New Channel Vs Old Channel - Should You Rebrand Or Start A New One?
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- Should you rebrand your TH-cam channel or start a new one?
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The age old question of "should I rebrand my TH-cam channel or start a new one"? It's a question I've asked myself and one that i get asked often.
The answer is difficult, but my opinion has changed recently (based on personal experience).
If you're trying to decide between a new TH-cam channel vs old TH-cam channel then this video will (I hope) help you with the decision.
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I have a 600K channel, and after trying to rebrand I find it extremely challenging since the new content videos aren't reaching people. So I've been seriously thinking of starting a new channel to keep it's positioning clear (about my new content). Thanks for your insights. It was helpful.
Well with a big channel like that you could try the odd slight change or even promote a second channel. But a total niche change is always going to be difficult and risky if this is how you pay the bills. Best of luck
Will TH-cam allow a person to upload 1 million videos on a single Channel 🤔
I'm thinking about re-branding, as every video I do only gets 10 views, I had a time where I was getting 10-100k per video TH-cam is absolutely insane because they aren't pushing my content out because the trend that I build my channel on isn't relevant anymore. Pretty annoying, as I put so much effort into these videos.
Well at least you got to ride the tide for a while. This is why I like leveraging both search and suggested traffic. But yes you need to adapt with demand to ensure you stay relevant
your questions help a lot. i've been moving back and forth if i'll start one or rebrand. this is so helpful. thanks
Glad it helped
Same I’m still thinking 😢😢
Thank you.. this is my sign to create a new channel instead of continuing the old one. i have already posted 8 new videos in my current channel, I’ll move them to a new channel.
Just be sure to delete them off the old one first. Good luck
Thank you, this is so helpful. All the videos I found a few months ago, where so old and wanted to find the.most upto date info. Thanks so much for this video I've been going in circles
Glad it was helpful for you :)
Thank you for the content! I’m finding myself in this situation full of doubts. Currently I own this channel with almost 5.000 subscribers but it’s been a rollercoaster ride. It’s a channel that I created in 2011 and uploaded as a hobby. At that time I was a makeup artist creating tutorial videos. I had videos with 60K, 80K views. Then I stopped creating for a long time and put all my videos on private mode. But some few years ago, after moving abroad I felt the need to create videos again and changed my channel completely. I changed the name, the visual and my content (it is now about life abroad and sharing my thoughts and experiences). But these news videos are not “successful” as the old ones - ironically enough recorded with a crappy camera. Doesn’t matter how beautifully captured my images are, how much I work a put on editing, I barely get views. I never intended to make a channel with weekly videos, but because I don’t see any return I am posting less and less.
The point is: I’m a visual artist and I don’t want to have a channel that only talks about one specific thing (living abroad) and I would like to upload more content about art and creativity (to showcase also what I produce and sell) instead of just travel. But I don’t know what to do now! If I should once again try remodeling this channel, changing the name and everything AGAIN or recognize that this channel became dead because TH-cam doesn’t send my content to my followers anymore or to any new ones and maybe it’s time to indeed start from the scratch with a new one?
Any advice will be much appreciated! Sorry for the long explanation 😅
Yeah the issue is you lost everyone along the way and became irrelevant in the algorithm. Having a lifestyle vlog with varied content is fine, if you start with that. As people are just interested in you and you life. Where as people that just wanted to know about makeup may not care. Personally I would start a new channel and build a new loyal audience. You’ll get far more pleasure out of 100 engaged subscribers than you will out of a silent 5000. Move on a dead channel is just a vanity metric holding you back.
@@channelprofits I’m coming to the realization that this is indeed the smartest thing to do! Thank you for your advice :)
@@WanderingTalesHello miss Tales. I'm also having the same issue. I had a rain relaxation channel where I already have around 130.000 hours of watch time though the subscribers were just around 300± but I do feel the same thing about creating a new channel instead of rebranding the one I already have, especially since we've become "irrelevant in the algorithm" with the old one. So I guess an old channel will be a history/shadow of the past. Let's not give up and strive for a better outcome!!
@@EpistemicLocus Indeed, sometimes leaving the past behind is the smartest choice!
Brilliant! Ty.. currently reached over 50k subs.. however now I'm burning out quicker & bored of my own content.
But.. I do think my community will like my new content even though it's a totally different niche 🤔 it is a hard decision based on..
1. My initial audience reach
2. The work I've already put in
3. I'm already monetized
4. Current channel also brings external income sources from website
🤔🤔🤔
If you depend on this income then you need to decide if the risk reward is worth it. Or could you outsource some of the work. You could also ask your audience if they would be interested in this type of content moving forward.
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks for sharing your experience.
Glad it helped
Keep going !!!! you're doing a great work!!
Thanks, you too!
I've recently noticed I could be pretty close to hitting the monetisation requirements on this channel after thinking about starting another channel about something much more wholesome. This channel does not really pass muster for the monetisation policies so I'm actually starting to think seriously of just rebranding this channel, as it has had some steady growth over the last 2 years. I had like, 120 subs when I posted my last video. I'm wondering if I shouldn't continue my current platform until I hit my mark and then rebrand after I hit the requirements... Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions for me? I'd really appreciate it.
Well, if you plan to delete or hide videos later, the watchtime will no longer count towards your overall total. So if you plan to switch later you may as well start again now. or continue with the current channel and find new ways to monetise content.
Thanks @@channelprofits I didn't know the what hours wouldn't count any longer. Cheers for answering my question
I have experience both trying to rebranding my main channel and starting a new one 3 years ago.
I prepared the new channel's content strategy in advance, scheduled 8 videos in the first month, each had a short outro promoting the following upload. That channel brought in more views than my main channel, grew over 5K subscribers and got monetized within 4 months even after I only uploaded 2-3 times a month moving forward. Additionally, I posted an announcement video on my main channel which helped me carry over the few subscribers who were interested in the new topic. This was back when you needed 1000 subscribers and 4000 watch hours.
