YouTube is Competitive - Step Up!

GREAT ADVICE! YOUTUBE GET READY CAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE FAITH IN MY CHANNEL INTO MAKING IT! WHY AM I STILL TYPING I HAVE NO IDEA I GOTTA DO THIS NOWWWWWWWW!
 
Great guide Frankie! I think I might be guilty of several things that you mention, though there is something I might not 100% agree on. Regarding advertising, and getting bigger as a channel, considering I'm still rather small on YouTube (as of present day), I feel that I still don't have a solid following, as most of my audience tends to be from just random viewers (passerby's as some would call it.. lol). I also find it similar to a catch-22 where one needs to have a following to get more of a following.

I still kinda think that small channels need to piggy-back a bit (now of course, not over doing it or making it blatant) until they get to a point where they have a solid following because I know of a lot of people that make good content, yet they're never known since they haven't been exposed to the masses outside of their cave.

As dweebmodeon once said "Spamming is a small channel's bff" and I can understand where he is coming from. Though of course, overdoing it is never good as that would cause unintended consequences. In short, I think it is ok to advertise it as long as one isn't overdoing it or making it to the point where it is very desperate and annoying. For example, a gamer that does an LP of Castlevania tells others Castlevania fans to check out his Castlevania LP, or even tell other retro-gamers that do it.
 
Frankie said:
If you constantly worry about being 'famous', wondering why your channel hasn't taken off (and believe me I've seen so many people throw in the towel because they've not made it after a year or two), either change your content or change your frame of mind. Some channels simply won't get big; it's a tough pill to swallow, but it's the truth. You may get big, but you may not. That's YouTube for you.
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Agreed. As with any industry or profession, success isn't guaranteed.

Look how hard it is to start a new restaurant. So many do not survive.
Look at how many good musicians are out there. The vast majority will be scraping by doing clubs.
Even television. Every year, new shows. Some don't even make it past the pilot stage.

While I have done well on YouTube, I will be branching off. With the new venture, all I can do is to try to plan ahead as much as possible, do my homework, and give it a good shot.
 
Well-written article. YouTube is such a crazy environment that sometimes there's no telling if or when you'll catch on even with the best quality and content. We keep plugging away because that's who we all are: the Content Creators!
 
Honestly I think that this information is GOLD. Everyone that comes onto this site should be presented with this after they make their account. Everyone comes here so they can make connections and grow but advice like this is awesome. I just found this and I made my account 2 day lol :p
 
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