What I've realized about YouTube

TheKingCranee said:
Been on youtube roughly 4 months. Wanted to start 5 years ago but didnt because i didnt have enough courage. However, I am on youtube because I do love making videos but... I got carried away with numbers, subscribers, etc.
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You have an incredibly high subscriber count for being on YouTube for 4 months... I've been on for about 3 years and have less than 500 subs. Perspective!
 
It depends on what kind of growth you are talking about. If you're expecting to become the next Pew Die Pie or Devinsupertramp then you need a little luck but you still have to work your butt off to make that luck even possible. If you just want to make stuff you enjoy and steadily build up a decent following over time it still takes a buttload of hard work and time but the good thing is you don't have to cross your fingers that fate will make that progress happen for you. You and the people you network with make the progress that really matters.

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I don't need to be an enormous youtuber, I would love to have a decent following and have a real nice amount of feedback. 100k would be insane . That's just dreaming like a crazy man.
 
TheKingCranee said:
What I've realized about YouTube...

It's serious not possible to grow on YouTube without videos that go some what viral.

To get a video to go some what viral is luck... YouTube is luck. I may seem pessimistic about this but it's the ugly truth and I'm sorry.

Please if you differ or think other wise let me hear it.
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You have to network mate,
we went from 226 subs to over 2k in 2 weeks
 
RiffRaff said:
You have to network mate,
we went from 226 subs to over 2k in 2 weeks
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How on earth did you manage to get that in two weeks? Even if you leave s4s comments on all the gaming, justin bieber and pewdiepie videos it's an enormous amount! Do they still visit your videos as well after that or is it only the dirty one-off subs/views?

Not trying to be a jerk, really interested how you managed.
 
KidsCorner said:
How on earth did you manage to get that in two weeks? Even if you leave s4s comments on all the gaming, justin bieber and pewdiepie videos it's an enormous amount! Do they still visit your videos as well after that or is it only the dirty one-off subs/views?

Not trying to be a jerk, really interested how you managed.
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Started to get some bigger youtubers who subscribed to our channel, ended up get a few shoutouts :)

Check out the comments and views on my videos...
 
TheKingCranee said:
Been on youtube roughly 4 months.
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4 months is nothing in YT terms. You're being impatient. The algorithm needs time to process the data and also for word to spread. Read @Lightsen's post above about being PATIENT. She knows what she is talking about (she has recently passed 100k subs) and I can confirm what she says is true. My channel didn't start getting traction until after 12 months and then a year later, I received my silver play button too. You don't need a viral video (they're as rare as winning the lottery), but you will need 1-2 "gateway videos" - popular videos that appeal to a very wide audience (wider than your usual content) that funnel views into the rest of your channel via the algorithm.

I'm not going to spoonfeed you with links but do a search for "gateway videos" on here and in particular read @uberdanger 's threads and posts on the subject and other subjects. He's no longer active here so don't bother replying to him or bumping his threads but I suggest you read all his tutorials.
 
Crown said:
4 months is nothing in YT terms. You're being impatient. The algorithm needs time to process the data and also for word to spread. Read @Lightsen's post above about being PATIENT. She knows what she is talking about (she has recently passed 100k subs) and I can confirm what she says is true. My channel didn't start getting traction until after 12 months and then a year later, I received my silver play button too. You don't need a viral video (they're as rare as winning the lottery), but you will need 1-2 "gateway videos" - popular videos that appeal to a very wide audience (wider than your usual content) that funnel views into the rest of your channel via the algorithm.

I'm not going to spoonfeed you with links but do a search for "gateway videos" on here and in particular read @uberdanger 's threads and posts on the subject and other subjects. He's no longer active here so don't bother replying to him or bumping his threads but I suggest you read all his tutorials.
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thanks Crown!

also can confirm, took me 6 years to even start the ball rolling. If I had given up at any stage during those years, I wouldn't have the channel I have today. and i definitely needed the time to make improvements. use the time while your new on youtube to try new ideas, and not have to worry about a big backlash. then once you find what you enjoy and sticks, your ready to perfect that format.
 
Crown said:
4 months is nothing in YT terms. You're being impatient. The algorithm needs time to process the data and also for word to spread. Read @Lightsen's post above about being PATIENT. She knows what she is talking about (she has recently passed 100k subs) and I can confirm what she says is true. My channel didn't start getting traction until after 12 months and then a year later, I received my silver play button too. You don't need a viral video (they're as rare as winning the lottery), but you will need 1-2 "gateway videos" - popular videos that appeal to a very wide audience (wider than your usual content) that funnel views into the rest of your channel via the algorithm.

I'm not going to spoonfeed you with links but do a search for "gateway videos" on here and in particular read @uberdanger 's threads and posts on the subject and other subjects. He's no longer active here so don't bother replying to him or bumping his threads but I suggest you read all his tutorials.
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Wow, thank you so much for the information and I have read his topics already but I think I might reread them again. Information never hurt.

Lightsen said:
thanks Crown!

also can confirm, took me 6 years to even start the ball rolling. If I had given up at any stage during those years, I wouldn't have the channel I have today. and i definitely needed the time to make improvements. use the time while your new on youtube to try new ideas, and not have to worry about a big backlash. then once you find what you enjoy and sticks, your ready to perfect that format.
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6 years, thats a while but I give you props. You're doing it now!!! Congratulations and hope you succeed much much more in the future.
 
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