{"podcast":{"title":"YouTube Marketing with Fexingo: Channel Growth, Video SEO, and Long-Form Audience Building","slug":"youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714","podcast_index_feed_id":7871714,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/youtube-marketing.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/youtube-marketing/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"Lucas and Luna dissect the mechanics of YouTube channel growth — not by chasing algorithm hacks, but by studying real creator case studies and platform data. Each episode takes a single metric (like audience retention, CTR, or watch time from browse features) and maps it to a specific production decision: how to structure a video hook, why a certain thumbnail outperformed, or when to pivot from short-form to long-form. Lucas, a former journalist, presses for evidence — 'Show me the YouTube Analytics report' — while Luna, an engaged creator herself, tests every insight against her own channel's numbers. Together they look at channels like MKBHD for tech, Ali Abdaal for productivity, or Patrick Boyle for finance, pulling out tactical lessons without copying their format. For the listener building a serious YouTube presence — not a viral hobby — the show answers: What actually moves the needle on subscriber growth when you have no ad budget? How do you rank for high-competition keywords without gaming the system? And what separates a channel that plateaus at 10,000 subs from one that reaches 100,000? No guru claims, no 'secret sauce.' Just two hosts arguing over real data until they…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:52.072311+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714"},"episode":{"title":"How YouTube Card Sorting Tests Improve Channel Navigation","slug":"how-youtube-card-sorting-tests-improve-channel-navigation","published_at":"2026-06-30T18:53:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714/how-youtube-card-sorting-tests-improve-channel-navigation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/youtube-marketing/episode-0084.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/youtube-marketing/episode-0084.mp3","summary":"Episode 84 of YouTube Marketing with Fexingo dives into card sorting — a UX research method adapted from web design that helps creators organise their video library and playlist structure based on how viewers actually think. Lucas and Luna walk through a real case study of a 50,000-subscriber DIY channel that used an open card sort with 200 viewers to redesign their channel layout. The result: a 22 percent increase in average session duration and a 14 percent bump in subscriber conversion within four weeks. They explain the difference between open and closed card sorting, how to run the test using free tools like Google Sheets or Miro, and why the mental model most creators use for their own content is rarely the one viewers have. If you've ever wondered why viewers don't click 'next video' as often as you'd expect, this episode offers a specific, testable fix. #YouTubeMarketing #CardSorting #ChannelNavigation #UXResearch #ViewerBehavior #VideoSEO #ContentOrganization #PlaylistStrategy #AudienceInsight #SessionDuration #SubscriberConversion #DIYChannel #Miro #GoogleSheets #CreatorTips #Marketing #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 84 of YouTube Marketing with Fexingo dives into card sorting — a UX research method adapted from web design that helps creators organise their vid…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":444,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714/episodes/how-youtube-card-sorting-tests-improve-channel-navigation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714/how-youtube-card-sorting-tests-improve-channel-navigation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}