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Thank you for sharing your video. I appreciate your video production. I posted my first video today. I was so nervous to post my first one. But now that I have, I am al eady working on my second. You just gained another subscriber. Thanks for the long game advice.
Congrats on your first video! Appreciate your support - glad it was useful, is there anything you'd like help with next? Happy to help if I can cheers, Dan
Congratulations! I'm about three months in with just over 200 subs and I'm finding a lot of these '500 sub' videos to be very encouraging. It feels like a grind, and I can see how many people burn out, but I'm enjoying it for what it is right now.
Wow, great video. You'll get there, hang in there. I started on UA-cam in 2008 and finally got my silver play button in 2022 and now I can make a living from UA-cam. I love it. For all the reasons you mentioned, it's a blast. I started when I was 48 and now I'm 64 and loving it. Making regular content helped me the most, 3 or 4 videos a week. Best of wishes!
Incredible effort mate huge congrats sticking to it and reaping the reward of making it your life’s work. It’s the goal for sure and I hope to solve this for myself and help others to do so. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing. This comment was very uplifting. I started 4 years ago when I was 47, so it is good to see that the path to make it on UA-cam is possible. Still doing baby steps here, but I am enjoying the process - even though it takes a lot of my time. Good luck to you and everyone who reads this 🌞
Hi there! Congrats on surpassing the 1k subs mark. I just got my 100k Silver Button - but I still struggle to make ends meet. I don’t make many videos - it’s the nature of my niche: a few years ago I fell in love with 3D Printing and that’s a VERY competitive subject. The number or channels is growing every day - having a video over 10k views is a victory. Every now and then I get a really good one, but there is no recipe for hitting 1M views every time. If your channel is a poster for other work you do, you have a more healthy income. Anyway, UA-cam is a marathon. Good luck!
Hey Everson! Congrats on 100k mate. Are you relying on adsense only? I noticed you have affiliate links which is good. But few things that come to mind that might help increase your income stream: -1. Can you offer your 3D models, or license schematics of trending items so people can print them? Look at popular ecommerce products that you could sell the 3D printers and the schematics so ecom businesses can print themselves and increase their profit margin rather than just drop ship it from China and even promote it's "made in (their country) 2. Live workshop & Q&A host a live workshop for beginner getting started with 3D printing - if your worried about performing live - do it for free and if you like the format and there's demand charge for the next one. 3. Starter course for beginners - how to use the machine and make your own products. Hope this helps - reach out any time I'd love to hear how you go. Cheers Dan
Thank you for sharing your story and honest review through your process. It can be very scary to start but I finally created my own channel. Nice to find such a great community of small channels here trying to grow 💕 Good luck everyone!
I can totally relate to that negative point you were pointing, to kind of sacrifice something in order to succeed is pretty hard, even though I am not someone who really goes out much and hang out with friends, for me is kind of editing and grinding instead gaming a big impact in my life, even though I am enjoying it and will not stop here, recently got my 1k subs aswell, congrats on yours aswell, and good luck on your youtube journey, I am gonna be sticking around here aswell now, see you around ☺️
My channel is new. I started at the end of May. I don't have even 100 subscribers, but I love it. I’m like you, that I lock myself away many days. Thanks for the encouragement and self-care advice.
Enjoyed your video. My wife and I are a month and a half in with less than 100 subs but we are having fun. I love waking up and checking to see if we have new subs or comments. We looking forward to the journey. Cheers, Kyle
Nice video! I totally understand what you mean about UA-cam beeing very addictive. I started just two months ago, and I've never had this much fun before! I would love to be full-time UA-camr someday, but that's a pretty high goal that may never be reached. For now, let us work hard to get monetized first! 💪😊
That's awesome to hear! Enjoy the early days of your channel and the ups and downs along the way. 💯 let's get monetized - I'm writing my next video about that now!
Appreciate you! Reach out anytime if need anything. Stay tuned for a live stream this month discussing a lot of the challenges in the comments of this video!
UA-cam , you hit the nail on the head with this video recommendation for me. Good job. Also, great video! Real, raw and relatable…your SEO is on point 🙏🏼
Bro this is on point. I’m going through this right now I got monetised last month and I can’t wait for my first payment. Good luck to everyone I genuinely hope your channels succeed 🎉
This is so cool. I totally relate to you. It took 1 year to get to 500 subscribers but I am finally there. I keep telling myself it's exponential, and slow at first. Good things are coming for us all. Thanks for giving me some perspective.
