As a full time creator my advice is to just create the content you enjoy at the highest quality it can be and to post it as consistently as you can. In order to get growth as a channel it’s all about providing content people can enjoy aka the longer someone watches your video the higher the probability your video will get recommended around. Just think, would you sit down and watch your own video? If the answer is no then make one you would
“The TH-cam algorithm won’t like you at the beginning” that’s so true... that’s why we need to stay positive at the beginning and not give up AND keep improving based on analytics
As long as you do something you love you shouldn’t think about who else like it. At least at first right. If you are happy with what you post the view count shouldn’t matter. That’s what I tell myself. Then I remember it’s TH-cam and the reason for doing it is to have others see it 😅
easier said than done....many would love to do this but are slaves of the algorithm...coming out with half baked reviews just to be first so the algorithm picks it up. Unboxing in cars to be first...and so on you get my drift.
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As a film-maker and TH-camr who just surpassed 100k subs, I can honestly say that weekly content is an unreasonable standard. Art was never meant to be manufactured in a warehouse, on an assemble line. It's important to make the best videos you can, not to "just make content" because you "need a video that week." It's important to take breaks, recharge the creative juices and then get back to work. 🤘
I felt this. I don’t have 100k but congratssssss!!! I recently did videos everyday and that caused me to get a burnt out and then after I recovered I made a video that made me happy and I felt better 🥰
I stumbled across something by accident that might work. Film when you want to, but only upload one or two videos a week, even if you filmed five videos that week. That way, you build up a Catalogue of videos that you can release on a regular schedule, even in weeks where you didn't film any videos.
Thank you I just want to make a better banner and record videos of games and actually do it not just for a random reason but when I want to and am ready to. Done it to much with my PS4 gaming content.
I just finished a 30-day challenge where I posted a new video every day and not only am I completely burnt out but all my analytics are on a steady downward trend for like 3 weeks even with DAILY UPLOADS!! I'm happy I finished the challenge but it's absolutely better to focus on making 1 great video and not 10 just ok videos. You can get way more views with less work focusing on 1 quality post versus the quantity approach.
I have a very small channel with 1,6k subs and consistency is important. VERY IMPORTANT I upload 2 videos per week, but when I couldn't record videos for 10 days, after I came back MY VIEWS GOT 5X LOWER!
Forcing yourself to crank out content every single week can be overwhelming as a new TH-camr!! I’ve learned to post when I’m feeling creative and actually want to film 😂
Good advice, but to be honest, if I don't push my self to do a video, I'll just get in the other side:not filming at all 🥺. I'm very nervous in front of a camera, and the only way for me,to pass that, is to upload constantly
"take time to learn yourself" definitely needed that. Everyone just says just post post post, but definitely love taking my time to find new topics and understanding what i wanna make a video on. Hey thanks!!
Note to self : "Try not to set a schedule".. It really does get overwhelming especially when you don't get the feedback you expect 😕, after all that work.
The reality of it is... you have to be willing to post at least once a week for a very long time, most likely 6 months to a year until one of your videos gets put into the algorithm. You have to be content with seeing 50 views on a video that took you hours to make, weekly. Not many people have the motivation for that, let alone the extra time for that risk. Especially if you end up quitting before youtube puts one of your videos on peoples recommended... it will have been a huge waste of time. Thats why there HAS to be a deep down passion to create, similar to an artist that volunteer to paint or draw something nobody wont even ever see... just because they enjoy doing it. Do that, if you dont have that creative passion, please dont waste your time. Even if you do get a semi-viral/viral video you will end up quitting eventually because of that lack of creative passion/motivation.
This! I'm at that 50 views stage, but I am passionate about Classical piano. I will keep posting because my main motivation is to get my music out there for other people to enjoy.
#4 is a killer. Perfection paralysis. "Well if it doesn't look great, I'm not doing it". You'll never get anywhere. Source: That was me for years. Just getting over it now.
I agree. I uploaded 2 videos and then did nothing for 4 months bc I felt overwhelmed by how much it actually required of me to know. Once I started again in January I knew I could handle weekly uploads and understood how to integrate TH-cam into my life. There’s a learning curve for sure
From my experience, sometimes you double your subscribers in a week, sometimes you don't get any for months, but if you start posting something and it becomes popular, don't feel the need to keep posting it. TH-cam isn't about money or fame, it's about having fun and sharing your hobbies with the world.
I couldn't agree more with not having a schedule at the beginning. Everytime I want to upload weekly I get overwhelmed and just stop making videos. It's really not a good idea to have a schedule early on
Same!Video editing takes a lot of time.. I now settled for a very quick content I can post once a week. Hoping it will help me grow. I want to make the bigger Videos without pressure..
Im a new CC on TH-cam, I'm currently uploading once a week and I don't get many views but I don't really care about numbers, I mostly do this because I want to, and if I end up big or at least with a small community that would be awesome! I'm just learning as I go! Good luck to everyone out there as well!
Man, you just took a gigantic weight off my back! I will work on improving my editing and recording instead of posting weekly things done hastily! Thank you very much!
I like how you told the audience to just focus on getting better in the beginning phases versus pumping out content that could be lacking, and then just stopping entirely all together.
Yeah at first I was really bothered by the thumbnail because Consistency is amazing... But what he's saying makes so much sense. It hit a light bulb in my head
I like to think that it's more than just the TH-cam algorithm not liking me at the beginning, it is myself that have not yet found a way to properly engage new audience. Inspiring as always!
