YouTube Shorts Vs. TikTok – What you need to know
How YouTube Shorts stacks up against TikTok, from monetisation to the mechanics of publishing a first short.

In your quest for digital supremacy, you will try out a few things, and if you have tried out Google, the chances are you are also trying out Facebook (Metaverse? Kinda sounds funny) in the same vein. But somehow, over the years, I believe that FB gets a step-motherly treatment from marketers because a large portion of a typical PPC budget is still skewed towards Google PPC. But that does mean you could rule out FB.
Facebook Ads operates at the same level as Google Ads. Of course, bidding and campaigns structuring are a lot different. But I must say, I found Facebook ads simple to use and a lot less complicated.
From a digital strategy point of view, marketers need to invest in the right platform to expand their reach or acquire leads. For instance, if a cosmetic brand wants to reach out to a younger audience, Instagram Ads would be the ideal choice, not Google Ads. That said, they would still invest in Google Ads, but in all probability, their investments would be more in Instagram than Google.
There are many out there, but I would like to review a couple of channels.
The first one goes by the name Ben Heath.

Now, Ben’s channel is dedicated to Facebook Advertising. There are around 350+ Facebook advertising-related videos, and most of them Ben covers are from the very basic to advanced topics like FB Lookalikes, attribution, etc. Most of the videos are in-depth, and Ben has a way of explaining these topics in a style that’s easy to get.
So who are these tutorials for? If you are new to FB ads. Ben’s videos are a great place to start. And, you could work your way to the top to heap after a couple of weeks. Suffice to say that Ben caters to all levels.
The length of his videos is 10-15 minutes long, and he does not cram a lot in those videos. From my experience, an ideal way to go through these videos, and if you have a FB ads account, you could practice your skills there. There is always a temptation to go through videos in a wink, which might not help as you are bound to miss important stuff. Also helpful is the Fb Ad help page – it’s pretty comprehensive and gives a good understanding of FB Ads.
The one thing I liked about Ben is that he answers comments! And that’s what good creators are all about.
Here’s another channel that works for me. Wes McDowell. Now, Wes’ channel does not exclusively focus on FB Ads. But a search on his videos, and you will find a few good ones in there.
Wes’ channel focuses on small businesses, so you are likely to find several other videos in there, like ’10Best WordPress Plugins for Small Business, and videos like these, ‘The Perfect Google Local SEO Footprint.’
His tutorials are around 20 minutes, but some videos could be as long as an hour. Wes has an effortless style of teaching and is focused on his subject. The animations accompanying his tutorials are also good and not distracting.
If you are new to Facebook ADs, you’ll probably have to hunt on this channel to get to the tutorial you need. But let’s say you run a small business and need to work with more than one toolkit, i.e., SEO, Pay Per Click, or even building your WordPress site; Wes’ channel is where your search ends. By the way, apart from the hacks, Wes talks about some excellent tools as well. Like Flick.Tech, it’s a tool that finds, manages, and analyzes Insta hashtags.
Some of the topics covered by Wes that I found interesting:
I hope you enjoyed reading these reviews. Stay Calm!
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