Small YouTuber answers your QUESTIONS | 20k Subs & 2 Million Views
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- I just hit 2 million views and 20,000 subscribers. Not giant numbers at all...but more than I ever expected. Thought I'd go over some of the questions I get asked about TH-cam in general.
00:00 Intro
01:08 Q1 How Much Money
01:16 Q2 How Long To Make A Video
03:32 Q3 Do You Need Expensive Gear
05:35 Q4 Why Did You Start
06:51 Q5 Freebies
08:31 Q6 How Quick Did You Grow
10:43 Q7 Is It Full Time
11:20 Q8 Friends and Family
12:19 Q9 Are You Famous
13:05 Q10 How Do You Pick Content
Need any Wahoo stuff......go here to buy and support the channel 😎:
bit.ly/2QPuRnd
Follow me and Nixon the dog here:
🎥 / marklewisfitness
💻 / marklewisyoutube
📸 INSTAGRAM MARK (me): / marklewispics
🐶 INSTAGRAM NIXON (the dog): / nixonruns
PS. When I provide a link here to gear or equipment I sometimes get a kickback from it. But I NEVER link to something that I haven't used or did use and didn't like! 👍
#TH-cam #20kSubs #marklewis - กีฬา
Feel free to skip this one if you are only here for the health and fitness (and jokes 😁) ... it's a bit of a behind the scenes video for those interested. 👍 And if you've subscribed, a huge thanks for getting the channel to 20 K 🙏
Your no nonsense, honest description was refreshing. Keep up the great work! Question. How difficult/distracting to your and your performance is it when you film your running events?
how much does a 300 k views video get?
@@TheUltimateULTRA few hundred pounds before tax
I was surprised when I looked at the amount of subscribers that you got. I've been watching your channel for a while now, and by the quality of your videos I supposed you had much more subscribers. Keep up the good work and i'm sure your channel will get really big really soon!
I decided to look and act like a 100 K channel and just wait for the numbers to catch up with what I was doing 🤣 start as you mean to go on 😁
@@MarkLewisfitness oh it shows and I really like the quality (and your honesty).
me too, i’ve always assumed he had a lot more subscribers than he actually has.
@@MarkLewisfitness love that. Really professional videos. I mean, not quite Scorcese, but very enjoyable! Keep up the good work 😁
As a small business owner myself, I'm sure Mark has the same attitude as me 'quality over quantity' and 'the passion of doing something is worth more than the actual achievement' (although, the achievement feels bloody good). And perhaps another, 'if you stay true to yourself and especially to your clients', results, retentions of clients, referrals from clients (and money) will be a predictable outcome.
Mark, Do you ever get asked how many peoples lives you have changed for the better? You have helped me greatly. The above average moto really stuck with me. When I started watching your channel I was over 300lbs and could barely walk up the stairs. Also on about 11 prescriptions meds and ready for type 2 diabetes. Now I am 205lbs and last scan has me at 8.7% body fat. I am on two prescription meds and have completed a couple triathlons and half marathons. Cats on skateboards don’t change lives, you do. Thanks a bunch
This is awesome. I just started watching his videos and am finding them pretty motivating but your comment is ALSO very motivating. Congrats to you and wish me luck. I want to be healthy like YOU are!
New subscriber here. I'm interested in sports and fitness, mainly cycling, but I hate static cycling, so I initially followed you thinking, "ah here's someone who does like it. How interesting." It's hilarious to tune into someone who is so certain and categorical in his statements, delivered with dry and self-deprecating humour. Great stuff. Carry on!
I'm only certain till I change my mind 😂
Man ,you broke the Kickr bike , your'e a legend! and that's all I need to know to watch every video you ever make ;)
In all seriousness. Given the content and your delivery, I would have expected this be the 100,000 subscriber celebration. Keep it up Mark. Your info and laughs are a rare treat among all the crap available on the internet.
