I'm gonna be the horrible guy here, and say:
Hard work isn't going to make a big difference.
Clever work,
efficient work, is going to make a difference.
It's not just about putting in hard work and it's all going to go awesome. This isn't some anime aimed at disillusioned highschoolers
I really feel it's a shame that this forum is filled with people that are spending TONS of time making videos, but never bothered to stop thinking "Hey, could I do this differently, spend less time, with better results?". Even more so, many seem to be stuck in a circle on this forum (from what I can tell from my brief time here), and believe what is written, then tell that to others, who then post it, it gets read, believed, circle circle circle.
This is mostly seen in the "content is king" mentality here. Yes, good content is damned important, but it's hardly the end all be all. The proof is this is stuck all over YouTube, with amazing videos with 50 views. Great quality has never, in itself, been enough. Not on YouTube, no in business, not in products, not in anything. You need a mix of high quality, but just as big a focus on PROMOTION.
Hell, it feels like we need to invent a new saying: "If a YouTube video is amazing, but no one watches it, does it exist?"
I suggest people check out "reelseo" for starters, just googly google the guy.
You'll have to excuse the rant, but it's practically heartbreaking, reading that people are spending 7 hours on a video, and to see basic mistakes being made