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<p>Asking for subscribers in order to grow your subscriber count is such a common practice in the world of YouTube. But, what if this practice is actually hurting your channel? Let's talk about that.</p> <p>CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: <br /> Mike Greiner - The Democratic Activist Mike's Channel: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/Democraticactivist">https://www.youtube.com/c/Democraticactivist</a></p> <p>Join our YouTube coaching program, Video Labs to grow your channel like Mike did: <a href= "https://videocreators.com/video-labs">https://videocreators.com/video-labs</a></p> <p>Primal Branding book by Patrick Hanlon: <a href= "https://amzn.to/3wfIA94">https://amzn.to/3wfIA94</a> (affiliate)</p> <p>POWER TIP: From Creator Hooks: "Talking about why something is NOT working is a lot more interesting than talking about something that does work. [Example:] Give 10 reasons for why a popular tool or technique isn’t working for your audience." Signup for the Creator Hooks newsletter here: <a href= "https://go.creatorhooks.com/signup">https://go.creatorhooks.com/signup</a></p> <p>JOIN THE POD SQUAD AFTER-PARTY IN VOLLEY: We love answering questions, hearing your feedback, and discussing each podcast episode with you and hundreds of other creators in our video chat Volley space. Join us here: <a href= "https://videocreators.com/podsquad">https://videocreators.com/podsquad</a></p> <p>LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: Have comments, reactions, questions, a YouTube tip to share, or just want to say hi? Leave a voice message for us and we may use it in an upcoming podcast episode. <a href= "https://www.speakpipe.com/videocreators">https://www.speakpipe.com/videocreators</a></p>