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Sometimes you get the feeling you want to give up when under 1.000 subscribers, it grows really slowly but keep in mind that it is growing. Slow growth is better than no growth.
It isn't easy with ultra small growth when you are coping with ADHD. It has recently knocked me for the past 8 days into not being able to get up the motivation to keep going. I am sure I well get back on the horse, but getting up the energy is really hard and my personal confidence has been knocked.
@@NikkisNosh Ik would like to give some advice as a daily RU-vid viewer (although I'm no expert at all). I went to your channel and the first thing I notice is that your thumbnails are very overwhelming. My opinion is that there is too much going on and for me personally, I'm a bit scared to click on them. I find that a clear 3-word title works best (at most 4 words). A title that says exactly what to expect from the video. Also, on my channel, I attract subscribers with shorts. These days everything has to go fast and a lot of people browse through shorts and when it gets their interest they will go to your channel. Same thing with the thumbnail, people scroll through thumbnails and don't stop to read everything. Therefor it needs to be as short as possible with a photo that catches the eye. Maybe this can help you? It's how I experience RU-vid as a viewer.
@@themarekch Hi, I went to your channel to have a look and I think you should add titles to your thumbnails. People have no idea what the videos are about. Everything has to go fast these days so viewers will not stop scrolling through thumbnails unless they see with one eye what it's about and if it interests them. On RU-vid people (me included) scroll too fast to read the title under the thumbnail so you need an eye catching title in the thumbnail itself. Some advice I learned from watching howto videos is that you have to spend more time making the thumbnail than making the video, you should also start with it because it's the first thing people see. You have to trigger the viewers intrest, make them stop scrolling and click on your videos. Best thing to do for that is a good picture and a good title but be aware of clickbait, that will piss people off.
Congratulations! If you make it over 1,000 subscribers you are doing better than 91.1% of other RU-vidrs. And when you make it over 10,000, you're doing better than 98.2%... 🎉
The first 100 is the hardest…. The 500.. then 1K then it gets progressively easier… consistency, relatability & quality are the keys 🔑 If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
started my channel two months ago and i'm still working to get my first 1,000 subs. best of luck to everyone trying to achieve their goals this year :)
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It took me 18 months to hit 1k subs and 17 months to hit 6k. The snowball effect is real. No matter how many I have, I want 1 more. I guess that's human nature. 😎
I hit 1k subs December 2023, and didn't get my watch time until August. One surprising benefit of getting monetized was that I could finally stop thinking about it. I could stop worrying about how many hours I was going to lose (since I'd had my channel over a year). And it freed up head space for creating.
Thank you for saying this. I just hit 1,000 subs and my watch hours are at 2,400. Previously I was gaining about 100 to 200 watch hours daily but last night I woke up to just 19 more and that got me. Lol. Had my first video up in April. Hoping I'll manage to hit the 4k before then and now focus on Creating more content and add give more value.
Not going to lie, I was genuinely flattered when one of my favorite channel's main editors reached out to my business email to offer his services. I don't have a "real" job at the moment so I'm my own unpaid full-time editor currently, but this was one of the first times a sales email has genuinely made me blush. 😂 So dumb
@overthinkingkpop Keep pushing, and they will start offering you all sorts of free stuff. The bigger you get, the bigger the offers will get. Look into the free version of DaVinci Resolve for editing, it's got a steep learning curve but you will love it once you learn it
@MillennialMeg I just subscribed as well your so close. I look forward to being that close I just started 2 days ago. So I'm at the very beginning looking forward to the journey. Don't have much uploaded yet but there will be. Have a great night.
I just reached 7k subs and it still surprises me. How things can happen quickly and slowly at the same time? If you know what I mean. This guy deserves 6 digits subs this year really. The quality you put out is so good!
