Thank you for the affirmation. I just started my TH-cam channel a few moths ago. I'm 81 so it's for the more mature woman. I'm slowly gaining followers and hours watching. I have a solid Instagram account but it's good to know I made the right decision starting a TH-cam channel. Thanks. Oh, I'm going to try Munch also.
Yes, TH-cam is a little more supportive for sure! But I am coming to realize that even TH-cam is very very very competitive and it's alright to be discouraged by slow growth. 🐌 I wish for everyone to feel fulfilled with whatever they are doing on TH-cam, AND also have a stable source of income. That's just me personal opinion 😺
I actually started with TH-cam and used Instagram just periodically for a long time.... I decided to put more effort into Instagram the past 18 months and the payoff has been terrible. I can't seem to get my reels monetized even though I have thousands of views on each and almost 10,000 followers. I am also getting very sick of all of the canned reels and people constantly using trending audio to make a reel (and then you see 3 Reels in a row with the exact same audio and they are a lot like click bait) or, even better, sharing pictures (sometimes you just want to scroll in silence and read). It really is getting old and I think it's been taken too far.
Yes! I’m kind of on a break with IG and putting my effort into TH-cam now. It’s enjoyable to see the growth from hard work and consistency and not a new rando algorithm.
I too am focusing on my TH-cam now I made great reels on Instagram but the one thing thing that sucks about them is that I don't get paid for them. So TH-cam is a better option for me when I get questions on my IG I just recommend a TH-cam video that will help them.
It's so hard to grow on Instagram but I think you have to try and grow both together and then have Instagram as a secondary platform as you said 💜 I think people can connect with you more here too
Thanks for sharing Katie, I started TH-cam 10 months ago. This is the only content platform I am focused on. No point in being overwhelmed sharing content everywhere and not getting the desired result. I also enjoy interacting in TH-cam comments and helping others 😀
I just started my channel last week, but caught a cold a few days ago.. but I am going to continue to upload videos starting tomorrow since I am feeling better now! I’ll check out your channel! I always think it’s smart and fun to create a small TH-cam community!
10months ago and you already hit your target! I would say you grew so fast. I started my channel officially in December 2022, I'm a bit nervous lol but I'm optimistic I'm growing it this year, it's a beautiful platform to grow your other socials
@@beccas_explore Hi Becca congratulations on starting your TH-cam Channel. Some channels have grown much faster than mine. I am enjoying the journey, I will check out your Channel & help you out ☺
Or it's the algorith. Showing you media platform advice videos because you showed it you'd watch media platform advice videos. Or it's the Universe. Harmonizing to your spirit. Or (always consider): Other. I favor A. What do you think?
I started my IG as practice while I was still afraid to post on TH-cam. But since I’ve started YT, I Agee the growth is much easier than on IG. Thanks for the video!
Hi! New here! I tried growing Instagram for like 2-3 years pretty consistently and I was barely growing. I was only at around 1500 followers. Started TH-cam weekly in February and hit 5000 subs 3 months in! And now my Instagram is growing organically because of TH-cam!
I was talking about this just yesterday! Instagram is in shambles. I think I’m shifting to TH-cam for sure. Instagram is trying to become everything at once and ruining the motivation to create anything. I think this is a sign for me ! Thank you so much for this video
Yes! I’ve been feeling this way about it for years. I didn’t mind stories, I could show behind the scenes stuff. But now it’s just absolutely ridiculous and the quality of content I see has gone way down hill. Facebook is a dying and controversial platform, and they’re trying so hard to stay relevant through IG. I love talking to my art friends on there, but it’s overwhelming and I don’t get the ROI I want from it. I’m not giving up on it, but I’ve been questioning for months now if my effort is worth it.
Omg you’re so right! It truly is de-motivating. Plus it’s got such toxic dopamine addiction side effects. Also, I think if I see one more person doing a stupid dance my eyeballs will implode 🤣
I’ve been feeling like this for a long time which I why I created my TH-cam channel been getting so much support and almost at 100 subs in only 3 weeks
I started on TH-cam, when most in my niche start on Instagram. I have an Instagram account as just a side thing. The only way it grows is when I send people there from my videos. TH-cam is SO much better for SO many reasons. I feel it’s easier to get affiliate sells here than Instagram too. Plus content lasts so much longer here. And you are right, brand deals on TH-cam are worth so much more. Way more money for the amount of work put in per week.
I agree that you have much more flexibility with TH-cam, but I feel as if I've seen more growth with my content with other social media platforms that I have on TH-cam. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. 🤷🏾♀
I just started my TH-cam channel and after watching this video, I’m so excited to keep working hard and creating more TH-cam content. I’ve been watching TH-cam videos for more than 15 years now and I’ve been wanting to start a channel for so long but I just did it now! Thanks for this video!
Such a helpful video! I deleted my Instagram a few weeks back and it made me more aware of how much time I was spending on it for my business, when I wasn't being intentional or strategic with my time. TH-cam has been my #1 source of clients & Instagram, while it converted some customers, did not have a good return based on the amount of time & energy I was spending on it.
