Episode 347

To grow a significant audience on YouTube in 2026, you need to implement advanced strategy and techniques. In this episode, Julia walks you through how to audit other channels in your niche to identify where you’re missing the mark. This exercise is extremely valuable if you take the time to practice it. Main Topic: An Advanced YouTube Audit Strategy Here’s that spreadsheet! P24 Advanced Channel Audit Spreadsheet Initially, this sheet is view-only for you. To fill it out, go to File → Make a copy. That creates your own editable version in your Drive; the master stays untouched, so it’s always available for others to copy too. Prefer working in Excel instead of Google Sheets? Use File → Download → Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) instead. Time Stamps1:52 Know Your Personal Goals2:18 YouTube is Competitive2:55 The Audit Process4:00 How to Pick a Channel5:20 Picking Videos to Audit6:13 Audit Steps6:50 Video Niche/Topic Notes8:04 Video Length10:00 Hook Tracking17:44 On-Screen Elements18:58 Pacing & Interrupts2:29 Outros21:56 CTAs22:27 Depth & Originality 25:08 Uniqueness of Angle 25:39 Tests & Experiments26:34 Fill the Gap28:28 Share Your Insights!