BrandonSeptember 18, 2026
How Much Does It Cost to Promote a YouTube Video?
There is no rate card for promoting a YouTube video. You set a total, an auction prices every view inside it, and the video you pick decides how far the money goes. This guide uses Google's own budget rules...
BrandonSeptember 16, 2026
The YouTube Growth Tools Nobody Writes About (2026)
Every roundup of YouTube growth tools names the same five products. Almost none of them mention the features YouTube shipped in the last year that put a small channel's video in front of strangers at no cost. This page...
BrandonSeptember 11, 2026
Is It Worth Paying to Promote a YouTube Video?
Paying to promote a YouTube video used to mean learning Google Ads yourself or trusting a gig-site stranger who sells "views", until Sprizzy made the first easy. In 2026 the line is clear. Google Ads defines to the second...
BrandonSeptember 8, 2026
How Do You Get Your First 100 YouTube Subscribers?
Getting to 100 subscribers is the part of YouTube nobody makes a highlight reel about. There is no algorithmic shortcut at this stage and no reward waiting at the milestone. What works is a topic you can keep making...
BrandonJune 6, 2024
Do YouTube Ads Hurt Your Channel’s Organic Growth?
"If I pay to promote a video, will YouTube punish the channel?" It is the most common question creators ask before spending a dollar on ads, and the answer has been muddied for years by one viral video and...
BrandonApril 14, 2020
What Should a New YouTuber Ignore in Year One?
Most of the advice a new creator hears is setup advice: the banner, the intro animation, the tag list, the camera. Almost none of it appears in YouTube's own documentation as something that affects whether a video gets watched....