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YouTube Business Plan Template

Written by Dave Lavinsky

Over the past 20+ years, we have helped over 1,000 entrepreneurs and business owners create business plans to start and grow their YouTube businesses. On this page, we will first give you some background information with regards to the importance of business planning. We will then go through a YouTube business plan template step-by-step so you can create your plan today.

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What is a YouTube Business Plan?

A business plan provides a snapshot of your YouTube business as it stands today, and lays out your growth plan for the next five years. It explains your business goals and your strategy for reaching them. It also includes market research to support your plans.

Why You Need a Business Plan for a YouTuber

If you’re looking to start a YouTube business, or grow your existing YouTube business, you need a business plan. A business plan will help you raise funding, if needed, and plan out the growth of your YouTube business in order to improve your chances of success. Your YouTube business plan is a living document that should be updated annually as your company grows and changes.

Sources of Funding for YouTube Businesses

With regards to funding, the main sources of funding for a YouTube business are personal savings, credit cards, bank loans and angel investors. With regards to bank loans, banks will want to review your business plan and gain confidence that you will be able to repay your loan and interest. To acquire this confidence, the loan officer will not only want to confirm that your financials are reasonable, but they will also want to see a professional plan. Such a plan will give them the confidence that you can successfully and professionally operate a business. Personal savings is the other most common form of funding for a YouTube business.

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If you want to start a YouTube business or expand your current one, you need a business plan. Below are links to each section of your YouTube business plan template:

Executive Summary

Your executive summary provides an introduction to your business plan, but it is normally the last section you write because it provides a summary of each key section of your plan.

The goal of your Executive Summary is to quickly engage the reader. Explain to them the type of YouTube business you are operating and the status. For example, are you a startup, do you have a YouTube business that you would like to grow?

Next, provide an overview of each of the subsequent sections of your plan. For example, give a brief overview of the YouTube industry. Discuss the type of YouTube business you are operating. Detail your direct competitors. Give an overview of your target customers. Provide a snapshot of your marketing plan. Identify the key members of your team. And offer an overview of your financial plan.  

Company Analysis

In your company analysis, you will detail the type of YouTube business you are operating.

For example, you might operate one of the following types of YouTube businesses:

• Vlog Content : this type of YouTube business features content in the form of a vlog that documents someone’s day-to-day life.
• How-To Content: this type of YouTube channel features how-to content, usually structured around a niche such as beauty, kids or home.
• Comedic Content: this type of YouTube channel features comedy skits.

In addition to explaining the type of YouTube business you will operate, the Company Analysis section of your business plan needs to provide background on the business.

Include answers to question such as:

• When and why did you start the business?
• What milestones have you achieved to date? Milestones could include the number of channel subscribers, number of positive reviews, number of views, etc.
• Your legal structure. Are you incorporated as an S-Corp? An LLC? A sole proprietorship? Explain your legal structure here.

Industry Analysis

In your industry analysis, you need to provide an overview of the YouTube industry.

While this may seem unnecessary, it serves multiple purposes.

First, researching the YouTube industry educates you. It helps you understand the market in which you are operating.

Secondly, market research can improve your strategy, particularly if your research identifies market trends.

The third reason for market research is to prove to readers that you are an expert in your industry. By conducting the research and presenting it in your plan, you achieve just that.

The following questions should be answered in the industry analysis section of your YouTube business plan:

• How big is the YouTube industry (in dollars)?
• Is the market declining or increasing?
• Who are the key competitors in the market?
• Who are the key suppliers in the market?
• What trends are affecting the industry?
• What is the industry’s growth forecast over the next 5 – 10 years?
• What is the relevant market size? That is, how big is the potential market for your YouTube business? You can extrapolate such a figure by assessing the size of the market in the entire country and then applying that figure to your local population.

Customer Analysis

The customer analysis section of your YouTube business plan must detail the customers you serve and/or expect to serve.

The following are examples of customer segments: adult men, adult women, young men, young women, mothers, teens.

As you can imagine, the customer segment(s) you choose will have a great impact on the type of YouTube business you operate. Clearly, teens would respond to different marketing promotions than adult men, for example.

Try to break out your target customers in terms of their demographic and psychographic profiles. With regards to demographics, include a discussion of the ages, genders, locations and income levels of the customers you seek to serve.

Psychographic profiles explain the wants and needs of your target customers. The more you can understand and define these needs, the better you will do in attracting and retaining your customers.

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Competitive Analysis

Your competitive analysis should identify the indirect and direct competitors your business faces and then focus on the latter.

Direct competitors are other YouTube businesses.

Indirect competitors are other options that customers have to purchase from that aren’t direct competitors. This includes Instagram influencers and bloggers. You need to mention such competition as well.

With regards to direct competition, you want to describe the other YouTube businesses with which you compete.

For each such competitor, provide an overview of their businesses and document their strengths and weaknesses. Find out key things about them such as:

• What types of viewers do they serve?
• What types of videos do they create, and what topics do they cover?
• What are they good at?
• What are their weaknesses?

With regards to the last two questions, think about your answers from the customers’ perspective.

The final part of your competitive analysis section is to document your areas of competitive advantage. For example:

• Will you provide better content, better quality video or delivery?
• Will you provide better customer service?
• Will you offer better pricing?

Think about ways you will outperform your competition and document them in this section of your plan.  

Marketing Plan

For a YouTube business plan, your marketing plan should include the following:

Product : In the product section, you should reiterate the type of YouTube company that you documented in your Company Analysis. Then, detail the specific products you will be offering. For example, in addition to YouTube, will you provide content on Instagram or other social channels, or offer professional speaking or consulting services?

Promotions : The final part of your YouTube marketing plan is the promotions section. Here you will document how you will drive customers to your location(s). The following are some promotional methods you might consider:

• Partnering with other websites
• Social media marketing

Operations Plan

While the earlier sections of your business plan explained your goals, your operations plan describes how you will meet them. Your operations plan should have two distinct sections as follows.

Everyday short-term processes include all of the tasks involved in running your YouTube business, including planning video content, filming and editing videos, negotiating ad agreements and interacting with viewers.

Long-term goals are the milestones you hope to achieve. These could include the dates when you expect to make your 50th video, or when you hope to reach $X in revenue. It could also be when you expect to expand your YouTube business to a new social channel.  

Management Team

To demonstrate your YouTube business’ ability to succeed, a strong management team is essential. Highlight your key players’ backgrounds, emphasizing those skills and experiences that prove their ability to grow a company.

Ideally you and/or your team members have direct experience in managing YouTube businesses. If so, highlight this experience and expertise. But also highlight any experience that you think will help your business succeed.

If your team is lacking, consider assembling an advisory board. An advisory board would include 2 to 8 individuals who would act like mentors to your business. They would help answer questions and provide strategic guidance. If needed, look for advisory board members with experience in managing influencers or successfully running small businesses.  

Financial Plan

Your financial plan should include your 5-year financial statement broken out both monthly or quarterly for the first year and then annually. Your financial statements include your income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements.

Income Statement : an income statement is more commonly called a Profit and Loss statement or P&L. It shows your revenues and then subtracts your costs to show whether you turned a profit or not.

In developing your income statement, you need to devise assumptions. For example, will you publish one new video per day or per week? And will sales grow by 2% or 10% per year? As you can imagine, your choice of assumptions will greatly impact the financial forecasts for your business. As much as possible, conduct research to try to root your assumptions in reality.

Balance Sheets : Balance sheets show your assets and liabilities. While balance sheets can include much information, try to simplify them to the key items you need to know about. For instance, if you spend $50,000 on building out your YouTube business, this will not give you immediate profits. Rather it is an asset that will hopefully help you generate profits for years to come. Likewise, if a bank writes you a check for $50,000, you don’t need to pay it back immediately. Rather, that is a liability you will pay back over time.

Cash Flow Statement : Your cash flow statement will help determine how much money you need to start or grow your business, and make sure you never run out of money. What most entrepreneurs and business owners don’t realize is that you can turn a profit but run out of money and go bankrupt.

In developing your Income Statement and Balance Sheets be sure to include several of the key costs needed in starting or growing a YouTube business:

• Location build-out including design fees, construction, etc.
• Cost of equipment and supplies
• Payroll or salaries paid to staff
• Business insurance
• Taxes and permits
• Legal expenses

Attach your full financial projections in the appendix of your plan along with any supporting documents that make your plan more compelling. For example, you might include your office location lease or samples of videos you are working on.  

Putting together a business plan for your YouTube business is a worthwhile endeavor. If you follow the template above, by the time you are done, you will truly be an expert. You will really understand the YouTube industry, your competition, and your customers. You will have developed a marketing plan and will really understand what it takes to launch and grow a successful YouTube business.

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YouTube Business Plan Template

Written by Dave Lavinsky

YouTube Business Plan

You’ve come to the right place to create your YouTube business plan.

We have helped over 1,000 entrepreneurs and business owners create business plans and many have used them to start or grow their YouTube businesses.

Below is a template to help you create each section of your YouTube business plan.

Executive Summary

Business overview.

The Ace of Cooking Basics is a startup YouTube channel company located in Denver, Colorado. The company is founded by Charlotte, aka “Charlie” Goodson, an experienced chef who, many years ago, was confused by how long to cook a 3-minute egg. Since that initial experience in the kitchen, Charlie has gone on to learn how to cook an egg in about one hundred different ways and has added over 3,000 personally-developed recipes to her collection of “great home-cooked dishes.” Charlie has been a freelance chef for private and public catering experiences over one thousand times throughout the nation and has received the highest ratings from her guests and hosts of each event. She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and frequently acts as a speaker at their international events.

The Ace of Cooking Basics will provide a full series of high-quality and engaging videos via a new YouTube channel featuring the same name. This content will reach a global audience of those who want to learn to cook or enhance their cookery skills in traditional American fashion. The series will leverage the potential of the channel and provide monetization options for The Ace of Cooking Basics.

Product Offering

The following are the services and products that The Ace of Cooking Basics will provide:

• 4-5 videos per week presented by the channel host
• Kitchen appliance product demonstrations and recommendations
• Guest appearances by popular celebrity figures
• Opportunities for video audience appearances
• Exclusive chef’s kitchen offers to “channel members”
• Cookbook offerings

Customer Focus

The Ace of Cooking Basics, based in Denver, Colorado, will target a global audience. Although the creation of digital content is highly competitive, the global interest in at-home cooking will provide multiple opportunities to grow The Ace of Cooking Basics through several customer channels. The YouTube video channel audience, particularly within the cooking sector, has continued to increase each year and the expectation is that the popularity of the company founder, in conjunction with easy-to-follow and delicious offerings, will create an exponential growth in global followers within a three-month introductory period. Videos will be tailored to the preferences of the audience, ensuring a relevant and entertaining addition to their lives.

Management Team

The Ace of Cooking Basics will be owned and operated by Charlie Goodson. She has recruited her sous chef of some years, Danielle Favice, to be her video sous chef and assistant in demonstrating products.

Charlie Goodson is a graduate of the Culinary School of Arts with a degree in American Cookery. She has been working as a freelance chef for 15 years, catering for private and public dining events for up to 1,000 attendees at one time. Her organizational skills and mastery of cooking basics has led to the creation of a cookbook, soon to be published, and a number of speaking and demonstration events. She is well-known in the culinary world, having presented meals at the James Beard House and for other stellar culinary achievements.

Danielle Favice is an experienced sous chef who has consistently supported the cooking of Chef Charlie Goodson for the past six years. She is highly-experienced in all forms of cooking, but particularly talented in desserts and pastry cooking skills. She will be the sous chef and partner to Charlie on the YouTube platform, as well as in the planning and preparation of each video segment.

Success Factors

The Ace of Cooking Basics will be able to achieve success by offering the following competitive advantages:

• Friendly, knowledgeable, and highly qualified team of The Ace of Cooking Basics
• High-quality video productions of cooking methods that exhibit the best cooking skills, easily-found ingredients and user-friendly interactions.
• The Ace of Cooking Basics offers lessons in cooking free-of-charge, although in-person lessons would cost thousands of dollars per person.
• Options for purchase will include: exclusive cookbooks, exclusive memberships, kitchen appliances, kitchen products, and other related offers.
• Monetization of various products or offerings by supporting partners will be included, outshining competitors with the quality and consistency of revenue garnered via this channel.

Financial Highlights

The Ace of Cooking Basics is seeking $200,000 in debt financing to launch its The Ace of Cooking Basics. The funding will be dedicated toward securing the equipment, crew and video studio, as well as purchasing office equipment and supplies. Funding will also be dedicated toward three months of overhead costs to include payroll of the staff, rent, and marketing costs for the strategic marketing costs. The breakout of the funding is below:

• Video studio build-out: $20,000
• Office equipment, supplies, and materials: $10,000
• Three months of overhead expenses (payroll, rent, utilities): $150,000
• Marketing costs: $10,000
• Working capital: $10,000

The following graph below outlines the financial projections for The Ace of Cooking Basics.

Company Overview

Who is the ace of cooking basics.

The Ace of Cooking Basics is a newly established YouTube channel company based in Denver, Colorado. The Ace of Cooking Basics will be the most reliable and highly-viewed, innovative choice for the global target market. The Ace of Cooking Basics will provide a comprehensive menu of video services for all YouTube Channel viewers to utilize. Their full-service approach includes a select package of viewer membership offers, cookbook offers, kitchen appliance and product offers, and monetization by interested parties.

  The Ace of Cooking Basics will be able to produce four to five video lessons weekly, in addition to publishing books and ancillary materials, providing cooking tips and hints, previewing high-quality products for review and recommendation, and conducting behind-the-scenes production and video editing. The team of professionals are highly qualified and experienced in The Ace of Cooking Basics and have developed exemplary cooking skills to produce videos for the global market. The Ace of Cooking Basics removes all headaches and issues surrounding the art of cooking and ensures all questions and problems are solved easily and with humor, while delivering the best video cooking lessons, product fulfillment and customer service.

The Ace of Cooking Basics History

Since incorporation, The Ace of Cooking Basics has achieved the following milestones:

• Registered The Ace of Cooking Basics, a C-corporation to transact business in the state of Colorado.
• Has a contract in place to create a video recording studio and lease office space for 10,000 square feet.
• Reached out to numerous contacts to get advice regarding video production.
• Began recruiting a staff of sous chef, prep hands, and and office personnel to work at The Ace of Cooking Basics.

The Ace of Cooking Basics Services

The following will be the services The Ace of Cooking Basics will provide:

Industry Analysis

The YouTube video platform industry has more than 51 million channels, with over 700 channels that have more than 10 million users. The platform is expected to grow over $15 billion in the next five years to over $45 billion. The growth will be driven by an increased number of video channels, bolstered by an ever-growing customer base. Celebrities will continue to populate channels, combining star power with recommendations for products and services, which will increase viewership and marketing potential. An increase in marketing campaigns, including social media, will drive growth and scale YouTube channel businesses. Costs for the YouTube channel are minimal; however, costs will increase for video production and other services necessary to produce winning channels.

Customer Analysis

Demographic profile of target market.

The Ace of Cooking Basics will target a global audience, although the recognition is that most viewers will be housed in the United States. They will target home cooks who enjoy the art of cookery, as well as those who like to purchase kitchen products and cookbooks.

Customer Segmentation

The Ace of Cooking Basics will primarily target the following customer profiles:

• Individuals who like to cook
• Individuals who like the celebrity status of Charlie Goodson
• Individuals who like to buy cookbooks
• Individuals who enjoy using kitchen applications and products
• Individuals who like to watch YouTube channels
• Individuals who enjoy “membership” status and special offers
• Individuals who want to increase their cooking skills

Competitive Analysis

Direct and indirect competitors.

The Ace of Cooking Basics will face competition from other YouTube channels based on cooking with similar business profiles. A description of each competitor company is below.

Just in Time

Just in Time, Inc. is a YouTube channel with 20,000 followers. The channel provides videos two to three times weekly. Each session is focused on preparing a dinner meal within 15 minutes or less, using prepared food items from a grocery store. The clock countdown continues during each video as the chefs race to prepare the meal. The videos may be humorous, especially because accidents and mistakes frequently happen, which informs the comedic side of the channel and reduces the purpose of cooking. The channel is monetized by kitchen tool manufacturers and social media celebrities.

Just in Time was formed in 2019, just prior to the pandemic, which created a slow start to video production. In the past four years, video production has increased and each 25-minute video contains a meal of: protein, carbohydrate, vegetable or fruit. The meals are simple and presented using prepared foods, such as cubed fruit, from the grocery store. This method increases the cost of the food, but encourages a fast preparation time. Just in Time is owned by Kathy Beacon, who is a food entrepreneur and celebrity, with over ten years in the food preparation industry as a freelance consultant.

Easy Does It

The Easy Does It YouTube channel is owned and operated by Twin Chefs, Inc., an S-corporation. The owners are Raymond and Robert Chapman, who have established the company in Los Angeles, California. Easy Does It creates video content once a week, using the skills of the brothers in kitchen-created videos within their personal home. The videos highlight the easiest types of food preparation and quick meals. With 5,000 viewers, the brothers provide comical and easy-to-view 30-minute presentations. No monetization has been received, according to recent data.

