Before Starting on YouTube
- Thread starter KayJee
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Johnny Dee
I've Got It
Now I have heard it all, the stress of being successful. Gimme a break.
Interesting points! I sort-of thought of some of those before I started, but it's nice to read them. I think you bring up a lot of good points! I sort of question the idea about not changing the content a little after becoming successful. I've noticed several channels seem to "get old" from doing the same-ol-same-ol over and over again, and perhaps they could benefit from adding in something fresh and new (but somewhat related). But maybe that'd be a bad idea....I'm not sure! =/
Brinkbabe91
I Love YTtalk
I have thought about these things for sure. That's why I'm enjoying being able to do whatever I want with my channel now and figure out exactly my style and what not for the channel. I def thought about taxes. I keep track of what I earn so I know how much I'll have to pay out of it if any at all.
KayJee
Member
No, you're absolutely right - some channels have viewers that want change. There are also some channels where I've noticed viewers begging on each new video for them to bring back an old series or an old video, they're asking the YouTube to re-create something that happened before because they liked it, however it doesn't exactly work like that. I won't go into this but basically yes, some audiences will beg for new content. Some will complain that old stuff is gone...that's why becoming a YouTuber is not as easy as MANY people think it is...
weeeben
I've Got It
If you were a virgin, would you ask another virgin what it's like to have sex?
they could say, well, whilst I have never had sex, I have read a lot about it and watched many video's on it and this is what it's like....
really, it sounds as if your just trying to convince yourself why you don't have a channel of your own.
so if someone has 100k subscribers they are locked in? you mean locked in to a theme?
if you are good enough to have 100k or 1 million subscribers then i'm sure you could do that again in a new channel with a new theme.
And who would really care if you didn't, if changing your interests on youtube is what you want to do then that would make you happy.
Tax? the idea of tax is to be paying as much as you can, that means your making even more!
I would love a million dollar tax bill every year, means i'm making 2 million in my hand at least.
Nope, i'm convinced you needed to get that off your chest simply to confirm to yourself you can't do it, it's just easier for you to use a third party
I'm just a scrapper who picks up junk off the street, I started a channel on scrapping e-waste a few months ago and it's made me happy, I like to share information to whoever wants it, i'm not tied down by subscribers, even though I don't have many yet, but why would I or anyone let subscribers dictate what you do?
if you don't like what someone says on your channel, simply delete the message and move on, the world is full of trolls who only want to spread their trollness to others, it makes them feel better when they hurt another so simply delete them and move on.
even though I have only been on youtube for 3 months, I have already started a new channel, a second interest of mine if prepping for SHTF, I have 4 videos on that channel so far and just 8 subscribers, I couldn't care less if I never get anymore so long as I'm doing what I want to do, not what I think someone expects me to do.
End of the day life is too short for telling yourself why you can't do it, you could end up very quickly old and wasted away with not ever doing anything because you thought it would be too hard, if you don't succeed first time, try, try again
they could say, well, whilst I have never had sex, I have read a lot about it and watched many video's on it and this is what it's like....
really, it sounds as if your just trying to convince yourself why you don't have a channel of your own.
so if someone has 100k subscribers they are locked in? you mean locked in to a theme?
if you are good enough to have 100k or 1 million subscribers then i'm sure you could do that again in a new channel with a new theme.
And who would really care if you didn't, if changing your interests on youtube is what you want to do then that would make you happy.
Tax? the idea of tax is to be paying as much as you can, that means your making even more!
I would love a million dollar tax bill every year, means i'm making 2 million in my hand at least.
Nope, i'm convinced you needed to get that off your chest simply to confirm to yourself you can't do it, it's just easier for you to use a third party
I'm just a scrapper who picks up junk off the street, I started a channel on scrapping e-waste a few months ago and it's made me happy, I like to share information to whoever wants it, i'm not tied down by subscribers, even though I don't have many yet, but why would I or anyone let subscribers dictate what you do?
if you don't like what someone says on your channel, simply delete the message and move on, the world is full of trolls who only want to spread their trollness to others, it makes them feel better when they hurt another so simply delete them and move on.
even though I have only been on youtube for 3 months, I have already started a new channel, a second interest of mine if prepping for SHTF, I have 4 videos on that channel so far and just 8 subscribers, I couldn't care less if I never get anymore so long as I'm doing what I want to do, not what I think someone expects me to do.