One of life's mysteries 😆
Didn’t take long to get that 100k 🤣
I just found your channel 2 hours a go , have to say I'm a fan already, if you build it they will come .All the success for the future Mark
Anyone dropping movie quotes in the first comment they make is very welcome here 😁
AHA! You have let slip the true secret to TH-cam growth, now, if only I could run an ultra marathon.... In all seriousness, great info, and congratulations. Well deserved!
Really love you stuff, you have been motivational for me personally. This was great insight in to what goes on to make things happen, wow never realised! All the best with the channel, I’m a subscriber and continue to tell others….100k subs just around the corner 😎
Really appreciate your time and effort making these videos always entertaining what ever topic you do. Keep em coming and we’ll done on 20k subs👍👍👍
dude never change, at the end you work not only matter for the money that you earn(wich is important) but for the people that you can help, and you got a subscriber here that has taken a lot of advice from this channel, thank you!!!
Keep doing what you doing Mark!! Very motivating & refreshing watching your videos and commentary
I have absolutley no doubt that this channel will blow up real soon. Your vids are great, well thought and well edited. Great job!
Congrats Mark , I was looking at some of your early videos the other day. Big improvements since then. Not that they were rubbish. Keep up the good work 👏
Very cool, definitely enjoyed the behind the scenes look in how these things are filmed and prepped/finished out. Keep up the awesome content! I like how easy it is to understand what you are talking about and how well spoken you are. You dont circle around the point for 5 minutes before finally getting to it.
I'm a recent subscriber and thoroughly enjoy your work. Your delivery complements your very British-humor writing style... the fact that you've done comedy in a prior life really shows and is a great asset.
Thanks and welcome
Like the honest content you make along with the subtle comedy you add, and thank you for not making me have to skip adverts for raid shadow legends.
Congratulations Mark, well deserved! Next stop Siver Play button, have a feeling it will happen fast. Keep up the awesome content.
Subscribed back when we were under the 2000 mark. Unreal effort!
Just catching up on some of your old stuff as a new subscriber, giving me lots of inspiration as just started getting back to running after a bit of a hiatus, as your getting close to the 100K mark 6 months later now, would be interesting to revisit this topic and see how much impact this has had for you
Love your work mate. Congrats on your success thus far. Stumbled across your channel a week ago while researching how a 49 year old Aussie bloke can keep on top of his ever expanding waistline. Love the sense of humour and thanks for sharing your experiences. Keep it coming.
A recent visitor to your videos, love the quality of your writing and the movie inserts make me smile! My fitness has been up and down in the past 18 months, cycling, HIIT, strength and all sorts, would do well, lose focus and momentum. I loved your SECS video.... really made sense and after this weekend, starting Monday going to put a SECS plan in place.
I like your style and honesty in your videos. Keep up the good work and ride/work on.
Great advice; congratulations on your growth - the channel is a must watch.
Cool video, as always appreciate the complete openness - hope the channel continues to grow - contents always too notch
A really interesting watch - thanks for posting! Nick Bare posted a video recently and spoke about not focusing on success over consistency - that really resonated. Just keep doing the little things we'll and it should all fall into place... Hopefully!
I saw that👍
I absolutely love marks videos (you too mark 🤣) I’m a beginner Zwifter but been lifting for years. A breath of fresh air to sit down after my workouts for a spot of inspiration. Thank you mate 👍
The TH-cam algorithm recommended your channel to me a few months back and I've enjoyed catching up with your back catalogue and current output. I'm interested in keeping myself in good condition as I get older. Your output is always well thought through, professionally produced, educational and entertaining. I'm using a gun massager everyday, bought a Salomon running backpack and just got myself some bone conduction headphones based on your considered information. All of which are helping my running. So I hope you feel all the hard work you put into your postings is worth it. And I love the dog 👍. Thanks. Great channel.
I just discovered your channel last week and since then have gone running three times, when I haven’t run since school. A really awesome channel and I appreciate the work you put into it, keep it up
A) that’s awesome to hear B) I now want a donut 😂
Congrats on passing the 20k mark. Keep it up. Few more followers needed to be above average on the following numbers 😂😂👏👏👍👍
That's why we like you Mark. You go the extra mile for your viewers. Or 4K, such as it was...