Brilliant video my friend - I totally empathised with so much of what you’ve said in this video. Definitely got a bit too much in monk mode these last few months, building a successful UA-cam channel is very important but it can’t be at the total sacrifice of everything else in my life. I am on a similar journey to you, almost over the 1k subs barrier (somehow managed to get watch time sorted relatively early) so will hopefully be full partner soon. Will be a moment of pride but also a realisation that this is when the hard work really starts. A terrific video dude, good luck with the journey and find that balance we need! 😎
Thanks so much really appreciate that and I’m glad it’s been well received and surprisingly similar to many people’s journey and effort. Congrats on nailing your watch time that speaks a lot to the quality of your content! Best of luck to you as well mate. Cheers Dan
Congratulations! Awesome video, I really like it. It's great to find someone relatable without 1 million subscribers (I always love a fresh perspective). Building a following is a long process, much like anything in life, and involves a lot of luck and understanding of the algorithm. My main goal is more Patreon than UA-cam, but I really like using UA-cam as a content library. 300 subs here 🤩
I’ve turned into a hermit, barely eating or showering because I keep forgetting. But hey, I gained 871 subscribers in 50 days! I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. 😂
I can't help but notice that this video is doing much better than your other videos. I think it's going to be your most-watched video for a long time, and here's why: I saw the video on my homepage 20 minutes ago, and it just hit me right in the heart because I'm in the exact same situation. So, what did I do after watching the video? I quickly went to watch more of your videos, which is a strong signal to the algorithm. Now, 20 minutes later, I've watched several more of your videos 😎 Don't know why I felt the need to write this, maybe as a note to my future self 😅
Thanks for sharing I think this is very accurate many of my other videos perform just as well as this in the first 2-3 days but then they die, where as this kept going possibly due to watching other videos as you said. A lot to learn from this and thank you that really helped me work out where to go from here 🙏
Thanks you for sharing this brother, and your humble apology at the end for ranting, let me as a new supporter say, you are appreciated & No need to apologize, this content was authentic grounded and empowering🙌🏾
Thanks so much for this. It was encouraging. I started my channel in November of last year and it really hasn't gotten much traction. However, I love making the content (short, mysterious stories). Someone told me I should change the titles of the videos so they are more catchy, but I believe that would betray the vision I have for the channel. I don't want it to be cliché or clickbait-y. I think staying true to your creative process is important. Thanks again for the video and congratulations on your growth!
You're most welcome. Your channel is super interesting! I'm all keeping your titles less clickbaity - but I will say observe your own habits on youtube home page. Ask what titles and thumbnails jump out at you and which one's you'd click on and why. Cataloge the titles you'd click on and see if there's a format or structure you can apply to your work. Also my only suggestion for your videos is to delete the opening screen of your channel logo to the end of the video not the start. The first 4 seconds is life or death on youtube. Your channel logo adds no value to the viewer. Get straight into your content and let your storytelling and visuals grab them because they are strong! Keep going! Dan
@@de_visuals Wonderful, Dan! Thank you again for your feedback. I had been a bit on the fence on removing the logo at the intro, but you're absolutely right. I'm going to remove it going forward.
Keep on going bro🎉this is inspiring to other creators who are starting their journey on UA-cam. Some years later you'll be amazed with the results, it would be something you never expected❤
Appreciate you! It's an awesome journey, you only hit 500 once than it's onwards and upwards enjoy the freedom and peace of a small channel you got this!
im a musician and i have 3 years just creating content and i got monetized this year, guess how much im making a day... i ll make it simple, its less than a dollar lol but im happy i have been in this and im doing more... blessing to you and your journey and you will get monetized too
Congratulations bro!! Very inspiring indeed. For you who is reading this, I wish you all the best and do not give up. I can promise that I won’t give up either. Let’s keep the fire burning man … soon we will reach 1000 subs and beyond 🔥😉❤️
I am slowly closing in on 300 subscribers, but I do see that the growth starts to accelerate. I am working on it for 4 years now, made many stupid mistakes in the beginning (some everyone makes and some truly stupid ones which totally confused the algorithm) but have refined my style along the way. I guess I have a similar perspective. I would love to turn this into a sustainable business ... but if not, at least I have learned a lot along the way which I may utilize in different ways. The trick is just to keep creating if one really want to take of eventually. Best of luck to you and for the future of your channel 👍
Your right I still feel that way if my channel doesn’t get there, in the end the skills and knowledge gained from trying will find there way back in another opportunity - no effort is wasted on this platform that’s why I love it. Best of luck to you as well my friend Cheers Dan
Love how real and transparent this is - Subbed! Ive just hit 120 subs and have recently been trying harder with my gaming content and taking it more seriously. My ideal goal is to be able to work part-time with some income from videos, but I know UA-cam is a marathon!
It’s not easy to be consistent because family and friend will be abandon to get more creating on building brand. I’m in the same boat coming online to grow. I will keep up with you to see your progress too. You just got 1 sub today much love❤
Love this! Everything you said is true and echos my feelings. I started my journey 3 months ago and I have 133 subs. I work 10 hours at my regular job and I spend another 2-3 on YT daily uploading shorts and my weekly LF video. It’s really hard. I refuse to quit. I want to help others as much as so can. Thanks for the inspiration.❤
Literally! That’s my schedule as well! I found something useful for each 2 hour work session I’d say to myself, this is all I have left to finish the edit no matter what state it’s in at the end of that work block I’m publishing. This video was imperfect the soundtrack is too loud, it does fade out, no sound design really I could of spent 3 more hours on this edit easily but I was already able to work on the next project with that 3 hours. It’s a balance but also keep striving to reduce the timeframe and work more efficantly with less time makes you decide which parts of the edit are actually worth your time when you force your time to become much more limited. Good luck!
Serious props for being so open about your experiences with this. One thing that really helped me with my UA-cam journey is realising how lucky you are to have a small channel, with barely any pressure to live up to the standards for what your viewers expect. We can get away with more because we're still in the growth phase, so experimenting and just trying out different video ideas is ok, and it'll only teach you and make you a better creator in the long run.
Nailed it bro - its the untold upsider no views on your videos, use that to loosen up on camera and make the content you love most. I have thought about the expectations once the channel starts going and Its a very good point for small channel to take advantage of a cut their teeth whilst the pressure is off. Good luck mate!
Your right man, the edits are what really wears me down - I had a thought to just delete post production altogether and just go live on youtube so I'm going to give that a crack this month - sink or swim LFG!
Thanks for the encouraging video! I'm so close to the 1k mark after nearly 2 years... even though it's been taking a while to build the channel, it's still really fun making content and I was actually able to get a job by showing the company my channel!