You are correct. I feel the same. Not found what my viewers what and keep them engaged. Hey 👋! Your videos answered many of my questions. Subscribed you
I always appreciate your honesty and "get to the point" way of saying things. You are the first person to mention ads. I tried ads on two of my videos and yeah.. they got views, but my average view duration dropped to about 0:30.. It kinda sucks since you're paying for it and you expect it to work better than any other service out there because it's a google product and you're targeting a specific audience. Thank you for also saying that youtube doesn't promote your content at the beginning, because I'm tired of click-baits who say bullshit on how to grow your channel. I've already learnt from my analytics that youtube doesn't promote it. I got only one video that suddenly got suggested and grew organically after 1 year.
Love this advice. I try to keep in mind, the internet is permanent, edit like it. Quality > quantity always. If your work is excellent, it will still be excellent when your channel blows up in 3 years and people start digging through your content.
I have three things to say about consistency: 1. I have experienced a fair amount of growth during periods where I didn't upload. I'm moving to a "when it gets done" model for content, meaning that a single video takes a couple weeks to come together in terms of researching, writing, recording and editing. 2. Some fairly large creators on the platform don't have anything remotely resembling an upload schedule. Creators like Philosophy Tube, Hbomberguy, and Contrapoints upload one big video every month, if not every several months, which makes sense when you consider the length, amount of research, and overall production value of their work. 3. Frequent uploads can actually hurt you due to subscribers eventually not getting notified if they miss so many uploads. There are many cases where creators pulled it back a bit and wound up seeing an increase in views.
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I remember hearing the same things from videogameDunkey, that a change of pace doesn't stifle his creation anymore. And it makes sense to change upload frequency, our brains calculate stuff for us like how often a day or week a video pops up you go straight for the video thats rarer because its easier to miss.
I'm glad I saw this when I did. I was of the mindset that I wanted to stockpile videos and drop them weekly in order to not "fall behind". But thanks to your advice, I'll have my first video out as soon as it's edited. Thank you!
I really admire how your tips are so personal and not generic at all! sometimes I feel like a lot of these videos deliver the exact same message, Thank you for this!
As a new content creator, I agree with you. Especially since I don’t have a video editor. I am learning software and making my own thumbnails. It’s a time consuming process but I enjoy learning. I will upload when I can. I have to be realistic as well since I have a day job and other responsibilities. Appreciate you all at Senpai studios (too early? 😜)
It was nuts. For them to announce from the beginning that the project was going to end, genius. and then watching the final live stream when they ended the channel... it was almost sad, but you were prepared the whole time for it. So good.
I really needed that cause right now I feel like giving up. We don’t have a lot of love and support and I just feel like it’s going nowhere and we’ve been at this for awhile. It’s so hard. But if you can Check out our couples page Please help support our channel by subscribing and watching our videosss we stay lit!❤️❤️Stay loyal. On the road to 500!
Now these are real and promising tips! I was really tired of hearing the same tips from other TH-camrs, but it was refreshing and eye opening to hear you say these particular tips. Makes me enjoy the process of becoming a successful TH-cam rather than burning out and giving up on my dreams.
Thanks for your advice,I have just started creating videos 2 months ago and I am not in a hurry to have a lot of subscriber.I am still in a process of learning,learning, and learning.
This man has dedicated so much time to helping people like me who’s trying to get better in TH-cam. You deserve so much more credit. Thank you for all you do Harris!
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Streaming, even for a small audience has helped me as a person come out of my shell and I want to make my streams be the best I can with what I have (since I'm still jobless and have the time and basic gear) for the few people that follow me and watch. Your vids have helped so much to figure out this life. Started two months ago and only 6 more followers to go before affiliate! You rock, dude! Also streambeats is our new christmas music--bye Mariah Carey!
This is good advice, particularly the first point. The algorithm is important to think about but there is so much to learn from your mistakes and its nice to make these mistakes in-front of a tiny audience ;). Hopefully at some point, the quality will start to speak for itself. Make sure you enjoy doing it as a hobby, if you catch a break run with it!
"And you're going to have to make gut decisions--" Suddenly gets disrupted by a Tik-Tok ad of someone holding a Chihuahua over a bathtub. I legit thought it was part of this video LMAO!🤣
“I’m the only one who can issue a DMCA” Oh, good sir, you underestimate the audacity of music companies and the imprecise nature of copyright bots. I know people who’ve gotten DMCA notices for their own music. Granted, it’s easy to deal with those, but it does happen.
@@mynusopposite6674 No, like people have gotten copyright claims on their own self published music. From what I can tell it happens for two reasons. One, copyright bots are not the most accurate things in the world. So sometimes they are accidental flagging’s. Two, Music companies are not the most ethical things in the world. So sometimes they’re just flagging stuff in hopes that they’ll get money out of it because it’s easy and costs them nothing basically.
I'd still say his claim isn't really false. But, your 100% right about the false positive stuff. I can say I've used a ton of royalty-free stuff and the only ones that I haven't had issues with are his.
@@mynusopposite6674 I once got a claim on a video after it had been out for 8 yrs. The sound in question, it wasn't even a song, was a heartbeat sound. The sound was used in a song that came out 3 years AFTER my video was published. It was easy to dispute, but it was still a huge pain.
It's good to hear this advice from such a big streamer. It's calming to know that posting constantly isn't the key to success, rather posting a good, quality video is the way to make it. Quality should always be the most important thing. Thanks for the video Harris!
I honestly think that is the hardest thing about a TH-camr, uploading videos you worked so hard on and it hardly gets any views. It's discouraging. I just want a good sized audience that looks forward to my new videos.
I feel that pain!! I learned something from watching the behind the scenes of the show the queens gambit. The creators were passionate about chess but realized they had to make cuts because not everyone else was but instead they built the emotion around what they loved.
Try to see which video gets the most views,then use that video as a guide to make videos that gets more views. If people viewed that video most,make that certain video your “content”. Remember to stick to at least one to two cliché’s 👌 Hope this helps!
@@ShaniaOcampo What do you mean by clichés? It's not always obvious what made your most viewed video the most popular one. I want more views but I gotta enjoy the subject matter I am making it on. If it's not something I would like I have no desire to make it.
Thank you for finally getting info out there that makes sense. I’m so tired of strategist chasing the clicks by giving “do this 1 thing” advice. I wish I had this video when I started and I wouldn’t have killed myself posting weekly and believing if I didn’t, I’d never be picked up. I took a 4 month hiatus and I was getting more views then ever during that time. Lesson learned to always follow what feels right to you. Some I preach but wasn’t practicing.
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I'm so grateful for your musical contribution to the streaming/TH-cam community. The DMCA thing, while well-intended, can be broken and daunting. There are so many instances where Twitch thinks your content is fine, but TH-cam does not, or an artist with the rights to a sampled song declares they are "free-to-play" but the algorithm still detects the original sampled song, or sometimes an artist just declares verbally they're "free" but the DMCA algorithm doesn't agree. It's a giant headache, and while I don't currently and likely will never make money from either Twitch or YT, I am very appreciative of the effort you've given to provide people like me with music AND written validation of permission to be able to listen to good music and also not worry about any of the red tape.
2:22 I agree so much! I posted my first video in September and then stopped...it had no views and then on christmas it started to get a lot of views and now it has 228k views and I got 500 subs in 2 months :)
Hey, Harris, I'm a former content creator trying to jump back into TH-cam and I'm getting a lot of mileage out of your YT chats. Appreciate the content, boi
This is a great video for New Content Creaters! definitely Over hyping things and plans is a bad idea, Ive definitely learned that the hard way from my Podcast show. Over Hyping Streams, Videos, or Even Podcasts show plans can be a bad idea if you cant come through with the plan or late on the release date..
Not even a year into TH-cam and I have about 6000 subscribers and I always uploaded biweekly and sometimes or every 3 weeks (if too many real life things get in the way of TH-cam). I always try to do biweekly and if I can every one and a half weeks.
One of the things I regret is using a cheap webcam to record my videos in the beginning, it didnt even cross my mind at the time to use my phone which had a much better camera. The runner up was making super long videos thinking more view time.....well in the end most of the old videos are deleted
with shorts being a thing now.. imagine just putting together the best parts of the stream but in short funny and snappy clips... just an idea ;) good luck everyone!! Bless you all 💕😉
thank you as always man. i always struggle with streaming for no one and i feel like it most likely wont change but i have learned to do it for me and its been much more fun and rewarding regardless of views. one day ill hit affiliate and itll be with the people that wanted to be there with me. Appreciate the tips and the stream beats
I needed this advice! With having to work a job a lot I often try to rush my video making process and end up cutting corners. I’m going to get better about taking my time and creating a quality video
Thank you for this! Just returning to a YT channel I had stepped away from and this time trying to make it fun for me and a collaborative context of making it fun (or meaningful) for others. This helped remind me that quality is number 1 tied to my whole mission and reason for doing this. Thank you for voicing this critical message!
I stumbled on this today and thank you!! Your first point was exactly what was holding me back. Starting a cooking channel and I didn't know how I was going to learn while keeping up the pace at posting once a week. I was feeling paralyzed by it. Thank you for giving me permission to just take the time I need to get a quality video out, since I really don't know how to use my camera properly, don't know a lot about lighting, need to learn how to make thumbnails, etc. This really inspired me.
Im trying to grow my channel but it is very hard. Thank you for the advice harris heller you inspired me to start! And I will keep learning and improving :)
Kind of disagree with the not posting weekly or on a set schedule. Or well I agree that you shouldn't do it because the youtube algorithm, but I think the biggest risks most creators have is to just go for too long without posting a video and then it just becomes a non-priority. If you are committed to posting 1 video every week and feel beholden to that, then you are more likely to make that happen and it will ensure you do some work on your videos/channel every week. But if your mindset is that you will just post whenever you feel like it, you easily fall into a rut where it goes weeks or months without doing any work on your videos. If this 100% won't happen then I assume just spending time improving your skills over holding a specific schedule is as good or better. But I think even for most people who are 100% sure this won't happen it's pretty likely to happen 😬
This is exactly what I’m going through right now! I’m allowing myself to be more open to learn about myself and I can tell you right now when I edit or doing all my post-recording work, I have so much more energy! The ideas and content creation are so much more enjoyable. 😊
My first video got nearly 400k views (as of now), and my second video got picked up by the algorithm as well (and was sadly taken down due to it having some 18+ clip I can't even find). I can say it's a lot of making your youtube channel have something others don't, and putting a lot of effort into not only your videos, but just overall making your channel look legit and professional.
I've been so focused on getting my videos right since I've started publishing, and still ended up making most of these mistakes. Watching the TH-cam algorithm slowly grow and adapt with me is honestly the most exciting part of the journey.
The running ads one is so true... Spent around $150 on ads when first starting out & got a couple hundred subs but they never came back & never even watched the video.... listen to him!
I ran ads too. I got a bunch of subs who don't watch my new videos. Watch time from ads is way lower too. I still have a $40 credit from TH-cam, so I'll have to run some more ads in the future.
Love the advice you give of focusing on finding yourself before going weekly. I've been super worried about that lately and it makes me sooooo anxious! But I wanna post stuff I'd watch myself so I take the time to make it as good as I can...
I've probably watched a total of like a hundred of your TH-cam and twitch advice videos trying to figure out what I want my channel to look like but I'm so glad I watched those first going into this one because I want to get such a solid game plan out before I even pull the trigger but the best advice I could have gotten was to not look for validation. Try and fail and try again. Thanks for everything you're doing for small time content creators man!
What's something you did early on that you wish you hadn't done now that you know better?