You are an incredible talent and will do well as the channel progresses. Nice one ☝️
I think your number of viewers are because of Nixon. I follow because of your sarcastic humor that make laugh. Keep going!
I'm a new subscriber to your channel but have to say I love the content. Its also been an inspiration to get my 41 year old overweight self out running and cycling again after quite a bit of time off and a few extra pounds gained. Keep on with the great content 👍
You can definitely see the effort you put into your videos and how they flow very well. Great work! I always wondered how you speak so fluidly, so the telepromtor helps. I'm working to view your older videos and there is improvement in overall quality. Keep at it! Vids are inspirational for us middle age athletes
Thanks! I'll agree they have got much better 😂
Awesome to see your recent growth my man! Huge well done! (Mostly Nixon though tbf). Let's try and get a day on the P3Xs booked in at some point... 👀
I was going to say "but you'd crush me at endurance stuff" but then I remembered you did a triathlon with Matt so I'll probably look pretty good in comparison 🤣🤣 (That's a joke Mattdoesfitness........before I get told how my deadlift PB is his warm up weight 💪😆). Happy to get a ride in anytime ........ just be aware that bike is better at cycling than me 😁
Great channel which is informative and motivating as well as very honest. I’ve no doubt it will continue to build. Thanks
I do like watching you Mark and how you keep it real. So sick of channels who do click bate.
Another awesome video Mark, look forward to your uploads!
The jump from 10k to 20k went quite fast. Well deserved though. The video quality is great, and really like the content. This has quickly become one of my favorite YT channels. Been watching since end of last year I think, as I really got back into cycling then, and the now famous AdZ video was recommended to my by the YT algorithm.
The hope is 20k to100k is just as quick 🤣
Hey, just discovered your channel yesterday and I’ve been watching a lot of your vids. Quality content here…You’re going to have a huge channel soon!
I was just introduced to you through that 500 day cycling video. Now checking out some of your other recent bits so it's easy to see how bingers like me can get pulled in by one video.
Great video Mark, although I did miss the the bike and dog stuff 😁. I follow a few cycling folk, Jasper, Cam, Vegan, Duzer, Francis etc but you definitely bring more of a raw feel to your content, which I think is brilliant, dog in bag definitely has a constant in my brain, brilliant 😂.Keep um coming, well done you 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you so much for this behind the scenes look! It gave me lots of ideas. 💪
And now.... you're up to 77.3K! sweet job man!
Watched a few of your videos. Been naughty and hadn’t subscribed. That changed today. Keep it up.
Great work mate! Love your content and humor. Its very different from other stuff in this segment. 20.000 is well deserved and you going to get lots more! Looking forward to you getting a treadmill and falling off of that... 🤣 Kee up the great work!
Been around since 3k-4k.... Glad to see the channel continue to grow Mark.
Much appreciated...... I may ditch the 4K for one video and upload something in 1080 just to give my early subscribers a sense of nostalgia 🤣
Congrats on 20k. Nice to hear the money is trickling in now, I hope in 12 months time you finally will have broken even.
ha! If I don't spend another penny on it 😁 And ignore time off work......otherwise I need 35 million subs to break even (so tell all your friends) 🤣
Great video Mark. Really interesting to hear the behind the scenes of running a channel
Don't call me Shirley 😂
Your video inserts are on point and take me back to my childhood. I wonder if the younger generation appreciate them as much...
I hope they don’t, they have enough crap they watch that we don’t get 😂
Keep at it, You got great content and the break will come out of nowhere. Be consistent and give it time. A friend was asked to do a vid for Tom Scott's channel and bang now he has 400K subs and make same money on youtube as he does as a surgeon.
