I don't plan on uploading to any of my older channels, but If you're interested at taking a peek at them, since I didn't really get to showcase the content much in the video, feel free to check them out here! www.youtube.com/@asianboy2468 www.youtube.com/@JonRossy
Same it should cus his content is good idk why he doesn’t get better views like other UA-camrs I wish people didn’t have to struggle with reach like this on the internet
such a great title. this is insight that needs to be discussed. the number one dream job for "kids these days" is content creator/youtuber/streamer and i think its important for people to know THE GRIND behind it
Knowing you irl, I can say that I'm always inspired by your positivity and energy that you bring to both your musical performances and your creative projects. I really enjoyed this video and hearing you reflect on your journey. I hope that you continue to find joy in the process of creating content even though you haven't popped off yet and even though it doesn't seem like your hardwork and innovations are being noticed by many. Maybe collabing with some other music vgm youtubers would help you gain more exposure? I remember collabs being big a few years ago and it was really fun doing the Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog collab with Deckles. I'm going to keep following your journey as your thoughts really resonated with me and reminded me of my own professional struggles. For the both of us, I hope we both step into our dreams soon!
That's so nice of you, thank you! Collabs is definitely something I could explore in the future! And I'm glad to hear you were able to resonate. It's always nice to get reassurance and validation from others. Best of luck to the both of us!
Hey! This video came up on my recommended beside another video. I’ve never heard of you, but I really hope this video can gain a lot more traction. I really like your vibe and you seem quite interesting, and I’ll absolutely be subscribing! Really excited to see more of you! Hope all’s well
Thank you for telling your story! Honestly I’m in a similar boat when it comes to doing UA-cam for approximately the same amount of time with even less results happening over the course of time. Though instead of musical endeavors I kinda branched into video let’s plays, occasional vocal covers , or whatever I felt like doing and keeping a daily schedule going for like…probably a decade straight. And I’ve been so close to hitting a thousand subscribers for many years with very few videos popping off. Like I remember I made an Accapella cover of the furret walk meme and that took off for a bit but a bunch of my highly edited LP videos or stream VODS don’t really get the same viewership and so I’m kind of in a stagnation period (not to mention personal things in the background that I’m also dealing with). I also fell under the mentality that the number doesn’t really matter to me, yet the fact that either nobody really saw/cared to see the content I would make, WHILE I’m working full time ontop of that, it made me think several times on if it was even worth it for me being sub 1k for 16 years. I’m glad though that you’ve still found a way to keep doing what you love to do! Even if you’re still trying to capture that lightning in a bottle again, you definitely have a creative edge to the stuff you do! Here’s to your future growth!! 👌🏾
Thank you for sharing as well! VODs and gaming content are especially hard to grow from. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that you make videos on what you like to do, wether the growth happens or not. I wish you the best of luck as well and you're welcome to chat with me about content related stuff!
Love this lore video and glad to be a part of the Elementality Journey™! The one piece channel arc was really cool cuz it showcased your amazing editing skills to the max. All of the introspection of your experience I think will lead to one of the most unique and sickest channels to ever exist. Keep at it bro!!! 🔥
tl;dr: you will not regret subscribing / joining his streams. i jumped on the elementality train after the volo reaction, those vids were my drug at the time. and seeing that video showed me way more than just his reaction, the piano controller was CRAZY. i made a comment like "how are you this underrated", dropped a subscription, left. next thing i know i'm getting shorts from this channel, eventually joined a stream on youtube, then twitch. i've been having a great time since. honestly those not watching the streams are seriously missing out.
I always love hearing about creative process and creative journeys. This was really interesting to listen to and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The circle of I can't leave my job to be successful until I'm successful which I wont be until I leave my job was very relatable. I have had the ame argument with myself countless times. I wish you nothing but success in the future on UA-cam or with your bands or wherever else your creativity takes you. You're a wonderful person, full of creativity and your driven and passionate. You deserve all the best, and I'll always support you and promote the word of Elementality
It's not that you failed. It's that combo of not getting lucky and poor video timing. A lot of youtube is really dependent on luck and timing. If you enjoy doing it, you didn't fail you just didn't famous as you wanted. As long as you got those 1 or 2 people that comment on a video or even pull someone into it for more than a minute, you've succeeded. Not all success has to be huge.
You are absolutely right. Thankfully I do enjoy making the content that I do, regardless of where it goes. I'm a sucker for watching my own videos often haha. I think I have a good balance of accepting where I am and being content with it while also striving to keep improving and growing!
