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- If you're watching this video right now
there's a really good chance that you've probably watched
one or a dozen of the other
how to get your first 1,000 YouTube subscribers videos.
And you might be wondering,
Is there anything else I need to know?
There's, like, a bajillion videos on this topic on YouTube,
but you know what's missing from all of them?
Well, it's a phenomenon called the spiderweb effect
and it might blow your mind.
At least that's what my members of the Video Pursuit Society
have told me when I've shared it with them.
Now, the beauty of the spiderweb effect
is that it's both a strategy and a tool,
especially if you're a visual person.
And hey, if you're doing YouTube as a side hustle
you don't have time to create videos
that don't attract subscribers.
So first I'm gonna show you why the spiderweb effect
is so effective and then we'll get into
how to put it into action on your channel.
Plus, I'm gonna share with you some kind of hurdles
and roadblocks that you might encounter
using the spiderweb effect, so let's dive in.
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If you're new here, my name is Meredith Marsh
and here on this channel I'm all about helping
your side hustle thrive with video.
So make sure you hit that subscribe button now
so you can become the boss of your own future.
So here's the thing.
The spiderweb effect is the fastest way
to reach your first 1,000 YouTube subscribers
and this concept is what I used
when I started my channel back in 2015
to gain my first 1,000 YouTube subscribers
in about nine months and then 2,000 in total
by the end of that first year.
And that spiderweb on YouTube creates this environment
where you're attracting viewers
that are interested in the rest of your content
rather than creating content
that kind of bounces around all over the place.
Plus, for new viewers who land on your channel,
it'll be instantly clear what your channel is really about
and the value that you bring
so that it'll be a no-brainer for them
to actually hit that subscribe button.
And when YouTube is looking for what videos
to recommend to the viewer who's watching your channel,
they're going to look at your library first.
So having a tightly-woven library
is good for the algorithm too.
But usually with a brand new channel,
you start with a list of videos,
so let me show you how to turn it into a spiderweb.
So there are three main elements to this spiderweb.
The first element is that it has to be tightly woven.
So if you think about an actual spiderweb,
why do they exist?
Well, a spider weaves a spiderweb
so that as bugs fly through they get caught in the web,
spider catches its dinner.
So the tighter that web is,
the more likelihood that that spider's
gonna actually catch things that are flying through.
If there are holes in that spiderweb,
then the bugs could just escape
and the spider would go hungry.
The second element of this spiderweb effect
is that you focus on one section of the spiderweb at a time
and you make sure there are no holes in that section
of the spiderweb.
And the third element of this spiderweb that we're creating
is that your videos are bingeable,
they're some type of a series,
your viewers are compelled to watch the next one
and then the next one and so on and so forth.
Now, in my very last video
I mentioned that the way to get viewers
on your first five videos
is through SEO and the same applies to this.
You want to make sure when you have less than
a thousand YouTube subscribers that you're hitting up
those search results with your videos.
So let's say if you have a YouTube channel
you want it to be about sewing, right?
Sewing is a pretty broad niche
but if that's your passion, go for it.
But there's all different types of sewing, right?
Maybe you wanna do a whole series
on how to sew scrunchies and then maybe you wanna do
a few lessons on how to sew pajama pants.
And then of course, maybe face masks,
that would be a good one to do.
And then how to sew curtains.
How to sew hats, how to sew costumes.
It's all sewing, it's all under one niche
but those are very different sections of this spider web.
And what often happens is people will create a video
about how to sew scrunchies for beginners
and that's sewing, that's within the sewing niche.
And then they'll do how to hem your curtains.
And the problem with that is when viewers find your video
on how to sew scrunchies for beginners
they're not interested in sewing curtains.
And so not only do you risk losing that subscriber
but you also are missing out on the opportunity
to create a couple more videos
specifically about scrunchies.
And that would be a section of the spider web.
So you'd have a whole section on just sewing scrunchies,
the elastic you should use, the best fabric
for making scrunchies, how to make 100 scrunchies
in an hour, how to make scrunchies for beginners,
how to make small scrunchies,
how to make scrunchies for babies.
And then you would move on to another section
of your spider web, something that is related to scrunchies
or hair accessories in some way.
You wouldn't just jump straight to curtains.
So now instead of having a list of videos
you have this web, this map of how your videos
are actually connected and how one leads to the other
leads to the other and that is why
it's the fastest way to gain
your first 1,000 YouTube subscribers.
So some of the caveats of hurdles or roadblocks
to look out for here is that if you start implementing
the spider web effect on your channel
and then you get burned out or you give up
and you just simply stop creating videos,
it's not gonna work.
You have to keep producing content,
publishing every week, some type of regular schedule.
If you can do it every week you have to keep building
that library and that web of content
within each of your sections.
The second thing is something I run into a lot
with my students inside of the Video Pursuit Society
and that is I have so many ideas,
there's so many niches, there's so many directions
I could go, how do I know where to start?
Here's what I would suggest.
This is something my business mentor taught me.
Make a list of all the niches and ideas
that you would love to dive into right now
and then look at that list and ask yourself,
if I knew that I would be successful in this niche,
if I knew that I would gain one million subscribers
by the end of the year, in any of these niches,
which one would you choose if you knew
that it was going to be successful?
And start with that.
Now a moment ago you heard me mention
that the third element of the spider-web effect
is that you're creating a series of five videos
and topics that A, people are searching for
and B, that are bingeable
So they wanna watch all of them.
So how do you actually know what people are searching for?
How do you create those first five videos
and choose those topics?
Well I have a workbook for that, it's called
"The Fast Way To 1K YouTube Subscribers Workbook."
I'll link to it down in the description.
It's totally free.
You'll also find it over here on my end card.
And if you're wondering how to get views
on your first five videos then hit up this next video here.