If you’re trying to grow a YouTube channel without the right tools – you’re working 10x harder than you need to. Here are 10 tools that make creating, optimizing, and growing easier — even if you’re just starting out.
- ChatGPT
- Canva
- Autoresponders
- Paid Ads Tool!
- Editing
- Reposting
- Microphone and Video
- Remove Background
- YouTube SEO
- Screen Recording
Keep reading and I’ll share the best ways to use these tools and 1 tip to maximize your earnings from YouTube faster than your phone dies at 1%.
(Even though it was on 30% five minutes ago.)
The single best tool for YouTube creators
I’m going to go with ChatGPT, but the trick is how to use it. The challenge with ChatGPT and i’ve seen people create entire blog posts with it and it’s very dry and boring.
If your content sucks, then people drop and that’s not good.
The trick is humanize your content and give it life not robotic perfection or death!
ChatGPT is great for…
- Brainstorming
- Coming up with stories
- Hashtags
- Comedy writing
- Coming up with hooks
- Getting Titles more clickable
- Talking to the YouTube machine (SEO)
All the boring SEO crap you can use the AI. This is what I type into the AI to get ideas…
Give me a 150-300 YouTube description including the keywords “” with ideal tags and hashtags. Include the keywords in the first 2 lines. Also, give me 5 click-worthy titles that include my keywords. Give me 5 different good hooks at the beginning of my video. Create for me 3 different thumbnails that make someone want to click on it.
Of course you have to pick and choose what you like, tailor it to your video, but it can give you great ideas.
the AI can also help you with script writing. However I use my blogs for scripts. I recommend turning your videos into a blog and getting traffic from both places.
Blogs actually have TONS of benefits and here is a post that shares 20 benefits of starting one.
How Canva is an amazing tool for YouTube creators!
I’m in love with Canva. Even if the website constantly tries to get you to upgrade, you can do “everything” with the free version.
Canva has more uses than a shopping cart carrying 5 cargo boxes for the homeless.
How do you make Thumbnails without Canva? I’m sure there is a way, but it’s easy with Canva. In fact, recently I’ve been fascinated with creating canva templates and selling them on Etsy.
Here is a post on how to make thumbnails step by step using the website.
How Autoresponders are amazing for YouTube creators!
Autoresponders and content creation go together like Tacos & Tuesdays—a love story written in salsa. If you’re not sure what an autoresponder is, it automatically sends out emails.
You may be thinking what is so great about that!
Well, it’s powerful. It’s the single most powerful thing for an online business, and I was told this 15 years ago, and it still holds true.
Lucky for you, autoresponders have gone down in price and can be free or almost free. If you don’t have a website, I recommend this autoresponder HERE.
The reason why, is it comes with a landing page, plus you can send out TONS of emails before spending a penny.
Still, I recommend OWNING a website. The reason is it’s less risky. Take from a guy who has lost 3 Quora accounts 1 YouTube channel, maybe 2 Medium accounts, 3 Twitter accounts and more.
Owning a website is like building a home on a solid foundation. To get the best bang for your money with autoresponder this is a great tool HERE and the one I use.
You might be thinking ..
- Great how do I collect emails?
- How do I send emails?
- What to write in the email?
- How to earn money from them?
- How do I get people to open the email?
Lucky for you, I have training on how to do ALL this and it’s free. You can check out this free guide by clicking on the link HERE.
What is the best paid ads tool for a YouTube creator?
Paid ads can compliment your YouTube channel and have TONS of benefits such as….
- Faster Channel Growth
- Highly Targeted Reach
- Increased Subscribers
- Promotes High-Converting Funnels
- Improves Organic Performance (Subscribers, Click Through Rates, good for videos)
- Build Retargeting Audiences
- Control Over Your Growth
- Testing Power
However there are so many questions with paid ads such as…
- How do you start with paid ads?
- How do you know when to change things?
- Should you use 1 platform or others?
- How do you create a paid ad?
There really are a million questions. Because money is on the line, they are just not easy to start.
Lucky for you I have a tool that makes starting with paid ads easier than than accidentally liking a 2012 photo while stalking a girl or boy online.
(Am I the only person who has done that)?
Even better it has TONS of training, free ad credits, does the split testing for you and MUCH more. You can view this tool that helps with ads HERE.
Just make sure you have a landing page set up and you start “slow.”
What is the best tool for editing videos?
