Youtube advice?

[Silent_Sebas]

So I have been uploading videos for almost two years now I have just over 100 videos uploaded, and have a least uploaded once a week. I have been evolving my content and learning new techniques as I grow. If you compare some of my first videos to my heavily edited ones it's like night and day. I now have 46 subs and around 9400 video views, but I feel that I haven't been growing much for the amount of time I'm on there. I looked at other YouTube creators for advice and applied it, but I want to know what else I can do to grow my content or quality or my reach. Obviously I am doing something wrong. So if any of you guys have anything to give me I would like to know.

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this, and thank you in advance. 

 

Also I had a time where I did not upload videos for three months, Which could be a factor but there was also a time where I have been consistent for around a year.

[yathis]

You should have your own technique, dont be a follower be an innovator.

Dont do so many edits man, I hate it when they do that, like peicing together a sentence where the visual dont even link up with a fluid audio. Very odd to me especially when they move around a lot, there heads moving like a crack head within the square. Very few can do it so its not too too bad, but its still stupid. Even those that add a text to a messed up verbal.

 

Total signs of newbie, or someone who just doesnt fucking care. Like they dont have the time to redo the video. I hate it.

[Volbet]

You've have not necessarily done anything wrong. YouTube is just a bery oversatureted market as it is, so you don't just need good content to grow. You also need a hugh amount of luck (some fields more than others, though). 

The movers and shakers of YouTube were selected years ago and there aren't many more moving upwards. 

Mos people are just fighting for scraps at this point. And this is not helped by the way YouTube choses to promote material to its viewers.

 

YouTube these days should just be focused on doing it as a hobby. Doing anything else is setting yourself up for disapointment. 

Atleast you've gotten 46 subscribers. That's a pretty OK niché to have. 

[Silent_Sebas]

1 hour ago, yathis said:

You should have your own technique, dont be a follower be an innovator.

Dont do so many edits man, I hate it when they do that, like peicing together a sentence where the visual dont even link up with a fluid audio. Very odd to me especially when they move around a lot, there heads moving like a crack head within the square. Very few can do it so its not too too bad, but its still stupid. Even those that add a text to a messed up verbal.

 

Total signs of newbie, or someone who just doesnt fucking care. Like they dont have the time to redo the video. I hate it.

I don't do edits like the ones you describe but I know what you mean thanks.

[yathis]

1 minute ago, Silent_Sebas said:

I don't do edits like the ones you describe but I know what you mean thanks.

Yeah I hate it when they do that. Or they have too many edits over-all where they are just jumping around and having graphics that are lame or dont connect with the info being given. Stuff that is factually untrue, I dont listen to them anymore.

[LAwLz]

What kind of videos do you make?

If it's gaming videos then sorry but you have probably gotten as big as you can. Every person and his dog got their own gaming channel where they upload videos of themselves playing games and possibly got some voice-over.

[Muirj101]

I have trouble doing this myself, get a good mic. Find what you want to do, I have decided to do overviews of products at microcenter, and roll with it

[LAwLz]

Your equipment seems fine. The audio sounds good so that's not the reason why you are not getting viewers. The reason why you are not getting viewers is because nobody is finding your content and/or finding it interesting/funny enough to want more. Your only somewhat "viral" video was the Ryzen 7 gaming rig video and I think that's because it is way easier to get views as an unknown youtuber by making educational videos rather than entertaining videos.

It's far easier to get views from someone googling "Ryzen 7 build" than from someone googling "CS:GO funny moments".

 

Or like on my channel:

Me fighting a standard boss that everyone has beaten - 130 views

Video of me showing how to complete an achievement - 12K views

[Red Hardware]

On 6/1/2017 at 0:58 AM, Volbet said:

You've have not necessarily done anything wrong. YouTube is just a bery oversatureted market as it is, so you don't just need good content to grow. You also need a hugh amount of luck (some fields more than others, though). 

The movers and shakers of YouTube were selected years ago and there aren't many more moving upwards. 

Mos people are just fighting for scraps at this point. And this is not helped by the way YouTube choses to promote material to its viewers.

 

YouTube these days should just be focused on doing it as a hobby. Doing anything else is setting yourself up for disapointment. 

Atleast you've gotten 46 subscribers. That's a pretty OK niché to have. 

Hi 

I don't agree with you . There is always a lot of space for growth on YouTube .

If you do something that every body does , then it's really hard to get viewers unless you do some ads when you know your content is mature enough. Giveaways helps too in this situation. Mr mobile is a good example for that . He did some high quality videos and when he had around 1K sub , he advertised on YouTube with a really professional looking video (It's still on his home page and he describes what he does and some other stuff )

OR 

You are doing something really different that nobody does or nobody does right. For example I can name " JerryRigEverything ". Before him , there was some repair guides with awful content quality , really long and boring , shaky cam , bad audio , bad lighting etc but what Zack did with his channel "JerryRigEverything" was fixing those issues , making the videos short and funny and uploading high quality content related to new phones (durability testes and repair guides) regularly so he grew so fast. 

