Consistency Vs One hit wonders

ChilledAffinity said:
Hm, helpful feedback! thanks! see im not sure what my channel is cause i have vlogs and i do put effort in but i dont class myself as a vlogger... my contents a bit... adventurous ? so traveler might be more fitting?
ill try and make my vlogs stand out a bit more though! thanks for the thoughts friend ^__^
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honestly every viewer will be different, I just really enjoy comedy style videos, someone else might like something more serious, or they might want to learn new things. the personality thing comes later on, because you can't exactly search for someone's personality :D you just find a video you like, and after a while on their channel their personality becomes very likable.
 
ChilledAffinity said:
What id like to know is your thoughts on the subject.. Do you like consistent channels that only ever do the one thing so you know what your getting. or are you more likely to subscribe for the person behind the content and enjoy whatever they choose to make?
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At vidcon I went to a session called "7 Secret YouTube Algorithm Hacks" by Matt Gielen. One of his hacks was to do the same type of thing. This helps the YouTube Algorithm to classify you. Then it will push your videos out to people who like that category. He even said if your a gaming channel pick one game.

This has really made me think about how I move forward, in fact I am starting another more focused channel. Time will tell if that was a good idea but it something I will have fun with.
 
I'll put in my 2 cents since I've been in this EXACT situation.

I went from 0 to 4K subscribers in about 6 months. During that time I had a primary focus on one game. It was popular enough to get viewers, but not popular enough to be over-saturated with creator. I owned that game on YouTube with only one real competitor (which I even did a collab with) and eventually beat him in terms of views at least.

After about 8 months, I noticed it (growth) was starting to slow down, I was running out of ideas, I didn't feel much joy for it anymore.

So I did less and less of them, and more of other content. Every video the comments were "where is (the game)" "why are you posting this?" etc... they all got a low amount of views. It will vary from creator to creator. I got hit hard because my sort of content was meant to be useful "how to do this, how to do that, the best of this," and so on. So naturally people were more there for the game. I did have a decent amount of fans who were there for me though, and they pushed me through.

Moral of the story: I'd never want to be stuck in one game unless it was so massively popular (Minecraft or CoD level) that the room for growth is practically unlimited.

As a viewer, I prefer people who are consistent in what they do (to a degree), it's the reason I subscribed. As a creator, I like to try new things from time to time, which probably hinders my channel a bit.
 
This is just what I think but with a channel you need consistency and a niche. Sko you know my channel and your beautiful face has graced it once and I'm sure it will again after summer in the city but I've been at my current channel now for over three years. I've never been lucky enough to have a video that sky rocketed me to over a thousand subs but like others in this forum, because I've always stuck with the same niche and never changed, I've managed to build and maintain a small but decent audience which I'm really enjoying. Channels that chop and change can confuse a subscriber, they subbed because they liked a video and they will expect other videos on that channel to be of a similar feel. I cover different topics about life around comedy but you always can expect the same kind of twisted humour I have and I'm happy that some people enjoy it, I really don't know why but they just do! For people who say they do anything and everything is like going into a hardware store and coming out with icecream, you're not getting what you originally came in for.

Your channel is awesome Sko, it's unique and it's growing nicely. You have something that Is doing well. Just keep doing what your doing man!
 
James Strange said:
At vidcon I went to a session called "7 Secret YouTube Algorithm Hacks" by Matt Gielen. One of his hacks was to do the same type of thing. This helps the YouTube Algorithm to classify you. Then it will push your videos out to people who like that category. He even said if your a gaming channel pick one game.

This has really made me think about how I move forward, in fact I am starting another more focused channel. Time will tell if that was a good idea but it something I will have fun with.
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Very interesting! thanks for that its given me something to think about for sure[DOUBLEPOST=1470043801,1470043780][/DOUBLEPOST]
James Strange said:
At vidcon I went to a session called "7 Secret YouTube Algorithm Hacks" by Matt Gielen. One of his hacks was to do the same type of thing. This helps the YouTube Algorithm to classify you. Then it will push your videos out to people who like that category. He even said if your a gaming channel pick one game.

This has really made me think about how I move forward, in fact I am starting another more focused channel. Time will tell if that was a good idea but it something I will have fun with.
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Very interesting! thanks for that its given me something to think about for sure[DOUBLEPOST=1470044242][/DOUBLEPOST]
Mogawty said:
I'll put in my 2 cents since I've been in this EXACT situation.

I went from 0 to 4K subscribers in about 6 months. During that time I had a primary focus on one game. It was popular enough to get viewers, but not popular enough to be over-saturated with creator. I owned that game on YouTube with only one real competitor (which I even did a collab with) and eventually beat him in terms of views at least.

After about 8 months, I noticed it (growth) was starting to slow down, I was running out of ideas, I didn't feel much joy for it anymore.

So I did less and less of them, and more of other content. Every video the comments were "where is (the game)" "why are you posting this?" etc... they all got a low amount of views. It will vary from creator to creator. I got hit hard because my sort of content was meant to be useful "how to do this, how to do that, the best of this," and so on. So naturally people were more there for the game. I did have a decent amount of fans who were there for me though, and they pushed me through.

Moral of the story: I'd never want to be stuck in one game unless it was so massively popular (Minecraft or CoD level) that the room for growth is practically unlimited.

As a viewer, I prefer people who are consistent in what they do (to a degree), it's the reason I subscribed. As a creator, I like to try new things from time to time, which probably hinders my channel a bit.
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Thanks for the detailed feedback friend :) Yeah i think i just need to have a good balance of consistency with what i love to do. See i dont have the gaming issue that im sure a lot of gamers face about what games to play. but i do have the vlogging issue of no matter how much effort i put in. people think "why watch his vlogs when i know casey neistats will be better" .. iv had some time to think since posting and think iv got some ideas that will help . Thanks again![DOUBLEPOST=1470044356][/DOUBLEPOST]
BitsOfBen said:
is like going into a hardware store and coming out with icecream, you're not getting what you originally came in for.

Your channel is awesome Sko, it's unique and it's growing nicely. You have something that Is doing well. Just keep doing what your doing man!
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Mate. you just opened my eyes massively with that clever metaphor. people need to know what they are getting consistently!
Thanks so much for the lovely words friend!
Yeah we shall share pints at sitc xD
 
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