Trying to run a gaming channel with gameplay shot on my phone camera 💀
Lmaoo
Call out lurkers 😅
@@HGCProd ??? That's what I wanted to do. I want to put together a cheap setup with my phone
@@darkpotato6577 lolll
NEVER sacrifice the quality of your content for an upload day or schedule.
Very underrated comment. 100% truth
But if my content is ready crap..... why not?
@@religion2048 It really doesn't matter where you are as long as you are constantly trying to improve and getting better
Made this mistake so many times now. I am glad my audience is still small so not many people see them yet 😅
That is indeed something I need to consider! 😅
As a full time creator my advice is to just create the content you enjoy at the highest quality it can be and to post it as consistently as you can. In order to get growth as a channel it’s all about providing content people can enjoy aka the longer someone watches your video the higher the probability your video will get recommended around. Just think, would you sit down and watch your own video? If the answer is no then make one you would
This comment is constructive; I like watching gaming, gacha club, art, and animations, and I enjoy doing it as well!
Thanks for the tips
I love this. this is so true! I need to improve more on my videos so more people will watch mine.
Ok
If you enjoy doing it then keep doing it.
To the person who is reading this, don’t give up on your TH-cam channel. Keep going it’s going to get better.
thank you
thank you
patience is the key i quess :/ .....
Thank you for motivating us (new youtuber here🙂)
@@hamkatoy thank you:)
“The TH-cam algorithm won’t like you at the beginning” that’s so true... that’s why we need to stay positive at the beginning and not give up AND keep improving based on analytics
As long as you do something you love you shouldn’t think about who else like it. At least at first right. If you are happy with what you post the view count shouldn’t matter. That’s what I tell myself. Then I remember it’s TH-cam and the reason for doing it is to have others see it 😅
"Make and post the videos you yourself want to watch, and say fuckall to everybody else"
Thanks 🙏🏾
Keep posting weekly and you will make it! I grew 14k subs in 1 month don't give uppp
thanks
What I learned from Vidsummit this year:
Make Content for Humans, not the algorithm.
You just opened my eyes
I didn't thought of it this way
Yo it's Chef PK! sup! hahaha
easier said than done....many would love to do this but are slaves of the algorithm...coming out with half baked reviews just to be first so the algorithm picks it up. Unboxing in cars to be first...and so on you get my drift.
Hello 👋 I didn't expect this xddd I love you videos
I just remembered your senku cola video lmao
“I wonder why my channel isn’t getting any views..”
also me: hasn’t uploaded in months
Haha !! Mood XD
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It be like that sometimes. 😩
You got at least 1 view from this comment lol
* wildtechie* on instagram
Won’t stop to amaze me
He helped me boost my account from 101 subscribers to 9k subscribers
I can’t stop thanking you
Because this channel is the only source of my income
Thank you so much
Harris: "Read The Comments"
Me: "You Guys Get Comments?????"
Me:"You guys get views"?
Exactly my thoughts xD
Bruh.... this. Lol
Haha so true
Lol read the comments. *10 weeks later* Oh I missed a shield battery in that bin... Thanks! ❣️👍
As a film-maker and TH-camr who just surpassed 100k subs, I can honestly say that weekly content is an unreasonable standard. Art was never meant to be manufactured in a warehouse, on an assemble line. It's important to make the best videos you can, not to "just make content" because you "need a video that week." It's important to take breaks, recharge the creative juices and then get back to work. 🤘
Congratulations! :D
@@ElPaviano thanks! 🤘
I felt this. I don’t have 100k but congratssssss!!! I recently did videos everyday and that caused me to get a burnt out and then after I recovered I made a video that made me happy and I felt better 🥰
I stumbled across something by accident that might work. Film when you want to, but only upload one or two videos a week, even if you filmed five videos that week. That way, you build up a Catalogue of videos that you can release on a regular schedule, even in weeks where you didn't film any videos.
At the same time you’re uploading on a strict schedule yourself?
I 100% agree with this video!
same
verified creator but 5 likes in 1 month 😬
Yes 👍
Dude i just watched your video about mistakes on yt they are fire!
Idol 😂👏
For everyone out there who just started with TH-cam, wishing you all the best and may we all be successful! 2021
Thanks for this, although I’m late.
thank you
Thank you I just want to make a better banner and record videos of games and actually do it not just for a random reason but when I want to and am ready to. Done it to much with my PS4 gaming content.
🙏
Thanks
Took 4 months to get 15 subs B)
Dang it hurts being this famous
Aaaaaand u passed me
2 years for 30 im doing great man
5 years for almost 70 doing great. . .
@@909Dominus_ u probably buying your 5th island at this point
@@CrepasK21 ik bro straight ballin
I just finished a 30-day challenge where I posted a new video every day and not only am I completely burnt out but all my analytics are on a steady downward trend for like 3 weeks even with DAILY UPLOADS!! I'm happy I finished the challenge but it's absolutely better to focus on making 1 great video and not 10 just ok videos. You can get way more views with less work focusing on 1 quality post versus the quantity approach.
Reading this on 25/07/2023 and just checked your channel ... well, "1.59M subscribers‧494 videos" does not seem like a "steady downward" 😄
The algorithm for some reason kind of likes me even though I just started.. I’ve been posting daily and getting about 40-80 views a video
youre lucky, thats why :(
@@silentthreshy6125 yeah but it’s slowed down.. you just have to make videos that are searched a lot but there’s not many videos about it.
Just like me 😁 lucky
Lol i thought i was luck to have 500 000 views in 2 months
But its not always about luck, you can attack luck with great quality
I have a very small channel with 1,6k subs and consistency is important. VERY IMPORTANT
I upload 2 videos per week, but when I couldn't record videos for 10 days, after I came back MY VIEWS GOT 5X LOWER!
