Hello, everybody! October is off to a great start! From the week of October 2nd to October 9th we've got lots to recap and I have a lot of things to share with you! Forum announcements, YouTube features rolling out, polishing projects, tips, updates, videos, & more!
Let's Wrap Up This Week!
October's Contest begins!
September forums contest winners were recently announced and the new contest has started! October's contest theme is Halloween. Partners can submit very short clips (under a minute!) in the contest thread to enter, and be sure to link in your video description back to the contest thread as well. Your clip should embody the spirit of Halloween! Have fun!! Head on over to get more details and submit your entries: https://freedom.community.tm/threads/october-contest-100-in-prizes-to-be-won.213063/
Member of the Month announced!
I'm really proud of the deserving September MotM, and I'm dying to give them a huge shout out right now, but I want you to see the original post for yourself and join everyone there in congratulating them: https://freedom.community.tm/threads/member-of-the-month-september.212940/
Freedom! Academy Updates
There are big changes coming to Freedom! Academy, and though I don't have specific information to release at this time - I did feel like putting this thought into your lovely minds. Get pumped! I cannot wait for all of us to see the end results. We'll certainly make an announcement when it's time to head over and see all of the changes! With even more work going into this project, I can only imagine what we're going to see and how much it will help so many partners grow. I'm very excited about this!
Hashtags on YouTube
Hashtags in video descriptions on YT are now clickable! Hashtags are a great way to keep your videos relevant, bind communities, and allow people to find your videos when they look up a topic, trend, or want to weigh in on a discussion. If we all make a point to include #FreedomFamily (<- check out and bookmark that link!) in our video descriptions, it will group our content together in the youtube feed generated by the hashtag! I've already updated my upload default description to include it. Let's see what Anthony and some of you said about this update:
Help Needed for MC server!
The 2000 slot Minecraft server for Freedom! and MGN partners is progressing nicely, but they are still polishing things and need to recruit a few more admin/mod volunteers before the official launch. Submit an application if you're interested in helping: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CJe_e52yiHOr1g3PLE8Dh5vRjj_nHnljanPfQViBlqc
Creator Studio Boot Camp | Pre-Production: Before you press record
Learn more about the art of pre-production in the new boot camp running from October 4-25. With proper planning, you can turn your ideas into great videos. Learn how the experts create scripts, storyboards and more. Register for this boot camp now if you haven't already! https://goo.gl/aYRGAz
Are you watching the YouTube Help channel yet?!
This weekend, YouTube Help uploaded a short video about how to create, find, and change channel art. I think most of us know how to do this stuff already, but it doesn't hurt to watch the video anyway. The Help channel is a great resource for everyone to keep their eyes on and I wanted to share it: https://www.youtube.com/user/YouTubeHelp
Let's talk about new End Screens on YouTube rolling out!
I've been noticing more and more bigger YouTubers using the neat new built-in End Screen Editor feature on their videos. I am excited to see this roll out to more people, and eventually use it myself. These editable end screens will be easier to include on all of your videos than making end cards like many of us have done in the past. Directing traffic to more of your content at the end of each video does increase your views. Who else is excited about this? I know I am! Let's look at Derral Eves' explanation of this feature that he uploaded this week. Derral is a YouTube & Marketing Trainer that I personally enjoy being subscribed to. In this video he shows us the back end side of this feature on a channel he manages; this is some great insight!
Community Team Member at rAge Expo!
Kyle, DecrepitSundew 3, has been at rAge this weekend. If you want a glimpse at what he's been experiencing, you can check out his Twitter feed where he's posted a lot! https://twitter.com/DecrepitSundew3
FTU Gameplay
IBYM Gaming continues to work hard on the Free to Use Gameplay channel for the Freedom! family. Anthony decided to help spread the word! Thanks, Anthony!
Compilation of Position Music made by George!
We didn't see or hear from George this week, but then today as I was writing this post he uploaded a super awesome 2 hour megamix of epic music from Position Music! If you check out this video, be sure to look at the video description, he time stamped all the songs! Let us know in the comment section on that video what you think of his song selections and that style of video from him.
Wrap Up Got a Shout Out!!
I want to end this week's wrap up by saying thank you so much for the amazing comments, some that even made me tear up honestly, that some of you left on Anthony's video about these Weekly Wrap Up posts. The encouragement and support truly means a lot to me. I always put great effort into these wrap ups, my heart is in it, and I sincerely hope that everyone can benefit in at least some way from my posts. I hope you have fun reading these, because I have fun writing them!
Where can you interact more with the Community Team?
➔ YT Channels: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGbtQ1GN9vfJAMu1Fc5JurdBmRJQ13VGY
➔ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleySilver101/lists/freedom-community-team/members and also interacting with #FreedomFamily and the @FreedomFamilyRT account!
➔ Freedom! Discord Server! https://discord.gg/fEHpfDW
➔ Freedom! Central in the comments of every video!
