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Tools the channel covers, each with the job it does. A few picks are here; the rest are under Show all tools. Where there is a tutorial on the channel, the card links to it.
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About Tutorials With Terry
Tutorials With Terry is a YouTube channel of step by step software tutorials and side by side comparisons: how to do a task in a program, and which of two tools fits a job better.
The tools on this page are picks worth a look for the jobs they are listed under. Some links on this page are affiliate links, so the channel may earn a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you.
- 837 tutorials and comparisons on YouTube since July 2022.
- The Tool Picker runs in your browser. Your answers are not sent anywhere.
- A note on a tool appears only where it was read on the tool's own page in October 2026.
- Prices change often, so check the vendor's own page before you pay.
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The channel makes search tutorials: people type how to do something in a program, and a video answers it. A sponsored video sits in the same searches.
- 10.6Ksubscribers
- 1.85Mtotal views
- 837videos
- 2022on YouTube since July
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$50
A link in the description of one existing video that already ranks, plus a pinned comment.
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$150
Your tool gets its own 60 to 90 second section in a new comparison or top-10 video in your field.
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$400
A new video about your tool, with the tool named in the title and your link at the top of the description.
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$900
Three dedicated videos, one per month.
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