ok I'm not supposed to say this. And I try not to because I love this forum. But I... I have to get this out. This forum CAN hurt channels. For one thing, if all your subs are other vloggers then they're not just viewers, viewers are the ones who will go die hard for you to the point they'll wait and wait for your upload, here you get that alot less, people who have something they want to get seen are less likely to just want to see you. On top of that, the time we spend hanging out here is time we're not spending researchign how to promote and better our channels.
While this site has great info on it, there are things is just doesn't teach us, answers you never find. if we were spending our time reading the words of people who've made it and applying them, and joining other social media sites, we'd have a better chance. I love you guys I really do, but Ive seen this for a little while now, and it's not something I want to say or even know if I'm allowed to say. I'm not saying to not post on the forum, I'm just saying that like... we're fooling ourselves by thinking that being here is the way to get known on youtube. We need to limit our time here to a manageable fair amount, and spend the rest finding ways to get our voices heard and our channels seen.
By all means, when you discover something new, tell all of us about it so we can benefit. But we've gotten so lost in our enjoyment of the social aspect of this awesome crazy loving forum, that I think we've forgotten to look for ways to grow our channels. I'm sorry if this is... strange for me of all people to say being a top poster but I just... firmly believe it's truth. Don't put all your eggs in the yttalk basket, but please, don't leave the basket either
