90% of women entrepreneurs fail on YouTube because they treat it like a creative hobby instead of a business funnel. In this episode, YouTube Strategist Paige Major joins me to reveal why "going viral" is actually the worst goal for your business and how to build a high-converting lead generation machine that compounds over time.

Stop the content treadmill. If you have an established business but your YouTube presence feels like crickets, this episode provides the 2026 blueprint you need to build authority and scale.

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Inside the 2026 YouTube Blueprint:
0:00 – The "90% Failure" Rate: Why business channels struggle.

2:30 – The "Freedom Hook": How Paige hit 22k subs by shifting her target.

5:15 – YouTube vs. Instagram: Which is the better long-term investment?

9:45 – "You don’t get to breathe": Editing secrets for high retention.

13:10 – The Teleprompter Trap: How to stay animated and authoritative.

19:20 – The Breakthrough Strategy: Finding "fresh" content ideas that rank.

23:45 – Building the Lead Machine: Converting views into email signups.

28:15 – Thumbnail vs. Title: The 2026 psychology of the click.

40:30 – The 12-Video Batching Method: 3 months of content in 2 days.

Paige Major:
YouTube Channel Setup Checklist Freebie
https://paigemajor.com/yt-channel-setup-checklist

YouTube for Business Course:
https://paigemajor.com/youtube-for-business

1:1 Strategy Call
https://paigemajor.com/strategy-session

Website: https://paigemajor.com/

Instagram: instagram.com/paigemajorcreative

YouTube: youtube.com/@paigemajor

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