If you're reading this..just know we're in this together 💕💕💕 WE CAN DO IT !!!
Let’s hope so 😂🙌
Good luck
Yes we can
We can make it together
Thank you. 👍🙏🏻
To the person reading this , one day you will look back and be proud of yourself for not giving up. Keep going your day will come
Thank you for the kind wishes all the best for your future as well 💪🏼
I'm trying not to give up. It's difficult at the beginning. I could really use your support to reach that 100 subs goal on my channel
Thanks so much. I don't want to give up
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you.
Forcing yourself to crank out content every single week can be overwhelming as a new TH-camr!! I’ve learned to post when I’m feeling creative and actually want to film 😂
Honestly very good advice, I don’t want TH-cam to ever control my life
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Same
Good advice, but to be honest, if I don't push my self to do a video, I'll just get in the other side:not filming at all 🥺. I'm very nervous in front of a camera, and the only way for me,to pass that, is to upload constantly
Definitely agree!
"take time to learn yourself" definitely needed that. Everyone just says just post post post, but definitely love taking my time to find new topics and understanding what i wanna make a video on. Hey thanks!!
Note to self : "Try not to set a schedule"..
It really does get overwhelming especially when you don't get the feedback you expect 😕, after all that work.
This is why sometimes you just have to go at your own pace
IKR
@@ONEBIGIRIEFAMILY Didn't expect to see another Jamaican here
Nailed it bro
@@Jawnin haha. We’re everywhere 😏
The reality of it is... you have to be willing to post at least once a week for a very long time, most likely 6 months to a year until one of your videos gets put into the algorithm. You have to be content with seeing 50 views on a video that took you hours to make, weekly. Not many people have the motivation for that, let alone the extra time for that risk. Especially if you end up quitting before youtube puts one of your videos on peoples recommended... it will have been a huge waste of time. Thats why there HAS to be a deep down passion to create, similar to an artist that volunteer to paint or draw something nobody wont even ever see... just because they enjoy doing it. Do that, if you dont have that creative passion, please dont waste your time. Even if you do get a semi-viral/viral video you will end up quitting eventually because of that lack of creative passion/motivation.
Ugh I feel that hahahaha
This! I'm at that 50 views stage, but I am passionate about Classical piano. I will keep posting because my main motivation is to get my music out there for other people to enjoy.
@@TrishaPrajnawirani u got this!
gonna check out ur content rn
Best coment here,this is so truth!!
Thanks a lot for this
#4 is a killer. Perfection paralysis. "Well if it doesn't look great, I'm not doing it". You'll never get anywhere. Source: That was me for years. Just getting over it now.
Yup, that's me. I'm working on making the best out of content!
I agree. I uploaded 2 videos and then did nothing for 4 months bc I felt overwhelmed by how much it actually required of me to know. Once I started again in January I knew I could handle weekly uploads and understood how to integrate TH-cam into my life. There’s a learning curve for sure
From my experience, sometimes you double your subscribers in a week, sometimes you don't get any for months, but if you start posting something and it becomes popular, don't feel the need to keep posting it. TH-cam isn't about money or fame, it's about having fun and sharing your hobbies with the world.
Yes, I only post things that I enjoy doing or like to talk about.
Weekly? In my niche, I go downhill when not posting daily! Posting once a week would kill my channel. Not all niches are created equal. 😭
I literally gave up 2 years ago because I burnt myself out, just make the stuff you like and the viewers will come
Don't give up bud. We can do it.
Thanks for that comment i needed that
I give up and that's best decision ever
Thanks. Good luck
Harris Heller, I just wanted to say a massive thank you for the Raid a few days ago on Twitch! I also grew 2 inches......in height
Uh
That can be taking in so many ways XDXDXD
Trebors_ Sabre 😅
Height when you're laying on your back?
How many viewers did you go from and to when he raided you? Makes me curious.
I couldn't agree more with not having a schedule at the beginning. Everytime I want to upload weekly I get overwhelmed and just stop making videos. It's really not a good idea to have a schedule early on
Yeah I feel that Because If i do it because of schedule not because I want to it gets overwhelming
Same!Video editing takes a lot of time.. I now settled for a very quick content I can post once a week. Hoping it will help me grow. I want to make the bigger Videos without pressure..
Im a new CC on TH-cam, I'm currently uploading once a week and I don't get many views but I don't really care about numbers, I mostly do this because I want to, and if I end up big or at least with a small community that would be awesome! I'm just learning as I go! Good luck to everyone out there as well!
We all gotta start from somewhere, atleast we took the step to actually start
Thats huge
Yeah! I literally just started! 0 subscribers and 1 view😬😬😬
Yeah that's a one super big step
Yeah took while for me to convince my self to make Video then decide to upload it.
@@letthebellringboxing7849 goodluck to us bro
More TH-cam tip videos please! Love me some Twitch but YT is my main focus and I love getting advice from you!
Me too dude! I'm 100% youtube and stream occasionally on TH-cam so I second your motion!
Man, you just took a gigantic weight off my back! I will work on improving my editing and recording instead of posting weekly things done hastily! Thank you very much!
My channel is growing gradually. So excited!!
To quote Matt McMuscles,
"I promise nothing, and deliver less."
Words to live by.
I like how you told the audience to just focus on getting better in the beginning phases versus pumping out content that could be lacking, and then just stopping entirely all together.
Yeah at first I was really bothered by the thumbnail because Consistency is amazing... But what he's saying makes so much sense. It hit a light bulb in my head
Agreed🤟🏻🤘👍
I like to think that it's more than just the TH-cam algorithm not liking me at the beginning, it is myself that have not yet found a way to properly engage new audience.
Inspiring as always!
