Episode 166

Why Your Business Should Grow On YouTube

If you’re looking for a new way to educate your audience, showcase your value and spread your message, this is the episode for you! 

On this week’s The Visual Lounge, we are joined by Rob Wilson, video creator and YouTuber-in-Residence at VidIQ. He helps creators realize their ambitions and become financially sustainable in the process. 

Rob shares how he defines success on YouTube, tackles the biggest misconceptions around the platform and gives top tips for navigating the algorithm. 

Plus, he tells us three things you should know before starting out on YouTube. 

Learning points from the episode include: 

  • 0:00 – Introduction 
  • 2:35 – How Rob got started in video 
  • 5:59 – Defining success on YouTube 
  • 9:09 – Rob’s top tip for video creators 
  • 12:47 – The biggest misconceptions about YouTube 
  • 17:52 – What does your audience want? 
  • 20:36 – Benefits of having a strong presence on YouTube 
  • 25:17 – Top three things to know before starting out 
  • 30:14 – Using metrics and measuring growth 
  • 38:11 – Rob’s Speed Round 
  • 45:03 – Here’s Rob’s final take 
  • 46:17 – Outro  

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About the Podcast

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The Visual Lounge
Discussions about the power of visuals and videos and how to make them even better.

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Matthew Pierce

Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador from TechSmith Corporation, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. He is the lead behind TechSmith Academy, a free platform teaching video and image creation for business, which has been used by tens of thousands of users. He is the host of The Visual Lounge Podcast from TechSmith, which streams live on Youtube and LinkedIn weekly. Matthew is a regular speaker at multiple learning and development-focused conferences and is a regular contributor to various training publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn.