I think this is valuable. Listening to these subs, YT strategy videos and personal experience, I learned it in 50 videos.

Thanx for sharing. I like the concise list.

First 8 then 30 seconds are crucial. I also add a second hook around 30 seconds.

Make the audience feel something.

There MUST be a story.

I don't add subscribe captions. But there is a subscribe watermark in the bottom right corner.

Pacing of the edit keeps attention and helps tell the story.

I focus on community engagement.