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biggest YouTube mistakes that we see creators make over and over again.

If you confuse, you lose. Declutter your thumbnail. Not too many words, not too many elements.

Simplicity is powerful. Look, if viewers don't know what they're going to get, they won't click.

So think about the through line. What is the point of this video and

try to make that very obvious. Not organizing your content in a way that keeps people watching.

There's a skill called retention editing. The truth is to get results on YouTube, it doesn't

happen in just three weeks, and it doesn't even really happen in three months.

YouTube is a marathon and not a sprint, and most creators quit right before the breakthrough.

Sean, you've coached thousands of creators and you've lived through a lot of these yourself.

What are some immediate things someone can do to start seeing improvement?

Number one, biggest mistake is looking at the

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