That's awesome congrats! I had a similar story I recorded a video for my resume for the videography job I have now and it's what sealed the deal! Congrats and keep up the great work!
Thank you for your video, it helped. We started our channel 2 weeks ago and have 64 subs so far and almost 3k views. We feel and hear you about being in the flow so hard :-) In addition to our chess content we combined it with AI art which is basically for us but also gets views :-) Congrats and keep on going!
UA-cam is not easy even if you love doing it most of time ( like I do ) . Being a travel channel I’m just trying to tie it in with what I already enjoy doing . I’m still pretty small but I have seen slow steady growth over the last 4 years when I actually started trying UA-cam . Nothing good comes easy , I agree that UA-cam can make you more introverted especially if you are editing your videos but I also believe for some of us it can make you engage with people with more intentions and thoughtfulness . Good luck to you on your YT journey , I will be checking in every so often .
Bro! I just watched your Manly beach video you you're storytelling is really fun to watch! You hit the nail on the head 'it can make you engage with more with more intention and thoughtfulness' we spend so much time obsessing over bad takes, sentences and sometimes paragraphs that add zero value to the conversation when we are editing. This has certainly trained my communication with people to be more intentional, haven less fluff and be more present with the people I'm around. Subbed you back bro I'll enjoy following your work. Keep it up! Dan
Awe! Your son is so cute! Congrats on surpassing 1K subs! I’ve found growth to be super hard! Ihaven’t quite figured out how to bring success to my channel but I keep trying because I love it!
I just started my UA-cam channel less than a week ago. I'm so scared no one will watch and I will just die in a UA-cam graveyard lol It's hard! Thanks for the video!
Well done Bri! You have a great presence on camera already - a couple ideas that might help. Act as if your not a youtuber - your a thumbnail artist and a title writing extraordinaire - who makes videos on the side. Lesson: The video doesn't matter if no one cares enough to click on it. Find the most enjoyable topics that light you up and research keywords that have good traffic - then write the title and create the thumbnail once you've got your title and thumbnail - then shoot the video. Vlogging when your starting from 0 subs is brutal. No one knows you yet to risk their 'attention' on a newbie vlog. I would suggest solving simple problems in your niche that are fun for you to talk about and use interesting comments to create more content ideas. Best of luck - reach out anytime I'm happy to help however I can! Dan
@@de_visuals the fact that you took the time to type all this and provide thoughtful help - thank you! I’m having fun with it but it is difficult to think of the “why” people click. I don’t even know why I click. I usually look at views and if there’s a lot I’m like - wow, people like this, maybe I will too! But that doesn’t help smaller creators. I’ve learned so much, and I’m actively trying to support new UA-camrs as well as now… I get it. Haha Thanks for the helpful hints and I will for sure reach out should something come up - thank you again!
Congrats.. in the 1k just started my channel and I hope to be there one day.. I’m be thing I would say to everyone is watch out for those ppl who try to tell you ohh I can help you with your channel if u pay x amount of money.. it just turns out to be bots on ur channel and just wrecks ur channel.. if anyone wants to help u let it be like editor or something. Like he said in the video it’s not a race you will get there eventually..
Dude, this was just recommended to me in first page. Super good content. Mate you are one video away from big success. But remember to rest mate! One life!
I hear ya buddy. I'm kind of in the same place as you, in some ways ... I've been doing my channel - this channel - for about 8 months, and yes, it can be slow and disheartening. But after the first 6 months ... on the point of giving up ... I had a video blow up and get almost 170,000 views in less than a week - half of that in the first 24 hours! Incredible to watch! Needless to say, that one video got me everything I needed to get monetized ... and reaching that point on UA-cam is a whole new set of adventures. Anyway, my views per video have collasped back to around 500 ... occasionally one breaks 1000, but some come in at less than 100. And as for repeating the success on the one viral? ... no idea!
That’s awesome yeah it’s a crazy feeling when a video takes off. Perhaps there are clues in the comments of that video or the title itself that made it go viral. Worth trying to unpack it so you can replace the formula in some way. Good luck!
Hey bro, started about a month ago. Managed to get 1 video out. I have 2 full time jobs, so I haven't had much time. But I'm there, I'm hooked. Managed to go from 10 to 29 subscribers (small feat) in less than 2 weeks, so that's so great for me. I am still soooo far from anywhere, and I have soo much more to learn and go.
Awesome to hear mate - Congrats on getting started! UA-cam is an awesome ride, a helpful reframe for me was that for many of us (not all) UA-cam is just the marketing vehicle for your products, courses, coaching etc (things that will pay the bills) It's wise to dedicate a few work sessions a month towards brainstorming what that next level your monetization options are so you can make content around it in the mean time. It is not uncommon for some medium to large channels earning little income by because they don't have anthing to offer their audience other than a free video on UA-cam. Depends of course by your goals with UA-cam. Hope this helped!
Pro tip: reduce the teleprompter window to just the lens size and it will make it look like you aren't reading directly from the screen. Good video! :)
Great video and effort growing your channel! I hope your monk mode pays off. I’ve been in a form of monk mode my entire life as an artist haha. What strategy are you using to monetize? I think there are some channels that make good money not relying on ads but on a particular product or service and are smaller channels.
