Subscribers don’t matter!!!

[TheClayWay]

Okay. I want to say this here so that maybe you and others can understand this. If more people understood what I am about to tell you, there would be a lot less misunderstanding about the subject of subscriber count. The first thing to understand is that not all subscriber counts are the same. You can't compare your channel with 19K subs with a channel like Cocomelon with 40 Million. You have to compare your channel with other channels that produce content in the same genre as yours. Some genres like cocomelon, trynottolaugh, and others, are what I call" gobbledygook" channels. They are like the candy store or donut shop of Youtube. They produce hollow, shallow content that is for meaningless entertainment purposes only. Guess what? People LOVE that kind of content. That kind of content appeals to a broad spectrum of people, so they have a pool of hundreds of millions (If not billions) of people to draw subs from.

Now, say you have an interest-based channel about renewing 1957 Chevys, or knitting, or canoe building. How many people are interested in those things? Not many. So, how many people available in that pool to draw subs from? There are some, but there are not millions. This is why you cannot compare an interest-based channel with a gobbledygook entertainment-based channel when it comes to subscriber counts. 1000 subs on a narrow interest-based channel dedicated to renewing 1957, or how to nit, or how to make a canoe, might be equivalent to 1 million (or 10 million) subs on a gobblygook channel. Why? Because out of the very small pool of people that are interested in the narrow topic of your channel, you got 1000 of them to sub to your channel. People that subscribe to gobbledygook channels are not serious people. They will hit that subscribe button without any thought. People that subscribe to interest-based channels are very serious about the thing they are interested in and won't just hit that subscribe button because they found your channel. You have to really impress them t get them to hit that subscribe button. If you also take into account that your channel is competing in the same market as these huge gobbledygook channels that are getting all the attention (YT suggestions), that means that those 1K subs are even more impressive.

I don't know your genre, but 19K is nothing to be ashamed of. It is true that subs do not equal more money, but subs DO equal MORE SUBS. Humans are very crowd influenced. The more people they see doing something, the more they feel comfortable doing the same things. Even though subs do not equal money, they equal respect, and respect equals more money. The problem is that most people do not understand the subs vs genre issue. So the see a channel in a much less popular interest-based genre and they expect it to have the millions of subs like the huge gobbledygook channels. This is very unfair. The same is true for sponsors. They think that if you don't have a million subs, you are not worth talking to, regardless of what genre you are in.

This is definitely a problem with channels in narrow interest-based genres that don't have a large pool of people to draw subs from.

I really appreciate you taking the time to write that that makes a lot of sense and definitely resonates with me and I appreciate the kind words even though my videos aren’t the greatest I try very hard while still keeping a functionable work life. Even though I do YouTube full-time I also work full-time and it’s tough so taking the time to write a message like that is much appreciated by folks like me at least thank you very much

 

[dailydrivenh2]

here is what i had learn from my own channel and others here around my area (los angeles)
you now a days relly on your subs first .i also have a car channel "daily driven h2" like someone else mentioned my older videos are the ones pulling more views now keep in mind i only have 1.8K subs so far and not all watch my videos .
you need to gain the must watch time first from your subs and it does hurt your channel when lots of your subs get the notification but do not watch the video once the video starts picking up watchtime only youtube will push to others outside your channel , and if thats not the case your channel will suffer alot .

 

[Jungle Explorer]

I really appreciate you taking the time to write that that makes a lot of sense and definitely resonates with me and I appreciate the kind words even though my videos aren’t the greatest I try very hard while still keeping a functionable work life. Even though I do YouTube full-time I also work full-time and it’s tough so taking the time to write a message like that is much appreciated by folks like me at least thank you very much

My pleasure. If I have something beneficial to offer, I like to take the time to write it. I am in an extremely narrow niche genre. It has taken me a long time to build-up subs, and less than 1% of them watch my new videos. This is understandable because my videos provide answers to specific questions, and if you don't have the question it answers, there is no reason for you to watch the video. How many people want to know how to fix the fiberglass handle on an old hand tool? See what I mean? But, this is not to say that I don't care about subs, far from it. They are the most important thing to me. Because subs are like Reviews. People use the Sub count to gauge the quality of the product. The more subs you have, the more people respect you. Subs are your claim to fame, per say. The more subs you have, the more famous you are in people's eyes. This means that they are more likely to want to sub to your channel.

