Do you ever get discouraged by the lack of growth on your YouTube channel? It's
easy to lose your motivation when you get little or no subscribers. In this
video you'll learn 7 ways to stay motivated while growing your YouTube
channel. Hello my name is Herman Drost from drostdesigns.com if you want to
grow your audience on YouTube and generate traffic leads and subscribers
on autopilot hit the subscribe button or hit the bell notification icon. The BIG
problem. The expectation especially for new youtubers is that you'll get a ton
of views and subscribers. When it doesn't happen it's easy to get discouraged and
give up for many experienced youtubers they may experience a lull and their
subscriber growth and wonder if they're wasting their time here are 7 ways to
stay motivated while growing your YouTube channel number one have a clear
purpose if you don't have a big reason to start and grow a YouTube channel
it'll be easy to give up when the going gets tough. There'll be times when you
lack motivation and inspiration but you continued onwards because you have a big
reason for why you created your channel number 2 have a long term goal think
about what kind of goals you want to accomplish by the end of the year it
could be a certain number of subscribers leads or sales or perhaps you want to
get a certain number of paid sponsorships or brand deals number 3
plan ahead have you ever stared at a blank computer screen waiting for new
ideas to emerge perhaps you have a goal to upload 2 or 3 videos a week but you
have no new ideas this may cause you stress and frustration instead try to
plan out your content ahead of schedule I usually do this by creating a Content
calendar inside Google Docs I usually write out two or three scripts ahead of
time then batch record my videos in one day this frees up my time to edit the
videos and release them based upon my publishing schedule
I often batch record several videos ahead of time when I go on vacation or
attend the conference number four view obstacles as challenges instead of
getting discouraged by the lack of growth of my channel I see it as a
challenge and look for ways to improve my videos for example I might redesign
my thumbnails optimize my titles or change the structure of my videos to
make them more engaging if you're not sure what to improve about your videos
or your channel then ask someone so you can get a more objective opinion you're
welcome to join my facebook group where you can get your questions answered and interact
with like-minded people just click the link in the description
below this video number five learn from successful youtubers sometimes you just
get stuck because you don't know what to improve about your channel or your
videos instead of going it alone seek to help from other creators who are
successfully growing their channels you'll save a lot of time by avoiding
the mistakes they have made and reduce your learning curve feel free to join my
two video bootcamp Facebook group to ask questions and interact with others I'll
place a link in the description below this video number 6 avoid comparing your
channel with others it's easy to lose motivation and inspiration when you
compare your channel with highly successful channels in the same niche
there may be getting a ton of new subscribers and views to their videos
whereas you only getting a few keep in mind there are usually many hidden
factors that contribute to their success for example they may have a large social
following there may have a company sponsor viewers may be attracted to
their personality they may have a very smooth presentation they may have
professionally designed channel graphics they may have a professional backdrop
all these factors and others may contribute to there success so instead of
comparing your channel with other channels focus on improving one thing
about your own channel or your own videos keep in mind that you are unique
and so is your channel number 7 enjoy the journey one of the main reasons that
I enjoy growing my channel is that I love the creative process and
helping others discouragement and lack of motivation are natural obstacles
you'll encounter during the growth of your channel it's easy to get caught up
into small details by checking how many views and subscribers you've got every
day by looking at YouTube analytics instead focus on the big reason why you
created your channel in the first place I enjoy growing my channel because I
love the creative process and helping others along the way it gives me great
joy and satisfaction when I can answer somebodies question or a problem
they have been struggling with for days weeks months or years instead of getting
discouraged by the obstacles that arise during the growth of my channel I see
them as challenges that will take my channel to the next level it's similar
to staying fit if I don't exercise I get lazy and lose inspiration and motivation
of course there are times when I don't feel like exercising but I just do it
because I know I will feel good afterwards if you have a growth mindset
and love what you're doing you'll enjoy the journey and
to great heights automatically let me ask you an important question how do you
stay motivated to continue making videos for your channel post your answer in the
comments below I'd love to read them and I'm sure
others would too click the card icon to download my YouTube channel evaluation
worksheet you'll receive a step-by-step checklist that will help you evaluate
your own YouTube channel you'll also get links to specific YouTube tutorials to
show you how to make the necessary improvements if you want to learn how to
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