Why is 100 subs so hard to get?

Getting those first 100 subscribers is usually the toughest part of starting out. I am at a little over 500, and I started in December of 2013. I think what the best thing to do when you are under 100, is to reach out to people with similar audience sizes and trying to do collabs or at least some cross promotion. I also suggest doing a lot of SEO research because that is probably the biggest thing that has helped me grow quickly. Now when you search "Pokemon Insider" (My channel name), my channel comes up first, and a lot of my videos appear near or on top of the search for different keywords.

Also, it's not necessarily the first 100 that's hard. I think once you reach maybe 300, you start to notice a little more consistent growth. I'm currently averaging almost 4 subscribers added per day right now, and it's increasing every month. I'd say the past 2 months for me have been the biggest, and I have gained almost 200 subscribers over that period.

I hope this was helpful :)
 
MiketheDbacker26 said:
That's my theory. People want to KNOW they're going to get good content, and if you have over 1,000 subs, odds are you have fairly good content. Under 100 either means crappy content or little experience, both of which turn away YouTube viewers. You just gotta grind out the first 200 or so, and from there you might start getting more respect.
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It might be so for some, but for me, when I see someone with good content and a small sub count, my chances of subscribing is actually higher. But mostly it's when I see someone stand out from the rest I subscribe.
 
Ninth said:
It might be so for some, but for me, when I see someone with good content and a small sub count, my chances of subscribing is actually higher. But mostly it's when I see someone stand out from the rest I subscribe.
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I think most people on this site may be like that, because as small channels, we know that there's tons of potential. But for a casual viewer, they might not take that into consideration.
 
LearningStuff said:
I think this forum makes it feel like everyone has some kind of success on YouTube. The truth is I think those who are successful are the most vocal here.
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I don't think that is correct at all. I'd like to think I'm vocal (read active) here, and I certainly don't think of myself as a huge success. We just share what we have learnt through our own struggles in a bid to steer the newcomers around them.

The fact that you have one subscriber means you're already a success.
 
Don't be concerned with your sub count bro, post videos you enjoy doing, use your tags right, promote one or two of your videos on sub-reddits, Facebook groups similar to your video
 
Content is always important, but you have to learn how to market your channel and network with other people to get eyeballs to your content.
 
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