I made a secret YouTube channel to prove it's not luck

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  • @CarthusDojo
    @CarthusDojo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21400

    Just so people aren’t writing file title essays on their computer, just know that TH-cam fixed this so file names no longer impact SEO! :)

    • @ChefBelmont
      @ChefBelmont 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

      thanks for sharing Carthu! Love your dragon ball what ifs, very well made :).

    • @skyfinancejanitor6695
      @skyfinancejanitor6695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      Dang so i had 2 pages of keywords for nothing

    • @Erifire
      @Erifire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Hmmm 🤔 are you sure not straying us away? 👀

    • @SelormOnline
      @SelormOnline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Erifire no it's been proven many times

    • @zombieford
      @zombieford 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      AYYYY CARTHU. Love your editing style on your videos man. Phenomenal.

  • @stingersfury
    @stingersfury 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7999

    Ludwigs low-key goal: make people donate $50 on the reg on his streams to get their vids noticed = cash money for Lud

    • @Andmau2552
      @Andmau2552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      500 iq strat, he's a smart man

    • @kobi_gobi
      @kobi_gobi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      he has his donos capped at $10

    • @ryankelly1246
      @ryankelly1246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@kobi_gobi That's actually really cool since tons of people who donate alot really can't afford to.

    • @piratemaxine
      @piratemaxine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      AND he gets free content, truly a super genius

    • @christopherspira7583
      @christopherspira7583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bob Ross watches Ludwig

  • @Dratina
    @Dratina ปีที่แล้ว +7926

    The fact that Mizkif was immediately like "you know what you're doing" I think helps prove Ludwig's point.

    • @IWasNoah
      @IWasNoah ปีที่แล้ว +25

      1st reply

    • @Tservator
      @Tservator ปีที่แล้ว +19

      This don't make any sense bro😭😭

    • @maxzzzz
      @maxzzzz ปีที่แล้ว +184

      @@Tservator wym? it makes perfect sense. maybe you just can’t understand it.

    • @1ksubswith0vidschallenge
      @1ksubswith0vidschallenge ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@IWasNoah first reply what a flex 💪

    • @tython7253
      @tython7253 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      @@maxzzzzit really doesn’t, it’s a solid statement “you know what you’re doing”, it’s the same as a billionaire starting a new company and it’s almost guaranteed to succeed because the owner knows what he’s doing. All the knowledge gained throughout their journey is a tremendous advantage, but yes, point is still that you gotta work hard and consistent which applies to everyone

  • @yaboijones
    @yaboijones ปีที่แล้ว +1256

    I think the problem when starting out is the discoverability
    When he donated to make Mizkif watch the video, it serves as a way to force thousands of people to watch the vid whereas if he didn't, the video still needs to end up to the recommended section and people still need to decide if they want to click and watch the video or not.

    • @xshme
      @xshme ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Yeah definitly, but anyone could have donated to a streamer to watch it. He didnt use his own twitch account. Marketing the video definitly matters and its part of the gring I feel like.

    • @pa9030
      @pa9030 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      ok but that's part of the skill too, he knew exactly what he was doing, and anyone doing the same thing would have gotten the same results

    • @lovekeego
      @lovekeego ปีที่แล้ว +39

      if the content is good (most isn't) and made for a very specific audience, all you have to do is get it to them, the donation is just the one that worked

    • @Blinkers2007GameDev
      @Blinkers2007GameDev ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah. It's like game development

    • @MrAiDJ
      @MrAiDJ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Blinkers2007GameDev i think mizkif got lucky but ludwig was skill

  • @TheJellyPickle
    @TheJellyPickle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12403

    Is no one gonna talk about what an actually interesting video Lud made for the fake channel? It had some solid points and creative comparisons I never would've thought of

    • @NateXSaber
      @NateXSaber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +750

      putting that english major to good use

    • @Name-ru1kt
      @Name-ru1kt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      How were they solid. They made absolutely no sense

    • @Ladynet
      @Ladynet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I'll subscribe just for the video essays, honestly.

    • @virginiaf4117
      @virginiaf4117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +324

      @@Name-ru1kt did you pay attention to the video

    • @virginiaf4117
      @virginiaf4117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +511

      @@Name-ru1kt it pretty thoroughly explains how his open door policy, reminiscent of classic sitcoms, allows for excitement of the viewers as they don't know who could arrive next, therefore retaining his viewership and allowing for his success with the new arrivals of guests in an iconic fashion

  • @Mizkif
    @Mizkif 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77645

    Just for the record Im not this cheap usually was just an off day

    • @pilazpilaz
      @pilazpilaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3266

      Kappa

    • @chentang835
      @chentang835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1384

      Whats up checkmark

    • @abracara
      @abracara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +780

      OMEGALUL CLAPPED EZCLAP

    • @alexr6292
      @alexr6292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +466

      Miz, we just want to make great memories with you

    • @Homie3794
      @Homie3794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      hi mizkif

  • @williamregner5363
    @williamregner5363 ปีที่แล้ว +2467

    As a TH-camr myself, I realized it's never about being lucky. Only hard work, consistency and a bit of Famester to help you along the way.

    • @Communismwillwin
      @Communismwillwin ปีที่แล้ว +17

      where do you make videos?

    • @Owen_XD
      @Owen_XD ปีที่แล้ว +42

      you not a youtuber you just have a few subs you havent evan posted

    • @ethanhahner
      @ethanhahner ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Owen_XD and he is still speaking the truth

    • @OminousBlast
      @OminousBlast ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @@Owen_XD clearly he is on a personal account so it doesn’t seem like he’s advertising his channel.

    • @GoodWillGam1ng
      @GoodWillGam1ng ปีที่แล้ว +3

      no youre completely missed out the points here.. you need to knoiw what youre doing in the video, its not luck or anything... its research.

  • @bananaoculus2442
    @bananaoculus2442 ปีที่แล้ว +2304

    You proved that it isnt skill its pay to win

    • @Sub4RubsNmemes
      @Sub4RubsNmemes ปีที่แล้ว +75

      💀

    • @louisg7147
      @louisg7147 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      He literally gambled 50$ haha

    • @Henrinho19
      @Henrinho19 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      50 dollars to get a youtube channel started aint that bad.

    • @mafiahvh
      @mafiahvh ปีที่แล้ว +223

      @@Henrinho19he said in the video it costed him $600

    • @franky_does_gacha
      @franky_does_gacha ปีที่แล้ว +300

      @@mafiahvhyeah cause he had to hire a voice actor and other stuff, we don’t have to do that

  • @mothmansboyfriend
    @mothmansboyfriend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2805

    How to make it big on TH-cam:
    Step 1. Be a god at editing
    Step 2. Exploit streamers’ huge egos
    See: Online Lore, Ostonox

    • @jeremiasmeier2061
      @jeremiasmeier2061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who tf is ostonox

    • @absolutefocus2749
      @absolutefocus2749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@jeremiasmeier2061 Ostonox is hasanabi

    • @jeremiasmeier2061
      @jeremiasmeier2061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@absolutefocus2749 no I meant I never heard of that channel lmao, thanks anyways?

    • @wax3580
      @wax3580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@jeremiasmeier2061 ostonox makes well made memes/content about hasan and is basically a household name in his community by now

    • @philaeew4866
      @philaeew4866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@jeremiasmeier2061 check him out, genuinely god tier editing.

  • @SkylightCiel
    @SkylightCiel ปีที่แล้ว +339

    This video really shows how vital marketing is. TH-camrs go on length about the strength of thumbnails and titles but marketing your videos doesn't seem to be discuss as much. I genuinely feel like you could learn how to make better videos, better thumbnails and better titles just by studying youtube and making content. However, when it comes to getting your videos in front of people I don't think that's a skill you can learn by just making videos.

  • @DominPlays
    @DominPlays ปีที่แล้ว +43

    quick guide:
    1. Write a script about your 'buddy top 30 streamer'
    2. Pay someone to do a video for you
    3. Pay the 'Buddy top 30 streamer' to review the video on stream
    total cost ~$600 +your time and your 'besties top 30' streamers time

    • @DominPlays
      @DominPlays ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BTW for anyone actually reading this - it was a joke The content was great there were some concessions made, but Ludwig explains most of them anyways in this vid.

  • @puffyhowler615
    @puffyhowler615 ปีที่แล้ว +7892

    "you can... GET... editing software" thanks Lud, reminding people that even if they don't have money, they can always raise the skull and crossbones.

    • @IQuickscopeCA
      @IQuickscopeCA ปีที่แล้ว +547

      No but legit, davinci resolve will do the trick. Free too

    • @ramennnoodle
      @ramennnoodle ปีที่แล้ว +120

      @@IQuickscopeCA Kdenlive works too, if you're feeling up for free and open source, and it's also available for Linux too which is a huge plus for those who are on it

    • @Spaghetti742
      @Spaghetti742 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Yar har har fiddle dee dee Premiere prices don't agree with me.