Collaborations with other youtubers might be the key :D
Well done getting to over 20k… when we chatted earlier this year I was a tenth your size… I’m still a tenth your size! I think I’m your target audience for this video… I watch you for your style and content… and a TH-camr too! I loved your answers to all the questions I would have asked if you’d asked me too…
A nice video with some god honesty in it which I think people will appreciate and respect. Hopefully other successful youtubers will get in touch and offer you ways of improving the time spent doing things to help your channel grow.
It is certainly very clear that you put 110% into everything you set your mind to
This was great to watch. Your authenticity will continue to feed the growth of this channel.
Congratulations, Mark!
I reckon this will be one of the channels I follow that will blow up at some point, and deservedly so. In the new year when every man and his dog waddles out of the door for the first time in months to shed the Xmas pounds, word of mouth should catch on that this is the place to come for inspiration and a fucking good laugh. Fat Bikes. 🤘🤘
Let’s hope so 😁👍🏼
Another sub here, keep up the good work, I'm a million miles from where you are, we keep going 👍🙏👏
I don't zwift, I do run, but I watch all of your videos, even the ones where you're talking through your zwift races!!!! Love them. It's your humour and delivery that sold me, oh and of course Nixon, I really love Nixon. 😁
Been on board since 13/14k subs couple weeks ago. 💪👍👍 doing good Mark
Thanks Mark, interesting video. The videos take up a lot of time, but I'm glad you make them all the same :)
Hi. I have recently been watching your videos.. I'm loving them. The combination of your down to earth British bloke voice and approach, your humour and your (on screen at least) respect for others efforts and ways, is great.
The content is entertaining, informative and interesting..
Thanks for the efforts and keep at it..
Your videos are so cool. Thank you for sharing dedicated videos into your world. I enjoyed the video where you explain how to do time for exercise. Cheers from Belize.
Always good to watch your vids. . . . From the numerous subs I watch it's a matter to lasting beyond 2yrs and there are critical points (vids) which propel them beyond 100 subs. . . . Vids the capture the audience in a series that makes us viewers coming back . . . . . . . . . 🤟
Yep - I need to start doing the vids my kids tell me to do 😆 and just get numbers up!
I'm a relatively recent subscriber and also think you are on the cusp of that exponential growth. Your videos are becoming must-watches. Keep up the humour and self deprecation! My question is, what is your day job, your successful business?
All a bit boring 😂 I work in financial services. Help people with inheritance tax issues mainly.
Thanks for the reply, I feel a tiny bit honoured. Just bought a Wahoo power block (to replace the one I lost) using your link. So a tiny bit of thanks from me (really tiny I expect).
@@ahedgerow it all helps 😁🙏
Looking forward to see your dog on the scooter ;)
6 months ago... and now over a million views with the Kipchoge video and banging on the door of 100K subs :-)
Great content Mark, thanks for your videos, would continue to watch them with more adverts.
The 3 peaks challenge would provide good content for you.
New sub... Love it videos. You definitely deserve a lot more subs.
Just stumbled on the channel. Enjoying the videos. Just subscribed.
Haven't seen your content before, but super informative video. Really interesting to get the honest perspective on it all. Leaving a comment and a like for the algo.
Came to the channel while researching the Kickr bike (which I obvs bought). Always a good watch even if I'm not necessarily interested in the activity you're doing, which is the sign of a cracking channel! 🤘 Time for more hilarious pain cave reviews? I have new 'live laugh love' wall stickers
Doing one over xmas!
I come for the rocky theme song motivation.
Great video as always.
Well done. I tune in for the humor as well as the fitness struggling cyclist as I am.
I turned up for the Kickr bike review last week, stayed for the humour and now own a Kickr bike. Thanks...
ha! Wahoo....hope you are hearing this.😁
I think you will get a big jump in viewers at some point, because I'm sure others like me found your channel enjoy your quality and content of all your vids will make them want to watch your back catalogue.
Yeah, it will be interesting how it progresses. It was only ever really a fun sort of experiment to see who would watch anything. Longer term, it’s completely not viable to continue with. It simply takes too much time and cost far too much money. My rough plan was to get to 50,000 subscribers and then see if there’s a new challenge I fancy away from TH-cam that is a bit less full on.
