How to Succeed as a Content Creator | Nick Nimmin

Are you ready to take the plunge and become a YouTube content creator?

Before you wing it and hope for the best, you need to know the best practices. Luckily, we’ve got you covered.

In this episode of The Visual Lounge, we invited Nick Nimmin, a YouTube content creator and educator, who’s seen great success on the platform with over 800,000 subscribers and counting!

Nick is passionate about the power of YouTube and online video to help people connect with an audience, expand influence, and grow their businesses.

In this episode, he teaches the best ways to get ahead on YouTube, how to boost viewer retention, how to figure out the mystical algorithm, and everything else you need to know about the platform. This episode is packed full of tips and actionable advice for budding YouTubers and experienced content creators alike.

Learning points from the episode include:

• Why being a YouTube content creator is such a big learning curve
• Business lessons from being on YouTube
• Why you should be intentional with your content
• Why knowing your audience is the most important thing in content creation
• How to optimize for search on YouTube
• Why you shouldn’t only think about search
• Key metrics that define success on YouTube
• How to boost viewer retention with in-screen video links
• How to use the Community Tab effectively

Important links and mentions:

• Nick’s website: https://www.nicknimmin.com/
• Nick’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCei6wyubYC1I1FwZ54LZFiA
• Nick’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickNimmin
• Nick’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicknimmin/  

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To read the blog post on the topic or watch the video, go to: https://www.techsmith.com/blog/succeed-content-creator