Success on TH-cam begins with a single video, a single subscriber, and an unyielding passion. Keep creating, keep learning, and remember, every great channel started as a small one.
If you don’t think a video is good then you should probably delete it But if you already know it’s bad then don’t post it or if u already did post it private it
3:03 just to clarify, clickbaiting and misleading are 2 completely different things. By in-large, clickbait is more than okay, and the best way to engage new viewers who don't already watch your content. However, misleading is NEVER okay, the content must at least allign (like said in the video), with the title and thumbnail. But slightly exaggerating to "bait people to click" is more than okay, as long as what's shown in the thumbnail is always shown in the video itself. Essentially what you said about curiosity, it's just the word "clickbait" gets a bad rep. Thanks for all the tips! Will be studying this video for a while. 💙
Our shorts, videos, and livestreams are all doing so much better thanks to these videos. I didn’t know if we’d hit 100 subscribers in our first year, but we just passed 250 in under half a year. Thanks for all the hard work and great advice!
My daughter wants to start making videos on TH-cam, we've started to watch this channel recently and I feel it has really helped us to get the basics! We got the camera out for the first time today, thank you for helping my daughter to take the first step
@@FamilyFirstFighter Its more about testing and feeling the thumbnail out. Obv anyone can go and replicate one easily. From brainstorming to finalizing a thumbnail - easily 3 hours.
How you opened the video qualifies it for being for a lot of creators. Most of us are beginners, small or stuck. I fit 2 of the 3. Always here to learn.
Great that you mention bad audio is distracting and that you illustrate your point so clearly! We notice this a lot in our niche. Bad audio is more often a reason for us to click away than dull visuals. I subscribed and wondered if you have any video's on growing a channel that focuses on audio rather than visuals and if this is at all possible on an image-driven platform. And if not, how to create the right (amount of) supportive visuals without having to invest a ton in graphic designers.
Probably one of THE MOST valuable videos I've watched on youtube. Started posting to my channel in the beginning of December 2023 with some scuba content, and have been thinking of the direction I want to go in, and this has been INCREDIBLY helpful in choosing my direction and approach. Thank you x100
This beginner's guide to TH-cam for small channels is exactly what I needed. Thanks for putting together such a comprehensive resource, it's super helpful!
Thanks for always being there, without you, my TH-cam videos would still be the same as last year = not entertaining! also great luck to the person reading this.
I entirely grew my channel with shorts, and am suffering because of it….my long term content is so far behind my short form. So I definitely needed this!
Started my channel 3 years ago. I was not consistent for 2 years. But now I went back have been trying to follow all this rules bu My channel is a struggling but no room to give up. I will keep going. 26 subscribers but no losing hope. One day I will get more. Am learning each day to improve the content. Onwards and upwards 💃💃
I have watched too many tips on how to grow and how to become a good content creator, but THIS? this is absolutely a GEM CONTENT for me!!!! GENUINE!! THANK YOU!!!
I'm gonna save this one for sure. I just watched first half and every advice is pure gold. It's great to have this sort of all-in-one videos to share with other fellow creators who might need guidance when starting. Keep the good work!
Keeping a Positive attitude and Supporting a community, No matter the circumstances. The more love you put into your content, The more genuine it will feel for the Audience.
Love how you decided on more content useful to small channels!! Often forgotten, but that's how we all start. (Unfortunately it seems it's also where it ends for us because youtube now flags all our videos for containing minors which means comments get turned off. That should happen just once, but happens up to 10 times per video. It should also not affect how the algorithm treats the video, but in reality it means the video gets (near) zero impressions, doesn't even show up on the feed of your subscribers!. Huge bug in youtube that's basically just completely killed my channel right now)
This is great advice on many levels Rob. For me, lately I've been using one of the thumbnails that TH-cam selects because I get about the same amount of views whether or not I create a custom thumbnail. Why should I spend 30 minutes or more making a custom thumbnail when it doesn't improve my view counts or help increase my subscriber count? It doesn't matter because I'm winding down my tenure as a content creator. I recently purchased a condo and look at this point in my life as like starting a new chapter. When a new chapter starts then the previous chapter must close and as such my time as a content creator is nearing its end. It's been fun, challenging, and somewhat rewarding but in the end I just don't have what it takes to do this anymore. It takes a tremendous amount of time, passion, energy, creativity, resources, and motivation to make content that is going to resonate with a particular audience and I've run out of them all. I wish you all the best of luck on you TH-cam journey.