    • @NissocoMC
      @NissocoMC ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@ramennnoodle I use kdenlive and it is amazing, although my cpu and PC are so bad it takes 2 hours to edit 20 second content with the lag

    • @lironse
      @lironse ปีที่แล้ว +13

      pir8 it lol

  • @danielthrasher
    @danielthrasher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5780

    one day I, too, will make a youtube

  • @malachigolfs133
    @malachigolfs133 ปีที่แล้ว +929

    This video is actually insanely helpful for content creators just starting out. Most of us have no clue what a "good" title/description/etc is, so seeing Ludwig take us through his process for that is huge

    • @CarlHustle1
      @CarlHustle1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey I just created a video similar to this one, and I think you will really enjoy it! Would appreciate if you could check out my small channel

    • @razorfever
      @razorfever ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Clickbait is not "good". Does it get clicks? Sure, does it actually build a channel, no.

    • @SenpaiZeroo
      @SenpaiZeroo ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@razorfever it depends on what type of clickbait.
      Pure clickbait or clickbait that conatains actualy content

    • @simonbomgaars7867
      @simonbomgaars7867 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How high were you dropped as a child?

    • @Zenrielle
      @Zenrielle ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EJS-jj8py I mean yeah Hikaru 's faqing channel is a wreck and I love his thumbnails 🤣

  • @razbuten
    @razbuten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8720

    I'd be very interested to see this done on a grander scale (obviously get why you didn't do that for this). Like, start 5 channels and see how many videos on average it takes to hit a certain amount of subs. Can following certain rules make it consistent? Can I learn those rules...

    • @moo6804
      @moo6804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Sir I love you and you are amazing.

    • @thomasbrinkmann8440
      @thomasbrinkmann8440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Hmm yeah that would be a crazy idea. I'm running an experiment right now where I have 5 different channels making 5 types of content and I just want to see how long it takes for the channels' audiences to overlap, but measuring them would be cool. (Obviously this channel isn't one of those 5 since I'm keeping it anonymous)

    • @Slickolas
      @Slickolas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOVE YOU RAZ! I hope to make video like you soon! I just need to figure out how to write a video essay well. It’s hard to put speaking into written form when first starting ngl…

    • @a-manthegeneral
      @a-manthegeneral 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Dream knows the secrets behind this, he said he studied the algorithms and stuff before starting his channel so he knew how to grow his channel right from the beginning, crazy to think something like that exists

    • @shlimon7667
      @shlimon7667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always so surprised to see you down here

  • @CheeseDud
    @CheeseDud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4792

    The year is 2025. OnlineLore has overtaken the official Ludwig channel in subscribers, watch time, revenue, and merch sales. OnlineLore has tens of millions of dedicated fans, waiting with bated breath for each and every upload. It is a good channel.

    • @bobstevenson3130
      @bobstevenson3130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Plot twist it still only has the one video on their channel

    • @mrbard1
      @mrbard1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      ....and as Ludwig said on his dying day, "it was for the meme."

    • @MOGE_
      @MOGE_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      would love to see it

    • @SirNightmareFuel
      @SirNightmareFuel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      anyone else read that in a British accent?

    • @bakedandhectic2096
      @bakedandhectic2096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The year is 2064.
      OnlineLore evolved into an artificial intelligence within itself, and enslaved all of human kind,
      Unsatisfied in it's accomplishments it mutated and split into atoms spreading to multiple universes reforming as Trillions of Separate Online Laws which fed on all life and existances itself until time itself simply did not exist as it never did to begin with as it's a man made measurement.

  • @AspekEosin
    @AspekEosin หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    step 1: be rich

  • @thebonersgone8769
    @thebonersgone8769 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Bro's whole strategy relied on mizkif watching his video and posting it, and the dude says luck isn't involved lmao

    • @Basti_Wood
      @Basti_Wood 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      well he is right. luck isn't involved if you are a big personality and so can promote it in many podcasts and or have enough money to pay a big personality to watch you video.

  • @cameronharvey4746
    @cameronharvey4746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9913

    The actual genius of this concept is that not only did he prove a point about channel marketing and how to blow something up, he also made himself content for his main channel AND he made free content for mizkif. This whole idea got him 3.3m views on his main, 1m on the new channel, and 600k views for mizkif. Ludwig is a content wizard with his ideas.

    • @anthonydrain5362
      @anthonydrain5362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      He did this knowing it was content people would like

    • @zylo2893
      @zylo2893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      @@anthonydrain5362 no shit

    • @UniCorn-wi8pb
      @UniCorn-wi8pb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Mizkif was made for this skit, the door plan reveal; the marketing genius happened years ago. The pitch for this actually included the TV shows mentioned in the video.

    • @vivek_02512
      @vivek_02512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and someone or many people made video about this and got views
      lmao the butterfly effect
      (not actually but kinda similiar)

    • @SupremeKame
      @SupremeKame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@vivek_02512 you mean the snowball effect? Those are two entirely different things 💀

  • @kingsmustrise
    @kingsmustrise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6007

    Classic TH-cam Rule, name it with FINAL at the end, so you know your're actually done.

    • @downest1
      @downest1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Dream’s manhunts would like to have a word with you

    • @Purriah
      @Purriah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      @@downest1 speed runner vs 5 hunters FINAL (REMATCH) (FINALE) REMATCH (FINAL) FINAL REMATCH (PART 2) (REMATCH)

    • @downest1
      @downest1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@Purriah speed runner vs 5 hunters FINAL GRAND FINAL (GRAND FINAL) REMATCH FINAL (*GONE WRONG*) GRAND FINNALY (*COPS CALLED*) PART (69) (3 AM) GRAND FINAL REMATCH

    • @abzinhoo
      @abzinhoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@downest1 yh

    • @yellow_flash813
      @yellow_flash813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@downest1 🤣🤣 cops called

  • @blokey2641
    @blokey2641 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The hardest part about creating a new TH-cam channel is finding time for the grind. If your not a full time content creator and don’t have 100% of your time to put into a TH-cam channel it makes it twice as hard. Posting a regular unambitious video once a month wont make your channel grow at all without insane luck.
    What a lot of content creators seem to forget with these challenges is that normal people don’t have all day to make TH-cam videos.
    Im not saying it’s impossible for new creators to build a following, I’m saying that new creators must put all the time they have into a channel if they want to ever go full time.
    How can a student or someone who works long shifts as a doctor ever find time to upload 4-5 videos a day.

  • @remcon559
    @remcon559 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Almost one year ago this video was what made me find Luwig's channel and one year later it's really weird watching this again after having binged all his videos since Jan 2020

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8280

    That screenshot extension has made my life a lot easier! Thank you

    • @lmaologi
      @lmaologi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      what's up checkmark

    • @Lucymara48
      @Lucymara48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@lmaologi why do people calling other people with checkmarks "checkmark" gets so mad? i honestly don't know, it just gives me a vibe like calling woman "tits" or a man "dick"

    • @mryork_
      @mryork_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +235

      @@Lucymara48 what's up comment

    • @weakw1ll
      @weakw1ll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @@mryork_ whats up reply

    • @theabigailgordon
      @theabigailgordon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What was it 👀

  • @ryan2415
    @ryan2415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3261

    These videos are basically just "How to grow your brand by farming Mizkif." Atrioc subs have had this figured out for a while.

    • @KEBIN-hypothermic
      @KEBIN-hypothermic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Well, atrioc subs got their marketing strategies from the man himself

    • @GarrettXO
      @GarrettXO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Imagine not knowing how marketing works lmao

    • @KEBIN-hypothermic
      @KEBIN-hypothermic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GarrettXO Not everyone is a marketing genius like you are

    • @GarrettXO
      @GarrettXO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@KEBIN-hypothermic my bad lemme rephrase it: Imagine not knowing how the internet works lmao

    • @iceboi2516
      @iceboi2516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@KEBIN-hypothermic this still have nothing to do with algorithm proving that it is not luck having an algorithm recommending your channel

  • @NIX0LAS
    @NIX0LAS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2215

    Ludwig: I can't use my face or voice to gain views...
    Ludwig: uses Mizkif's face and voice to gain views.

    • @Zyvox
      @Zyvox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      well to be fair that is very different. Its basically saying even if you can't use yourself for easy views, everyone has access to using streamers like this

    • @captainawesome6322
      @captainawesome6322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ludwig: Shows the video to his chat before posting it

    • @kiirchh
      @kiirchh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@captainawesome6322 this vid was not recorded live lol

    • @Grace-53
      @Grace-53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@captainawesome6322 that was his offline chat, his regular chat wouldn't be so dead lmao

    • @terakahn
      @terakahn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      How to get views. Leech, but in a creative way.

  • @kanalight2898
    @kanalight2898 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    "Is not luck, just use one of your million views streamers friends, pay them 50 bucks to make it look natural and then get 1000 views, not hard!"
    Yeah Ludwig, so where do I get the 50 bucks PER VIDEO, the super amazing 1 million streamer that is MY FRIEND and that friend ADVERTISING the video?
    Dislike~

    • @jm8820
      @jm8820 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      L take. Spending money was just used as a way to expedite the process, that doesn't mean following these steps won't yield results. Obviously it takes more than one video (for the most part) to gain a following. If all you got out of this video was money=views then maybe content creation isn't for you. Best of luck :)

  • @Zaedizzy
    @Zaedizzy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    great content, only critique is that you glossed over the effort and thought it takes to create a good script, a good hook, etc. That's a job within itself!