@@MarkLewisfitness best of luck whichever way it goes. Do you have a viewer number in mind which would make it viable? You seem a solid earner, would it have to be like a million subscribers? Have you thought of doing things on others channels, I feel you would suit a Cameron Buckam type personality match or a challenge on magic Mountain.
@@jamespostance8239 because of the average age and demographic of my viewers my ad revenue is relatively high compared to other fitness TH-camrs (with a slightly younger demographic) so I wouldn't need ridiculous numbers. However, it's all relative and with under 50,000 subscribers it still makes less money than I spend on bits and pieces to produce it all-not to mention the time! My hourly rate is, literally, pennies. At a rough guess the whole project would probably break even for the first time around 100,000 subs and come close to justifying the time spent on it around 700/800,000. It's tricky because I have income from my business that makes it quite hard to justify the time spent here long term. While I wouldn't need to make as much from this as that business in order to transition across completely, it would still require an unrealistic number of subscribers. Certainly above 1 million. At which point it is like buying a lottery ticket as alternative to your job! To be honest, all I did was to see if I could run a TH-cam channel and if I hit 50,000 subs I will regard that question answered (even if it is a pretty small channel :) ) ...... Beyond that, always something new and exciting to try! (I should add, I am sure there are many TH-cam channels that people are making a nice living from with far less subscribers but everything is relative to your own situation. If I was producing all this with an iPhone sat in my bedroom and had limited overheads/was pretty young, clearly it would be a very different situation. But I tried to produce something of reasonable quality and, with limited skills, relied heavily on expensive gear....... And have normal grown-up bills to pay too 😁 )
Really cool info cheers. I'm looking forward to the prince William quad workout 😂
It will be a very posh workout. With some tea and biscuits afterwards.
Good insights cheers
So I got subscribed etc after watching the ultra which was a superb vid..the exponential growth is the exciting bit right and I reckon you are right on the cusp of it at the moment…you just need a really special vid, maybe around Christmas time when everyone’s off and in you tube watching mode and I reckon great things are gonna happen…think top gear Christmas special concept…👍
Lots planned 😁
103k now that jumped fast!
Well done Mark, great result and keep going. I now find myself looking at results to see if i finished in the top half....above average....I'm not a zwifter, but enjoy them as well. I think you chose the wrong dog to teach the scooter...or perhaps the wrong means of transport. Nixon is somewhat vertically challenged. Good luck.
Hi Mark hopefully more people find your channel :)
Really enjoyed watching that, and the rest of your content to be honest
I'm 53 so don't really understand the whole you tube phenomenon and the cult of celebrity thing that's happening nowadays, but find your channel eminently watchable and informative. Also nice to watch a bloke similar in age to me in such good shape, who despite what my kids think we are not quite ready for the knackers yard, I will beat them at parkrun, I will!
You aren't alone in not getting it - I don't really know what I'm doing half the time 🤣
As always Sir your content gives us subscribers an insight into your world. Keep it up, you have given me the inspiration to aim to be above average….I’m toying with the idea of a duathlon next year…when before a 10k was more than enough. Plus you do it with sarcasm and wit that gives us a laugh…..but please no cat and skateboard clips 🤣🤣🤣
Cat now going on GumTree 🤣 I have a duathlon video up in a few days...may be my new fav sport!!!!!!
Your growing quickly now pretty sure less then 2 months ago you were on about 13k subs
Hey Mark, love the videos and the quality is top notch. I've been watching your videos for a few months now; and your videos inspired me to go a bit mad and buy a new bike, Wahoo trainer, and Zwift subscription. My waistline thanks you but my bank balance doesn't. Keep it up, love it.
@Mark Lewis You are certainly entitled to a piece of that action!
Awesome to hear!!!! Health IS wealth so they say😁
Kerching 🤑
I'm curious about what type of work you do and how you manage to have time for work, TH-cam and hard training?? - I'm really impressed!
