https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/ Practical YouTube guides for creators, one for each free tool. en Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-tags-extractor-do-tags-matter/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-tags-extractor-do-tags-matter/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat YouTube says about tags, how to see the tags a public video exposes, why copying another creator's tags is not a ranking shortcut, and what to focus on instead. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-subscribe-link/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-subscribe-link/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow the sub_confirmation=1 parameter works on a channel link, where it helps, where it does not appear, and why you can never subscribe someone automatically. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/check-public-stats-of-any-youtube-video/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/check-public-stats-of-any-youtube-video/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTSee a video's public views, likes, upload date and duration, understand the like-to-view rate, and learn why view counts can lag, freeze or differ from what the owner sees in Studio. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-app-link-for-bio-links/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-app-link-for-bio-links/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhy YouTube links in Instagram, TikTok and Facebook bios often open in a browser, how an app link page tries to help, and what no tool can force. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/use-creative-commons-youtube-footage-legally/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/use-creative-commons-youtube-footage-legally/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat a Creative Commons license on YouTube actually allows, how to credit the author properly, where to look for free clips, and where fair use does and does not help. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/best-time-to-post-on-youtube/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/best-time-to-post-on-youtube/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThere is no universal best time to post on YouTube. Here is how to find when your own viewers are online and how to convert that into a publish time in your own time zone. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-add-youtube-chapters/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-add-youtube-chapters/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe exact rules YouTube sets for video chapters - first timestamp at 0:00, at least three, 10 seconds minimum - with a format example and the common reasons chapters do not show. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-much-do-youtube-creators-earn-rpm-explained/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-much-do-youtube-creators-earn-rpm-explained/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat RPM and CPM mean, why your real RPM is lower than a CPM you read about, and how to use a revenue estimator as a scenario tool rather than a prediction. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/compare-youtube-thumbnails-before-you-publish/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/compare-youtube-thumbnails-before-you-publish/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTPreview thumbnail and title pairs in a mock YouTube feed in dark and light mode, and learn how YouTube's own Test and Compare feature measures real viewers. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-title-and-description-checklist/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-title-and-description-checklist/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat to check before you publish - title length, keyword placement, the first lines of the description, hashtags, chapters and links - and what a checklist score can and cannot tell you. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-keyword-research-with-autocomplete/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-keyword-research-with-autocomplete/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow to find real search phrases using YouTube's search suggestions, what they do and do not tell you, and how to choose hashtags without breaking YouTube's rules. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-channel-stats-lookup-what-public-data-shows/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-channel-stats-lookup-what-public-data-shows/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWhat you can learn about any YouTube channel from public data - subscribers, recent uploads, views and likes - and what you can only see with channel owner access. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/clean-srt-vtt-caption-files/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/clean-srt-vtt-caption-files/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRemove style tags and sound cues, merge repeated lines, shift timing and convert between SRT, VTT and plain text, all in your browser without uploading the file. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-get-a-youtube-transcript/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-get-a-youtube-transcript/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThree ways to read or download a YouTube video's transcript, what auto-generated captions get wrong, and when a video has no transcript at all. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-channel-audit-checklist/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-channel-audit-checklist/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTA practical 20-point YouTube channel audit covering setup, content, discoverability and consistency, with the reason behind each check and what to ignore. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-partner-program-requirements-explained/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-partner-program-requirements-explained/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe two YouTube Partner Program tiers in plain English - 500 subscribers for fan funding, 1,000 for ad revenue - with the exact watch hour and Shorts view numbers from YouTube's help pages. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-title-ideas-that-are-not-clickbait/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-title-ideas-that-are-not-clickbait/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow to turn a topic into clear YouTube titles and tags, with ten proven title angles and the limits of any title generator. https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-download-youtube-thumbnails/https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-download-youtube-thumbnails/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGet the thumbnail image of any public YouTube video in every available size, plus the official size and format rules for your own thumbnails.