Daaaaamn. Mate. By the end of this video I found myself clicking subscribe. I resisted the urge to subscribe which convinced me to actually subscribe. Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions in literally 1 second. Great work mate.
You guys are so informative and kind to share all this tips, it's soo helpful for small channels (like mine 😅), it's like learning the rules of a game! Cheers to you and thank you!
Thanks for the tips. We are a new channel trying to get to 1,000 subscribers like so many others. It seems like a daunting task to get the required subscribers and watch hours. But we will keep trying.
To the incredible person reading this, know that your dreams are like stars in the night sky - they may seem distant, but they shine just for you. Embrace every challenge as a stepping stone toward your aspirations. When the path gets tough, remember why you started. Keep believing in yourself and taking one step at a time. Your journey is as unique as you are, and greatness awaits those who persist. Keep going, and your dreams will become your reality! 🌟💪🚀
I do appreciate what you have said, but, I have over 800 videos and 1300 subs. 6 years. Granted the last 3 were better content, everyday trying to learn more, but so so discouraged because I cannot work, and I love my channel and what I do but my heart is breaking. I guess I'm just not creative enough or just too dumb. I don't know. What I do know is that I love creating content and I just wish I could get even a little recognition for it. 😢
@Brigitte_Cantin I feel you 100%. I don't know anything about makeup, but I do know you make some good/helpful content from what I've seen. I just subscribed, and I wish you success, from one small channel to another.
I didn't realize Jason Statham made TH-cam guide content... haha another great video Rob!! Just hit 25k subs, and found you guys around my 2,000 sub mark...couldn't have done it without you!!
Thanks a lot for this content guys! I have been struggling to reach 1 000 subs for over 2 years and thanks to you I still haven't given up. You gave me so much hope and I am sure I will make it. Never give up! 💪
Very well done! Thank you!!! You packed it with a lot of great ideas and advice. Thank you. Also your delivery style was easy understand. You explained everything very well. I'm ready to jump in and start this youtube channel.
I've just randomly stumbled upon these videos (and I don't have a channel I just have 1 random video I uploaded years ago haha) and now after seeing these I want to start my own channel. So now, I'm loading up on helpful tips from this channel BEFORE uploading my first actual video.
I just started my own music channel, original music all recorded at home, with limited resources. I dont know a lot about how y.t actually works, this vid is brilliant, thank you.
Thank you so much for the tips, this video is absolute gold. I'm starting to get serious about trying to grow on TH-cam and I've got 50 subscribers at the moment, hopefully by the next time I check in that number will be higher!
I have a question 🙋🏻. Is it too ealry to hire a editor? Just to bump up the quailty of my videos? I have the money but I don’t know if it will help or hinder me in the long run! Please let me know!
Thank You for another interesting and informative video! 🤗 I heard someone say that they went through law school and passed the Bar exam, and getting monetized was the hardest thing they have ever done! I can relate to the difficulty of reaching YPP status!! Even after attaining 2,340 subscribers in just over one year, 5,000 total watch hours (including Shorts) and over 140 videos, I am still on the long uphill climb toward monetization.
Thank you for these practical tips! The idea of leveraging collaborations to grow the channel really resonated with me. I'm curious, how do you suggest approaching potential collaborators and ensuring the partnership is beneficial for both parties?
