The speaker suggests looking at your average view duration on a monthly or so basis to determine whether your numbers are moving in an upward or downward direction. He also mentions the amount of effort put into creating custom thumbnails for each video.
The speaker explains how they find enjoyment in the game of predicting stock markets, and how it gives them an advantage. They also mention considering the topics you put on YouTube, such as "How much do authors make?"
The hosts discuss their plan to create pre-planned topics for their podcast in order to generate more views on YouTube and predict that they will become as big as Dave Ramsey and Tim Ferriss within the next year and a half.