Totally agree. IG is a social media platform and YT is a search engine. Second largest, after its owner. I think many people don't think about or understand that difference. I actually launched my channel yesterday, finally 😂
We actually experienced the exact opposite. We started reaching more people on IG and we find it incredibly hard to grow on YT. We are consistent, we try to make good quality content, we try to be genuine and we built our own identity. It’s hard, even if we really like this platform and we want YT to be our main one… Thank you for your video, it helps 💚
I agree as well. I've been on the TH-cam platform for about a month, and it's a bit discouraging to see the number of views and subscribers I have. My reach seems much more prominent on other social media platforms. However, I do want to continue my TH-cam journey because you have more freedom to do what you wish with your content. So I'm hoping that you will keep striving forward on your TH-cam journey.
@@funshorts2462 Hello! First of all thank you for your time and for your suggestion 🌻 2/3 of our videos have also English subtitles, but you’re right, all of them should have the English option. It takes time to write the translation and it’s the thing we procrastinated on, because our audience is mainly formed by Spanish speakers. Thank you again 💚
1 month ago my IG was disabled for the most ridiculous reason ever. It thinks I'm under 13. Although I provided proof of age, no one cared. I sent dozens of e-mails trying to appeal their decision, and I only get automated messages in return. And the irony? It was a business account. On the other hand, I've been posting on YT and constantly improving my content for almost 2 years, and yet I didn't even reach 1k subscribers. Today I posted my 100th video. But I keep pushing.....
Your content is really good. You could try instead of the buzzer you talking saying next move as you have a calming voice see if people prefer that. I subscribed to support you 😊
Love this so much! I have built my business on IG for the past 2.5+ years and now branching into TH-cam as a platform to communicate longer form content. Absolutely love it!
I don't have Instagram. But I noticed you've been on YT for like 12 years. Obviously after so many years of deliberate growth. You've been so active on YT for so many years, and only recently it just kicked in for you properly. It's down to your hard work and dedication, but it does take a long time though.
I went on a hiatus with Instagram to focus on my TH-cam channel and I’m so glad I did. I enjoy everything that comes with content creating. 🙂 I always wanted a career with graphics so this is the closest thing to it. Even though I doubt I’ll get anywhere with TH-cam, I enjoy it a lot - more than Instagram at least lol
The thing is, the problem I'm facing, I started on TH-cam and then made social media pages later. I was, and still am struggling to get views on TH-cam, so I decided to grow my Instagram more to gain potential new subscribers, and I'm not growing much on that side either so looks like we can't grow on either platform anyways so we've still got to rely on the rubbish algorithms and start waiting, LOT'S of waiting, if you think it's easier to grow on TH-cam it's really not, I would say tbh it's harder because every topic you want to make content is over saturated and with channel authority unless you make a platinum video that's fantastic in every way you don't stand a chance 🙃
@@Tekmogo Yea a chance, slimest and most ime consuming chance. Apparently it takes over a year to get to 1k, if you content is searchable, and gives value to your audience, as well as mastering thumbnails, tags, descirption, as well as promoting. It's not impossible but it's pretty close and most quit almost a few months in. I've been doing it for about 5 - 6 months, and I want to quit every upload.
@@mike247tanner I feel you, I’m 8 months in and haven’t even broke 100 subs yet. Been as consistent as I can be for the time being about 3 vids a month and finally gaining some traction with a couple hundred views per upload. Hang in there and good luck!
I start Tiktok and IG at the same time, I only have followers from IG with people I know or have met in real life, on Tiktok I have followers that I never met. That's the difference. It's very hard to grow on IG now...
I agree with you 100% on the discoverability - which is why I made the switch. But making good TH-cam content is 3x as hard and requires more skills than ig. Harder but def worth it
As a full-time creator with Instagram as my main platform, I really enjoyed hearing this perspective! I just started TH-cam a few weeks ago and am really looking forward to 2023 ✨ I've been binging your channel. Your advice is incredibly helpful!
I’ve always loved being a TH-camr but wanted to start paying a little more attention to my Instagram. Watching this, I can see why I really need to keep my focus on TH-cam whilst then repurposing my content for Instagram. Nice one, thanks a lot!
This is a great example of a modern day infomercial! Lots of valuable content upfront plus a social proof ad at the end for a product that I may actually look into. 👍
In the past I spend SOOO MUCH time in Instagram that I feel was time wasted. Now I am in TH-cam and I cannot be more happy! I recommend to everyone to try TH-cam :DDD you can do it!! 💙
Well that's fun I found your video. Launched my first TH-cam series this morning, after a little more than a month on Instagram. It is just different! The longer, deeper content fits much more with me too!
This definitely inspired me to give it another shot. I started a YT channel a couple years ago and really loved it, but got overwhelmed with the editing process. I've been primarily focusing on IG ever since because editing reels is a lot less time consuming. I still really want to do both, but haven't exactly figured out how. Munch sounds like a really helpful tool though and might make it a possibility! Thank you for sharing!
Defs give it another shot! Best of luck you got this!🙌🏼 Yes I get it! Editing is very difficult! I've been learning/editing for about a year and 2 months now but it's a huge learning curve and just in general editing eats up a lot of time! I personally don't use Reels I just post the regular video format but I wish you the best of luck figuring out how to balance doing Reels and regular videos!!
