Do you ever feel down when you have big ideas but your audience doesn't grow much?

I get where your coming from but you can't expect to get big within a month. My channel took off for a little while but now is kind of at a slower pace, it's just part of the game. You have to take what you can get and work for what you want to get.
 
I know just how you feel.
I used to have a channel when I was younger full of unfunny skits and amateur animations. I created this new account, and I only have about 13 subscribers. I don't mean to sound arrogant, but I put a lot of time and effort into my animations, and they go nowhere.
 
SnoringGoose said:
I know just how you feel.
I used to have a channel when I was younger full of unfunny skits and amateur animations. I created this new account, and I only have about 13 subscribers. I don't mean to sound arrogant, but I put a lot of time and effort into my animations, and they go nowhere.
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Well no one (and this goes for everyone) can expect to be an overnight YouTube sensation. As someone else pointed out, so many new channels are created everyday.

I think it all boils down to the mentality. We can't all create a channel and go "I *have* to make it big on YouTube" because what does make it big on YouTube is very inconsistent--it could be babies one day, cats another, vlogs and music videos another day. As I said in another thread, I think what you can do while you're in your starting stages of YouTube is experiment with content. Because that is what a lot of people will respond to.

I've had roughly 70 subscribers for the past year that I created my new channel. I just keep making more videos. Just like when the Vlogbrothers suddenly experienced a burst of new subscribers with their Accio Deathly Hallows video, they had very few before that. So just keep trying. Don't get frustrated.

In fact, if I were you, I'd hide the numbers for six months or so. It can bog you down.
 
Mishie said:
Well no one (and this goes for everyone) can expect to be an overnight YouTube sensation. As someone else pointed out, so many new channels are created everyday.

I think it all boils down to the mentality. We can't all create a channel and go "I *have* to make it big on YouTube" because what does make it big on YouTube is very inconsistent--it could be babies one day, cats another, vlogs and music videos another day. As I said in another thread, I think what you can do while you're in your starting stages of YouTube is experiment with content. Because that is what a lot of people will respond to.

I've had roughly 70 subscribers for the past year that I created my new channel. I just keep making more videos. Just like when the Vlogbrothers suddenly experienced a burst of new subscribers with their Accio Deathly Hallows video, they had very few before that. So just keep trying. Don't get frustrated.

In fact, if I were you, I'd hide the numbers for six months or so. It can bog you down.
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Yes, I know that it is nearly impossible to be an overnight sensation. And I try not to act like I "have" to make it big. In fact, I don't expect to be "big" at all.
All I'm saying is that it would be nice to have more subscribers. I am thankful for the few that watch my videos. It's just that sometimes when you post a video and it's for months and it barely has any views, it can get you down a little.
What you are saying is very true, though. New channels should NOT focus on getting famous. In fact, most of the really popular stuff is videos of babies farting and cats doing...well, average cat stuff.
 
SnoringGoose said:
Yes, I know that it is nearly impossible to be an overnight sensation. And I try not to act like I "have" to make it big. In fact, I don't expect to be "big" at all.
All I'm saying is that it would be nice to have more subscribers. I am thankful for the few that watch my videos. It's just that sometimes when you post a video and it's for months and it barely has any views, it can get you down a little.
What you are saying is very true, though. New channels should NOT focus on getting famous. In fact, most of the really popular stuff is videos of babies farting and cats doing...well, average cat stuff.
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Yes, well, keep doing what you do and I'm sure that eventually more viewers will discover you! :) Just be patient. Videos really do get buried underneath even MORE videos. And we can't stop that. We just need to keep making efforts to making videos we're happy with.
 
I made a video based on Duck Hunt which took me ages to edit, It's only just hit 200 views. I was hoping it would be my breakthrough video... =/
 
Atheism as a topic may have a limited audience, but the community is fairly supportive.
Have you tried contacting more established athiest YouTubers like AronRa?
There are also usually atheist and humanist meet-up groups in most major cities that might help you get views and subscribers.
 
I try my hardest not to think of what my breakout video might be. I'd like to think that there isn't going to be one--that my newest video should just be as good, if not better, than the last. It's dumbfounding to think about how my videos may fair with the thousands of others popping out everyday, so I just work for myself. If I'm happy with it, then awesome.
 
Mishie said:
I try my hardest not to think of what my breakout video might be. I'd like to think that there isn't going to be one--that my newest video should just be as good, if not better, than the last. It's dumbfounding to think about how my videos may fair with the thousands of others popping out everyday, so I just work for myself. If I'm happy with it, then awesome.
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This is the best possible attitude to have. Sure it can be discouraging to not get the numbers you hope for, but at the end of the day, when you upload that video and feel like you accomplished something and you're proud of your content, that's all that matters. Because really, for the majority of us, this is a hobby and it should be fun.
 
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