On the other hand, my decade old main channel has been a struggle to rebrand. The new videos are doing okay, but still not overtaking old content posted about my previous niche (beauty and makeup) which I have little interest in now. As you mentioned in the video, TH-cam has already determined the target audience for this channel and that's what's making it difficult to pivot.
Remembering the fast success of the previous second channel has me considering starting from scratch in 2024. Obviously, I don't need to delete an old channel to start a new one, I can maintain it uploading 2-3 videos a month during this transition or take a break. A new channel is a lot of work upfront, but it is obvious TH-cam has an easier time serving its content to the right audience from the beginning. It's still a hard choice to make.
yep, hard to let go of things we've invested time and energy in. But if it's not working with you, then it's working against you.
I have a channel with 49k and the niche is documentaries i used to get 10k views per day , now i changed the to entertainment my audience didn't like it and now i'm making 4k 5k views per video and some people are loyal to me and they like the new content but the majority don't and that's destroy my algoritem and please tell me is it better to start a new channel because I know at least 500 people of the old audience will come with me
Just push through it if this is the content you want to make. You will find more loyal viewers and the rest will leave
Here is a thing. I have this pet (cat) channel. I started it as experiment. I posted educational videos about cats, made bunch of mistakes most youtubers make. Biggest mistake I made is I posted about 30 similar videos without voice over in one week. TH-cam immediately stopped showing my videos. Now it is VERY hard to get my channel moving against by deleting those worthless videos and posting new, improved videos. Here is my suggestion - never post too many videos, especially in a single day. But if you do, make sure they are very different from each other.
Yep falls under their repetitious policy. Videos need to be different. Also this type of content may fall under reused depending on where you got the videos and how you repurposed.
I've been filming my old channel here for fun, and now I want to start again. Should I start a completely new channel or can I continue here? The niche is same…
If it’s the same niche then keep going. You should be improving videos all the time so everything before will look worse, you should see Mr Beast’s
This is exactly what I am facing now. I want to create a NEW channel because trying to convert my audience to what I really want to do will be nearly impossible because it will be a completely different niche. It's never to late to start a new channel. This platform will continue to grow like crazy and YT is making it a lot easier for content creators.
yeah much easier now. So long as you stay targeted and post regular content people want. TH-cam will match you up to the right people even as a small channel.
@@channelprofits Yes, I am experiencing that now. In only four short weeks one video already has nearly 17k views. It has taken me two years working my other channel harder to achieve those numbers on a few videos. It's crazy the power of TH-cam if you make great content and it's fine to start fresh.
@@Trekopolis That's awesome congrats. Double down on what's working and normally you can snowball the momentum from that first viral video. Good luck
I’m currently facing this as well ive had my yt channel for 3 years and my niche has been all over the place. I think it’s a dead end. I did some thinking and I want my niche to consist of travel but I’m scared to start over
Well is the channel getting views now? Or is it dead. It’s ok to have more than one channel and it’s ok to change the direction of a channel later. The question is do you feel a connection to the channel, content and subscribers? Do you want to take it all with you in the new direction. Or are you actually not that bothered about the channel, but just scared to start again?
I'm in this dilemma right now..I have a reaction/review channel which obviously generates zero revenue because of copyrighted content. I'm burnt out and I want to change the type of entertainment content I review. Is it better to start from scratch with a new channel or rebrand?
I would start making your content fall under fair use to avoid the copyright. Or find another way to monetize. No point in doing this if you aren't making money, unless it's a passion project.
I’ve had my channel since 2015 and have somewhat been in the same niche of fashion/sewing but I’ve also posted other kind of content in the mix as well. I only recently started taking my TH-cam more seriously with wanting to push growth as of 2022.
My niche is still the same sewing/fashion, specifically sewing tutorials/diys and fashion/sewing tips kinda videos. However it’s just been extremely hard for me to get that growth that I’m looking for.
I’m wondering if I should just start fresh with a whole new channel.
I’m currently at 692 subscribers btw so that’s the main reason I’m also not sure if I should start over on a new channel or just keep it pushing with my current one
If it's the same niche then you don't need to start again unless you want to. It's most likely a content or strategy issue that is holding you back. work on video ideas, thumbnails/title and quality of videos. Growth will come.
@@channelprofits thank you so much !! I’m think about getting better with my video outlines/scripts so I can make my videos more engaging.
I’m really in a situation rn, I have a channel that is 7+ years old and getting around 1,000 impressions a video when it was just getting 500 a few days ago. A year ago I saw this growth as well but I got shadowbanned. Should I still continue this old channel or start a new one? Even though I’m gaining traction again?🤔 I have also gained 800 subs since 2022 while 2021-2017 I only gained 16 subs altogether.
Can’t really comment on individual cases as don’t know the full picture. But if it’s working and you are happy just keep going
Thanks bro, your video really helped, I had a channel with native audiance and different niche, now I want to change my audience to english and change my niche, It was a small channel with 13 subs, now by asking those 7 question, I think its better that I delete it and restart.
Glad it helped!
@@channelprofitsi have to thank you as well, mate. I guess I just have to start a new one as well. It's a shame but still a better option 😅
@@EpistemicLocus good luck 🙌
Back in the days i made gameplay videos. Left my channel for like 10years and now I posting tech videos. I already doubled my subs from 300 to 600 and my videos make around 2k-6k views. Really thinking to make a new channel. I already have some content to post for the next 6month to make it consistent. And the biggest point I scared if someday my channel get hacked or something I can get it back. I made it like 15 years ago I’m not sure I know every data from it to ask TH-cam get it back 😅😂
if you are growing and getting views then why change. You've already done the hard part of bringing it back to life. Re security make sure to get security setup with two step and don't share the email linked to the channel.
