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0:00This is a video timeline. And this tiny
0:02section might be the reason your channel
0:04hasn't blown up yet. It's called the
0:06intro. It's where most creators
0:08typically lose up to 50% of their
0:10viewers. So, how can you get people to
0:12stay? Two years ago, I answered that
0:14question with a viral four-step system
0:16that helped thousands of creators
0:18actually get results. But, YouTube's had
0:21some pretty big changes since then. And
0:23while many of the core principles still
0:24hold true today, I've learned some new
0:27tricks. So, this is the updated
0:29four-step formula for making a killer
0:31YouTube intro to blow up your channel.
0:33And it all starts with step one,
0:35defining your plot promise. You see,
0:37your title and thumbnail don't just make
0:40people click. They also set expectations
0:43or make promises for the kind of video
0:45your viewer is about to get. And in our
0:47intros, there's one promise we need to
0:49focus on keeping above all else, the
0:52plot promise or the promise of what the
0:55video is going to be about. In this
0:57video from Michelle Khare, the plot
1:00promise is a video about her attempting
1:01to race Formula 1 cars. In this video
1:04from MKBHD, the plot promise is a video
1:06about his opinions on the iPhone 16.
1:09Pretty straightforward, right? But,
1:11here's the problem. We can't meet the
1:13plot promise in our intro if we haven't
1:15clearly defined what plot promise we
1:17want to make in the first place. Now,
1:19it's not groundbreaking information to
1:21say that your video's title and
1:22thumbnail or TNT are incredibly
1:25important. If people don't click on your
1:27video, they won't watch your video. And
1:29all the time you spend scripting,
1:31filming, spiraling about your video
1:33quality, and editing goes straight down
1:35the drain. So, naturally, when it comes
1:37to packaging our beloved video into a
1:39title and thumbnail, we want to present
1:42it in a way that is as clickable as
1:44possible. Take science YouTuber Mark
1:46Rober. Mark wanted to make a video
1:48answering some interesting
1:50engineering-related questions. Now, he
1:52could have titled his video something
1:54like, "I answered seven engineering
1:56questions." Pairing it with a thumbnail
1:58like this. That TNT would have been
2:00accurate, but it's not exactly
2:02clickable, at least not for anyone who
2:04isn't already an engineering enthusiast.
2:07Compare that to the TNT he actually
2:09used, testing what happens if you jump
2:11on a moving train with this thumbnail.
2:14Suddenly, we're met with a high-stakes
2:16stunt that anyone would want to click
2:18on, regardless of how much they care
2:20about engineering. Now, this is supposed
2:22to be a video about YouTube intros, so
2:25why the heck are we spending so much
2:26time talking about titles and
2:27thumbnails? Well, depending on what you
2:30do with your TNT, the plot promise you
2:32set up will be different, which means
2:34that your intro is going to change, too.
2:36And in a world where our TNT and our
2:38intro are closely linked, the last thing
2:40you want to do is make your intro first
2:42and then get locked into a TNT premise
2:44that people won't click on. Instead,
2:47start with the most clickable version of
2:49your title and thumbnail. Use that to
2:51define your plot promise, and then build
2:53out your intro to match that promise.
2:55Which brings us to step two in the
2:57formula to make a killer YouTube intro,
2:59your first five seconds. Because the
3:01very beginning of your video has one job
3:04and one job only, to meet the plot
3:07promise set by the title and thumbnail.
3:09Let me show you what I mean. Going back
3:11to Mark's video, his title and thumbnail
3:12lead us to expect a video about him
3:15attempting to jump on a moving train and
3:17seeing what happens. Now, imagine after
3:19seeing this TNT, becoming interested and
3:22deciding to click on it, you were met
3:23with this.
3:25>> Today, we're going to investigate five
3:26physics and engineering puzzles using
3:28simple demonstrations as we go.
3:31>> You'd be confused, right? That's not
3:33what you clicked for. This confusion
3:35causes people to click away, cuz they
3:37assume that they're being clickbaited.
3:39So, to minimize drop-off from the very
3:41get-go, your first five seconds need to
3:43assure viewers that they are going to
3:45get what they clicked for. And while
3:47there are a few different ways you can
3:48do this, one of the simplest and most
3:50effective ways is by saying the subject
3:52of your title and showing the subject of
3:54your thumbnail within the first 5
3:56seconds. Let's see how Mark Rober
3:58applies this formula in the very
4:00beginning of his video about jumping on
4:02a moving train.