Hey Joel, thank you that means a lot! Likewise to you. Your absolutely right. It's all about creating your own high value products. My strategy is has changed a few times the last few months but, Here it is in a nut shell for the next 90 days: 1. Brainstorm my top 5 problems I most enjoy to talk and Top 5 trending topics in the videographer and growing UA-cam channel niche. 2. Create content solving these top 5 problems on repeat and niche downs into their sub topics and micro topics. 3. Video with high views and positive comments shortlisted for digital product creation. Build a product to serve that need i.e template, mini course, live workshop, written course, ebook etc. I have one product now a notion template - which is struggling because I don't have decent traffic heading to it. So the lesson I've learnt is to generate the traffic first, this is the hardest thing to do. Then figure out how to position a product in the way of it to enhance the lessons and ideas in the video. It's a work in progress - I really like the live workshop idea. I'm about to test this concept by doing a few live streams on youtube over the next few weeks to see how I go before I go ahead and build out an entire workshop before I've somewhat proven: A) it can work and B) I enjoy doing it. Thanks for your comment mate and hope this helped! Dan
Congrats, Great video!!! I was wondering if i could help you edit your videos which can save your time as well as focus you only on creating more content??
I feel like people are getting tired of viral and wanting authenticity, which you really brought to this video. I believe you will do well if you stick with it.
Been going for 2 months and the subs and views were pouring in (currently just over 500) but then last week it all just stopped. It's very hard to keep the algorithm satisfied
Your right it's a balance sometimes between doing the research and knowing what is likely to 'do well' vs content you want to make. Keep experimenting and find your spot. Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations 🎉You are doing a great job! I’m trying to reach my 1k subscriber goal, it’s a long path but I will get there as will everyone also trying to reach this milestone👍
Once a week was very difficult when I started, I would say rather make one video at a time spend a week or two just creating titles and thumbnails then once you have 3-4 ready to go Batch record and upload them as you complete them. I was not consistent at all for the first 3 years but making videos one at a time vs batching was a mistake I made that slowed me down. Hope it helps
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I only just started! and YEWWW! we can all do this! this is your motivation to keep your foot on accelerate!
Love this! 100%
Thank you for sharing your video. I appreciate your video production. I posted my first video today. I was so nervous to post my first one. But now that I have, I am al eady working on my second. You just gained another subscriber. Thanks for the long game advice.
Congrats on your first video! Appreciate your support - glad it was useful, is there anything you'd like help with next? Happy to help if I can cheers,
Dan
Congratulations! I'm about three months in with just over 200 subs and I'm finding a lot of these '500 sub' videos to be very encouraging. It feels like a grind, and I can see how many people burn out, but I'm enjoying it for what it is right now.
amazing effort 3 months in! keep up the great work and enjoy your process
Wow, great video. You'll get there, hang in there. I started on UA-cam in 2008 and finally got my silver play button in 2022 and now I can make a living from UA-cam. I love it. For all the reasons you mentioned, it's a blast. I started when I was 48 and now I'm 64 and loving it. Making regular content helped me the most, 3 or 4 videos a week. Best of wishes!
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Incredible effort mate huge congrats sticking to it and reaping the reward of making it your life’s work.
It’s the goal for sure and I hope to solve this for myself and help others to do so.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing. This comment was very uplifting. I started 4 years ago when I was 47, so it is good to see that the path to make it on UA-cam is possible. Still doing baby steps here, but I am enjoying the process - even though it takes a lot of my time. Good luck to you and everyone who reads this 🌞
Hi there! Congrats on surpassing the 1k subs mark. I just got my 100k Silver Button - but I still struggle to make ends meet. I don’t make many videos - it’s the nature of my niche: a few years ago I fell in love with 3D Printing and that’s a VERY competitive subject. The number or channels is growing every day - having a video over 10k views is a victory. Every now and then I get a really good one, but there is no recipe for hitting 1M views every time. If your channel is a poster for other work you do, you have a more healthy income. Anyway, UA-cam is a marathon. Good luck!
Hey Everson! Congrats on 100k mate.
Are you relying on adsense only?
I noticed you have affiliate links which is good.
But few things that come to mind that might help increase your income stream:
-1. Can you offer your 3D models, or license schematics of trending items so people can print them? Look at popular ecommerce products that you could sell the 3D printers and the schematics so ecom businesses can print themselves and increase their profit margin rather than just drop ship it from China and even promote it's "made in (their country)
2. Live workshop & Q&A host a live workshop for beginner getting started with 3D printing - if your worried about performing live - do it for free and if you like the format and there's demand charge for the next one.
3. Starter course for beginners - how to use the machine and make your own products.
Hope this helps - reach out any time I'd love to hear how you go.
Cheers
Dan
@@de_visuals #3 is a tough one. Everyone is offering a course these days.
Dude mindset is everything- you've got 100k subs- there's a business there if you can get out of your own way or if you actually want that ❤
3d print a bra and matching panties set, for science. Find uses that appeal to an audience with a ten second attention span.
Absolutely! At only 800 for me currently, ive learned so much, met people, and upped my game bigtime!
Love to hear it great work!
Thank you for sharing your story and honest review through your process. It can be very scary to start but I finally created my own channel. Nice to find such a great community of small channels here trying to grow 💕 Good luck everyone!
So awesome to hear I agree! keep in touch I’m here to help if you need anything! Enjoy the process
I can totally relate to that negative point you were pointing, to kind of sacrifice something in order to succeed is pretty hard, even though I am not someone who really goes out much and hang out with friends, for me is kind of editing and grinding instead gaming a big impact in my life, even though I am enjoying it and will not stop here, recently got my 1k subs aswell, congrats on yours aswell, and good luck on your youtube journey, I am gonna be sticking around here aswell now, see you around ☺️
So good to have you here mate really appreciate it. Let’s help each other get there!
