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If your channel is eligible, YouTube has probably already dubbed some of your videos. Automatic dubbing is on by default for eligible creators, so AI voice tracks can show up on a channel without the creator doing anything. YouTube built the feature, so it won't penalize you for using it. The real choice is between YouTube's free AI dub and a professionally dubbed track: which one keeps viewers watching, and what a weak AI track does to the rest of your channel.

Most creators who turn on YouTube memberships earn very little from them. They set up the feature in a rush, mention it once, and move on. In the three channels we break down below, memberships grew to 30%, 60%, and 80% of total revenue. The difference came from perks built around what that audience wanted, a natural mention in every video, and tiers priced around what superfans will pay. Those three tactics and 12 more are below.

A good collaboration is the fastest borrowed audience on YouTube: one video that reaches two (or more) creators’ subscribers at once. And finding them is easy once you start looking for them where creators in your niche already gather: YouTube search and comments, subreddits like r/NewTubers, active Discord servers, Facebook creator groups, and creator networks like AIR. Pitch one specific, mutual idea by email or DM, then publish through YouTube's built-in Collaboration feature, which now lets up to 10 creators share a single video or Short across every partner's audience.