My channel has been around for a similar length of time as yours, we get similar average views, we have a similar amount of subscribers, and both of us have had a few videos that have blown up and been wildly successful for our standards. My top video has 80k. I haven't been making videos on other channels since the 2000s like you, but I think there are a number of parallels between where we're at right now. For me, I've had multiple opportunities to chase after a successful idea. A significant portion of my audience are Marilyn Manson fans and I would probably have a lot more subscribers if I stuck to Marilyn Manson videos. The problem with that, however, is however much instant growth I'd get, it would be followed by a plateau that would be hard to break out of, because that niche is ultimately still going to be pretty small. And then of course, I wouldn't be able to make videos about other things that I'm really interested in, like Italian Fascism and English Hill Figures. My biggest video was about AVGN, and I could have ridden that wave by making a bunch more videos about people like Spoony, Lindsay Ellis, the Irate Gamer, etc. Many, many people who have done videos about AVGN have ended up going that route and it's worked out well for them. But no, I'd rather not do that sort of thing, because what I really want is to build a niche around myself. I want an audience who is going to come to see me, and my personality. I make my personality a big part of my videos and I want that to be the selling point of my channel, even though I make a lot of videos about topics rather than about myself. But those were always the youtubers I liked to watch: ones who were selling themselves and their personality rather than making their videos as products. I call it "product-based" youtubers vs "personality-based" youtubers. A product-based youtuber is CGP Grey. Now, it happens, he also has a really interesting personality that made his podcast "Hello Internet" endlessly enjoyable, both for how likable and for how frustrating he was. But when you hear him talk about his videos, it's clear that he views every video as a product that he makes and ships out, and that product is enjoyed by the viewer. He sees himself as the creator of things, whereas a personality based youtuber sees their channel as where they go to express themselves. Personality youtubers can be wildly successful, but there's no golden rule that you have to follow to get there. A lot of it seems based on luck and timing, and a lot of it is based on people accidentally finding niches because they end up making a lot of content in a similar style. But then I think about the vlog youtubers back in the day who became wildly successful, such as my favorite one, Alex Day. His gimmick was that there was no gimmick. He would just sit in a room and tell you about something that happened to him, but his personality was so unbelievably special and brilliant that you couldn't help but get addicted to his videos. That's the kind of success I wish I could have. I don't think my personality is as electric as Alex's, but I do have a lot of other skills that make up for that. It's just finding the audience that is going to appreciate the whole package.
Lots of good points and insight here! Moving forward I'm looking to bridge the gap between "product-based" vs "Personality based". I love creating, especially as a musician, but even music related projects can feel less like a form of expression and more of a product when promoted or showcased the wrong way.
I have tried starting my youtube channel as well some years back, but unlike you i gave up almost immediately. Wish you the best of luck on this journey man.
That's totally okay too! It's not for everyone. It sounds like you at least dipped your toes to get an idea. There's nothing wrong with starting up again if you ever feel inspired to pursue it.
No need to feel sorry, though I appreciate it! It's all about finding a balance of making content that you enjoy making that will also appeal and resonate with other people.
Im gonna be completely honest but it could be just me, your thumbnails dont look like something id click on except for this one cuz its interesting to hear the games you play arent interesting to me you say you play what you want to play.. but in the youtube life people play what is popular its life.. to get somwhere you gotta play the gamesthat are popular
Appreciate the honest constructive criticism! Focusing on thumbnails is somewhat new to me, so I'm still experimenting with video ideas as well as making the proper titles and thumbails for them!
I don't plan on uploading to any of my older channels, but If you're interested at taking a peek at them, since I didn't really get to showcase the content much in the video, feel free to check them out here!
www.youtube.com/@asianboy2468
www.youtube.com/@JonRossy
no matter what, you have a very small, but loyal fanbase and they will follow you to the end. good luck to your journey my man 👍
You are absolutely right. I wouldn't be where I am if it wasn't for them. Thank you!
You showed up randomly to my feed. Algorithm is in your side, this will blow sometime soon :)
This was a great video to showcase all your time on UA-cam! Thanks for sharing your journey with us~ You have our support always!
Always appreciate you, thank you!
I like your voice, it sounds so calm and gentle.
Thank you so much, that's very nice of you to say!