Worked pretty hard in financial services for 25 years - now able to back off that a bit.
Your humor and writing style is very entertaining. All the best. Carrot cake is not great usually imo.
1M soon
Different video but very informative cheers and gratz on 20k subs!! Can I just ask how does it work with the tax, do you have to sort that out when you monetise your channel and if so how? (I’m UK based). Thanks in advance Mark 👍 PS I’m looking forward to Nixon pulling off some sick moves on his skateboard 🤣
It's pretty simple on tax - anything TH-cam gives you is income. So it goes on a tax return and you pay income tax at your highest rate. For me, that's not too good.....although, you can offset expenditure like any business so if I buy a £2,000 camera but make £1,900 from TH-cam - I have no profit to pay tax on ....... at some point (I hope!) the income will exceed the outgoings!!!! (I should add - I expect a HUGE number of people never declare their YT income but thats because its £2 a month or something daft......in theory, they should.....but it's more like a hobby at that point and I doubt HMRC would care too much.
Imo it's about viewer retention and length of time watched. Which tbh I'll watch most from front to back and looking at view numbers you have a good ratio of sub'd to clicks. I think the videos are great as a 100kg 5.8ft who could be best described as someone who flirts with the thought of exercise and your vids give me a dollop of motivation
Above average production. Way above. Hope your oura ring review will be the gen 3 that is releasing soon (?). Has more bells and whistles towards the athlete.
I have the two but the three will be with me mid November and review to follow.
@@MarkLewisfitness thanks! I’ve been with a gen 2 for a few months and am curious to see what the gen 3 truly brings before I can justify doubling down on the cost. I’ll stop here and see how this works or doesn’t work out for you. Either way, it’s going to be entertaining!
Wow, I was wondering why the offer of discount and “lifetime” membership was out there for me. New owner purchase of gen 3 is going to come with a monthly subscription vice that membership. Or, if gen 2 owners don’t act next few weeks then we will be subject to subscription when we do. Makes that gen 2 video you’re working on a little more… anticipated by at least one person!
@@robertm1552 i think they’ll drop a lot of people. The whoop model of subs is really disliked.
Bet the kids ain’t laughing now……probably still are but you get my point
Hi Mark,
I've been following your channel for a while now and greatly appreciate the content you put out. It motivated me to get into Zwift and a smart bike for training. I was wondering if you have any videos where you discuss how you manage time in your daily life to fit in your training alongside familiy time, work, and managing your youtoube content?
Oddly - That is literally this weekend's video as I am out both days racing leaving the family behind AGAIN! It's more about the philosophy I adopt in this regard.
@@MarkLewisfitness perfect timing then! I'll look forward to watching it, and I think it's a topic that will be of interest to a lot of your viewers.
The honesty in your videos is brillaint!
I found your channel by pure fluke, after searching for tips to sort my garage out.....which is now becoming a mini gym. Entirely your fault! 👍
Ever thought of becoming a Knight of Sufferlandria??
ohhhhh.....had to google what that is......that looks cool! May go on the list to do!
Got 20seconds in... then stopped to check out the cat on the skateboard
I appreciate that you put a lot of effort towards quality videos, while the sad fact is that mobile phone shot crappy vertical videos about random stupid trends on TikTok or even on TH-cam do better (in terms of view count and subscribers).
Seriously though..Good luck with this weekends race (20th nov)
Hey Mark, great video as always :). I noticed that you seem to be wearing an Oura ring and have done for the last few videos. Will you be posting a review about it? I think you mentioned something about it a while back but not heard anything since. Best of luck with the video for the future! :). Doing a much better job than I am with my Zwift ZRL race streams lol!
Oura is interesting as the JUST today announce V3 - BUT made it a subscription service and old users (like me) will loose some functionality.....going to have to see the details but it looks like an odd move on their part.
@@MarkLewisfitness taking a leaf out of the Woop playbook :( hope its not greed….it’s a shame and sounds like I will have to wear a plastic watch or a proper watch…like you I prefer a proper watch :)