Common issues that keep you under 1,000 subscribers

[enderninja064]

This is all very good information. We know our target audience, and have found a problem in reachng them. I'm helping my son with a Minecraft gaming commentary videos that target younger kids. So the target audience is younger kids who usually watch the older guys like DanTDM and 'the pack'. Our idea is commentary for kids, by kids. Dan and the others have great content because they have developed their personalities over years, and there will be a gap to fill as these older guys mature, and we're just stepping into the stream.

The advice of just being yourself hold a lot of water - just be who you are. Sometimes that's my biggest problem as a parent developing a channel with his child.

I've seen some commentary about the difficulty of finding forums where kids talk about their favorite stuff. Believe it or not, enderninja064 finds the community he wants to tap in the you tube commentary. I have been looking around for this forum and that forum, and I stopped long enough to notice that he is using the comment section on videos he watches as a forum using our ipad - this is where these kids look.

Also, this will be his channel to do with as he pleases moving forward, so I need to start teaching him how to use the social networks to his advantage. I plan on keeping it simple with Twitter first , then upping his game with Instagram. I've also been looking at Twitch, but I need to learn more about it before getting on board.

 

[Eldridge]

This is very true. Why? It goes back to the branding thing. Just posting your videos on Facebook and Twitter doesn't get people to care about your videos. Instead, it actually just adds noise to their life. It's another post to filter out.

When you start interacting with the community, though, then they care about your videos because they care about you a bit. They feel like there's a relationship that's worth investing into.

That'll get you started, but knowing why your videos matter and why they're valuable to someone is very important. Integrating that into your branding, videos, and channel strategy is what will get you past the 1,000 subscriber mark and beyond. Eventually there will only so much community participation you can do in one day, ya know?

thanks for all the helpful tips great to see you on the forum

 

[Eldridge]

It probably applies to less folks on these forums as it does the general mass of new YouTubers, but being unwilling to put in the work comes to mind too. You can't spend 30 minutes a day on YouTube and then run off to watch Netflix and expect anything other than 30 minutes worth of results.

agreed especially the editing

 

[alluniquelimits]

Ive grown to 8 subscribers in one week and I've used many of your techniques and it is just hard to get started gaining exposure!

 

[enderninja064]

Ive grown to 8 subscribers in one week and I've used many of your techniques and it is just hard to get started gaining exposure!

You have to keep at it. I run a local website here in New England, and I was surprised at how fast my readership grew. We create quality content and have to keep feeding the site new info daily to keep the readership going.

 

[Divergence]

Keep it natural.be unique and engage! Don't be fake! Is my advice!

 

[Karen The Slayologist]

When you say interact with the Community, in what sense do you mean? For example on Facebook, do you join groups with like interests? Is that the "community" you are referring to?

What is the best way to interact with the community on each platform? Is it through joining forums and groups? As you say, that can take up a lot of time in itself.

I came up in the late 90's and 2000's in the MP3 music scene and spent a boatload of time on forums to 'promote' my music. But I found this really, really time consuming and draining.

Going forward I want to be efficient with my time yet I understand interaction is important. I always respond to each comment I get on all social media platforms but I can only imagine as you get more of a base this would take up so much time.

Any insight is appreciated!

Although I am new to vlogging, I do believe interacting with varying communities is a lot of work in the beginning! I've been watching a lot of youtubers elaborate on this topic and many of them say the same thing. Good Luck!

 

[Karen The Slayologist]

You have to keep at it. I run a local website here in New England, and I was surprised at how fast my readership grew. We create quality content and have to keep feeding the site new info daily to keep the readership going.

Absolutely, I can only imagine! Readers like myself love new and exciting things to read, not to mention the creativity that it takes to make that happen. I love it![DOUBLEPOST=1465307388,1465307275][/DOUBLEPOST]

Thank you for this post. I started a month ago and I barely have any subs and I am trying to build so I have found myself watching your videos and being on here trying to learn as much. Thank you again for the help!!

You sound exactly like me, I constantly do my homework listening to Youtube mentors and cramming all that wonderful information. I'll check out your page.[DOUBLEPOST=1465308607][/DOUBLEPOST]

Use lots of tags on 1 subject for example "how to get better at youtube" "how to make better youtube videos" "how to make your youtube channel grow" "how to get more youtube views" "how to get more youtube subscribers" that kind of thing and each video will get about 15-20% more views than without that therefor if the video is good people may subscribe

Omg! Excellent, excellent advice! I'll be sure and try this with all my vids!

 

[Wortz]

This is a great thread and an awesome read

 

[enderninja064]

Use lots of tags on 1 subject for example "how to get better at youtube" "how to make better youtube videos" "how to make your youtube channel grow" "how to get more youtube views" "how to get more youtube subscribers" that kind of thing and each video will get about 15-20% more views than without that therefor if the video is good people may subscribe

I have tried using longer tags, but I get a warning saying that my tags are too long. Are these actual tags you are suggesting or are these tags just terms that you add to your description?