Episode Summary: 5 big reasons YouTube should be a central part of a podcaster's marketing strategy — plus clearing up the actual difference between 16:9 and 1080p.
What You'll Learn
- Why YouTube is the second-biggest search engine after Google itself
- The real difference (or lack of one) between 16:9 and 1080p
- The correct upload resolution and aspect ratio for YouTube
- 5 real benefits of leveraging YouTube for a podcast
Quick YouTube Facts
Roughly 500 hours of video get uploaded every minute. Over 1 billion users are on the platform. YouTube is the second-biggest search engine after Google itself.
Ask Mike Anything: 16:9 vs. 1080p
Question: What's the difference between 16:9 and 1080p for video?
Answer: There isn't one, really — they measure different things. 16:9 is the aspect ratio for wide-format video (16 wide, 9 tall). 1080p refers to resolution, widely known as full HD — 1920x1080 pixels. For comparison, 720p (standard HD) is 1280x720 pixels, and 4K (the successor to 1080p) is 3840x2160 pixels.
Correct upload size for YouTube: 1920x1080 pixels at 1080p, aspect ratio 16:9.
5 Benefits of Leveraging Video and YouTube
- Website traffic & building an email list
- Promoting the podcast directly
- Monetization & making money
- Establishing authority
- Creativity & personal development — it genuinely matters
YouTube Resources
YouTube Creator Academy and Tim Schmoyer of Video Creators TV.
Show Notes & Links
Read the complete show notes and resources on mikemurphy.ai.
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