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*My coffee almost went out through my nose laughing when Nate was stuck in the picture frame! Good one.😂😅😂*

A special thanks to Nate for being a good sport and featuring in this !!! I think its my fave moment in the whole thing 😂

Your channel is exactly what I needed to see right now! Thank you so much for educating us 🥰

So happy to see you hit 100k. So well deserved. Congrats!

When I started my channel I had the goal to increase my subscriber base by 0.1% each day. In the beginning that meant less than 1 subscriber per day but it also meant hundreds of thousands of subscribers in a few years. I'm happy to say I have kept up that pace for more than 3 years.

Ha Ha! I did in fact pause the screen to read your planning doc. This channel will get to 1 million subs for sure. You're killing it Ed!

Don’t Quit. Have goals. Time priority. Don’t post rushed fillers. Reposition old videos. 2021 wasn’t great at all for me but I shall give it another try in 2022. Thanks! ✨

I was also so close to quitting with around 80 subscribers after two years of RU-vid. One month later I had my first 1,000. Don't quit and improve with every video!

Honestly, my favorite how to RU-vid channel.

Man, you became such a great creator and storyteller. Amazing videos.

I love the creativity. Wishes you will achieve a greater milestone in the future. 👏

I found your channel recently, and I just can't stop watching everything you've posted. So helpful and creative, and your sense of humour is fantastic (still laughing about the continuity error with the glasses). Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge and wisdom (and great video production chops) with everyone. I'm confident that making use of some of your tips will help me get better. Thanks again Ed, keep being awesome!

Ahhh!! I can't get over how good this video was! The Story-telling, THE EDITING, the information!!!

I swear you put SO much time and effort into your videos it is really remarkable. And to know you're doing this by yourself - editing, shooting, writing, etc. It's inspiring. The easter egg HERE - 3:35! The way I LAUGHED. I love both you guys. It gets super frustrating to see how videos like this aren't instant viral successes and why you don't have a bazillion subscribers by now. But in due time I know it will happen. Thanks for your work! It has inspired me to even step outside of the box and get creative. And I feel like I learn so much from each of your videos.

Love the creativity with the dimension hopping. Honestly each tip is really helpful as you really gotta be consistent with everything that goes into making and presenting a video and not just focus on one thing. Didn’t really think of the last advice so might go back in doing that just for practice on thumbnails.

This channel deserves soooo much more views and subscribers. Honestly, each time I watch one of your videos, everything is top notch! You can clearly tell that it was well-planned and thought of. Unique content. Awesome script. A little bit of humour. Engaging. Entertaining. And most of all, INFORMATIVE! I aspire to be able to create videos like this in one day! Really well done 👏

I’m so glad I came across your channel, every time I finish your videos I feel inspired to crack on with my own ones immediately

the idea of going back and changing thumbnails and titles of old videos as a way to do some research into what works is such a big brain idea ! ive never heard anyone suggest that before but it makes so much sense for boosting videos that have stopped getting views

Always love your videos! Great humor and story telling and editing. I just started 8 months ago on RU-vid and learned the hard truth by now that making good quality videos take much more time and effort than I would ever imagined. Many late nights up and lots of coffee. But hey! That’s why I’m here watching your video :). Thank you so much for making this video! I must laugh out loud many times haha

You're videos are so good bro!!! You're inspiring me to go to a whole new level 🚀

The amount of effort in detail you put into your videos keeps growing and is noticeable in every release. Wonderful, to the moon!

Great stuff man, wish you all the best next year. That 100k seems close 👀

Hi Ed, I paused the video at 3:24 and read your INTRO card Easter egg about pausing the video. If this isn't your actual planning document, could you please do a video showing your official video planning document, the way you structure it and the steps you take at the most important stage of the video: the planning? Your videos are so worthwhile because it's clear you dedicate so much in the planning stage- and I know it's not just me who would benefit from seeing how this is broken down!

I've always wondered how to use storytelling in educational videos, and you have it absolutely nailed down! I'm def taking notes!

The creativity of “traveling dimensions” is really unique and it’s why I never get tired of this channel.

