If you want to grow
your YouTube channel,
I'm going to give you the steps
I took to grow this channel
to 10000 subscribers
in just 10 months,
some of which I've never revealed before.
So you're on YouTube,
you've set up your channel
and you'll want to grow it.
Of course you do.
That's why you're here
to be successful on YouTube.
There are two things
you have to have in place
to grow and especially
to grow fast on YouTube.
We'll come to the second one in a minute.
But the first one
you need to have in
place is the correct mindset.
This is vital for
growing quickly on YouTube
and is the foundation
for your success.
This guides you and helps
you make great decisions
as to what to do, specifically
to grow your YouTube channel.
And it also helps you
when things don't necessarily
go the way you want them to.
So in order to have the correct mindset
to grow your YouTube channel,
the first thing you need to do
is to know exactly
what you want to achieve.
Is it to get your first 1000
or even 10000 subscribers?
If you're a business,
is it to promote
your products and services and
or get more clients and customers?
And if you want Youtube as your business,
do you want to make enough money
so you can leave your job or have Youtube
as your full time career?
Whatever it is, that's
the very first thing you need.
You need to know
exactly where you're going
because if you don't know
where you're going,
you'll never know how to get there.
Once you have that,
write it down, actually
physically write it down.
Having it in your head won't do.
Typing it into a note or
document is a little bit better,
but actually physically writing
it down is far more powerful.
And if you want to boost
the power of this even more,
put that paper somewhere
where you will see it every day.
Seeing it regularly,
every single day reinforces
that goal for you
and helps you achieve it faster.
Then the next step is to write down
why you want to achieve this.
If you want to have a big channel,
why are you doing this?
What are the benefits
if you want to have a career on Youtube?
What are the benefits of that?
And if you want to use Youtube
to grow your business,
what are the benefits of that
for you and your business?
Write down as many wise
and as many benefits as you can.
And then what if all those written down?
What are the benefits of the benefits
and then what are the benefits
of those benefits?
For me, growing my YouTube
channel meant that I got paid
to help other businesses
to grow their Youtube channels,
which I love to do.
And the benefit of that
is that when my business grew,
I needed to hire more people.
I was able to hire
my wife Lena, who's
now working for me in the business
and take her away from a job
she no longer enjoyed
or was good for her.
And as my business grows,
I get to hire more people,
help the economy.
People have a career working on Youtube
the list goes on
and there are benefits to those benefits
which have more benefits.
You get what I mean.
So you've got what it is
you want to achieve
and you're why you want to achieve
this now becomes your focus.
This is now your guide.
And everything you do has to do
with these two things.
These are your mindset and your actions.
The next step is to set up your strategy
that's specific to your YouTube channel.
Now, this is something that we do
with our video pro clients.
But since I don't know
you or your channel
or what you want to achieve,
I can't give you a strategy
as there is no such thing
as a one size fits all strategy
that will work for every
single YouTube channel.
But what we can do
is to put actions in place
that will help you successfully
grow your YouTube channel.
So you have your mind set now,
which is your what and your why?
Your actions are the how.
So what are those actions
you need to take?
The first one is to
consistently upload video
to your YouTube channel.
When I started, I uploaded
just one video per week, two p.m.
on Tuesdays every single week
by being consistent
and uploading on the same day.
I'm preferably at the same time
you build up trust
with your viewers and subscribers
and they can depend on you
to be there for them.
The next action you need to take
is to make the best video you can make.
Now, I don't mean
you need to go out and buy an expensive
camera and mic and lights and stuff.
No, make the best video you can make
with what you've got.
You can start with your phone
and go from there.
In fact, we've got a client who's quickly
approaching 1000
subscribers on their channel
from working with us after a few months
and all they use is their phone.
The quality is great and it works.
When you do have a budget,
you can get some equipment
like some mikes, some lights
and maybe a camera if you need to .
But just start with what
you've got the next part.
And making the best video
that you can make is to create
the best content you can
if you're starting out on YouTube
and you've never made a video before,
you may not be polished on camera.
That doesn't matter.
The more you do it, the better you get.
So you've got to start sometime.
As long as you're doing your best
and making the best video
you can, that's the important thing.
Do your best
and the last action
you need to take to grow your YouTube
channel is to have a conversation
with your audience .
So what do I mean by that?
You can do this in a number of ways
and I suggest you do all of them.
Firstly on your videos,
talk to the camera like it's your friend.
By doing this, you come across.
More relaxed and you have better energy,
you're not worried
about what people are going to say
and it comes across a lot better.
Secondly is to ask
questions on the video.
Tell your viewers to reply
to those questions
in the comments area below.
This creates engagement
and conversation,
asked people's opinions
as to what they'd like you
to create for them.
Ask them how they would do things.
Asking questions on your videos
creates a two way conversation
that helps you grow your channel quickly.
And the third way to create
conversation is a follow
on from the previous one,
which is to reply to comments.
When somebody takes the time
to leave you a comment on your videos,
take the time to reply.
This is a phenomenal
way for you to grow your YouTube channel.
When I started this channel,
I made it a point of replying
to all the comments on my videos,
getting to know my subscribers
more and having that
conversation with them
so that they connected with me
even more and came back
and watched my videos every single week
and take these actions every single week
till you achieve your goal
on your YouTube channel.
And what would you like to achieve
on your YouTube channel?
Let me know in the comments area below.
I really would love to know what it is
you want to achieve
with your channel.
And if you're a business owner,
you want help to develop your strategy
that's specific to your channel
for your business book.
A free call with me to see how
we can help you with that
link to do so is
in the description below.
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And if you want to watch
the rest of the videos in this series on
starting and growing your YouTube
channel, click this link right here.