March & Ash Cooking School

March & Ash Cooking School YouTube channel is an outgrowth of the accredited March & Ash Cooking School located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Utilizing the skills of the school chefs, the video lessons on all forms of food preparation and cooking are offered in 30-minute segments. The school is for serious soon-to-be chefs and the YouTube channel reflects that seriousness in each weekly segment. Instructions are offered in both email and on-air formats. The presentations include difficult preparation techniques and the recipes sometimes contain hard-to-find ingredients. The YouTube channel has 10,000 followers. Monetization has boosted the revenue of the school, with approximately $30,000 yearly paid to the channel for product introductions.

Competitive Advantage

The Ace of Cooking Basics will be able to offer the following advantages over their competition:

Marketing Plan

Brand & value proposition.

The Ace of Cooking Basics will offer the unique value proposition to its clientele:

• Highly-qualified team of skilled employees that is able to provide a comprehensive YouTube channel dedicated to videos demonstrating highly-refined cooking skills using reasonably-priced grocery products.
• Memberships in The Ace of Cooking Basics Club, which will offer access to cookbooks, products and other items not available to the general video audience.
• Monetization of food products, food preparation tools, and kitchen appliances: all three segments of the cooking industry, which is unique in the YouTube channel competition.

Promotions Strategy

The promotions strategy for The Ace of Cooking Basics is as follows:

Word of Mouth/Referrals

The Ace of Cooking Basics has built up an extensive list of contacts over the years by providing exceptional service and expertise to clients. The Ace of Cooking Basics chefs and staff will encourage word of mouth promotions and referrals from friends in the cooking industry, as well as personal contacts in the chef industry. Kitchen manufacturers will also be contacted for referrals, as associations are built.

Professional Associations and Networking

Both chefs Charlie Goodson and Danielle Favice are members of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, in addition to other local and national associations. With continual events during the upcoming year, both Charlie and Danielle will encourage referrals. Social Media Marketing Considerable efforts will be made to optimize video titles, descriptions and tags to improve discoverability and increase organic traffic to the YouTube channel. Also, efforts will be directed toward leveraging popular social media platforms to promote our videos, products and services, which can further drive traffic to our channel. Collaborating with influencers will also expand our niche and extend our reach into their existing audience.

Website/SEO Marketing

The Ace of Cooking Basics will utilize their website to drive traffic using SEO practices, pitch new cookbooks and kitchen preparation tools, and inform viewers of upcoming video segments. Information about appearances by the chefs will be included, as will the history of the company and video highlights of each week.

The pricing of products offered by The Ace of Cooking Basics will be moderate and on par with competitors so customers feel they receive excellent value when purchasing their products or services.

Operations Plan

The following will be the operations plan for The Ace of Cooking Basics. Operation Functions:

• Charlie Goodson will be the Owner and President of The Ace of Cooking Basics. She will oversee all staff and manage client relations. Charlie has spent the past year recruiting the following staff:
• Danielle Favice: Sous Chef who will assist in all videos, prep certain dishes and manage the kitchen administration.
• Kelly Clark: Office Manager who will oversee all office operations and manage the bookkeeping for the accountant.
• Roger Martin: The Social Media Manager who will also oversee the Website page.
• Dan Morez: The Video Production Manager will produce and edit all videos, overseeing

Milestones:

The Ace of Cooking Basics will have the following milestones completed in the next six months.

• 5/1/202X – Finalize contract to build out video studio and office space
• 5/15/202X – Finalize personnel/staff employment contracts for the The Ace of Cooking Basics
• 6/1/202X – Finalize contracts for The Ace of Cooking Basics clients
• 6/15/202X – Begin networking at industry events
• 6/22/202X – Begin moving into The Ace of Cooking Basics studio and office
• 7/1/202X – The Ace of Cooking Basics opens its office for business

Charlie Goodson is a graduate of the Culinary School of Arts with a degree in American Cookery. She has been working as a freelance chef for 15 years, catering for private and public dining events for up to 1,000 attendees at one time. Her organizational skills and mastery of cooking basics has led to the creation of a cookbook, soon to be published, and a number of speaking and demonstration events.

Financial Plan

Key revenue & costs.

The revenue drivers for The Ace of Cooking Basics are the revenues obtained from monetization, customer purchases and membership club dues charged to the customers for their products and services.

The cost drivers will be the overhead costs required in order to produce studio-quality videos and ancillary materials. The expenses will be the payroll cost, rent, utilities, office supplies, and marketing materials.

Funding Requirements and Use of Funds

The Ace of Cooking Basics is seeking $200,000 in debt financing to launch its property management business. The funding will be dedicated towards securing the video studio and office space and purchasing office equipment and supplies. Funding will also be dedicated toward three months of overhead costs to include payroll of the staff, rent, and marketing costs for the social media and website marketing costs. The breakout of the funding is below:

Key Assumptions

The following outlines the key assumptions required in order to achieve the revenue and cost numbers in the financials and in order to pay off the startup business loan.

• Number of Videos Per Month: 130
• Average product/service orders per Month: $34,000
• Office Lease per Year: $100,000

Financial Projections

Income statement.

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Statement

YouTube Business Plan FAQs

What is a youtube business plan.

A YouTube business plan is a plan to start and/or grow your YouTube business. Among other things, it outlines your business concept, identifies your target customers, presents your marketing plan and details your financial projections.

You can easily complete your YouTube business plan using our YouTube Business Plan Template here .

What are the Main Types of YouTube Businesses? 

There are a number of different kinds of YouTube businesses , some examples include: Vlog Content, How-To Content, and Comedic Content.

How Do You Get Funding for Your YouTube Business Plan?

YouTube businesses are often funded through small business loans. Personal savings, credit card financing and angel investors are also popular forms of funding.

What are the Steps To Start a YouTube Business?

Starting a YouTube business can be an exciting endeavor. Having a clear roadmap of the steps to start a business will help you stay focused on your goals and get started faster.

1. Develop A YouTube Business Plan - The first step in starting a business is to create a detailed YouTube business plan that outlines all aspects of the venture. This should include potential market size and target customers, the services or products you will offer, pricing strategies and a detailed financial forecast. 

2. Choose Your Legal Structure - It's important to select an appropriate legal entity for your YouTube business. This could be a limited liability company (LLC), corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship. Each type has its own benefits and drawbacks so it’s important to do research and choose wisely so that your YouTube business is in compliance with local laws.

3. Register Your YouTube Business - Once you have chosen a legal structure, the next step is to register your YouTube business with the government or state where you’re operating from. This includes obtaining licenses and permits as required by federal, state, and local laws.

4. Identify Financing Options - It’s likely that you’ll need some capital to start your YouTube business, so take some time to identify what financing options are available such as bank loans, investor funding, grants, or crowdfunding platforms.

5. Choose a Location - Whether you plan on operating out of a physical location or not, you should always have an idea of where you’ll be based should it become necessary in the future as well as what kind of space would be suitable for your operations.

6. Hire Employees - There are several ways to find qualified employees including job boards like LinkedIn or Indeed as well as hiring agencies if needed – depending on what type of employees you need it might also be more effective to reach out directly through networking events.

7. Acquire Necessary YouTube Equipment & Supplies - In order to start your YouTube business, you'll need to purchase all of the necessary equipment and supplies to run a successful operation. 

8. Market & Promote Your Business - Once you have all the necessary pieces in place, it’s time to start promoting and marketing your YouTube business. This includes creating a website, utilizing social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter, and having an effective Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy. You should also consider traditional marketing techniques such as radio or print advertising.

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Writing a YouTube business plan is a crucial step toward the success of your business. Here are the key steps to consider when writing a business plan:

1. Executive Summary

An executive summary is generally written after the entire business plan is ready because it provides an overview of the whole business plan. Here are some components to add to your summary:

• Start with a brief introduction: Describe your YouTube channel, its niche, and the type of content that will be available on your channel. Also, do not forget to include the name of your channel in this section.
• Market opportunity: Provide a high level of understanding concisely about your target audience along with their demographics and behavioral pattern. Also, explain how you will meet the needs of your target audience.
• Mention the niche: Are your videos going to be academic, giving investment tips, fully comic, giving the knowledge of the latest tech, or into fashion? Mention the genre of your videos in this section.
• Video production: Here mention the procedure of how will you shoot and where will you shoot the videos that you will update.
• Marketing strategies: List the strategies you will use to attract new viewers and promote your channel. You can do it through collaborating with other creators, advertising, boasting it on social media, etc.
• Financial highlights: Provide a summary of your financial projections for the company’s initial years of operation. Include any capital or investment requirements, startup costs, projected revenues, and profits.
• Call to action: End your executive summary with a call to action, it can be a further meeting, a partnership proposal, or inviting another influence onboard with your channel.

Ensure you keep your executive summary concise and clear, use simple language, and avoid jargon.

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2. Business Overview

In the business overview, add different elements like location, legal structure, history, and vision & mission statement of your channel. Here is the business overview example for your YouTube plan:

• Photography and Videography Channels
• Educational Channels
• Gaming Channels
• Vlogging Channels
• Tech Channels
• Fitness Channels
• Political News Channels
• Comedy Channels
• Makeup Channels
• Experiment Channels
• Toy Reviews Channels
• Legal structure Mention the legal structure of your channel, it might be a sole proprietorship, partnership, or LLC.
• Ownership: Describe the owners of your channel and mention their roles in running it.
• Mission statement: Add a mission statement that sums up the objectives and core principles of your channel. This statement needs to be memorable, clear, and brief.
• Business history: If you’ve already started a business, then you might have a story to tell about how you got the idea to start it and who helped in building your YouTube business back then.
• Future goals: It’s essential to communicate your goals and vision. Include your goals for your channel’s future, as well as any plans you may have to launch a new channel.

This section should provide an understanding of your YouTube business. Make it engaging as well as informative.

3. Market Analysis

The Market analysis section provides a precise understanding of the market along with the target audience and competitors. Your market analysis should contain the following essential components:

• Identify your target audience: Who are the people you want to attract to your channel? For instance, if you are teaching science on YouTube, your target audience will be science students.
• Market size and growth potential: Provide an outline of the industry, and the growth potential it has for upcoming years. Also, provide information about the number of potential viewers, their categories, etc.
• Competitive analysis: Identify and explore all other YouTube channels for a better understanding, including direct and indirect competitors. Do the SWOT analysis, and explain the competitive edge of your channel over other YouTube channels providing similar content.
• Market trends: Examine current and developing trends in your industry, such as involving live streaming, influencer collaboration, and video quality. Describe how your company will adapt to all the current trends.
• Regulatory environment: Describe any regulations or licensing requirements that affect the YouTube channel, such as copyright laws, data protection laws, child protection laws, etc.

Some additional tips for writing the market analysis section of your business plan:

• Gather information from a range of sources, such as surveys, market research studies, and industry reports.
• Be specific and provide detailed information wherever possible.
• Include charts and graphs to help illustrate your key points.
• Keep your target audience in mind while writing the business plan.

4. Content Strategy

The content strategy section of a YouTube business plan should describe the specific services and products that will be offered to customers. To write this section should include the following:

• Type of content: Explain in detail the type of content viewers can expect from your channel as tutorials, reviews, vlogs, etc. Avoid using complex technical terms or jargon in this section especially.
• Highlight the advantage: Describe how your content will help your target audience. Draw attention to the advantages your content has over those of your rivals.

Overall the products and services section in a business plan should be thorough, informative, and customer-centered.

5. Sales And Marketing Strategies

Yes, as the name suggests, it is one of the most important sections of a YouTube business plan because it mentions how to attract new viewers & subscribers and retain them.

• Your USP: Mention how your content will be different from the rest, also add the USP of your channel if you have any.
• Marketing strategies: Create a marketing plan that includes online marketing strategies. Think of email marketing, content marketing, social media, and other channels. Advertising strategy: Provide information about advertisements you will run such as paid advertisements, hoardings, banners, etc.
• Monetization strategy: Describe your monetization strategy, which outlines how you plan to make money. Will you sell to clients directly or through middlemen? Which sales strategies will you employ? What is the flow of your sales? How will you evaluate sales results?
• Analytics and Metrics: Define the metrics and analytics that will be used to measure the success of the channel’s sales and marketing efforts, such as views, engagement rates, and revenue.

In general, be detailed about how will you drive viewers to your channel and retain them.

6. Operations Plan

It’s crucial to take into account all your business processes and operational procedures while drafting the operations plan section . The elements that should be in an operations plan are as follows:

• Content creation and publication: Describe your plan for producing and releasing videos on your channel. Include details about any software or tool you’ll be using, your plan for producing and uploading content, and how you’ll edit and publish movies.
• Operational process: Describe the methods and practices you’ll employ to manage your YouTube channel. Mention your day-to-day plans and plans to achieve long-term goals.
• Engagement with the audience: Describe your strategy for interacting with your audience, including your plans for responding to comments, hosting Q&A sessions, developing polls or surveys, and promoting audience participation.
• Content calendar: Create a schedule for your content that specifies when you’ll make and publish new videos. Take into account the time needed to plan, write, record, edit, and upload each video.

You may develop a thorough plan that describes how you will run your YouTube channel by including these essential components in your operations plan section.

7. Management Team

The management team section describes the responsibility of individuals for running the YouTube channel. This section should provide a detailed description of the experience and qualifications of each manager, as well as their responsibilities and roles.

• Founder/CEO: Life the founder and co-founders, and describe their key roles and responsibilities necessary for running a successful channel. Key managers: Describe your management team’s key members, roles, and responsibilities. It should include the senior management with their relevant experience in the industry.
• Organizational structure: Describe the organizational structure of the management team, including reporting lines and how decisions will be made.
• Compensation plan: Describe your compensation plan for the management team and staff, including bonuses, and other benefits.
• Advisors/Consultants: Mentioning advisors or consultants in your business plans adds credibility to your business idea. So, if you have any advisors or consultants, include them with their names and brief information consisting of roles and years of experience.

Describe the key personnel of your company and highlight why your business has the fittest team.

8. Financial Plan

Before planning your finances do a thorough analysis of all the financial projections at least for the first few years of your YouTube channel like the below:

• Profit & loss statement: It should display the expected revenues and costs.
• Cash flow statement: Estimate your cash inflows and outflows for the first few years of operation. As in incorporate cash receipts, and cash outflow to make your content, loan, or any cash-related inflows or outflows.
• Balance sheet: The balance sheet should show the assets and liabilities of your YouTube channel.
• Break-even point: Find a point where your costs and revenue will be equal. This way one will get to know about the point from which a company might start making profits.
• Financing needs: Estimate your financing need to launch, operate, or grow your channel. Do not miss out on including both short-term and long-term financial needs. Be realistic with your financial projections, and ascertain all the estimates by providing proper evidence.

9. Appendix

When writing the appendix section, add all the additional information which can support any of the above sections of your business plan. It might include research sources, data, legal documents, or other such relevant information.

• Include a table of contents: Make it easy for your readers to get to any specific part they want to check out directly after seeing it from the table of contents.
• Conduct market research and present the results here, together with statistics on the target audience, market trends, and demographics.
• Include any rules, licenses, or permits that may be applicable in this section.
• Include any brochures, product descriptions, marketing materials, or other materials you may have that are associated with your business strategy.

A word of advice: Avoid using sophisticated vocabulary in the headings or table of contents. For your audience, keep it straightforward, understandable, and easy. Additionally, avoid adding any extraneous information to this portion of the company strategy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you need a youtube business plan.

A business plan is an essential tool for anyone looking to start or run a successful YouTube channel. It helps to get clarity in your business, secures funding, and identifies potential challenges while starting and growing your channel.

Overall, a well-written plan can help you make informed decisions, which can contribute to the long-term success of your YouTube channel.

How to get funding for your YouTube channel?

Although there are several ways to finance your YouTube channel, self-funding is one of the fastest and most effective methods. Other options for funding are:

• A loan from a bank – You can apply for a loan from a public or private bank.
• Small Business Administration (SBA) loan – Before applying, make sure you meet the requirements. SBA loans and programs have low-interest rates.
• Crowdfunding – the practice of obtaining a large number of investors for your idea or business, typically online.
• Angel investors – One of the most popular choices is to obtain funding from angel investors.

There are small business grants also available in certain areas; search for them in your area and apply.

Where to find business plan writers for your YouTube channel?

There are many business plan writers available, but no one knows your business and idea better than you, so we recommend you write your YouTube business plan and outline your vision as you have in your mind.

What is the easiest way to write your YouTube business plan?

A lot of research is necessary for writing a business plan, but you can write your plan most efficiently with the help of any YouTube business plan example and edit it as per your need. You can also quickly finish your plan in just a few hours or less with the help of our business plan software.

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How to Write a YouTube Channel Business Plan

Since  62% of businesses use YouTube to post video content , you probably don’t want to miss the opportunity of using this booming platform.

Writing a business plan for your YouTube channel can be huge guidance in your journey to turning your channel into a real business .

