YouTube Lead Generation
Find YouTube creators whose audience actually watches.
Search creators and channels by topic, keyword, or language. Filter by subscribers, views, upload cadence, and format — Shorts or long-form. Dormant channels cut before delivery; active creators ranked by fit to your brief.
3 ways to search YouTube
Keyword + topic search
Find creators posting about specific topics ('javascript tutorials', 'skincare reviews', 'real estate Dubai'). Surfaces active niche creators rather than overcrowded megastars.
Channel search
Look up specific channels and discover similar creators by topic, audience overlap, and upload patterns. Useful for competitive creator mapping.
Shorts vs long-form filter
Target creators publishing Shorts (quick brand integrations) vs long-form (deep product reviews). Two very different partnership economics — filter for the right one.
Filter to find exactly the right creators
Subscriber range
Micro (1K-10K), mid (10K-100K), or major (100K+) channels. Each tier has different response rates, pricing, and audience depth — match your partnership budget.
View thresholds
Filter videos by minimum views to focus on creators whose content actually performs. A 50K-subscriber channel with 100K average views is more interesting than 500K subs with 2K views.
Upload frequency
Active creators posting weekly vs dormant accounts with 3 uploads in 2 years. Dormant channels never reply to partnerships — filter them out.
Engagement rate
Likes-to-views and comments-to-views ratios signal genuine audience connection. High engagement = better conversion on brand integrations.
Language & region
Target creators by primary language (English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese) and regional audience. Critical for localized brand campaigns.
Topic & category
YouTube's category taxonomy — Tech, Beauty, Gaming, Education, Entertainment — combined with keyword filters to narrow niche.
Who uses YouTube lead generation
Brand partnerships with creators
Find tech reviewers, beauty creators, fitness coaches, or educators matching your brand values. Filter by subscribers, upload cadence, and engagement to skip inactive or mismatched accounts.
Course and education platforms sourcing instructors
JavaScript and Python course creators with 10K+ subs, consistent uploads, and playlist organization. Playlists signal curriculum thinking — key for platform recruitment.
Trend monitoring for content strategy
Watch trending videos in your niche for content ideas. Filter by recent upload (last 7-30 days), high view velocity, and format (Shorts vs long-form) to decode what's working.
Community and event outreach
Find regional creators to invite to events, community launches, or sponsorships. Combine geo/language filters with subscriber and engagement thresholds.
Lode Leads vs Modash vs manual search
| Feature | Lode Leads | Modash | Manual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Videos + channels + creators | Channel DB only | YouTube search bar |
| Shorts vs long-form filter | Native | Partial | Click each video |
| Engagement rate scoring | Likes + comments per view, ranked | Raw counts only | Manual math |
| Upload frequency filter | Native — dormant cut | Partial | Scroll upload history |
| Ranking | Dead channels cut, rest ranked | Static list | None |
| Export | Sheets, Excel, CSV | CSV | Copy-paste |
| Price per 100 creators | ~30 credits (~$3) | $50–$200 | Many hours |
How YouTube lead generation works
Describe the creator you want
'JavaScript course creators on YouTube with 10K+ subs, consistent uploads, and playlist structure — English only.' Plain language in.
Videos + channels pulled
LodeLeads searches YouTube by keyword, topic, or channel, then enriches each result with subscribers, view counts, upload cadence, engagement rate, and content format.
Dormant channels cut, rest ranked
Inactive channels, off-niche content, and creators below your engagement threshold are cut. What arrives is ranked by audience quality and brief match.
Export and start outreach
Ranked list to Sheets, Excel, or CSV — channel name, handle, subscriber count, engagement rate, upload cadence, language, and a personalized outreach angle per creator.
See a real YouTube campaign in action
Watch an edtech platform find JavaScript and Python course creators — 10K+ subs, active uploaders with playlists — ranked and ready for instructor outreach.
View the tech course campaignRelated platforms
Find YouTube creators worth partnering with.
Describe your ideal creator or channel. LodeLeads finds them, cuts the dormant ones, ranks the rest by audience quality, and hands you a list with outreach angles per creator.
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