Is Your Channel Ready to Grow?

A YouTube channel audit is a systematic review of your channel's setup, branding, content strategy, and growth optimization. It helps identify gaps and opportunities to improve your channel's performance and attract more subscribers. Our free checklist covers 15 essential items across 4 key areas.

You should audit your YouTube channel at least once every 3 months, or whenever you notice a significant change in your growth metrics. Regular audits help you stay on top of YouTube's evolving best practices and catch issues before they impact your growth.

A new YouTube channel needs a professional profile picture, custom banner art, a keyword-rich description, at least one published video, organized playlists, end screens and cards, a subscribe link for sharing, and social media links. Our free audit checklist covers all 15 essential items organized into 4 categories.

To reach 1,000 subscribers, focus on: optimizing your channel setup (use this audit checklist), creating a direct subscribe link to share everywhere, posting consistently on a schedule, optimizing titles and thumbnails for click-through rate, and engaging with your audience through comments and community posts. Most successful creators reach 1K subs within 6-12 months of consistent effort.

Yes, this YouTube channel audit checklist is completely free to use. No sign-up required, no hidden fees. Just check off the items that apply to your channel and get instant feedback on what to improve. We also offer a free subscribe link generator and earnings calculator.