- So you wanna know how to grow a YouTube channel fast.
MrBeast, Kelly Stamps, Jennelle Eliana, Dad, how do I.
What made these channels blow up
and grow so fast on YouTube?
Well, they all went viral,
they all worked really hard on their content
and they tapped into culture.
And since most of us will probably never go viral
and we all probably work really hard on our videos
let's focus on number three.
Let's focus on how we can grow fast by tapping into culture.
Let's jump into the video.
Hey everybody, this is Roberto Blake,
helping you create something awesome today.
Welcome back to the channel.
Today we've got another YouTube tips video for you.
We're gonna actually have some common sense ways
that you can grow your YouTube channel
just a little bit faster, just a little bit faster.
In 2015, I went from being any small YouTuber
with 20,000 subscribers to by the end of that year,
by December of 2015, having 75,000 subscribers
and being well on my way to earning my Silver Play Button
in YouTube.
And while I know that it's a different time
and a different era from when I got started back in my day.
I still do know that a lot of things that you could do
right now to tap into culture and to really connect
with the values of your viewers would help you grow
your channel faster than you are right now.
And there are plenty of success stories
and there are plenty of channels in this community
that can tell you in the comment section
that they have still grown success channels last year
and this year, and that's not too late for you
to grow on YouTube.
You just have to think about it a little bit differently
and really make sure that your viewers are coming first.
So without further ado, I'm gonna go ahead
and get into the 10 tips that you came here for.
So tip number one
for growing your YouTube channel faster is
I want you to consider exploiting Reddit.
So what do I mean by exploiting Reddit?
Well, there are very passionate communities in Reddit.
They have all of these great conversation threads
and this is a goldmine for ideas in terms of videos
people will actually care about.
If people are spending an absurd amount of time
arguing about something back and forth in Reddit,
like who would win a fight?
Like which Spiderman is better?
Is it Miles Morales, is it Peter Parker?
Which Spiderman is the true Spiderman?
Which one is the Ultimate Spiderman?
That is something that you could take advantage of.
Channels like Death Battle have actually done this
really well by looking at things like Goku versus Superman
if you need an example.
So where people are having extraordinary debates
like Reddit, there is interest and there is attention
that you can tap into.
Tip number two is to tap into news worthy topics.
Newsworthy topics and current events
are a great way to accelerate your traffic in YouTube.
Financial YouTubers who were trying to find a foothold
in this community, actually were able to benefit
from covering the stimulus package
since there are a lot of people in the casual audience
that would be doing YouTube and Google searches
and their videos would provide a lot of value
and would help people be aware of what's going on.
So tapping into current events and news in a certain niche
or where you have some experience
is very powerful and it does play very well to understanding
what people need.
Tip number three is being early to a niche.
Being early to a niche, having first mover advantage.
You guys all say, "Well, it was easier back in the day."
Back in the day to do a YouTube channel
and that just comes down to first mover advantage.
And then guess what, there are new things
that are happening every day
that you could have first mover advantage in.
There are going to be new products,
they're gonna be new TV shows,
there's is going to be something new that happens
that people are excited about
and you can get in on the ground floor of that
and it can explode your channel if you go ahead
and you move as quickly as possible.
So again, look for the opportunity
to have that first mover advantage
and be early on the scene.
And in the meantime, while you're waiting for your moment,
you could just work a little bit harder on improving
the craft of your overall videos by working harder
on your editing skills and also your on-camera presence
and performance and just building a deep relationship
with your audience.
Tip number four.
Tip number four is to use TikTok to grow
your YouTube channel.
Now, again, in my case, in the past,
I was able to use things like the fact that I was blogging
and I was able to use the fact that at one point
I was actually
a little bit bigger in Twitter than I was in YouTube
to help give me a traffic source.
A way to bring people to my YouTube channel.
And right now TikTok is a fast way to get attention
and you see people blow up for no reason in TikTok
and so guess what, if you go ahead and if you utilize TikTok
for easy short form content and it's low level algorithm,
you could use that to boost your YouTube channel
and have the same kind of advantages that
the Viners had when they came over and invaded
the YouTube platform.
Tip number five on how to grow your YouTube channel fast.
So the way that I actually was able to go
from 20,000 subscribers to 70, 75,000 subscribers in a year
was I became a resource channel.
I became a resource channel that had a lot of
search friendly content.
I went daily, I'm not telling you to go daily.
I'm just making a point that when I ended up having
dozens of videos on just even one subject
and having that on multiple subjects I had
a really powerful traffic source that allowed me
to keep showing up and keep getting
all of these different people to watch my channel,
to subscribe and to be aware of me.
And I was able to do that as a resource channel
because you may have noticed
I'm not really much of an entertainer,
I'm really not that interesting and I don't really have
what would be a top tier personality for YouTube,
but I do all right for myself.
So I was able to use my past experiences
to be a resource for other creative people
who wanna learn how to take their creativity
and make money on the internet or even get a job
as a creative professional out there in the world.
So I think that there's still value in this
and I think that search is even more powerful
with people being at home
and with more people adopting YouTube
and using as a resource during our very interesting times
that we're living through.
So just understand that search channels are not dead
and it's actually one of the most reliable things in YouTube
and because it just really relies on consistency.
You don't have to be on the YouTube treadmill,
chasing the newest trend all the time
and search channels actually get to take a break
and go on vacation every now and again.
So just keep that in mind.
Tip number six for growing a YouTube channel fast is
to use the MrBeast strategy.
It's simple kids just become MrBeast.
And I'm being sarcastic when I say just become MrBeast.
But the strategy that MrBeast uses is creating spectacle.