Have been wanting to create a TH-cam channel for some time now but honestly became pretty discouraged after watching other TH-cam videos how to channels. So glad l found your channel, thank you for the great content, getting started today, you Rock or should say your content Rocks. Much thanks 👍
VidIQ team. I would like to personally thank you for being so helpful and charitable sharing your experience. I have binged your videos for days (wife is jealous of the attention I have given your channel lol) but seriously just checked all the boxes for your suggestions for shorts and bam, my views are up again.❤ Thanks VidIQ for being the true goats for helping small channels like mine. 🎉
Hello, I am interested in these ideas, but for the first channel, which one do you think is the best choice and will grow faster and easier? 1Travel and travel guide 2 technology, 3 fitness and health and food and healthy lifestyle, 4 luxury
Wow, this is really handy stuff. I never make thumbnails and I've never considered the autoplay bit of a TH-cam list. Let's see what happens when i make some changes.
First time viewer and instant fan As I near retirement wanted to write more but this is seems like a lot of fun! If I have stories that vary in niche such as both horror, history, and religion (odd I know) should I or can I create different channels on the same account? Look forward to your mentorship
Success on TH-cam begins with a single video, a single subscriber, and an unyielding passion. Keep creating, keep learning, and remember, every great channel started as a small one.
Great comment and quite motivational! Thanks and good luck on your journey💯
Are you the official spokesperson for vidIQ?
Absolutely
Perfectly said. Thank you.
If you don’t think a video is good then you should probably delete it
But if you already know it’s bad then don’t post it or if u already did post it private it
It took me more than one hour to watch a 33 min video, kept pausing to write down ideas. Thanks a lot for such an incredible guide.
Same😁
Same here! Im in danger of overthinking!
Ditto 😅
Same. This channel gets redundant but this one has a lot of good new stuff in it
3:03 just to clarify, clickbaiting and misleading are 2 completely different things. By in-large, clickbait is more than okay, and the best way to engage new viewers who don't already watch your content. However, misleading is NEVER okay, the content must at least allign (like said in the video), with the title and thumbnail. But slightly exaggerating to "bait people to click" is more than okay, as long as what's shown in the thumbnail is always shown in the video itself. Essentially what you said about curiosity, it's just the word "clickbait" gets a bad rep. Thanks for all the tips! Will be studying this video for a while. 💙
The expression is by and large but otherwise I totally agree
Vidiq the goats fr fr
Our shorts, videos, and livestreams are all doing so much better thanks to these videos. I didn’t know if we’d hit 100 subscribers in our first year, but we just passed 250 in under half a year. Thanks for all the hard work and great advice!
Congratulations 🎊 I'm getting close to 100
@@jaxxonvideogameresale That's so exciting, good to hear!
@@TelestialGaming yeah lol been working hard
Congratulations! I did it too in less than 2 months and am growing daily
@@suriICT excellently done! Keep it up!
Thank you guys🎉
Thank you for watching!
Amazing stuff honestly! ❤
My daughter wants to start making videos on TH-cam, we've started to watch this channel recently and I feel it has really helped us to get the basics! We got the camera out for the first time today, thank you for helping my daughter to take the first step
believe it or not, I spend 2-3 hours on each thumbnail. I'd love to hire someone to make them though!
You can hire me. Lol. Just saying!
You have great thumbnails but 2-3 hours? I can replicate that in 5 minutes on a phone. Love your style tho.
these thumbnaild are easy to make
I spend a long time studying and trying diff versions of thumbnails too. Good to know big channels do too! 😄
@@FamilyFirstFighter Its more about testing and feeling the thumbnail out. Obv anyone can go and replicate one easily. From brainstorming to finalizing a thumbnail - easily 3 hours.
How you opened the video qualifies it for being for a lot of creators. Most of us are beginners, small or stuck. I fit 2 of the 3. Always here to learn.
Great that you mention bad audio is distracting and that you illustrate your point so clearly! We notice this a lot in our niche. Bad audio is more often a reason for us to click away than dull visuals. I subscribed and wondered if you have any video's on growing a channel that focuses on audio rather than visuals and if this is at all possible on an image-driven platform. And if not, how to create the right (amount of) supportive visuals without having to invest a ton in graphic designers.
Probably one of THE MOST valuable videos I've watched on youtube. Started posting to my channel in the beginning of December 2023 with some scuba content, and have been thinking of the direction I want to go in, and this has been INCREDIBLY helpful in choosing my direction and approach.