4:03>> This is me on top of a speeding train
4:06and this is me in a hot air balloon to
4:07answer some of the most debated science
4:09questions on the internet.
4:11>> That was quick, but what did we just
4:13experience? Well, verbally he says he's
4:16on top of a speeding train, which
4:17fulfills the plot promise audibly. And
4:20on screen he shows himself on top of a
4:22speeding train, which fulfills the plot
4:24promise visually. As a result, from the
4:27moment we click in, we immediately feel
4:29confident that we're going to get what
4:31we were promised. And between saying and
4:33showing, the latter is more important
4:35now than ever before. Because ever since
4:38the adoption of the autoplay feature,
4:40more and more viewers are hovering over
4:42videos before clicking, using the silent
4:44preview to decide whether or not the
4:46video is worth watching. And if you rely
4:48solely on the verbal script to fulfill
4:50your plot promise, well, see for
4:52yourself. Here is an old video from
4:54productivity YouTuber Ali Abdaal. Let's
4:57hover over the video and see what
4:58autoplays.
5:01Without the title, we'd have no idea
5:04what this video is about. For all we
5:05know, he could be about to break into an
5:07interpretive dance. And even with the
5:09title, there's no visual clue that he's
5:11talking about websites, no indication
5:13that he's going to cover the value that
5:15we're interested in. Let's compare that
5:17to a newer video of his.
5:26Even without sound, we still get a sense
5:29of what the video is about. There are
5:31books on screen, there are different
5:32categories being introduced. We're
5:34getting all that in only 5 seconds
5:37without a single word being said. So,
5:40while your first 5 seconds don't have to
5:42match your title and thumbnail word for
5:44word and pixel for pixel, just make sure
5:46they're close enough to assure your
5:48viewers that your TNT wasn't clickbait
5:50and that they will receive what they
5:52clicked for. And speaking of clicking
5:54things, now would be a great time to
5:56well, you know the rest. After you have
5:58your first 5 seconds planned out, you're
6:01ready to move on to the rest of your
6:02intro. And this is where things start to
6:05get a little tricky because no matter
6:06what you share in, the rest of your
6:08intro should contain the same three core
6:11ingredients. Any necessary context and
6:13setup, at least one curiosity gap, and
6:16your unique service proposition. We'll
6:18get to that in a bit. These three
6:20ingredients can show up in any order,
6:22but they all need to be there. And they
6:24all need to be there fast. You see,
6:26there's this metric I like to use called
6:28time to value. Essentially, after a
6:31viewer clicks on a video, how long does
6:33it take until they receive some of the
6:35value they clicked for? In the Ali
6:37Abdaal example we looked at before, how
6:38long does it take until he mentions the
6:40first book? In this video that you're
6:42watching right now, how long does it
6:44take until you receive tangible piece of
6:46intro information? The longer the time
6:49to value, the more impatient the viewer
6:51becomes and more likely they are to just
6:53click off. And the number one culprit
6:56behind a bloated time to value? Too much
6:58context. Now, don't get me wrong,
7:01context is important. It sets up the
7:03what of your video and often the why
7:06behind it. Bringing your viewer up to
7:07speed so they can better appreciate the
7:09rest of your video. But if you
7:11front-load all of your context all at
7:13once all the very beginning of your
7:15video, you risk losing your viewers
7:17before they ever get hooked. So, to
7:20avoid this, the best creators in the
7:21world are masters of establishing just
7:24enough context to get their viewers to
7:25care, filling in additional information
7:27as needed later on in their video. Let's
7:30return to Mark Rober's video to see how
7:32he does this.
7:33>> This is me on top of a speeding train,
7:35and this is me in a hot air balloon to
7:37answer some of the most debated science
7:39questions on the internet.
7:40>> In just one sentence, Mark has
7:42established the purpose behind why he's
7:44taking on these stunts to begin with, to
7:46answer highly debated science questions.
7:49That's all the context we need to get on
7:51board. So, consider what information you
7:53truly need the viewer to know from the
7:55very beginning. What's the minimum
7:58amount of context you can provide to get
8:00the viewer to care? Be ruthless with
8:02your edits. Because when it comes to
8:03length, the most effective intros are
8:06only 45 seconds long or less. And we
8:09haven't gotten into the most important
8:11intro ingredient of them all, curiosity
8:14gaps. A curiosity gap is the gap between
8:16what we currently know and what we want
8:18to know, and it's one of the most
8:19powerful drivers of human behavior.