Anytime you feel lost, you can go back to your original plan and find the guidance that you need.

But for that to work, your business plan has to cover every aspect of your channel.

Use this guide to go step by step through everything you need to write a YouTube channel business plan.

Table of Contents

1) Write down the ultimate objective of your Youtube channel

2) define your target audience, 3) planning the products you’re going to sell, 4) choosing the format that will connect better with your target audience, 5) equipment budgeting, 6) hiring budget, 7) filming locations, 8) create a system to find new ideas for your videos, 9) recording routine, 10) promotion plan, 11) defining a strategy to keep the audience for the long term, 12) funnel and product building, 13) plan your marketing, 14) scale and expand plan.

Knowing WHY you’re doing this will keep you going when things don’t go right.

It has to be a really strong why to be able to keep pushing through the tough times and the  hundreds of videos you’ll have to record.

There are probably better ways to make money than YouTube, so there must be a better reason why you want to do this with this video platform.

For example:

• Do you like helping people with their problems?
• Do you enjoy connecting with other real people through the magic of video?
• Do you want to make an impact in the world?

As long as it’s a strong desire beyond money and your plan makes sense, you’ll be successful.

Hint:  if you don’t like recording videos, this type of business might not be the right for you.

Think about different potential subjects that can attract a lot of people, and write them down.

Use the following questions to help you choose the perfect idea for your channel:

Will it be a single-person YouTube channel?

YouTube is very similar to having a job.

You HAVE TO show up constantly.

It’s not like  having a blog , where things are more passive since an article will attract people for years.

Videos on YouTube do that too, but  they periodically start attracting fewer and fewer people if you’re not active :

And that’s just because of the way the algorithm works.

So when it comes to defining your target audience — and consequently, the subject of your videos —, you need to choose something you really like doing.

Think about it:

You’ll have to record HUNDREDS of videos.

Do you see yourself talking every day for years about the same subject?

Just look at how long the biggest YouTuber has been doing this:

This is vital if you’re doing everything on your own.

Or Will it Be a Team YouTube channel?

If instead, you want to hire a team to do the videos with you, then just go for the type of videos that get tons of views.

Subjects extremely popular like makeup, business, health and fitness, or entertainment are an excellent choice for a YouTube channel business.

The wider the audience and the bigger your budget, the more people you’ll be able to attract with the power of video.

Create a Buyer Persona

When defining your target audience, you must be extremely specific about who you’re targeting.

What age, where they’re from, what are their pains, hopes and desires should be defined as clearly as possible.

Your Persona is a semi-fictional character that will represent your audience.

It should be like describing a fictional character in a novel, and even giving her/him a real name and face will help you remember your ideal audience:

Remember this person every time you’re planning your next video and make the videos specifically for them.

You’ll be able to connect with people that watch your videos much more easily this way.

From the target audience ideas you wrote down before, choose 3 ideas and research the products that are being sold to that audience.

What types of products are being sold to those audiences?

Are they digital or physical? 

• Go to YouTube and study where your competitors are sending their viewers to find the sales funnels they’re using:

Is there a strong pain point in your target audience that allows you to create a product for selling?

• How are your competitors talking to their audience to persuade the purchase?

• Finally, study their prices determine how profitable each niche might be.

Take those prices and define:

• Profit goals
• Possible profit margins
• Revenue if 0.5% of people that watch your videos buy one of the products.
• How many views you’ll need to hit your profit goals
• How you’ll raise awareness about your products

Define alternative monetization methods

Besides selling your own products, what other income methods are you going to use?

Some of the popular ones for YouTube: 

• Affiliate marketing: helping sell other people’s products and get a commission.
• Sponsor videos : getting paid by big brands to mention or show their products in your videos.
• Crowdfunding: opening an account on Patreon can help you get direct support from your most loyal viewers.
• Ad revenue : money YouTube will pay you directly for every 1,000 views.

It’s important to not depend on a single one of these.

The best strategy is to have your own products where the profit margins are the highest, and also use different methods mention above to diversify.

Remember the buyer Persona you defined earlier?

Here’s where you’ll use that persona to define the best type of video that will connect with them.

You have to create videos that provide  value  to your target audience if you want to get any attention.

If they’re Gen Z , focus on content that makes them laugh:

If they’re Millenials , news and human interest stories will keep them entertained:

If they’re Baby Boomers , try online tutorials to teach them new skills:

Don’t use a format made for  Boomers with a Gen Z audience , or you’ll never be able to deliver value to your audience.

Surprisingly enough, you don’t need to have a professional crew to record videos that people want to watch on YouTube.

One of the beautiful things about this platform is that normal people can grow a huge audience, even recording with a simple smartphone .

Because of that, carefully evaluate if you really want to spend a big part of your budget on video production.

Also, bear in mind that you don’t only need a camera, there is also other equipment you’ll need :

• Teleprompter
• Editing software
• Thumbnail creation software
• Computer for editing

Besides your equipment budget, you also need to define the budget for hiring a team — if that’s your approach.

You can approach your YouTube channel in two ways:

• You can do it all yourself
• You can hire others that can do a better job

In case you want to delegate to others the things that you don’t know how to do very well, make sure you take into account every job:

• Project manager
• Scriptwriter
• Camera crew
• Marketing team
• Product development team

You might want to hire someone only for the jobs that you struggle the most with if you want to save a bit of money.

Now you need to define where you and your team will record your videos.

Setting up a studio

It’s better to build a studio at home or office so everything is always set up and ready to start recording:

Set your lighting, camera, and your background so it looks appealing and it’s consistent in every video that you make .

That’s the best approach to create tons of high-quality videos in a short time.

Planning filming locations

However, if you want to do it outside and constantly change the location, you need to plan very carefully the locations you’re going to use:

• Do you need permission to record in said location?
• Is the weather proper for recording?
• How are you going to handle transportation for your team and equipment?

Generally, setting up a studio for video recording is the most efficient way to create videos at the lowest price.

How are you going to constantly come up with new refreshing ideas for your videos?

You need to be constantly innovating if you want to captivate your audience for a long time.

Some of the most common methods to come up with ideas:

• Track what your competitors are doing that is popular right now.
• Do keyword research and find outdated or boring videos that you can produce better.
• Carefully study your channel’s analytics to see what videos are performing the best in terms of watch time and engagement — and make more similar videos.
• Ask your audience what they want to watch next.

How will the usual recording day look like?

Is the teleprompter the first thing you’re going to set up, and then you’ll get ready with your makeup?

Or is it first makeup and then a bit of practice before recording?

Come up with a system that allows you to record more videos in less time.

The more efficient you are, the more videos you’ll be able to publish and the faster your YouTube business will grow.

The ideal system will allow you to record more than 1 video per day without too much stress.

If you already have some following in other platforms, or you have a long list of clients, define how you’ll make them aware of your new video content.

Some options are:

• Targeted Instagram or Facebook ads
• Email outreach
• Direct telephone calls

If you’re using YouTube instead to attract new customers (which is the best way to use this platform), then you don’t need to promote outside of YouTube.

This video platform has over 2 billion visitors per month .

You don’t need to look for more people outside.

In fact, most of your views will come organically from users that are already on YouTube:

Instead, you need to know how to reach your target audience that is already using the platform constantly.

For that, you’ll need to learn something called Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

YouTube is a search engine that recommends videos automatically to people that its algorithm thinks will like them.

You need to learn to communicate to the algorithm with good SEO so YouTube knows whom to recommend your videos to.

A good SEO strategy includes the following aspects:

• How to write titles with the right keywords and that also attract people to click
• How to design thumbnails that attract clicks.
• Use the right tags to tell YouTube what your video is about.
• Uploading your scripts to each video so YouTube knows exactly what it’s about.
• How to get more likes and comments in your videos to increase engagement.
• Using cards to link to other relevant videos for your audience.
• Knowing when to stop production a video format that isn’t working.
• Knowing how to double down when something is working.
• What hashtags to use in your videos to make them more discoverable.

These are all things that you should know about before starting your channel or you’ll find it really hard to get eyeballs on your content.

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You don’t own the audience that is subscribed to your channel on YouTube.

That’s why one of your main concerns has to be how to keep them in case your channel is terminated or YouTube suddenly stops promoting it .

Most YouTube channels simply send their viewers to another social media platform like Instagram.

However, you don’t own that audience either.

The only real way to own your audience is by collecting their email addresses or phone number.

Email marketing is the most popular way to go about it, and it’s also the most effective marketing strategy.

Here’s how to collect email addresses from your audience :

First, put a link in your YouTube channel banner and in the description of your videos to send people to an opt-in page:

In the opt-in page, offer your audience something they’d want to get for free and that isn’t complicated to make (a checklist, a report, etc) in exchange of their emails:

Then, set up an automated email response when they join.

You can take advantage of this by asking them right away what their main struggles are.

Use that data to come up with good product ideas that may solve the problems of your audience.

Once you’ve built the base of your email list, you’ll want to come up with your final product idea.

To know if it’s the right idea, simply ask your subscribers if they’d be interested in buying a product like that :

Test different prices until you find the perfect balance between price and demand.

Once you’ve confirmed your idea with enough people, develop it.

Finally, set up a new email series promoting your new product and prepare for your first launch.

Define where all your marketing efforts will focus on.

What social media platforms are you going to use to build a better relationship and more trust with your audience?

Try to f ocus on only 1 social media platform besides YouTube if you’re just starting or it will be too much for you. 

The good thing is that you’re already using video to talk to your audience, so you’re already using the  best content format for a business :

On the other hand, if you plan to hire social media managers, then write where you’ll find the candidates and what jobs you’ll assign to each one .

What other products can you offer later on as an upsell or to keep your clients happy?

What improvements could you implement to your first product to better fix your clients’ problems?

Do the same as with your first product and ask your current clients what they want to learn next.

If you’re already selling one product successfully, then you should keep reinvesting in new, improved ones for your customer.

After all, once someone buys from you, they’re much more likely to buy again.

This is how you keep scaling your business until it becomes an amazing money-making machine that is also helping thousands of people.

Congratulations, you’ve reached your objectives and you’ve built a YouTube channel business.

Will has been a full-time content creator since 2014. He’s an audio, video, and tech hobbyist dedicated to reviewing products and giving you the best tips he knows to grow your audience.

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How to Write a Youtube Channel Business Plan in 7 Steps:

1. describe the purpose of your youtube channel business..

The first step to writing your business plan is to describe the purpose of your youtube channel business. This includes describing why you are starting this type of business, and what problems it will solve for customers. This is a quick way to get your mind thinking about the customers’ problems. It also helps you identify what makes your business different from others in its industry.

It also helps to include a vision statement so that readers can understand what type of company you want to build.

Here is an example of a purpose mission statement for a youtube channel business:

The mission of our Youtube Channel is to create inspiring, thought-provoking, and entertaining video content that encourages people around the world to unleash their potential and reach their goals. We strive to be an essential resource for our viewers as we share knowledge, insights, and experiences in a variety of topics so that our viewers can become confident in themselves and create a better world.

2. Products & Services Offered by Your Youtube Channel Business.

The next step is to outline your products and services for your youtube channel business. 

When you think about the products and services that you offer, it's helpful to ask yourself the following questions:

• What is my business?
• What are the products and/or services that I offer?
• Why am I offering these particular products and/or services?
• How do I differentiate myself from competitors with similar offerings?
• How will I market my products and services?

You may want to do a comparison of your business plan against those of other competitors in the area, or even with online reviews. This way, you can find out what people like about them and what they don’t like, so that you can either improve upon their offerings or avoid doing so altogether.

3. Build a Creative Marketing Stratgey.

If you don't have a marketing plan for your youtube channel business, it's time to write one. Your marketing plan should be part of your business plan and be a roadmap to your goals. 

A good marketing plan for your youtube channel business includes the following elements:

Target market

• Who is your target market?
• What do these customers have in common?
• How many of them are there?
• How can you best reach them with your message or product?

Customer base 

• Who are your current customers? 
• Where did they come from (i.e., referrals)?
• How can their experience with your youtube channel business help make them repeat customers, consumers, visitors, subscribers, or advocates for other people in their network or industry who might also benefit from using this service, product, or brand?

Product or service description

• How does it work, what features does it have, and what are its benefits?
• Can anyone use this product or service regardless of age or gender?
• Can anyone visually see themselves using this product or service?
• How will they feel when they do so? If so, how long will the feeling last after purchasing (or trying) the product/service for the first time?

Competitive analysis

• Which companies are competing with yours today (and why)? 
• Which ones may enter into competition with yours tomorrow if they find out about it now through word-of-mouth advertising; social media networks; friends' recommendations; etc.)
• What specific advantages does each competitor offer over yours currently?

Marketing channels

• Which marketing channel do you intend to leverage to attract new customers?
• What is your estimated marketing budget needed?
• What is the projected cost to acquire a new customer?
• How many of your customers do you instead will return?

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4. Write Your Operational Plan.

Next, you'll need to build your operational plan. This section describes the type of business you'll be running, and includes the steps involved in your operations. 

In it, you should list:

• The equipment and facilities needed
• Who will be involved in the business (employees, contractors)
• Financial requirements for each step
• Milestones & KPIs
• Location of your business
• Zoning & permits required for the business

What equipment, supplies, or permits are needed to run a youtube channel business?

• Computer, video camera, and microphone
• Editing software
• Broadband internet connection
• Advertising/Sponsorship agreements
• Website hosting service and domain name registration
• Copyright permission and licensing agreements
• Studio space or recording equipment (if applicable)
• Business license, if applicable

5. Management & Organization of Your Youtube Channel Business.

The second part of your youtube channel business plan is to develop a management and organization section.

This section will cover all of the following:

• How many employees you need in order to run your youtube channel business. This should include the roles they will play (for example, one person may be responsible for managing administrative duties while another might be in charge of customer service).
• The structure of your management team. The higher-ups like yourself should be able to delegate tasks through lower-level managers who are directly responsible for their given department (inventory and sales, etc.).
• How you’re going to make sure that everyone on board is doing their job well. You’ll want check-ins with employees regularly so they have time to ask questions or voice concerns if needed; this also gives you time to offer support where necessary while staying informed on how things are going within individual departments too!

6. Youtube Channel Business Startup Expenses & Captial Needed.

This section should be broken down by month and year. If you are still in the planning stage of your business, it may be helpful to estimate how much money will be needed each month until you reach profitability.

Typically, expenses for your business can be broken into a few basic categories:

Startup Costs

Startup costs are typically the first expenses you will incur when beginning an enterprise. These include legal fees, accounting expenses, and other costs associated with getting your business off the ground. The amount of money needed to start a youtube channel business varies based on many different variables, but below are a few different types of startup costs for a youtube channel business.

Running & Operating Costs

Running costs refer to ongoing expenses related directly with operating your business over time like electricity bills or salaries paid out each month. These types of expenses will vary greatly depending on multiple variables such as location, team size, utility costs, etc.

Marketing & Sales Expenses

You should include any costs associated with marketing and sales, such as advertising and promotions, website design or maintenance. Also, consider any additional expenses that may be incurred if you decide to launch a new product or service line. For example, if your youtube channel business has an existing website that needs an upgrade in order to sell more products or services, then this should be listed here.

7. Financial Plan & Projections

A financial plan is an important part of any business plan, as it outlines how the business will generate revenue and profit, and how it will use that profit to grow and sustain itself. To devise a financial plan for your youtube channel business, you will need to consider a number of factors, including your start-up costs, operating costs, projected revenue, and expenses. 

Here are some steps you can follow to devise a financial plan for your youtube channel business plan:

• Determine your start-up costs: This will include the cost of purchasing or leasing the space where you will operate your business, as well as the cost of buying or leasing any equipment or supplies that you need to start the business.
• Estimate your operating costs: Operating costs will include utilities, such as electricity, gas, and water, as well as labor costs for employees, if any, and the cost of purchasing any materials or supplies that you will need to run your business.
• Project your revenue: To project your revenue, you will need to consider the number of customers you expect to have and the average amount they will spend on each visit. You can use this information to estimate how much money you will make from selling your products or services.
• Estimate your expenses: In addition to your operating costs, you will need to consider other expenses, such as insurance, marketing, and maintenance. You will also need to set aside money for taxes and other fees.
• Create a budget: Once you have estimated your start-up costs, operating costs, revenue, and expenses, you can use this information to create a budget for your business. This will help you to see how much money you will need to start the business, and how much profit you can expect to make.
• Develop a plan for using your profit: Finally, you will need to decide how you will use your profit to grow and sustain your business. This might include investing in new equipment, expanding the business, or saving for a rainy day.

Frequently Asked Questions About Youtube Channel Business Plans:

Why do you need a business plan for a youtube channel business.

A business plan for a YouTube channel business is important for a successful launch and long-term growth. It helps to define the objectives of the channel and create a road map for success. The plan should include market research, establishing an audience and understanding what type of content to produce, setting goals, budgeting, determining how to monetize the channel, and setting milestones. This can help ensure that resources are allocated in the most efficient way possible for reaching desired results.

Who should you ask for help with your youtube channel business plan?