    • @speedwagon1824
      @speedwagon1824 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      How is this great when he skips over the most important parts? Not only that, his video only got views because he promoted it on his podcast.

  • @jerichopascua1777
    @jerichopascua1777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    "If I don't I'll delete my main channel, that's how confident I am 😤" -Ludwig voice over after video was done (probably)

    • @bemusedalligator
      @bemusedalligator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      he probably recorded it beforehand and would have just edited it out if he needed to.

    • @-ZH
      @-ZH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@bemusedalligator
      I think you meant he would scrap the whole video if he failed

    • @ariseira_
      @ariseira_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thought the same lol

  • @slimxshady6111
    @slimxshady6111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7439

    To everyone saying it's only because Twitch:
    This video isn't a "follow this step by step guide to make money". He is proving that if you have a good idea, make actual good content, and come up with a good plan for marketing (all of which are skills), that you can become successful on TH-cam. If Ludwig decided to do a TH-cam channel about submarines, he wouldn't do this exactly the same again through Twitch. But he would still come up with a good idea, make actual good content, and come up with a good marketing strategy. This video is not saying it's easy, it's saying it's skill.

    • @apexdude105
      @apexdude105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yeah and it's just as easy and cheap to pay 50$ for ~4.5K organic views that boost the shit out of your video so the algorithm views can take off. Suure buddy

    • @slimxshady6111
      @slimxshady6111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@apexdude105 What are you talking about?

    • @Martin-yh7vi
      @Martin-yh7vi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      @@apexdude105 It could help but if you have shit ideas and videos your channel isn't going to grow.

    • @user-zu1ix3yq2w
      @user-zu1ix3yq2w 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      he is proving it's rigged.

    • @slimxshady6111
      @slimxshady6111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@user-zu1ix3yq2w How exactly? What does "rigged" mean in this context?

  • @Pilps
    @Pilps ปีที่แล้ว +7

    His experiment is like taking a world class tennis player and restarting their career from scratch, then wondering why they rise so fast. Pointless & misleading.

  • @MacGuffinProd
    @MacGuffinProd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +946

    tldr: play into trends, market to the right audience, and have a semi professional presentation
    Will keep in mind

    • @cmd0113
      @cmd0113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Exactly, dunno why a lot of the comments are still talking about luck after watching this even though everything was all planned out.

    • @JimmyHey
      @JimmyHey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I mean also leeching off of bigger people is part of the main process.
      Mr. Beast got his initial hype by gaining attraction from PewDiePie.
      This experiment was made with the intention in mind to get initial viewership from Mizkifs audience and then have the algorhythm do it's thing and recommend it to more people.
      So really the secret ingredient is: Making a video about already successful people and putting them in your thumbnail/title and build off of that.

    • @duck1sgood
      @duck1sgood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cmd0113 You need luck to boost the process. Try making amazing content on your own, it could be like multimillion dollar production. If you dont have any luck on advertising. You aint going nowhere. But once you got that boost. Its all about skill to keep the momentum going

    • @VenomhuskVideos
      @VenomhuskVideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@JimmyHey Its what dream did as well with pewdiepie iirc

    • @JimmyHey
      @JimmyHey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@VenomhuskVideos Yea, I remember seeing his videos where he tried to find out Pewds MC-Seed and making a kind of Mythbuster-Style Episode about what happened to Sven, his Minecraft dog.

  • @ZXMany
    @ZXMany 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2110

    Great lesson! I think it was Andrew Carnegie who said that if all of his businesses were shut down today, he'd be able to rebuild new ones tomorrow because of everything he's learned along the way

    • @MAJ0ROCEL0T
      @MAJ0ROCEL0T 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      I remember reading a quote saying "starting something over is never starting from scratch but starting from experience" and that really stuck with me. Be it new jobs, a new class, or a new pursuit altogether. Experiences form your ability to adapt and think in an innovative way

    • @spideyfan7554
      @spideyfan7554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember watching you play minecraft

    • @andymiller1597
      @andymiller1597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I don't think he could because he's dead

    • @DavidKFZ
      @DavidKFZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah its a trend with a lot of marketers lately, they've been starting from scratch with just their XP and nothing else. Experience and wisdom really is the secret which means there's no fucking excuses if you've got average intelligence or higher, just gotta put the hard yards in for a long period of time

    • @J.T.mus1c
      @J.T.mus1c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@DavidKFZ except it’s impossible for these marketers to start from scratch. They already are financially stable letting them focus all there time into it, connections from family and past business. Just being born into a wealthy family with access to higher education is a insane leg up compared most of the population. Such a dumb take.

  • @chobi6143
    @chobi6143 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How to get a big TH-cam channel; don’t be original, make your content about someone else and pay money to people to beg for attention. Yeah no. Need to redo this by doing original content without other streamers involved

    • @gear2902
      @gear2902 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly. He is basically telling you to become a beggar or a clout chaser.

  • @tarasdiary
    @tarasdiary 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is such an interesting factor about the video's file name having an impact on the algorithm. I never really thought of it that way. Thank you for sharing the video!

  • @FrederickDunn
    @FrederickDunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7270

    Ok, THAT was a FUN experiment and your production quality is top grade, so your content should always ALWAYS rise to the top. As you've clearly pointed out, it's not a game of chance. You're a genius, obviously. :)

    • @floof2565
      @floof2565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      lud litarally relied on luck for miz to find the video and actually choose to watch it.

    • @FrederickDunn
      @FrederickDunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@floof2565 But, he also had to get his attention with clever titling and of course, the well-composed thumbnail image :)

    • @three396
      @three396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@FrederickDunn and money, which you need chance to have

    • @JPLenzi
      @JPLenzi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@three396 yeah I don’t get how it’s all about skill and 600 bucks. To kickstart a channel? That’s stupidly expensive, sounds like a million dollar loan to fund your career.

    • @nightseeker226
      @nightseeker226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@floof2565 it was hardly luck. He donated 50 dollars and linked the video in the donation. The only luck part was Miz clicking on it and since it was a 50 dollar donation and a video about himself while he was looking for stuff to do. He clicked ot

  • @jebedonackle7452
    @jebedonackle7452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +751

    I love that Lud’s chat broke in this so just “piss ass” is on the screen for a few minutes

    • @inktim
      @inktim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      That was people chilling in offline chat. He wasn't streaming when he recorded the video, prolly forgot to turn off chat overlay

    • @rawddawg
      @rawddawg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      chat would rat him out immediately if he did this live lol

    • @Vern01
      @Vern01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@inktim I think he’s prob too lazy to turn it off and likes the chat overlay because it’s his normal setup

  • @dna8269
    @dna8269 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I’d like to at least see the same thing but without being able to have a big streamer or TH-camr promote it. Purely organic to mimic what most people would do if they started a channel
    This was good, but a bit unrealistic just because the editing in that video was absolutely top notch and the concept was brilliant. It was an elite video right off the bat with a smart boosting strategy leveraging someone else’s fame which a lot of niches or original content wouldnt be able to do

    • @robertogracia6071
      @robertogracia6071 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      1. Not unrealistic, he paid a streamer for attention, marketing strategy. Also posted it on his reddit
      2. Not unrealistic editing, he paid but you could learn this in a month

    • @NeedyGreedy
      @NeedyGreedy ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@robertogracia6071 ignoring the money lud payed for the rights to the voice or whatever, he still spent a lot of money on a single video which a lot of people off the start wouldnt do.

    • @DailyShit.
      @DailyShit. ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How is it unrealistic ? You can learn editing and narrating.

    • @Unknown-pz4zt
      @Unknown-pz4zt ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DailyShit. some people just don't have good vocals for narrating

    • @sadaswfewf5268
      @sadaswfewf5268 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      A youtube video demonstrating how channel growth is about SKILL is unrealistic because the quality and strategies used are too good? This isn't a critique of the video. This is just straight up misunderstanding the point of it lmfao.

  • @Xziuto
    @Xziuto 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Originality is one of the major factors a lot of people don't take account of.

  • @demonz3943
    @demonz3943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9376

    Thank you Ludwig that proving TH-cam isn’t all luck, it’s pay to win 🤣
    Edit: Wow thx for all the likes
    👍

    • @scense6934
      @scense6934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +408

      Well thats the Mr,Beast approach. Put the money you make off good videos to make even better videos rinse and repeat.