So there is always a lot of space for you to grow , and @Silent_Sebas You need to chose one of those ways , if you are doing something that everybody does , you need to do it different and also get some help from YouTube adds but if you are doing something different , then it's much easier to grow.

Also don't forget to advertise your videos on reddit , forums etc for example you see a lot of people have a problem about this part of the game , then you should try hard to fix it , then , make a video and post the link in reddit , forums etc. 

Don't give up , try hard and I'm sure that you can find the the method that works for you.

Hope the best for you

 

[Tsuki]

Clearly you need more clickbait.

[GadgetDX]

2 minutes ago, Tsuki said:

Clearly you need more clickbait.

This is not a lie. Clickbait works and that's why people do it. Nice thumbnail, nice headline, and good video content is the key. Adding relevant tags, and doing a little bit of SEO helps aswell. 

 

A good forum that I learned from is YTTalk . Great community and lots of great tips to be taken in from there. Also, comment on other peoples videos and try to collab with other youtubers with the same amount of subscribers.

 

Like everything, it has a learning curb. Just keep grinding and you WILL get results.

[Tsuki]

3 minutes ago, GadgetDX said:

Clickbait works and that's why people do it.

lookin at you Linus NightBlue3!

[Volbet]

16 hours ago, Red Hardware said:

 

Hi 
I don't agree with you . There is always a lot of space for growth on YouTube .

If you do something that every body does , then it's really hard to get viewers unless you do some ads when you know your content is mature enough. Giveaways helps too in this situation. Mr mobile is a good example for that . He did some high quality videos and when he had around 1K sub , he advertised on YouTube with a really professional looking video (It's still on his home page and he describes what he does and some other stuff )

OR 

You are doing something really different that nobody does or nobody does right. For example I can name " JerryRigEverything ". Before him , there was some repair guides with awful content quality , really long and boring , shaky cam , bad audio , bad lighting etc but what Zack did with his channel "JerryRigEverything" was fixing those issues , making the videos short and funny and uploading high quality content related to new phones (durability testes and repair guides) regularly so he grew so fast. 

So there is always a lot of space for you to grow , and @Silent_Sebas You need to chose one of those ways , if you are doing something that everybody does , you need to do it different and also get some help from YouTube adds but if you are doing something different , then it's much easier to grow.

Also don't forget to advertise your videos on reddit , forums etc for example you see a lot of people have a problem about this part of the game , then you should try hard to fix it , then , make a video and post the link in reddit , forums etc. 

Don't give up , try hard and I'm sure that you can find the the method that works for you.

Hope the best for you

 

I never said it would be impossible to succeed on YouTube. I said it would require a lot of luck. 

Of course, having a lot of of skill can improve your chances, but it's still very unlikely that you will become a major success. 

Doing YouTube with the intentend of becoming the next FineBrosProductions or PewDiePie is like playing the lottery, and playing the lottery with the intend of winning is setting yourself up for failure. 

 

For every JerryRigEverything and Mr. Mobile there have been thousands of similar YouTube channels, with similar content and tactics, that have failed. 

Doing something different also gets increasingly harder, since everyone tries to cater to a certain audience. 

Getting noticed is also getting harder simply due to how the YouTube algorithm works. YouTube has a lot of interest in promoting their larger channels, which means a lot of smaller (and newer) channels get left in the mud. 

 

Also, while doing giveaways and advertisments are a good way to get attention, neither of them gurantees a loyal audience. 

You might experience a surge in viewership for a couple of weeks, but that will dwindle over time. 

Why do you think YouTubers used to do giveaways on a weekly or even daily basis?

Both giveaways and advertisments also needs an upfront investment, that doesn't necessarily lead to anything. 

Atleast with physical equitpment you can resell it to limit your losses. You can't really resell an ad or something you gave away.

 

While I of course wish the OP the best of luck, it also doesn't help to build up a naïve hope in the face of such an obstacle.

[Tsuki]

46 minutes ago, Volbet said:

While I of course wish the OP the nest of luck, it also doesn't help to build up a naïve hope in the face of such an obstacle.

like i always say, shoot for the moon and even if you miss, you'll land among the stars where you will prompty suffocate and freeze to death

[Red Hardware]

6 hours ago, Volbet said:

I never said it would be impossible to succeed on YouTube. I said it would require a lot of luck. 

Of course, having a lot of of skill can improve your chances, but it's still very unlikely that you will become a major success. 

Doing YouTube with the intentend of becoming the next FineBrosProductions or PewDiePie is like playing the lottery, and playing the lottery with the intend of winning is setting yourself up for failure. 