Congratulations! I just reached 1K myself!!! 🎉 New sub here ❤ Looking forward to more content from you!
Congrats on 1k! Thanks keep getting after it! You got this!
Guys don’t give 🆙 keep grinding
Good luck to everyone, just keep up the good work!!
My channel is new. I started at the end of May. I don't have even 100 subscribers, but I love it. I’m like you, that I lock myself away many days. Thanks for the encouragement and self-care advice.
Me too, I just started in the beginning of June. I don't have many subs at all but I'm gonna keep pushing 🎉. So with that being said KEEP PUSHING
Love this - learn from your analytics and seek to improve one thing each upload. You got it!
Congratulations! To all small channels, including ourselves, never lose hope!
Enjoyed your video. My wife and I are a month and a half in with less than 100 subs but we are having fun. I love waking up and checking to see if we have new subs or comments. We looking forward to the journey.
Cheers,
Kyle
Awesome to hear and thank you for your support! Great results just a month in!
Congrats! I'm on my way:))
Nice video! I totally understand what you mean about UA-cam beeing very addictive. I started just two months ago, and I've never had this much fun before! I would love to be full-time UA-camr someday, but that's a pretty high goal that may never be reached. For now, let us work hard to get monetized first! 💪😊
That's awesome to hear! Enjoy the early days of your channel and the ups and downs along the way. 💯 let's get monetized - I'm writing my next video about that now!
Awesome job mate. I subscribed to you. I’m a small one just starting out. Keep it up ❤
Appreciate you! Reach out anytime if need anything. Stay tuned for a live stream this month discussing a lot of the challenges in the comments of this video!
UA-cam , you hit the nail on the head with this video recommendation for me. Good job. Also, great video! Real, raw and relatable…your SEO is on point 🙏🏼
Awesome! Thank you!
Bro this is on point. I’m going through this right now I got monetised last month and I can’t wait for my first payment.
Good luck to everyone I genuinely hope your channels succeed 🎉
Thank you appreciate that! Congrats on your channel too!
Congratulations on reaching these milestones! It's inspiring to see your journey unfold👍🏻
Appreciate it Steven!
This is so cool. I totally relate to you. It took 1 year to get to 500 subscribers but I am finally there. I keep telling myself it's exponential, and slow at first. Good things are coming for us all. Thanks for giving me some perspective.
Brilliant video my friend - I totally empathised with so much of what you’ve said in this video. Definitely got a bit too much in monk mode these last few months, building a successful UA-cam channel is very important but it can’t be at the total sacrifice of everything else in my life.
I am on a similar journey to you, almost over the 1k subs barrier (somehow managed to get watch time sorted relatively early) so will hopefully be full partner soon. Will be a moment of pride but also a realisation that this is when the hard work really starts.
A terrific video dude, good luck with the journey and find that balance we need! 😎
Thanks so much really appreciate that and I’m glad it’s been well received and surprisingly similar to many people’s journey and effort. Congrats on nailing your watch time that speaks a lot to the quality of your content! Best of luck to you as well mate.
Cheers
Dan
From one new content creator to another! Keep going! We got this!
Love it! Let's get it!
If y'all are reading this, I hope your channel grows in 2024! DONT GIVE UP!
YES! 💯 🚀 how good are the vibes in these comments LFG!
I hit my first 11 subs today. In the double digits club!
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Congratulations! Awesome video, I really like it. It's great to find someone relatable without 1 million subscribers (I always love a fresh perspective). Building a following is a long process, much like anything in life, and involves a lot of luck and understanding of the algorithm. My main goal is more Patreon than UA-cam, but I really like using UA-cam as a content library. 300 subs here 🤩
Thank you it’s excellent you’ve already got a strategy in play great work!
I’ve turned into a hermit, barely eating or showering because I keep forgetting. But hey, I gained 871 subscribers in 50 days! I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. 😂
Wild effort - definitely get some sunlight haha
I can't help but notice that this video is doing much better than your other videos.
I think it's going to be your most-watched video for a long time, and here's why:
I saw the video on my homepage 20 minutes ago, and it just hit me right in the heart because I'm in the exact same situation.
So, what did I do after watching the video? I quickly went to watch more of your videos, which is a strong signal to the algorithm.
Now, 20 minutes later, I've watched several more of your videos 😎
Don't know why I felt the need to write this, maybe as a note to my future self 😅
Thanks for sharing I think this is very accurate many of my other videos perform just as well as this in the first 2-3 days but then they die, where as this kept going possibly due to watching other videos as you said. A lot to learn from this and thank you that really helped me work out where to go from here 🙏
I love your honesty and authenticity. Wishing you all the best in your future and you tube journey. Keep on going.
thank you appreciate that and same to you!
Thanks you for sharing this brother, and your humble apology at the end for ranting, let me as a new supporter say, you are appreciated & No need to apologize, this content was authentic grounded and empowering🙌🏾
Thanks so much appreciate you mate best of luck to you!
Thanks so much for this. It was encouraging. I started my channel in November of last year and it really hasn't gotten much traction. However, I love making the content (short, mysterious stories). Someone told me I should change the titles of the videos so they are more catchy, but I believe that would betray the vision I have for the channel. I don't want it to be cliché or clickbait-y. I think staying true to your creative process is important. Thanks again for the video and congratulations on your growth!
You're most welcome. Your channel is super interesting!
I'm all keeping your titles less clickbaity - but I will say observe your own habits on youtube home page. Ask what titles and thumbnails jump out at you and which one's you'd click on and why.