    • @cyrano197
      @cyrano197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      I mean starting up a job for yourself (whether it's starting up a business, or being a TH-camr). The reality of it is that u need to pour your money on it regardless

    • @Zyluki
      @Zyluki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@scense6934 not originally
      he didn't spend money on a majority of his old videos leading up to 50k, and the money he did spend was very little amounts
      even leading to 100k, he didn't spend that much
      it was only when he was well established(100k+) that he started really spending his money on his videos, which is how he blew up

    • @scense6934
      @scense6934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Zyluki yeah like I said. When you start making large profits he puts it into his vids which is why he blew up

    • @zaf1093
      @zaf1093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      its called advertising, Its a basic thing for a business

  • @LordGalenYT
    @LordGalenYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    "You don't even have any other videos, you gave me $50. C'mon man, you know what you're doing."
    I love that Miz spotted it and called him out on it right away.

  • @jarredmacquoid7688
    @jarredmacquoid7688 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    As a youtuber myself, I realized it's never about being lucky. Only hard work, consistency and a bit of Famester to help you along the way.

    • @bigmama3372
      @bigmama3372 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      But… you have 5 subscribers

    • @shexat1495
      @shexat1495 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      And no videos ...

    • @jarredmacquoid7688
      @jarredmacquoid7688 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@goten3965 why is it so hard to understand that not every channel has to be a personal channel? Of course I wouldn't talk about my tricks (famester) here directly from my real channel. Maybe you didn't know that having a google account is more than enough to post a comment here...

    • @france-mapper
      @france-mapper ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wow. thats alot of videos man

    • @guima838
      @guima838 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigmama3372 🤣🤣🤣

  • @anon2342
    @anon2342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    this vid has the same vibe as the one where he made the fake merch company and got streamers to promote it without knowing it was Ludwig.
    Lud on another level with these!

    • @tlarsen1221
      @tlarsen1221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      These are true mogul moves

    • @sanz9082
      @sanz9082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OhDeeDoubleU any vid link to that

    • @keineken_3281
      @keineken_3281 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OhDeeDoubleU any vid link to that

    • @DavidKFZ
      @DavidKFZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OhDeeDoubleU any vid link to that

    • @DavidKFZ
      @DavidKFZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Saaaten cheers

  • @mediocre3394
    @mediocre3394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    I know the main part of this video was mizkif’s reaction but the script, the editing, as well as the concluding life lesson was incredibly helpful and genuinely uplifting. Thank you for this Lud your advice over the years has given me hope for a brighter future

  • @pmdoublet1948
    @pmdoublet1948 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still come back to this video every now and then

  • @jasonmartin7968
    @jasonmartin7968 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    online lore died so “lud and schlatts music emporium” could live

  • @sennagroothof6092
    @sennagroothof6092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1331

    I'd love for Ludwig to do this again without donating it or boosting it at all. I'm really curious to see how far a well made video goes them. Because if you make a video that's not just about streamers its hard to get people to react to your vids.

    • @NinJimi
      @NinJimi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +384

      What this actually showed was that you NEED to network. The way he did it was the most pay to win version but I think when you're starting out you need to share your videos as much as you possibly can.

    • @sennagroothof6092
      @sennagroothof6092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@NinJimi oh I 100% agree. People can't like your work of you don't show it to them. But it's more of a test on the algorithm. If something very good is posted online but you don't boost it in any way. How far will you video go?

    • @xChitenshi
      @xChitenshi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      @@sennagroothof6092 thats why this industry isnt just skill based but it's still a lot of luck involved. a video unpromoted could lie around for years with no views or blow up within the first 24 hours. it's totally random.

    • @keneteco
      @keneteco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      For this i think NinJimi gave the right idea: network. But on top of that i think consistency is also a game changer in this industry.
      But yeah, network is the main thing every creator should look for.
      Put me as an example: when I tried to be a streamer - just quit the streaming job because i found out that was not what i want in my life - i've got like from 6 to 16 viewers daily (who actually was engaging and chatting in my stream). I've got that because i had some friends and
      acquaintances that liked my personality and enjoyed what they were seeing. At the end of my "career" i was already getting some strangers in my livestreams and some ganks from famous streamers in my country.
      Networking, Consistency and Creativity. Do what you want, share your project and keep improving it and bringing new ideas.

    • @HeatherGermaine
      @HeatherGermaine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@xChitenshi I think people forget that if you are trying to start up as a streamer or content uploader, you're essentially starting up your own business. A lot of people have an issue with putting some money up to advertise their content, but business owners have to promote all the time. It's the same concept, if you want to stream as a job then you have to treat it like a business. To be fair, starting up a business as a streamer is a lot cheaper than starting up a business with a shop in a physical location. Ludwig also made a good point, you don't need to pay for editors or voice actors (he had to get a voice actor because his voice would be recognized and he got an editor because he has other channels and a steam to handle), he even made it a point that you can easily "get" the editing software you need. Honestly, it just comes down to putting the effort. People can't expect to grow big without putting money into their business. If a video blows up in a few hours compared to others, it means they have done some form of marketing on the internet or even in their social life, and that they probably had a good video out.

  • @tallergeese
    @tallergeese 2 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    The real mogul move is that he's now farming TH-cam wannabes to donate to his stream to get him to click on their stuff.

    • @aliaslan2028
      @aliaslan2028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      …. holy shit my mans smart af

    • @Kalosianfire
      @Kalosianfire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Omega brain

    • @dustybizzle1
      @dustybizzle1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      This man found a cheat code for pyramid schemes lol

    • @whyitsimportant80
      @whyitsimportant80 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They all drinkin the kool-aid

    • @RAndrewNeal
      @RAndrewNeal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man's playing 4D Chess.

  • @elouansimon
    @elouansimon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    This video is eye-opening! It takes real dedication and hard work to make it on TH-cam, and your experiment proves that it's not just luck. It's all about consistency, quality content, and understanding your audience. I admire your commitment, and it's inspiring to see the results you achieved through your secret channel. This is a valuable lesson for anyone looking to succeed on TH-cam. Well done! 👏🎬📈

  • @onlinebizceo
    @onlinebizceo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So much value shared that are a game changer for some us trying to grow our channels. Time to up my game💪🏽 with coming up with better titles, thumbnails, editing and good IDEA that a bigger audience will be more interested in. Thanks so much for this 💯.

  • @benmaldo
    @benmaldo ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Great video concept. Honestly, that video was pretty gas… good content and some eyes on it = growth I guess.

  • @janzodak1759
    @janzodak1759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    I guess it takes
    10% luck
    20% skill
    15% concentrated power of will
    5% pleasure
    50% pain
    And a 100% reason to remember the name

    • @thatonething1287
      @thatonething1287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      but dont forget the other part of it
      its about drive
      its about power
      we stay hungry
      we devour
      put in the work
      put in the hours
      and take whats ours

    • @7p7m7
      @7p7m7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and like $650

    • @nolan3431
      @nolan3431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thatonething1287 the way i was about to comment this :(

    • @steele8303
      @steele8303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thatonething1287 bruh u beat me to it

    • @ShadowDoyler
      @ShadowDoyler 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment made me think of MW2 sniping montages

  • @AudricAG
    @AudricAG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2096

    You just proved that it is not luck, but it is pay to win.

    • @davey379
      @davey379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Neither that. You could find other ways to market it. You just need to find that out yourself.

    • @AudricAG
      @AudricAG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      @@davey379 advertising/Promo is pay to win if you are just paying 50 dollars for a famous streamer to water the video to then promote it even more.

    • @Zeke1460
      @Zeke1460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      It’s both luck AND pay to win. If you’re EXTREMELY pay to win then you can mitigate out most of the luck.

    • @samserrano3966
      @samserrano3966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Not to mention his "experiment" is probably fake.

    • @freedomordeath89
      @freedomordeath89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      No, it's marketing. Getting sponsors, even getting mentioned from famous people. It's always been like this and will always be like this in ANY human interaction.

  • @fishandchipsinnit
    @fishandchipsinnit หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If anyone is still watching this in 2024, please know that the video is faked. At 14:39 he shows a graph of the videos views over time, with most of them coming about 4 days after the video's release, and mostly from TH-cam search. This is because he has directly PROMOTED THE VIDEO ON 3 DIFFERENT PODCASTS, describing the "experiment" and telling the exact name of the video to the podcast's listeners, who of course went and searched for the video.

  • @matteoferrara2279
    @matteoferrara2279 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I'm not entirely okay with this.
    This video is surely helpful, it shows some tricks about titles, thumbnails and tools to make your content more appealing to the viewers and the algorithm. It also tries to show that it's not about luck but "skill" (let's call it that).
    However, it comes from a very privileged point of view. Not everyone can afford to spend 600 dollars on their first video and even tho nobody would need to spend 130 dollars for the voice over, they still would need a microphone and right equipment to do it. Also, someone who just started will need practice on how to talk, how to write a script and generally how to make a story that is coherent enough to have sense and which has a message or proves a point at the end. I understand trying to make the video simple, but I feel like Ludwig has overseen important aspects of creating a yt channel from scratch.

