All YouTube Guides
YouTube growth guides organized by category
🚀 Getting Started
YouTube Channel Setup
Start Right from the Beginning
Complete guide to initial channel setup — from name, profile, banner to channel description
Channel Icon & Name Tips
Branding Strategy That Defines First Impressions
Channel icon, name, banner — comprehensive guide to channel branding elements viewers judge within 0.5 seconds before hitting subscribe
Niche Selection Strategy
Finding Topics That Win
Surviving in a red ocean — systematic methodology to find the "golden niche" where market demand meets your strengths
🎬 Content Creation
Thumbnail Design
Secrets to Doubling Click-Through Rate
Thumbnails are the "cover" of your video. The same content can get 3-5x more views depending on the thumbnail
Thumbnail Creation Tools Guide
From Free to Pro, Recommendations by Use Case
GIMP, Canva, Photoshop, Photopea, Figma — comparing features, pricing, pros and cons of thumbnail creation tools
Optimal Video Length by Genre
What Video Duration Performs Best
Tutorials 10-15min, vlogs 8-12min, Shorts 30-60sec — comprehensive guide to optimal video length by genre and purpose
Scripting & Structure
Video Structure for Higher Retention
Hook → Problem → Solution → CTA — proven video structure framework that keeps viewers until the end
Editing Workflow
Efficient Video Editing Pipeline
Shoot → Rough cut → Music/effects → Subtitles → Final review — building a repeatable editing system
YMM4 Complete Guide — YMM4 vs Lite, AquesTalk License Explained
Everything About YukkuriMovieMaker4: Version Differences, Voice Engines, License Warnings
YMM4 is free video editing software that auto-generates voice, subtitles and lip-sync from text. Covers YMM4 vs Lite differences, AquesTalk license timing, and monetization warnings
Zundamon Video Creation Tips
How to Use the Hottest Commentary Character
Zundamon is the flagship VOICEVOX character, replacing Yukkuri as the new mainstream for Japanese YouTube commentary. Free commercial use, high voice quality, and rich emotional expression
Commentary Characters & PSDTool Guide
Getting and Editing Lip-sync Character Assets
PSDTool, Yukkuri Reimu/Marisa, Zundamon, Shikoku Metan — complete guide to character assets for commentary videos
Tachie (Standing Illustration) Complete Guide
Character Illustration Concepts and Usage for Commentary Videos
Tachie is a standing character illustration (full/half body) placed on screen sides in commentary videos for dialogue scenes. Also introducing popular tachie assets by Sakamoto Ahiru
Free BGM Sites for YouTube
Getting Background Music Without Copyright Worries
YouTube Audio Library, DOVA-SYNDROME, Amacha Music, Artlist — comparing free and paid BGM sites by features, licensing, and usage
Free Background Image Sites for YouTube
Essential Background & Illustration Assets for Commentary Videos
Minchirie, Irasutoya, Pixabay, Unsplash, Pakutaso — complete guide to free image and illustration sites commonly used for video backgrounds
Popular BGM & Sound Effects Used by YouTubers
"Where Have I Heard This BGM?" — That Collection
Popular tracks from DOVA-SYNDROME, classic sound effects, and familiar YouTube BGMs — organized by scene type
🔍 SEO & Algorithm
YouTube SEO
Getting Views Through Search
Title, description, tags, hashtags — creating "discoverable" videos through YouTube search optimization
Understanding the Algorithm
How YouTube Recommendation Works
CTR × Watch Time × Satisfaction — 3 core signals YouTube algorithm uses to recommend videos
Ending Signature — The Hook That Makes Viewers Watch to the End
Why you watch to the end trying to skip "HERAIZA" — ending strategies that boost retention
Some YouTubers insert unique ending signatures at the end of videos. Channels like HERAIZA have endings that "make you watch to the end while trying to skip." Intentional or not, this can be a strategy that boosts retention rate — favorable for the algorithm.
💰 Monetization
Monetization Paths
7 Revenue Models Beyond Ad Revenue
AdSense is not everything — sponsorships, memberships, digital products, affiliate marketing and more
Sponsorship Guide
How to Get Brand Deals
From media kit to rate negotiation — practical guide to starting sponsorships regardless of subscriber count
📊 Analytics & Growth
YouTube Analytics Deep Dive
Accelerating Growth with Data
How to fully utilize YouTube Studio analytics — impression, CTR, retention, traffic source interpretation guide
Top 5 YouTube Analytics Tools
Analytics Sites Pro YouTubers Use Daily
Social Blade, NoxInfluencer, vidIQ, TubeBuddy, Google Trends — complete guide to external analytics tools essential for growth, competitor analysis, and keyword research
Community Building
Turning Loyal Viewers into Fans
Comment management, Community tab, Live streaming — strategies to deepen viewer relationships
🛠 Open Source Tools
YouTube Video Automation Open Source Tools Guide
From Auto Shorts Generation to Character Animation — GitHub Project Collection
From one-line topic to Shorts, free video generation with local LLMs, to 2D character skit automation — a comprehensive list of open source projects for YouTube video automation
youtube-shorts-pipeline — One Line Topic to Finished Shorts
Fully Automated YouTube Shorts Pipeline from Research to Upload
Enter one topic line and it auto-completes research → script → AI images → voiceover → captions → BGM → upload. Open source Python CLI at ~$0.11 per video
Tooscut — GPU-Accelerated Video Editor Running in the Browser
How WebGPU + Rust/WASM Achieves Native-Level Real-Time Compositing in the Browser
An open-source NLE that handles multi-track editing, keyframe animation, and real-time GPU effects entirely in the browser. A Rust compositing engine compiled to WASM drives the WebGPU pipeline.
VOICEVOX — Inside a Free AI Text-to-Speech Engine
Text → Phoneme → Pitch → Waveform: How a 3-Stage Pipeline Enables User Editing
VOICEVOX is an open-source TTS engine that synthesizes 25+ character voices for free, including Zundamon. Its 3-stage DNN pipeline (phoneme duration → pitch → waveform) lets users edit intermediate results directly.
Synctoon — AI Pipeline That Turns a Script into 2D Animated Video
Gemini directs emotion/action/background, Gentle handles lip-sync, Pillow composites frames
Synctoon is an open-source pipeline that takes a text script and narration audio to automatically generate 2D character animation videos with emotion, body poses, background transitions, and lip-sync.