Never quit! Learn from your mistakes! Always progress! Have a goal! Thanks for the amazing and motivational content as always!

The attention and care that went into this 6 minute video are 100% visible. Great job man!

Now that is just pure entertainment gold - and informative…and inspiring….and encouraging - very nicely done! Love the pop culture references along the way - so good!!

After watching this video, I saw one of those interdimensional transporters out in the street. Now I smell of garbage and lost my spinning top.

This channel always posts the EXACT message/lesson I need at the EXACT time I need it. Thank you 🙏🏽❤️❤️ also your creativity is UNMATCHED! You somehow make a mundane topic entertaining. You’re awesome!!

Just discovered your channel after two and a bit years. It's really a refreshing approach and has given me some new ideas about my own channel, many thanks.

Thanks! This gave me encouragement, I've been watching your content recently and learning a lot.

The amount of creators you touch in a special way (ummmm), is truly amazing. I bet thousands of viewers, along with myself, are now actually excited for 2022 and starting the year on the right foot thanks to your uploads.

We all know you kept that thing in your hands in the end so that we would comment about it, YOU WON'T GET ME THIS WAY! (amazing video as usual, as a creator who decided to put all effort he can in his channel lately, you helped me a lot! thank you)

I love the point on repositioning previous content with new thumbnails and descriptions to see what works better, Congrats on hitting your goals on this video and thanks for sharing these tips.

Nice Channel Makers cameo 😂 this was a great watch, thank you!

I always love your unique spin to your videos. I think the most underrated advice is to not rush out videos simply to adhere to a strict schedule. Rushing out videos that need more time for refinement leads to way more harm than good in many cases. Just a couple of more days of additional editing and re-records can make a world of difference.

This is exactly what I needed to see right now. In the last few weeks I've been plagued with pc issues so editing literally couldn't happen, and since I'm back well.. The content I was making isn't feasible or since I focus on gaming, the game I primarily made content for just isn't interesting any more, been in a massive slump as over the October period I saw a massive spike in my channel and since then it's just been watching nothing happening. Thanks man.

Loved and laughed with this video! It's impossible not to remember all these mistakes and the flip side of each when you make it so engaging. This is awesome!

This channel is bloody incredible. Have had massive Epiphany while watching this and the previous linked one. New channel a-go-go.

Brilliant! Entertaining and educational, I did chuckle and learned something. Cheers Ed

You know what I learn most from this channel? Good storytelling and good editing combined with good information is the trifecta! Great video!

Watched the making of this video and enjoyed it so much I had to watch the final product. Thanks for posting the making of it too! It gives me a lot to think about. :)

This was amazing! It opened my eyes to a few things I need to be doing differently and I got to laugh while learning. Well done.

Thanks for the video! I really needed this. After a couple of good months, I've actually lost a few subscribers these last few weeks 😭 This happened despite producing content that I think is better than before.

If you quited I prob would't be here. Your short video really encouraged me to keep making shorts :)

Thank you for helping us make nice content attractive. Learning loads. And in the process digesting tons of your vids.

Gap filling is a definite downfall for me. I've recently decided to focus on content I really want to make whenever it happens, rather than trying to put something out every week. Might not be good for the algorithm, but it's good for me and hopefully my community. Thank you for the not only entertaining, but inspirational video! 😃

My goal starting off was just to finish animating this amazing idea I've had. After watching this though I decided to expand my goal because the question that's been on my mind for a while now is, what next? I planned out miniature animations to get myself to that one big project and I planned out that project but what comes after? Because of this video I've decided to set my goals to something higher so for that, thank you!

Interesting video Ed. I’m feeling this after 3 years on this channel getting 3k per video (on average). I’m burnt out. Interestingly I did a gap filler video a year ago. I hadn’t posted in a week so thought I need to film and upload something. That something ended up my best performer to date by a long shot (95k) but I was unable to replicate it because I couldn’t work out why it happened!

Heard some great things from other content creators about you - can't wait to dive into this one. Thank you for making content!