Thank you x100
This beginner's guide to TH-cam for small channels is exactly what I needed. Thanks for putting together such a comprehensive resource, it's super helpful!
Thanks for always being there, without you, my TH-cam videos would still be the same as last year = not entertaining!
also great luck to the person reading this.
We got you 😊
Your the goat vidIQ
Can you make one of these for big channels? There's just not a lot out there for us and I feel we could always use constructive criticism
The bright colours trick on ur thumbnails really works!
I entirely grew my channel with shorts, and am suffering because of it….my long term content is so far behind my short form. So I definitely needed this!
Thanks for the effort you put to help other channels! I am about to hit 200 lovely subscribers, keeping the grind.
That's awesome! Keep growing!
@@vidIQ Thank you!
Now you're about to hit 200k
Keep staying strong 💪
Started my channel 3 years ago. I was not consistent for 2 years. But now I went back have been trying to follow all this rules bu My channel is a struggling but no room to give up. I will keep going. 26 subscribers but no losing hope. One day I will get more. Am learning each day to improve the content. Onwards and upwards 💃💃
This was really helpful. I'm not a beginner beginner but it's also nice to learn and grow
As with everything: The best thing you could possibly do, is to keep going
Absolutely!
I can't believe all this information is packed into one (amazing) video. Thank you so much for sharing it all in such a condensed manner!
This dude is single handedly changing how I view TH-cam and content creation
I thought I was doing too much by changing my thumbnail but this video tells me I'm on the right track
Those last 2 chapters are absolutely GOLD.
Just started this year. You guys helped me a ton so far.
I have watched too many tips on how to grow and how to become a good content creator, but THIS? this is absolutely a GEM CONTENT for me!!!! GENUINE!! THANK YOU!!!
I'm gonna save this one for sure. I just watched first half and every advice is pure gold. It's great to have this sort of all-in-one videos to share with other fellow creators who might need guidance when starting. Keep the good work!
Thank you! We try our best!
Keeping a Positive attitude and Supporting a community, No matter the circumstances. The more love you put into your content, The more genuine it will feel for the Audience.
I see this often and it's something I try to remember ❤
Fully agree
Love how you decided on more content useful to small channels!! Often forgotten, but that's how we all start.
(Unfortunately it seems it's also where it ends for us because youtube now flags all our videos for containing minors which means comments get turned off. That should happen just once, but happens up to 10 times per video. It should also not affect how the algorithm treats the video, but in reality it means the video gets (near) zero impressions, doesn't even show up on the feed of your subscribers!. Huge bug in youtube that's basically just completely killed my channel right now)
"Thank you for watching, I'm knackered, & need a rest" 😂 love that! That ending was FANTASTIC !!!
Subscribed 💪
Your channel is my go-to when I have questions about attracting an audience to my channel. This video is stuffed with so much valuable info. Thanks!
This is great advice on many levels Rob. For me, lately I've been using one of the thumbnails that TH-cam selects because I get about the same amount of views whether or not I create a custom thumbnail. Why should I spend 30 minutes or more making a custom thumbnail when it doesn't improve my view counts or help increase my subscriber count? It doesn't matter because I'm winding down my tenure as a content creator. I recently purchased a condo and look at this point in my life as like starting a new chapter. When a new chapter starts then the previous chapter must close and as such my time as a content creator is nearing its end. It's been fun, challenging, and somewhat rewarding but in the end I just don't have what it takes to do this anymore. It takes a tremendous amount of time, passion, energy, creativity, resources, and motivation to make content that is going to resonate with a particular audience and I've run out of them all. I wish you all the best of luck on you TH-cam journey.
Daaaaamn. Mate. By the end of this video I found myself clicking subscribe. I resisted the urge to subscribe which convinced me to actually subscribe. Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions in literally 1 second. Great work mate.
I’ve been studying this channel since the start of the year, literally applying all of the knowledge! Ty for providing so much value! 🙏🙏
You guys are so informative and kind to share all this tips, it's soo helpful for small channels (like mine 😅), it's like learning the rules of a game! Cheers to you and thank you!
had to go sleep nearly 1 in morning but saved and wacthing it as soon as i wake up
Micro channel, with organic build. Slow yet steady growth.
