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Key Takeaways Most YouTube channels don’t fail because creators lack ideas — they fail because their workflows are unrealistic, and running a channel is more time-consuming than most think when they start out.
Video editing, optimizing videos for YouTube SEO and interpreting YouTube Analytics are the three most time-consuming tasks of running a channel.
To reclaim your time, you need to automate as much as possible, batch tasks and outsource to professionals.
Running a YouTube channel can be a major marketing asset, a lucrative side hustle and even a full-time career. It’s also more time-consuming than most marketers or creators think when they start out.
The vast majority do not plan time for brainstorming content ideas, writing scripts and filming footage. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Most YouTube channels fail not because creators lack ideas. They fail because their workflows are unrealistic.
Here are three of the most time-consuming tasks that come with running a YouTube channel — and how you can streamline them.
1. Video editing
To start with, video editing often swallows up more time than actually filming your footage — even if you needed ten takes for that one particular shot.
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