What about deleting the old videos that might be different from the current content that do not drive any views? hide or delete what is your suggestion, Thanks!
Sure, though need to be careful they don’t count towards your watchtime or if deleting them will affect your audience
some say rebrand, some say create a new channel. I don't know what to do anymore 😅
I hear you 😅. If it’s the same niche and the audience was engaged then keep it. But if you want to start in a totally different niche then the subscribers won’t be a benefit anymore…more dead weight dragging behind you. Good luck 🤞
here is a question to this dilemma of starting a new channel or keeping an existing one IF you have 1000 subs or less. Would it be possible to block current subscribers so that the aglo doesn't show the video to them first so that your CTR drops?
what do you think of this idea?
It wouldn’t work unless you could also block subs from shorts and other content. TBH I think ditching subs all together is the way to go, it’s nothing more than a bookmark these days and I think at some point it’ll have little impact on the algorithm or views
I have struggled to get my podcast channel up to 769 subs. I've had singers from NBC's The Voice on it, a former senator, & tons of influencers who have hundreds of thousands of followers. The channel feels a bit cursed. It only gets views if the person sharing it heavily promotes it. And never ever gets comments.
I want to change the direction of the podcast. To a more adult direction. More mature conversations. A new name. Abandon my influencer base.
I guess why I'm struggling with moving to a new channel is... I'd be starting at 0 followers & I had to fight for the ones I have.
I was thinking if I took down all the old videos and just rebranded it, I might at least be able to get better guests on. Instead of saying its a new podcast with 0 followers, I can say its a podcast with 769 subs. Thats something at least. And maybe the algorithm isn't too badly effected by the dead weight (769 subs) since they're not all that active anyway?
Idkkkkkkk, HELP Lol
Sounds more like a strategy issue, rather than a guest or content issue. Ask yourself who your content is for? If they have the attention span to watch long form content? What they want from watching your channel and what the goal and target audience of your channel are? E.g. if I have a finance podcast then it's probably going to be about making money and a more male focused audience. You probably want to go deeper than that, but you get my point.
@@channelprofits That could be it. I had a theory that young people would want to know about the lives behind the social media influencers & wanted to believe we under estimate young people's attention spans. But I guess we don't lol. Thanks.
We have a channel that’s monetized, 2k subs, it was true scary stories, and now we’re going with a more MR BALLEN approach.. do u think we should launch on a new channel? I think our existing audience would probably enjoy our new content, but I know a lot of them used them for easy listening and sleeping
I think it would be the same. If people just want to listen they can. You could blend the styles in your videos to get people used to it. Like an intro with a person, then intro and mid roll clips, then full presenter.
I only make racing content, i have my channel since one year and did it without talking, so i got people all over the world to watch my videos, not soo many vies overall. But nkw i want to talk in my videos, and im german. My last 3 videos are barely hitting 50 views, normalle ingot around 150 to 400.
I thinking of starting all over again
try with your voice and see if it improves
@@channelprofits my Last Video ist over 200 View ❤️
Great video, my question is that I created my TH-cam channel 9 years ago just to watch stuff but now I recently started posting videos and getting views on shorts. Should I have created a new channel or just keep this since now I’m posting videos whereas I haven’t posted in 9 years? Thanks for the help
Up to you, it’s hard for me to comment on individual cases. I would have normally started a new one but if it’s working for you keep going
@@channelprofits thanks!
Amazing, thanks for This video!
Glad you liked it!
I started my channel 10 years ago. And stopped posting 8 years ago at 160subs. Came back 2 years ago and ended at 280 subs. Came back 6 months ago and ended at 370subs. Just came back a month ago. Problem is I have never committed to posting for more then a month at a time. I want to commit this time and I feel like 70% of my subs are dead accounts. I think it is hindering my growth. Do you think i should just start a new channel, with same search based content, commit to posting everyday. Then I would have relevant subscribers? I feel like subs should not matter with search based content. People just want an answer and leave.
I think you need to find a content posting schedule that will keep you being regular. If you only plan to do search based and each video is not relevant to the next then subs don’t really matter. But I think a niche channel will be easier to grow
I have a channel doing celebrity graves with just over 15,000 subscribers and it's one and a half years old. I want to go to food reviews obviously very different. Do you think rebranding are restarting a second channel?. I would like to keep birth channels going and there was intending advertising the new channel on the old but realise. obviously it will reduce the time I can give to the old channel. What would you do in my situation? Thank you for your excellent video and presentation. Alan
@channelprofits exactly 💯 subs don't mater. Someone tell youtube to add an exception for searched based channels so they can start getting paid for their efforts. I need 1k, after that I don't care.
@@MotorHomeBeepBeep Hi Alan. No that’s just too different. Either keep two channels or find a new area of overlap. But graves and food don’t mix…as far as I know, I could be wrong lol
@@BleepingWorld you should be targeting both. Recommended traffic is bigger to start (and in general). And if you want the big traffic then you need both. Search is good for stability
Really good insight here, thank you! I wish I did a bit more research before I jumped the gun. I'm in the process of rebranding / re-niching and I already made the choice to keep with my current channel since I have 30k subs, but I've been wondering if I shot myself in the foot with this decision. :/
I've been uploading my new niche content for about 2 months now and I've only lost subs and it's pretty discouraging. I'm just waiting on that one big break if it ever comes lol
You will lose many subs if its a total rebrand as they didn't sign up for what you are now providing. Subs are really just vanity metrics these days, it's more about views and remaining relevant
Hi so you mean the old subs wont destroy the CTR since they didn't ask for such video it will notify them of new video and they will not watch and youtube algo will kick in and think oh that video sucks and destroys it@@channelprofits
@@NasMah it's a little much for a single reply here. but not many people will be notified. It's about remaining interesting and relevant to the audience YT has for you which includes subs. When you stop being relevant to that audience YT has to find a new one. Which takes time
@@channelprofitsidk, if I should rebrand or not, bc I have been making vids for 5 years, all I want for now is to reach 1k subs and even 1k views is fine. But for the past 6 months, my channel is flopping, so I’m considering on starting a new channel. I mean I did make some yt shorts, it was booming on October-January, after that, it’s just flopping. Even one of my friends started a new channel for this issue kind of, but he started a new channel and has over than 100 subs already in a very short time, which took me 2 years before to reach 100 subs. Now I’m just stuck, I’m getting literally no views or subs.