You can ask a business consultant, an experienced YouTube channel manager, or an expert in the industry. Additionally, you can contact your local Small Business Administration (SBA) office for assistance.

Can you write a youtube channel business plan yourself?

Yes, it is possible to write a YouTube channel business plan yourself. It is important to include an executive summary, goals, competitive analysis, marketing plan, and financial plan. Additionally, it is important to ensure that the plan is well-researched and reflects your individual goals for the channel.

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YouTube Business Plan Template [Updated 2024]

YouTube Business Plan Template

If you want to start a successful YouTube business or expand your current YouTube channel business, you need a business plan.

Fortunately, you’re in the right place. Our team has helped develop over 100,000 business plans over the past 20 years, including thousands of YouTube business plans.

The following YouTube business plan template and example gives you the key elements you must include in your plan. In our experience speaking with lenders and investors, the template is organized in the precise format they want.

You can download our business plan template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here.  

Sample Business Plan For YouTube Businesses

I. executive summary, business overview.

[Company Name], located in [Location] is a new YouTube business that focuses on providing informative, step-by-step makeup tutorials and honest beauty product reviews. The company is led by [Founder Name], a certified esthetician who has been working in the makeup industry for over a decade. [Company Name] aims to be the most useful, engaging, and fun beauty channel on YouTube.

[Company Name] will provide weekly 30-minute tutorials on makeup application techniques for a variety of purposes from everyday wear to weddings and other special events.

The company will include new beauty and skincare products in each video, providing honest reviews while trying the products out for the first time. All products used will be from brands promoting clean, healthy, and eco-friendly production methods.

Customer Focus

[Company Name] will serve YouTube viewers who are interested in makeup application techniques and clean beauty products worldwide. The demographics of this audience are as follows:

• An estimated 46% of global YouTube users are female
• Approximately 81% of all U.S. adults watch YouTube
• 80% of female adults in the U.S. watch YouTube
• 95% of 18 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. watch YouTube
• 91% of 30 to 49 year-olds in the U.S. watch YouTube
• Roughly 39% of women wear makeup daily and an estimated 9 out of 10 of these women prefer clean beauty products.
• Average income $46,000
• Median age: 35 years

Management Team

[Company Name] is led by [Founder’s Name], a certified esthetician who runs a salon in [Location]. She has been providing makeup and skincare services for over ten years. [Founder] has been featured in multiple beauty magazines and has gained a large following for her award-winning makeup application techniques. [Founder] now wants to share her expertise with a wider audience through her new YouTube channel.

Success Factors

[Company Name] is uniquely qualified to succeed due to the following reasons:

• The company will be providing valuable information to its audience in a fun and engaging way.
• The company is led by a well-known esthetician who has amassed a dedicated fanbase for her award-winning makeup application techniques.
• The YouTube channel business is a proven business model that has brought success to creators throughout the world.
• There has been significant growth in the number of beauty customers looking for clean makeup and skincare products. Companies who cater to this market have been thriving.

Financial Highlights

[Company Name] is seeking a total funding of $100,000 of debt capital to start its YouTube channel business.

• Salon set design/build-out: $25,000
• Materials, supplies, and initial products: $25,000
• Working capital: $50,000 to pay for marketing, salaries, and operational costs until [Company Name] reaches break-even

Top line projections over the next five years are as follows:

II. Company Overview

You can download our Business Plan Template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here.

Who is [Company Name]?

[Company Name], located in [Location] is a newly established YouTube business that will provide informative and fun makeup and beauty videos showcasing honest product reviews on clean skincare products. The company is owned and operated by [Founder], a licensed esthetician with over ten years of experience working in the beauty industry. She has gained a dedicated following for her unique makeup application techniques and wants to share her knowledge with a wider audience through her new YouTube channel.

[Company Name]’s History

[Founder] began researching what it would take to create her own YouTube company and did a thorough analysis on the costs, market, demographics, and competition. [Founder] has compiled enough information to develop her business plan in order to approach investors.

Since incorporation, the Company has achieved the following milestones:

• Developed the company’s name, logo, website, and YouTube channel.
• Began reaching out to skincare and beauty product brands to start getting products to review.
• Determined equipment requirements for filming professional-looking YouTube videos.
• Began recruiting key personnel to help with video editing, social media marketing, and other administrative tasks.

[Company Name]’s Products/Services

[Company Name] will provide its audience with high quality videos on the following topics:

• Everyday makeup tutorials
• Special event makeup tutorials
• Costume/Halloween makeup tutorials
• Skincare and beauty vlogs
• Clean beauty and skincare product reviews
• Videos with sponsored brand ambassadors for popular products

III. Industry Analysis

YouTube creators belong to the $104B creator market that also encompasses creators on platforms such as Twitch, Shutterstock, Apple Podcasts, Patreon, Podia, and Udemy.

There are currently more than 51M YouTube channels, up 36% from this time last year. There are approximately 29,000 YouTube channels with a high volume of subscribers (1M or more subscribers each). Of these 29,000 channels, 700 have more than 10M subscribers.

YouTube creators operate within a wide range of niches. Some of the most popular channel niches include DIY tutorials, fashion, beauty, product reviews, vlogs, technical videos, gaming, storytime, and educational content.

Differentiation can be a challenge for new YouTube creators. To be competitive in the market, it’s important for creators to determine their unique niche and target audience, and then make sure to create videos that cater to that specific audience.

IV. Customer Analysis

Demographic profile of target market.

• Average income of $46,000

Customer Segmentation

The Company will primarily target the following three customer segments:

• Gen Z and millennial YouTube viewers who wear makeup on a daily basis and prefer clean beauty products: These two age groups are the most likely to use YouTube product reviews as a guide for their beauty product purchases.
• Makeup enthusiasts: This group of people likes to try out new application techniques and new beauty products. They are also likely to make purchasing decisions based on YouTube reviews.
• People getting ready for special events: The company will also target people looking for unique makeup application techniques to use for events such as weddings, costume parties, professional photoshoots, or any other special occasion where they want to look their best.

V. Competitive Analysis

Direct & indirect competitors.

The following Youtube creators expected to be the key competitors for [Company Name] due to their current brand and resources:

Amy Makeup Amy Makeup is a successful YouTube creator who has gained a large subscriber list over the past five years with her engaging makeup tutorials. Amy Makeup also sells her own makeup products through her YouTube channel. She specializes in Halloween and costume makeup and has been featured in some of the top beauty magazines for her one-of-a-kind looks. The biggest drawback of Amy Makeup’s channel is that it does not focus on clean beauty brands, but rather promotes products from a variety of less-than-reputable brands.

Emily’s Makeup & Beauty Vlog Emily’s Makeup & Beauty Vlog provides detailed makeup tutorials and product reviews on a weekly basis. The YouTube channel features a wide range of makeup brands from all over the world. Emily’s channel focuses on products she uses as well as products she would not use and provides inside information on the ingredients and production process. Emily focuses on everyday makeup applications and is not well versed in special event makeup.

Surely Skincare Surely Skincare is a popular YouTube channel featuring a pair of enthusiastic hosts that promote various skincare and beauty products. They are mostly known for their live makeup application tutorials and their fresh approach to skincare. The company has been in business for about ten years and has developed a large following of YouTube subscribers due to their unique branding.

Competitive Advantage

[Company Name] enjoys several advantages over its competitors. Those advantages include:

• Name Recognition : [Founder] has already gained a massive following for her unique makeup application techniques and charismatic personality.
• Niche : [Company Name] has identified a niche in the beauty industry for people looking specifically for clean makeup and skincare products.
• Known Expertise : Part of the marketing strategy is to showcase the founder’s expertise and knowledge in the industry. As a proven esthetician, she is an expert in makeup application and has a wide knowledge of beauty products.

VI. Marketing Plan

You can download our Business Plan Template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here. [Company Name] seeks to position its YouTube channel as a high quality source of information and entertainment. Viewers can expect to receive the best beauty and skincare advice on YouTube from a skilled esthetician.

The [Company Name] Brand

The [Company Name] brand will focus on the Company’s unique value proposition:

• Providing engaging and detailed makeup tutorial videos for both novices and experts to emulate.
• Providing honest product reviews on various beauty and skincare products.
• Promoting clean beauty products and brands.

Promotions Strategy

[Company Name] expects its target market to be Gen Z and millennial YouTube viewers worldwide. [The Company]’s promotion strategy to reach these individuals includes:

Social Media Marketing [Company Name] will invest heavily in a social media advertising campaign. The marketing manager will create the company’s social media accounts and invest in ads on all social media platforms. It will use targeted marketing to appeal to the target demographics.

Website/SEO The Company will develop its website in such a manner as to direct as much traffic from search engines as possible. The original website designer will use knowledge of search engine optimization to orient the website’s content towards this end and begin a program of link exchange to move up the search engine rankings (particularly Google). Ongoing search engine optimization of this type will be executed by the marketing manager.

Pay-Per Click Advertising [Company Name] will use highly-focused, specific keywords to draw traffic to its website through pay-per-click advertising on Google Adwords and banner ads on other appropriate websites (brokered by Google or another ad placement company).

Email Marketing [Company Name] will publish a monthly email newsletter to tell customers about upcoming videos, events, and product reviews. Email addresses will be gathered from users who opt-in when using the website. In addition, emails presenting exciting new offers or products may be sent as often as once a week to customers who have opted-in to keep them informed of the latest information on the website.

Affiliate Website Partnerships [Company Name]’s affiliate web program will allow other businesses and websites to earn commissions on products sold on the [Company Name] website by referring their site visitors to its website through links to the homepage or to specific products. Potential affiliates include beauty and skincare brands that have been endorsed by [Founder].

Pricing Strategy

[Company Name]’s pricing for advertisers will be moderate and on par with other YouTube creators. Advertisers will be charged $8.00 per 100 views of their ads that appear on the YouTube channel.

VII. Operations Plan

Functional roles.

[Founder] will hire a small team of personnel to carry out most of the day-to-day production operations. There will also be some administrative functions involved.

Production Functions

• Creating engaging videos
• Video editing
• Ongoing YouTube channel and website management

Administrative Functions

• General and administrative functions such as marketing, bookkeeping, scheduling, etc.
• Hiring and training small team of personnel
• Brand management and ongoing social media management
• Beauty product procurement
• Ongoing relationship management with advertisers

VIII. Management Team

Management team members.

Company Name] is led by [Founder’s Name], an established certified esthetician who runs a salon in [Location]. She has been providing makeup and skincare services for over ten years. [Founder] has been featured in multiple beauty magazines and has gained a large following for her award-winning makeup application techniques. [Founder] now wants to share her expertise with a wider audience through her new YouTube channel. Although she has no video production experience herself, she is comfortable in front of the camera and has hosted many successful public appearances.

Hiring Plan

[Founder] will serve as the Owner and Manager of [Company Name]. In order to launch, she needs to hire the following personnel:

• Sourcing Assistant who will be responsible for finding new beauty products and making deals with suppliers.
• Video Editor who will be responsible for helping with the video editing process to ensure all videos are of professional quality before being uploaded to YouTube.
• Administrative Assistant who will manage [Founder]’s schedule, meetings, appearances, correspondence, and related duties.
• Marketing Manager who will be responsible for the website, social media, public relations, and advertising activities for the company.

IX. Financial Plan

Revenue and cost drivers.

[Company Name]’s revenues will come primarily from advertising revenue from YouTube sponsors and paid product reviews from beauty brands.

The video equipment, makeup supplies, and labor expenses will be the key cost drivers of [Company Name]. The major cost drivers for the company’s operation will consist of:

• Video production equipment and makeup supplies
• Ongoing marketing expenses
• Business Insurance

Capital Requirements and Use of Funds

[Company Name] is seeking a total funding of $100,000 of debt capital to start its YouTube channel business. The capital will be used for funding capital expenditures and video production equipment, hiring employees, marketing and branding expenses, and working capital.

Specifically, these funds will be used as follows:

  5 Year Annual Income Statement

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How to Write a Business Plan for YouTube: 14 Rules and Tips

Knowing how to write a business plan for a YouTube channel is important.

You can do it as a project or even just a simple draft. But should have a clear vision of what you want your channel to look like at the end. This is the only way to avoid getting lost in the process.

Once you have your plan, you’ll be able to see how far you’ve come and how you can improve along the way.

One of the main reasons why many people fail at turning their YouTube channel into a profitable business is that they don’t know where to start or how to act later.

As a result, you need to know what you’re going to do before you do it. That’s why we’ve created this guide.

What Every YouTube and Vlogging Business Plan Must Have

1) create a strong vision for your channel.

First of all, you need to have a clear vision of your channel.

In other words, it needs to be something that’s achievable in the short term but also something that will make you stand out from the crowd.

To demonstrate this, here is a list of questions you should ask yourself:

• What will my channel be?
• How will I get people to watch my videos?
• What will my channel look like?
• How much time will I spend on this channel?
• How much money will I pay?
• Who will I connect with?
• Why should people subscribe to my channel?

Naturally, if you’re passionate about what you do, you’ll be more motivated to keep going. The best way to come up with a strong why is to figure out what you really want.

For example: “I want to help people by making videos on how to solve their problems.” “I want to connect with other people and share my life story.” “I want to make an impact in the world by changing lives for the better.”

Write down your why in one sentence or paragraph. Make sure you have a clear vision of what you want your channel to be.

2) Define Your Target Audience

Once you have a clear vision of what your channel will be, you can start thinking about who you want to reach.

You need to know who your audience is, where they are, and what they like. If you don’t know who your target audience is, you might end up creating a channel that no one wants to watch.

If you don’t know where they are, it’s very likely that you won’t be able to get them to watch your videos.

Obviously, you need to do some research before you start creating videos. However, if you know your audience and where they are, you can use that information to create videos that will resonate with them.

Here are a few questions you should ask yourself to define your audience:

• What kind of people will my videos appeal to?
• Who will my videos benefit from?
• What do my viewers want?
• Where will my viewers be?
• How much time will they spend watching my videos?
• How much money will they spend?
• What will people say about my channel?

3) Connection with Your Audience

Your videos have to be entertaining, but you also need to make sure that they provide value. This means you need to understand your audience and create videos that they will actually want to watch.

But how do you know what kind of content they want?

You can start by using analytics tools to find out what kind of videos are performing well and what kind of content your audience likes.

For example:

• For Generation Z, you’ll want to make sure the content they share is funny.
• For Millenials, you’ll want to find content that’s relevant to their interests.
• For Baby Boomers, online tutorials are a great option. Baby boomers are interested in learning new skills, whether it’s learning how to make new recipes or how to master new apps. They’re also looking for content that gives them the latest health news.

4) What Products or Services are you Going to Promote?

Like any business, you need to have a plan for how you are going to monetize your channel – sooner or later.

Basically, you don’t need to focus on specific products or services but if you know your targeted audience and channel niche you could do quick research on your potential partners who could agree to work with you.

Here’s the deal:

Most products and services that are promoted on YouTube are e-books, apps, coaching programs, and online courses.

Once you know what products you’re going to promote, you can create videos that will resonate with them.

With that being said, you should also make sure that your videos are relevant to your products and services. That way, you’ll get more people to watch your videos and you’ll have a better chance of converting them into customers.

Aside from selling your own products and offering your services, there are other ways of monetizing your channel, namely:

• Affiliate marketing – promote and sell products/digital products and earn a commission. Affiliate marketing typically involves the sale of other people’s products or services. These products or services have an affiliate program that pays affiliates a commission if they bring traffic to the advertiser’s website and if the traffic converts into a sale.
• Sponsor videos – A sponsor is someone who pays you for showing/ mentioning their brand/product in your videos. If you get paid to promote a brand, it’s called influencer marketing. If you’re not familiar with sponsorships, they are a great way to make money on YouTube . The best part is that you don’t even have to be a very popular YouTuber to be able to get paid to mention a product. The easiest way to get started with sponsorships is to create a free account on YouTube. After you do this, you can start creating a list of brands you want to work with and start making requests.
• Crowdfunding – Crowdfunding is similar to a traditional fundraising campaign in that it involves people pooling their resources in order to make a bigger impact on a particular project. There are a lot of different types of crowdfunding platforms that you can use, such as Kickstarter , Indiegogo , RocketHub , GoFundMe or even Patreon – which is super popular nowadays . Each platform offers different ways to promote your campaign and get funding. But the bottom line is that crowdfunding is a great way to get a project off the ground and is usually less expensive than traditional fundraising.
• YouTube Ad Revenue – Advertisers pay for advertising based on the number of views a video receives. If your video has more views than others, you can expect to make more money from the same ad budget. However, there are other factors that affect how much you make from your ad campaigns, including the quality of your content and whether or not it’s suitable for the target audience.

5) Video Capture Hardware

Needless to say that you don’t need a big budget to get started uploading videos on YouTube. You could easily start creating vlogs with a smartphone .

It is impressive to see how much impact a simple smartphone can make on the internet.

You could record amazing vlogs that thousands of people will watch with your smartphone.

But, there is a catch:

There is a difference between devices that you are filming your videos blogs. It correlates with the number of views you get from a video uploaded with a smartphone and a video uploaded with a high-quality camera.