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These are super helpful to know! We are at around ~380 subs in 2.5 months on our travel/SUV camping channel & it’s started growing more consistently, but I definitely watch that sub count all the time so it’s interesting to hear that they start only showing by the tens! Haha
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I started my channel in May 2024, aiming for 1K subs in 12 months, but I hit that milestone in less than 3 months (got lucky with one video!). Feels amazing. Now the challenge is staying consistent and improving the quality of the content. Keep pushing, everyone! ❤❤️
I have been 0n for 4 months I have over 2000 subscribers I never felt anything but thankful......I hope everyone who tries achieves and gets the community they are looking for ........
Another fantastic video John and I am looking forward to getting over 1,000 subscribers so those 6 weird things are something to look forward too. Love 🥰 the video and love ❤ John.
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Great points, John! Have you considered live streaming? I found that to be a big benefit in going from 3K (I think that's when I started) to 10K subscribers for me. Streaming does a really good job of building community. It is also a massive source of video ideas.
John, great video and very relatable points. Ive been following you for a while and recently passed 1k, I was surprised at how deflating it is! Also, it's great to have a Brit in this space, Cheers.
At 53 years young and starting this new channel just 2 months I am all for patience and consistency. The momentum will pick up. I was at 160 subs in over a month and last 2 days I crossed 500. So yes. Enjoy the process and the very best to all of us. Great video by the way. You’ve got yourself a new follower 🌹🇮🇹
Extremely rewarding in the long run. Don't rush things and let it naturally happen over time. I just started my youtube channel about a couple of months ago, and did i couple test videos of what i wanted to do. I ended up sticking with Animation, Art and little bit of Webtoons on the side
The journey is long and hard, but as long as you keep working in small increments, one goal at a time, you CAN achieve it as long as you focus on improving. I don’t have the numbers to back up this claim, but I will one day!
I already get these emails😩 The good thing is that I know how to weed them out bc of my experience on other platforms. RU-vid is definitely different in growth; slow for me. But I am close to 1000. I noticed posting shorts does help with gaining subscribers. Just trying to find my community. Soon🙏🏽☺️ Congrats to you on your growth! 🎉
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Total opposite for me unfortunately, views and subs significantly decreased since I got monetised a month ago! Sponsorships also thin on the ground, i'm obviously in the wrong niche lol but only just starting to get my media kit together. But still motivated and will keep going 🤗
Thank you for sharing your thoughts my other channel is in the same situation I don't know if it's cause competition has skyrocketed. I've simplified some of my videos, but it's very frustrating.
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Took me 8 months to get monotized, I had 8k hours B4 1k subs. They won't take u serious until 50k now that shorts have came and blown up sub counts, but even mine, it's just knew how to short
I hit 1000 subs a couple months back now I’m focusing on the watch time. I will have it by the end of the year. Best advice I could give is be strategic about your videos, stay consistent, and serve your subscribers good content!
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Hi John, this video just popped into my "for you" section. Very interesting listen. Ive subscribed and im looking forward to going back to your early stuff and seeing how youve got on. 💪 I've started my own channel about 3 months ago and its starting to get a little traction now, so I'm hoping to learn a few things from you along the way. 🤞
Can already see the beginning of the snowball effect even at just over 200 subs - took 4 months to get to 50 (on May 4, subsequent '50s' were July 18, Aug 16 and Sep 10, so hope that trajectory continues. Do still give a little 'oooh' every time I see an increase in the total!
Just a newbie here! Just published my first video and short and got 6 new subscribers that aren't friends and family. Haha. Monetization is the goal, and I'm hoping to remain realistic in the time it will take to get there. Hoping to keep the fun going while this happens! Great information told in a real way, thank you!