He creates absurd over the top content that is impossible
to duplicate, sorry Morgz and it's also something that is
very easy to allow him to stand out.
And he started this very modestly.
He started this by just torturing himself
doing things that no sane person would do.
And so he used extreme challenges with himself
as a Guinea pig to be able to do that and to stand out,
which is really powerful.
And it means that just a casual person on YouTube,
usually someone younger would watch this video
out of morbid curiosity and that as a formula has continued
to work while he ups the ante on that.
So this may not be something that just everybody can do
but it is something you should think about.
Tip number seven is for vloggers actually.
So if you're a blogger,
instead of becoming a generic YouTube blogger
or a daily vlogger, think of yourself
as a lifestyle channel and really hone in
on the most interesting part of your life,
your identity and what you do on a regular basis
and really make that the focus of your channel.
If you are a college student, really make it about that
and the journey and make that the theme of the channel.
If you are a single parent, don't call yourself a vlogger,
make it a channel that revolves around you
living this experience and what you're going through
and just make that the story line and the narrative
that the audience can find relate to
and also makes your content a lot easier to share
and to be able to say, "Who would be interested in?"
This is gonna help you a lot so that you don't have to be
a generic vlogger.
You can actually brand yourself as a lifestyle channel
and cater to a specific audience.
Tip number eight is actually to exploit high search,
low competition content.
And this is something that's more tactical
and less about culture.
But the good news is it's driven by data.
Now, the tool that I use to find content like this
is TubeBuddy.
And that's because it lets me kind of see what has
high levels of search, what do people look for,
what are they needing right now.
But also where is it the competition, how much competition
is there and how competitive am I on this topic?
So I use to TubeBuddy, it's one of my favorite tools
it's linked down below.
I am an affiliate of them, but you guys know that
I've been using them for like over four years now
and it's really helped the channel.
Now there are videos that did very well,
but they're massively outdated.
If I see a video that got millions of views,
but it's like four years old,
I know that I can just one up that video
and make a more relevant version of it,
probably better produced and that will actually help me
and I can just make a thumbnail that is better
and more likely to be clicked than that video.
It will be a hard road to go
because I still have to rank for those terms
and I still actually have to make a better video,
but it gives me a way to compete.
The best part is you do not need to be a big YouTuber
to rank in YouTube search.
So this could be your in.
If you guys want TubeBuddy,
you can download the free version down below
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of any package you buy.
Tip number nine for growing your YouTube channel fast
is going to be something I call niche down, step up,
stand out, blow up.
And it's really in a way more than one tip.
Niche down is about getting focused
and I'll make a dedicated video about this
cause it deserves its own video,
might wanna subscribed for that.
Get focused, niche down.
Don't go too narrow,
but make your channel easy to understand.
Then step up, find a way in that niche to raise the bar
and do something different.
You can do that with your personality, your editing style,
your filmmaking style, whatever it is.
Find some way to raise the bar.
Then find a way to stand out and set yourself apart
so that you're not just another one.
Just not another generic channel.
So many of you, you're another generic tech channel,
you're another generic gaming channel,
you're another generic beauty channel
and you wonder why you're struggling to grow.
You need to figure out what the unique thing,
the unique angle,
what is is that makes you different enough to say,
"I want to watch this instead of that," you need that.
So it's more than quality, it's also what makes you unique
and makes you easy to stand aside from the crowd.
Most people do not succeed on YouTube,
so you need to do something different than them.
That's your answer.
And if you can go ahead and get focused,
you can find a way to raise the bar and you can find a way
to stand out.
I wouldn't be shocked if you happen to blow up.
Like I said, dedicated video coming soon.
And last and of course not least,
the 10th tip for the fastest way to grow
your YouTube channel or at least grow it a little bit faster
is going to be spend more time on your bloody thumbnails.
I cannot stress this enough.
You want views, you gotta get clicks.
You have two opportunities.
A title that I care about that speaks to me
and a thumbnail that grabs my attention.
Usually those two things need to happen at the same time.
And for spending 8, 10, 12, 20 hours on editing a video
to spend two minutes on a thumbnail to package it,
isn't good enough.
You need to get the bloody click.
And if you are going to get that click,
you're just gonna have to spend more time
on the packaging, on the thumbnails.
Apple is one of the most successful brands in the world
because it understands a static and that we are shallow
and we like things that look pretty.
And that comes down to your YouTube thumbnails as well.
So don't neglect it.
Please, for the love of God
if you wanna grow your YouTube channel,
spend more time on your thumbnails.
And if you are someone who is struggling
with your thumbnails, then you could always look
at my YouTube Starter Kit.
So YouTube Starter Kit has over 100 thumbnails
they have already basically been designed for you
so that you can put your photos and your text in there
and you can have a better thumbnail than you have now.
They're fully customizable,
you can take this as far as you want.
We also have 100 video ideas if you're stuck
and you don't know where to start with that.
We also give you the 20 best title formulas for your videos
so you can get more views and clicks.
So if you want I got the YouTube Starter Kit,
it's linked down below.
You do not have to buy this to be successful on YouTube,
but is something that will help you move
just a little bit faster if you want.
Question of the day,
which one of these tips do you think is going to help you
the most when it comes to growing your YouTube channel
fast.
Let me know in the comment section
also for the OG members of this community,
if you have used any of my tips successfully
to grow your YouTube channel, offer just a little bit
of help to the newbies in the community down below
who are still trying to grow and might be small YouTubers.
Tell them just a little bit about what it is
that you were able to do and what you learned here
that helped grow your YouTube channel
just a little bit faster.
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As always you guys thanks so very much for watching
and don't forget.
Go out there and create something awesome today.
Take care.
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