I’m not a big fan of editing videos. I took a whole course on editing videos and did some really cool fun things such as….
- Transitions.
- I zoomed in 1 element of the video.
- Figured out a way to add music.
- Cut parts of my video out.
- Joined 2 films together.
- I’m sure I learned more.
At the end of the day I’m more interested in speed. Editing takes time, even with keyboard shortcuts. So, I don’t edit my videos.
If you are going to edit videos, I recommend this tool HERE because you can do a lot with the FREE version. Just be warned, that there is a learning curve to it.
How to do reposting for video success!
Let’s be honest, short videos completely kick ass better than finding fries at the bottom of the bag.
Even better, you can repurpose them to an insane amount of places. Short videos just do better (maybe because attention spans are getting shorter).
Did you know that in Instagram you can repost content from other accounts and get traffic from them? There are whole systems on doing it.
However, the place I recommend starting is TikTok. TikTok videos can more easily be repurposed on other platforms than vice versus.
Plus, I do this.
Instead of making videos yourself you could take videos that are already viral and then just tweak them a little bit.
It’s sort of like drafting in Nascar racing. You know, get right behind a car so the wind is hitting them and not you.
This saves SO much time, it would be criminal of me NOT to share it with you. You can view this tool HERE.
Then when you have that video, you can simply use this tool HERE, to download the video. Then upload it to TONS of places such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and MUCH more.
The best microphone and video for making videos
I’ve heard that 80% of a video is the audio. This makes sense to me because I can easily listen to a podcast without video.
Try watching a video when the sound is “not good”? It’s VERY hard, if not impossible.
You could just use the microphone on a webcamera to make the sound. If you want something a little better I use and recommend this microphone HERE.
Does it sound as good as the top-of-the-line Boom Mic no? However, it’s better than the webcamera mic and amplifies your voice.
Plus, it can be used on your phone to amplify your phone. I have noticed the difference on both a labtop and phone.
The chord is a little too long, but it still works nice. Plus, it’s dirt cheap.
Lastly, on “sound settings” then “input” and “device properties” around 50% volume of the mic is the sweet spot I’ve noticed, but test it out.
As for the video, I use and recommend something like this HERE. It’s just an inexpensive webcamera.
How to remove the background of an image
Tools to remove the background are great “especially” for thumbnails. The problem with Canva is they want you to pay to remove the background.
Nearly everything can be done in Canva Free if you’re creative enough.
I really enjoy using this free tool HERE, to remove the background of an image. Just recently they decided to have a limit to the downloads every day (3 at the time of this post).
Another tool you can use is this one HERE, but the image quality might not be as good.
Oh, and if your interested in how to make a “great” YouTube thumbnail for free step-by-step, you can view this post HERE
How to do YouTube SEO with Tools
YouTube SEO is not as important as blogging because someone can find your video through many different avenues instead of just search.
Still this tool HERE, has a cool feature to look at the supply and demand of a keyword. Plus, you can do a lot with the free version.
They do have a paid version, but I have not messed with it.
You could have ChatGPT come up with 50 different titles for your topic and run them through VidIQ to see which one has the best score.
Just remember the title should match what the video is about (regardless of what VidIQ says).
Lastly, I’m not sure how accurate VidIQ’s keyword tool is. Take the information with a grain of salt!
How to do screen recording with video
Oh, and I can’t forget software that allows you to record your screen. What I like about this is you can also use it to record your face as your recording your computer screen.
Maybe, it’s just me, but when I watch just a screencast without a human talking, I just lose interest more. Plus, i know that a human is there!
This tool HERE is the one I use and recommend. I think it’s free, at least I haven’t paid anything for it. I’m sure there is some type of upsell, but I haven’t found it yet.
The great thing about screen recording is it’s a very inexpensive (free) way to add variety to your videos.
Conclusion
There really are TONS and TONS of great tools and gadgets for YouTube. For example, something like this HERE literally adds bells and whistles to your videos.
Plus, it adds music and all kinds of nifty effects.
The important thing is you getting paid, so I tried to strictly stick to the MOST important stuff for this post.
Once you “actually” make money, then you can upgrade to bells, whistles, light sabers and green screens.
You know there is a way to actually change the background of your video, so It looks like your speaking from space or a jungle if your in your room. You need a green screen to do it properly.
To view the complete 10 step process on monetizing a YouTube channel on day 1 you can view this post HERE.