{"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 Keywords Work Differently for Small Channels","slug":"how-youtube-keywords-work-differently-for-small-channels","published_at":"2026-06-12T08:55:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youtube-marketing-with-fexingo-channel-growth-video-seo-and-long-form-audience-building-7871714/how-youtube-keywords-work-differently-for-small-channels","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-0047.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/youtube-marketing/episode-0047.mp3","summary":"Most creators treat YouTube keyword research like SEO for Google, but the platform's algorithm weighs different signals for small vs. large channels. Lucas and Luna break down the actual difference using a 2025 case study from a 300-subscriber channel that grew to 8,000 in 6 months by targeting 'search-first' keywords instead of competing for high-volume terms. They explain why suggested video traffic behaves differently for new channels, how to find low-competition keywords the YouTube search bar reveals, and why one specific keyword strategy outperformed all others for a woodworking tutorial channel. This episode is packed with practical tactics for under-10,000-subscriber channels looking to grow through search instead of relying on the algorithm's recommendation system. No theory - just data-backed strategies from real channel growth. #YouTubeKeywordResearch #SmallChannelGrowth #VideoSEO #SearchFirstStrategy #LongTailKeywords #YouTubeAlgorithm #ChannelGrowth2025 #WoodworkingChannel #YouTubeSearch #KeywordStrategy #ContentMarketing #AudienceBuilding #YouTubeSEO #VideoDiscovery #MarketingStrategy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CreatorEconomy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Most creators treat YouTube keyword research like SEO for Google, but the platform's algorithm weighs different signals for small vs. large channels. Luca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":798,"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-keywords-work-differently-for-small-channels/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-keywords-work-differently-for-small-channels.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}