I use Instagram for personal now. I started my asmr vids on tik tok earlier this year and then decided to start a TH-cam channel in May. I’m seeing growth on both sides and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve always wanted to create content for TH-cam I just didn’t know what I wanted to make. Very helpful video! 🌸
This is legit! TH-cam is such an amazing platform for business. Another great reason to establish a channel for your business is by giving your videos a personal touch and showcasing the "human" aspect of your brand, you can easily build trust with your audience quicker.
Yes yes yes, I’ve been waiting for more TH-cam tips from you ❤️ definitely looking at TH-cam as a primary channel and TikTok as a secondary platform. Thanks as always for your awesome content 🥰
Yes, Instagram is slowly dying, but the knitting and crafting community is THRIVING there. I was thinking about yarn and textiles specifically when you talked about no one using Instagram as a search engine, but that's the perfect place to find photos of different kinds of yarn in different lighting and projects. It's amazing how many times I've decided on which color of yarn to get through Instagram searches. This goes for any aesthetic product, really. I prefer searching for items of clothing or hiking gear on Instagram as well, so see what previous feel about their fit and quality :)
Thank you for sharing, your video was helpful .... I've been on Instagram since 2014 but I haven't still grown 10k... Growing on IG is so hard.... So I decided to redirect my energy here on TH-cam ... I pray I become successful here .. And all of us starting off here 🙏🏽
If you make quality content on TH-cam it will nourish your channel for years after you posted it. Everything on almost every other social media channel is basically lost within a week.
I am glad I started just few months back..I love research and teaching. To all tiny TH-camrs like myself,never give up,we will all get there. Remain Bless Peace
Love this! Thank you so much. I get so torn on if I started my TH-cam channel at a bad time because it almost seems like Instagram and TH-cam are slowly dying 🥴 but after watching this I’m gonna keep chugging along ☺️
I definitely don't think TH-cam is dying! just because short form videos are really popular right now (like TikTok) doesn't mean that youtube is gonna go away - I feel like TH-cam is actually starting to replace netflix for some people
@@katie Well, that would be good news for new people like me on YT haha, It feels like the "great TH-camrs" are fading away and now no one knows where content is actually heading to...
😭😭😭 thank you I’m so glad you’ve shared this. I’ve been trying to do TH-cam but I don’t have and ig and hate ig with a passion so I’m glad to have found 1 video that validates my distain for it lol.. although I know there is still a lot of value with ig
the munch site is exactly what i need! this is why i still continue to watch "new how to be a youtuber" videos cus there's always new info along with stuff i already knew.
Love this, the other day I posted one same, short video on 3 platforms, TH-cam shorts, reels and tiktok. Just to test it out Surprisingly, TH-cam Shorts had the highest view in just 24 hours among all three. My reel still has not reached half the amount of yt Shorts views and its already been 5 days (I posted the video on reel first, few days ahead). Will start focus on shorts now to get more exposure.
You said it all, I was talking about this a few weeks ago ! We started a TH-cam channel just 3 months ago, it’s a lot of work but I’m loving it ! Thank you for your video !
Super video I watched the whole thing and you seamlessly integrated the sponsorship in which ends up being high value and specific to what your talking about. Perfection. Thank you
I’ve been posting short form content to TH-cam Instagram and TikTok and have been happiest with TH-cam as it has been the most consistent and steady 🎉🎉🎉
I am so happy and glad to visit your channel as I had been dealing with the same issue, no matter how hard I tried my Instagram account simply did not grow, its frustrating and the biggest bummer is to constantly keep on accommodating the changes in Instagram... Finally after putting all the fear behind have started my TH-cam Channel and hope that it gets some recognition some day, for now just trying to add some valuable content and gain the confidence to be talking to the camera as that does not comes as naturally as you are doing.... Wishing you all the success and I am sure that you will achieve all your dreams...
Wow Munch is amazing! Lol its the only sponsor I haven’t fast forward before
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Awesome!!!! I initially wanted to have a TH-cam channel but thought it was really slow… moved to short content creating on instagram and still struggle to grow. My heart is always telling me to come back to YT but had second thoughts. This gave me a lot of direction! Tysm
IDK, I've been on TH-cam for 3 years and have nearly 700 videos with only 288 followers, whereas I'm up to about 800 subscribers on IG in half that time. It takes seconds to post a meme on IG whereas filming, editing, uploading and sharing on YT is pretty time consuming.
The Instagram shelf life of a post is 48 hours! So after 2 days the post isn't likely to be seen by in feed anyone else. This is why I put more work into my youtube channel. Thanks for the tips!
Great information. I'll try to implement as much as of what I understand as possible. I like TH-cam, but it to me, it is hard to get views and followers. It gets discouraging if you try to just post as a creative. It's so competitive as to what people will watch. I'm now going to post what I want and try not to be that concerned about the competition or anything else. If people want to see what I'm talking about, I guess they'll find me.
Loove this video! I've been watching TH-cam for many many years now (even before people probably made a living through it) and have seen this platform evolve to what it is today for content creators. It seems like a great, supportive space for self expression, creativity, and learning. Just subscribed to your channel btw. Team TH-cam! (:
Hi Katie! I've just found your video and you really have helped me make up my mind to finally start my TH-cam channel. I had some doubts but you inspired me to do it! I tend to create long videos (because I have important info to share jeje) and before I post them on Insta I always have to trim them to make them shorter. But with the ideas that you gave about using the content to create reels, carrusel, etc It'll be easier to create quality content for both platforms. By the way, thank you for sharing Munch, I didn't know that even existed! Great video!!!
