If you’re building a sovereign creative workflow, YouTube isn’t just a risk. It’s a trap.

If you must use YouTube (for reach), host the full video off platform and link back to your own domain.

YouTube is where people discover you.

Your domain is where people experience your content without surveillance.

Post a Short Teaser or Excerpt on YouTube

- Upload a 1–2 minute trailer or highlight clip

- Title it clearly: “FULL VIDEO at [yourdomain/your-post]”

- Put your site in the first line of the description

- Watermark your domain on the video if needed

This turns YouTube into a traffic funnel not a content host.

Why It Works

- You own the content, the analytics, and the viewer experience

- You’re not feeding your viewers to Google’s ad engine

- You’re not getting flagged or demonetized for content that doesn’t fit Big Tech's terms

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More to come for Creators to actually own their own content this July