So, if you are thinking of uploading a video, it is best to use the best equipment you can afford that will allow you to make the best possible video, which will result in more views. In other words, it should be like an investment for you.

Formerly, video production was very expensive and only professionals could afford it. However, these days, video production tools and services are cheaper than ever before. So, if you have the budget for it, you can have professional vlogging equipment that will help you grow your channel.

If your smartphone doesn’t record very well, the best way to start is to get a flip-screen camera and an external microphone .

Moreover, you could need to have lighting for videos and a tripod .

The most important elements of a good video are the video itself, the message it conveys, and the quality of the video. A video with a good message and high quality can attract a lot of views and comments. The more likes and comments your video gets, the more people will be interested in watching your videos and subscribing to your channel. This is a compelling way to grow your YouTube channel.

6) Hiring a YouTube Creative Content Team and Your Budget

The key is to find people that can help you with your vision and that you can trust.

As your channel grows, you will find that you’ll need to add more people to your team.

Once your channel starts expanding, it is normal that you will start struggling with some tasks.

Here are some positions that you could think of hiring.

• Project manager – A project manager will be in charge of everything related to your YouTube channel. They will be in charge of managing the people on your team, scheduling their work, and keeping them on track. Your project manager will take care of the day-to-day management of your channel and ensure that everything runs smoothly. They will also be in charge of all the tasks that come up along the way. Surprisingly, the best person to choose as your project manager is someone that has already been in your shoes. They know how it feels to manage a YouTube channel . If you have a lot of experience managing other channels, you will know how much work it is and how much time it takes to keep things running. You can also ask your previous managers or your clients if they can recommend someone.
• Scriptwriter – You might not think that your content is very creative. But what if you could make it even more creative by writing the script? A good scriptwriter will be able to add some spice to your content and make it stand out from the rest. You can look for a scriptwriter on Fiverr.com or Upwork.com.
• Editor – If you want to make your videos more professional, you should consider getting an editor to do the job for you. An editor will help you keep your content on track and make sure that everything runs smoothly.
• Producer – Producing your videos is one of the most important jobs in your channel. It will help you get your message across and give your content a professional look. You can hire a producer from freelance platforms as well.
• Cameraperson – It depends on your videos. If you are filming yourself then you could do it on yourself, but if you are doing multiple scenes and different types of videos, usually it is better to have at least 1-2 persons behind the cameras. The first person will be responsible for shooting the action, while the second one will be in charge of taking care of the technical side of things.
• Marketing team – You should be careful when hiring someone to work on your marketing team. You don’t want to end up with a freelancer that is not trustworthy. Instead, you should consider hiring a marketing team that has experience in your industry. They can help you with everything from social media to email marketing and everything in between.
• Product development team – You might not know it, but your channel doesn’t have to be just about videos. In fact, your channel can include other types of content, such as articles or even a blog. The key is to create content that is valuable for your audience. You should hire a product development team if you want to add more content to your channel. They will help you develop new products that you can sell to your audience.

7) Find Locations

You may want to invest in a studio, but that depends on the type of niche you choose. The cost of a studio varies depending on the size and design of your space. But it’s always worth investing in one.

Once you have your studio set up, you’ll want to start recording. You can either do that yourself or hire a video editor to do it for you.

It’s always a good idea to have someone else watch your videos, especially when they’re first being created. They’ll be able to spot any mistakes you might make.

It’s better to hire someone to help you with the setup, so you can focus on your business plan. Again, you need to have a good idea of what you want to do and where you want to be filmed.

One of the most important vlogging rules – you should also make sure that you have permission to film in those places. If you don’t have permission, you could get in trouble. And you might not be able to use the footage at all.

• Do you want to shoot in the office? Or outdoors?
• Do you want to use a set or not?
• Is it private property?
• Will you have access to the area?
• How much time is needed to film?

If you can’t answer all these questions, you’ll need to rethink your plan. The last thing you want is to spend a lot of time and money only to find out that you can’t shoot there.

Obviously, you must know the weather condition of the location you’re going to film your video. For example, if you want to shoot in the middle of winter, you need to know what temperatures you’ll encounter. You should also know how you can protect your equipment from extreme conditions.

Moreover, you should think about every aspect of your channel before filming. You should also check the laws of your country and state regarding filming. This will ensure that you’re protected legally and you’ll be able to use all the footage you shot.

Think about the following:

• How much time is needed to shoot your video?
• Are you going to use a set?
• Where are you going to film?
• What is the weather condition going to be like?
• What is the temperature?
• Is it public or private property?
• Are there any restrictions on filming?
• How will you transport equipment and your crew?

8) Look for Creative Ways to Find New Content Ideas

You have to innovate to keep your audience’s attention.

I can’t stress enough how important it is to come up with a new idea every week. If you don’t come up with new ideas, you’ll soon start to notice your subscriber count dwindling.

So, what should you do?

The quickest way to get fresh ideas is by following what’s trending on the Internet (you could use Google Trends for help). But the problem with that is that you’re only getting ideas from what’s already popular. And that’s just not going to help you grow your channel and become a successful YouTuber .

Here are some proven techniques to come up with new ideas:

• Create a list of the top 10 videos your competitors are creating . Then ask yourself: What would make mine better? Ask your customers what they want. Start a list of all the things you know about your audience. You can use this list to get inspiration for future content. The more you do this, the more ideas you’ll have.
• Do an analysis of your competitors’ channels . You can get their channel analytics from the YouTube Analytics tool. Look at how other channels are using similar content to yours. You can also look at how they’re making money off of it. Use your social media accounts to find out what people are saying about your brand. This is a great way to find out what they like and what they don’t like about your business.
• Get feedback from others about what you’re doing well and where you need improvement . By seeing what kind of comments you’re getting on your YouTube and social media accounts, you will find out if you’re doing something right or wrong.
• Create a list of all the things that are important to your audience . You can do this by asking them or by using tools like Google Analytics. This will help you create your video content strategy and your overall business plan.

9) Stick to a Recording Schedule

This may cause you to lose focus and motivation, you’ll end up with videos that don’t really add value to your channel.

Instead, try to spread out your content creation over the course of the week so you don’t have to decide on what to create next.

In contrast, if you try to record more than 2-3 videos in one day, you become too tired that it affects the quality of the editing, that is, if you don’t have anyone who will do it for you. You’ll also be less likely to share those videos with your audience, which means they won’t see any value in watching your videos. This will lead to a lack of subscribers, which will ultimately be bad for your channel.

Accordingly, it’s important to keep your channel content fresh.

So, how do you know if you’re doing too much? There are a few ways you can find out.

First, you can use the YouTube analytics dashboard to figure out how many views and subscribers your videos are getting. If you’re not getting enough views or subscribers, it’s time to slow down and take a step back. You should also consider how long it takes you to create a video. If you’re spending too much time creating content, then you might want to reconsider your strategy.

So, we highly recommend setting the estimated number of videos per week in your YouTube business plan.

10) Promotion Plan

Undeniably, YouTube is the best place to produce video content. As you create your YouTube channel business plan, consider all the ways you can connect with your audience and get them to engage with you.

There are three main ways to do this:

• Interactive – through questions, polls and comments;
• Social – through sharing and liking your videos;
• Promotional – through paid advertising.

With interactive, social and paid advertising, you can target your audience on their level of engagement. For example, if you’re looking for a way to increase your reach, you’d want to focus on people who are most likely to engage with your content.

You don’t need to go searching for people outside of YouTube to find your target audience. Most of your views will be from users who are already on YouTube.

However, to get those views and to build your audience, you’ll have to do SEO – which is where you’ll find what you need to attract customers from inside YouTube.

SEO is the process of making sure that when someone searches for a specific topic, they find your channel among the results. To do that, you’ll need to create a strong description and title that covers all the keywords in the description. It’s not just about posting a catchy title and description. You need to make sure that those two elements are optimized for YouTube and other search engines.

Search engines, such as Google and Bing, work by using complex algorithms and artificial intelligence to provide the most relevant results in a fraction of a second. YouTube works similarly, but with videos instead of pages.

You need to learn how to use SEO to get videos recommended by YouTube to other viewers, and to make sure that the viewers see your videos. Here’s is a great article on how you could do a perfect YouTube SEO .

11) Design Effective Thumbnails

You must find or do it by yourself an effective, clickbait YouTube thumbnail to attract more views.

Always keep in mind the psychology of human beings when designing thumbnails.

Make sure that you design them in such a way that they make people want to click on them. The first impression is the last impression. So, always keep in mind that people are going to see your thumbnail before they see your video. When they do so, they’re going to judge it by its appearance.

If it doesn’t grab their attention, they’re going to leave your channel immediately. So, make sure that your thumbnails are unique and attractive. They should be eye-catching and compelling.

So before you create any YouTube video, make sure that you already know what will design your YouTube video thumbnail.

12) Your Audience is a Digital Asset. Keep Them!

Keep in mind that you don’t own your subscribers on YouTube. That’s why your biggest concern has to be how to keep them watching your videos day by day.

So how do you keep your YouTube subscribers?

First things first:

We won’t say anything new to you, but your priority task is to motivate them to subscribe to your channel and click on that ring bell.

So, you have to prepare a plan on how you are going to achieve that.

We have one great strategy that works:

In the first 30 seconds, you have to say that “this video is sponsored by…you – viewers, so please click subscribe for more videos”, or you should convince your viewers that it will be very supportive for your channel.

So instead of launching useless ads, do it at least two times per video and you should see how the number of subscribers will increase.

13) Product Development and Marketing

It’s essential to create attractive products for your audience and test different pricing models until you find a balance between price and demand. Then develop it and start creating your new product funnel .

So it doesn’t matter whether you will build and sell your own product or do affiliate marketing – you need a plan for that.

You need to understand the benefits of your potential customer and why they would want to purchase from you.

Here are some things to think about:

• Which demographics are you going after?
• What are your competition’s strengths and weaknesses?
• Who is your ideal client?

14) Scale, Expand, or Step Back

Having a YouTube channel or making vlogs is a business.

As a business owner, it’s important to do the same thing that you did when you first started your business. You need to continually improve the quality of your video first and get a decent number of subscribers too. By improving your YouTube channel, you could integrate some products to earn money.

Once you start earning money from YouTube videos, it could be a snowball effect .

At the same time, you must track your budget and see how it goes. Sometimes it is recommended to step back, stop creating videos, re-think your plan and implement actions. That’s why this part is needed.

This article is more for those who view YouTube as a business niche. If you are not interested in making money in the near future and are creating video blogs for yourself, you should not take some steps.

Anyway, we hope these tips on how to write a business plan for YouTube will help you get started with building a successful channel. It might take a while before you become profitable, but I’m sure you’ll eventually get there.

You can use all of these tips and techniques as long as you have a passion for what you do and are willing to learn how to create a profitable YouTube campaign.

In the end, it all comes down to having the right mindset. If you’re going to do something, you’ve got to enjoy it, and you need to love what you’re doing. After all, your audience wants to see your passion for your work. They want to see your energy and enthusiasm.

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YouTube Video Channel Business Plan [Sample Template]

By: Author Tony Martins Ajaero

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Are you about starting a starting a YouTube video channel ? If YES, here’s a complete sample YouTube video channel business plan template & feasibility report you can use for FREE to raise money .

Digital marketing cum YouTube video channel are some of the fruits of the internet cum advancement in technology and for sure it has enabled loads of entrepreneur to launch multimillion dollars international businesses; businesses with clientele base that cut across geographical boundaries.

A Sample YouTube Video Channel Business Plan Template

1. industry overview.

YouTube is basically an online platform that allows users to upload, view, rate, share, and comment on videos; it is a global video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005.

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In November 2006, it was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion hence YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries. The site

YouTube video channel business is under the digital marketing agencies industry and what they do basically is to create advertising campaigns and place the advertisements across digital media outlets. Through in-house capabilities or subcontracting, the agencies provide advice, creative services, account management, production of advertising material, and media planning and buying.

YouTube’s revenues in 2007 were noted as “not material” in a regulatory filing. In June 2008, a Forbes magazine article projected the 2008 revenue at $200 million, noting progress in advertising sales via YouTube channels. In January 2012, it was estimated that visitors to YouTube spent an average of 15 minutes a day on the site, in contrast to the four or five hours a day spent by a typical U.S. citizen watching television.

In 2012, YouTube’s revenue from its ads program was estimated at 3.7 billion and in 2013 it nearly doubled and estimated to hit 5.6 billion dollars according to e – Marketer, others estimated 4.7 billion.

It is important to categorically state that the vast majority of videos on YouTube are free to view and they are supported by advertising. In May 2013, YouTube introduced a trial scheme of 53 subscription channels with prices ranging from $0.99 to $6.99 a month.

The move was seen as an attempt to compete with other providers of online video subscription services such as Netflix and Hulu.

The Digital Marketing Agencies Industry of which YouTube Video Channel line of business is a subset of is indeed a very large industry and pretty much thriving in all parts of the world especially in developed countries such as United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Italy et al.

Statistics has it that in the united states of America alone, there are about 2,508 licensed and registered digital marketing agencies responsible for employing about 59,271 employees and the industry rakes in a whopping sum of $14 billion annually with an annual growth rate projected at 0.6 percent.

It is important to state that the establishments with a lion share of the available market in the YouTube Video Channel line of business are PewDiePie, Justin Bieber Vevo, Get Movie and Fun ToyzCollector et al. When compared to traditional media that are often too expensive for start – ups and even SMEs, a digital marketing approach does not require expensive and out of – reach budgeting.

This is why companies make use of modern technology and also platforms such as YouTube Video Channels, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram et al in order to reach a much wider target market as against making use of mainstream marketing tools which are expensive.

Over and above, YouTube video channel business cum digital marketing has become an important tool for promoting ones businesses as it relates to products and services all over the world, not only to sell to customers, but also to engage them.

It is now easier for organization to expand their market from local level to national and even international markets with minimum capital investment under the YouTube video channel platform and other digital marketing platforms.

2. Executive Summary

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC is a U.S based and world class digital advertising agency that will leverage on YouTube video channels to advertise goods and services for our clients. We have been able to secure a standard and well – positioned office facility in a central business district in San Diego – California.

We are a digital advertising agency that is set to compete in the highly competitive social media marketing and advertising industry not only in the United States market, but also in the global market because our clientele base will not be restricted to just businesses and organizations in the United States.

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC will offer robust digital advertising services to both corporate organization and individual clients. Aside from offering our advertising services via our YouTube Channels, We will also offer services such as:

• Search engine optimization (SEO)
• Banner advertising
• Video advertising
• Rich media advertising
• Sponsorship advertising
• Classifieds/directories
• Lead generation
• Mobile messaging/email
• Digital display advertising
• Mobile advertising
• Social media management and other related consulting and advisory services.

Our business goal is to become one of the leading digital advertising agencies in the United States of America with high profile corporate and individual clients scattered all around the world. Our workers are going to be selected from a pool of talented and highly creative digital advertising experts in and around San Diego – California and also from any part of the world as the business grows.

We will make sure that we take all the members of our workforce through the required trainings that will position them to meet the expectation of the company and to compete with leading digital advertising cum marketing agencies in the United States and throughout the globe.

At Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC, our client’s best interest will always come first, and everything we do will be guided by our values and professional ethics. We will ensure that we hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards by meeting our client’s needs precisely and completely.

We will cultivate a working environment that provides a human, sustainable approach to earning a living, and living in our world, for our partners, employees and for our clients.

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC is founded by Andrea Coleman and his friend and business partner for many years Bob Sutton.

They both graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology and they have a combine experience that revolves around digital market researching, video editing and streaming, web designing, graphic designing, corporate branding and advertising and business management et al.

3. Our Products and Services

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC was established with the aim of maximizing profits in the Digital Marketing Agencies industry cum YouTube video channel line of business.

We want to compete favorably with the leading digital advertising agencies in the United States of America and the world which is why we have but in place a competent team that will ensure that we meet and even surpass our customers’ expectations.

We will work hard to ensure that Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC do not just work for clients in the United States of America, but also for clients in other parts of the world. Our products and services are listed below;

• YouTube Video Channel advertising
• Social media management
• Other related digital marketing advisory and consulting services

4. Our Mission and Vision Statement

• Our vision is to establish a standard and world class digital advertising agencies whose services and brand will not only be accepted in the United States of America, but also in other parts of the world.
• Our mission is to provide professional and highly creative result oriented digital advertising services and other related advisory and consulting services that will assist businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations in promoting their brands and reaching out to a wide range of potential customers all over the globe via our YouTube video channel and other digital advertising platforms.
• We want to build a digital advertising agency that can favorably compete with other leading brands in the digital marketing agencies industry.

Our Business Structure

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC, is a digital advertising agency with strong bias in YouTube video channel that intend starting small in San Diego, but hope to grow big in order to compete favorably with leading digital advertising agencies in the industry both in the United States and on a global stage.

We are aware of the importance of building a solid business structure that can support the picture of the kind of world class business we want to own. This is why we are committed to only hire the best hands within our area of operations.

At Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC, we will ensure that we hire people that are qualified, hardworking, and creative, result driven, customer centric and are ready to work to help us build a prosperous business that will benefit all the stakeholders (the owners, workforce, and customers).

As a matter of fact, profit-sharing arrangement will be made available to all our senior management staff and it will be based on their performance for a period of five years or more as agreed by the board of trustees of the company. In view of the above, we have decided to hire qualified and competent hands to occupy the following positions;

• Chief Executive Officer
• Creative Director

Digital Advertising Specialist

Human Resources and Admin Manager

• Sales and Marketing Executive
• Video Editor cum Graphic Artist
• Content Creator / Online Traffic Generator

Client Service Executive

5. Job Roles and Responsibilities

Chief Executive Officer – CEO:

• Increases management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.
• Responsible for providing direction for the business
• Creates, communicates, and implements the organization’s vision, mission, and overall direction – i.e. leading the development and implementation of the overall organization’s strategy.
• Responsible for signing checks and documents on behalf of the company
• Evaluates the success of the organization

Creative Director:

• Serves as project manager of the organization; works directly with employees
• Responsible for designing concepts and winning business proposals for the organization
• In charge of copy writing and laying out chronological advertisement plans
• Develops strategic plan by studying video and film technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
• Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.
• Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff.
• Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Make certain that operations and marketing department perform efficiently, coordinate employee efforts, and facilitate communications between management and employees
• Ensures that the organization work in line with international best practices.
• Responsible for handling core digital advertising services such as video uploading, banner advertising, video advertising, rich media advertising, sponsorship advertising, classifieds/directories, lead generation, mobile messaging/email, digital display advertising, mobile advertising, social media management
• Handle other related digital advertising advisory and consulting services
• Responsible for overseeing the smooth running of HR and administrative tasks for the organization
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Defining job positions for recruitment and managing interviewing process
• Carrying out staff induction for new team members
• Responsible for training, evaluation and assessment of employees
• Oversee the smooth running of the daily office

Sales and Marketing Manager

• Manage external research and coordinate all the internal sources of information to retain the organizations’ best customers and attract new ones
• Model demographic information and analyze the volumes of transactional data generated by customer
• Identifies development opportunities; follows up on development leads and contacts; participates in the structuring and financing of projects; assures the completion of development projects.
• Writing winning proposal documents, negotiate fees and rates in line with organizations’ policy
• Responsible for handling business research, market surveys and feasibility studies for clients
• Responsible for supervising implementation, advocate for the customer’s needs, and communicate with clients
• Develop, execute and evaluate new plans for expanding increase sales
• Create new markets cum businesses for the organization
• Empower and motivates the sales team to meet and surpass agreed targets

Accountant / Cashier:

• Responsible for preparing financial reports, budgets, and financial statements for the organization
• Provides managements with financial analyses, development budgets, and accounting reports; analyzes financial feasibility for the most complex proposed projects; conducts market research to forecast trends and business conditions.
• Responsible for financial forecasting and risks analysis.
• Performs cash management, general ledger accounting, and financial reporting for one or more properties.
• Responsible for developing and managing financial systems and policies
• Responsible for administering payrolls
• Ensuring compliance with taxation legislation
• Handles all financial transactions for Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC
• Serves as internal auditor for Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC.

Video Editor cum Graphic Designers

• Responsible for handling video shooting, editing and uploading on our YouTube video channel
• Liaising with clients to determine their requirement and budget
• Responsible for Optimizing Website Functionality for owners of existing websites
• Responsible for Search Engine Optimization Services and Code Writing Services
• Responsible for developing concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and websites
• Responsible for managing client proposals from typesetting through to design, print and production
• Responsible for preparing drafts or material based on an agreement brief.
• Research and advice the organization on style, genre and other trendy info as it relates to social media marketing.

Content Creator / Traffic Generator

• Responsible for creating video content / buzz words that will help attract traffics
• Responsible for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Responsible for engaging internet users to get help statistics and leads
• Liaising and working effectively With other staff members to generate sales for our clients
• Welcomes clients and potential clients by greeting them in person, online or on the telephone; answering or directing inquiries.
• Ensures that all contacts with clients (e-mail, walk-In center, SMS or phone) provides the client with a personalized customer service experience of the highest level
• Through interaction with clients on the phone, uses every opportunity to build client’s interest in the company’s products and services
• Manages administrative duties assigned by the creative director in an effective and timely manner
• Consistently stays abreast of any new information on the organizations’ products, promotional campaigns etc; to ensure accurate and helpful information is supplied to clients when they make enquiries.

6. SWOT Analysis

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC engaged the services of a core professional in the area of business consulting and structuring to assist our organization in building a well – structured digital advertising business that can favorably compete in the highly competitive digital marketing agencies industry in the United States and the world at large.

Part of what the team of business consultant did was to work with the management of our organization in conducting a SWOT analysis for Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC. Here is a summary from the result of the SWOT analysis that was conducted on behalf of Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC;

Our core strength lies in the power of our team; our workforce. We have a team of creative, result driven and highly proficient digital advertising expert, a team with excellent qualifications and experience various niche areas in the digital marketing agencies industry and other related industry.

Aside from the synergy that exists in our carefully selected digital advertising experts, our services will be measurable, result driven and guided by best practices in the industry.

As a new digital advertising agency in San Diego – California, it might take some time for our organization to break into the market and gain acceptance especially from top profile clients in the already saturated and highly competitive digital marketing agencies industry; that is perhaps our major weakness.

Another weakness is that we may not have the required cash to pump into promoting our business especially via main stream media (TV, Radio and Newspapers et al) the way we would want to.

• Opportunities:

No doubt, the opportunities available in the digital marketing agencies industry is massive considering the number of individuals and corporate organizations with active presence on the internet and of course the pretty large numbers of people who visit the internet / social media and YouTube platforms on a daily basis and own mobile phones / smart phones and other related gadgets.

As a standard and world class digital advertising agency, we are ready to take advantage of any opportunity that is available in the industry.

Just like any other business, one of the major threats that we are likely going to face is economic downturn. It is a fact that economic downturn affects purchasing / spending power. Another threat that may likely confront us is the arrival of a digital marketing agency or even a social media marketing company in same location where our target market exist and who may want to adopt same Business model like us.

We are not ruling out the fact that YouTube which happens to be our major platform can also stand as a threat – especially if they come up with unfavorable policies.

7. MARKET ANALYSIS

• Market Trends

No doubt, the Digital Marketing Agencies industry has benefited from the rapid switch from traditional print advertising to digital advertisements. As more consumers generate website traffic through the use of smartphones and tablets, businesses have purchased digital advertising services to build brand awareness across multiple screens and platforms.

In the next five years, the industry will continue to grow, as more effective advertising tools / software apps and technology platforms that measure consumer demographics are developed.

The growing trend which makes it easier for people to spend more time on the internet especially on social media networking sites such as YouTube is a major boost in the revenue generated by digital advertising agencies. It is not common to find players in this industry generating an increasing amount of advertising revenue per user by developing targeted advertising platforms and tools to measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing.

This has indeed changed the ways that organizations approach to interact with customers, as a substantial percentage of consumer interactions and profiling are now being carried out over online and social media platforms with much higher visibility.

In as much as digital marketing is dependent on technology which is ever-evolving and fast-changing, the same features should be expected from digital marketing developments and strategies. This portion is an attempt to qualify or segregate the notable highlights existing and being used as of press time.

Another important factor worthy of mentioning in this industry is that the target market keep expanding, people and organizations are now seeing the need for them to have an official website and also to engage the services of digital marketing experts either in branding or packaging their products and services or in helping them directly sell their products and services to their targeted market.

Another common trend in the digital marketing agencies industry is that, most digital marketing firms no longer settle for clients within the location where their physical office is located but also from any part of the world. The truth is that with the advent of the internet, it is now easier for a digital marketing agency to work for clients in any part of the world.

A digital marketing agency can be located in the United States of America and have their biggest client in United Arab Emirates or in China.

Many thanks to the power of the internet which has brought the world closer to us. Lastly, the digital marketing agencies industry will continue to evolve due to the advancement of computer technology and software applications designs et al.

8. Our Target Market

Before starting our digital advertising agency cum YouTube video channel business, we are certain that there is a wide range of both corporate and individual clients who cannot successfully run their businesses without the services and support of a standard digital advertising agencies; a company that can help them reach out to their target market.

In view of that, we have created strategies that will enable us reach out to various corporate organizations, non – profits, government agencies and individual who we know can’t afford to do without our services. We have conducted our market research and survey and we will ensure that we meet and surpass the expectations of our clients Below is a list of the people and organizations that we have specifically market our services to;

• Banks, Insurance Companies and other related Financial Institutions
• Blue Chips Companies
• Corporate Organizations
• Manufacturers and Distributors
• Real Estate Owners, Developers, and Contractors
• Research and Development Companies
• The Government (Public Sector)
• Schools (High Schools, Colleges and Universities)
• Celebrities, Politicians, Public Figures and Public Speakers
• Sport Organizations
• Religious Organizations
• Political Parties
• Television Stations
• Printing Press (Publishing Houses) and Authors
• Branding and Advertising agencies
• Aspiring celebrities
• Entrepreneurs and Startups

Our Competitive Advantage

Surviving in the business world as a digital advertising agency requires more than, your expertise, knowing how to conduct your business but also how to network with key people that matters; decision makers that can decide who will get a contract or a business deal.

We are quite aware that to be highly competitive in the digital marketing agencies industry means that you are not only expected to be able to deliver consistent and excellent services, but you must be result driven and able to meet set targets.

No one would want to continue to hire your services if don’t always meet up with the target sales the organization intends to generate when they hired you.

Our competitive advantage lies in the power of our team; our workforce. We have a team of creative, result driven and highly proficient digital advertising experts, a team with excellent qualifications and experience various niche areas in the digital marketing agencies industry and other related industry.

Lastly, all our employees will be well taken care of, and their welfare package will be among the best within our category (startups digital advertising agencies in the United States) in the industry. It will enable them to be more than willing to build the business with us and help deliver our set goals and achieve all our business aims and objectives.

9. SALES AND MARKETING STRATEGY

• Sources of Income

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC is established with the aim of maximizing profits in the digital marketing agencies industry and we are going to go all the way to ensure that we do all it takes to meet and surpass the expectations of all our clients.

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC will generate income by offering the following digital marketing services and other related services;

• YouTube Video Channel Advertising

10. Sales Forecast

One thing is certain, there would always be corporate organizations, government agencies, non – profits and individuals who would need the services of digital advertising agencies to help them increase sales or promote their brands.

We are well positioned to take on the available market in digital marketing agencies industry and we are quite optimistic that we will meet our set target of generating enough income / profits from the first six month of operations and grow our digital advertising agencies to enviable heights.

We have been able to critically examine the digital advertising space and we have analyzed our chances in the industry and we have been able to come up with the following sales forecast. The sales projection is based on information gathered on the field and some assumptions that are peculiar to similar startups in San Diego – California.

Below is the sales projection for Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC, it is based on the location of our business and of course the wide range of our services and target market;

• First Fiscal Year-: $100,000
• Second Fiscal Year-: $300,000
• Third Fiscal Year-: $550,000

N.B: This projection is done based on what is obtainable in the industry and with the assumption that there won’t be any major economic meltdown and there won’t be any major competitor offering same digital advertising services as we do within same location. Please note that the above projection might be lower and at the same time it might be higher.

• Marketing Strategy and Sales Strategy

We are mindful of the fact that there is stiffer competition in the YouTube video channel line of business cum digital marketing agencies industry; hence we have been able to hire some of the best marketing experts to handle our sales and marketing.

Our sales and marketing team will be recruited based on their vast experience in the digital marketing agencies industry and they will be trained on a regular basis so as to be well equipped to meet their targets and the overall business goal of Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC.

Our corporate goal is to grow Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC to become one of the leading digital advertising brands in the United States of America which is why we have mapped out strategy that will help us take advantage of the available market and grow to become a major force to reckon with not only in the United States of America but also in other parts of the world.

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC is set to make use of the following marketing and sales strategies to attract clients;

• Introduce our digital advertising agency cum YouTube video channel by sending introductory letters alongside our brochure to individuals, corporate organizations, government agencies, non – profits, religious organizations and key stakeholders.
• Promptness in bidding for digital advertising contracts from the government and other cooperate organizations
• Advertise our business in relevant business magazines, newspapers, TV stations, and radio station.
• List our business on yellow pages ads (local directories)
• Attend relevant international and local expos, seminars, and business fairs et al
• Create different packages for different category of clients in order to work with their budgets and still deliver excellent services
• Leverage on the internet which is our forte to promote our business
• Engage direct marketing approach
• Encourage word of mouth marketing from loyal and satisfied clients

11. Publicity and Advertising Strategy

We have been able to work with our in house brand and publicity consultants to help us map out publicity and advertising strategies that will help us walk our way into the heart of our target market.

We are set to become the number one choice for both corporate clients and individual clients in the whole of the United States and beyond which is why we have made provisions for effective publicity and advertisement of our digital advertising agency.

Below are the platforms we intend to leverage on to promote and advertise Andréa & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC;

• Place adverts on both print (newspapers and magazines) and electronic media platforms
• Sponsor relevant community based events / programs
• Leverage on the internet and social media platforms like; Instagram, Facebook , twitter, YouTube, Google + et al to promote our services
• Install our Bill Boards on strategic locations all around San Diego – California
• Engage in road show from time to time in targeted neighborhoods
• Distribute our fliers and handbills in target areas
• Contact corporate organizations, non – profits and government agencies by calling them up and informing them of Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC and the services we offer
• List our digital advertising agency in local directories / yellow pages
• Advertise our digital advertising agency in our official website and employ strategies that will help us pull traffic to the site.
• Ensure that all our staff members wear our branded shirts and all our vehicles are well branded with our company logo et al.

12. Our Pricing Strategy

At Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC we will keep the prices of our services below the average market rate for all of our customers by keeping our overhead low and by collecting payment in advance from corporate organizations who would hire our services. In addition, we will also offer special discounted rates to all our customers at regular intervals.

We are aware that leveraging on the YouTube video channel as a business platform means that you will be at the mercy of the management of YouTube.com since the revenue you are expected to generate from the business is based on ads and percentage.

• Payment Options

At Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC, our payment policy will be all inclusive because we are quite aware that different people prefer different payment options as it suits them. Here are the payment options that we will make available to our clients;

• Payment by via bank transfer
• Payment via online bank transfer
• Payment via check
• Payment via bank draft
• Payment via mobile money
• Payment with cash

In view of the above, we have chosen banking platforms that will help us achieve our plans with little or no itches.

13. Startup Expenditure (Budget)

In setting up any business, the amount or cost will depend on the approach and scale you want to undertake. If you intend to go big by renting a place, then you would need a good amount of capital as you would need to ensure that your employees are well taken care of, and that your facility is conducive enough for workers to be creative and productive.

This means that the start-up can either be low or high depending on your goals, vision and aspirations for your business. The materials and equipment that will be used are nearly the same cost everywhere, and any difference in prices would be minimal and can be overlooked.

As for the detailed cost analysis for starting a YouTube video channel business; it might differ in other countries due to the value of their money. However, this is what it would cost us to setup Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC in the United of America;

• Business incorporation fees in the United States of America will cost – $750.
• The budget for Liability insurance, permits and license will cost – $3,500
• Acquiring an office space that will accommodate the number of employees for at least 6 months (Re – Construction of the facility inclusive) will cost – $150,000.
• Equipping the office (video shooting / recording gadgets, computers, printers, projectors, markers, servers / internet facility, furniture, telephones, filing cabinets, and electronics) will cost – $30,000
• Amount required to purchase the needed software applications – $3,500
• Launching an official Website will cost – $500
• Amount need to pay bills and staff members for at least 2 to 3 months – $70,000
• Additional Expenditure such as Business cards, Signage, Adverts and Promotions will cost – $5,000
• Miscellaneous – $5000

Going by the report from the market research and feasibility studies conducted, we will need about two hundred and fifty thousand ( 250,000 ) U.S. dollars to successfully set – up a medium scale but standard digital advertising agency in the United States of America.

Generating Funding / Startup Capital for Andréa & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC is a business that will be owned, financed and managed by Andréa Coleman and his friend and business partner for many years Bob Sutton. They are the sole financial of the business which is why they decided to restrict the sourcing of the start – up capital for the business to just three major sources.

These are the areas we intend generating our start – up capital;

• Generate part of the start – up capital from personal savings and sale of his stocks
• Generate part of the start – up capital from friends and other extended family members
• Generate a larger chunk of the startup capital from the bank (loan facility).

N.B: We have been able to generate about $100,000 (Personal savings $85,000 and soft loan from family members $15,000 ) and we are at the final stages of obtaining a loan facility of $150,000 from our bank. All the papers and document has been duly signed and submitted, the loan has been approved and any moment from now our account will be credited.

14. Sustainability and Expansion Strategy

The future of a business lies in the numbers of loyal customers that they have the capacity and competence of the employees, their investment strategy and the business structure. If all of these factors are missing from a business (company), then it won’t be too long before the business close shop.

