Do You Think Youtube is Unfair to Newbies?

We grow up being told lies about how the world works. We are told that if we just work hard and have passion we'll make it, but let's look at the facts. YouTube is the leading platform for video online. 300 hours of video are uploaded every minute and 3.25 billion hours of content is watched on YouTube monthly. There are billions of people on the planet and potentially millions that want to be gamers or YouTubers in general. That's what you're competing with. You're competing with millions of other people who are working just as hard as you if not more and have just as much passion as you if not more. It's not enough to work hard or have passion if your niche is saturated with people who are all doing that. Doing what everyone else is doing is not competitive. If you want to make it, then you need to deliver something no one else does. Period. Something only you can do or will do. If you can't differentiate, then you will struggle. It's about adapting to the circumstances - Not focusing on what you can't control. That just results in lost time and frustration - Neither of which help you get to where you want to be. Unless you start a platform with your own rules, then you are subject to someone else's.
 
Not unfair. If anything, it really exposes people to themselves of their capability to be successful in platforms like these. The system is laid out in front of you. All the things you need to do to be successful is very clearly written. Whether you're willing to suck it up and do everything you need to do to "beat" the system is up to you. And even if you do, you'll come to a point where you realize whether you're cut out for being a creator or not. Again, it'll expose you and it's up to you to know what to do next with your channel.

Don't forget, YouTube and all these other platforms are free. They are not entitled to hold your hand through any of it.
 
+1 for PictureFit. It's not unfair at all. I basically started 4 months ago (with a channel I never did anything with for years) and I've grown a pace I'm happy with. One of my first videos now has over 90k views. I made that when I had 200 subs.

So while bigger channels do get some advantages, there is enough room for small channels to grow.
 
I’d say it’s fair because it does apply the rules evenly. The monitization stuff is a drag but its to put an end to bottled channels who are ruining your chances by filling YouTube with literal garbage videos that will push yours down. It also draws a line between hobbyists and those who are more driven. I think the limits are a little high for those who are actually serious but aren’t there. However thats rule is going to clean up the bad actors and send em packing.

You could say its actually better for you now because hose who started earlier, so be hard, had time limits on videos and couldn’t have thumbnails etc until a certain point. We get those day 1!

I will say that the algorithm, not YouTube policies are extreeeeeeemly unfair because its such a high hurdle to get over, b=it then for those who do, they can grow super fast and actually get faster returns that you can imagine. Someone with 300k subscribers can make a video that says “I wont be making a video until next month, too busy sorry!” And it gets 50k views and lots of comments and likes. And when was our last 50k in a day video that didn’t really say anything? Nowhere. It doesn’t exist.
 
I don't look at it as being unfair. I look at it as goals to be achieved by hard working and passionate people. Anything is possible once you put in the work to gain it.My opinion:) Have a blessed day
 
Give the viewers what they want and you will succeed.

It's as simple as that.

I don't view it as a competition. Far from it. It comes down to original content of interest to viewers.

If you aren't growing then you are doing something wrong.

Be super critical of your efforts. If it's not working then try something else. Another approach.

I've never struggled to grow. But I am totally aware of viewer feedback, viewer receptiveness, and subject interest.

No good dishing up stuff duplicated by a myriad of other channels, and then wondering why nothing is happening.
 
I think its unfair how hard we have to work just for people to see us but life is unfair and I feel like in time if your intention is right and you got good quality the work will pay off.
 
Life is what you make it.

You get back what you put in - ultimately.

We all started at the bottom, no matter how big you get to be. No special treatment.

If you expect a sweet ride you're delusional.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
 
To be honest: I don’t really give a rats a** about the new rules because I’m not in this to make money. I have other ways for that. As long as I like what I’m doing an I stand by my content then that’s all that matters to me personally. That should be the basis for everything. Would I like it if I can make money of it? For sure but it’s not my goal.


Also, I don’t agree with people saying ‘you need x-amount of subscribers in x-amount of time fo you’re doing it wrong and you’ll never grow’. That’s weak. You can always grow if you switch things up. Your ‘succes’ on YouTube is not bound by time.
 
I think is like someone else said "Selfish" but hey, what big company is not selfish. Besides, once you hit the 1000 subs you'll definitely feel very accomplished. Keep grinding hard and keep uploading. Uploading frequent quality videos are key. Work hard and try not to give up. Persistence is what gets you somewhere. Invest more time learning about Youtube's algorithm and then apply it to your channel. Eventually if you do things right, your channel will pop off. Good luck! I know you can do it.
 
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