 

For every JerryRigEverything and Mr. Mobile there have been thousands of similar YouTube channels, with similar content and tactics, that have failed. 

Doing something different also gets increasingly harder, since everyone tries to cater to a certain audience. 

Getting noticed is also getting harder simply due to how the YouTube algorithm works. YouTube has a lot of interest in promoting their larger channels, which means a lot of smaller (and newer) channels get left in the mud. 

 

Also, while doing giveaways and advertisments are a good way to get attention, neither of them gurantees a loyal audience. 

You might experience a surge in viewership for a couple of weeks, but that will dwindle over time. 

Why do you think YouTubers used to do giveaways on a weeksly or even daily basis?

Both giveaways and advertisments also needs an upfront investment, that doesn't necessarily lead to anything. 

Atleast with physical equitpment you can resell it to limit your losses. You can't really resell an ad or something you gave away.

 

While I of course wish the OP the best of luck, it also doesn't help to build up a naïve hope in the face of such an obstacle.

You said: 

"For every JerryRigEverything and Mr. Mobile there have been thousands of similar YouTube channels, with similar content and tactics, that have failed."

Yes , there have been a lot of YouTube channel similar to those but all of them did something wrong , they might had similar tactics but they having a plan and doing it right are diffrent things !!! I'm %100 sure that you can't find some one who did things right but couldn't get the views. If you do it right , then the views will come and if it's not happening , you can make it happen by some adds.

It's really obvious that he is not going to be the next PewDiePie but he can get enough views and be famous enough to earn some money. It's not a lottery because you know that you can win if you do it right.

And you shouldn't do YT full time with 40 subs , you should do it as hobby in your free time and when you get enough subs , then you can think about doing it full time and how to grow faster .

 

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it also doesn't help to build up a naïve hope in the face of such an obstacle.

Saying that will only make you hopeless. It's not a obstacle , you just need to find the right kind of content that works for you and then you are good to go.

[Volbet]

On 6/2/2017 at 3:26 PM, Red Hardware said:

Yes , there have been a lot of YouTube channel similar to those but all of them did something wrong , they might had similar tactics but they having a plan and doing it right are diffrent things !!! I'm %100 sure that you can't find some one who did things right but couldn't get the views. If you do it right , then the views will come and if it's not happening , you can make it happen by some adds.

It's really obvious that he is not going to be the next PewDiePie but he can get enough views and be famous enough to earn some money. It's not a lottery because you know that you can win if you do it right.

And you shouldn't do YT full time with 40 subs , you should do it as hobby in your free time and when you get enough subs , then you can think about doing it full time and how to grow faster .

And we have gone full circle. If I remember correctly I said YouTube should be done as a hobby, not as a way to gain employment. 

If you do get money out of it, then great. But don't go into it with that expectation.

 

Also, the way you describe the process is earily similar to the way people in MLM schemes descibe their system. 

"The system is flawless. You just have to play the system or you'll get left in the dust". 

The truth of the matter here is that the system is flawed; the system is overflowing and people are still jumping in. 

 

OK, then it's not the lottery, it's just plain gambling then. 

You might have some skill at the game, but in the end it all comes down to Lady Luck. 

No matter how much money you put down to begin with success is never guranteed.

 

On 6/2/2017 at 3:26 PM, Red Hardware said:

Saying that will only make you hopeless. It's not a obstacle , you just need to find the right kind of content that works for you and then you are good to go.

And that isn't an obstacle? Having to sink money into a possible job and then flinging endless amounts of shit at the wall to see what sticks would count as an obstacle in my book. 

 

I'm also not trying to instil any kind of hopelessness in anyone, What I'm trying to do is instil a sense of realism. 

[LAwLz]

4 hours ago, Red Hardware said:

Yes , there have been a lot of YouTube channel similar to those but all of them did something wrong , they might had similar tactics but they having a plan and doing it right are diffrent things !!! I'm %100 sure that you can't find some one who did things right but couldn't get the views. If you do it right , then the views will come and if it's not happening , you can make it happen by some adds.

So what you are saying is that there is a way to be 100% guaranteed to get big on YouTube, and every single person who has failed has just not followed the steps correctly? Come on... That's ridiculous.

[TacoSenpai]

Don't quit your day job for it do it as a hobby.

 

Other tidbits enjoy learning to edit sure you don't have to over edit your videos or use fancy effects but learning to do certain things like editing images, keyframing masking etc should be an overall enjoyable experience. 

 

Also doing it as something you enjoy will make it more genuine which might help your channel gain a base.  Just something to think about.

[Silent_Sebas]

Wow I honestly did not think I would get so much useful insight. I had some of these Ideas in my head but it was a little cloudy for me and I did not know how to act. Thanks everyone!

 

I guess I'll be unique, realistic, stay on a general path, and of course treat this as a hobby and do something that makes me happy.

 

Also if anyone has more ideas please keep it coming.