Cataloge the titles you'd click on and see if there's a format or structure you can apply to your work.
Also my only suggestion for your videos is to delete the opening screen of your channel logo to the end of the video not the start. The first 4 seconds is life or death on youtube.
Your channel logo adds no value to the viewer. Get straight into your content and let your storytelling and visuals grab them because they are strong!
Keep going!
Dan
@@de_visuals Wonderful, Dan! Thank you again for your feedback. I had been a bit on the fence on removing the logo at the intro, but you're absolutely right. I'm going to remove it going forward.
Keep on going bro🎉this is inspiring to other creators who are starting their journey on UA-cam. Some years later you'll be amazed with the results, it would be something you never expected❤
💯 appreciate you - I agree just gotta stay in the game! All the best bro
Great take, it helps me look at hitting the 500 mark differently. I just subscribed
Appreciate you! It's an awesome journey, you only hit 500 once than it's onwards and upwards enjoy the freedom and peace of a small channel you got this!
@@de_visuals Thank you!
im a musician and i have 3 years just creating content and i got monetized this year, guess how much im making a day... i ll make it simple, its less than a dollar lol but im happy i have been in this and im doing more... blessing to you and your journey and you will get monetized too
Congratulations bro!! Very inspiring indeed. For you who is reading this, I wish you all the best and do not give up. I can promise that I won’t give up either. Let’s keep the fire burning man … soon we will reach 1000 subs and beyond 🔥😉❤️
Thanks for sharing bro good luck yourself - failure cannot cope with someone who doesn’t quit! LFG!
I am slowly closing in on 300 subscribers, but I do see that the growth starts to accelerate. I am working on it for 4 years now, made many stupid mistakes in the beginning (some everyone makes and some truly stupid ones which totally confused the algorithm) but have refined my style along the way.
I guess I have a similar perspective. I would love to turn this into a sustainable business ... but if not, at least I have learned a lot along the way which I may utilize in different ways. The trick is just to keep creating if one really want to take of eventually.
Best of luck to you and for the future of your channel 👍
Your right I still feel that way if my channel doesn’t get there, in the end the skills and knowledge gained from trying will find there way back in another opportunity - no effort is wasted on this platform that’s why I love it.
Best of luck to you as well my friend
Cheers
Dan
Love how real and transparent this is - Subbed!
Ive just hit 120 subs and have recently been trying harder with my gaming content and taking it more seriously. My ideal goal is to be able to work part-time with some income from videos, but I know UA-cam is a marathon!
Thank you for your video! I started a year ago I’m at 3500 followers. It’s a long and amazing journey. Having fun is the most important for me 🙂
Great video instruction mate. Thank you. And, keep at it!
thank you appreciate that!
It’s not easy to be consistent because family and friend will be abandon to get more creating on building brand. I’m in the same boat coming online to grow. I will keep up with you to see your progress too. You just got 1 sub today much love❤
Thank you appreciate you!
We're in the same boat but hrs of views are good it's the subs that takes the longest. Great video mate 👍
Love this! Everything you said is true and echos my feelings. I started my journey 3 months ago and I have 133 subs. I work 10 hours at my regular job and I spend another 2-3 on YT daily uploading shorts and my weekly LF video. It’s really hard. I refuse to quit. I want to help others as much as so can. Thanks for the inspiration.❤
Literally! That’s my schedule as well!
I found something useful for each 2 hour work session I’d say to myself, this is all I have left to finish the edit no matter what state it’s in at the end of that work block I’m publishing.
This video was imperfect the soundtrack is too loud, it does fade out, no sound design really I could of spent 3 more hours on this edit easily but I was already able to work on the next project with that 3 hours.
It’s a balance but also keep striving to reduce the timeframe and work more efficantly with less time makes you decide which parts of the edit are actually worth your time when you force your time to become much more limited. Good luck!
Serious props for being so open about your experiences with this.
One thing that really helped me with my UA-cam journey is realising how lucky you are to have a small channel, with barely any pressure to live up to the standards for what your viewers expect. We can get away with more because we're still in the growth phase, so experimenting and just trying out different video ideas is ok, and it'll only teach you and make you a better creator in the long run.
Nailed it bro - its the untold upsider no views on your videos, use that to loosen up on camera and make the content you love most. I have thought about the expectations once the channel starts going and Its a very good point for small channel to take advantage of a cut their teeth whilst the pressure is off. Good luck mate!
Thanks for this video, that young lad's moment was beautiful though!
It was beautiful. For a split second I thought the entire take was over but he made the final cut haha
It is hard work, edits,timing, grinding but passion and enjoyment are what makes UA-cam videos fun. YOU GOT THIS!
Your right man, the edits are what really wears me down - I had a thought to just delete post production altogether and just go live on youtube so I'm going to give that a crack this month - sink or swim LFG!
@@de_visuals best advice is implementing AI, not in a cheating way but to also help your edits, errors and even creative ideas 💡
Thanks for the encouraging video! I'm so close to the 1k mark after nearly 2 years... even though it's been taking a while to build the channel, it's still really fun making content and I was actually able to get a job by showing the company my channel!
That's awesome congrats! I had a similar story I recorded a video for my resume for the videography job I have now and it's what sealed the deal! Congrats and keep up the great work!
@de_visuals wow that's so cool!! Great to see that our hard work is paying off! 😊
Thank you for your video, it helped. We started our channel 2 weeks ago and have 64 subs so far and almost 3k views. We feel and hear you about being in the flow so hard :-) In addition to our chess content we combined it with AI art which is basically for us but also gets views :-) Congrats and keep on going!