I am always replying swiftly but somehow it's hard what they want to see and yes never trust FACEBOOK FRIENDS ARE FAKE
You are correct. I feel the same. Not found what my viewers what and keep them engaged.
Hey 👋! Your videos answered many of my questions. Subscribed you
I always appreciate your honesty and "get to the point" way of saying things. You are the first person to mention ads. I tried ads on two of my videos and yeah.. they got views, but my average view duration dropped to about 0:30.. It kinda sucks since you're paying for it and you expect it to work better than any other service out there because it's a google product and you're targeting a specific audience. Thank you for also saying that youtube doesn't promote your content at the beginning, because I'm tired of click-baits who say bullshit on how to grow your channel. I've already learnt from my analytics that youtube doesn't promote it. I got only one video that suddenly got suggested and grew organically after 1 year.
Love this advice. I try to keep in mind, the internet is permanent, edit like it. Quality > quantity always. If your work is excellent, it will still be excellent when your channel blows up in 3 years and people start digging through your content.
For sure, I know some people including myself dig through Old Mrbeast videos as if they're new!
I have three things to say about consistency:
1. I have experienced a fair amount of growth during periods where I didn't upload. I'm moving to a "when it gets done" model for content, meaning that a single video takes a couple weeks to come together in terms of researching, writing, recording and editing.
2. Some fairly large creators on the platform don't have anything remotely resembling an upload schedule. Creators like Philosophy Tube, Hbomberguy, and Contrapoints upload one big video every month, if not every several months, which makes sense when you consider the length, amount of research, and overall production value of their work.
3. Frequent uploads can actually hurt you due to subscribers eventually not getting notified if they miss so many uploads. There are many cases where creators pulled it back a bit and wound up seeing an increase in views.
* wildtechie* on instagram
Won’t stop to amaze me
He helped me boost my account from 101 subscribers to 9k subscribers
I can’t stop thanking you
Because this channel is the only source of my income
Thank you so much
Wow nice Philip Wrighth Congratulations
I remember hearing the same things from videogameDunkey, that a change of pace doesn't stifle his creation anymore. And it makes sense to change upload frequency, our brains calculate stuff for us like how often a day or week a video pops up you go straight for the video thats rarer because its easier to miss.
Solid advice 👊😎☮
great tutorial sir. i didn't expect you here
Bruh you were here, Daniel!
I do agree.
very thank you for the video! Consistency for very begining is really bad idea, you said all right! But it is good thing to keep on track
Harris: Don’t get ads
TH-cam’s Ad: StArT yOuTuBe AdVeRtIsInG
yesss
Harris heller went from stream doctor to stream dad with that advice. Gold
ah yes, the floor here is made out of ceiling
@@phratesriver iT’s a sMalL wOrLd
I like that! Its clever
Um hi dark
@@LightningScar why is my entire channel here
LMFAO
I'm glad I saw this when I did. I was of the mindset that I wanted to stockpile videos and drop them weekly in order to not "fall behind". But thanks to your advice, I'll have my first video out as soon as it's edited. Thank you!
I really admire how your tips are so personal and not generic at all! sometimes I feel like a lot of these videos deliver the exact same message, Thank you for this!
I’ve been binging “how to TH-cam” videos and this was such a refreshing take on how to get started. Thanks for the tips!
New TH-camrs? Hey, that's me! Thanks for the tips, taking it seriously.
As a new content creator, I agree with you. Especially since I don’t have a video editor. I am learning software and making my own thumbnails. It’s a time consuming process but I enjoy learning. I will upload when I can. I have to be realistic as well since I have a day job and other responsibilities.
Appreciate you all at Senpai studios (too early? 😜)
You lookin for an editor? 👀
@@sfgoose2875 I love the hustle
@@sfgoose2875 and I also love editing
@@DeZzBeZooked tysm!!!! I litterally do nothing but edit at my desk 😭 and stream of course
Me too. Great comment and best of luck. 👍🍀
Unus Annus reference! It was a super groundbreaking project that did some really cool stuff.
It was nuts. For them to announce from the beginning that the project was going to end, genius. and then watching the final live stream when they ended the channel... it was almost sad, but you were prepared the whole time for it. So good.
To the person who’s reading this, you will grow your TH-cam Channel one day don’t give up!
I really needed that cause right now I feel like giving up. We don’t have a lot of love and support and I just feel like it’s going nowhere and we’ve been at this for awhile. It’s so hard. But if you can Check out our couples page Please help support our channel by subscribing and watching our videosss we stay lit!❤️❤️Stay loyal. On the road to 500!
@@TheEmpireofVonTayDT4L keep going.. you also need to optimize your channel so that you get views
@@copyrightfreebackgroundmus8923 what do you mean by optimize my channel?
This comment section is full of positivity thanks I'm new into all this and I'm gonna start uploading my content and playing video games
I've learned that your first video doesn't have to be perfect.
To anyone starting their channel, keep working on it, just enjoy the process and you'll get there some day!
Three of my best friends once told me. "Promise nothing, deliver less."
I like that his last point is almost like "Dont watch videos about what you should do, just like.... make content"
Now these are real and promising tips! I was really tired of hearing the same tips from other TH-camrs, but it was refreshing and eye opening to hear you say these particular tips. Makes me enjoy the process of becoming a successful TH-cam rather than burning out and giving up on my dreams.
Thanks for your advice,I have just started creating videos 2 months ago and I am not in a hurry to have a lot of subscriber.I am still in a process of learning,learning, and learning.
This man has dedicated so much time to helping people like me who’s trying to get better in TH-cam. You deserve so much more credit. Thank you for all you do Harris!
I recommend also Vidiq, they're really good as well, they helped me grow in two weeks of posting
Me with a dying channel: clicks so hard my mouse breaks
I feel ya
don't save your past live streams it actually hurts your channel
@@ArottingPast wait that’s true ?
