Are you growing slowly?

darksmokeyt said:
I have seen multiple posts across the internet, including here, where people claim they have reached 100 or even 1000, sometimes more subscribers in under a year. I find these all impressive, and am truly happy for these folks.

I have been on YouTube for roughly a year, and have only 41 subscribers at the time I am making this post.

I find myself passively spectating posts in the Milestone forum, wondering if I'll ever be able to share any impressive stats.

Is anyone else out there like me and growing very slowly?
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Well!!!!
I am currently experiencing a similar thing, but traced my predicament to a lack of consistency.
I have studied numerous success stories on youtube and most of followed a similar pattern.
I think the odds are in favor of those who paid the price in consistency....consistency in content creation, blending with the right algo optimizing their contents with right keywords and meta tags , and integrating a crazy promotion system.
 
darksmokeyt said:
I have seen multiple posts across the internet, including here, where people claim they have reached 100 or even 1000, sometimes more subscribers in under a year. I find these all impressive, and am truly happy for these folks.

I have been on YouTube for roughly a year, and have only 41 subscribers at the time I am making this post.

I find myself passively spectating posts in the Milestone forum, wondering if I'll ever be able to share any impressive stats.

Is anyone else out there like me and growing very slowly?
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i will cut the bs and just give u the key. You will make 1 video per day. PERIOD
From monday to monday. If you want 1k subs before the end of a year time wise. Do this. if you want to fail dont do it and procrastinate.
 
CrazFrank said:
i will cut the bs and just give u the key. You will make 1 video per day. PERIOD
From monday to monday. If you want 1k subs before the end of a year time wise. Do this. if you want to fail dont do it and procrastinate.
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It doesn't work. I post 4 videos a week. I have done so for YEARS. There was a point where I did 5 a week. Hasn't gotten me any real success.
 
The thing that subscriber count doesn't tell you is how genuine those subscribers are and how loyal they are. They may just be subscribers and never watch your videos. Where as if you have a low number of dedicated subscribers they may watch every video and leave comments. Numbers can be impressive but it's not really a good way to gauge your retention.

I know there are some tools that allow you to see how many of your views come from actual subscribers and I believe that is a more true measurement of how dedicated and impactdul your subscriber count is.

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Hey there. I checked out your channel and something I would suggest is uploading consistently. I know this is something that people say a lot but it is HONESTLY the best way to grow your channel fast (in my opinion). I have found for me, whenever I upload consistently I get more views and more subscribers, the second I stop being consistent, is the second my growth stops. Also make thumbnails for your videos. All of your thumbnails just appear to be screen grabs from the video that YouTube automatically selects. To get growth with your channel you NEED to be willing to put in the work. Set aside time just specifically for YouTube. Channel growth isn't something that happens over night. It takes work, it takes effort, it takes time.
 
Took me a year to hit 100, then another to hit 1000. And now I am sitting at 5000 and guess what? Took me 5 years to get there. Growth has always been slow for me. Naturally I would love for my channel to just take off and make my silliest automotive dreams (after paying for my kids education and house) come true. But, after doing it for 5 years, and nearly quitting in year 3, I saw it for what it is. A really cool hobby. I stopped pushing for content and I got a whole lot happier as a result. It still sucks when my sub count drops at times, and when the views on a video you just slaved 20+ hours over bombs. But it affects me way less now than it did in the past.
 
I started youtube (gaming channel) and got 100 subs in a month, reached 200 before two months I think...and then I just stopped uploading. So it stayed at that, and now I'm back at it a year later and it's a snail crawl but at least I'm having fun doing it. If I'm lucky, I get about 1 sub a week and that one sub doesn't even know how excited I feel every time I see that little number tick up once.
 
I feel your pain! I just started a gaming channel and I think that market is over saturated. I guess one has to be really unique to stand out and gain new viewers and subs. I wish you all the best luck in your journey.
 
I feel your pain! I have only been doing this for a month but during this month it's only been my friends watching my videos really. Right now, I try to focus on improving the quality of my videos so that when people do watch it they get hooked. Engaging with people who would like your content would be a good way to draw them in.
 
darksmokeyt said:
I have been on YouTube for roughly a year, and have only 41 subscribers at the time I am making this post.
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The problem with your channel is simple: You have everything there, and you probably don't market it at all. Reddit? video forums? anything other than your private facebook or email?

Also I can't imagine why you have those 41 subs, unless it's your friends and family.

There are not many people who want to watch the 4th episode of a show where the 1st episode is cutting grass in slow-mo, 2nd is something in reverse, and 3rd is Using the Power Rule to Find a Derivative. You have like 3 different type of content, and they are not connected at all.

I understand you try different things, but most people don't look for someone trying different things. Try to work on this, also work on thumbnails.
 
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