Being a content creator on YouTube is hard, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
You'll experience a wide range of emotions during your YouTube journey.
From profound joy when your video goes viral, or you get a comment like this,
or you get depressed or burnt out because your channel's not growing. In this video, I'll share
10 tips that help me to be consistent during my journey to 100,000 subscribers so you can achieve
the same in a shorter period of time. [music]
Number one, be true to yourself. Avoid comparing your journey with somebody else's journey
and avoid comparing your channel with somebody else's channel. Instead,
try to be natural and just talk to the camera like you're talking to a friend
over a cup of coffee. Keep in mind that the camera may take away some of your energy.
You may have to raise your energy a little before you hit record. If you feel a little
stressed before you hit the record button, smile then hit record. It'll help you to relax.
Number two, add value. Instead of obsessing over views and subscribers,
focus on sharing something valuable with the people you care about. Herman, how do you find
topics that your audience is interested in? A quick way to find out what your audience is
interested in is to type your main queued phrase into the YouTube search bar. YouTube will display
a bunch of phrases that people are typing into the search engines to find the content that they seek.
Alternatively, you can use a research tab and YouTube analytics to find the content gaps that
are missing on your channel. You'll also be able to explore the search terms relevant to
your channel based upon what viewers are searching for on YouTube. Another tip to find content ideas
your viewers will be interested in is to study the comments under your videos as well as the comments
under your competitor's videos. If they're recurring questions, turn them into video titles
and answer the question in your video content. I typically use the notes app on my iPhone to
jot down content ideas while I'm out and about. Number three, have a goal. Having a goal for your
channel helps you to focus on its growth. For example, if you just start a YouTube channel,
your first goal would be to meet 100 subscribers. After you get 100 subscribers, you can get a
custom URL that makes it easy for you to share your channel with other people. Instead of seeing
a bunch of letters that are very difficult to remember or difficult to spell, you'll have a
shortened URL like youtube.com/drostvideo. After you meet the goal of 100 subscribers,
your next goal could be 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the next 12 months
so you can monetize YouTube channel. As a result, you can monetize every video you upload
and generate revenue from it. This will help you to upgrade your gear such as a new camera or
upgrading your lighting. When I started on my YouTube channel, my goal was not to achieve
100,000 subscribers, but simply to share valuable content with my audience. Over time, the content
evolved based upon the interests of my audience. Number four, niche down. When you try to appeal
to everyone, you appeal to no one. The more specific you can be in your niche
the easy it'll be to create the right content for your audience. If you go too broad, you lose
the interest of your audience. For example, my niche is how to grow your audience on YouTube,
which covers a wide range of topics. Over time, I've discovered topics that my audience really
loves and therefore I focus on those topics. For example, my audience loves to hear about
how you can grow a YouTube channel or how to get more views and subscribers. Another
popular topic or bucket is how to write better video titles. Once you've decided on your niche,
drill down to the specific topics that your audience is really interested in. This will
make it easier to create future content for your channel. Number five, differentiate yourself from
your competitors. Instead of copying what your competitors are doing try to approach a niche
from your own unique angle. For example, you can tell stories, be entertaining or just go live.
Number six, improve each video by 1%. Instead of trying to improve everything at once in your
video, just focus on one thing. Some examples include rewriting a title,
redesigning your thumbnail, creating a strong hook in the first 30 seconds of your video,
improving your watch time, or improving your delivery. If you try to improve one new thing
for every new video you upload, your channel will grow faster than if you didn't do anything.
Number seven, get feedback. You're probably familiar with the saying, you can't see the forest
for the trees. This means that you're so close to your content that you can't see what you need to
change to improve your video or your channel. Getting feedback from your family, friends or
colleagues will give you an objective view of your videos and channel. For example, I ask
for feedback on different thumbnails in community posts or on my Facebook group. If you want to join
over a thousand like-minded creators, I invite you to join my Facebook group at Tube Video Boot
Camp. I'll place a link to it in the description below this video. You'll be able to ask questions
and get feedback from like-minded creators. Number eight, batch film your videos. If you
want to avoid the stress of not having a video to upload so you can see consistent growth on
YouTube channel, I highly recommend batch filming or batch processing your videos. Typically I'll
keep a list of future content ideas in a Google doc so I won't end up staring at a blank screen.
I'll also create two or three different scripts for videos I want to release several weeks ahead.
When it comes to filming, I'll film two videos at once depending on my energy level. If one
video takes a long time to film and I don't have the energy to film the second one,
I'll leave it till the next day based upon the script I've already produced. After I finish
filming, I can spend the rest of the week editing my videos. Whenever I know I'm going on vacation
or traveling, I'll schedule my videos ahead of time on YouTube so I don't have to be there to
publish them. I just schedule them for the time they need to be published whether it's one, two,
or three weeks from now. This helps me to keep a consistent upload schedule without being stressed.
Number nine, experiment. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over
again expecting different results. Therefore, it's worthwhile to experiment doing different
things to see what works. For example, you get to alter the pace of your delivery,
film from a different location, do something entertaining, introduce props
or do a collab with another creator in your niche. If you don't what to change,
ask for feedback from other creators in your niche or look at the top creators in
your niche to see what they're doing differently. Number 10, never give up. If I'd given up growing
my YouTube channel over the last 16 years, I would never achieve the milestone of 100,000
subscribers. Many creators give up right before their channel is about to take off.
There's going to be times when you're stressed out because you don't have time to create new videos,
depressed because you didn't get many views or subscribers on a video you spent hours creating,
burned out because you never took a break uploading new content for several years
but you keep going anyway to grow your channel. Keep in mind the video you upload today may not
take off until weeks, months, or even years later. You do the work once and reap the benefits over
and over. For example, this video's gotten over a million and a half views since it was published,
gained almost 9,000 subscribers and made $4500. In the first two days, it only received 274 views.
After 90 days, it received almost 5,000 views. One year later, it attracted 431,000
views. Two years later, it attracted over a million views. Three years later, it accumulated
over a million and a half views. Currently, every 48 hours it accumulates over 3,000 views.
As you can see the majority of views, subscribers and revenue only came later not when I first
uploaded the video. Don't obsess over views and subscribers when you first upload your video.
For example, this video triggered Google search one year after it was uploaded and currently
ranks at the top of Google search displaying a large thumbnail. As a result, this video's
gotten almost 38,000 views since was published and currently received 243 views every 48 hours.
Instead of giving up, take a pause, recharge your batteries then come back when you're
refreshed and motivated. One of the best ways to do this is to attend a conference of like-minded
creators. For example, the last few years I've been attending the VidSummit conference in Los
Angeles put on by Derral Eves. They have amazing speakers and you can interact with hundreds of
people that doing the same thing as yourself. My three big takeaways to grow your YouTube
channel to 100,000 subscribers is to pursue your passion, be consistent with your upload schedule
and persevere even when the going gets tough. If you achieve all three,
you'll shorten the time it takes to get to 100,000 subscribers. What if you want
to get your first 1,000 subscribers fast on YouTube, watch this video on the screen right
now on how to get your first 1,000 subscribers quickly on YouTube. You'll be glad you did.