@@MrHarryGray yes it is, there are many sources for it and Live streaming too often hurts your channel too.
@@ArottingPast ?
"when you have 20 subscribers rarely people to watch your video"
Me: *and I took that personally*
Sigue subiendo videos y mejora tus miniaturas y títulos. Cuando subas el video número 100 seguramente ya no tendrás 20 subs
Keep uploading videos and improve your thumbnails and titles. When you upload video number 100, you probably won't have 20 subs anymore
* wildtechie* on instagram
Won’t stop to amaze me
He helped me boost my account from 101 subscribers to 9k subscribers
I can’t stop thanking you
Because this channel is the only source of my income
Thank you so much
True that,i currently got 27 subs.. $uckz
@@philipwrighth9208 wow,how ?plz do fill me in,i need a lot of help right now.
Goodluck everyone!!!
I only have 85 subs and I stressed myself so much asking when/what will the next video be..lol
This is exactly what I needed to watch, thank you!
I only have 20 😂😂😂
@@AimeeFleck I only have 38 after 2 weeks, so you are doing great! It's hard at the start.. And unfortunately that's where I still am.
@@TangledFlockFarm 38 in 2 weeks is actually good! Keep it up!
Streaming, even for a small audience has helped me as a person come out of my shell and I want to make my streams be the best I can with what I have (since I'm still jobless and have the time and basic gear) for the few people that follow me and watch. Your vids have helped so much to figure out this life. Started two months ago and only 6 more followers to go before affiliate! You rock, dude! Also streambeats is our new christmas music--bye Mariah Carey!
What's your twitch? Would be happy to be able to come support with a follow if you're that close to your goal
This is good advice, particularly the first point. The algorithm is important to think about but there is so much to learn from your mistakes and its nice to make these mistakes in-front of a tiny audience ;). Hopefully at some point, the quality will start to speak for itself. Make sure you enjoy doing it as a hobby, if you catch a break run with it!
"And you're going to have to make gut decisions--" Suddenly gets disrupted by a Tik-Tok ad of someone holding a Chihuahua over a bathtub. I legit thought it was part of this video LMAO!🤣
“I’m the only one who can issue a DMCA”
Oh, good sir, you underestimate the audacity of music companies and the imprecise nature of copyright bots. I know people who’ve gotten DMCA notices for their own music. Granted, it’s easy to deal with those, but it does happen.
Only if they have record labels. He solely owns his music.
@@mynusopposite6674 No, like people have gotten copyright claims on their own self published music. From what I can tell it happens for two reasons. One, copyright bots are not the most accurate things in the world. So sometimes they are accidental flagging’s. Two, Music companies are not the most ethical things in the world. So sometimes they’re just flagging stuff in hopes that they’ll get money out of it because it’s easy and costs them nothing basically.
I'd still say his claim isn't really false. But, your 100% right about the false positive stuff. I can say I've used a ton of royalty-free stuff and the only ones that I haven't had issues with are his.
@@mynusopposite6674 I once got a claim on a video after it had been out for 8 yrs. The sound in question, it wasn't even a song, was a heartbeat sound. The sound was used in a song that came out 3 years AFTER my video was published. It was easy to dispute, but it was still a huge pain.
This video was actually eye opening compared to so many other “tips” videos for new youtubers
It's good to hear this advice from such a big streamer. It's calming to know that posting constantly isn't the key to success, rather posting a good, quality video is the way to make it. Quality should always be the most important thing. Thanks for the video Harris!
I honestly think that is the hardest thing about a TH-camr, uploading videos you worked so hard on and it hardly gets any views. It's discouraging. I just want a good sized audience that looks forward to my new videos.
So so true
I feel that pain!! I learned something from watching the behind the scenes of the show the queens gambit. The creators were passionate about chess but realized they had to make cuts because not everyone else was but instead they built the emotion around what they loved.
So true 😭😭😭
Try to see which video gets the most views,then use that video as a guide to make videos that gets more views.
If people viewed that video most,make that certain video your “content”. Remember to stick to at least one to two cliché’s 👌
Hope this helps!
@@ShaniaOcampo What do you mean by clichés? It's not always obvious what made your most viewed video the most popular one. I want more views but I gotta enjoy the subject matter I am making it on. If it's not something I would like I have no desire to make it.
Thank you for finally getting info out there that makes sense. I’m so tired of strategist chasing the clicks by giving “do this 1 thing” advice. I wish I had this video when I started and I wouldn’t have killed myself posting weekly and believing if I didn’t, I’d never be picked up. I took a 4 month hiatus and I was getting more views then ever during that time. Lesson learned to always follow what feels right to you. Some I preach but wasn’t practicing.
Imagine getting comments when you have 20 subs
I got 5 subs and one comment. My happiest day ever.
I have 23 subs for my TH-cam Channel and I have already gotten a few comments from people.
I just started youtube and getting just OK response
@@mrsmeow2383 me too
@@realsteel222 Hey guys, if you are looking for a a place to meet new TH-camrs like you so you can grow together check out this page: your content will not but left unseen facebook.com/groups/179696833921125/?ref=share
Thank you 😊
Really excellent, honest advice. I just started and I feel less pressure having listened to this. Thanks
I'm so grateful for your musical contribution to the streaming/TH-cam community. The DMCA thing, while well-intended, can be broken and daunting. There are so many instances where Twitch thinks your content is fine, but TH-cam does not, or an artist with the rights to a sampled song declares they are "free-to-play" but the algorithm still detects the original sampled song, or sometimes an artist just declares verbally they're "free" but the DMCA algorithm doesn't agree. It's a giant headache, and while I don't currently and likely will never make money from either Twitch or YT, I am very appreciative of the effort you've given to provide people like me with music AND written validation of permission to be able to listen to good music and also not worry about any of the red tape.
