Overall growth guide for new/small channels.

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Thanks for this guide I know I'll get there is i work hard and to YOU all of you smaller youtubers just like me, its getting their thats half the challenge but I know not just me but all of us will make it in our own little ways
 
This was a good read since I have...oh..four whole subscribers. Haha. Would you suggest paying for an ad campaign early on or is that just a total waste?
 
Again, really appreciate the time you took to write this (and all your other guides).

If only I could just get myself past the 100 mark...
 
Thx bro[DOUBLEPOST=1393961488,1393883018][/DOUBLEPOST]This is awesome, man Its gonna be hard for our new channel coming up called Battle Of The Videos.... The next big thing on youtube..... Trust me
 
0-100 subscribers.
Now this is truthfully one of the hardest barriers to pass as a Youtuber, don't be fooled. My first 100 subscribers took more time than the next 1000. It's very hard to generate traffic to your channel. At this stage you can't even use Reddit to promote your videos, Reddit folk generally tend to upvote less when they see it's a video with no likes/comments/views. Also it's nice to have subscribers upvoting for you, regardless of how big the subreddit is.
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Whilst Reddit is a "Hive Mind" it completely depends on where you post and how active that sub is, it needs to be:

a) Active enough that you have people that can jump start your channel
b) Not so big that you will get lost among the new threads

The "Lets Play" subreddits are classic examples of being too big and too filled with people wanting to be the next big thing. There's so much "content" that goes through that board that yes, people quickly filter out and wont give the time of day to a no comment no sub no liked video. However...

.. if you pick your subreddit right, particularly one that might be a little more niche (so basically the Lets Play crowd are screwed :D ) then it can be really worthwhile. If you do YouTube videos focusing on DIY and post it in the /r/diy sub then you've a better chance of people being interested and checking it out. I advertised my channel on the /r/dnd, /r/dungeonsanddragons and /r/rpg forums and within the space of a single evening had picked up my first 35 subs (after a few days I'm at 47 and seem to pick someone up every few days). Now I think my videos and editing are pretty good, so that's not to say to say just posting in niche subs will make you an instant hit, but it's given me a jump start at least.
 
Great guide! I'm working through changing up my channel trailer right now, and it's kind of a nightmare trying to think of awesome ways to make it entertaining enough that people will want to stay and sub.
 
I'm been looking around for quality information on growing your channel without having to pay and have struggled for quite some time now. I'm happy to say that i've finally found that. It is greatly appreciated how much time you all take out of you all's day to make sure others who have been confused about the growing process finally grow at incredible rates. Keep it up YT. Looks like I'm on to the next guide :)
 
This is probably the best advice for growth that I have seen. Thanks so much for putting the effort into this dude to help us smaller guys out!!
 
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