Congratulations on opening up a TH-cam channel hooray!! I also, as you do, really love making long videos and I always tended to post the exact same videos on both platforms (did not shorten them on IG or even change the 16:9 ratio) but I'm starting to realize that's not the way to go about my content on IG. So yes I 100% agree that the ways she mentioned how to create content based on your youtube through reels and whatnot is very helpful. I'm going to really have to think about ways to incorporate her tips for my IG page and ofc here on YT as well.
Speaking of recommendations.. this video was recommended to me and I am loving it!!! Such an interesting topic and you presented it in an engaging way!
I just started my TH-cam channel about a month ago and it’s been so much better then Instagram I feel! And you can get more creative with video editing. It was a little intimidating at first but totally worth it I think!
Katie, I am so glad that I found your channel! I have watched several of your videos (all the way to the end 😃) and they are so great! They have been so helpful to me. I love your personality and great advice! Thank you so much 😃
Katie. Your videos feel like you’re my best friend. And I just stopped by your house and asked you how you created your business. And then you take the time to sit and explain it in real, best friend words while we sip smoothies and then discuss our Friday night plans.
I think IG is just... not it anymore. It's all video now, which is not what I want to see on there. I prefer YT and TT for video. IG is just like.. extra... nothing now.
Thank you for this video! Confirmation I need to be more consistent on TH-cam as opposed to Instagram 😆 Plus, I see recommendations for smaller channels on my feed all the time, which tells me TH-cam wants to help you grow a bit. Thank you again!
Great video, thanks for get munch! As a content creator I'm always stressed trying to make time to shorten my videos and having a tool that does it for me is clutch. Thanks again!!! 💞
Still watching but so true!! I tried vlogging for a while but always lose motivation. I just restarted my instagram and just got to 50 followers. My goal is 100!! I should make my TH-cam videos around 5-10 minutes to keep it short. I love editing though!
Thank you for the affirmation. I just started my TH-cam channel a few moths ago. I'm 81 so it's for the more mature woman. I'm slowly gaining followers and hours watching. I have a solid Instagram account but it's good to know I made the right decision starting a TH-cam channel. Thanks. Oh, I'm going to try Munch also.
Hello Sandra how you doing
I'd love to be friends with u 💖
Yes, TH-cam is a little more supportive for sure! But I am coming to realize that even TH-cam is very very very competitive and it's alright to be discouraged by slow growth. 🐌 I wish for everyone to feel fulfilled with whatever they are doing on TH-cam, AND also have a stable source of income. That's just me personal opinion 😺
I totally agree. It's definitely competitive but if you're fulfilled then slow growth is more bearable. 😀
YEAAASSS!
Totally agree ☺️ The growth is sooo slow, but this platform is a nice place 🌷
I agree! I am actually having a harder time growing my TH-cam channel than my IG account.
@@elpisovegano yes exactly.. I love the YT and Discord communities far more warmer. ✨✨
I honestly don't pay much attention to Instagram, youtube is my main focus and I think it's so much more fun ✨️🌿
I actually started with TH-cam and used Instagram just periodically for a long time.... I decided to put more effort into Instagram the past 18 months and the payoff has been terrible. I can't seem to get my reels monetized even though I have thousands of views on each and almost 10,000 followers. I am also getting very sick of all of the canned reels and people constantly using trending audio to make a reel (and then you see 3 Reels in a row with the exact same audio and they are a lot like click bait)
or, even better, sharing pictures (sometimes you just want to scroll in silence and read). It really is getting old and I think it's been taken too far.
Yep I miss just being able to just look at nice photos without all of the dancing and music
Hello dear
Yes! I’m kind of on a break with IG and putting my effort into TH-cam now. It’s enjoyable to see the growth from hard work and consistency and not a new rando algorithm.
I too am focusing on my TH-cam now I made great reels on Instagram but the one thing thing that sucks about them is that I don't get paid for them. So TH-cam is a better option for me when I get questions on my IG I just recommend a TH-cam video that will help them.
Same!
Same!
Me too
@@sofialucuanda same issue I have. Reels get a lot of views but you don’t get paid. TH-cam is better for sure
It's so hard to grow on Instagram but I think you have to try and grow both together and then have Instagram as a secondary platform as you said 💜 I think people can connect with you more here too
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Yesss!!!
Definitely Instagram is fun with reels now and TH-cam is king it’s the end goal to have an amazing TH-cam community for me
Yep I started out building a Facebook and TH-cam at the same time. Shared my TH-cam videos on my Facebook page and the audience built up from there
Thanks for sharing Katie, I started TH-cam 10 months ago. This is the only content platform I am focused on. No point in being overwhelmed sharing content everywhere and not getting the desired result. I also enjoy interacting in TH-cam comments and helping others 😀
I just started my channel last week, but caught a cold a few days ago.. but I am going to continue to upload videos starting tomorrow since I am feeling better now!
I’ll check out your channel! I always think it’s smart and fun to create a small TH-cam community!