One of our major goals of starting Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC is to build a business that will survive off its own cash flow without the need for injecting finance from external sources once the business is officially running.

We know that one of the ways of gaining approval and winning customers over is to offer our digital advertising services and other related advisory and consulting services a little bit cheaper than what is obtainable in the market and we are well prepared to survive on lower profit margin for a while.

Andrea & Bob Digital Advertising Consulting™, LLC will make sure that the right foundation, structures and processes are put in place to ensure that our staff welfare are well taken of. Our company’s corporate culture is designed to drive our business to greater heights and training and retraining of our workforce is at the top burner of our business strategy.

As a matter of fact, profit-sharing arrangement will be made available to all our management staff and it will be based on their performance for a period of three years or more as determined by the board of the organization. We know that if that is put in place, we will be able to successfully hire and retain the best hands we can get in the industry; they will be more committed to help us build the business of our dreams.

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• Opening Online Payment Platforms: Completed
• Application and Obtaining Tax Payer’s ID: In Progress
• Securing a standard office facility in a good location: Completed
• Application for business license and permit: Completed
• Purchase of All form of Insurance for the Business: Completed
• Conducting Feasibility Studies: Completed
• Generating part of the start – up capital from the founders: Completed
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How to Create a Business Plan Around Your YouTube Channel

Hey this is Sasha and today I want to share with you how to create a business plan around your YouTube channel.

For many people they look at a YouTube channel and they think, this is my business, YouTube is my business, and that’s not necessarily the way that you should be looking at it, YouTube is a platform to help you within your business, but you have to build the business around YouTube or around that platform.

The platform is not your business

And there are a lot of people that are very successful in various platforms; nowadays we have a lot of platforms. From Facebook to Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, there are a lot of different platforms, and you can build a whole business just around a single platform, especially if you dominate that platform within your industry or category.

But you have to build your business around it, and not just use that one platform as your business. And yes it can fuel those things and fuel your business, but you have to build things around it. Because the problem is if you use that as a full backbone and that is your whole business. If things go sour, if YouTube doesn’t exist anymore, then all of a sudden what’s going to happen to your business?

Think about what happened to MySpace, how things changed so quickly and very rapidly, people merged over to Facebook and Twitter and now MySpace is gone.

Look at Yahoo, what happened to Yahoo? When Yahoo was huge, Google came out, and again these things started shifting and changing the technology space.

You have to be mindful that you’re creating your own business and if you have a solid business strategy and you’re creating a business plan around that, then that’s fine and dandy, but if you’re not and you’re using the platform, YouTube itself as your business, that can be very dangerous

Let’s break this down and look at how we can create a business around YouTube, rather than just using YouTube as your business.

Making money

Let’s talk about making money because this is really what everybody wants to start with. In the online space, there’s a few ways to make money.

Especially from your YouTube channel, your YouTube channel, more so, what you’re going to do is get sponsorships and clicks.

Some people they have affiliate products, because they promote certain products and they say, if you like my review of this product, click this link Bellow, like an amazon link right down below. And in that case, they get a commission or percentage of that sale.

And then other people may have their own product, which has the highest margin return for when you make a sale, but these the three ways that you can make money on YouTube, or at least through YouTube.

Don’t rely only on sponsorships

If you’re just doing sponsorships, that’s fine, but you don’t have a business around those things. You just have a basic viewership, and even if you have a high viewership rate, it might be fantastic, you might make a lot of money, but it’s not a way to consistently make money.

Let’s just say if you’re on the top 10% of Youtubers or top 10% of people with viewership. Yes, you might be able to make a lot of money and you might be doing great on sponsorships. But if anything happens with that algorithm, you lose your channel, you get hacked, whatever the problem may be, this could create a big problem to your business, because you’re resting everything on one single pillar.

Build a multi-pillar structure for your business

What you want to do in your business is put up multiple pillars, you have sponsorships, you’re selling other products, you’re selling your products, and you create a multi-pillar structure, so that way if any one thing collapses, you’re still able to sustain through the storms.

If we’re looking at a structure, let’s just say it’s kind of like a pyramid structure, whatever it is, think of it as legs.

You could do this part from your blog, or you could do it from your podcast, it’s just a distribution channel, but you continue to add on these things, so then you have our own product, so that would be kind of the next stage or step.

Build up multiple fronts with multiple pillars

If one of your pillars fails – The others will support your business

Again, you’re building structures all in place that if any one of these, let’s say this product one or two or three is a failure, you still have two products.

This is your core business, and you’re building more rings around your income, and you continue to grow those rings.

As one channel may be your sponsorships, then your income continues to grow, then your income again continues to grow, and you continue to expand those channels.

You might start with YouTube, and that’s perfectly ok, but then you add in a podcast, which allows you to distribute more products, more affiliates, more sponsorships, more viewers.

Continue to grow and expand

This isn’t a full business plan for your YouTube channel, but it’s just to show you how the business plan around the YouTube channel really works.

And some people have ultimate success with YouTube, and that’s great for many people, sometimes it works out, your videos go viral, but if you want a systematic approach, this is how you do it.

What can you offer?

It really just comes down to which one you have an edge in, and then use that and continue to grow it and expand on it.

I hope that you really start seeing the bigger picture behind creating a business around YouTube, rather than just using YouTube and looking at sponsorship and making some side income.

Side income is great, it allows you to get the ball rolling, but that’s what allows you to take that ball and turn it into a business, take it to the next stage, and continue to evolve it, up until the point where you’re satisfied and enjoying your life.

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Executive summary:.

[Melvin Wesselink] is a YouTube channel of Dutch-American magician and filmmaker Melvin Augustus [Wesselink]. The channel mainly contains videos narrating his journey as a magician. He also shares tutorial videos on magic tricks and filmmaking. Currently, the channel has [101,473] subscribers who are mostly young. Melvin is currently looking at creating more valuable content to reach a wider audience.

Company Overview:

Mission Statement: [Melvin Wesselink] aims to connect with people through magic and films. He wants to help his audience understand the world of magic through his vlogs.

Philosophy: [Melvin Wesselink] always strives to provide high-quality content that gives value to the audience.

Vision: [Melvin Wesselink’s] vision is to be one of the most influential YouTuber in the world.

Outlook: In the business of personal branding, the playing field has become very competitive. Many content creators have emerged in the past couple of years and the competition for consumer attention is increasing. In the YouTube platform, thousands of users have already reached one million or more subscribers. Contents have become saturated and strategies can change drastically in any minute. Nevertheless, the audience base of the platform is increasing by the day due to the general shift of consumer behavior. To succeed in the YouTube business, one must keep up with the latest trends and continue to create more valuable content that speaks directly to a greater audience.

Type of Industry: Digital Content Creation Industry

Business Structure: Sole Proprietorship

Ownership: Sole Proprietorship,  [Melvin Wesselink]

Start-Up Summary: The cost of this start-up is [$5,000]. It will be used for advertisements, supplies, payroll, and maintenance.

Products and Services:

Product/Service Description: [Melvin Wesselink] provides his audience with valuable content that engages, educates, and inspires. His content features magic performances, magic and filmmaking tutorials.

Value Proposition: [Melvin Wesselink] prioritizes the quality of his contents as he creates them. He makes sure that his audiences get the best out of his contents through his entertaining and inspiring materials.

Pricing Strategy: [Melvin Wesselink] gets most of his revenue from sponsorships, merchandise, and ads.

Marketing Plan: [Melvin Wesselink] will promote his channel on other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He will also run ads on Google and YouTube to increase his visibility. Search engine optimization will also be used on his YouTube channel to further increase his presence on the internet.

Market Research: The YouTube business is part of a growing digital content creation industry that is projected to grow at a rate of [16.8%] per year and will reach a valuation of [$43] million by [2026]. Based on the latest survey, [54%] of respondents prefer to consume digital content  that is visual, like the videos on YouTube, because of its accessibility and convenience.

Marketing Strategy: The marketing strategy for [Melvin Wesselink’s] channel will solely focus on increasing his presence and visibility online. His team will utilize targeted ads to reach his ideal audience. It will then choose a few of Melvin’s video that will be used for the ad, ones that easily catch his target viewer’s attention. The ad will be aired on the following social media platforms: YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, and will be adjusted based on what platform it will be aired on.

Melvin will also collaborate with other YouTubers to increase his viewership. He will reach out his fellow magician and filmmaker influencers on YouTube to create videos together.

Business Financing:

The personal brand’s funding mainly comes from the owner worth [$5,000]. The majority of the funds will go to advertising, initial supplies, maintenance, and payroll.

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Running a successful YouTube channel requires more than just creating great content. You need a solid marketing plan to promote your videos, increase your visibility, and grow your subscriber base. That's where ClickUp's YouTube Channel Marketing Plan Template comes in handy!

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• Identify your target audience and create content that resonates with them
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• Engage with your audience through comments, live chats, and community interaction

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A Youtube Channel Marketing Plan Template can help content creators and individuals looking to promote their YouTube channel in the following ways:

• Identify and target the right audience for your channel
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• Optimize video titles, descriptions, and tags to improve searchability
• Utilize social media platforms to promote your videos and reach a wider audience
• Collaborate with influencers and other creators to expand your reach and gain credibility
• Engage with your audience through comments, likes, and community interaction to build a loyal subscriber base.

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ClickUp's Youtube Channel Marketing Plan template offers a comprehensive solution to manage and track your marketing efforts effectively.

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• Custom Statuses: Keep track of the progress of your marketing tasks with 6 different statuses, including Cancelled, Complete, In Progress, Needs Input, Planned, and To Do.
• Custom Fields: Utilize 6 custom fields such as Quarter, Task Type, Impact, Progress, Percent Completion, and Effort to capture specific information about each task and monitor its performance.
• Custom Views: Access 5 different views tailored to your needs, including Key Results, Timeline, Getting Started Guide, Objectives, and Progress Board, to visualize your marketing plan, set goals, and monitor progress.
• Collaboration Tools: Collaborate efficiently with your team using ClickUp's built-in features like comments, attachments, and mentions to ensure seamless communication and task completion.
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If you're looking to grow your YouTube channel and reach a wider audience, using a YouTube Channel Marketing Plan template can help you stay organized and focused. Follow these five steps to effectively use the template and drive success for your channel:

1. Define your target audience

Identify who your ideal viewers are and what content they're interested in. This step is crucial for tailoring your marketing efforts to attract and engage your target audience effectively.

Use custom fields in ClickUp to specify demographic information, interests, and preferences of your target audience.

2. Set goals and objectives

Determine what you want to achieve with your YouTube channel marketing efforts. Whether it's increasing subscribers, boosting video views, or improving engagement, setting clear and measurable goals will guide your marketing strategy and help you track progress.

Create Goals in ClickUp to set specific targets and track your performance against them.

3. Plan your content strategy

Develop a comprehensive content strategy that aligns with your target audience's interests and your channel's goals. Decide on the type of videos you'll create, the frequency of uploads, and the topics you'll cover. This will help you maintain consistency and keep your viewers engaged.

Use the Board view in ClickUp to plan and organize your video ideas, track progress, and collaborate with your team.

4. Optimize your videos for discoverability

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Utilize the AI-powered SEO suggestions in ClickUp to optimize your video metadata and improve your chances of ranking higher in search results.

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Implement a promotional strategy to increase your channel's reach and engage with your viewers. Leverage social media platforms, email marketing, and collaborations with other YouTubers to drive traffic to your channel. Additionally, actively respond to comments, encourage discussions, and build a loyal community around your content.

Use the Automations feature in ClickUp to schedule and automate your social media posts, ensuring consistent promotion and engagement with your audience.

By following these five steps and utilizing the YouTube Channel Marketing Plan template in ClickUp, you'll be able to effectively grow your channel, reach your target audience, and achieve your YouTube goals.

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Now you can take advantage of the full potential of this template to create a successful marketing plan for your YouTube channel:

• Use the Key Results View to set specific goals and track your progress towards achieving them
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While taking many forms and serving many purposes, they all have one thing in common: business plans help you establish your goals and define the means for achieving them. Our simple business plan template covers everything you need to consider when launching a side gig, solo operation or small business. By following this step-by-step process, you might even uncover a few alternate routes to success.

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Whether you’re a first-time solopreneur or a seasoned business owner, the planning process challenges you to examine the costs and tasks involved in bringing a product or service to market. The process can also help you spot new income opportunities and hone in on the most profitable business models.

Though vital, business planning doesn’t have to be a chore. Business plans for lean startups and solopreneurs can simply outline the business concept, sales proposition, target customers and sketch out a plan of action to bring the product or service to market. However, if you’re seeking startup funding or partnership opportunities, you’ll need a write a business plan that details market research, operating costs and revenue forecasting. Whichever startup category you fall into, if you’re at square one, our simple business plan template will point you down the right path.

Copy our free simple business plan template so you can fill in the blanks as we explore each element of your business plan. Need help getting your ideas flowing? You’ll also find several startup scenario examples below.

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Whether you need a quick-launch overview or an in-depth plan for investors, any business plan should cover the six key elements outlined in our free template and explained below. The main difference in starting a small business versus an investor-funded business is the market research and operational and financial details needed to support the concept.

1. Your Mission or Vision

Start by declaring a “dream statement” for your business. You can call this your executive summary, vision statement or mission. Whatever the name, the first part of your business plan summarizes your idea by answering five questions. Keep it brief, such as an elevator pitch. You’ll expand these answers in the following sections of the simple business plan template.

• What does your business do? Are you selling products, services, information or a combination?
• Where does this happen? Will you conduct business online, in-store, via mobile means or in a specific location or environment?
• Who does your business benefit? Who is your target market and ideal customer for your concept?
• Why would potential customers care? What would make your ideal customers take notice of your business?
• How do your products and/or services outshine the competition? What would make your ideal customers choose you over a competitor?

These answers come easily if you have a solid concept for your business, but don’t worry if you get stuck. Use the rest of your plan template to brainstorm ideas and tactics. You’ll quickly find these answers and possibly new directions as you explore your ideas and options.

2. Offer and Value Proposition

This is where you detail your offer, such as selling products, providing services or both, and why anyone would care. That’s the value proposition. Specifically, you’ll expand on your answers to the first and fourth bullets from your mission/vision.

As you complete this section, you might find that exploring value propositions uncovers marketable business opportunities that you hadn’t yet considered. So spend some time brainstorming the possibilities in this section.

For example, a cottage baker startup specializing in gluten-free or keto-friendly products might be a value proposition that certain audiences care deeply about. Plus, you could expand on that value proposition by offering wedding and other special-occasion cakes that incorporate gluten-free, keto-friendly and traditional cake elements that all guests can enjoy.

3. Audience and Ideal Customer

Here is where you explore bullet point number three, who your business will benefit. Identifying your ideal customer and exploring a broader audience for your goods or services is essential in defining your sales and marketing strategies, plus it helps fine-tune what you offer.

There are many ways to research potential audiences, but a shortcut is to simply identify a problem that people have that your product or service can solve. If you start from the position of being a problem solver, it’s easy to define your audience and describe the wants and needs of your ideal customer for marketing efforts.

Using the cottage baker startup example, a problem people might have is finding fresh-baked gluten-free or keto-friendly sweets. Examining the wants and needs of these people might reveal a target audience that is health-conscious or possibly dealing with health issues and willing to spend more for hard-to-find items.

However, it’s essential to have a customer base that can support your business. You can be too specialized. For example, our baker startup can attract a broader audience and boost revenue by offering a wider selection of traditional baked goods alongside its gluten-free and keto-focused specialties.

4. Revenue Streams, Sales Channels and Marketing

Thanks to our internet-driven economy, startups have many revenue opportunities and can connect with target audiences through various channels. Revenue streams and sales channels also serve as marketing vehicles, so you can cover all three in this section.

Revenue Streams

Revenue streams are the many ways you can make money in your business. In your plan template, list how you’ll make money upon launch, plus include ideas for future expansion. The income possibilities just might surprise you.

For example, our cottage baker startup might consider these revenue streams:

• Product sales : Online, pop-up shops , wholesale and (future) in-store sales
• Affiliate income : Monetize blog and social media posts with affiliate links
• Advertising income : Reserve website space for advertising
• E-book sales : (future) Publish recipe e-books targeting gluten-free and keto-friendly dessert niches
• Video income : (future) Monetize a YouTube channel featuring how-to videos for the gluten-free and keto-friendly dessert niches
• Webinars and online classes : (future) Monetize coaching-style webinars and online classes covering specialty baking tips and techniques
• Members-only content : (future) Monetize a members-only section of the website for specialty content to complement webinars and online classes
• Franchise : (future) Monetize a specialty cottage bakery concept and sell to franchise entrepreneurs

Sales Channels

Sales channels put your revenue streams into action. This section also answers the “where will this happen” question in the second bullet of your vision.