You began in 2019 and the hard work paid off. Congrats. Challenging moments for sure.
Appreciate that thank you!
Congrats on surpassing the 1k subs mark this really motivated me. I started my journey 14 days ago and I am now at 53 subs.
Appreciate it! and that's awesome! Congrats and keep going it's an awesome ride!
Just about to reach 1K very soon.. I literally fell in love with creating content. Best of luck 🎉🎉🎉
Good luck guys ✊🏻 really hoping I can do this for a living
100% let's get it!
UA-cam is not easy even if you love doing it most of time ( like I do ) . Being a travel channel I’m just trying to tie it in with what I already enjoy doing . I’m still pretty small but I have seen slow steady growth over the last 4 years when I actually started trying UA-cam . Nothing good comes easy , I agree that UA-cam can make you more introverted especially if you are editing your videos but I also believe for some of us it can make you engage with people with more intentions and thoughtfulness . Good luck to you on your YT journey , I will be checking in every so often .
Bro! I just watched your Manly beach video you you're storytelling is really fun to watch!
You hit the nail on the head 'it can make you engage with more with more intention and thoughtfulness' we spend so much time obsessing over bad takes, sentences and sometimes paragraphs that add zero value to the conversation when we are editing. This has certainly trained my communication with people to be more intentional, haven less fluff and be more present with the people I'm around.
Subbed you back bro I'll enjoy following your work. Keep it up!
Dan
@@de_visuals Thanks for the view ! Im probably in my element the most with beach or city walking videos .
Love your journey, Brother. Keep up the great work! 🐻
I am also putting everything I have to my channel. One day everything will come in to place. Wish you good luck in your journey.
Likewise thank you!
Awe! Your son is so cute! Congrats on surpassing 1K subs! I’ve found growth to be super hard! Ihaven’t quite figured out how to bring success to my channel but I keep trying because I love it!
Thank you he certainly loved seeing it back on the big screen haha good luck with your channel!
Great work. Still early in the journey but I feel you!
Cheers mate - great niche btw I my 9-5 videography work is all solar, battery and car charging too!
Keep going and stay positive - great things are ahead! 😉
Appreciate you sharing your feedback! Hopefully you get monetized soon😃
Thank you 🙏
@@de_visuals your welcome 🙏
I like this honest review rather than those ‘extravagant guide on how to boost followers’
I respect you! I am on the same boat and its super difficult.
Wish you the best my friend
Appreciate you thanks so much
Just opened and left to play till the end, I hope I helped someway, I felt same way when I started
Congratulations on 1k🎉I’m almost there but yes a long way off of watch time hours as well. But not giving up! Keep up the good work!
Thank you appreciate that and congrats to yourself!
I just started my UA-cam channel less than a week ago. I'm so scared no one will watch and I will just die in a UA-cam graveyard lol
It's hard! Thanks for the video!
Just gave ya a subscribe cause your channel looks cosy and also more 30 plus content is sorely needed
i feel the same
@@DrumNBassed thank you so much!! I know! I feel like a geriatric channel being in my mid 30’s lol
Well done Bri!
You have a great presence on camera already - a couple ideas that might help.
Act as if your not a youtuber - your a thumbnail artist and a title writing extraordinaire - who makes videos on the side. Lesson: The video doesn't matter if no one cares enough to click on it.
Find the most enjoyable topics that light you up and research keywords that have good traffic - then write the title and create the thumbnail once you've got your title and thumbnail - then shoot the video.
Vlogging when your starting from 0 subs is brutal. No one knows you yet to risk their 'attention' on a newbie vlog.
I would suggest solving simple problems in your niche that are fun for you to talk about and use interesting comments to create more content ideas.
Best of luck - reach out anytime I'm happy to help however I can!
Dan
@@de_visuals the fact that you took the time to type all this and provide thoughtful help - thank you! I’m having fun with it but it is difficult to think of the “why” people click. I don’t even know why I click. I usually look at views and if there’s a lot I’m like - wow, people like this, maybe I will too! But that doesn’t help smaller creators. I’ve learned so much, and I’m actively trying to support new UA-camrs as well as now… I get it. Haha
Thanks for the helpful hints and I will for sure reach out should something come up - thank you again!
New channel here started it a year ago and gave up during school but started again a couple of weeks ago and just hit 138 subs wish you luck man
Likewise keep at it, you can’t loose if you outlast everyone!
Congrats.. in the 1k just started my channel and I hope to be there one day.. I’m be thing I would say to everyone is watch out for those ppl who try to tell you ohh I can help you with your channel if u pay x amount of money.. it just turns out to be bots on ur channel and just wrecks ur channel.. if anyone wants to help u let it be like editor or something. Like he said in the video it’s not a race you will get there eventually..
damn...UA-cam helps you to find your purpose faster...
You just gain one new viewer and subscriber, I love this review I will be starting my channel by September hope I get monetized by 6 months 🎉🎉
Thank you and Good luck!
👍Congrats man! Keep it up. 😎
Thanks! Will do!
Dude, this was just recommended to me in first page. Super good content. Mate you are one video away from big success. But remember to rest mate! One life!
Thanks bro! really appreciate that. Likewise - let me know if there's anything I can do to help! You go this!
Honestly, its not easy. I just got back to making videos, but one has to just keep going. It seems so far away but vids like this give me hope.
