The importance of being part of a community

WilliamRayWalters

WilliamRayWalters

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I can't tell you how many Youtubers I come across that aren't a part of a community/forum within their niche/genre. It does not make any sense to me. I have half a dozen channels that bring in regular views/subs and I have always been a member of communities/forums relevant to the niches of those channels and it has helped me in numerous ways.

My one fledgling gaming channel was jumpstarted by the relatively small community for the game it revolved around (now shut down so I will have to pivot). It helped me get subs and views quickly. This channel here (WilliamRayWalters) has no real niche but I've always been an active member of the old Youtube Partner Forum (the google help-run forum) and that helped me immensely when one of my higher earning videos was content claimed by an official Youtube/Google owned channel (back in 2011)! The community helped me out a lot there, TCs got in touch with actual Google employees, and it was worked out and my video's monetization returned to me. That likely would never had happened if those people didn't know me well.

Getting your work exposed to the masses isn't easy and most of the time you have no choice but to start small. Going it completely on your own is a bad idea. Join communities...and when I say join, I do not mean register for a forum and drop your video links now and then. I mean actually become a member of the forum...be active...get to know people...make friends. The more friends you have the easier this all will be. Good luck.
 
WilliamRayWalters said:
I can't tell you how many Youtubers I come across that aren't a part of a community/forum within their niche/genre. It does not make any sense to me. I have half a dozen channels that bring in regular views/subs and I have always been a member of communities/forums relevant to the niches of those channels and it has helped me in numerous ways.

My one fledgling gaming channel was jumpstarted by the relatively small community for the game it revolved around (now shut down so I will have to pivot). It helped me get subs and views quickly. This channel here (WilliamRayWalters) has no real niche but I've always been an active member of the old Youtube Partner Forum (the google help-run forum) and that helped me immensely when one of my higher earning videos was content claimed by an official Youtube/Google owned channel (back in 2011)! The community helped me out a lot there, TCs got in touch with actual Google employees, and it was worked out and my video's monetization returned to me. That likely would never had happened if those people didn't know me well.

Getting your work exposed to the masses isn't easy and most of the time you have no choice but to start small. Going it completely on your own is a bad idea. Join communities...and when I say join, I do not mean register for a forum and drop your video links now and then. I mean actually become a member of the forum...be active...get to know people...make friends. The more friends you have the easier this all will be. Good luck.
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I think this is an effective way of gaining views next to all the promoting on social media tips you read here.

By becoming a true part of a community, other community members are more willing to see your content and stick around your channel in the long term. And there are enough communities you could stick around which you're truly interested in.
 
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Good advice! Part of our struggle was finding the appropriate communities to join. Glad we found this one though! Seems like a good place!
 
WilliamRayWalters said:
I can't tell you how many Youtubers I come across that aren't a part of a community/forum within their niche/genre. It does not make any sense to me. I have half a dozen channels that bring in regular views/subs and I have always been a member of communities/forums relevant to the niches of those channels and it has helped me in numerous ways.

My one fledgling gaming channel was jumpstarted by the relatively small community for the game it revolved around (now shut down so I will have to pivot). It helped me get subs and views quickly. This channel here (WilliamRayWalters) has no real niche but I've always been an active member of the old Youtube Partner Forum (the google help-run forum) and that helped me immensely when one of my higher earning videos was content claimed by an official Youtube/Google owned channel (back in 2011)! The community helped me out a lot there, TCs got in touch with actual Google employees, and it was worked out and my video's monetization returned to me. That likely would never had happened if those people didn't know me well.

Getting your work exposed to the masses isn't easy and most of the time you have no choice but to start small. Going it completely on your own is a bad idea. Join communities...and when I say join, I do not mean register for a forum and drop your video links now and then. I mean actually become a member of the forum...be active...get to know people...make friends. The more friends you have the easier this all will be. Good luck.
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Are you specifically talking about YouTube communities or general communities? For a gaming channel, just a forum about that specific game? Because I find it very hard to mention my YouTube channel without being shut down immediately...
 
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Because I find it very hard to mention my YouTube channel without being shut down immediately...
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Well, I meant any community/forum within whatever niche your channel is based on, but many gaming forums I've been a part of have sections devoted to videos. Gamers can post their gameplay footage in threads in these sections. I can understand that not all gaming communities will have something like that though.
 
It is so easy to make friends when you have the same interests. And with these forums you know you have the same interests. Be a part of it and by support others, others will likely support you as well :)
 
Hmmm where can we find a community? Anyone out there know of any tech/music video/movie review communities? Hook me up
 
This is great advice. And the good part is, not only do you get more exposure for your videos, you get to be part of a community and make friends while you're at it!
 
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