    • @tangytim6699
      @tangytim6699 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you can't write a script why the fuck would you want a TH-cam channel

    • @matteoferrara2279
      @matteoferrara2279 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tangytim6699 that was not the point but okay

    • @sadaswfewf5268
      @sadaswfewf5268 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      you just misunderstood the concept of the video lil bro

    • @wooperboi4262
      @wooperboi4262 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sadaswfewf5268 Nuh uh

    • @sadaswfewf5268
      @sadaswfewf5268 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@wooperboi4262 fuck you got me

  • @MJ-pl4qw
    @MJ-pl4qw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    the yard coming in clutch on this one

    • @taconator1213
      @taconator1213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Do not feed the bots, simply report and move on. o7

    • @nowalletwarrior7658
      @nowalletwarrior7658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True

    • @Matt-dp7ze
      @Matt-dp7ze 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dang, 2 bots in a row

    • @MJ-pl4qw
      @MJ-pl4qw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@taconator1213 truers

  • @Welyn
    @Welyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2792

    this was a very cool experiment, good stuff

    • @xenoping8527
      @xenoping8527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was a very big brain moment

    • @quarsay
      @quarsay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Rust man

    • @nrcd
      @nrcd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@quarsay rust chad*

    • @dutchvanderlinde3391
      @dutchvanderlinde3391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Pumpkin man, the pickle garden welcomes you.

    • @siashi1535
      @siashi1535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Funny pumpkin rust man

  • @Virosaa
    @Virosaa 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    -Bait people with title
    -Use a well known kinda famous person for thumbnails
    -mention "how xyz made bazzilion dollars" to grab attention and give small tubers hope
    -if you can't edit,hire a editor to create a good looking video

  • @Yellowredstone
    @Yellowredstone ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This reminds me of the growth if Lowest Percent, the channel. When i had them in my recommendations they were around 50k subs. Now i think they're standing at 2 million. Barely any videos, all very spread out with hiatuses, but if you know what you're doing you WILL grow.

  • @ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT
    @ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1562

    6:33 wtf? You can do that? So many hours of my life have been wasted.

    • @gianni3611
      @gianni3611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Oh shit, the woke guy watches Ludwig

    • @billymotric2124
      @billymotric2124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gianni3611 sheeesh

    • @jackyjess7273
      @jackyjess7273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@the_ogre_lord5654 thats what he meant

    • @SticksOfCinnamo
      @SticksOfCinnamo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Windows+Shift+S should work well too, but it copies to your clipboard

    • @eVoletScorpion
      @eVoletScorpion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SticksOfCinnamo you can save it if your click the notification that pops up

  • @MesaGaming
    @MesaGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    What ludwig demo'd here is that great content and good "promotion" of that content needs to go hand in hand - the "comedy door" take and twitch dono viewing both aren't luck, those are know how - the fact he can write up a script like that, notice when miz have no content on stream, and how he knows streamers like content that stroke their ego etc., there's like 10 different insights he's using to make this look effortless , damn good content in itself

    • @d.j.casanova960
      @d.j.casanova960 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro I keep seeing your comments on all the videos I’ve been watching.

    • @HtheKing
      @HtheKing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      People that find TH-cam success are just built different I can't even lie.

  • @maxwella.gamingps4631
    @maxwella.gamingps4631 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Lets start from scratch"
    > Spends a lot of money, pays for high class editors and gets a bit of help
    Seems people on the top forgot what "starting from scratch" really means.

    • @HanakkoLove
      @HanakkoLove ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you want him to build a new pc from nothing too?

    • @Anti-Latinx
      @Anti-Latinx ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HanakkoLove No, but he should've done an actual experiment that didn't require him to have the established connections, money, or promotions he did.

  • @WolvesRcool
    @WolvesRcool หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    0:53 the Siri activated my Siri on my phone

  • @Codyumm
    @Codyumm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +870

    True true true, good content does well, that's all there is to it.
    Sometimes you need to be patient and wait for some "luck" but there are ways to get some initial traffic in there and eventually it takes on it's own life.

    • @Blockoumi
      @Blockoumi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not just good content but also good thumbnails and titles.

    • @lciav
      @lciav 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yep, good content plus good marketing and consistency.

    • @godofdoor6558
      @godofdoor6558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      cody!!!!

    • @fourtyfiftynine
      @fourtyfiftynine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      your content is good :)

    • @willdallly8271
      @willdallly8271 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and good marketing , he posted on reddit , hooked mizkif chat and had a good video start

  • @Ryyi23
    @Ryyi23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +842

    I like how he keeps his chat there even though he's not live.

    • @Subpar1224
      @Subpar1224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Yeah offline chat eating good tonight

    • @theironnautilus7228
      @theironnautilus7228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Unless he is and this is all a hoax

    • @pilazpilaz
      @pilazpilaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Prechat is a fun and totally cool place and we definitely didn't have a Fahrenheit vs Celsius debate just after that :)

    • @theAlex2577
      @theAlex2577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pilazpilaz who would you say is a bigger staple of prechat natandse or srdz , their always in there lmao

    • @xXsergentXx1
      @xXsergentXx1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aahh, i was wondering about that! The experiment seems more legit now

  • @imaginewashere
    @imaginewashere 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This most definitely makes sense, companies have been utilizing this strategy for centuries. If you have a product that's genuinely a good product, you don't wait for it to take off, you make it take off. Let's look at Apple for example, at the time, Apple II was an immaculate amazing computer, but if Apple were to never strive to promote this computer/product then not much or maybe no one would have even known that it existed. Paying money to advertise an (AMAZING PRODUCT or AN AMAZING VID) is something that TH-camrs are not utilizing, but is most definitely something that large or even not that large companies are utilizing. And the thing that fascinates me the most about large TH-camrs not utilizing this strategy is the fact that there are literally companies that have less money than they do utilizing this lol. Think about this, advertising a product is considered normal for companies, but advertising a product (aka vid) using money as a TH-camr is considered paradoxical.

    • @braydenyee9388
      @braydenyee9388 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This seems like a false analogy. The reason why is because the use of apple products is more universal than a TH-cam channel. Advertising products works because of the audience that it’s meant for being more universal, compare this to what Ludwig did and it’s not quite analogous.
      There’s also a whole thing about how this is simply a horrible experiment that can’t be generalized. There is no control, the goal seems to be pretty meaningless, and assuming you want to sustain this, you have to make $50+ on each video? That doesn’t seem sustainable if you’re starting out. 1000 views ≠ $50 so that goal is odd. A sample size of 1 isn’t able to be generalized, and there is no control group or accounting for confounding variables.

    • @imaginewashere
      @imaginewashere 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@braydenyee9388 I utterly don’t understand why this is so hard for people like you to understand. You’re right, Apple products are WAY more universal than simply a TH-cam channel, but a TH-cam video can be just as or even more universal than some of even Apple’s products. When creating a video TH-camrs are not just “creating a video”, they’re creating it for a specific audience/society. It’s just like advertising a movie or film, the movie that has been made is being advertised to a specific targeted audience. Maybe the way Ludwig advertised his video is not the most ideal way to advertise, but I do believe that if something you make is great, then having the confidence to spend money advertising it should be a no-brainer. If people are really serious about TH-cam, they have to start viewing their TH-cam channel as if it’s a company and their videos as if they’re the products. Let’s look at the comparison between physical products and TH-cam videos. Physical products are first designed, created, and then shipped to a specific targeted audience/society. TH-cam videos are first designed (a.k.a. the ideation stage/sets ect), filmed/created, and then uploaded for a specific targeted audience/society. If someone doesn’t have the faith that their video will be successful, then my advice is that they do not advertise and spend any money on something they’re not 100% confident in. But if you are astronomically confident in your video, and it’s genuinely good content and there’s just no world where it doesn’t go viral and your TH-cam channel aka company can afford it financially, then you would be a psychopathic idiot not to. I just view my TH-cam channel as a company, and because of the fact that most TH-camrs don’t think this way because they crave tradition, is the reason they quite literally don’t know how to think outside the freaking box. Just because Ludwig’s particular method of advertising videos on TH-cam was not an ideal idea doesn’t mean that the entire idea of advertising videos on TH-cam is a horrible idea entirely. Also assuming that because of the fact that you advertised your first video means that you will have to advertise your second one+ is incorrect. The entire reason why you spend money advertising your first video is so that you can gain subscribers, aka an audience to watch your second, third, fourth ect video. But I do understand what you mean about Ludwig’s particular way of advertising, wasn’t the best.

