Guides
Customize your YouTube Channel: A Guide to Profile Pictures, Thumbnails and Banners
Attract more viewers to your YouTube channel with tips for creating eye-catching assets.
Free guides, trends and news for creators.
Guides
The 9 Most Popular Animated Backgrounds for Your Videos
Boost your content's production value and keep viewers watching longer by exploring the most popular animated backgrounds to add to your videos.
Guides
A YouTuber's Guide to Using Sound Effects
Use sound effects to take your content to the next level with tips on where to download quality sounds and how to use them in your edits.
Guides
How to Make a YouTube Thumbnail: Boost Your Views in 9 Easy Steps
Help attract more viewers to your content by learning how to make a YouTube thumbnail that stands out and find out the dimensions you need.
Guides
How to See Your Subscribers on YouTube: A Step-by-Step Guide
See who subscribes to your YouTube channel with a step-by-step guide to finding them in YouTube Studio and tips to help you improve your content.
Guides
How to upload YouTube videos in 2025
Everything you need to know about how to upload YouTube videos in 2025, with simple tips that'll get your content seen by more people.
Trends
The 11 Most Popular Video Overlays for Editing
See the most popular ways content creators are using video overlays in their edits to add polish to their uploads and keep viewers watching longer.
Trends
The Best Video Editing Software in 2025: From Beginner to Pro
Uncover good video editing software for every type of creator including free video editing programs for beginners through to the best editing tools for YouTube.
Guides
How to Get Animated Backgrounds for Video
Everything you need to know about how to get animated backgrounds to use in your content, including where to download assets and how to use them.
Guides
How to Increase Audience Retention on YouTube (11 Tips to Keep Viewers Watching)
Keep people watching your videos for longer and learn how increasing your audience retention on YouTube will help you rack up more views.
Guides
Video Formats Explained: The Best File Types for YouTube and Beyond
Make sure every upload looks exactly how you want it by getting to know what different video formats are, and which you'll need for each platform.
The Monthly Cut
The Monthly Cut: 5 Masters of Storytelling
In our September '25 edition of The Monthly Cut, Kevin E shares five creators who have inspired him with their unique ways of seeing the world.
Guides
What Are Video Overlays?
See how video overlays can become an essential part of your creator toolkit, transforming your edits and helping to hook viewers for longer.
Guides
TikTok Analytics: 6 Tips to Grow on TikTok
Boost your TikTok follower count and help increase your TikTok views by using TikTok Analytics to find invaluable audience insights.
Trends
23 Simple Gaming Video Ideas to Level-up Your Content in 2025
Check out easy gaming video ideas you can try out today to get more views, keep people watching longer, and grow your gaming channel.
Guides
YouTube Click-Through Rate: 9 Steps to Improve Your CTR and Get More Views
Learn the small tweaks that'll increase your click-through rate on YouTube and boost your views.
Trends
The Best Royalty-free Halloween Music to Avoid Copyright Scares in 2025
Explore the best royalty-free Halloween music and spooky sound effects to add to video content without the threat of copyright scares.
Trends
The 8 Best Video Cameras for YouTube
Find the right gear for your content with a list of the best cheap cameras for making YouTube videos and a guide on camera types.
Guides
How the TikTok Algorithm Works in 2025 (8 Tips to go Viral)
Take a peek at how the TikTok algorithm works and see how small tweaks to your videos will help TikTok's algorithm share them with more people.
