- If you want to know what to expect as a YouTuber,
you know, what's normal, what's not normal,
when you're running your YouTube channel,
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I get a lot of repetitive comments on my channel
from viewers asking, hey, is this normal?
Is this normal?
My channel's doing this, is this normal?
We're going to get to the bottom of it.
And real quick, let me know any type of expectations
that you have had here on YouTube,
that have or have not worked out in your favor,
I'm guessing it's probably going to be
something about growth but let me know in the comments.
The first item on the list
is that is normal to lose subscribers.
Yeah, it's so normal that you should expect
as your channel grows that when you upload a new video
there's a really good chance that you're going to lose
subscribers with every single video that you upload.
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It's perfectly normal, don't worry about it.
There's a not of reasons people unsubscribe to channels.
Maybe you're not making the same content
that they originally signed up for.
It's also possible that their interests have changed
and they've just decided to watch other people
on YouTube instead of you.
There are also YouTube purges
where they delete spam accounts
and other accounts that are not playing by the rules.
I know it sucks, but that's part of doing this.
You are going to lose subscribers, it's perfectly normal.
Another thing to expect is you are going to have
ups and downs on YouTube,
you're going to have peaks and you're going to have valleys,
then you're going to have some steady parts,
and then you're going to have drop-offs and more peaks
and it's crazy.
It's perfectly normal for things to go up and down
but when you do have a big adjustment one way or the other,
try to figure out why because there can be triggers,
there can be specific things that happen
that actually cause your channel to go up or down
so just try to really get into your analytics,
study your analytics and try to figure out
what caused the change so that you can try to figure out
how to basically get everything back on track.
Another thing to expect is just because a video
isn't doing good right after you publish it does not mean
that it's not going to do good in the future.
On my channel, on other channels that I work with,
it's extremely common for a video to come out
and it doesn't do that well
and then three months down the road,
six months down the road,
it starts picking up traction
after it's gained more watch time.
You're going to get haters and if you're not, then,
you might want to step it up a notch
because if you're getting haters,
you're getting people saying bad things to you,
that means that you're on the radar and if you're not
on the radar that means you need to start making
some changes so that you can get on the radar.
But seriously, it's not you.
Haters and trolls are all over the internet.
YouTube is no exception,
they actually come out in-force on YouTube
because they can watch the video and there's a lot
of little details that they can pick apart in a YouTube
video that they can't just troll on
if it's just a comment or something like that.
As someone that's putting yourself out there
and you're making content,
you're putting your face in the video or whatever,
people will come in, they will troll you,
they will hate on you, it's not a big deal,
perfectly normal, don't take it personally,
just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be fine.
On that note, you're also going to get constructive
criticism so when a comment comes in,
just because you don't like it doesn't necessarily
mean that it's a hate comment.
You know, there might be something that somebody says,
where you're like, you know what?
I never even thought about it that way but they're right.
And that can help you make improvements
to your content to better serve your audience.
But always remember you don't want to cater everything.
If you have your plan, your way of doing things,
you know, stick to that.
On the flip side, just make sure that your mind is open
to constructive criticism when it comes in.
The next one is how long does it take for a YouTube
channel to take off?
Here's the facts, it may take you 20 videos,
it might take you 200 videos,
it might take you 1,000 videos for your channel
to really start taking off.
I mean, of course, there's things you can do
and if you're making the right content for your audience
and things like that,
then of course you have a better chance of things going
the way you want them to go.
However your expectations on how fast everything
should be going, that expectation itself,
will cause a lot of frustration.
It's really important that you learn to enjoy the journey,
that you enjoy learning how to make the content,
how to make your content better,
and when you do that, that is going to open you up
for the success that you're after.
Another thing that you can expect,
just like everywhere else on the internet,
is YouTube is in a constant state of change.
Sometimes it's an algorithm update,
sometimes they're adding or removing a feature,
and sometimes it's just because people are dumping
content into YouTube like crazy and it might cause
you to lose rankings, it might cause you to gain rankings,
because you're getting more people watching your videos
and things like that but expect constant change.
Another thing to expect is some videos
are going to do better than other videos.
Some videos are going to take off,
other videos are going to tank,
other videos are just gonna do kind-of,
you know, kind of ehhh,
don't stress out about it, it's not a huge deal,
even though past history and all that stuff
does come into play,
it's not a humongous deal so just hang in there.
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