I have observed a direct correlation between my subscriber count, and my monthly new subscriber average. As my count goes up, so does the number of monthly new subscribers.

 

[Pro Kie]

How do you guys get so many subscribers so quickly. I feel as if my content is good but not many people watch it. my channel is Pro Kie

 

[Jungle Explorer]

How do you guys get so many subscribers so quickly. I feel as if my content is good but not many people watch it. my channel is Pro Kie

Rule # 1: ASK people to subscribe. Don't ASSUME that just because they like your video or your channel they will subscribe. People need to be told to do before they will remember.

Rule # 2. Make it EASY for them to subscribe. Make sure you have BRANDED your channel with a Subscribe button that appears all the time




Rule # 3: Value your Subscribers. People want to feel that you are working for them and value them. Don't harp[ on it, but let people know how much you value your subscribers and are working hard for them.

 

[TheClayWay]

My pleasure. If I have something beneficial to offer, I like to take the time to write it. I am in an extremely narrow niche genre. It has taken me a long time to build-up subs, and less than 1% of them watch my new videos. This is understandable because my videos provide answers to specific questions, and if you don't have the question it answers, there is no reason for you to watch the video. How many people want to know how to fix the fiberglass handle on an old hand tool? See what I mean? But, this is not to say that I don't care about subs, far from it. They are the most important thing to me. Because subs are like Reviews. People use the Sub count to gauge the quality of the product. The more subs you have, the more people respect you. Subs are your claim to fame, per say. The more subs you have, the more famous you are in people's eyes. This means that they are more likely to want to sub to your channel.

I have observed a direct correlation between my subscriber count, and my monthly new subscriber average. As my count goes up, so does the number of monthly new subscribers.

YouTube is certainly a snowball Rolling down a hill. It will get bigger and bigger and bigger as time goes on

I totally understand what you’re saying about videos that don’t get that many views. I’m certain when you’re making a video that you’re certain will not get that many views you know that the views that it ends up getting really help the people that get it. I think you and I are the same about them things we do it because we enjoy helping other people especially people that we don’t know

it seems to be easier to help the people that I don’t know then to help the people that I do. I find it strange that life works that way. That may say thing about the people that I know...... anyway

I find that if I think of all the years I’ve been working on things and I think of the little tricks that I know and figure out a way to tag them, title them and put a thumbnail that’s relevant to a mass number of people that really helps the channel even if it’s not something that I actually need to do. I do it to help my channel. A viral video to my channel is 20,000 views not that I’m complaining I certainly have videos that have a lot more views than that.

It sucks though when you make them videos that you know a mass number of people should watch and it’s information that people should know that it never gets viewed that often but I’ve had videos that were over two years old that went semi-viral for some weird reason after a lengthy amount of time so I’m going to keep a close eye on these kinds of things and see what is happening I’m assuming it’s google pushing that video for your channel but I don’t know yet.

 

[TheClayWay]

How do you guys get so many subscribers so quickly. I feel as if my content is good but not many people watch it. my channel is Pro Kie

I’ve had my channel for almost 10 years and have been working it for two years full-time I don’t know that it’s been that quick to get 20,000 subscribers.

It’s easy for other channels because they more than likely informed themselves well before they started doing YouTube

And also you should use Social Blade. After a while of looking at that you will find out which channels are kind of BS and have a lot of views and subscribers but not really any useful content.

You can buy subscribers and you can buy views.

The best way to make your channel successful that I found is social media find groups that are dedicated to what you have done in your videos and put your video Links on them groups

I’m not that great at that. I personally miss Step a lot of use because I’m not willing to put myself out there I really just don’t have the time like other channels have to sit there on social media all day. even though it would be super beneficial to my channel to do so.

 

[Trend-Watchers]

your cpm determines how much you make per thousand views.