10months ago and you already hit your target! I would say you grew so fast. I started my channel officially in December 2022, I'm a bit nervous lol but I'm optimistic I'm growing it this year, it's a beautiful platform to grow your other socials
@@beccas_explore Hi Becca congratulations on starting your TH-cam Channel. Some channels have grown much faster than mine. I am enjoying the journey, I will check out your Channel & help you out ☺
This is my sign to take TH-cam seriously 🤗
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YESS 👏🔥
Or it's the algorith. Showing you media platform advice videos because you showed it you'd watch media platform advice videos.
Or it's the Universe. Harmonizing to your spirit.
Or (always consider): Other.
I favor A. What do you think?
I started my IG as practice while I was still afraid to post on TH-cam. But since I’ve started YT, I Agee the growth is much easier than on IG. Thanks for the video!
I was also but I kind just started posting so its been a learning curve
Hello dear
Hi! New here! I tried growing Instagram for like 2-3 years pretty consistently and I was barely growing. I was only at around 1500 followers. Started TH-cam weekly in February and hit 5000 subs 3 months in! And now my Instagram is growing organically because of TH-cam!
Hello dear
I was talking about this just yesterday! Instagram is in shambles. I think I’m shifting to TH-cam for sure. Instagram is trying to become everything at once and ruining the motivation to create anything. I think this is a sign for me ! Thank you so much for this video
Yes! I’ve been feeling this way about it for years. I didn’t mind stories, I could show behind the scenes stuff. But now it’s just absolutely ridiculous and the quality of content I see has gone way down hill.
Facebook is a dying and controversial platform, and they’re trying so hard to stay relevant through IG. I love talking to my art friends on there, but it’s overwhelming and I don’t get the ROI I want from it. I’m not giving up on it, but I’ve been questioning for months now if my effort is worth it.
It is my dear
Instagram is just copying everyone else so they’re losing what made them special
Omg you’re so right! It truly is de-motivating. Plus it’s got such toxic dopamine addiction side effects. Also, I think if I see one more person doing a stupid dance my eyeballs will implode 🤣
I’ve been feeling like this for a long time which I why I created my TH-cam channel been getting so much support and almost at 100 subs in only 3 weeks
I started on TH-cam, when most in my niche start on Instagram. I have an Instagram account as just a side thing. The only way it grows is when I send people there from my videos. TH-cam is SO much better for SO many reasons. I feel it’s easier to get affiliate sells here than Instagram too. Plus content lasts so much longer here. And you are right, brand deals on TH-cam are worth so much more. Way more money for the amount of work put in per week.
I couldn’t agree more, plus you can do so much more with TH-cam and really be yourself and explore things. TH-cam for the win 🥇
I agree that you have much more flexibility with TH-cam, but I feel as if I've seen more growth with my content with other social media platforms that I have on TH-cam. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. 🤷🏾♀
I just started my TH-cam channel and after watching this video, I’m so excited to keep working hard and creating more TH-cam content. I’ve been watching TH-cam videos for more than 15 years now and I’ve been wanting to start a channel for so long but I just did it now! Thanks for this video!
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Just subbed! You’re so pretty!
@@Offthebeatenpath. thank you so much! That means a lot to me!🥰
We are on the same boat here. But like you this video has motivated me to get started. Just subbed to your channel 😃
Congratulations!! You got this!! I believe in you!!!:D I just made this channel last year so welcome to the club!!:3
Such a helpful video! I deleted my Instagram a few weeks back and it made me more aware of how much time I was spending on it for my business, when I wasn't being intentional or strategic with my time. TH-cam has been my #1 source of clients & Instagram, while it converted some customers, did not have a good return based on the amount of time & energy I was spending on it.
Omg! That is exactly my experience word for word except I haven't started a TH-cam. That is my next step.
@@sd8150 This is my experience word for word
Hello dear
I trust you, you’re straightforward practical and make sense. So grateful I found you
Totally agree. IG is a social media platform and YT is a search engine. Second largest, after its owner. I think many people don't think about or understand that difference. I actually launched my channel yesterday, finally 😂
Hello dear
We actually experienced the exact opposite. We started reaching more people on IG and we find it incredibly hard to grow on YT. We are consistent, we try to make good quality content, we try to be genuine and we built our own identity. It’s hard, even if we really like this platform and we want YT to be our main one… Thank you for your video, it helps 💚
I agree as well. I've been on the TH-cam platform for about a month, and it's a bit discouraging to see the number of views and subscribers I have. My reach seems much more prominent on other social media platforms. However, I do want to continue my TH-cam journey because you have more freedom to do what you wish with your content. So I'm hoping that you will keep striving forward on your TH-cam journey.
Give it time it’s only been a while you will reach your target audience 💖
I just checked your channel. The content is really good what would help is using English subtitles to reach a wider audience
@@funshorts2462 Hello! First of all thank you for your time and for your suggestion 🌻 2/3 of our videos have also English subtitles, but you’re right, all of them should have the English option. It takes time to write the translation and it’s the thing we procrastinated on, because our audience is mainly formed by Spanish speakers.