I just watched your ( I tried to "BLOW UP" a video as fast as I could ) video you deserve more traction for the amount of work you put in keep your head high you got this man.

this man had too much fun making this video and thats why Im subscribed

I have been grinding like no other. Unfortunately, it might be might mistake though. I have been trying to catch my audience, but a lot of people still don't know how to turn on subtitles for example. I have been trying to implement that for a really long time 😅

your comment section is filled with channels doing really well. i think that speaks to your content! these videos keep getting better and better, I filtered from your oldest to watch through and you can see the crazy quality difference in a very short time. thank you for inspiring us to be better, i'm excited i have so much work to do :)

Thanks man! You are a huge inspiration.

Great video! I will re-thumbnail and re-title my old videos soon. A question and a video suggestion: Is it better to watch and comment using your RU-vid channel account or does it really matter? (I have my main RU-vid account under my name and that is where I have all my subscriptions and where I consume most of my content) And, as a video suggestion, could you give some advice on strategies to revive a dormant channel? I stopped making videos 9 months ago to help watch my then 2 year old while my wife was pregnant with our second. Now I have a 3 month old and want to restart my channel but I am not sure if just posting again after a long absence is the best strategy.

I just want to say i started watching your videos when my channel was at 5 subscribers but after a few months by channel has grown to an audience of 105 subscribers and my most viewed video has 50k views. I could of never expected this sort of outcome but you were one of the main reasons to keep me going and now i dont wanna stop and my views have skyrocketed. keep up the great vids! 👍

Amazing video! You are becoming one of my favorite content creators so far. Very informative and a great motivation, keep up the awesome work!

I agree with goal setting. Most frustrations come from having short-term peaks & not hitting monetization goals because it's tempting to see it as the most important first goal. Naturally, it's sort of like your first ROI but most channels should aspire for their long-term vision (products/services to sell, partnerships, community building, etc) I am currently putting effort in my channel that takes time away from other business goals. But like you say, it's part of a long-term plan. Eventually, I can re-invest my YT channel into my main business. Until then, gotta accept the tough grind. I just hit 4k watch hours but I'm easily still 2 months away from 1k subs... Even though I THOUGHT 100% sure I will be monetized... like a month ago! I hit that one mini spike after my first month on YT, then everything went fairly flat again. You gotta keep at it even in the weeks and months when it seems extremely flat. Compound effects are real but take time. Don't get disappointed and lose motivation when you hit bad months. I could literally have one of my videos get picked up by the algorithm tomorrow and hit my 1k sub goal in a week instead of in 2 months.

No words to explain how inspiring your videos are especially around storytelling and production. The effort you go to is ridiculous...... "hmmmm maybe at the end I could dress up as an oompalumpa". I'm not sure if its absolute genius or the end result of life in lockdown :) Either way, thanks for the inspiration and eyes opening to whats is possible.

Brilliant. Love the creativity every single time. Engaging and entertaining but also educating at the same time 😌👍

i just came across ur channel you give me a fresh perspective i watch many channels about growing your channel but out of all the videos and channel, you are the one that make m efeel inspired to try!

3:35 Spider-Man’s cameos have got nothing on this!

In my mind, my NEXT video will be THE ONE! By keeping this mentality, I’m not discouraged if a video “flops”! Keep going, everyone!! 🎉

I've been binging your videos, they've opened my eyes and I'm craving more. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for sharing. It's definitely hard to start at the beginning... still waiting for that spike to come up to be honest. But still trying as best I can!

Thank you for always being here for us for added inspiration! Some days I feel great and other days I'm wondering why I'm doing this. Watching your videos and hearing your words (and your humor) are what redirects my focus back to the goal, which is to share my dog and me to the world, even if it's just one step at a time! ❤️🐼

OMG - this was like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure! Or was it Back To The Future? Either way, party on Ed! So dang entertaining that I almost forgot to look at the lessons. Now if you don’t mind sharing, 6 min video. How long did this take from concept to finish? 15 hours? 24 hours? More? In any instance, SO worth the effort and we can all learn a thing or two (or six or ten) from this one. Thanks for making it; excellent work and please free Nate! 😳🤣

Nicely done. Love the delivery and of course I got here from one of your other videos talking about how you shot this one. Lots to learn here.

