Thanks everyone! I've been posting videos for a long time and it has taken many hours of work for almost no pay to build my channel. I remember when I just watched videos on YT and didn't post any of my own. I thought at the time, "If THESE guys can do it, why can't I?" I'm definitely proof that anyone can do it if they obsess over it.
Even though many people think of my channel as being "big" I still act like I am a small channel and focus my time on replying to comments directly on Youtube. Since I don't use other social media like Twitter/Facebook/etc. I can use that time to engage my audience.
Another thing I clearly remember is the "big" channels never replied to their audience, or if they did, it was very limited. It always felt awesome to get a reply from one of those channels, even though it was very rare. They always used the excuse, "I'm too busy to reply to comments." Well, that is BS. You are never too busy to reply to your audience.