VidIQ has provided so many insights and nuggets of knowledge. Thank you.
🤘🏼💪🏼
Good luck to us all…remember it will happen if you keep going…dont quit…youre building youre dream
To the person reading this, you’re gonna get a successful TH-cam Channel, I believe in you❤
Thank you for the inspiring words!
I can dream ))
Thanks, we are aiming for at least 1000 subscribers.
Thank you 💗
Thank you and thanks for everything ❤
Thanks for the tips. We are a new channel trying to get to 1,000 subscribers like so many others. It seems like a daunting task to get the required subscribers and watch hours. But we will keep trying.
I'm so grateful for all the tips you're sharing! I've been using some of them and gained 1000 subscribers in less than 4 months!! I'm super happy!
Great advice as always 😊
This was very informing. I’m starting my channel. Will try these tips out ! Wish me luck😊
You'll do great!
Best video i ve seen on this channel as of yet, good job guys!
I just started youtubing today after much contemplation... Your videos have proven to be a big motivation source... Thank you...
That was a great and indeed only video you need. Thank you!
Thank you so much VIDIQ sir rob. Wilson. God bless.
I recently started my journey but I know that with enough practice we all can make it! Just keep pushing!🎉❤
Thanks vid IQ for helping future channels❤
In a year from 70 subs to 1170. Thanks man, but now I need to grow up again with your precious suggests
An ultimate Guide for creators, I will look into these steps and apply to my channel. Thank you for such an expanded explanation.
To the incredible person reading this, know that your dreams are like stars in the night sky - they may seem distant, but they shine just for you. Embrace every challenge as a stepping stone toward your aspirations. When the path gets tough, remember why you started. Keep believing in yourself and taking one step at a time. Your journey is as unique as you are, and greatness awaits those who persist. Keep going, and your dreams will become your reality! 🌟💪🚀
I do appreciate what you have said, but, I have over 800 videos and 1300 subs. 6 years. Granted the last 3 were better content, everyday trying to learn more, but so so discouraged because I cannot work, and I love my channel and what I do but my heart is breaking. I guess I'm just not creative enough or just too dumb. I don't know. What I do know is that I love creating content and I just wish I could get even a little recognition for it. 😢
@Brigitte_Cantin I feel you 100%. I don't know anything about makeup, but I do know you make some good/helpful content from what I've seen. I just subscribed, and I wish you success, from one small channel to another.
@@mashquests you are so so kind, I will amp up the research as much as this brain can handle and keep on trudging 💖😘💖😘💖😘💖😘💖😘
@@ThePowerPlace 😁👍
Thanks 👍
I didn't realize Jason Statham made TH-cam guide content... haha another great video Rob!! Just hit 25k subs, and found you guys around my 2,000 sub mark...couldn't have done it without you!!
Improve is misspelled at 2:42.
Thanks a lot for this content guys! I have been struggling to reach 1 000 subs for over 2 years and thanks to you I still haven't given up. You gave me so much hope and I am sure I will make it. Never give up! 💪
Very well done! Thank you!!! You packed it with a lot of great ideas and advice. Thank you. Also your delivery style was easy understand. You explained everything very well. I'm ready to jump in and start this youtube channel.
This was a great tips, still trying to grow. Will definitely save this.
I NEEDED THIS. not niching down sooner backfired on me.
I've just randomly stumbled upon these videos (and I don't have a channel I just have 1 random video I uploaded years ago haha) and now after seeing these I want to start my own channel. So now, I'm loading up on helpful tips from this channel BEFORE uploading my first actual video.
🍿 at the ready
I just started my own music channel, original music all recorded at home, with limited resources. I dont know a lot about how y.t actually works, this vid is brilliant, thank you.
Thanks so much for all these helpful tips! I love your sense of humor ;)
honestly, this is the best and most helpful TH-cam guide video I came a cross..thank you for taking the time to make this.