Thank you again 💚
Inspiring! Took a long hiatus and this came at the right time! Thank you for breaking it down so beautifully
LOVE the thumbnail! 🙌🏾😂👏🏾
1 month ago my IG was disabled for the most ridiculous reason ever. It thinks I'm under 13. Although I provided proof of age, no one cared. I sent dozens of e-mails trying to appeal their decision, and I only get automated messages in return. And the irony? It was a business account.
On the other hand, I've been posting on YT and constantly improving my content for almost 2 years, and yet I didn't even reach 1k subscribers. Today I posted my 100th video. But I keep pushing.....
Hello dear
Your content is really good. You could try instead of the buzzer you talking saying next move as you have a calming voice see if people prefer that. I subscribed to support you 😊
@@clarebrody1 Thank you so much for your support and also for the tip, perhaps I will give it a try next time I do a "talking" workout video!
Love this so much! I have built my business on IG for the past 2.5+ years and now branching into TH-cam as a platform to communicate longer form content. Absolutely love it!
Hello dear
I don't have Instagram. But I noticed you've been on YT for like 12 years. Obviously after so many years of deliberate growth. You've been so active on YT for so many years, and only recently it just kicked in for you properly. It's down to your hard work and dedication, but it does take a long time though.
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I'm happy TH-cam recommended this video to me! I needed it. Thank you.❤️
I went on a hiatus with Instagram to focus on my TH-cam channel and I’m so glad I did. I enjoy everything that comes with content creating. 🙂 I always wanted a career with graphics so this is the closest thing to it. Even though I doubt I’ll get anywhere with TH-cam, I enjoy it a lot - more than Instagram at least lol
I get that! I just started my channel this month and I’m loving it! I love learning how to do better with editing! I’ll check out your channel!!
I subscribed! I think it’s smart and helpful to create a community of small TH-camers
The thing is, the problem I'm facing, I started on TH-cam and then made social media pages later.
I was, and still am struggling to get views on TH-cam, so I decided to grow my Instagram more to gain potential new subscribers, and I'm not growing much on that side either so looks like we can't grow on either platform anyways so we've still got to rely on the rubbish algorithms and start waiting, LOT'S of waiting, if you think it's easier to grow on TH-cam it's really not, I would say tbh it's harder because every topic you want to make content is over saturated and with channel authority unless you make a platinum video that's fantastic in every way you don't stand a chance 🙃
So your saying there is a chance? 👌🏼 Bring on the challenge!
@@Tekmogo Yea a chance, slimest and most ime consuming chance. Apparently it takes over a year to get to 1k, if you content is searchable, and gives value to your audience, as well as mastering thumbnails, tags, descirption, as well as promoting. It's not impossible but it's pretty close and most quit almost a few months in. I've been doing it for about 5 - 6 months, and I want to quit every upload.
@@mike247tanner I feel you, I’m 8 months in and haven’t even broke 100 subs yet. Been as consistent as I can be for the time being about 3 vids a month and finally gaining some traction with a couple hundred views per upload. Hang in there and good luck!
@@Tekmogo yea I've been posting 3 vids per week, very little view's which is frustrating, by still trying, good luck to you as well!
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I start Tiktok and IG at the same time, I only have followers from IG with people I know or have met in real life, on Tiktok I have followers that I never met. That's the difference. It's very hard to grow on IG now...
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I agree with you 100% on the discoverability - which is why I made the switch. But making good TH-cam content is 3x as hard and requires more skills than ig. Harder but def worth it
Hi Katie, was served this up today. Great video! YT has so many advantages over the other platforms. Nice summary
As a full-time creator with Instagram as my main platform, I really enjoyed hearing this perspective! I just started TH-cam a few weeks ago and am really looking forward to 2023 ✨ I've been binging your channel. Your advice is incredibly helpful!
I’ve always loved being a TH-camr but wanted to start paying a little more attention to my Instagram. Watching this, I can see why I really need to keep my focus on TH-cam whilst then repurposing my content for Instagram. Nice one, thanks a lot!
This is a great example of a modern day infomercial! Lots of valuable content upfront plus a social proof ad at the end for a product that I may actually look into. 👍
In the past I spend SOOO MUCH time in Instagram that I feel was time wasted. Now I am in TH-cam and I cannot be more happy! I recommend to everyone to try TH-cam :DDD you can do it!!
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Well that's fun I found your video. Launched my first TH-cam series this morning, after a little more than a month on Instagram. It is just different! The longer, deeper content fits much more with me too!
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What a good timing! I thought it was tooooo late to start TH-cam, so it this is a super helpful info. ever! Thanks Katie!
This definitely inspired me to give it another shot. I started a YT channel a couple years ago and really loved it, but got overwhelmed with the editing process. I've been primarily focusing on IG ever since because editing reels is a lot less time consuming. I still really want to do both, but haven't exactly figured out how. Munch sounds like a really helpful tool though and might make it a possibility! Thank you for sharing!
Defs give it another shot! Best of luck you got this!🙌🏼 Yes I get it! Editing is very difficult! I've been learning/editing for about a year and 2 months now but it's a huge learning curve and just in general editing eats up a lot of time! I personally don't use Reels I just post the regular video format but I wish you the best of luck figuring out how to balance doing Reels and regular videos!!
I use Instagram for personal now. I started my asmr vids on tik tok earlier this year and then decided to start a TH-cam channel in May. I’m seeing growth on both sides and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve always wanted to create content for TH-cam I just didn’t know what I wanted to make.