8:22Because as humans, our brains are
8:23biologically wired to crave closure. But
8:26so when we're presented with an
8:28unanswered question or an unfinished
8:29story, it creates this mental itch. And
8:32the only way to scratch that itch is to
8:34stick around to get the answer. As a
8:36result, creating a strong curiosity gaps
8:39in your intro is one of the single most
8:40effective ways to increase a video's
8:42retention. Introducing questions that
8:44can only be resolved by watching the
8:47rest of the video. Let's watch the rest
8:49of Mark Rober's intros to see how he
8:50opens not one, not two, but three
8:53different curiosity gaps in the span of
8:56just 36 seconds. See if you can spot
8:58them.
8:58>> For example, my hot air balloon pilot
9:00here says he can land me anywhere I
9:02want, and yet there's nothing here that
9:04resembles a steering wheel. Which begs
9:05the question, how do you actually steer
9:07these things?
9:08>> So, we steer it
9:09>> And now I'm on top of the TRAIN TO LEARN
9:11ONCE and for all why do you land in the
9:13same spot IF YOU JUMP INSIDE THE TRAIN,
9:15BUT NOT IF YOU JUMP ON TOP OF THE TRAIN.
9:17But I'm not stopping there.
9:20Because today we're going to investigate
9:21five more physics and engineering
9:23puzzles using simple demonstrations as
9:25we go. Because our goal by the end of
9:27this video is not for you just to know
9:28the right answers, but more importantly
9:30for you to understand why they're the
9:32right answers.
9:33>> Did you catch all three curiosity gaps?
9:35Let's identify them, and more
9:37importantly, break down how Mark opened
9:40each one. The first curiosity gap is,
9:43how do you steer a hot air balloon? The
9:45gap starts with the contradiction. Mark
9:47claims that the pilot can land anywhere
9:49he wants, but then points out the
9:51seemingly conflicting information that
9:53there is no steering wheel. That
9:55unexpected disconnect triggers our
9:57brains to go, wait, what? How does it
9:59work then? Mark follows that up by
10:01asking the question out loud himself. By
10:04verbalizing the question, he plants it
10:06clearly in the minds of his viewers,
10:08prompting us to have the same question,
10:10too. And as a cherry on top, the pilot
10:12starts to answer, but then is cut off.
10:15Now we know that the answer is coming,
10:17but we just don't have it yet. And by
10:19this point, even if we couldn't care
10:21less about hot air balloon steering a
10:22minute ago, now we need to know. Through
10:25contradiction, verbalization, and
10:28interruption, Mark makes the curiosity
10:30gap stick in our minds like a splinter.
10:32Mark also uses verbalization to open his
10:34second curiosity gap.
10:36>> Why do you land in the same spot if you
10:37jump inside THE TRAIN, BUT NOT IF YOU
10:39JUMP ON TOP OF THE TRAIN?
10:41>> But you don't need to propose a big
10:43mystery in order to evoke curiosity. And
10:45in fact, Mark's last curiosity gap is
10:48the simplest of them all. By merely
10:51promising us that there are five more
10:53physics and engineering puzzles ahead,
10:54even showing us visual hints as to what
10:56they might be, he inherently prompts us
10:58to wonder, what are the other puzzles,
11:01and what will their answers be? This
11:02question, along with the other two Mark
11:04introduced, gives us almost no choice
11:07than to keep watching to get the
11:08answers. So, as you plan out your own
11:10intro, ask yourself, what questions can
11:13you introduce? What contradictions,
11:15interruptions, or teases can you
11:16incorporate? And what promises can you
11:19make now that you can pay off later? And
11:21if you're having trouble coming up with
11:22strong curiosity gaps, I have some bad
11:25news for you. Your core video idea might
11:28just not be interesting enough in in
11:30first place. Because good curiosity gaps
11:32don't appear from just anywhere. They're
11:35born from conflict, tension, and
11:37transformation. And if your video
11:39concept doesn't set the stage for those
11:41elements to exist, you have nothing to
11:43hook your viewer with to begin with.