I feel like this is gonna blow up
Same it should cus his content is good idk why he doesn’t get better views like other UA-camrs I wish people didn’t have to struggle with reach like this on the internet
I’ve never seen it channel before. I got this in the recommended. I subscribed to you. You seem like a genuine guy
I bet this guy would have a great after dark channel and really likes morton.
sshhh no one needs to know about the era of he-who-will-not-be-named
such a great title. this is insight that needs to be discussed. the number one dream job for "kids these days" is content creator/youtuber/streamer and i think its important for people to know THE GRIND behind it
Knowing you irl, I can say that I'm always inspired by your positivity and energy that you bring to both your musical performances and your creative projects. I really enjoyed this video and hearing you reflect on your journey. I hope that you continue to find joy in the process of creating content even though you haven't popped off yet and even though it doesn't seem like your hardwork and innovations are being noticed by many.
Maybe collabing with some other music vgm youtubers would help you gain more exposure? I remember collabs being big a few years ago and it was really fun doing the Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog collab with Deckles.
I'm going to keep following your journey as your thoughts really resonated with me and reminded me of my own professional struggles. For the both of us, I hope we both step into our dreams soon!
That's so nice of you, thank you! Collabs is definitely something I could explore in the future!
And I'm glad to hear you were able to resonate. It's always nice to get reassurance and validation from others. Best of luck to the both of us!
Hey! This video came up on my recommended beside another video. I’ve never heard of you, but I really hope this video can gain a lot more traction. I really like your vibe and you seem quite interesting, and I’ll absolutely be subscribing! Really excited to see more of you! Hope all’s well
That's so sweet, thank you so much!!
Thank you for telling your story! Honestly I’m in a similar boat when it comes to doing UA-cam for approximately the same amount of time with even less results happening over the course of time. Though instead of musical endeavors I kinda branched into video let’s plays, occasional vocal covers , or whatever I felt like doing and keeping a daily schedule going for like…probably a decade straight. And I’ve been so close to hitting a thousand subscribers for many years with very few videos popping off. Like I remember I made an Accapella cover of the furret walk meme and that took off for a bit but a bunch of my highly edited LP videos or stream VODS don’t really get the same viewership and so I’m kind of in a stagnation period (not to mention personal things in the background that I’m also dealing with).
I also fell under the mentality that the number doesn’t really matter to me, yet the fact that either nobody really saw/cared to see the content I would make, WHILE I’m working full time ontop of that, it made me think several times on if it was even worth it for me being sub 1k for 16 years.
I’m glad though that you’ve still found a way to keep doing what you love to do! Even if you’re still trying to capture that lightning in a bottle again, you definitely have a creative edge to the stuff you do! Here’s to your future growth!! 👌🏾
Thank you for sharing as well! VODs and gaming content are especially hard to grow from. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that you make videos on what you like to do, wether the growth happens or not. I wish you the best of luck as well and you're welcome to chat with me about content related stuff!
Love this lore video and glad to be a part of the Elementality Journey™! The one piece channel arc was really cool cuz it showcased your amazing editing skills to the max. All of the introspection of your experience I think will lead to one of the most unique and sickest channels to ever exist. Keep at it bro!!! 🔥
Appreciate it bro! I'm definitely excited for what's to come!
tl;dr: you will not regret subscribing / joining his streams.
i jumped on the elementality train after the volo reaction, those vids were my drug at the time. and seeing that video showed me way more than just his reaction, the piano controller was CRAZY. i made a comment like "how are you this underrated", dropped a subscription, left. next thing i know i'm getting shorts from this channel, eventually joined a stream on youtube, then twitch. i've been having a great time since. honestly those not watching the streams are seriously missing out.
Thank you for your kind words! It's been a joy having you a part of the community!
I always love hearing about creative process and creative journeys. This was really interesting to listen to and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The circle of I can't leave my job to be successful until I'm successful which I wont be until I leave my job was very relatable. I have had the ame argument with myself countless times.
I wish you nothing but success in the future on UA-cam or with your bands or wherever else your creativity takes you. You're a wonderful person, full of creativity and your driven and passionate. You deserve all the best, and I'll always support you and promote the word of Elementality
I always appreciate you CK, thank you!
It's not that you failed. It's that combo of not getting lucky and poor video timing. A lot of youtube is really dependent on luck and timing. If you enjoy doing it, you didn't fail you just didn't famous as you wanted. As long as you got those 1 or 2 people that comment on a video or even pull someone into it for more than a minute, you've succeeded. Not all success has to be huge.
