:43 The Creative Struggle for 5 Videos Per Week
4:06 YouTube Studio Background and Lighting
5:16 Difficulties of Top Down Product Shots of Reflective Screens
6:29 Only Two Ports on Apple Mac M1
7:41 Replaceable Batteries in Smartphones
8:35 Trend Toward Larger Phones
10:15 Problems with Small Keyboards
11:00 Creating Ivan's YouTube Videos
13:49 Advice for Growing Your YouTube Channel
17:18 Dealing with Not Perfect Videos
8:17
Conclusion

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