 

[Jungle Explorer]

YouTube is certainly a snowball Rolling down a hill. It will get bigger and bigger and bigger as time goes on

I totally understand what you’re saying about videos that don’t get that many views. I’m certain when you’re making a video that you’re certain will not get that many views you know that the views that it ends up getting really help the people that get it. I think you and I are the same about them things we do it because we enjoy helping other people especially people that we don’t know

it seems to be easier to help the people that I don’t know then to help the people that I do. I find it strange that life works that way. That may say thing about the people that I know...... anyway

I find that if I think of all the years I’ve been working on things and I think of the little tricks that I know and figure out a way to tag them, title them and put a thumbnail that’s relevant to a mass number of people that really helps the channel even if it’s not something that I actually need to do. I do it to help my channel. A viral video to my channel is 20,000 views not that I’m complaining I certainly have videos that have a lot more views than that.

It sucks though when you make them videos that you know a mass number of people should watch and it’s information that people should know that it never gets viewed that often but I’ve had videos that were over two years old that went semi-viral for some weird reason after a lengthy amount of time so I’m going to keep a close eye on these kinds of things and see what is happening I’m assuming it’s google pushing that video for your channel but I don’t know yet.

We are certainly kindred spirits. I actually did not start my channel to become a Youtuber. I have been with youtube way before that word even existed. I have lived a very strange life, and this life has given me very unique knowledge that does not exist in the modern world. Most people that know me say that I should have been born in the 1800s. This is because I grew up like people did in the 1800s. Just think of Little House on the Prairie if you need a visual image. Except that I grew up a lot more primitive and it was in the Amazon Jungle, not the USA.

How does this play into me becoming a YouTuber? Well, there are things I know, that have long ago been forgotten in the US. As I began getting up there in years, I saw that all my effort to pass this information on to my descendency were not very successful. It really is hard to compete with the mental noise of the modern tech age. I decided to start making videos of my daily life on my homestead here in Texas. Just everyday things that I do, that to me are drop-dead simple, but to others, who have never tasted of the kind of life I have lived, may be foreign to. I wanted to preserve this knowledge for my children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren.

Over the years, as things would have it, in casual conversation, some people asked to see a certain video about this or that and I went looking for a place where I could share a video online with friends. Younger people may not remember this, but you could not always share videos online for free. YouTube was the first to offer this service, and so this is where my videos ended up. It was just a place for me to host my videos to share with friends and family. Nothing more. Then in 2016, YouTube starts beating down my door, begging me to "Monetize" my content. Not having the foggiest clue what the word "Monetize" meant, I ignored them for quite some time. But they were persistent and finally irritated me enough that I looked into it. When I realized they wanted to pay me to let people watch my videos, I fell on the floor laughing. I never consider that anyone outside my family and friends would ever want to watch the videos of a guy with no videography experience making videos with his smartphone, and that they would actually PAY me to make them. ROFL! Honestly, I still think it is hilarious.

Anyway, unbeknown to me, Youtube had evolved in the10 years since I first signed up and it was way more than just a hosting sight now. I had never checked on my video performance. To my utter surprise, I had a video with 250,000 views! I about passed out when I discovered this. So I went ahead and became a partner thinking, I might make 25 cents a month or something. Made $18 my first month. My eyes popped out of my head. And thus started my very looooong journey to become a successful YouTuber. I had to learn a LOT, and learn some MORE. Still learning!

 

[TheClayWay]

That’s a sweet story I’m also from Texas but live in Michigan now I think that’s what YouTube is for the carry-on legacies.

We also need to teach these yoods A thing or two about how things really are.

you could make a video showing people how to bathe them selves and there would be people out there that really didn’t know how to do it.

I literally have a video showing people how to use electrical tape it’s surprising how many people actually tell me they really never knew how electrical tape worked. But the great thing is that we are teaching people things and there are people out there that truly want to learn. And there’s something to be said about the accolades we get from strangers. It does give you a warm feeling inside your heart when you’re able to help somebody.
By the way what is the name of your channel?

keep up the good work God bless have a great day