Not Dead Yet Media
Starting a YouTube channel after 50? So am I.
I'm Mike. I'm 62, I lost my job, and I'm building a YouTube channel from scratch, sharing every step as I go.
Get my free The Over-50 YouTube Starter Kit: printable checklists and worksheets that take you from an idea to a published video, in plain English.
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What's in the Starter Kit
Four printable worksheets that take you from an idea to a published video. Sign up once and you get them all, plus every new download I add.
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Upload Checklist
A two-page checklist to run through before you hit Publish, plus what to do in the first hour and after 48 hours.
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Video Idea Research Worksheet
Turn a topic into an idea people will click on: check demand, find outlier videos, find your angle and draft three titles.
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8,000 Watch Hours Planner
Break YouTube's new monetization requirement into monthly and weekly targets based on your own numbers, with a 12-month tracker.
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Your First YouTube Script: Fill-in Template
A two-page printable worksheet with the hook, promise, content and close structure, plus a checklist to run before you hit record.
Free in the Starter Kit
What you'll find on the channel
Phone to Published
A step-by-step series that takes you from an idea to a finished video using the phone you already own.
Real numbers
Views, subscribers and money, shared openly as my own channels grow, including the slow parts.
YouTube news, explained plainly
When YouTube changes the rules, I explain what it means for a small, new channel.
The Over-50 YouTube Starter Kit
All four worksheets in one place, free. Sign up once and you also get every new download I add.
My other channel
OK, Now What?
Honest talk about life after 60: starting over, the truth about getting older, dating, money, and the changing world around us. Different channel, same guy.
Watch OK, Now What?