Never give up on yourself! keep producing content and do what makes you happy. Im just starting my journey and your video really helped me, thanks!

Don't quit your channel just because your friends or family don't support you. RU-vid is full of strangers rooting for you!

Boss, I am thinking of quitting. Today, all the videos I watched has been encouraging... Yours just top it all. Thank you very much. Hilarious yet inspiring.

I just found this channel and man, your content is incredible! I have no idea how you came up with the angle of this video but it Is brilliant. I appreciate the effort, work, and quality that you are putting into all your videos and I hope it's paying off for you. Seriously mind-blowing delivery and edits.

This video has brought me to tears. Thank you. I skim content like this because there's a lot of it, and some advice is better than others. Thank you for the encouragement, I needed to hear it.

2:42 😂😂😂 DUDE so far i can say this video is like SOOO well made(no wonder u said it in the community post yesterday too) These types of video usually are the ones i personally enjoy watching since the time pass very quickly (thats when u know ur viewers enjoy ur stuff)

LOL amazing collab 3:28

these videos are very helpful dude. its been rough but you always help me to make sense of the journey ! Thats why im back here watching again !

Thanks for the tips, I also think it's also all about the journey too. Some people just aren't cut out for it. It all comes with a little research and most of all. Practice and dedication. I started out absolutely terrible cause I had no idea what I was doing. Now I feel alot more comfortable with what I do and I also know there's alot more to learn since I'm only at the early stages.

Hey Ed, I make technical _(How-To_ ) tutorial style videos for *DIY home automation* . As far as I can tell you haven't addressed this style of content yet.

Hi thank you so much for sharing your awesome content. Started my channel 2 day and it already went kind of viral, because of you. Love you 🐐

I think this is the most engaging tutorial on RU-vid. How many tutorials tell you valuable information in a fun way - not a lot! Amazing video!

Wow, hit the nail on the head much?! 😅 That is exactly the lesson I’m trying to teach myself: getting better at planning my videos! You’re video is too cool! I’m laughing out loud and learning at the same time, brilliant!

Big thank you Film Booth! With your tips and breakdowns i'm learning one by one! :)

Yea. RU-vid is hard. Keep going everyone. Have the patience and resilience. If it takes us 10years then so be it lol

I literally just thought, film booth should be at 100k by now and came to check. Congratulations! You have inspired my next journey on RU-vid. Come 2022, I'd be doing much more on my channel thanks to your insightful videos. Excited about the journey to come.

I came here from your one of your most recent videos generated by AI or something about ChatGPT, and I prefer this far more. I love what you did here. It's so creative

Great video! The "Dimension Hopper" seems a lot less painful to use than your "Time Machine"

Great content! thank you so much!!! only watched 2 of your videos so far and have gotten a massive amount of very helpful info!!

This is a great video! I love how extra the different scenes were. I also enjoyed the video you put together that involved going over the making of this video. Keep up the awesome work and thank you for helping me grow my channel!

Thank you for making this video, this really inspired me to keep going in posting videos that makes other people happy.

Well explained. Thank you for sharing !

Loved the time and effort you put into this. Gave it a massive thumbs up and I hope it does really well because you deserve to be rewarded for your effort. At the same time, watching videos like this can be a little disheartening. As a part time RU-vidr who is a beginner to boot, it just reminds me of how much further I have to go!

So much good info in just 6 minutes! You did a great job explaining the points in this video. 👏

You are very helpful. I found your channel a while back and you have helped my content become better and better. I will keep these tips in my mind. Thank you!

Man, I'm watching your channel religiously. Sometimes I repeat some single video week by week. And I finally was able to produce an educational video that doesn't suck (today). I was watching all sorts of YT coaches, editor tips but you somewhat pieced it together for me. Thank you!

This brother is so insightful, YET entertaining. You're a RU-vid gem. Keep it up man!

Ed, you have helped me and inspired me so much already! You definitely deserve to be hitting 100k! This was definitely good for me to hear. Thanks for everything man!

this was a great video. It really broke the mold from most "How to be good at youtube" videos, because it was actually interesting to watch lol, also you made some excellent points