Being a YouTube creator is hard. Here are the top tools to grow your channel.

It’s never been a better time to become a YouTuber.

Sure, the earliest creators had a head start building their channels and monetizing accounts is harder now. But there are more people watching YouTube videos now than ever before. 

The online video behemoth is the world’s second biggest search engine, trailing only its parent company, Google. More than 2 billion people visit the site each month and that’s only counting users logged into their YouTube account.

While covering YouTube for Mashable and managing channels myself, I’ve tested a number of third-party tools that can help creators run their channels. If you’re a YouTube creator or even thinking of starting a channel, here are some of the tools I think you should check out. Read more...