The small stay small, the big get bigger.

This is a great guide and really one coming from some one who I believe understands how to grow a channel, just by looking at yours.

Cheers man.
 
Really helpfull! thanks i will really look into the steps that you wrote down! also nicely written down it gives an easy and quick overview of some important points which i really like! :D
 
uberdanger said:
First of all theres a huge market for vlog/rant/comedy, so you can't post theese things on Reddit and expect anything. If you don't fit Reddit's narcissistic meta, then you will only end up hurting your channel.

As for adwords, I have never used it, but my experience in paying for views/stuff like that (if that's what you mean by adwords) then it's usually not long term followers you get from that.

I suggest focusing on the rant/comedy if you wanna make a gateway video, either ranting about something that's big at the moment, or making something fun and creative which hasn't been done before that appeals to a wide audience.
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Adwords is through google/youtube it puts your videos as an ad before a youtube video someone will watch, or have it off on the side. It has gained me some followers but not many. How can I tell what is popular to make a video about?
 
Jennifer_S said:
Adwords is through google/youtube it puts your videos as an ad before a youtube video someone will watch, or have it off on the side. It has gained me some followers but not many. How can I tell what is popular to make a video about?
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For example your latest video "awkward moments" is something that just based on the title is widely appealing. However if you did "makeup tutorial" or "what I think about politics" it wouldn't have nearly as big potential for growth.
 
Thats some great advice. I basically posted my gateway video all over message boards I posted, and managed to get over 700 views in 3 days. But the viewer retention was very low.
 
Really great information on the gateway videos uber! :) I do wonder though, since after reading some posts by others that most channels (before they get big) have to do content not related to their channel to at least "build" a audience base, does that mean I have to do videos not related to the piano or something to have a successful gateway video?

I mean, I don't want to whoreout to views, especially if it does only get the "short term" audience and if it puts my channel at risk. Imo, I don't want to risk my channel just to build an audience.
 
Henrypiano6888 said:
Really great information on the gateway videos uber! :) I do wonder though, since after reading some posts by others that most channels (before they get big) have to do content not related to their channel to at least "build" a audience base, does that mean I have to do videos not related to the piano or something to have a successful gateway video?

I mean, I don't want to whoreout to views, especially if it does only get the "short term" audience and if it puts my channel at risk. Imo, I don't want to risk my channel just to build an audience.
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Of course you can still do piano videos, however for example a 3 minute piano cover is way more likely to turn into a gateway video than a 20 minute instructional video. You catch the point!?
 
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