New Channel Confusion

weeeben

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I'm quite brain drained at the moment after reading a few long threads overnight that have been a great source of info'
I should probably wait a few days to clear my head but I may as well start asking a few questions.
the "setting up to launch an adwords campaign" thread had lots of quality tips & techniques, perhaps a basis for a youtube e-book?

Anyway's, I tried to relate those comments to my new niche which is small but big for a few into it, i'm going to be doing very much the same as a few others except using a different material so the outcome would be different, it's like whacky types of science experiments.

I had the idea that by starting the channel with a bang, like big $$$ advertising for my first video was going to be the way to go.

Now I see that advertising a new video straight up will have a negative effect on how youtube sees the video and they say it will kill video suggestions right away.

Ok, i'm not impatient so i'm happy to kick off the new channel and try grow it organically like my original channel did, it's kinda slow but it's reasonably solid for my type of niche, scrapping e-waste.

My question is, is it best to upload the first video and steadily upload a new one in sync with how I intend to upload? Say if I want to do 1 video a week, should I start like that or should I do what some experts suggest and upload 6 videos before I even open my channel to the public?

The idea there is when people view one of these 6 video's, they will see other video's and most likely will subscribe because they see content.

I'm really confused which way to go, as if I open my channel with 6 video's straight up, I don't feel they will get much traction and seem like a waste of videos but I guess if I also create a playlist, that will at least seed two connections to youtube.

Anyone have any opinions on starting another channel? How did you go about it and how did you use your existing channel to promote the other? this part I have no idea on but feel some of my subs would go over to the new channel as I do have popular video's similar in theme.

The reason I don't want to add the new niche to my channel is I think I have loyal subs that are very specific to what I do, scrap e-waste and the new style is more for junk time entertainment viewers.

And another reason is I'm not sure which direction I want to continue with in future, I'm just about done with things I can do with the channel as i've covered just about everything I can think of, lately it's been what pops up in my head or I get something new to scrap out but there's not much left.

So instead of making my subs feel like i'm moving on to junk themes, I think having the 2nd channel will allow me to do them and still upload to my original channel and stay on theme.

Hoping there's someone here that can get the idea of where i'm at, as I said i'm a bit drained from reading at the moment so I apologise if i'm not making sense right now but i'll come back when i'm clear.
 
My question is, is it best to upload the first video and steadily upload a new one in sync with how I intend to upload? Say if I want to do 1 video a week, should I start like that or should I do what some experts suggest and upload 6 videos before I even open my channel to the public?

The idea there is when people view one of these 6 video's, they will see other video's and most likely will subscribe because they see content.

I'm really confused which way to go, as if I open my channel with 6 video's straight up, I don't feel they will get much traction and seem like a waste of videos but I guess if I also create a playlist, that will at least seed two connections to youtube.

Both methods have advantages and disadvantages like you said. I would personally prefer uploading them at weekly intervals. By the time the algorithm gets hold of the first video, you'd probably be on your 2nd or 3rd upload anyway. Or you could upload say the first 2-3 videos all at once or even daily and then start with your weekly schedule. I think uploading 6 at once is overkill and, as you say, a waste of videos.
 
Yeah I think your right with uploading at weekly intervals from the beginning, as like you said it will take some time for the algorithm to take hold anyway.
And I guess by the time the 6th video is up, it'll show me how the first one is going so I can decide whether to start promoting it through adwords.

I wish I paid more attention to how my first channel progressed for the first few months and at what stage views came from recommended, whether it was the first video or not.
 
Definitely agree that six videos at once feels like it should be the way to go because otherwise it doesn't look like an established channel, but that is definitely a waste. Schedule is best to establish an expectation in an audience I think.

I must admit i have exactly the same issue with the advertising. Can you tell me where you read that advertising a new video will stop the algorithm from suggesting you? I'd really like to read that article if possible :)
 
#odabaco
It was bought up in another thread, this video is where it's been said.. youtu.be/Q_g7D0Z1iKo?t=43m6s
It's also where he mentions the 6 videos to start off, but in my particular niche i'm hoping that one video will be enough for people to sub if they're into that stuff.[DOUBLEPOST=1504877231,1504859119][/DOUBLEPOST]Having second thoughts on advertising the very first video now.
I figured that whilst advertising a new video may mess up the algorithm, if it's the very first video and no subs then what algorithm could youtube possible make?
Anyone have an opinion on a 1st vid with no subs?

Although now i'm wondering how a new video on a new channel goes viral?
you know when someone uploads out of the blue of their cat doing funny things, they can get millions of views in 24 hours
How does that work without any advertising, no tags and no previous history of videos?
 
@weeeben Thank you. I will take a look. I have definitely noticed that using adwords to promote a video (probably my 14th or 15th) seemed to cause an interruption to organic views from search or suggested. Pause the ad campaign, and a day later the organic stuff came back. Most odd. Maybe it's not proper evidence but it sure made me doubt the use of the promote feature!
 
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