When Did Your Channel "Take Off"

[AceOfBats]

Well this has been an eye opening thread. Guess i better get to editing, I have a schedule to keep. Good to see some success on here

 

[GucciCarry]

My channel honestly has started going off since December when I got into fortnite. I average almost 6x the amount of views I used to. However my sub count isn't increasing that quickly yet but I'm hoping that changes soon. I currently have like multiple videos that are snowballing which is great. I'm just trying to figure out a series or something to get that subscriber flow coming in.

 

[Gaijillionaire]

You make getting to that point sound so easy. XD

Well I think many of us are at that same point. Ask how many views or subs you have and we can say I had X yesterday and got Y today but for bigger channels you’d have to go by the last round number as things move too fast

 

[DIY Reid]

My personal story started in July 2016. After procrastinating over starting a channel for months, I finally plucked up the courage to do it. I used to run a food blog for 6 years so naturally it was what I wanted to do. It took me all day just to film my first video. I didn't like myself and how I sounded back then and I was sure I would fail. But I kept going, constantly making small improvements to my videos and learning all about the back end stuff. It's so tough to begin with when you're getting 10 views and 1 subscriber a week. We've all been there, and the deafening silence in the comments section is embarrassing. This is why most channels fail, because of unrealistic expectations. The difference between someone who quits and someone who perseveres is whether or not they can fight through that. I know of a youtuber on here that's got just over 100 subs after 5 years, and they still keep going because they do it for the love not the fame and fortune. Me, well I obviously do it because I love it. The comments and the support of my community is really humbling. But I think we'd all be kidding ourselves that we don't want to be able to quit our jobs and do it for a living, and it's that that is always in the background telling me that I can and will do this one day. I've never been successful at anything, and although I'm still a small fish in a big pond, I'm more hopeful than ever. I'd say to anyone that might be doubting if they can succeed is to think you're only using other youtubers current success as a barometer for your own. Take Peter McKinnon as an example, hes exploded the past year and only recently quit his job. He's worked in restaurants, in camera shops, been poor and counted every penny like the rest of us. He saved up for months and borrowed money for his first proper lense that cost $2k.

Keep working on your channel and think big. Do you want to collab with Casey neistat? Then make it a goal,who says you can't? Want to get 1 million subscribers? Write it down and aim for it, because the only person telling you you can't get there, is yourself.

In the words of shia lebeouf.....DO IT...JUST.....DOOOO IT!!

I like how this guy thinks!

First and foremost you have to do this because you love doing it. Not because you have the potential to make money. It's a lot of work when you account for the amount of time you put into it. Counting the amount of time you do the planning in your head, the prep for shooting the video, the editing for the video, the promoting of the video and channel, etc. You'll put in more hours than most will say it's worth.

There will be huge ups and downs. I'm nowhere close to being a huge channel but I feel like I have had some success here and there. I have times where I'm like why am I even doing this, then a few minutes later I'm like oh yeah I know why. I love doing this. I enjoy it. I was making between $20 - $30 a month last year and I released 6 videos in 2017. I started heavily working on my channel (logo, intro, name, banner, yadda yadda) in November 2017. I'm no averaging about $50 - $60 a month now. I have told myself I'm going to do whatever it takes to release at least one video a week.

 

[MYKD]

This thread is both intimidating and inspiring. I can feel the struggle and frustration in some posts and I can feel the hope and ambition in others. I started my channel last month, so I have not "Taken Off" yet, but boy everyday I look at my channel and I believe it will one day. Good luck to you all[DOUBLEPOST=1515642157,1515641913][/DOUBLEPOST]

My channel honestly has started going off since December when I got into fortnite. I average almost 6x the amount of views I used to. However my sub count isn't increasing that quickly yet but I'm hoping that changes soon. I currently have like multiple videos that are snowballing which is great. I'm just trying to figure out a series or something to get that subscriber flow coming in.

Hey! I also have a Fortnite channel. I am going to check out your content bro! good luck with your growth!

 

[GucciCarry]

This thread is both intimidating and inspiring. I can feel the struggle and frustration in some posts and I can feel the hope and ambition in others. I started my channel last month, so I have not "Taken Off" yet, but boy everyday I look at my channel and I believe it will one day. Good luck to you all[DOUBLEPOST=1515642157,1515641913][/DOUBLEPOST]
Hey! I also have a Fortnite channel. I am going to check out your content bro! good luck with your growth!

Awesome my dude, sounds good!