Welcome!! And thanks for watching… it’s a great feeling posting your first ver video. The second is hard then the third is a bit easier and it gets easier and easier as you go along and you find your flow. If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
Currently on 320 subscribers. The main thing for me is making the best videos i can, being consistent and improving each time and learning more and more. I know 1000 subs will come eventually. I also love the process of making videos so its also a hobby for me! Good luck to all those smaller channels out there 👍
Thanks for watching and for the comment. You can defiantly do it. It feels like yesterday I was on 300 subs. Once you gain momentum it becomes progressively easier. Still challenging though
Can’t wait to get to 1,000 subs. I’m creeping up on 270 subs but my video views are so low. Trying every trick and tip I see on YT and the views still stay low 😏🤯
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Investing $40,000 in a mutual fund that yields 7% will give you about $233 a month in dividends, and people would think that's a reasonably good return for the investment. But I like RU-vid better because it doesn't tie up my hard-earned $40,000 to get the same monthly return. Great video.
I recently lost my job of 5 years, wrongfully. I’ve been hard at work trying to be a guitar content creator (while still actively seeking another job of course). My dream/passion ever since I was 15 years old was to make music my full-time gig. Rather it be on stage with my projects: Thoughts Are Nuclear / Josh Purgason or simply just teaching or being a songwriting publisher. It’s what I was born to do, but life has a way of knocking me down every time I gain a little traction. I’m a full-time dreamer, but full-time realist as well. I work my ‘day job’ with full focus and my music the same. Hopefully it’ll all pay off , I believe one day it will if I don’t give up. Anyway, great vid & motivational! Cheers, Josh 🤘
That’s awesome. Musicians can always do well on RU-vid because there’s always people who want to learn and listen to a unique take on a popular song. Keep going and you’ll get there
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I'm nearing 200 subscribers in about a month and a half, and that's exciting to me! 😅 And then I think about how far it is from 1,000... womp, womp. 😂 But I'm truly having so much fun, so I'm super grateful for that. ❤ This is a great video, so interesting! Thanks for sharing your experience with us! 😊 I hope you enjoy(ed) your family vacation!!!🎉
Thanks for watching…. That first 1K run is the hardest for sure… just keep at it If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
Loved this video. Subscribed and clicked notification Bell. Really helpful. I have seen it myself where some give up when they get monetized and others keep going. The ones that keep going, I can see the growth and the growth speed improving. Thanks for your honest take on what it's like as a RU-vid creator 😊
The weird thing is my growth just slowed to a crawl after 1000 subs, the last 100 took 3 times longer than avg... and it's barely moved in the last 2 weeks. Had another channel hit 5k, then it just stopped and rolled right back to almost 4k... I gave that channel up since it was hopeless.
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I have noticed that my videos get a normal small spike when released but then they go flat for a while and then suddenly 2 months later they get a nice upward curve. The upward curve is great because that video will continue to receive regular views on and on.
I’m at 224 and growth is so slow. Lots of stuff in the pipeline for vlogs ( currently mostly podcast) and I really appreciate the encouragement - thank you
If you think of it as a business consider that it normally takes 5 years to get to a point where you make a profit. Most businesses don't make it to 5 years because they owners quit. It can be overwhelming to invest that long. Don't quit.
I feel like I’ve been growing fast. I got 100 in a month and then 70 the next 3 weeks. For me that is huge since I just started in end of June / early July (3 months). The key is to celebrate every subscriber! Especially the milestones like every 50 increments.
Keep it up that’s still decent growth! If you want help growing your channel check out my link… docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
Your spot on with this. First for me at 1K was a sense of achievement like I finally nailed it. Then after 10K that's when things got weirder. At that point there were days my sub count could go up 1K while I was sleeping which was wild. Did you know the sub count is animated? It ticks like a clock. After 20K things get very very busy. You have to have business time each day and I work 12 hours a day in a factory. You also need a team because you need people handling a lot of the tasks.
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That awesome well done and a very achievable goal!! If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
You got this 💥 If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
I've found there's a bit of a snowball effect after 1,000 subs. Took me 3 months to get my first 100 subs. I've just gained like 1,500 subs in the last 3 months. I've noticed RU-vid pushes your content out more after being monetized too. Took me around 16 months to get to monetization like yourself. But since I got monetized I'm getting 3-4k watch hours PER MONTH!