The product sales channels for our cottage bakery example can include:

• Mobile point-of-sale (POS) : A mobile platform such as Shopify or Square POS for managing in-person sales at local farmers’ markets, fairs and festivals
• E-commerce platform : An online store such as Shopify, Square or WooCommerce for online retail sales and wholesale sales orders
• Social media channels : Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest shoppable posts and pins for online sales via social media channels
• Brick-and-mortar location : For in-store sales , once the business has grown to a point that it can support a physical location

Channels that support other income streams might include:

• Affiliate income : Blog section on the e-commerce website and affiliate partner accounts
• Advertising income : Reserved advertising spaces on the e-commerce website
• E-book sales : Amazon e-book sales via Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
• Video income : YouTube channel with ad monetization
• Webinars and online classes : Online class and webinar platforms that support member accounts, recordings and playback
• Members-only content : Password-protected website content using membership apps such as MemberPress

Nowadays, the line between marketing and sales channels is blurred. Social media outlets, e-books, websites, blogs and videos serve as both marketing tools and income opportunities. Since most are free and those with advertising options are extremely economical, these are ideal marketing outlets for lean startups.

However, many businesses still find value in traditional advertising such as local radio, television, direct mail, newspapers and magazines. You can include these advertising costs in your simple business plan template to help build a marketing plan and budget.

5. Structure, Suppliers and Operations

This section of your simple business plan template explores how to structure and operate your business. Details include the type of business organization your startup will take, roles and responsibilities, supplier logistics and day-to-day operations. Also, include any certifications or permits needed to launch your enterprise in this section.

Our cottage baker example might use a structure and startup plan such as this:

• Business structure : Sole proprietorship with a “doing business as” (DBA) .
• Permits and certifications : County-issued food handling permit and state cottage food certification for home-based food production. Option, check into certified commercial kitchen rentals.
• Roles and responsibilities : Solopreneur, all roles and responsibilities with the owner.
• Supply chain : Bulk ingredients and food packaging via Sam’s Club, Costco, Amazon Prime with annual membership costs. Uline for shipping supplies; no membership needed.
• Day-to-day operations : Source ingredients and bake three days per week to fulfill local and online orders. Reserve time for specialty sales, wholesale partner orders and market events as needed. Ship online orders on alternating days. Update website and create marketing and affiliate blog posts on non-shipping days.

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6. Financial Forecasts

Your final task is to list forecasted business startup and ongoing costs and profit projections in your simple business plan template. Thanks to free business tools such as Square and free marketing on social media, lean startups can launch with few upfront costs. In many cases, cost of goods, shipping and packaging, business permits and printing for business cards are your only out-of-pocket expenses.

Cost Forecast

Our cottage baker’s forecasted lean startup costs might include:

Gross Profit Projections

This helps you determine the retail prices and sales volume required to keep your business running and, hopefully, earn income for yourself. Use product research to spot target retail prices for your goods, then subtract your cost of goods, such as hourly rate, raw goods and supplier costs. The total amount is your gross profit per item or service.

Here are some examples of projected gross profits for our cottage baker:

Bottom Line

Putting careful thought and detail in a business plan is always beneficial, but don’t get so bogged down in planning that you never hit the start button to launch your business . Also, remember that business plans aren’t set in stone. Markets, audiences and technologies change, and so will your goals and means of achieving them. Think of your business plan as a living document and regularly revisit, expand and restructure it as market opportunities and business growth demand.

Is there a template for a business plan?

You can copy our free business plan template and fill in the blanks or customize it in Google Docs, Microsoft Word or another word processing app. This free business plan template includes the six key elements that any entrepreneur needs to consider when launching a new business.

What does a simple business plan include?

A simple business plan is a one- to two-page overview covering six key elements that any budding entrepreneur needs to consider when launching a startup. These include your vision or mission, product or service offering, target audience, revenue streams and sales channels, structure and operations, and financial forecasts.

How can I create a free business plan template?

Start with our free business plan template that covers the six essential elements of a startup. Once downloaded, you can edit this document in Google Docs or another word processing app and add new sections or subsections to your plan template to meet your specific business plan needs.

What basic items should be included in a business plan?

When writing out a business plan, you want to make sure that you cover everything related to your concept for the business,  an analysis of the industry―including potential customers and an overview of the market for your goods or services―how you plan to execute your vision for the business, how you plan to grow the business if it becomes successful and all financial data around the business, including current cash on hand, potential investors and budget plans for the next few years.

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Do you want to start youtube channel business?

In this era, where the trends of businesses are going towards those, which require a small investment resulting in a large payback, people are mostly looking for a business plan youtube that can be done online. If you too are planning to start a business on the web, and has the skill to create and edit videos, the most worthwhile option you can have is to create a YouTube channel.

Probably you will be thinking that you just need to create an account to move forward. But, it is wrong, you’ll need to make a detailed youtube business plan . To help you in making one, we are providing here a sample YouTube video channel business plan template for a startup named, ‘BrightShows’.

Executive Summary

Before thinking about how to start youtube business, you must create your youtube channel business plan . Your youtube business plan will help you in prioritizing your business plan youtube and following a stepwise approach in order to meet your goals.

2.1 The Business

BrightShows will be a YouTube channel sharing motivational, educational and nutritional videos, owned by Krista James. The business plan youtube will be based in Bellingham, Washington State.

2.2 Management

BrightShows will be a channel providing informative and educational video content in various domains. So, in order to run our business plan youtube , we’ll require a team of video editors, graphic designers, web developers, SEO specialists, and content writers. Krista has decided to get this team through rigorous testing from her own city and also to find some freelance workers from around the world.

2.3 Customers

Our customers will be from the whole world. As our educational videos will mostly be for college and university domain, so our major users will be the young boys and girls throughout the world.

2.4 Business Target

Our target is to reach a million views by the end of the first year, and 30 million views by the end of the first three years.

Company Summary

3.1 company owner.

Krista has a bachelors’ degree in Software Engineering. During the course of her studies, she was continuously involved in freelance video editing and graphic designing works. Pursuing her interests, she took a 12-week workshop on Digital Editing while preparing herself for starting a web-based business plan youtube .

3.2 Why the Business is being started

Krista had a keen interest in editing and video making tools, she is an expert in using all the related software like Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Vegas Pro, KineMaster, etc. Due to her freelance experience, she knows how to start a youtube business and due to the technical skills she has, she can actually implement her ideas through her business plan youtube .

3.3 How the Business will be started

BrightShows will be based on making informative, educational, and motivational videos. In order to manage all these domains, Krista will procure space in Bellingham with the best ISP, computers, servers, cameras, movie making equipment, and other necessary devices. Moreover, she’ll hire a team of content writers, web developers, SEO Specialists, graphic designers, video editors, video makers, and tutors to help her in providing informative videos for her channel .

If you are thinking about how can i start a business with youtube, read the following youtube business model thoroughly. This youtube business plan will cover all the essential details to start this business plan youtube .

The startup summary, developed by our youtube business plan writer is as follows:

The detailed startup requirements are given below:

BrightShows will be based on serving its customers through informative and educational contents. The basic services which Krista has decided to provide are given here for anyone who wants to know how to start up on youtube.

• Providing motivational and inspirational videos
• Providing informative videos about health and nutrition
• Providing high-quality videos on Software Engineering Subjects mainly focused on Computer Languages, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, and Data Structures courses
• Providing video and photo editing tutorials
• Providing YouTube channel marketing services by SEO techniques, web developing and optimizing themes and content

Marketing Analysis of Youtube Channel Business

Almost 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube daily, so marketing your youtube channel effectively is the only way of getting among those 5 billion.

So, after you have enough content and videos, go for making a youtube marketing business strategy to let people know about your channel. For effective marketing either you can contact a youtube channel marketing company or you yourself can do it by using the most related keywords, thumbnails, and themes.

5.1 Market Trends

The revenue that can be generated through YouTube channel depends upon your talent and creativity to enhance your videos. According to the latest facts, 5 Billion videos are being watched on YouTube every day, and more than 10 thousand videos have generated more than a billion views on this platform. Thus, you can earn immensely by starting this business plan youtube provided that you manage your content, and run your channel smoothly. If you will be able to grab people’s attention through your videos you will be paid by the site itself, and also you will get ads to make a profit.

5.2 Marketing Segmentation

Web-based businesses have the biggest advantage of having its customers throughout the world. People around the world who understand our language can benefit from our videos. To analyze the mindset of our subscribers in more detail, we have divided them in a group of three, as given here:

Operational and Strategic Planning

The detailed marketing segmentation of our target audience is as follows:

5.2.1 College & University Students: Our primary subscribers will be students, they will watch our videos to learn computer languages such as C, C++, Java, Python. They are also expected to watch our videos on motivational and inspirational talks. Moreover, they would surely like to learn video and photo editing software from us in their summer break.

5.2.2 Adults & Old: The second group of our target customers will comprise of the adults and old, who are expected to watch our motivational and inspirational talks, as well as our useful videos on health and nutrition.

5.2.3 Other Businesses: The owners of YouTube channels other than us will also be our target customers. We expect other channels to utilize our services of editing, graphic designing, optimizing content and marketing their channel.

Our detailed marketing segmentation is as follows:

5.3 Business Target

Our target is to achieve the maximum traffic on our channel by providing our customers with high-quality informative content. Our aim is to reach a million views by the end of the first year, and 30 million views by the end of the first three years.

5.4 Product Pricing

If you are starting a YouTube channel, you cannot set the prices for your services . You’ll be paid a fixed amount by the site after you reach a certain view count. BrightShows will also be providing YouTube Channel Marketing Services, so we have decided to set the prices high for everyone who wants to get their content and videos optimized by us.

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In modern times, where the source of infotainment for most of the people is internet, starting a successful youtube channel will prove to be extremely profitable. Having the essential video-making and editing skills is the best strategy for starting a youtube channel. If you think you haven’t any unique idea, then you can search for youtube channel business ideas available on the web.

6.1 Competitive Analysis

There are more than 23 million channels on YouTube, to make yours a prominent one, you have to come up with some competitive advantages. The biggest competitive advantage of BrightShows is its wide variety of playlists. We are offering educational, motivational, informational and nutritional content, which will surely be a way to get more and more users. Secondly, our team is expert in their work, we are sure that the quality, content and the way of delivering we’ll have will be different than all others. Our tutorials are very well explained and we don’t waste even a single minute by dragging the content. Lastly, we will promptly respond to any query in our user’s mind in the comment section, creating an environment of mutual learning.

6.2 Sales Strategy

To let more and more people, know about us;

• We will advertise our services through social media and our Facebook page
• We will use the most related keywords and Search Engine Optimization to highlight our content
• We will create our website and post a link to our videos by related references
• We will create attractive thumbnails and themes with appealing video titles to attract customers

6.3 Sales Monthly

6.4 Sales Yearly

6.5 Sales Forecast

Personnel plan

If you are starting a YouTube business focusing on more than one domains you’ll need to hire some staff. If you are looking for how to make successful youtube channel, you must hire your staff after rigorous testing and learn some skills by yourself to operate the channel.

7.1 Company Staff

Krista has decided to manage the website and teach the video and photo editing skills by herself. She will hire the following staff for other purposes.

• 2 Video Editing Experts
• 1 Software Engineer to teach content related to software education
• 4 Content writers to create content about health, nutrition, and motivational tasks
• 2 Speak persons to address the audience in nutritional and motivational videos
• 1 Web Developer
• 1 Graphic Designer to accomplish designing work
• 2 Assistants for making videos
• 1 SEO Specialist for search engine optimization

The company will also acquire freelance services for content writing if need be.

7.2 Average Salary of Employees

Financial Plan

Starting a YouTube channel is a business that doesn’t require a lot of investment neither does it require the lengthy procedures of registrations and licensing, you can easily start a YouTube channel by sitting in your home. However, if you aim at hiring certain staff like BrightShows then you’ll need to spend some amount to pay the salaries of your employees. If you want to know how to plan a youtube channel and how to balance your investments with the profit earned, you can take help from this youtube channel business model. Here we are providing a free financial plan of BrightShows enlisting the details of forecasted profits.

8.1 Important Assumptions

8.2 Brake-even Analysis

8.3 Projected Profit and Loss

8.3.1 Profit Monthly

8.3.2 Profit Yearly

8.3.3 Gross Margin Monthly

8.3.4 Gross Margin Yearly

8.4 Projected Cash Flow

8.5 Projected Balance Sheet

8.6 Business Ratios

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• August 22, 2023 August 28, 2024

YOUTUBE CHANNEL BUSINESS STARTUP GUIDE

YouTube is an online avenue where users could upload videos, view, share, rate and comment on them. It is a video-sharing website which is accessed in the entire globe by users. Its headquarters is at San Bruno, California, United States.

YouTube Video Channel business is a business which is a subset of the digital marketing agencies industry, concerned with creating advertising campaigns and placing of advertisements across various media channels.

This article contains a YouTube Channel BUSINESS STARTUP GUIDE which could help guide you in writing a good and simple business plan for your YouTube Channel business.

Here is how to start a youtube channel.

BUSINESS NAME: Graham & Jimmy Digital Advertising Consulting LLC.

Executive Summary

Our Products and Services

Vision Statement

Mission Statement

Business Structure

• Market Analysis

Sales and Marketing Strategy

• Financial Plan
• Sales Forecast

Graham & Jimmy Digital Advertising Consulting LLC is a YouTube Video Channel business which has been launched to cater for a number of professional services. The business will be offering its numerous quality products and services to clients all over the world, not just in the United States.

Starting up the business would require $300,000 as startup budget. Already, the owners, Graham and Jimmy have been able to raise $200,000 (i.e. $100,000 apiece). The remainder will be obtained as soft loan from the owners’ bank.

Graham & Jimmy Digital Advertising Consulting LLC is a YouTube Video Channel business whose sole aim is profit maximization. We want to build a very vibrant YouTube Video Channel which will be able to compete favourably with the leading businesses in the United States and around the entire globe. The following are the products and services which we will be concerned with providing to our customers:

• YouTube Video Channel advertising
• Banner advertising
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Rich media advertising
• Video advertising
• Lead generation
• Sponsorship advertising
• Digital display advertising
• Social media management

Our vision in the industry is to create a very vibrant YouTube Video Channel business whose services and relevance will not only be recognised in the United States, but in other countries around the world. We want to be rated as being among the leaders in the industry.

Our mission is to be a reputable brand that is focused on providing professional and very creative and result-oriented digital advertising services to individuals, businesses, and non profit organizations so as to help them promote their brands and get to a large market audience by means of our YouTube Video Channel.

We are not aloof to what makes a business truly succeeds and thrive in our modern world, especially a business such as the YouTube Video Channel. We know that for a business to fully succeed, it must have a very strong and reliable business structure. This is why we will take very seriously the recruitment process of our business.

The following positions will be occupied by very hardworking, competent, and qualified candidates:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Digital Advertising Specialist
• Creative Director
• Sales and Marketing Executives
• Human Resources and Admin Manager
• Video Editor
• Online Traffic Generator / Content Creator
• Client Service Executive

Market Analysis Market Trend

The trend in the YouTube Video (Digital Marketing Agencies) industry is that the industry has been benefiting from rapid change from the traditional print advertising to digital advertising in recent years. This trend is not expected to decline; rather it is expected to be on the increase as the years pass.

Target Market

Below we have gathered all of the various groups that make up our target market:

• Financial Institutions such as Insurance Companies and Banks.
• Corporate Organization
• Blue Chips Companies
• Real Estate Owners, Developers, and Contractors
• Television Stations
• Branding and Advertising Agencies
• Religious Organizations
• Entrepreneurs and Startups
• Sport Organizations

We have been able to consult some of the very best experts in sales and marketing to help us with our sales and marketing.

This is due to the fact that the competition in the industry is very stiff, and we do not want to take with levity the success of our business. The following are some of the ways which we have devised to help us promote our business and compete favourably with our competitors:

• At the first stage of launching our business, we will do well to spread the word out there about our business. This, we will do by sending out introductory letters of our business, alongside our business brochure to several of the groups which we have identified to make up our target market.
• We will not relax about advertising our business on radio and TV stations, magazines, and newspapers.
• We will engage in direct marketing to promote our business.
• We will not forget to list our business on yellow page ads.

Financial Plan Sources of Startup Capital

We will require a total startup capital which amounts to $300,000 to fully launch our YouTube Video Channel business. The founders and owners of the business, Graham and Jimmy have been able to raise a total of $200,000.

Plans have been made to source for the remainder from the owners’ bank.

Sales Forecast First Fiscal Year                   $150,000 Second Fiscal Year               $350,000 Third Fiscal Year                  $600,000

We have above the sales projection of Graham & Jimmy Digital Advertising Consulting LLC. This projection is for the first three years after launching our YouTube Video Channel business. The sales projection has been created based upon the data available in the industry.

It will only serve as a guide to us in our business since it does not take into consideration any future economic downturn in the industry, or the emergence of any strong business rival within the time frame under consideration.

This is a YouTube Video Channel BUSINESS STARTUP GUIDE with the business name, ‘Graham & Jimmy Digital Advertising Consulting LLC’. This business will be very concerned with offering its quality products and services to its clients anywhere in the world. The business will be owned and managed by the duo, Graham and Jimmy.

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