By Kelsey Johnson August 16, 2022

AJ Hoge of The Easy English Present began sending auto newsletters to announce his new movies. A number of weeks later, he observed twice the viewership on his latest video.

AJ Hoge teaches English to 1.73 million subscribers on YouTube and thru his podcast. 

After utilizing AWeber for 15 years for automating his paid course and selling his e-book, he determined to strive AWeber’s new characteristic, Auto Publication. 

He was excited by Auto Publication as a result of he wished to let his electronic mail subscribers find out about his new movies someplace apart from on YouTube itself, the place it may be onerous to interrupt via the noise of thousands and thousands of different movies.

Plus, he wished a technique to develop his electronic mail record and preserve his subscribers engaged, with out including one other process to his to-do record.

So he arrange an Auto Publication. Right here’s the way it went:

How AJ doubled his YouTube views

Step One:

AJ arrange a sign-up web page, in his AWeber account, the place anybody on YouTube might decide in to obtain his weekly publication.

Step Two:

He arrange an computerized marketing campaign to ship an electronic mail each Wednesday together with his latest YouTube and podcast episodes. (He additionally set these emails to reach at a selected time for every subscriber, no matter which timezone they’re in.)

Step Three:

He launched all of his present subscribers to his new weekly electronic mail bulletins:

Step 4:

He promoted his Auto Publication on YouTube:

From 35K to 73K views on only one video 

Inside two weeks, AJ was seeing extra views on his new movies. Much more views.

His earlier new movies had been averaging 35-45K views, however after sending auto newsletters, his new video has over 73K views (and rising).

There are a number of causes Auto Publication could have boosted this video’s views a lot:

• The e-mail sends subscribers on to his YouTube channel to look at the video
• Having an electronic mail from AJ of their inboxes reminds his subscribers about his channel, prompting them to hunt out his latest movies all through the week
• As a result of his new video acquired so many views proper after he launched it on YouTube (because of Auto Publication), YouTube’s algorithm could have been triggered to favor his content material in advisable sections and search outcomes

Extra YouTube views results in extra electronic mail subscriber, which results in extra YouTube views. It’s a  flywheel of development that may assist any content material creator thrive.

Plus, AJ’s electronic mail record is rising shortly. He has seen virtually 6,000 new subscribers enroll since he arrange the auto publication touchdown web page only a few weeks in the past.

And one of the best half? AJ saved tons of time by automating these emails as an alternative of sending them out manually. Now he can electronic mail common new content material to subscribers with none additional work. His emails could be going out whilst he’s recording a brand new video, or spending time together with his household. 

Three steps to develop your YouTube views and electronic mail record with Auto Publication

1. Publish a web page the place individuals can join your Auto Publication.

Copy the template under or select one from AWeber’s touchdown web page template gallery to begin creating your web page. Replace any textual content or photos if you’d like.

Then click on into the shape and add a singular new tag underneath “type submission” (not one you already use). E.g. “wednesday-youtube-newsletter”.

Click on “Save and exit” then publish the web page.

2. Arrange Auto Publication to ship when you could have new content material (instantly or on a weekly/month-to-month foundation)

In your AWeber menu on the left, click on on “Automations” -> “Campaigns.”

Select “Create a marketing campaign” then “YouTube publication” (or “Weblog publication”). Then give your new marketing campaign a reputation.

Set your marketing campaign to begin when a tag is added. Use the precise tag you added to your touchdown web page type above.

Add your YouTube channel URL to the Feed URL area (e.g. youtube.com/aweber). AWeber will replace it with the precise feed as proven under. Set the frequency to “Hourly,” “Weekly,” “Month-to-month,” or “Yearly.”

Click on into the message itself to edit it. Click on on the instance feed so as to add your YouTube URL. Alter any feed settings for the variety of movies, structure, and so forth.

Add your emblem and textual content at this level, too.

Preview and check to see what it seems like, then click on “Save and exit” then “Activate Marketing campaign.”

3. Promote your sign-up web page to your present YouTube viewers and on social media

Add your sign-up web page to your social media bio, market it in posts, movies, and tales, and be sure you embody a hyperlink to it in your YouTube homepage, “about” web page, video descriptions, and finish screens if you happen to use them.

Bonus: You probably have an present record of electronic mail subscribers, ship your weekly digest to them, too. Simply add the identical tag out of your touchdown web page and marketing campaign to any subscribers you wish to obtain these emails after you activate the marketing campaign. (They received’t obtain it if you happen to add the tag earlier than activating the marketing campaign.)

Need to get the identical outcomes that AJ acquired from his Auto Publication?

Prepared for extra YouTube views, extra electronic mail subscribers, and extra free time? Create an Auto Publication at this time, accessible on all AWeber plans. Join a free account at this time. Need assistance along with your auto publication? Contact our assist staff.