End of the day life is too short for telling yourself why you can't do it, you could end up very quickly old and wasted away with not ever doing anything because you thought it would be too hard, if you don't succeed first time, try, try again
KayJee
Member
Well I absolutely agree with you on many points and I appreciate your reply. I agree that I am not the best qualified person to talk about these things - but I do not need to be a YouTuber to be aware of these things. Like I said, for some people, those who could be worried about this - it's just things to think about. Not something to completely discourage you to doing this. I hoped that that wasn't how it got across. 
You're right that people are not necessary "locked in" - in fact they're never "locked in" - however you get this feeling of being locked in with certain fan bases. I also realise that people should do what they love and not just try to please all their subcribers all the time - however there are people who do want to do that. They have a very community-driven channel and they need that input and when they get a lot of input of things that the YouTuber doesn't really want to do, it can kinda mess with things. Of course, the YouTuber in question does not have to actually do these things - however it does mess with things (for lack of better wording).
As for me and my channel - only reason I do not have one (again - I did start 2 in the past) is time. That's all. I'm aware of the things I mentioned and I am positive I can handle them. When it comes to YouTube I have similar mentality to yours where I'd do what I love. I gotta enjoy what I'm doing. And if people start disliking the change in content, I do not mind if they decide to move on and find someone else to watch because there are so many content creators out there and I'm sure one of them will fit their needs. They have to evolve and adapt, not me.
Reading back my thread and thinking about your reply, I suppose this thread is targetted more towards, first of all, young YouTubers (young meaning 12 - 18 roughly) and mainly gamers due to the current issues thought of. Perhaps I should edit it to make that clear.
Once again thank you for your input.
- KayJee
You're right that people are not necessary "locked in" - in fact they're never "locked in" - however you get this feeling of being locked in with certain fan bases. I also realise that people should do what they love and not just try to please all their subcribers all the time - however there are people who do want to do that. They have a very community-driven channel and they need that input and when they get a lot of input of things that the YouTuber doesn't really want to do, it can kinda mess with things. Of course, the YouTuber in question does not have to actually do these things - however it does mess with things (for lack of better wording).As for me and my channel - only reason I do not have one (again - I did start 2 in the past
) is time. That's all. I'm aware of the things I mentioned and I am positive I can handle them. When it comes to YouTube I have similar mentality to yours where I'd do what I love. I gotta enjoy what I'm doing. And if people start disliking the change in content, I do not mind if they decide to move on and find someone else to watch because there are so many content creators out there and I'm sure one of them will fit their needs. They have to evolve and adapt, not me.Reading back my thread and thinking about your reply, I suppose this thread is targetted more towards, first of all, young YouTubers (young meaning 12 - 18 roughly) and mainly gamers due to the current issues thought of. Perhaps I should edit it to make that clear.
Once again thank you for your input.
- KayJee
PeteInfinite
Active Member
I don't think the negatives outweigh the positives. I mean, if I did end up dropping my job because I made enough money on Youtube sometime in the future, I would still prefer it to having a boss breathing down my neck... just saying
MannyIzzy
Liking YTtalk
With this being said my friend and I have taken all this into consideration and accepted the hardships and benefits of growing on this amazing platform. Right now we're figuring out what works best for our channel and how to create the feel/tone of our videos. I wanted to know how to start growing you're audience a bit more so we can have some feed back on our videos and engage with the people watch our videos. What are the best tips to do so? Also would be nice to get some feedback on my channel as well.
MannyIzzy
Liking YTtalk
Hey Pete I noticed we have very similar goals in mind when it comes to youtube and our videos creation, I would love to talk to more about this!I don't think the negatives outweigh the positives. I mean, if I did end up dropping my job because I made enough money on Youtube sometime in the future, I would still prefer it to having a boss breathing down my neck... just saying