Tubefilter event LIVE on Stickam

Tune in: http://www.stickam.com/tubefilter

Some key points made by panelists:

- do something you love talking about.
- get feedback from your viewers.
- test things out.
- look at other youtube channels to see what types of things have taken off.
- your channel name is your brand: make it easy to spell and remember.
- if you see something is taking off then you can start a second channel.
- be hard on yourself and put out the best possible content you can.
- create something you can do a lot of and "saturate" the system: keep your content "fresh".
- get to know the "rules" and the "algorithm" and the "lists": most comments, most popular, etc etc.
- "category jacking" and "give aways" for "likes" have now become common.
- engage and build your community.
- use good tags and good titles for your videos.
- let your viewers know they should subscribe and rate your video.
- use Twitter, Facebook, daily booth and Ustream for promotion and questions.
- 3/4 of the "video shares" are on Facebook.
- viewers want to feel like they "know you".
- you can use Youtube to direct traffic to your web site for "uncensored" content.
- first build your audience on Youtube and then invest in a web site.
- some "embed viewers" monetize better than others.
- Youtube is the platform where people will subscribe and then come back and see your videos.
- if you are not on Youtube, you need to be there: your subscribers are an asset for the future.
- "exclusive deals" do not help you build an audience for your future videos.
- there are tools on YouTube to help with subscriptions eg: box for box
- make friends, collaborate, and help others out: if it feels shady then do not do it.
- when the "big youtubers" point to someone, that is when a new channel will become big.
- people want to connect with people: break down the walls.
- if no one is watching, then make something different.
- music videos have entered the conversation
- take advantage of topical things like holiday specials