2:22 I agree so much!
I posted my first video in September and then stopped...it had no views and then on christmas it started to get a lot of views and now it has 228k views and I got 500 subs in 2 months :)
wow!
If you are a new TH-camr, don’t give up, you will definitely get to your goals
Agreed, trying to post weekly got in the way of me actually posting lol
Nice video mate! We will try to our best to grow
Hey, Harris, I'm a former content creator trying to jump back into TH-cam and I'm getting a lot of mileage out of your YT chats. Appreciate the content, boi
I subbed to ya ..keep pushing
What do you mean u got mileage from the chat? You are not allowed to ad your channel on others' as far as i can tell.. am i missing something ?
This is a great video for New Content Creaters! definitely Over hyping things and plans is a bad idea, Ive definitely learned that the hard way from my Podcast show. Over Hyping Streams, Videos, or Even Podcasts show plans can be a bad idea if you cant come through with the plan or late on the release date..
Main tip. Use the best music in your videos. All YouPlay songs are NO copyrighted and can be used by content creators.
very good channel. congratulations
I really need this. one more subscriber
Not even a year into TH-cam and I have about 6000 subscribers and I always uploaded biweekly and sometimes or every 3 weeks (if too many real life things get in the way of TH-cam). I always try to do biweekly and if I can every one and a half weeks.
One of the things I regret is using a cheap webcam to record my videos in the beginning, it didnt even cross my mind at the time to use my phone which had a much better camera. The runner up was making super long videos thinking more view time.....well in the end most of the old videos are deleted
with shorts being a thing now.. imagine just putting together the best parts of the stream but in short funny and snappy clips... just an idea ;) good luck everyone!! Bless you all 💕😉
I subbed to you ..keep pushing
B33 K11D thank you!! Gonna keep pushing 100% ⬆️💪🏾
thank you as always man. i always struggle with streaming for no one and i feel like it most likely wont change but i have learned to do it for me and its been much more fun and rewarding regardless of views. one day ill hit affiliate and itll be with the people that wanted to be there with me. Appreciate the tips and the stream beats
Quality advice! And yes I'm still learning and exploring and all the best to everyone out there!
I needed this advice! With having to work a job a lot I often try to rush my video making process and end up cutting corners. I’m going to get better about taking my time and creating a quality video
Thank you for this! Just returning to a YT channel I had stepped away from and this time trying to make it fun for me and a collaborative context of making it fun (or meaningful) for others. This helped remind me that quality is number 1 tied to my whole mission and reason for doing this. Thank you for voicing this critical message!
I really needed to hear this. Thank you for this realistic-solid-grounded advice. 💜🙏🏽👽
I stumbled on this today and thank you!! Your first point was exactly what was holding me back. Starting a cooking channel and I didn't know how I was going to learn while keeping up the pace at posting once a week. I was feeling paralyzed by it. Thank you for giving me permission to just take the time I need to get a quality video out, since I really don't know how to use my camera properly, don't know a lot about lighting, need to learn how to make thumbnails, etc. This really inspired me.
Great to see all the support on these videos! Good luck to everyone starting TH-cam! 😁
Dude, you are so awesome! Sharing your secrets shows the confidence you have in yourself. Loving your videos and thank you for the tips!
Im trying to grow my channel but it is very hard. Thank you for the advice harris heller you inspired me to start! And I will keep learning and improving :)
Thanks for the pawsome advice. Koda appreciates them!
Thanks for the tips man, just started, struggling but really excited for this new journey ❤️
Kind of disagree with the not posting weekly or on a set schedule. Or well I agree that you shouldn't do it because the youtube algorithm, but I think the biggest risks most creators have is to just go for too long without posting a video and then it just becomes a non-priority.
If you are committed to posting 1 video every week and feel beholden to that, then you are more likely to make that happen and it will ensure you do some work on your videos/channel every week. But if your mindset is that you will just post whenever you feel like it, you easily fall into a rut where it goes weeks or months without doing any work on your videos.
If this 100% won't happen then I assume just spending time improving your skills over holding a specific schedule is as good or better. But I think even for most people who are 100% sure this won't happen it's pretty likely to happen 😬
This is exactly what I’m going through right now! I’m allowing myself to be more open to learn about myself and I can tell you right now when I edit or doing all my post-recording work, I have so much more energy! The ideas and content creation are so much more enjoyable. 😊
My first video got nearly 400k views (as of now), and my second video got picked up by the algorithm as well (and was sadly taken down due to it having some 18+ clip I can't even find). I can say it's a lot of making your youtube channel have something others don't, and putting a lot of effort into not only your videos, but just overall making your channel look legit and professional.
i love you
I've been so focused on getting my videos right since I've started publishing, and still ended up making most of these mistakes. Watching the TH-cam algorithm slowly grow and adapt with me is honestly the most exciting part of the journey.
The running ads one is so true... Spent around $150 on ads when first starting out & got a couple hundred subs but they never came back & never even watched the video.... listen to him!
I ran ads too. I got a bunch of subs who don't watch my new videos. Watch time from ads is way lower too. I still have a $40 credit from TH-cam, so I'll have to run some more ads in the future.
Love the advice you give of focusing on finding yourself before going weekly. I've been super worried about that lately and it makes me sooooo anxious! But I wanna post stuff I'd watch myself so I take the time to make it as good as I can...
I totally agree.
I've probably watched a total of like a hundred of your TH-cam and twitch advice videos trying to figure out what I want my channel to look like but I'm so glad I watched those first going into this one because I want to get such a solid game plan out before I even pull the trigger but the best advice I could have gotten was to not look for validation. Try and fail and try again. Thanks for everything you're doing for small time content creators man!