@@channelprofits well, not completely vanity metrics...you have to have 1k at least to monetize...it took me a year to get that many on my other channel...I am thinking of re-branding this channel (still will be movie related but also involve pop culture) and while it is small ,it could take months to regain the 400 subs if I start over
My channel has 20k subs and ive always done fitness. But i double downed on “running and lifting” for the past year and my channel just hasnt been going anywhere/my audience is NOT engaged. im coming up on year 4 and i just feel like im wasting time posting on this channel /:
Hi. are you researching and optimising your videos properly? if you have been posting often then you should have found your audience by now. something isn't right in your process
@@channelprofitsI have done so much research, tried paying for thumbnails, researching other channels in my newish kind of niche and I just can’t seem to get people to click. My audience is built up of the wrong target audience based on what im seeing on TH-cam studio. Originally, I was trying to target those people but now im after a different audience in the fitness niche. I just feel like uploading on this channel has been a waste bc my old audience doesnt want my newer content so the algorithm wont push my videos. Would it be worth it to make a new TH-cam?
thats how i feel@@LMACKK
Can youtube change my target audience? I dont want to let go of my channel but the audience i want is very difference. What shall i do?
it can but it takes time to switch and if the subscribers don't like the new content then they become dead weight
I am currently monetized and have around 3k subscribers and avg 20/25 live viewers. I want to step away from educational video game content and make new videos about things im passionate about. I hate to start a new channel and post a video that i wont get any money for (my channel is monetized). On top of that, the videos about my passions range from making documentaries, talking about personal finance, learning japanese, and even other video games. Since these topics will be a wide variety for one channel anyway and im already monetized should i still start over?
If you kill the channel by posting videos people won’t watch then you won’t make money anyways. If you want a general lifestyle channel then you need to start a vlog where people are interested in you vs what you do. Though the topics you mentioned could also have their own channels.
Please ! , Tell me That I need to open a new channel or go with the old one ?
My old Channel has 2k + sub..,
At that time I use to upload gaming videos and now I want to upload vlog .
Tell Me PLEASE" - What I need To do
"CREATE A NEW"
OR
"IN OLD ONE"🙏🙏
You need to make your own decisions as YT is an individual game. But if the new content is not something the current audience will like, then there is little point in keeping the same channel
My biggest problem is getting a camera, can anyone help even a fairly used will be ok 🙏
Just use your phone
@@channelprofits I have only been able to get a PC not a phone
@@johnovat7145 Then use the camera on the PC and if that doesn't have a camera then just use your voice and edit faceless videos on the computer. Start from where you are!
Nice
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Great video! I'm currently asking myself all of these questions about my travel channel. It has a decent amount of subscribers, but they mainly joined to watch videos about one specific destination. Content from any other place leads to way less views from my subscribers and even people unsubscribing every time I upload. I mainly targeted search traffic to build the audience. It's tricky because if I started a new channel, it would still technically be in the travel niche - BUT less about specific locations and more about fun/clickable concepts. Do you think this is a good enough reason to start fresh? Interested to hear your thoughts!
If it's still travel then there is overlap. Depending on channel size it's still worth continuing. just make sure you have a clear idea about who you serve and what they want from watching your channel.
@@channelprofits Channel is currently at 45k subs, but most videos get under 1k views. It's clear that most of my audience isn't interested in my current uploads, even if they are travel related - they are not about The Philippines (where I gained most of my subs)
@@OneShotAdventures You have to workout who you serve and what their common goal is. If you just do general travel tips for different place for holiday makers then just target search traffic and get evergreen views as and when people search. if you want a travel vlog for "travellers" then you need to tap into their questions and thoughts of traveling. As well as entertain.
I have created a TH-cam channel and it's 1.5 months old. I post daily, I posted already 150 videos in total at the moment. Now I have 21 subscribers and 21 thousand views. My question is I don't think I am growing poorly compared to my nich. So, do I rebrand or start a new channel?
Not sure why you would rebrand unless you plan to change niche. But I would say you need to change your strategy as you should be getting more subs and videos after 150 videos
@@channelprofits thanks for your response
What should I do if my channels main source of traffic is from the "browse feature" and averages 50-100 views per video
should I keep that channel or make a new one. (The channel I refer to started as gaming then commentary and now for the last 9 months its been real life content has over 1k subs but isn't monetized, however I notice people doing similar videos to mine with similar quality and editing style getting more views than me.
I should also note that those subs aren't all active but I have a solid few who watch each video
You need a content strategy. Are you researching and planning out your content properly?
@@channelprofits I make sure to stay consistent and post content every week every video is something different sort of like Ryan Trahan.