I have set myself a few subscriber targets, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000. I am hopeful on the first thing. I am at a bit of a crossroads in life so hoping maybe, just maybe, I can make this work
You can do it! Those are realistic and tangible goals.. you can definitely achieve those. If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
I liked the video up to the point when you stressed the point, similar sub counts to do colabs with. That sounded like pulling the ladder up on the sub 1k crew
I like your point and thanks for sharing but there was a point to me saying this. I’m not opposed to doing collabs with channels smaller than mine if we’re aligned that’s not what I was saying but the more you grow the more requests you get and you have to be strategic about who you decide to work with.. Also I offer paid coaching sessions for people who want to grow and sometimes you get people asking for collabs when instead they want a free coaching session. So you have to be practical with it
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When My other channel got to 1k subs RU-vid app stopped giving notifications that someone subbed, but over the next few years the channel didn't grow at all and My videos where getting strikes and banned, I wasn't doing anything to weren't that responce to My opinions on news stories.
Your video randomly came up on my home page and I’m glad it did. Everything you mentioned was true for me. I got my first 1000 subs within 5 months of starting but my watch time took another couple of months to catch up. As soon as I hit 1000 subs though, my numbers started flying up a lot quicker and I got A LOT of video editors contacting me! 😂 16 months in, I’m now at nearly 4.5k subs and one of my videos recently went over 100k views, which is just mind blowing o imagine that 100,000 people have watched one of m videos. My next goal is to hit 10k subs within the next 11 months (12 months from when I hit 4k). It’s hard work getting weekly videos out when you have a full time job, but I love making and editing them and it’s great to see the reaction and comments from the viewers. To anyone else wanting to get to 1000 subs and more, keep pushing, keep believing and you’ll get there. 💪🏻
Those are some incredible results in such a short space of time so massive congratulations!! 🙌🏻 I love that you keep changing the goal post set of the goals which the same as me. Well done and here’s to the next level
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You got this! 500 is a great milestone and you’ll find it’ll get easier and more fun as you go along… If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
Only 10% of all active RU-vid channels ever get past 1K subs, I'm sitting at 1140, and now I'm working on my watch hours...RU-vid is hard work, but worth it!
You can do it! Just keep it up. Congrats on 1K 🙌🏻 If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
Such an awesome video! I recently started and am only at 18 subs. But I am trying to stay focused on the process rather than the sub number. 🤞 Thanks for all your awesome content!
It’s hard when you start out but you’ll enjoy it. You can do it! And thanks for watching. If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
I hit 1k subs and 4000 watch hours on Saturday, although that includes Shorts, but think will reach 4000 on long format before end of September. Started uploading towards end June.
I'm currently hovering around 710 subscribers but my last 5ish videos have tanked hard. It is super discouraging and perplexing to me that you can have a 12k video only like 2 months ago and then not even reach 100 views on a recent vid.
Views are very difficult to navigate and RU-vid is like a moving target. You just need to watch your analytics and make adjustments where you can until something works and if you get an outlier, try to double down on that… it’s not an exact science but I find success in this method more often than not… If you’d like me to help you grow faster, check out the link 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf81AmxHdpnCWrLFckePIQJAtVOgAGsvRi8mQS-gFEV332z8A/viewform
I hit 1k in a month after consistently posting and then instantly felt the deflation 🙈 I felt guilty and am still working on my celebration video. It was a surprising feeling ❤
Thank you! This video has some really great concrete tips. Only a couple hundred more and I will reach a thousand, but I definitely need the watch hours.
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I hope i dont give up. Only 51 subs with many hard and long hours of work inputted. But still, To all of my 51 subscribers. THANKS a Lot!! I appreciate you and I'm gonna keep improving for y'all and me 🥰 Today feels tough, but I’m leaving this comment as a future reminder that I stayed strong.
