The Story
A YouTube Kid. Through And Through.
Ready Set Clicks was founded by Joel Arnold — someone who didn't stumble into YouTube, but grew up there. He and his sister ran a channel together for over 10 years, posting just because they loved it. (There's also an older channel he deleted and deeply regrets — not because it was good, but because those cringy videos were a rite of passage.)
"We're talking the early days. When Nigahiga was still posting his 'How To Be A' series. When Dave Days hadn't yet met Miley Cyrus. When MysteryGuitarMan was genuinely the most creative musician on the internet."
That era shaped everything. The scrappiness, the creativity, the sense that anyone with a camera and something to say could build a real audience. Joel fell in love with what YouTube represented — not as a platform, but as a place where authentic people found their people.
Since then, he's worked with multiple channels amounting to millions of subscribers — helping grow audiences, nail down content strategies, and crack the algorithm across a wide range of niches. The big channels got bigger. But what stuck with Joel was a different question:
"What about the creators who are just as talented, just as consistent — but don't have a team behind them? That's who I want to help."
That's why Ready Set Clicks exists. Not to serve channels that are already massive. But to be the team behind the creators who are building something real — right now, in that grind between 1k and 100k subscribers where everything feels possible and overwhelming at the same time.
This isn't a money grab. It's not a pivot. It's a genuine belief that there's unlimited room at the top on YouTube — and that the right support at the right moment changes everything.
Genuine Love for the Platform
YouTube isn't a channel in a marketing mix. It's a career path, a creative outlet, and a community. Joel has been in that community longer than most people have had smartphones.
Strategy That Actually Works
Not guesses or trends. Real growth strategy built on data, tested across multiple niches, and refined through years of working with channels of all sizes.
For the Underdogs
The channels we work with are serious about growing. They're consistent, they're talented, and they just need the right system and support behind them.
Unlimited Room at the Top
YouTube is one of the few spaces where success isn't zero-sum. One creator winning doesn't mean another loses. The audience is that big — and Joel believes it deeply.