11:45There's nothing to wonder about, nothing
11:47to tease. And that's when using a story
11:49planner tool like Spidder Studio can be
11:52really helpful. Now, I've been a Spidder
11:54Studio partner for almost a full year
11:55now, which is kind of crazy to think
11:58about. And while I've highlighted many
12:00of their features before, I've never
12:02shown you this. It's called Story Beats,
12:05and it works as a brainstorming partner
12:07to help you level up a vague idea and
12:09turn it into a concept rich with
12:11curiosity potential. Here's how it
12:13works. Drop in your video idea, go into
12:15Story Beats, and select the type of
12:17video you're working on. General works
12:19great for most formats. From there, you
12:21can start workshopping your idea,
12:23flushing out the overarching goal of
12:24your video, the character growth you
12:26want to show, and the overall theme or
12:28message you want to impart. You can edit
12:30everything with your own direction. And
12:32once you add an element to your idea
12:34workshop, Spidder Studio will keep all
12:36of your future suggestions aligned with
12:38the story you're building. Each story
12:40beat you brainstorm can become a
12:41potential curiosity gap. And those
12:44curiosity gaps will make it easier to
12:46not only write a more compelling intro,
12:48but also make your video more worth
12:50watching in the first place. To workshop
12:52more curiosity gaps for your own, use
12:54the link in the description to try out
12:56Spidder Studio for 14 days free. Spidder
12:58Studio is also currently running a
13:00limited time offer at the lowest price
13:02they've ever offered. So, definitely
13:05take advantage of that if you still can.
13:07Thank you so, so much to Spidder Studio
13:09for sponsoring this video. So, at this
13:11point, we've done a lot. We've delivered
13:14on the plot promise set by the title and
13:15thumbnail. We've established the minimum
13:17necessary context, and we've opened
13:19strong curiosity gaps. Now, that alone
13:22could be the basis of a decent intro.
13:24But if you you to cross that line from
13:26decent to truly killer, there's one more
13:28intro element you need to add, your USP.
13:32This stands for unique service
13:33proposition, which is just a fancy term
13:36for the thing that makes your video
13:37special, the reason why someone would
13:39watch your video instead of all the
13:42others like it. Because now more than
13:44ever, in a world of near infinite
13:46content, videos have become
13:48commoditized. Pick a video on any given
13:50topic and is usually easily
13:52interchangeable with dozens of other
13:54videos on that topic. Many of which are
13:56conveniently offered up in the suggested
13:58panel. As a result, when watching
14:00through your intro, your viewer isn't
14:02just deciding whether to watch, they're
14:04deciding which version of this topic is
14:07the one most worth watching. You know, a
14:09USP is how you convince them that the
14:11answer is yours. So, how do you do that?
14:14Well, while there are a few different
14:16ways to establish a USP in your intro,
14:18the most common and most powerful ways
14:21to do so are expertise, effort,
14:24personality, and proof. You can signal
14:26expertise by calling attention to your
14:28domain experience. Show you have deeper
14:31knowledge or authority than the average
14:33person talking about your topic. You can
14:35do this explicitly, like in this video
14:37from Wired, where history teacher
14:39answering dictator questions introduces
14:41herself like this.
14:42>> I'm Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat. I study
14:45authoritarianism. Let's answer some
14:46questions from the internet.
14:48>> In one sentence, she's established
14:50credibility. This credibility increases
14:52the perceived value of this video.
14:54Because now we know that we're getting
14:56information from someone who actually
14:58knows what they're talking about. But
15:00signaling expertise can also be done
15:02implicitly. Dr. Mike doesn't need to
15:04detail his medical credentials because
15:06the scrubs he's wearing do it for him.
15:08And LegalEagle doesn't need to explain
15:10his resume because his suit, office, and
15:12delivery style signal to you
15:14immediately. But maybe you're not a
15:16domain expert. That's okay. My own
15:18personal favorite way to establish a USP
15:21is by showing effort. Because we
15:23naturally value things more when we know
15:25they took a lot of time, money, or
15:27energy to make. This is due to a
15:29cognitive bias known as input bias. And
15:32you can trigger it by showing the work
15:34that went into your video. Big creators
15:36do this all the time. Take this video
15:38from Mr. Hues Boss. In his intro, he
15:41says,
15:41>> I'm about to spend $10,000 in the next 4
15:44minutes buying the craziest transparent
15:46tech on the internet.
15:47>> Immediately the video feels more
15:49valuable. It feels like a bigger video,
15:52a video that's worth more of our time
15:54because of the financial investment that
15:56went into it. But don't worry, you don't
15:57need to drop 10 grand on a video in
16:00order to trigger input bias. All you
16:02need to do is show how much effort went
16:05into your video. Maybe it's by
16:06mentioning how many books you read for
16:08research, or by showing time lapses of
16:10your prep work, or even just by editing
16:12in a way that clearly takes skill to
16:14pull off. As long as you're doing
16:16something that a few others would or
16:18could do, you can leverage input bias.