    • @braydenyee9388
      @braydenyee9388 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@imaginewashere This is the main issue with your argument: assumptions. You assume that 1. the video is high quality 2. the person has the means to fund the youtube channel, which to many is not their primary job 3. it'll go viral because it's good content.
      If you're starting off a youtube channel, there is no way to know, unless you have a previous background on it, if what you're making is "good content". This was covered in darkviperau's video, but to summarize, a person who starts off on youtube does not know what a good video idea is, a good script, good editing, titling, or thumbnails. The reason why it's easier for Ludwig to recommend this is because he's already been in the game for many years, so he knows what a good idea, script, editing, title, and thumbnail are.
      Now assuming the person wants to make youtube their career, this still doesn't mean you can discount the entire cost aspect. Sure they don't have to spend money advertising all their videos, but to compare it to the advertising of a movie is just not a good argument. These movie advertisements aren't from startup companies, they're huge studios that have the means to fund the project, and won't be too affected by the movie bombing. I'm just wondering, have there been any success stories from people advertising their youtube channels? At least when I think, I cannot think of any youtuber who has advertised their channel and has found success from that.
      Lastly, just because something is good content, doesn't mean it goes viral, even the super duper ultra mega good stuff. In what world can one be guaranteed to go viral from a video? Unless you post something like the challenger flight explosion, or the live footage of the first iphone being turned on, then you can't be guaranteed views. And in the cases that I just listed, those videos are not going to sustain long term channel growth as the enjoyment comes from the video and not the channel.

  • @KenrinsKusogeArchives
    @KenrinsKusogeArchives 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I thought this video is gonna be about something smart, but essentially it's just "be an annoying spammer and leech off bigger creators, that way you can make it". Not that big of a revelation.

  • @MyLittleMagneton
    @MyLittleMagneton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    Dude... you know what would be a fun challenge.
    Hiring someone on fiver to write the script too, and see how big a channel you could get basically not doing anything yourself.

    • @jackyjess7273
      @jackyjess7273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      LMAOOOO

    • @MetaKnight68
      @MetaKnight68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      TH-cam pay2win%

    • @pablopereyra7126
      @pablopereyra7126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Speedrunning strat: pay 3 different people to make the whole channel, and then make 8 videos about it, gaining 12 billion dollars in the process

    • @itsTyrion
      @itsTyrion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The end is basically what pure reaction channels are

    • @xxportalxx.
      @xxportalxx. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@pablopereyra7126 pay them to make the videos about how you payed them to make the videos, then do a special on how meta that was

  • @MrMapacheco
    @MrMapacheco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1026

    beast: "99% skill"
    the skill: 💸💸💸

    • @Fvms
      @Fvms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      how do you think he got that money bro

    • @sanz9082
      @sanz9082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Fvms Bank

    • @jakostein9943
      @jakostein9943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@sanz9082 true lmao has this guy never heard of a bank before or what?

    • @YaBoiAcorn
      @YaBoiAcorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, mr mapa didnt watch the video. He dont get it

    • @Fvms
      @Fvms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @exr ok? he still has skill of making smart videos
      the money just helps
      idk why your hating when hes a good guy and does alot for the enviroment
      get a life bro

  • @ImMuktooo
    @ImMuktooo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    except i dont have $600 to spend on editing and marketing

  • @miagodwin3548
    @miagodwin3548 ปีที่แล้ว

    the amount of knowledge and passion ludwig has for youtube is insane. the goal for my future career.

  • @GrayCatbird1
    @GrayCatbird1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    The key takeaway for me from this is that this can’t be done with just any topic. This could work only because it was tailored made to talk about a popular streamer.
    Perhaps the size of your TH-cam audience will be fundamentally limited by the size of your topic’s audience. It suggests that you can’t just do what you like.

    • @Leonlion0305
      @Leonlion0305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yes it cannot be with just any topic, you just need to know what you are talking about. Ludwig know what he is talking about when it comes to streamers, so it make sense for him to do streamer content. Good content, good title, and good thumbnail is the key to me and Ludwig.
      An example of NOT doing something about popular streamer is Mr. Beast's endurance video that is ridiculous long. It's ridiculous so it is good content and has eye-grabbing title and thumbnail

    • @tylerbarse2866
      @tylerbarse2866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      The concepts ludwig uses are the same concepts used in just about every other business. He came up with a product, found his target market, and advertised accordingly.
      Every business' market is limited to the consumers who make up the market, it's not just a TH-cam thing.
      Ludwig's chosen topic was just something in high demand, and it showed with how many people came to see it.
      The key point I see being made here is to market something towards those who want it. As long as the quality is there, anyone could find a streamer who is interested in their topic and donate to get them to watch it for exposure.

    • @xxportalxx.
      @xxportalxx. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@tylerbarse2866 the ops point is that yes ANYONE could do it, but not on ANYTHING (any topic that is). You have to cater to the demand.

    • @NotVito
      @NotVito 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This can definitely be done with different topics, this was just the easiest way to blow

    • @GrayCatbird1
      @GrayCatbird1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@mattmurphy7030 But that kind of *is* my point. This video's main point when all is said and done is "pick something popular", which is pretty obvious. But personally I'm more interested in what can be done to get the largest audience possible for one (or any) given topic. And to be fair this video does give a lot in that regard, so it is still very useful. But at the same time its primary advice isn't one that is relevant to anyone that is passionate about a given topic, or would only be interested in creating videos pertaining to something specific, especially if that topic isn't wildly popular.

  • @songofalchemy
    @songofalchemy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1174

    I think no one would ever doubt that your success is anything less than earned, the idea is we just don't always necessarily know how to replicate it. Anyway amazing video, if this is the type of stuff that replaces daily uploads I'm so excited for it

    • @femmas856
      @femmas856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I think what especially makes it more difficult is the fact that it does just take a special person anyways. For this video alone, Ludwig had a good voice actor, an amazing editor, the ability to contribute financially, etc etc. Many many people simply don’t have all these skills off the rip

    • @songofalchemy
      @songofalchemy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@femmas856 Anyone can learn to edit, speak, and all of the rest is done for free and just requires time. The only difference is learning the tricks of the trade, like emulating your favorite creators, which Lud goes into in his other "3 tips for streaming" video.
      Of course, people may not have this off rip, but he said it's 99% skill for a reason: skill is acquired.

    • @charlesm.2604
      @charlesm.2604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@femmas856 But he wasn't born with his an amazing voice, great editors and money. He trained and/or earned those.

    • @Kelohmello
      @Kelohmello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@femmas856 He also made content so tailor-made for Mizkif that he could donate $50 and get Mizkif to signal boost it.
      That's not to discount what he did here, this is a great example of the techniques you *can* use, and the video was great, but depending on the type of content you make (and most people aren't making content centered around streamers) you can't just pop the link over to someone and expect it to do numbers off that.
      Alot of people who do make quality content are much more at the mercy of The Algorithm by the nature of their content.

    • @armaanb.6566
      @armaanb.6566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@songofalchemy To speak you have to have a good microphone which many cant afford...

  • @qtcollect4608
    @qtcollect4608 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'll tell you where the luck is.
    the Skill itself.
    No new youtuber will have the same skill as you who've already made it.
    Once you've made it, you already know what to do and are therefore doomed/blessed
    to make any video you make perform better than any new channel that don't have an experience and skill.

  • @Azqalihm
    @Azqalihm ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Some of the best channels I've seen have less than 100k subs, but have been at it for years. It's definitely not 99% skill.

  • @JaxsonGalaxy
    @JaxsonGalaxy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +753

    I just passed my 15 year anniversary on TH-cam. Nothing has made me want to quit TH-cam more than this video. Thanks.

    • @M.A.D.C.J
      @M.A.D.C.J 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Same here bud ! Lol I wish it was this easy haha

    • @terranort4279
      @terranort4279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      So hopefully this isn't taken negatively but here's some feedback for how I perceived it: I decided to check out your channel real quick and watched the very beginning of your two latest videos. The first one starts with a really annoying sound of the camera being put down, which really isn't good at the start of a video, that sound annoys me and makes me wanna leave rather than catch my attention. The second-to-last video (donating your hair) is in a quiet room with just you talking, but has an annoying loud level of white noise behind. I'm really sensitive to sounds. It sounds really cheap. It's ok in the car and all but at the very beginning I feel like in a quiet room in your own space I would expect really good sound. Rest of the video seems fine, the hair cutting and all, but here's just the reason why I, personally, was immediately kind of reluctant to keep watching on my part. I know it's dumb reasons but... yeah. That's me. Hopefully this is useful in any way.

    • @unfairvoid3357
      @unfairvoid3357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@terranort4279 In case this guy doesn't thank you, I will, so ty for checking his videos out and writing construct criticism for him

    • @geologick
      @geologick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thumnails man. Need more clickable thumbnails

    • @Cleocyde
      @Cleocyde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I mean
      12 videos in 15 years...

  • @lydeart
    @lydeart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    I think the hard part is finding the niche you want to make content about and the right place to advertise it. You obviously know your stuff about the Twitch realm, but how would you have done it with any other type of content?

    • @aaaa-xf3hx
      @aaaa-xf3hx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      thats where the skill comes in I would guess when youre starting make stuff on the most easily clickbaited content you possibly can then once you get a core audience who will watch no matter what you can tailor it to more of your own interest but the skill of it is how you do that smoothly

    • @dbradstreet
      @dbradstreet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@aaaa-xf3hx not if the core audience just wants to see videos on mizkif.

    • @thatskykidfreya
      @thatskykidfreya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Two words: sub-reddit
      Thats how I got 8k on a video overnight

    • @schlafanzyk
      @schlafanzyk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coming up next…

    • @M.A.D.C.J
      @M.A.D.C.J 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatskykidfreya teach me how!?

