Last week there was a lot of controversy in the YouTube world regarding how YouTube's notifications work, the subscribe button, advertiser-friendly policies, and more. While the facts being discussed are true, the hype around it feels like it's based on a misunderstanding of what the subscription experience is really like for the viewer. So, let's discuss that here today as well as how we, as creators, should respond to it in order to best reach our audiences with our videos. Leave your comments on our website here: https://videocreators.com/ahh-controversy-youtube-notifications-ad-policies-ep-113 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE - The original YouTube notifications comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgZ2ABxFp6g - YouTube Notifications in-depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd_J-5QBBhY - Notifications with Thumbnail Preview: https://9to5google.com/2018/03/30/youtube-android-test-thumbnail-preview/ - Ad policy checkbox: https://youtu.be/jd-aU41W_G4 - Advertiser guidelines discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x58Ff1-joeU - Advertiser friendly guidelines: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6162278?hl=en Join our Patreon community and grow your channel with us! https://www.patreon.com/videocreators