16:20And speaking of things that a few others
16:22can replicate, the third way to
16:24establish a USP is by highlighting the
16:26very thing that's most unique to you,
16:29your personality. And I know that just
16:31be yourself isn't necessarily the most
16:33helpful advice in the world, so let's go
16:36a little deeper. Your personality is
16:38your flavor. It's the tone and energy
16:41and lens that your video filters
16:42through. And when that specific flavor
16:44is up front and clear, it turns your
16:46video from just another video to your
16:50video. A creator who's absolutely nailed
16:52this is Ryan Trahan. Check out the
16:54beginning of this video of his titled, I
16:57Tried Airport Sleep Pods.
16:59>> I developed an unhealthy obsession with
17:00sleep pods last year when I went to
17:02Japan. Maybe it's because I'm a small
17:04man, or maybe it's because they're
17:05awesome.
17:06>> In the span of just 10 seconds, you know
17:08exactly the type of video that you're in
17:11for. The tone is goofy and self-aware.
17:13The vibe is chaotic in the most lovable
17:15way, and the energy is uniquely Ryan.
17:19There are many, many videos out there
17:21about trying out sleep pods, but only
17:23Ryan's can make you feel this specific
17:25way, which makes it irreplaceable. Now,
17:28personality doesn't have to mean funny
17:30or quirky. Maybe your specific flavor is
17:33calm and cozy, or skeptical and
17:35analytical, or warm and inspirational.
17:38Whatever it is, when it's upfront and
17:40intentional, it becomes a clear signal
17:42of what sets your video apart and
17:44establishes your video as not just a
17:47source of information or content, but as
17:49a unique experience that viewers can't
17:51get elsewhere. And finally, when all
17:54else fails, the last way to establish
17:56USP is through proof. Because in a world
18:00where it's more common than ever to make
18:02bold claims without the actual payoff to
18:04back up those claims, you can signal
18:07your video's worth by simply proving
18:09that you actually did the thing that you
18:11said you would. Take a look at this
18:13video from Mike Shake. His title makes a
18:15bold claim, but we're all used to people
18:17stretching the truth for the sake of
18:19clickability. But as soon as we click
18:21into the video, we get this.
18:23>> This is a sling shot, and this is also a
18:27sling shot, but it can punch through
18:29concrete blocks.
18:35>> Boom, we got proof, baby. Mike isn't
18:38just talking or theorizing about the
18:40concept. He actually succeeded in
18:43building the slingshot. And by seeing
18:45that proof upfront, we're now confident
18:47that we're not going to be disappointed
18:49and that we're going to get that real
18:51payoff. Now, some people worry that
18:53showing the result early will spoil the
18:55story. But in reality, what you're doing
18:57is proving to your viewers that there's
18:59a story worth sticking around for in the
19:02first place. Mark Rober likes to call
19:04this principle Jenga storytelling. You
19:06see, everyone knows how a game of Jenga
19:09ends. The tower falls. It's not a big
19:12mystery, but the fun part, the reason
19:14why we play, is how it falls. Which
19:17blocks get pulled first? When does the
19:19tower start to wobble? And what finally
19:21causes the whole thing to collapse? The
19:24same concept applies to your video. By
19:26showing the result early on, by proving
19:29that you actually did the thing you
19:30promised, you build trust and create
19:32anticipation. When it comes to selecting
19:34a USP of your own, you're not limited to
19:37just one. And if we return one last time
19:39to Mark Rober intro, we can actually see
19:41that Mark establishes his USP in not
19:44one, not two, but three different ways.
19:47There's proof when we see him literally
19:50standing on top of a moving train.