Very helpful video! 🌸
This is legit! TH-cam is such an amazing platform for business. Another great reason to establish a channel for your business is by giving your videos a personal touch and showcasing the "human" aspect of your brand, you can easily build trust with your audience quicker.
Talk about a high value video- this is it! Thank you so much! Sooo much helpful info!
Yes yes yes, I’ve been waiting for more TH-cam tips from you ❤️ definitely looking at TH-cam as a primary channel and TikTok as a secondary platform. Thanks as always for your awesome content 🥰
Yes, Instagram is slowly dying, but the knitting and crafting community is THRIVING there. I was thinking about yarn and textiles specifically when you talked about no one using Instagram as a search engine, but that's the perfect place to find photos of different kinds of yarn in different lighting and projects. It's amazing how many times I've decided on which color of yarn to get through Instagram searches.
This goes for any aesthetic product, really. I prefer searching for items of clothing or hiking gear on Instagram as well, so see what previous feel about their fit and quality :)
Thank you for sharing, your video was helpful .... I've been on Instagram since 2014 but I haven't still grown 10k... Growing on IG is so hard.... So I decided to redirect my energy here on TH-cam ... I pray I become successful here .. And all of us starting off here 🙏🏽
This is my story too!
@@PaperCraneOfHope ❤️❤️
you are so talented! @deezeemakeovers
@@ElektrasLove Thank you so much ❤️❤️
If you make quality content on TH-cam it will nourish your channel for years after you posted it. Everything on almost every other social media channel is basically lost within a week.
Great info! I’ve been wondering where to focus my efforts. Thank you!
I def dont use IG to search long form content youre right
I am glad I started just few months back..I love research and teaching.
To all tiny TH-camrs like myself,never give up,we will all get there.
Remain Bless
Peace
Amazing..taking this as a sign! I've been so frustrated on Instagram and trying to grow! And I will definitely be looking into Munch!
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Love this! Thank you so much. I get so torn on if I started my TH-cam channel at a bad time because it almost seems like Instagram and TH-cam are slowly dying 🥴 but after watching this I’m gonna keep chugging along ☺️
I definitely don't think TH-cam is dying! just because short form videos are really popular right now (like TikTok) doesn't mean that youtube is gonna go away - I feel like TH-cam is actually starting to replace netflix for some people
@@katie Well, that would be good news for new people like me on YT haha, It feels like the "great TH-camrs" are fading away and now no one knows where content is actually heading to...
😭😭😭 thank you I’m so glad you’ve shared this. I’ve been trying to do TH-cam but I don’t have and ig and hate ig with a passion so I’m glad to have found 1 video that validates my distain for it lol.. although I know there is still a lot of value with ig
You’re hands down the most useful content creator out here. Tysm for your knowledge & help 🙏🏾
Yt is the way to go. I have been on the grind for 5+ years. The growth is slow. But I won't trade any single minute for anything. Katie 🙏
SUBSCRIBED! Also, thx for the tip on Munch! Never knew this existed!
the munch site is exactly what i need! this is why i still continue to watch "new how to be a youtuber" videos cus there's always new info along with stuff i already knew.
Instagram has waaaayyyy too many recommendations in the home feed.
This was so helpful!! I came here for instagram videos and saw this one! I need to start vlogging now.
Just 5 minutes ago I was thinking about starting a youtube video and here you are. Thanks so much
haha amazing! you should totally do it 🙌🏻
Love this, the other day I posted one same, short video on 3 platforms, TH-cam shorts, reels and tiktok.
Just to test it out
Surprisingly, TH-cam Shorts had the highest view in just 24 hours among all three. My reel still has not reached half the amount of yt Shorts views and its already been 5 days (I posted the video on reel first, few days ahead). Will start focus on shorts now to get more exposure.
You said it all, I was talking about this a few weeks ago ! We started a TH-cam channel just 3 months ago, it’s a lot of work but I’m loving it ! Thank you for your video !
GOOOO TH-cam!! listen to Katie hahaha
Wow. The level of detail in yoru video is AWESOME. Thank you. I've just subscribed!
Super video I watched the whole thing and you seamlessly integrated the sponsorship in which ends up being high value and specific to what your talking about. Perfection. Thank you
Thanks so much, Katie! I keep dragging my feet and getting bogged down in the process. Your video was super helpful/motivating.
I feel like it's been a little while since I've seen a video from you about TH-cam! Can't wait to see more!
it has been too long! i definitely want to make some youtube strategy content :)
I subscribed yesterday,and can't stop watching your videos😁 so you know what u talking about👍
I’ve been posting short form content to TH-cam Instagram and TikTok and have been happiest with TH-cam as it has been the most consistent and steady 🎉🎉🎉
Thank You SO Much Katie! As Always, FAB ❤️🔥
I literally looked up TH-cam or Instagram and found you! ❤️🙏🏾
I am so happy and glad to visit your channel as I had been dealing with the same issue, no matter how hard I tried my Instagram account simply did not grow, its frustrating and the biggest bummer is to constantly keep on accommodating the changes in Instagram... Finally after putting all the fear behind have started my TH-cam Channel and hope that it gets some recognition some day, for now just trying to add some valuable content and gain the confidence to be talking to the camera as that does not comes as naturally as you are doing.... Wishing you all the success and I am sure that you will achieve all your dreams...