For planning videos I come up with the idea or see an idea that inspires me watch content that is of that idea and then put my own spin onto things etc
I am thinking about choosing a niche to go into would this be best done on a new channel so I can reach a new audience or would it be better to do that on my main channel? my main channel probably only 15% of my subs acc watch my content
So are you saying if it’s mostly search traffic that you’re getting you should stick to your same channel… I am only going to re-brand slightly. It’s along the same lines as my older content. But I am still grappling with starting a whole new channel… I was sure that I wanted to do that at first because I thought it would be better for brand deals in the future… Can you talk about brand deals and it possibly not having everything to do with your channel if I stick to my same channel and dilute it a bit I’m concerned about possible brand deals I would like for health content only type stuff. Can you help with this?
if it's only a slight rebrand then should be fine. Only you can fully answer that. i would say it's premature to be thinking about sponsorship deals. They will come as you get bigger. just get more focused with your channel and the goal you want for viewers. the more targeted you get the easier things will become.
@@channelprofitsok thank you so much! I thought of the idea of possibly asking people if they would be interested in the new content because I don’t want my videos to just weigh the channel down and not allow it to grow if no one is watching them and then like you said, they don’t go out to other people then if most of my channel members aren’t really watching… So I just thought of asking everyone if they preferred to have health stuff mixed in with this very specific niche that I have going already… And now that I think of it, it is kind of different because one is about metaphysical stuff, and time etc. how the mind works, thought transmission and then the other topics are about health… I think they’re related, but a lot of people might not… I don’t know if you have any more ideas just from knowing that now but anyway If not thank you ❤
I... kind of have a unique problem. I have an old channel that I turned into a gaming channel, which doesn't have many subs so that's not too much of an issue, but the old username is still associated with it which uses my birth name (I figured out I was non-binary/transgender a few years ago so I no longer go by that name). It's not an easy thing to find when searching but it's still there. I'm wondering if I should just start a fresh channel for peace of mind? I still want the same current handle/name for it though
If it's this channel then it doesn't really matter either way. But if you want to start a fresh channel with the same handle. Then just create a new channel, change this handle slightly and then change the new channel's handle to the current one you want to keep.
Hi there, in 2021, I was making content based off of another content creator (but with my own concepts) in my country and my channel started to explode in under a month, giving me almost 750 subscribers and 11k views, the channel was just started and the audience was exactly who i was targeted back then. But suddenly and unluckily, Due to parents forcing me to stop yt because of some annoying exams, I had to ghost the channel as soon as it started taking off. And its been 2 years now since i ghosted the channel, but i restarted it now as im alone and separate from my Parents now. I changed my niche off of the previous one. and have some better new video concepts of that separate niche. I uploaded about 4 vidoes for the past 1 and 1/2 weeks now but got only 10 - 50 views (The edit of the videos were good, the intro was catchy and with the experience i got before, i can seriously tell the videos deserved more views and i think the problem was the videos were recommended for a wrong audience (my past audience)). after watching your video, i feel like starting a new channel, but what's your ultimate advice on my decision? And I would like to ask whether I can reupload the new 4 videos on the old channel, back on the new channel that im going to create (Obviously im gonna put all of my old videos on my channel private). LOOKING FOWARD FOR A REPLY🙂
If this is new content on an old and different niche. then yes the audience YT has for the channel will be wrong. If it's different start a new channel and take what you learnt over to it. No point in trying to take an old dead channel with you on a new journey
Thank you for this video, which is very helpful! I have a question about the channel names when starting a new one. On my old channel I made travel videos under my name "Mimi Dudli". I want to start a new channel for a different niche, but would like to continue to use my name. Is it possible to change my old travel channel name to "Mimi Travels" for example, and then take my old name to my new channel and start uploading different videos under that name? Or would youtube find it confusing to connect my old channel name with a new channel & topic?
Yes you can change the names and even url. Setup the new channel, channel the url etc on the old and then rename the new one
I have stoped uploading videos since 2020 and my channel wasn't big that time
I want to start in same subject again now, Should i start a new channel or restart uploading in this one
If it's the same just start uploading again. the channel is small so doesn't really matter too much
This is a struggle. Trying to change my audience, thought it would be easier as I kind of let my channel die by not uploading for a while and only had 1400 subs after 190 videos.
It’s so frustrating to see the new content not perform well, even though they are clearly better produced, compared to my old content.
Two old videos are carrying my channel currently and are adding more subscribers (from my previous niche)…
Everyday I struggle with this question, do I delete my new videos and just start completely over…
There's no point in delete videos as TH-cam will still be looking at the past audience for future content. Your channel is small. Why not remove the new videos and add them to a new channel to start a fresh?
@@channelprofits it’s the idea of starting completely from 0 again that scares me.
@@JoeyandFranci why? it's no different to where you are now. You just have a few vanity metrics. You aren't making any money from it right? Jumping ship on something that took years to build and pays the bills is scary. But I hear what you're saying, it is hard to let go of something you've invested time in.
Is it this channel Joey and Franci? If so I don't think niche switching is the issue as it's not that different (though that may slow you down a little). It's channel identity and mission. it's not clear what it's about and who you serve. If you want to be a travel blog then be clear on that and the type of people you want to help. Your content is all over the place.
@@channelprofits I’m getting close to my 4,000 hours since I started it back up in September. But yeah, I get it. I also feel like some of the travel videos will pick up in spring and summer and hopefully they act like seeds and grow the channel in the future and catalyze pivoting the channel. I’m probably dreaming.
if i create a new channel does my old one still work because i dont want to loose it
Yes channels are separate
If i was to start a new channel but wanted to keep my name as the brand, would i be best just changing the original channel to a different name?
yes. change the url of the old channel, make a new one then change the url to the old one. The actual name of the channel can be the same without changing.
@@channelprofits ok great thank you! I changed it over so I can put my full name on the new one and have printed all my business content for now!
BUT IF I'M NOT changing the topic if i am going to STAY WITH MOTIVATION then I should keep this channel (700 subs) which I have not done anything in about 4 years? It is NOT monetized it just has 700 subs. What do you think?
If it’s the same topic then I would keep it. It may take a while to get fired up again as YT won’t automatically show videos to your subscribers. But there’s a good chance when it does they will like your content again.
