How to *actually* grow to 100k on YouTube in 2025: The ultimate guide to growth

Check out Storyblocks at https://www.storyblocks.com/tessbarclay to level-up your YouTube content!!👀 ABOUT THIS EPISODEIt's time go *FINALLY* grow on YouTube in 2025!!! This week, we're unpacking a full deep-dive guide to YouTube, how to ACTUALLY grow on YouTube in 2025, how to stop treating it like it's 2012 (lol) & you're new strategy for each week to grow! In today’s episode, we’re clocking in to the Busy Blooming office & diving into thumbnails, your weekly workflow to create a video, how to view your YouTube channel brand, scripting, and a mindset reset as always. Let’s get you that play button!!This episode is for you if: • You’ve been creating on YouTube for years & haven't had the growth you want • You want to get started on YouTube, but you feel overwhelmed by how to do it • You can't figure out why you're videos aren't performing & feel stuck • You want to understand how YouTube *actually* works & what you need to do grow • The 100k YouTube button is on your Pinterest board!!🎧 LISTEN ON THE PODCASTListen on Apple: https://apple.co/3OsCVEKListen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/3CHpmPoListen anywhere else: https://pod.link/1565886767⸻🔗 MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO Descript: https://get.descript.com/tessClickUp: https://try.web.clickup.com/tessVlog with filming/editing details: https://youtu.be/x-md4M5qd_0 Some links in this description are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you choose to sign up—at no extra cost to you!⸻⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS00:00 – Let’s clock in!! It's time to deep-dive into YouTube 2025 03:27 – Why it’s harder to grow if you’re NOT new to YouTube.. 04:51 – YouTube has completely changed since 2015 (and here’s how) 05:26 – The BIGGEST mistake experienced creators make on YouTube 05:55 – How to stop treating your YouTube like a vlog & start treating it like a business 06:38 – The ONE theme every video on your channel needs 07:13 – Break up with “vibes-only” content — this isn’t 2015 YouTube anymore 07:55 – My weekly system to actually grow in 2025 (step-by-step) 10:16 – Building your video framework like a 100k subscriber channel 14:16 – How to “script” & outline your videos for growth 17:16 – Vlog vs sit-down content: here’s how to outline both 20:57 – Your intro matters more than you think — The first 2min 23:34 – Branding yourself as a creator (the soft skills and the hard ones) 26:56 – Let’s talk algorithm: CTR, retention, and what YouTube actually wants 29:00 – Titles & thumbnails are 90% of the game — here’s why 29:36 – Deep dive: how to write better titles that people will actually click 32:48 – Growth tip: change your title & thumbnail after 1-week 33:42 – How to make scroll-stopping thumbnails in 2025 37:32 – How to master YouTube descriptions, tags & more with ChatGPT 42:47 – After Hours!! The new BB show format & HUGE announcement!!!! 48:52 – Last week’s episode correction + sponsor thank you 💛⸻📌 FOLLOW USBusy Blooming IG → https://www.instagram.com/busybloomingg/Tess IG → https://www.instagram.com/tessbarclay/TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@tess.barclay