Thank you so much for the tips, this video is absolute gold. I'm starting to get serious about trying to grow on TH-cam and I've got 50 subscribers at the moment, hopefully by the next time I check in that number will be higher!
Iv learned most of your tips and iv grown my channel by 20 subs in 1 week! Thank you
This is one of the best tips videos about You Tube I have seen! Thank you!
Tons of value in this video. Thanks Rob 👍
We got you!
I have a question 🙋🏻. Is it too ealry to hire a editor? Just to bump up the quailty of my videos? I have the money but I don’t know if it will help or hinder me in the long run! Please let me know!
It will be worth it if you combine it with good thumbnail and if thumbnail matches the value in the video
After watching this video, i feel like your advice Will definitely help, thanks for the amazing advice!!
hopefully i transfer these to my channel! i’ll definitely be grinding
Your timestamps are Gold, vidIQ. All longform vids should do 'em.
just properly started my guitar channel, really useful info, thanks for the tips
Thank You for another interesting and informative video! 🤗 I heard someone say that they went through law school and passed the Bar exam, and getting monetized was the hardest thing they have ever done! I can relate to the difficulty of reaching YPP status!! Even after attaining 2,340 subscribers in just over one year, 5,000 total watch hours (including Shorts) and over 140 videos, I am still on the long uphill climb toward monetization.
Very amazing video. Finally, a real TH-camr with straight honest advice. Really helped me make sense of my channel. Appreciate it!
Great video.
With 150 tips, you are guaranteed that people will need to rewatch the video like 500 times. 👍
😂
As a young channel we are always looking to improve. That was a lot of useful information thank you.
Here we go! Lets grow our channel 🎉
🤩 Soooooo helpful! Saved to my private TH-cam How-to’s Playlist to refer back to. You covered so much ground! Thank you!
Absolutely love your videos. I'm yet to upload my first video but I'm always searching your channel for nuggets of information! Thank you VidIQ!
Thank you for these practical tips! The idea of leveraging collaborations to grow the channel really resonated with me. I'm curious, how do you suggest approaching potential collaborators and ensuring the partnership is beneficial for both parties?
Have been wanting to create a TH-cam channel for some time now but honestly became pretty discouraged after watching other TH-cam videos how to channels. So glad l found your channel, thank you for the great content, getting started today, you Rock or should say your content Rocks. Much thanks 👍
Thank you as always, TH-cam is a LOT of work💪
I'm new here and I'll definitely follow all these steps 😀
Wonderful tips. It’s good to learn, re-learn, apply & practice😁💜
VidIQ team. I would like to personally thank you for being so helpful and charitable sharing your experience. I have binged your videos for days (wife is jealous of the attention I have given your channel lol) but seriously just checked all the boxes for your suggestions for shorts and bam, my views are up again.❤ Thanks VidIQ for being the true goats for helping small channels like mine. 🎉
Is it ok to change the thumbnail of my most viewed video since it was starting to plateau? Should it affect it positively or negatively?
This is great! So many useful quick tips. We appreciate this.
Hello, I am interested in these ideas, but for the first channel, which one do you think is the best choice and will grow faster and easier?
1Travel and travel guide
2 technology,
3 fitness and health and food and healthy lifestyle,
4 luxury
Wow, this is really handy stuff. I never make thumbnails and I've never considered the autoplay bit of a TH-cam list. Let's see what happens when i make some changes.
this is total genius, such a dose of knowledge and it's free on TH-cam!
Thanks so much for this!
First time viewer and instant fan
As I near retirement wanted to write more but this is seems like a lot of fun!
If I have stories that vary in niche such as both horror, history, and religion (odd I know) should I or can I create different channels on the same account?
Look forward to your mentorship
One of the best video I've ever watched. Thanks
Bro, you are AWESOME.
Thanks for the video.
33 min vidiq vid? Let’s go 🎉
Thank you for wrapping it all in one; Gonna apply all these
Thanks for the tips, definitely guilty of putting titles in the thumbail & having more than 4 words in the thumbnails 😋
We are all on the right track by! Keep going
I spent a few minutes wondering what a frummell is until I realized you are saying "thumbnail" what a fun accent!