19:52There's effort in the fact that he's
19:53traveled to multiple locations and in
19:55his stunning and hard-to-capture
19:57visuals. And there's even personality
19:59with the inclusion of a little scream
20:03that embodies the childlike joy and
20:04wonder that Mark carries through each of
20:06his videos. This USP stacking helps to
20:09explain why Mark Rober videos are so
20:12dang hard to replicate. When you click
20:14into a video of his, it's clear that
20:16you're not just getting a video about
20:18physics or engineering. You're getting a
20:20deeply trustworthy, insanely high-effort
20:23Mark Rober video about physics and
20:25engineering. A video that you truly
20:27can't get anywhere else. The result is
20:29an intro that is nearly impossible to
20:31click away from. So, as you plan out
20:33your own intro, consider what makes your
20:36video special. Why would someone want
20:38your video over any other they might see
20:40in the suggested panel? Because the
20:42clearer your USP, the easier it is for
20:44your viewer to keep watching. At this
20:47point, you've laid out all of the
20:48essential building blocks for a killer
20:50YouTube intro. You fulfilled the plot
20:52promise made by the title and thumbnail,
20:54and you provided context, created a
20:56curiosity gaps, and established your
20:58USP. The ingredients for a killer
21:00YouTube intro are all there. But just
21:02like any recipe, even the best
21:04ingredients can be ruined if they aren't
21:06put together in the right way, which
21:09brings us to the fourth and final step
21:11in making a killer YouTube intro to blow
21:13up your channel, front-loading the
21:15viewing experience. Because as much as
21:17we've been talking about your intro
21:18meeting the promises set by your title
21:20and thumbnail, your intro also makes
21:22promises of its own. You see, your intro
21:25serves as a proxy by which viewers can
21:28determine whether or not it's worth
21:30investing their time watching the rest
21:32of your video. In other words, they
21:34judge the entire rest of your video
21:36based on what they see in the intro.
21:38This means that if your video includes
21:40stunning visuals, custom animations, or
21:43anything else you associate with a
21:44quality video later on in the video, but
21:47those elements don't show up in your
21:49intro, your viewer may never know they
21:52exist. And they may therefore assume
21:54that the quality of your video is worse
21:56than it actually is. So instead,
21:59front-load your quality. Lead with all
22:01you've got. If you use multiple types of
22:03footage throughout your video, reflect
22:05that same visual variety early on. If
22:08you have a cool custom animation later
22:10on, make a shorter version to place in
22:12your intro. It may even be helpful to
22:14annotate your script line by line with
22:16what the viewer will see. Some YouTubers
22:19organize this as a T-sheet. I like to
22:21simply make comments directly into my
22:23script. But no matter how you organize
22:25it, ask yourself, what are your viewers
22:27hearing with their ears and what are
22:28they seeing with their eyes? These
22:30annotations will help inform your shot
22:32list, ensuring you're capturing the
22:34right footage and making the right edits
22:36to create a viewing experience that's
22:38just as intentional as the words you're
22:40saying out loud. Because on YouTube,
22:42watch time isn't expected, it's earned.
22:45And if you assume that viewers will get
22:47it as long as they keep watching,
22:49chances are they won't. Now, I know that
22:52this all may seem like a lot of work for
22:54only a 20 to 45-second long segment in a
22:57video. And you're right, it absolutely
23:00is. But it's also worth it. Because if
23:03someone clicks off of your intro,
23:04they'll never get to see the video you
23:06spent so long on making. The video that
23:08deserves to be watched. So if there's
23:10anything to remember about making a
23:12killer YouTube intro, it's define your
23:15plot promise first, use the first 5
23:17seconds to meet that plot promise, use
23:20the rest of your intro to provide
23:21context, create curiosity gaps, and
23:23establish your USP, and front-load the
23:26viewing experience to reflect the
23:27quality of the video ahead. If it's
23:30helpful, you can even download this
23:31guide to reference every time you sit
23:33down to plan out an intro. I'll put a
23:35link to grab it for free, as well as a
23:37link to try out Sprizzy Studio for 14
23:39days free in the video description
23:41below. And look, if you're feeling a
23:43little overwhelmed right now, if it all
23:45feels like a lot, you're not alone. This
23:48whole YouTube thing that we're doing,
23:49it's not easy. I've been making videos
23:52for over 4 years now, and I still
23:55struggle with my intros. I don't think I
23:57know a single person who doesn't. But I
23:59think that's maybe part of the beauty of
24:01making YouTube videos. There's no such
24:03thing as the perfect intro or the
24:06perfect video. Everyone's out here just
24:08trying their best, learning new things
24:10along the way, and applying what they
24:12can. And so if it feels hard, it doesn't
24:15mean that you're doing it wrong. It just
24:17means that you care. And hey, welcome to
24:19the club. We need you. So hold on to
24:22that passion, and let it carry you
24:24forward, because your videos deserve to
24:27be seen by the world. The world just has
24:29to make it past your intros first. But
24:31if you feel like you're doing everything
24:33right, but still not seeing any
24:35difference in views, you may be dealing
24:37with problems beyond your YouTube
24:39intros. So to learn how to fix these
24:41seven common, but sneaky mistakes
24:43holding most channels back, click here.
24:46Otherwise, thank you so much for
24:48watching. Like and subscribe if you can.
24:50If you need a sign, keep creating, and
24:53I'll see you in the next video.
25:01>> Mhm.

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