Hello guys. I reached the first milestone, the most difficult one as most people say, those 1000 subscribers. It has been a nice journey, I have learned a lot. YouTube is such a nice place for all those who like creating content, but it is definitely a competitive one because there are so many creators who upload their content out there. You need to be repaired and persistent because growth will take some time.
- Let's see the best tips I've learned to get these first 100, most difficult subscriber. First of all, it is really important to pick a niche and focus on specific topics. When I first started this channel it was a little bit confusing because i focused on two big niches, marketing and personal development.
everything about professional and personal success.
- I love talking about these two big subjects. Marketing is about my studies and work experience, while personal development is main interest for me as well. Anyway to get the first 100 subscriber because they cannot find many videos that will attract their attention and consider your channel as authority and helpful to them. Therefore, by creating videos that are similar to each other, is very important. So, pick one niche e.g. Marketing and focus on about three to four topics in it to see what people like. For example, I now focus on marketing basics for beginners, social media growth, YouTube success, and making money online. This the first major thing I have learned, which has lately helped me gain more subscribers.
- Now, playlists are also essential for success in my opinion. This is in accordance with niching down and talking about three to four topics within your niche. Create playlists, optimize them for the search, I will talk later about search engine optimization and rank your videos higher. And you can convert viewers to subscribers much easier. Therefore, strategically think about the content of your videos and try to create them in logical order, so that they can fit in your playlists.
- My next suggestion is to include YouTubers and end screens on your videos. End screens are the screens at the last 20 seconds of your video, where you can promote another video, a playlist, and have a subscribe button, so people subscribe. This is a powerful tool because in this way you make people watch more of your videos and increase the possibility of subscribing.
- YouTube's cards are links in the middle of your video again about other videos and playlists, showing more of your channel content to the viewers so that they find something that excites them. A great way to increase your watch time as well.
When did you start your YouTube channel and how many subscribers do you have?
- Consistency is another thing and actually your upload rate. If you're going to grow your YouTube channel fast, then one video per week may not be enough. I'm sorry to say that, it requires more frequent upload, (again if you look for fast growth). Upload two times per week and you never miss that.
- Also post at the same days and same hour each time, so that the algorithm rewards my consistency as much as possible. Try to find a schedule and stick to it. It will help you a lot in the long run.
- In order to get more viewers and consequently subscribers you need people to click on your videos when they see them. This is so crucial and you can achieve it by having powerful thumbnails and titles. You should make custom thumbnails where you put some intriguing text and pretty good graphics. In addition, your title should be to the point, powerful and active, and actually in accordance to what people like. In this way you will increase your click through rate, which is about how often people click on your videos, and is a great metric that will determine the reach that your videos will have.
- Let's talk now more about search engine optimization. Do you know that YouTube is the second the biggest search engine? The first one is Google and Google owns YouTube. You can understand that your channel success is highly influenced by how well optimized your videos are. It is a factor that must be taken seriously into consideration. You need to put the right keywords, not very competitive ones because as a small YouTuber you cannot compete with competitive keywords. You need long-tail keywords, so you get chances that your videos appear on search. It took me some time before realizing that a tool for YouTube search engine optimization is necessary. Tube buddy and Vidiq are powerful tools that can help you get great results. I use Tube buddy but still the free version is not very accurate because it provides you with info about the keyword's competitiveness, but not specifically for your channel, according to your average views. Thus, I highly suggest you get the Pro paid version. It is only a few dollars per month, but it helps me so much in finding the right keywords and tags to be competitive on search.
- Another factor that influences success, are the video ideas. Coming up with effective video idea since viral for your rapid growth. You need to search what other creators do in your niche, go to their channels, rank their videos by popularity and you can see most trending topics that do well. Try to use general trends as well e.g. Halloween, Black Friday and so on, to increase the possibilities that your videos go viral. You need to strategically plan your content, see what videos perform well on your channel and create more related to those topics.
- Quick tip: ask clearly for likes and subscribes, even in the middle of the videos. Subscribing should not be taken for granted. So ask for it and likes because they will help your videos be shown to more and more people.
- Creating content and uploading it is not enough when you are a new YouTuber. Not many people will find your videos, even when you are doing good with your SEO. You need to take more actions to put your channel in front of more and more people. How can you do this? There are two ways. The first one is to promote your videos in the YouTube community, within the platform. In order to do this, you need to engage with other creators. First of all subscribe to big channels within your niche, hit the notification bell and try to be within the first people who comment on their videos - a thoughtful comment, not something spam my like great video or thanks for sharing. Make a thoughtful comment and people will see it if you're among the first and if they find it helpful or entertaining, they will probably take a look at your channel. This is so powerful. Moreover, on the comments of the big videos, you will find small YouTubers- go to their channel, comment on one of their videos - again something thoughtful and subscribe to them.
- Extra tip: Keep your subscriptions public so they see that your channel subscribed to them. If they are small YouTubers, at your size or smaller, then they will likely return the favour. This engagement on the platform has helped me a lot, but keep in mind that you should not be spam my and you need to do this within your industry for relative content.
- My last tip that I recently started and I've seen some great results is to promote your YouTube videos on other platforms. Share your videos to your personal social media accounts so that more and more people see them. Do it everywhere: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and so on. You can also create a professional account on the platform that your target group loves. Try to promote your content as much as possible - tease your videos and use hashtags, so you reach more new people. Hashtags work great on Instagram and Twitter. One of the best platforms you can promote your videos are Facebook groups. They can work a lot for you. Join groups within your niche, there are so many out there. Post your videos when allowed, talk to other people, try to provide useful answers to their questions, engage in the community, and try to provide value without sounding too spammy.