How To Stop Over thinking And Finally Start Your YouTube Channel

How to stop overthinking and finally start your YouTube channel

You're overthinking YouTube. Most people are. You know you have messages to share with the world. You know you can communicate well. But something is stopping you. What?

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. Your videos become assets that work for you 24/7, reaching people while you sleep. Your YouTube channel has the potential to grow your business to whole new heights, as a powerful tool for education, awareness and personal branding. But you have to make videos.

Last week I started a 30-day challenge on YouTube, posting a video each day and staying scrappy. No systems, no processes, just talking to camera and learning from there. I've learned that getting started beats perfect planning. Here's how to replicate this approach in a way that works for you.

Stop the analysis paralysis and finally launch your channel. No more excuses.

The YouTube overthinking trap

Your brain convinces you that you need perfect lighting, a professional mic, and hours of free time to start. You believe your videos must be flawless from day one. Everyone else seems to have it figured out.

But this just means your brilliant ideas stay locked in your head. Your potential audience remains unreached. That feeling in your gut grows stronger: "I should be doing this."

The best content creators started with basic setups and imperfect videos. They improved through action, not endless planning. Your first videos won't be your best, and that's exactly how it should be.

Five steps to launch your channel this week
Just hit record
Legendary creators like Mr. Beast and Ali Abdaal started with simple videos and basic equipment. Their early content would embarrass them now. That's the point.

Set a timer for 10 minutes. Pick one idea from your notes. Stare into your phone camera and talk like you're explaining something to a smart friend who values your perspective. Cut out the stumbles in a basic editor. Upload with a simple thumbnail. Congratulations, you've started.

YouTube Just Changed What A ‘View’ Means — But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet



There’s been a lot of noise this week about YouTube Shorts “view count inflation.” But let’s be clear: this change is more about optics than impact.

YouTube’s new policy, effective March 31, shifts the definition of a view to match what already exists on TikTok and Instagram Reels — counting a view the moment a video starts playing or replays. Superficially, this makes creators look like they’re getting more views. But here’s the catch: the actual amount of time audiences are spending watching Shorts isn’t changing. It’s the definition that’s looser.

If this sounds familiar, it should. It’s straight out of the Facebook playbook.

Back in 2015-16, Facebook aggressively promoted video by showcasing eye-popping view counts — sometimes millions per video. But these were often just impressions, far removed from the meaningful 30-second views that YouTube required on long-form content. It inflated the sense of reach and engagement, misleading creators and advertisers alike. YouTube, ironically, is now adopting the same strategy — repackaged for Shorts.

So, What Exactly Changed?

Previously, YouTube counted a Shorts view only after a few seconds of watch time — not as long as the 30 seconds required for long-form videos, but still enough to filter out a meaningless scroll. Now, a view is counted the instant a video plays. If it loops (as Shorts often do), each new cycle counts again. This change brings YouTube into alignment with TikTok and Reels, which also count any autoplay as a view.

On paper, it means creators will suddenly see much higher view counts. But that’s not because they’ve cracked the algorithm or created better content — it’s because YouTube moved the goalposts.

Importantly, YouTube is preserving the original metric under a new name: “engaged views.” This is the stat that matters — not just for creators trying to build real audience relationships, but also for monetization. Revenue sharing and Partner Program eligibility will still be based on engaged views.