My videos used to be about crypto but now I want to do travel will this effect my channel and the algorithm or will it eventually turn it into travel?
It will eventually switch, but will take a while to find the new audience.
If I create a new channel, can I transfer my old videos from my old channel to my new channel?
if you want to keep the videos then why change channels? You can't "transfer" but you can delete them and reupload.
I created my channel, from which I am currently writing, two months ago and it has 410 subscribers (more than half of which were generated by a single video). Almost all of the views are from navigation functions and recommended videos. My audience is mainly composed of elderly people, and I would like to adapt my channel to them by creating calmer and more professional videos than what I have done so far. The latest videos only get 100 or 200 views. Generally, my views and impressions in the last two weeks have been very low. Do you advise me to create another channel or can I simply publish higher quality videos? Or when can I know it's time to create a new channel? Thank you.
All channel evolve in quality (or should). Mr Beast did and so will you. No need to restart. Just work on improving retention, thumbnails and your channel strategy.
What if I was doing well two days ago getting bigger and then your e just randomly stopped showing my videos! I’m a small channel but I just had four videos start taking off and then I uploaded a new video and it only got 1 view. And I tried over and over and any new video gets 1 view or two views. Should I take the videos that I had on there off? Delete the channel start over and make sure that I have perfect SEO?? really would like someone advice on what to do. I am a smaller channel. I only have 60 subscribers, but I have been working my ass off on Contant and I got those subscribers in a month. Not knowing anything about and growing, I know a lot more and all of a sudden stop showing my freaking videos.
new channels sometimes get a burst of views at the start and then drop off. You just have to push through as its the algo trying to workout who your videos are for. Stick to a strategy you'll get there
Thank you for the video.
Yes, indeed, for the good quality of this simple video you should have more comments indeed. Do you think it was because you re-brand?
I found you via search. I enjoyed the video because i am wondering the same thing. I have a very old channel with about 900 subs which i have quite an emotional attachment. It has my old videos, it has my comments and participation on the platforn, and just the account date is like a badge for me. Because i have been sayinh that i want to create content since then.
But now, im older, i wanna do something different and i know a new channel would be easier on the algorithm, but i dont want to leave the old channel like that, throw it away and start from a blank page. Its like an old cozy and warm traditional grandma house (old channel) vs the new active and moving city apartment life(new blank channel). Im still thinking what to do.
Hi Núria. Well you aren't throwing it away. The channel and videos will remain. You can always link the old channel to the new one if it's relevant. If your old channel is relevant then keep going with it. if you are willing to take longer to switch the old channel to a new audience then keep going. otherwise start a new one. if the old channel is dead then no one is watching your content anyways. it's not about the content, but the people on the other end of it. TH-cam is a social media platform after all. Good luck with your decision :)
I’m trying to decide whether to start a new channel or rebrand as well. My existing channel which currently has just under 7k subs is from 2012 and was started as a hobby channel where I share games and game related content. I also shared my journey as an indie dev for the last 7 years but the issue is I want to start taking TH-cam seriously and make super high quality content and it not just be games. I’d like to share my life as a developer and show my tech off as well. I’m going to be switching to IOS development mostly but I may do more game development. Do you think my old hobby channel will hurt my new content?
Well, there's an easy way to answer that. Do you think your current audience will like your new content?
I think they would. I'm more concerned about how YT will treat my pre-existing channel?@@channelprofits
@@MrKingJavo If people like it then so will TH-cam, TH-cam is people.
@@MrKingJavo i have same issue with my channel 7k subs and want to rebrand
Question: If i have a second channel with the same mail as my first. Will the algorithm still think my niche is Gaming for example, even tho i wanna rebrand into commentary content
No the channels are separate
Hello, I noticed this video has been up for a while. My question is. I have a channel with virtually no one subscribed maybe 13-20 subs, and 12 videos with none of them over 25 viewes
It’s been 3-4 months since I’ve uploaded, did it to get into the rhythm before investing into the right equipment. Should I start a new channel? Don’t know much about the algorithm or would it not even notice that small channel? My thing is I’m about to go all in with a plan of consistency and planning someone told me not uploading for a long time can kill your channel but it couldn’t be for one so small like mine right?
If it’s the same niche then you’ll be fine to keep it, you just need to keep pushing. It’s important to be consistent in the beginning or views can dry up. With that said you also need to follow a strategy and be sure you are improving content and making videos your audience want to watch. Good luck
I made my channel almost 2 years ago now (sep 2021) I think I should create a new channel because I only have 48 subs
That is slow growth, depending on how much you uploaded.
i make "aesthetic content" mostly it was editing packs but i wanna branch into vlogging too but the same style "aesthetic vlogs" so i should just keep this channel right? as I'll be uploading both editing packs and vlogs
If it's relevant to your audience then it's fine. If not they you will be trying to grow 2 niches at the same time
@@channelprofits it's the "aesthetic" umbrella. u can branch into vlogging and editing in it so it's not distinct just a good amount of diverse
I only create channel but never post videos so i am thinking to create TH-cam channel now so should i make new channel or continue this one
If you haven’t posted a video then this is still a new channel
I decided to start this new channel, I am spending a lot of time on my content, and it is getting an ok number of views, but I can't really see any significant growth, am I doing something wrong?
How many videos have you done and how often are you uploading?
@@channelprofits I started about a month ago when I uploaded 4 videos for 4 days straight to try to kickstart the channel, didn't gain any traction and I lost motivation fast, so I got back recently, and posted 5 more videos with about 2 days average gap between them. I also tried to leverage youtube shorts like I saw some people on youtube telling me to, but so far, not really anything significant
@@zeuxiss that's not enough. You need 30-35 videos to fire up a new channel. Keep at it and you'll get the results
@@channelprofits alright, I'll keep consistently at it, thank you!
my channel is sooo dead idk what to do
Only 2 choices. Keep going or start again.