You are absolutely right. Thankfully I do enjoy making the content that I do, regardless of where it goes. I'm a sucker for watching my own videos often haha. I think I have a good balance of accepting where I am and being content with it while also striving to keep improving and growing!
this video blows up.
charging, charging, charging this energy! 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
My channel has been around for a similar length of time as yours, we get similar average views, we have a similar amount of subscribers, and both of us have had a few videos that have blown up and been wildly successful for our standards. My top video has 80k. I haven't been making videos on other channels since the 2000s like you, but I think there are a number of parallels between where we're at right now.
For me, I've had multiple opportunities to chase after a successful idea. A significant portion of my audience are Marilyn Manson fans and I would probably have a lot more subscribers if I stuck to Marilyn Manson videos. The problem with that, however, is however much instant growth I'd get, it would be followed by a plateau that would be hard to break out of, because that niche is ultimately still going to be pretty small. And then of course, I wouldn't be able to make videos about other things that I'm really interested in, like Italian Fascism and English Hill Figures. My biggest video was about AVGN, and I could have ridden that wave by making a bunch more videos about people like Spoony, Lindsay Ellis, the Irate Gamer, etc. Many, many people who have done videos about AVGN have ended up going that route and it's worked out well for them.
But no, I'd rather not do that sort of thing, because what I really want is to build a niche around myself. I want an audience who is going to come to see me, and my personality. I make my personality a big part of my videos and I want that to be the selling point of my channel, even though I make a lot of videos about topics rather than about myself. But those were always the youtubers I liked to watch: ones who were selling themselves and their personality rather than making their videos as products. I call it "product-based" youtubers vs "personality-based" youtubers. A product-based youtuber is CGP Grey. Now, it happens, he also has a really interesting personality that made his podcast "Hello Internet" endlessly enjoyable, both for how likable and for how frustrating he was. But when you hear him talk about his videos, it's clear that he views every video as a product that he makes and ships out, and that product is enjoyed by the viewer. He sees himself as the creator of things, whereas a personality based youtuber sees their channel as where they go to express themselves.
Personality youtubers can be wildly successful, but there's no golden rule that you have to follow to get there. A lot of it seems based on luck and timing, and a lot of it is based on people accidentally finding niches because they end up making a lot of content in a similar style. But then I think about the vlog youtubers back in the day who became wildly successful, such as my favorite one, Alex Day. His gimmick was that there was no gimmick. He would just sit in a room and tell you about something that happened to him, but his personality was so unbelievably special and brilliant that you couldn't help but get addicted to his videos.
That's the kind of success I wish I could have. I don't think my personality is as electric as Alex's, but I do have a lot of other skills that make up for that. It's just finding the audience that is going to appreciate the whole package.
Lots of good points and insight here! Moving forward I'm looking to bridge the gap between "product-based" vs "Personality based". I love creating, especially as a musician, but even music related projects can feel less like a form of expression and more of a product when promoted or showcased the wrong way.
I have tried starting my youtube channel as well some years back, but unlike you i gave up almost immediately. Wish you the best of luck on this journey man.
That's totally okay too! It's not for everyone. It sounds like you at least dipped your toes to get an idea. There's nothing wrong with starting up again if you ever feel inspired to pursue it.
@@ElementalityStudios thank you for the motivation man, i really appreciate it
4:43 MOM IM IN THE VIDEO
haha ayy there you are!
same here bro! from 2010 lmaoooooo
Im really sorry for you , you could try things to do that peopel Like Not that your contant ist Bad (sorry cant wrote well)
No need to feel sorry, though I appreciate it! It's all about finding a balance of making content that you enjoy making that will also appeal and resonate with other people.
Im gonna be completely honest but it could be just me, your thumbnails dont look like something id click on except for this one cuz its interesting to hear the games you play arent interesting to me you say you play what you want to play.. but in the youtube life people play what is popular its life.. to get somwhere you gotta play the gamesthat are popular
Appreciate the honest constructive criticism! Focusing on thumbnails is somewhat new to me, so I'm still experimenting with video ideas as well as making the proper titles and thumbails for them!
@@ElementalityStudios using more colors would definitely help and use your face with lke a wild expression that works for me personally
@@ElementalityStudios the video of you playing pokemon the thumbnail of you being alle xcited really speaks to me more than the usual
joined 2019 nice try 🤣
Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me you didn't watch the video 😏