- Here are three habits that will absolutely
blow up your channel this year.
Prioritize consistency over perfection.
I want you to break the bad habit of not posting.
No other habits in this video will work unless you upload.
I know the advice about be consistent
has been hammered into the ground, but it's true.
Consistency is the foundation of YouTube success.
I want you to think about yourself a year from now.
Where do you want to be?
How do you want your life to change?
The gap between where you are at now
and where you want to be can only be bridged by uploading
again and again, and again and again, and again and again.
It is going to be hard.
You're going to have to make sacrifices,
stay up late just to be tired the next.
You'll have to say no to going out with friends,
skips the Netflix binges, even unplug from social media
so you can redirect your consumption into creation.
The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.
Copy fundamentals, create originals.
Every time a creator cracks the code of success
it's only a matter of time before they start to get copied.
Ryan Trahan, copied.
Mr. Beast, copied.
Literally any creator who finds a winning format, copied.
And I'll be honest, copying isn't always wrong,
it's when the copying is way too exact.
It is okay to see something that you're inspired by
so you can take it and make it better, or make it different,
or give it to your community in your unique way.
It's a problem when the copying isn't used as a springboard
to find your own unique style,
but rather copy and pasted packaging
with the same content to match.
That's an issue.
But here's what I say, copy fundamentals, create originals.
What fundamentals?
The behaviors, habits and philosophies
of successful creators.
It is okay to be inspired by successful ideas,
but if you really want to blow up,
you need to be inspired by successful traits too.
If you want to win like Ryan Trahan,
don't completely steal his format.
Steal the creativity it took to come up with it.
I say, if you want to be like Mr. Beast,
don't copy his style,
copy his discipline, dedication and determination.
Those traits, those fundamentals
will make you a successful creator
no matter what your style is.
Those traits will make you the leader, not the follower.
Then go create something original.
Find mistakes in every video.
So many creators get started, but not many get better.
They focus on producing, posting,
but they never focus on perfecting.
The truth is many creators get stuck
because they think their content is good enough
but they just haven't found the right audience.
But in reality, the right audience just haven't found
a video that's good enough from them.
Viewers will come to your channel
when your content is ready.
I really believe this.
Look back at the early uploads of your favorite creators
from when they first started,
and genuinely ask yourself,
"Would I watch this if they weren't famous?"
Or "Would I subscribe to this channel today?"
Most likely your answer is no.
By the time they got your attention,
they'd worked out the mistakes that held them back.
They got better on camera, better at editing,
they got better at storytelling
and the art of producing great content.
So, how can you do this?
Well, first stop thinking that you have it all figured out.
You don't, I don't.
We all have room to grow.
And when you realize that,
then ask yourself these four questions.
Write these down.
What's right?
What's wrong?
What's missing?
What's confused?
As a YouTube strategist, I can confidently tell you
that if more creators ask themselves these questions
they would grow.
Wait a week after the video has been out
so you have a decent amount of comments to look through
and data to go through in YouTube studio.
Write those questions down,
then spend 10 or so minutes taking notes and answering them.
And, using this information, here's what I want you to do.
Optimize what's right, change what's wrong,
clarify what is confusing and add what is missing.
You need to use these insights to produce your next video
and make it better.
Here's a screenshot of the list I made for our last video
if you need an example.
Please consider subscribing and go create.
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