I release content once a week on Saturdays. If I start a new channel, should I use some of my better old content on Wednesdays to release twice a week which I could shift into making a short for the second video when running out of old content, or should I just stick to new content since TH-cam will somehow punish me for rereleasing the same thing?
I mean you could delete old content and upload it to a new channel. But it's not about quantity over quality. There may be a reason the videos didn't work the first time so just uploading again doesn't mean you'll get views.
@@channelprofits This is the right answer, but we haven't gotten any new viewers on long form in the US since releasing a shorts series that did well in India. Our long form content doesn't perform well there though. So if we did re release, it would only be this content.
Considering we are still growing in style fast enough, it may be worth just ignoring that desire unless we just need to use one for a fail safe when we miss a week.
Thank you for your time!
I have a channel about tech but its not specific its the general tech top listical channel. I have about 1000-1300 subs its monetized. Should I rebrand or start a new channel?
Only you can answer this. General channels take longer to grow but have a bigger audience. If you are growing then keep going. Though you could focus content on the topics that are working best for you
I started channel one and half year ago. I have only 400 subscriber . Not much on watch hours. Shall i start new channel with same niche or keep this old one?
if it's the same niche and you aren't growing the issue i not starting again. but having a good strategy and improving content
I’ve had this channel for 10 years about 5 years ago I uploaded a few diet vids and took them down shortly after. Then just recently I started uploading my new content should I have just started a new channel? I can not get any views or impressions.
Depends on the size of your channel. But firing it up again takes time. If small just start again and focus on making better and better content
So if I don’t want to change nieche I should just keep uploading on my channel?
If you feel the channel is worth keeping then yes. But dead channels can take a while to bring back to life, so it depends how engaged viewers were before you stopped uploading
Hi, I have a channel in one of the Indian languages and my channel has 600 to 700 subscribers - and 200 to 300 are watching most of the time based on the topic. I am thinking of bringing the same content in English - so what would you suggest me- rebrand the same channel or start a new channel - My goal - not monetization or not popularity - this is just my hobby but with the time I got - I cannot run two channels that is for sure.
Start a new one if different language
@@channelprofits thank you and what if most of my subscribers can follow English too and the content of the channel is not changing?
@@MadeInAndhra-rk5mw up to you. but as an english only speaker I can tell you how annoying it is when a thumbnail and title are in english but the video is not (or is a mix). feels misleading. You will lose a lot of english markets for that reason.
@@channelprofits got it
How you doing channel profts, I had this channel hit 1.5k mainly from reaction videos and random shorts. I changed content to commentary and views have been a little slow. Would it be ok to just delete the current commentary vids and reupload them To a new channel.
You could yes. If you want to start again. I would avoid shorts on the next channel.
@@channelprofits Thank you so much for responding man. I decided to give this channel one more try to just post more content and weed out the dead subs but if i don't see much im probably going to start a new channel.
@@S4RSTRESSIN ok good luck, just make sure not to needlessly jump around too much. YT isn't always quick, especially when learning
I have 2 strikes. Will this affect youtube pushing my videos? This was two years ago.
it shouldn't unless age restricted
Hi I have been experimenting with a few channels a year ago and I stopped production after 3 months. Now I am more certain of my niche, I have a few videos from my old channel that are relevant and had less than 200 views but the retention is good though ctr is average 8% (Kids channel) . Can I re-upload these videos to my new channel since it was not given much exposure in my old channel due to lack of consistency in posting. Will my new channel ranking be affected with lesser exposure if I choose to do this
It should be fine if you delete the videos off the old channel.
I have 232 subscribers and I try to upload as nuch as I can but my sub count and my view count has not changed in months Should I just make a new channel since my current 1 is failing
No, not unless you’ve been changing niche and that’s the reason for it being dead. You need to workout why you aren’t growing first or the same will happen on the next channel
Hi there, my channel is already monetized and I’m planning to delete the old videos. Will that affects the monezation from youtube? Thanks!
You will lose the watch time from those videos, so you need to be sure you have enough watchtime remaining in the last 12 months to keep it
I started my channel from personal just watching videos on youtube to a music content, and started posting videos on it and i only reached 28 subscribers and not much views, is it because the account was open at 2017 and started 2023? Do i have to make a new account? Thank you for the help in advance
It’ll be your content and probably the fact your content is random. Algorithm doesn’t know what to do with it so just treats it as a personal channel like family content. You need a plan and strategy. You also need to be careful of copyright with music
Thanks lots for the reply 🙏 maybe i confused the algorithm these 3 4 months.And regarding the copyright, down the cover videos are written copyright but nothing is made against it, no sound blocking or anything, and fine to be uploaded, so means everything is fine?
hi thank you very much for the video, i am in complete dilemma , i have a channel with 3.75k Subscribers and getting around 50 subsribers and 120 watch hours every month, and its been 8 months i have stopped posting videos, my earlier niche is about electronics and engineering , now i want to post videos related to Spoken English classes and quizes, pls suggest me what should i do now, shall i continue with old channel or create new one.
I think you probably know the answer but just don’t want to let go. That is a big niche change, none of those people are going to be interested. You could make more money from 100 passionate subscribers than 4k dead ones.
I am going from sports to my weightloss journey at about 1k subscribers. The channel is about 9 months old but I only saw traction on my promoted videos. Is it worth rebranding or is it close to same niche? Thanks
Sounds similar only you can decide if the channel is worth continuing with. Though on a side note I'm not sure about boosting videos, there is a chance it could affect organic growth. I'd be curious to hear how other videos performed after boosting some.
@channelprofits they didn't perform too well at all. I used a site called sprizzy and it tells you roughly how many views to expect from the dollar amount. The next video really didn't retain much.