  • @greetings5640
    @greetings5640 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is why a lot of kids who set up a youtube channel don't get a lot of a views right away. It's because it takes skills. And that's another reason why kids who do work hard and take the time to really grow their channel succeed because they gain these skills along the way. Awesome video

  • @beanzeani2440
    @beanzeani2440 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to see more Ludwig youtube meta content

  • @Sam_995
    @Sam_995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    So hard work and dedication pays off… Something doesn’t add up

    • @braydenmiranda6795
      @braydenmiranda6795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      My philosophy is that while hard work and dedication are necessary, it does not guarantee success. You can not succeed unless you work, so expecting success with no effort is never going to work, but you can work harder than anyone else and still fail.

    • @deangel9128
      @deangel9128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@braydenmiranda6795 Yeah, in other words work is necessary for but does not guarantee success.

    • @tuskular
      @tuskular 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      and $600 XD like im sure you could do this by teach yourself, but like that video was reallllly well edited.

    • @swordyshield
      @swordyshield 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@tuskular its reasonable for someone who wants to make a living off youtube to either learn how to edit or hire an editor, if someone really wanted to make it big it wouldn't be that hard to spend a couple of weeks/months practicing editing

    • @DiamondsAreForeverLOLcheeseBUR
      @DiamondsAreForeverLOLcheeseBUR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hi sam

  • @Origami2105
    @Origami2105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    I have a feeling that Ludwig thinks this is his greatest video ever

    • @James_Barrett
      @James_Barrett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @MrBest omg mr breast

    • @dorian4191
      @dorian4191 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps

    • @tho3459
      @tho3459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@James_Barrett dont feed the bots attention, thx.

    • @will0w01
      @will0w01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@tho3459 but its Mr beast how are you just gonna ignore him

    • @Isosolo
      @Isosolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “@everyone
      NEW TH-cam VIDEO ITS MY BEST EVER GO FIND IT AND WATC HTI” his announcement in his Discord

  • @James-zw7by
    @James-zw7by ปีที่แล้ว

    The man literally just labeled the formula for TH-cam. Boy am I glad I watch him.

  • @tyrantworks9604
    @tyrantworks9604 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh I finally found your video on this! I remember hearing about your secret channel on The Yard podcast one night and searching the video and finding it that way, good content!

  • @jycegaming8530
    @jycegaming8530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    never thought i’d see the day that youtube smurfing would become a thing… incredible, this charming and charismatic man is just too influential.

  • @Ani
    @Ani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    I'd be very interested to see whether this could be pulled off without the $50 dono and whatnot - I think this was a REALLY good example of making just GREAT content, but the discoverability aspect of the entire thing felt kinda inorganic if we're just talking about TH-cam growth. Either way, great video Lud xqcL

    • @musicdude1540
      @musicdude1540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's called Reddit and it's boring.

    • @Zalied
      @Zalied 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      marketing will always be important you will do the same thing without the 50$ go around getting people to click it.
      you gotta get your name out there. if your part of a small community already or your video is about them you can usually use them to get some extra views. example being if you made a speedrun video they usually have a reddit and discord and such.
      everything in the world is marketing is the reason ads are so prevalent no ones buying mandscapped until someone tells them it exists and the marketing works because they keep paying for it.

    • @sealard9635
      @sealard9635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Without the dono you just hope the Reddit watches it or he opens it on a Reddit recap

    • @BlackEra
      @BlackEra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Zalied It's so simple to say "go around and get people to click it" that's the thing, no one will. No one knows who you are so no one cares for you videos. Sure you can spam it on a bunch of different reddits and hopefully get a couple hundred views or maybe even get lucky and get a couple thousand views a few times. Do that a hundred times and congrats, you got yourself a 100 subs. The whole luck vs skil thing is actually a mix of both. If you get lucky and your video gets blessed by the algorithm, but its a shitty video no one will stick with it the full way through, no one will sub/like, and it will eventually get dropped out and die. If you don't get lucky but have good quality, then you're still fucked cause no one will watch it. It takes the skill of making good stuff and the luck of youtube pushing it out a lot to grow. Everyone who says they "studied the algorithm" are bullshitting cause it's never been released. The most one can do is look at current trends of recommendations, and use CTR, viewer retention, etc the tools youtube gives us, and try to get those as high as possible. They're basically trying to optimize/increase their luck, which is the best way to go about it but still not guaranteed growth as you could do everything right and still not get blessed by it. A lot of big TH-camrs like Mr. Beast started at a time where youtube was less saturated with content creators, so with enough hard work and consistent videos eventually you'd either blow up or with enough time slowly grow a fanbase to a large enough size to where youtube starts recommending you to others. Back then you could literally grow from just grinding out videos, even if they weren't the best, because there wasn't that many people doing it and youtube was mainly memes/random videos/music videos. It's much different nowadays, but those TH-camrs don't seem to understand that lol

    • @samcousins3204
      @samcousins3204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the fact that you consider it to be "inorganic" is interesting - is it inorganic if everyone is doing it? if marketing is such a staple of success that every large company spends millions of dollars a year marketing their products? I don't think marketing is inorganic, I think Ludwig was trying to show exactly why its so common - because it is by far the best way to grow.

  • @Dpac1000
    @Dpac1000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    TH-cam is based on luck, your new account only worked because of the years of experience you gain from your main channel, all the mistakes a new youtuber will make, did not happen on your new channel because you already knew what works and what does not.

    • @Edumacator
      @Edumacator 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How is practice and years of experience “luck”

    • @Dpac1000
      @Dpac1000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Edumacator Its because, like all passive income once you "made it" you will always be successful, I believe the saying goes "money makes money" his new account may not of made any monies however he sure spent a ton on it. No new youtuber would ever spend that type of monies on their 1st video he also used knowledge of algorithm which 1st timers does not have to push his video out... People who made it rich in life, all have 1 thing in comment "they all like to think it was "skill" "talent" " hard work" that did it. Reality is, it was only luck, because no matter how many hours, talent effort you put in, there is always some who did more but didn't have the same luck.

  • @Isazah.
    @Isazah. ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Ima try doing something like this, thank you luddywigg

    • @sunset7456
      @sunset7456 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ur gonna fail

    • @pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360
      @pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      @@sunset7456 ur gonna fail this ratio

    • @sunset7456
      @sunset7456 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360 what a nerd

    • @ssspottyyy
      @ssspottyyy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sunset7456 they already have 5k which to me is a lot

    • @Yellowredstone
      @Yellowredstone ปีที่แล้ว

      @Spotty I followed a channel which used to be small, and they had a shadow banning problem from youtube and they explained to them that he was a small channel, growing fast, and was wondering why the issue was occurring. In the end it got solved, but TH-cam themselves made it a point that a channel with even 10k subscribers was no longer considered a small channel.

  • @91j723
    @91j723 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who’s started there channel 3 days ago. It’s a struggle not getting much from the start but I’m sure with time I’ll be bigger than I ever imagined.

  • @bblvrable
    @bblvrable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    The problem with keeping the OnlineLore channel is that it definitely has the potential to exceed the Ludwig channel, assuming you keep making the same type and quality of content for it. The Ludwig channel is mostly driven by people interested in Ludwig. You're either interested in the goings-on of Ludwig (in which case you subscribe), or you're not (in which case you don't). But with OnlineLore, you have the potential to rope in anyone who is interested in any content creator you make a video about, or people who are just interested in content creators in general. Much larger potential audience, and larger potential watchtime.

    • @wehadagoodlife
      @wehadagoodlife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I don’t see that as a problem in any way

    • @ptnose
      @ptnose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Not really tho, video essays are fun once in a while but they can get stale. Plus people main tune in for the content creator they know and ignore the others which makes the videos more hit or miss than ludwig’s for example

    • @aaaa-xf3hx
      @aaaa-xf3hx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and if it did he would make double the money of 1 youtube channel. What an awful problem to have

    • @AnthonyMai
      @AnthonyMai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i was gonna say the editing in the online lore vid is better than ludwigs main channel there was lots of times ludwig could of used more b roll to increase retention instead of just A roll of him talking to the camera

  • @Danymok
    @Danymok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    I think most people are not willing to spend $50 on such an extremely risky move. For you, there was no risk, but for small channels, they can't be sure that spending money would help their channel grow. Really, you relied so heavily one streamer, which was pretty lucky.
    Also, advertising your channel in comments, reddit posts, twitch chats, etc, is usually looked down on, and a lot of small TH-camrs don't like to do that.
    Sure, the content was good, and I guess you showed that it is possible to make a successful channel, but most people would not be able to see this success.

    • @jj22445
      @jj22445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Also he made a video specifically with the goal of getting a quick, cheap, 1,000 views. Making a successful TH-cam channel with content that you actually want to make might be a bit more challenging. I’m sure a lot of people could make a good clickbaity type video that gets them a fair amount of views but that’s different than making a successful TH-cam channel that can actually make you money and is the type of content you want to be making.

