Do we have any YouTube content creators?

Iloveshortstories

Startup1985 wrote: »

When I first started I promoted it on relevant forums and Reddit in the least spammy ways I could. I still do promote some of the videos but once the ball starts rolling views come in naturally.

Oh right. I've considered forums, but so far have only joined this one and one other site which has since closed. I've never thought about using Reddit, maybe I should take a look!

I use social media, but the problem with that is I started with no followers and that obviously makes it harder.

My videos are stories so the titles are relating to the story and not likely to be popular search terms, which means working harder to find people who might be interested in them.

Startup1985

Iloveshortstories wrote: »

Oh right. I've considered forums, but so far have only joined this one and one other site which has since closed. I've never thought about using Reddit, maybe I should take a look!

I use social media, but the problem with that is I started with no followers and that obviously makes it harder.

My videos are stories so the titles are relating to the story and not likely to be popular search terms, which means working harder to find people who might be interested in them.

I'm pretty sure you will find a suitable subreddit for your niche. Just be careful how you approach your promotion. Reddit is a valuable tool, but they hate self promotion in the form of spamming, be a part of the community by taking the time to comment on others work and then put a link up to your own.

I was thinking about writing a guide on here about starting a channel and then growing it with success. Do you think it would be stickied as it would be a waste if it wasn't and sunk into oblivion

Iloveshortstories

Startup1985 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure you will find a suitable subreddit for your niche. Just be careful how you approach your promotion. Reddit is a valuable tool, but they hate self promotion in the form of spamming, be a part of the community by taking the time to comment on others work and then put a link up to your own.

I was thinking about writing a guide on here about starting a channel and then growing it with success. Do you think it would be stickied as it would be a waste if it wasn't and sunk into oblivion

Thanks It is annoying when people spam so I would be careful not to. It's always nicer when you can chat about a specific topic and all share what you want to promote. Like you say, be a part of the community.

Possibly. There are a few threads on here with guides and help on sites that tend to stay near the top despite not being sticky topics so one on Youtube might well join them. Youtube is a very popular platform so the thread could potentially gain a lot of interest.

You could maybe start off with a very basic guide and add more if people are interested.

Startup1985

Iloveshortstories wrote: »

Thanks It is annoying when people spam so I would be careful not to. It's always nicer when you can chat about a specific topic and all share what you want to promote. Like you say, be a part of the community.

Possibly. There are a few threads on here with guides and help on sites that tend to stay near the top despite not being sticky topics so one on Youtube might well join them. Youtube is a very popular platform so the thread could potentially gain a lot of interest.

You could maybe start off with a very basic guide and add more if people are interested.

Great idea, I could just keep editing it as I go. YouTube seems very underrated on the income boost board and yet it is by far one of the best places to boost your income if not be your full time income dependent on success levels. Best of luck with your channel

Frognostic

Been there, done that, never made a penny.

To be fair, the videos were frankly amateurish and lacked any widespread appeal.

I think, though, that you really do need a lot of subscribers.

Startup1985

Frognostic wrote: »

Been there, done that, never made a penny.

To be fair, the videos were frankly amateurish and lacked any widespread appeal.

I think, though, that you really do need a lot of subscribers.

It's a slow burner, the more effort you put in the better the results that's for sure. For the first 5 months I barely made £3 per month. Then I have had a few videos that have done ok for themselves which brings subs in. I only have 2500 subs and make enough to pay my gas and elec bills every month. Now I have a small subscriber base my videos get more coverage and rank higher in the search results which means more views.
If I write a guide I will definitely give my best tips which involve search engine optimisation as these give a huge boost which I never realised until months after starting

Frognostic

Startup1985 wrote: »

It's a slow burner, the more effort you put in the better the results that's for sure. For the first 5 months I barely made £3 per month. Then I have had a few videos that have done ok for themselves which brings subs in. I only have 2500 subs and make enough to pay my gas and elec bills every month. Now I have a small subscriber base my videos get more coverage and rank higher in the search results which means more views.
If I write a guide I will definitely give my best tips which involve search engine optimisation as these give a huge boost which I never realised until months after starting

Sounds like you've done alright for yourself, congrats.

I started making videos around 2009 but from what I remember that was before the monetization option even existed. That was back when some fairly low-quality videos were racking up huge numbers of hits.

I was still making and uploading videos when the monetization option was available but they were less videos than recordings of me playing instruments accompanied by slideshows or just a background image.

Looking around youtube these days I do get new and different ideas but I never really get around to doing anything.

Also, with google integration I actually find it more of a challenge to set up a new channel for new videos.

Iloveshortstories

Startup1985 wrote: »

Great idea, I could just keep editing it as I go. YouTube seems very underrated on the income boost board and yet it is by far one of the best places to boost your income if not be your full time income dependent on success levels. Best of luck with your channel

Sounds good! A guide could really be useful to people starting out and help those looking for other income options.

Thanks, you too!

Frognostic wrote: »

Been there, done that, never made a penny.

To be fair, the videos were frankly amateurish and lacked any widespread appeal.

I think, though, that you really do need a lot of subscribers.

A lot of active subscribers who watch all or most of your videos, yes. Lots of subscribers doesn't guarantee lots of views and it is the views that show which videos are doing best and which bring in money rather than the subscribers.

Frognostic wrote: »

I started making videos around 2009 but from what I remember that was before the monetization option even existed. That was back when some fairly low-quality videos were racking up huge numbers of hits.

I think the partner program was brought in in 2007. It has, of course, grown and changed since then.

A lot of the big channels have high quality videos, but there are still low quality videos that still do well. Things have changed since Youtube began, but many channels are growing all the time and not all of them are going to have high quality videos.

adom_thomas

Hi,

I do that! One of the youtube features is embed video! It enables you to post the same video at numerous websites (Where HTML is enabled). Hence, there is a great opportunity to boost the income!

Iloveshortstories

ConcertTicketsGiveaway wrote: »

Hello!

I used to edit videos in the past and posted them in youtube in 2008/2009.
Things have changed since then and to be honest, it's quite harder to rank in youtube unless you have a lot of subscribers. Most markets uses SEO and keywords which makes most of us who are newbie about it, no views at all.

It is harder, there are far more videos on there now and with so many big Youtubers it means it can be harder to find the small ones.

Keywords are simple though. You put a few the key words and phrases relating to your video. For example, if you put up a video of a kitten playing with a ball your keywords would be things like "kitten plays with ball", "kitten playing", "cute kitten with ball" etc.

It's all about using the correct terms/keywords to sum up the video so when people search for it online your video will appear. There is more to it, but that's the basics of it.