Thanks so much, I have less than 300 subscribers and want to change niche, do I need to delete the previous videos?
Well I’m not sure of your niche change so only you can answer that. But it may be better to restart if a big change as 300 subs isn’t much. Note that if you do delete videos then the watch time they had will no longer count to your 4000
@@channelprofits thanks for your response, I do kitchen but want to switch over to relationship talks
@@vgcsdiy that’s a big switch. Personally would just start a new channel
Thanks for 32 subscribe❤
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Hello channel profits
I got a question about starting a new channel or stay with this channel which have 325 subs in this channel i upload roblox shorts but i keep getting 1-3000 views i have seen people which grown to 10 k subs with new channel on ytshorts so will it be faster for channel if i create a new one or stay with old
Sorry I don’t do YT shorts as there isn’t that much money in it
@@channelprofits ohh alright
I have over 3,000 subscribers the thing with me is that I like vlogging but stopped because I started doing music, and my music is doing good, but I posted music videos on the channel I do vlogs in and they’ve had good views but I just don’t want to mix it up but everyone is like who cares just mix them but idk man I kinda wanna seperate my music and my TH-cam videos but that means I can’t put the previous music videos I did to my new one and ugfhhh I’m so confused would do you think I should do, seperate my music and vlogs or keep them together:( help?
And to add most of my subscribers came from when I was doing blogs
It also says that most of my views come from TH-cam search and channel pages ?
Well you could remove the music videos and create a separate music channel that you link to the old channel for people that are interested. If you like doing both, then do both. If you want to leave the music videos on the old channel you can still make small changes and add them to the new channel, if the music is yours and original then this is not an issue.
@@channelprofits thank you you helped me so much, Ima gonna start a different channel for my music videos
@@channelprofits you’re dope, I subscribed thanks for helping me out
What of and abandoned channel since 2016 and i started uploading since last year but i don't get anything and i do the hard work, is the channel Dead? Should i start a new one or continue
bringing back a dead channel can take just as long as starting and growing a new one. but if the channel is big enough then you get the added benefit later. Though if you are also changing niche then that will work against you even more. Subscribers are just a vanity metric these days, it's views and relevancy that matters.
@@channelprofits thanks for the advice 😍
I have a channel with 600 subscriberz i havent uploaded in a while once i started to upload again it is getting mo views shoul i create a new channel?
Not if it’s the same niche, it will just take time to fire up again. But when you take breaks YT doesn’t show your content to subscribers as much as your content falls out of relevance
Hello there! Congratulations for your content
Hi Andrei. If you had to hide the videos as they are completely different, then you have your answer. You need to start a new channel. Those subscribers aren't going to be interested and they will only hold you back, making growth more difficult. getting 1k views on videos as a small channel is good, you only need one of those to go viral for a channel to explode. Don't keep changing niche, focus on improving watch time and CTA. At some point the breakthrough will happen.
@Channel Profits thank you very much! Will take it into consideration 🙏 Happy Easter Holidays!
Hi, I am facing this right now. Thank you for you advice, I would like to ask you your opinion about my situation. I have a channel (animation) with 14,685 subscribers but i did not post for like 2-3 years and my channel is made in 2014. I want to talk about finance and things which i learned from work but i don't know if a new channel or this one is the answer :D. Ps: i put all the video on private so now is clean
Hi Toth. Subscribers don't mean anything anymore. It's about views and being relevant to your target audience. If you have hidden all of the videos because you are going to talk about a different niche then personally I would just start again. Better to have a smaller more engaged audience than a big one.
@@channelprofits Thank you again for your response, I really appreciate it and yes, i was thinking today after your video and this is what I am gonna do. New channel new beginnings :D
@@tothruben5580 Great stuff. Good luck Toth 🙌
@@tothruben5580how did you get along i want to do the opposite to you. I have 7k and want to share my animation on this channel
My channel is over 10 years old and I still only have 200 subscribers. What is wrong with my channel? It's cursed?
No, you probably just need a better strategy for growth. for example what is your channel about, who is it for and why would they subscribe? At a glance I couldn't tell.
@@channelprofits it's for people who want to learn how to play rock and alternative rock songs on guitar and also learn how to loop them using the RC300 looper. They are mostly male between 20 and 40+ in UK US and Canada. They'd subscribe to learn how to play songs and loop them on guitar.
@@RobDavisGuitar ok. But my point was that wasn’t clear
@@channelprofits I thought it was super clear. Thanks for showing me this blind spot. I'll do more to make it more obvious. Thanks for the feedback 😀
@@RobDavisGuitar No problem. Good luck
heyy i made youtube poop but i want to go to rap. havent uploaded for 4 years after my last 8 videos performed bad... the channel still does 10k views per month but no money. thinking to make ads on my old channel for the new rap one, or what would you say?? 1,3k subs wasted? or dead weight anyways. i think i kinda might have screwed the algo with those bad 8 vids
it takes time to bring a dead channel back. probably just as long as starting a new one of that size. If it gets good views on the new videos then great. But if they get low watch time and CTR. Then you may just want to start again. Subs don't mean much anymore it's views and momentum that matter.
I have 200 subs but i didnt use to upload regularly, so i fear that my channel is a dead channel now. It does get more views than avg on some videos lately, but its been 3 years and im stuck at 200. So should i make a new channel and upload on that + my current one to see if the other one will do better?
3 years is a long time for such small growth. You need to be following a strategy be it with a new or old channel. Otherwise the algorithm will never find the right audience and build stable growth
I created a new Pc build video on my tricks yt channel after 3 years should i delete it and upload it to new one... @CyberTonian
Not sure, you would have to decide this for your self. I have 3 videos on rebranding or restarting now. They should help you decide based on your individual case.