    • @windwind122
      @windwind122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      If you want to be a big youtuber you have to invest your time or money/ he saved time by investing some money, if you deserve it , you would earn the money back.

    • @youtuberewind3287
      @youtuberewind3287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      ​@@windwind122 I think that 10k views isn't enough to return an investment of $50. You would also have to sustain this channel taking lots of time and effort, to get his money back. The channel could die if you're not careful, and then could die anyway.

    • @subratadeyy
      @subratadeyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s not for most people 🤷🏽

    • @rybee3
      @rybee3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@youtuberewind3287 $600*

  • @Kawaayeet
    @Kawaayeet ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My new years resolution is to finish all of these Ludwig videos in one day lol

  • @Emmprovement
    @Emmprovement 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who edited the Door video? A editor Ludwig found and paid on Fiverr, Ludwig, or Ludwig's usual editor? I was surprised by the quality of the editing of the Door video.

  • @owenward4638
    @owenward4638 2 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    The only thing this proves to me is that Lud is an absolute god tier content creator

    • @samwarren6008
      @samwarren6008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm confused. He literally created this channel live. Using *his* influence doesn't make any sense for this project. It IS mostly luck based, there are billions of videos and millions of channels, no matter how *skilled* you are, it's not going to be easy to succeed.

    • @boydroid8987
      @boydroid8987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@samwarren6008 He actually didn't create it live. Still, though, not everyone knows Mizkif on a personal level to the point that they can exploit that to get their video in front of his audience.

    • @Sandbox37
      @Sandbox37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      iirc he did work in marketing/advertising or something like that before he started streaming. The man knows how to engage

    • @herberthans7015
      @herberthans7015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The only thing this proves is that youtube has become absolute garbage after being bought by google. Clickbaits and low quality or low effort content are being pushed over anything else. Playing the numbers game will make you successful while the channels that actually produce quality content can't keep up, because you can't produce a quality video every single day unless you're doing something irrelevant like playing popular video games in which case it's easy to produce content and this is why irrelevant content has completely flooded this platform. To the point where the "do not recommend channel" feature doesn't work at all because if you're trying to keep meta content out of your feed there's dozends if not hundreds of similar garbage channels replacing the one you just removed.

    • @jiyuandong8964
      @jiyuandong8964 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      agreed lmao

  • @fartexplosion4480
    @fartexplosion4480 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    So to break down the video:
    1. Make a video about a viral topic
    2. Pay a few hundred dollars to internet personalities with large followers to get them to react to your video on their stream
    3. Mention your brand new channel on your own personal podcast with 100,000+ daily listeners multiple times before the video is released

    • @aok2075
      @aok2075 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Where did he promote it to his podcast? I've been looking for it

    • @phunder3027
      @phunder3027 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@aok2075 Episode 18 - Around 35 Minutes in

    • @stellarstar6553
      @stellarstar6553 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      It would've been more impactful if he didn't hire editors and voiceover guys to do his work.
      Small-time creators looking to make themselves independent won't find success on TH-cam by investing hundreds over hundreds of dollars into other people doing their work for them.
      If Lud made the door video, I'm gonna be a skeptic and say that Mizkif would've clicked off that video in like 10 seconds if it didn't look half as flashy as the paid editor's.

    • @gareebtheconqueror9669
      @gareebtheconqueror9669 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@stellarstar6553 I think that also proves the point of this video, that if you are actually good at editing, then you would gain subscribers faster rather than the popular belief of 'luck' and blowing up on youtube. If lud himself edited the video, it would only be the answer to something like, "Is my channel based on luck or skill?"

    • @pedronabais1456
      @pedronabais1456 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      also have high quality equipment and good skills at editing and general video making xd

  • @Th3Jac0b
    @Th3Jac0b 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm trying to do blender/gamedev educational viedos so it won't work but for people who do videos for "contemporary" youtube entertiement it's a great help

  • @kristiangreer5407
    @kristiangreer5407 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do a part 2 with this channel !!!!

  • @jtaicello
    @jtaicello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2699

    Hey, I just want to point out while the content itself was definitely top notch and that there is definitely a lot of skill that goes into it, there is still the issue that it usually takes a catalyst before a video takes off from a small content creator. If it wasn't for that shoutout from Miz the video would have most likely not have been picked up by the algorithm. Luck does actually play a huge role in the algorithm and there are thousands of qualified content creators that make fantastic content that go unnoticed because they haven't been given a chance yet.

    • @Sprintspeed10
      @Sprintspeed10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +215

      While this is true in this specific case, donating it for promotion is mostly necessary to reach the arbitrary goal of 1k views in 1 day. If you're actually making an entire channel of good content and don't have any money to invest in distribution efforts, you can promote it it for free in other ways that will lead to better recognition by the algorithm over time.

    • @Zyluki
      @Zyluki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +307

      @@Sprintspeed10 but then again, the video was meant to prove that youtube is skill and not luck, while his video was unbelievably specific and piggy-backed off of and established successful creator
      Id like to see someone make something similar, with an easier goal on a normal type of video-style, rather than video essays that don't get free views from streamers

    • @tema8714
      @tema8714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Zyluki Yea but if it really was THAT easy. I wouldn't be here reading your comment.

    • @labradfordjackson7623
      @labradfordjackson7623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      @@Sprintspeed10 I thought he was implying here that part of the skill was knowing how to get it in front of someone who could get it promoted quickly. I feel like he actually says something very similar in the video.

    • @jtaicello
      @jtaicello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      ​@@labradfordjackson7623 Here's the thing, getting your content in front of someone prominent is HUGELY dependent on luck. Most larger content creators are constantly inundated with notifications and tags, and they definitely don't check all of them or read all of their comments or emails. I have actually had a bit of exposure from a larger content creator, and it was almost entirely luck. For context, I primarily make cello covers of soundtracks.
      I had made a cello cover from the show Legend of Korra, which I tweeted out to the composer Jeremy Zuckerman. He happened to see the video and really liked it, and shared it with all of his Twitter followers, one of whom is the composer and TH-camr Samuel Kim (1.1m subs). After working with Samuel for a while, he gave me a shoutout and I got a lot more exposure suddenly, doubling my subscriber count in a week and increasing my views by literally 999%. None of this would have happened if my initial video was ignored by Jeremy Zuckerman! I owe a lot of my current status as a content creator to these two men, and I am so thankful that Jeremy Zuckerman is such a kind person and enthusiastic about fan-made content.
      This situation was also an anomaly. 95% of the time when I make a cover and do everything I can to tag and tweet out my video to the composer/creator, it just gets ignored. That's just the way it is, and it can be absolutely brutal for up and coming content creators who are essentially shouting into an uncaring void.

  • @itsvmmc
    @itsvmmc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +826

    Getting attention from a streamer is basically a cheat code and one time luck. Someone should make a similar experiment, but without baiting streamers and with more videos, getting organic views over the course of several months.

    • @adrianazashen
      @adrianazashen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Exactly

    • @Liives.Beats.
      @Liives.Beats. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Do it bro your the man for the job

    • @Brickcellent
      @Brickcellent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      "Someone" has done that, AKA 90% of actual TH-camrs who are grafting for 1 sub a day.

    • @youtuberewind3287
      @youtuberewind3287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@devontroester9404 well, at least prove you can sustain the channel's viewers

    • @edison1
      @edison1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      fr defeated the whole purpose.. oh just get a streamer to share your video

  • @lys_is_me
    @lys_is_me 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think it's skill.
    It's not easy, but it's one of those things which needs dedication to get good at.

  • @heyo5407
    @heyo5407 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    bro really said it's all skill then showed the name of the video to tens of thousands of his viewers then showed it to another streamer's chat smh. He even said he wouldn't use his own already-owned fame, but most of the time lud is a goat.

  • @MichaelWilliams-tp4ml
    @MichaelWilliams-tp4ml 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1976

    I think we can all agree that this video demonstrates that there is a lot of know-how that goes into making TH-cam content. He had a great idea for a video, solid skills for managing the video's meta content (thumbnail, etc.), and he had a good plan for getting that video some attention. However, we can't simply look past the fact that this video cost him ~600 USD and years worth experience with youtube, editing tools, marketing platforms/ideas, etc. If you're a brand new youtuber with no bankroll, you will never see an explosion of viewers like this unless you get very lucky.

    • @rkjj.
      @rkjj. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +197

      the only cost is marketing cost if you're gonna voice and edit urself tho

    • @charlieagriogianis6140
      @charlieagriogianis6140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@rkjj. Yeah, and you can totally get as good editing and voice-over as a person that has never done it before. Obviously.

    • @rkjj.
      @rkjj. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +286

      @@charlieagriogianis6140 that's the point of the video tho ? To prove that yt is skill based? Editing is literally a skill

    • @ralbhat
      @ralbhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      @@charlieagriogianis6140 You're proposing a world where you get rewards without putting in time and effort into learning a craft, and I hope you find a path to it. Once you do, do share with the rest of us!

    • @anonymousanonymous4031
      @anonymousanonymous4031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      the point is, you can work to it