From the Community Team to the entire community and all of the beautiful Freedom! Family, we hope you had a great week and we look forward to seeing you around in the coming week. Until next time, best wishes for all of your endeavors and take care!
Let's Wrap Up This Week!
October's Contest begins!
September forums contest winners were recently announced and the new contest has started! October's contest theme is Halloween. Partners can submit very short clips (under a minute!) in the contest thread to enter, and be sure to link in your video description back to the contest thread as well. Your clip should embody the spirit of Halloween! Have fun!! Head on over to get more details and submit your entries: https://freedom.community.tm/threads/october-contest-100-in-prizes-to-be-won.213063/
Member of the Month announced!
I'm really proud of the deserving September MotM, and I'm dying to give them a huge shout out right now, but I want you to see the original post for yourself and join everyone there in congratulating them: https://freedom.community.tm/threads/member-of-the-month-september.212940/
Freedom! Academy Updates
There are big changes coming to Freedom! Academy, and though I don't have specific information to release at this time - I did feel like putting this thought into your lovely minds. Get pumped! I cannot wait for all of us to see the end results. We'll certainly make an announcement when it's time to head over and see all of the changes! With even more work going into this project, I can only imagine what we're going to see and how much it will help so many partners grow. I'm very excited about this!
Hashtags on YouTube
Hashtags in video descriptions on YT are now clickable! Hashtags are a great way to keep your videos relevant, bind communities, and allow people to find your videos when they look up a topic, trend, or want to weigh in on a discussion. If we all make a point to include #FreedomFamily (<- check out and bookmark that link!) in our video descriptions, it will group our content together in the youtube feed generated by the hashtag! I've already updated my upload default description to include it. Let's see what Anthony and some of you said about this update:
Help Needed for MC server!
The 2000 slot Minecraft server for Freedom! and MGN partners is progressing nicely, but they are still polishing things and need to recruit a few more admin/mod volunteers before the official launch. Submit an application if you're interested in helping: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CJe_e52yiHOr1g3PLE8Dh5vRjj_nHnljanPfQViBlqc
Creator Studio Boot Camp | Pre-Production: Before you press record
Learn more about the art of pre-production in the new boot camp running from October 4-25. With proper planning, you can turn your ideas into great videos. Learn how the experts create scripts, storyboards and more. Register for this boot camp now if you haven't already! https://goo.gl/aYRGAz
Are you watching the YouTube Help channel yet?!
This weekend, YouTube Help uploaded a short video about how to create, find, and change channel art. I think most of us know how to do this stuff already, but it doesn't hurt to watch the video anyway. The Help channel is a great resource for everyone to keep their eyes on and I wanted to share it: https://www.youtube.com/user/YouTubeHelp
Let's talk about new End Screens on YouTube rolling out!
I've been noticing more and more bigger YouTubers using the neat new built-in End Screen Editor feature on their videos. I am excited to see this roll out to more people, and eventually use it myself. These editable end screens will be easier to include on all of your videos than making end cards like many of us have done in the past. Directing traffic to more of your content at the end of each video does increase your views. Who else is excited about this? I know I am! Let's look at Derral Eves' explanation of this feature that he uploaded this week. Derral is a YouTube & Marketing Trainer that I personally enjoy being subscribed to. In this video he shows us the back end side of this feature on a channel he manages; this is some great insight!
Community Team Member at rAge Expo!
Kyle, DecrepitSundew 3, has been at rAge this weekend. If you want a glimpse at what he's been experiencing, you can check out his Twitter feed where he's posted a lot! https://twitter.com/DecrepitSundew3
FTU Gameplay
IBYM Gaming continues to work hard on the Free to Use Gameplay channel for the Freedom! family. Anthony decided to help spread the word! Thanks, Anthony!
Compilation of Position Music made by George!
We didn't see or hear from George this week, but then today as I was writing this post he uploaded a super awesome 2 hour megamix of epic music from Position Music! If you check out this video, be sure to look at the video description, he time stamped all the songs! Let us know in the comment section on that video what you think of his song selections and that style of video from him.
Wrap Up Got a Shout Out!!
I want to end this week's wrap up by saying thank you so much for the amazing comments, some that even made me tear up honestly, that some of you left on Anthony's video about these Weekly Wrap Up posts. The encouragement and support truly means a lot to me. I always put great effort into these wrap ups, my heart is in it, and I sincerely hope that everyone can benefit in at least some way from my posts. I hope you have fun reading these, because I have fun writing them!
Where can you interact more with the Community Team?
➔ YT Channels: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGbtQ1GN9vfJAMu1Fc5JurdBmRJQ13VGY
➔ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleySilver101/lists/freedom-community-team/members and also interacting with #FreedomFamily and the @FreedomFamilyRT account!
➔ Freedom! Discord Server! https://discord.gg/fEHpfDW
➔ Freedom! Central in the comments of every video!
From the Community Team to the entire community and all of the beautiful Freedom! Family, we hope you had a great week and we look forward to seeing you around in the coming week. Until next time, best wishes for all of your endeavors and take care!
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