How Does A Channel Grow With 0 Views and 0 Subs?
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EngiNerd
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since you are a gaming channel this is going to be very tricky... It all comes down to SEO at this early stage. You need the watch time to rank your videos. Or else your videos get stuck in the void.
Id say optimize titles, description and tags. Nobody is searching for "why is this happening to me?"
Jump on a "tentpole" event and talk about it , give a major rant
. Hot topics were and still is EP7.A few days ago every major Vloger talked about the Fine Bros React announcement. Even smaller Youtubers <100 subs jumped on this bandwagon which got them instant 1000 subs.
Faraz
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thanks for the advice also what does SEO stand for?since you are a gaming channel this is going to be very tricky... It all comes down to SEO at this early stage. You need the watch time to rank your videos. Or else your videos get stuck in the void.
Id say optimize titles, description and tags. Nobody is searching for "why is this happening to me?"
Jump on a "tentpole" event and talk about it , give a major rant
A few days ago every major Vloger talked about the Fine Bros React announcement. Even smaller Youtubers <100 subs jumped on this bandwagon which got them instant 1000 subs.
AnnaGermanGirl
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1) If you have really zero subs, then tell your whole network of family and friends about your channel.
2) Post on social media.
3) Make videos about stuff other people haven't done before (so, Minecraft is not a good idea). In the gaming niche odd games, retro games and indie games are more likely to get you discovered.
4) Make your videos look professional from the beginning (nice thumbnail, good editing)
5) Read about tagging & keywords and experiment.
Getting the first 500 subs can be hard and take a while but it's entirely achievable if you are willing to put in the effort.[DOUBLEPOST=1455031567,1455031496][/DOUBLEPOST]
Definitely do a lot of research on YouTube SEO. SEO stands for search engine optimization and will help you with ranking better in the YouTube search engine (or even Google).
2) Post on social media.
3) Make videos about stuff other people haven't done before (so, Minecraft is not a good idea
). In the gaming niche odd games, retro games and indie games are more likely to get you discovered.4) Make your videos look professional from the beginning (nice thumbnail, good editing)
5) Read about tagging & keywords and experiment.
Getting the first 500 subs can be hard and take a while but it's entirely achievable if you are willing to put in the effort.
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Definitely do a lot of research on YouTube SEO. SEO stands for search engine optimization and will help you with ranking better in the YouTube search engine (or even Google).
UltraKrillin
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Thanks for responding mate
Switchbox
Give me your food
I started with 0 views and 0 subscribers back in November.
When I had made a handful of videos I made a channel trailer/ad for Google AdWords.
I've been doing a Google AdWords campaign since late-November, and it is really working for me. (Currently at 550 subscribers as we speak)
I get between 5-22 subscribers a day, and the interaction on my videos are great!
It's a bit on the costy side, though. I have a budget of $6 a day.
But I'm willing to sacrifice $180 a month for consistent channel growth
And after a while it will start coming in naturally as well. ^^
Of course, I have videos that people want to watch. Or else they wouldn't subscribe and watch my videos just because of the ad.
So right now I'm just focusing on trying to make every video better than the last one, uploading consistently (I try daily, but sometimes I do bi-daily) and just having fun while doing everything from recording, to editing to uploading and interacting with my watchers ^^
When I had made a handful of videos I made a channel trailer/ad for Google AdWords.
I've been doing a Google AdWords campaign since late-November, and it is really working for me. (Currently at 550 subscribers as we speak)
I get between 5-22 subscribers a day, and the interaction on my videos are great!
It's a bit on the costy side, though. I have a budget of $6 a day.
But I'm willing to sacrifice $180 a month for consistent channel growth
And after a while it will start coming in naturally as well. ^^
Of course, I have videos that people want to watch. Or else they wouldn't subscribe and watch my videos just because of the ad.
So right now I'm just focusing on trying to make every video better than the last one, uploading consistently (I try daily, but sometimes I do bi-daily) and just having fun while doing everything from recording, to editing to uploading and interacting with my watchers ^^
Safety Turtle
Turtle Power!
I second the "share your videos" thing...especially on sites with a focus or related to the content.
When I started my iRacing rookie diary, I posted on the iRacing forum and other sim racing forums, and when I started on my Bloodborne playthrough I shared it on various gaming forums, especially ones that seemed to have some Bloodborne content to begin with.
It also keeps me going that I keep being told that the start on youtube is rough, makes me feel less bad that I'm over a month in and only have 25 subs (just lost one even ^^) and near 600 views...think you just gotta keep at it and not slack.
I'm also seeing as this "slow start" as a perfect time to get better...I'm rather insecure when it comes to commentary and my accent and english skills (being a non-native english speaker) but I can already feel it improving just by doing more and more videos.
Dunno if I've said anything helpful, I'm very much like you just starting out with a gaming channel...and I can imagine gaming channels may be one of the hardest sorts of channels to break through in because there are so many of them out there.
When I started my iRacing rookie diary, I posted on the iRacing forum and other sim racing forums, and when I started on my Bloodborne playthrough I shared it on various gaming forums, especially ones that seemed to have some Bloodborne content to begin with.
It also keeps me going that I keep being told that the start on youtube is rough, makes me feel less bad that I'm over a month in and only have 25 subs (just lost one even ^^) and near 600 views...think you just gotta keep at it and not slack.
I'm also seeing as this "slow start" as a perfect time to get better...I'm rather insecure when it comes to commentary and my accent and english skills (being a non-native english speaker) but I can already feel it improving just by doing more and more videos.
Dunno if I've said anything helpful, I'm very much like you just starting out with a gaming channel...and I can imagine gaming channels may be one of the hardest sorts of channels to break through in because there are so many of them out there.
Rae Talks
Liking YTtalk
Have you ever done a campaign with a lower budget? I've tried twice, and have never gotten even 1 sub from ads. Any tips?I started with 0 views and 0 subscribers back in November.
When I had made a handful of videos I made a channel trailer/ad for Google AdWords.
I've been doing a Google AdWords campaign since late-November, and it is really working for me. (Currently at 550 subscribers as we speak)
I get between 5-22 subscribers a day, and the interaction on my videos are great!
It's a bit on the costy side, though. I have a budget of $6 a day.
But I'm willing to sacrifice $180 a month for consistent channel growth
And after a while it will start coming in naturally as well. ^^
Of course, I have videos that people want to watch. Or else they wouldn't subscribe and watch my videos just because of the ad.
So right now I'm just focusing on trying to make every video better than the last one, uploading consistently (I try daily, but sometimes I do bi-daily) and just having fun while doing everything from recording, to editing to uploading and interacting with my watchers ^^