READ YOUR YOUTUBE ANALYTICS LIKE A PRO: A YouTube Analytics Tutorial For Beginners

Chances are that you know that YouTube has an entire analytics dashboard just waiting for you to dig into. But if you're anything like me, you don't feel like you're really a "numbers person." Which means, you might be avoiding your analytics all together.

You can't avoid those numbers though. Because those are the numbers that can help your channel just explode. Like, in the best possible way. Today, we're going behind the scenes in of my YouTube channel and I'm going to show you how to read your analytics like a pro so you can start leveraging that information for success!

So why even bother with all of this analytics mumbo jumbo. The truth is that your analytics are serious time savers. Look, I'm a mom of 2 young kiddos and I don't have time to waste on content that isn't going to perform the way I want it to. I can avoid creating content that doesn't do well by understanding what my audience wants and how they're interacting with my content.

Be sure to watch the video above to get the full picture of how to use your analytics and read them like a pro.

There are a few areas that are most important and you can see them all in the video. We're going to be taking a look at your dashboard, which is the first page you'll see when you click into your analytics. This is going to show you a snapshot of your data.

You're also going to get a good look at the more in depth part of YouTube Studios Analytics tools. We'll be digging into your realtime data, your 28 day chart and your analytics for your channel as a whole.

Don't worry, this can sound a little overwhelming but when you see it, you're going to have that ah ha moment and be ready to tackle your own channel.

Once you've watched the video, you'll be ready to move to creating content that performs even better than before.