Wow Munch is amazing! Lol its the only sponsor I haven’t fast forward before
Awesome!!!! I initially wanted to have a TH-cam channel but thought it was really slow… moved to short content creating on instagram and still struggle to grow. My heart is always telling me to come back to YT but had second thoughts. This gave me a lot of direction! Tysm
Thanks so much for this 🙌🏻 and thank you for your transparency with how much you make on your channel and how it works ❤️
not only adsense but also youtube content is evergreen! IG and TT not so much
IDK, I've been on TH-cam for 3 years and have nearly 700 videos with only 288 followers, whereas I'm up to about 800 subscribers on IG in half that time.
It takes seconds to post a meme on IG whereas filming, editing, uploading and sharing on YT is pretty time consuming.
Just found you and I am so so greatful for what you shared here! Thank you!! 🥰
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Love love love your pace! The tempo of your speech just makes me soooooo comfortable. Thank you for this supes on point analysis ❤
The Instagram shelf life of a post is 48 hours! So after 2 days the post isn't likely to be seen by in feed anyone else. This is why I put more work into my youtube channel. Thanks for the tips!
Per usual, you are AWESOME. Thank you for the nudge
Great information. I'll try to implement as much as of what I understand as possible. I like TH-cam, but it to me, it is hard to get views and followers. It gets discouraging if you try to just post as a creative. It's so competitive as to what people will watch. I'm now going to post what I want and try not to be that concerned about the competition or anything else. If people want to see what I'm talking about, I guess they'll find me.
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Loove this video! I've been watching TH-cam for many many years now (even before people probably made a living through it) and have seen this platform evolve to what it is today for content creators. It seems like a great, supportive space for self expression, creativity, and learning. Just subscribed to your channel btw. Team TH-cam! (:
Tell me how I wrote down this morning that I need to find a platform that automatically repurposes my content...LOVE THIS!
Hi Katie! I've just found your video and you really have helped me make up my mind to finally start my TH-cam channel. I had some doubts but you inspired me to do it! I tend to create long videos (because I have important info to share jeje) and before I post them on Insta I always have to trim them to make them shorter. But with the ideas that you gave about using the content to create reels, carrusel, etc It'll be easier to create quality content for both platforms. By the way, thank you for sharing Munch, I didn't know that even existed! Great video!!!
Congratulations on opening up a TH-cam channel hooray!! I also, as you do, really love making long videos and I always tended to post the exact same videos on both platforms (did not shorten them on IG or even change the 16:9 ratio) but I'm starting to realize that's not the way to go about my content on IG. So yes I 100% agree that the ways she mentioned how to create content based on your youtube through reels and whatnot is very helpful. I'm going to really have to think about ways to incorporate her tips for my IG page and ofc here on YT as well.
Speaking of recommendations.. this video was recommended to me and I am loving it!!! Such an interesting topic and you presented it in an engaging way!
Very informative. Thank you!
Girl I’ve been following you here for a long time, and you keep doing very fun and helpful videos🫰🏼
Oh my goodness thank you for telling me about Munch definitely using it
I just started my TH-cam channel about a month ago and it’s been so much better then Instagram I feel! And you can get more creative with video editing. It was a little intimidating at first but totally worth it I think!
Katie, I am so glad that I found your channel! I have watched several of your videos (all the way to the end 😃) and they are so great! They have been so helpful to me. I love your personality and great advice! Thank you so much 😃
Katie. Your videos feel like you’re my best friend. And I just stopped by your house and asked you how you created your business. And then you take the time to sit and explain it in real, best friend words while we sip smoothies and then discuss our Friday night plans.
I stopped Instagram. Now I’m in love with video editing. TH-cam is awesome because we learn. Unlike other platforms
Girl! This video is awesome. Thank you for the content info and for recommending munch !
I’m having a hard time growing my TH-cam channel, this was a good watch
Need this one today! Really hope to seriously scale my channel these next couple of months! 🙏🏼
Ooh I didn’t know about Munch but I spend so much time manually repurposing my content - this will save me hours! Thank you!
OMG thanks for sharing about MUNCH! so getting it
I think IG is just... not it anymore. It's all video now, which is not what I want to see on there. I prefer YT and TT for video. IG is just like.. extra... nothing now.
Thank you for this video! Confirmation I need to be more consistent on TH-cam as opposed to Instagram 😆 Plus, I see recommendations for smaller channels on my feed all the time, which tells me TH-cam wants to help you grow a bit. Thank you again!
totally! youtube is a great place to be discovered by people looking for content in your niche 🙌🏻
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Omg munch is all I needed. Off to go and check it out.
Great video, thanks for get munch! As a content creator I'm always stressed trying to make time to shorten my videos and having a tool that does it for me is clutch. Thanks again!!! 💞
This was definitely confirmation for me! Thank you for this! Right on time!
omg I'm so excited to try munch! Thank you!! Subscribed as well
Still watching but so true!! I tried vlogging for a while but always lose motivation. I just restarted my instagram and just got to 50 followers. My goal is 100!! I should make my TH-cam videos around 5-10 minutes to keep it short. I love editing though!