Good luck to all
Thank you! 🙏 this is very helpful. Have just started my first ever youtube channel. Wishing everyone abundant subs and views ✨️
You're welcome and congrats! Enjoy the rollercoaster!
Hey nice to meet you, on a very similar journey with the same ideas, good man ❤
Agree! Creating content definitely feels productive! Such a learning curve too 😅
💯 appreciate you!
Wow! What a motivation.. thank you 🙏
Thank you! Appreciate that
Just what I wanted to see. I cam totally relate
great video bro, your channel has the potential to blow up!!
Wow! thanks for the confidence really appreciate it
I hear ya buddy. I'm kind of in the same place as you, in some ways ...
I've been doing my channel - this channel - for about 8 months, and yes, it can be slow and disheartening. But after the first 6 months ... on the point of giving up ... I had a video blow up and get almost 170,000 views in less than a week - half of that in the first 24 hours! Incredible to watch!
Needless to say, that one video got me everything I needed to get monetized ... and reaching that point on UA-cam is a whole new set of adventures.
Anyway, my views per video have collasped back to around 500 ... occasionally one breaks 1000, but some come in at less than 100.
And as for repeating the success on the one viral? ... no idea!
That’s awesome yeah it’s a crazy feeling when a video takes off. Perhaps there are clues in the comments of that video or the title itself that made it go viral. Worth trying to unpack it so you can replace the formula in some way. Good luck!
Thanks brother for being honest
Hey bro, started about a month ago. Managed to get 1 video out. I have 2 full time jobs, so I haven't had much time. But I'm there, I'm hooked. Managed to go from 10 to 29 subscribers (small feat) in less than 2 weeks, so that's so great for me. I am still soooo far from anywhere, and I have soo much more to learn and go.
Awesome to hear mate - Congrats on getting started! UA-cam is an awesome ride, a helpful reframe for me was that for many of us (not all) UA-cam is just the marketing vehicle for your products, courses, coaching etc (things that will pay the bills) It's wise to dedicate a few work sessions a month towards brainstorming what that next level your monetization options are so you can make content around it in the mean time. It is not uncommon for some medium to large channels earning little income by because they don't have anthing to offer their audience other than a free video on UA-cam.
Depends of course by your goals with UA-cam. Hope this helped!
keep up bro! we gonna get there
You too bro Leet's go!!
Thanks for your encouragement
Battling to get to 500, all the best with your Channel!
Can't loose if you keep showing up you got this man!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
You are doing good. 💪
I completely agree to what you said
Best of luck👊🏻
Pro tip: reduce the teleprompter window to just the lens size and it will make it look like you aren't reading directly from the screen.
Good video! :)
Thanks for the tip!
Great video and effort growing your channel! I hope your monk mode pays off. I’ve been in a form of monk mode my entire life as an artist haha.
What strategy are you using to monetize? I think there are some channels that make good money not relying on ads but on a particular product or service and are smaller channels.
Hey Joel, thank you that means a lot! Likewise to you.
Your absolutely right. It's all about creating your own high value products.
My strategy is has changed a few times the last few months but,
Here it is in a nut shell for the next 90 days:
1. Brainstorm my top 5 problems I most enjoy to talk and Top 5 trending topics in the videographer and growing UA-cam channel niche.
2. Create content solving these top 5 problems on repeat and niche downs into their sub topics and micro topics.
3. Video with high views and positive comments shortlisted for digital product creation. Build a product to serve that need i.e template, mini course, live workshop, written course, ebook etc.
I have one product now a notion template - which is struggling because I don't have decent traffic heading to it. So the lesson I've learnt is to generate the traffic first, this is the hardest thing to do. Then figure out how to position a product in the way of it to enhance the lessons and ideas in the video.
It's a work in progress - I really like the live workshop idea. I'm about to test this concept by doing a few live streams on youtube over the next few weeks to see how I go before I go ahead and build out an entire workshop before I've somewhat proven: A) it can work and B) I enjoy doing it.
Thanks for your comment mate and hope this helped!
Dan
Congrats! I'm currently at 298! :)
Congrats to you my friend!
Thank you for the info and the encouragement 👍
Appreciate you thanks so much
Keep it up! Im early on in the same journey and hoping for the same end goal.
💯 Donna you got this!
Congrats, Great video!!! I was wondering if i could help you edit your videos which can save your time as well as focus you only on creating more content??
Cheers All good right now thanks 🙏
Great one mate. Whereabouts in Australia are ya
Western Sydney - appreciate the love.
The journey has made it more meaningful
100%
Congrats!!
Thank you appreciate it!
Keep going!!!👏👏👏
💯 bro
I feel like people are getting tired of viral and wanting authenticity, which you really brought to this video. I believe you will do well if you stick with it.
Couldn’t agree more thanks for sharing mate
Been going for 2 months and the subs and views were pouring in (currently just over 500) but then last week it all just stopped. It's very hard to keep the algorithm satisfied
Your right it's a balance sometimes between doing the research and knowing what is likely to 'do well' vs content you want to make.
Keep experimenting and find your spot. Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations 🎉You are doing a great job! I’m trying to reach my 1k subscriber goal, it’s a long path but I will get there as will everyone also trying to reach this milestone👍
Thanks mate and congrats to you as well. You got this!
New to your channel .I how often should a beginner should post a video?
Once a week was very difficult when I started, I would say rather make one video at a time spend a week or two just creating titles and thumbnails then once you have 3-4 ready to go
Batch record and upload them as you complete them.
I was not consistent at all for the first 3 years but making videos one at a time vs batching was a mistake I made that slowed me down.
Hope it helps