Avoid these 3 Mistakes if you want to grow FAST on YouTube
Summary
TLDRThis video offers insights on overcoming common struggles faced when starting a YouTube channel. The speaker, who grew their channel to 1 million subscribers in two years, shares their journey and emphasizes the importance of defining a niche and a long-term goal. They suggest two approaches to choosing a niche: the 'reporter' approach for those passionate about a topic and the 'teacher' approach for those with expertise. The video also touches on the importance of authenticity, perseverance, and surrounding oneself with supportive individuals.
Takeaways
- 🎯 The endless cycle of learning about starting a YouTube channel needs to end, and taking action is crucial.
- 🚀 Success on YouTube doesn't happen overnight; it took the speaker 5 years of learning and failure before achieving success.
- 📈 To grow a YouTube channel, it's essential to start with a clear long-term goal and strategy, rather than just posting videos consistently.
- 🏞️ Choosing a niche is vital for fast growth on social media; starting narrow allows for later expansion once an audience is built.
- 🔍 Two approaches to picking a niche are suggested: being passionate about a topic (reporter approach) or being an expert in a field (teacher approach).
- 🏋️♀️ For those not yet experts, documenting one's journey and learning process in a niche can build credibility and authenticity with the audience.
- 👨🏫 If you have expertise or have solved problems in a particular area, the teacher approach can help you quickly establish trust and offer solutions to your audience.
- 💼 Treating YouTube as a business from the start is important, which includes having a clear monetization strategy linked to your niche and content.
- 🛠️ Using tools like Tube Magic can assist in niche exploration, video idea generation, and script writing, streamlining the content creation process.
- 🏆 Long-term success on YouTube involves surrounding yourself with supportive people, having the courage to face criticism, and staying true to your personal vision.
Q & A
What is the main challenge faced by new YouTubers according to the video?
-The main challenge faced by new YouTubers is the endless cycle of learning without taking action, and not having a clear long-term goal before starting to post videos.
How long did it take the speaker to achieve success on YouTube after starting in 2015?
-It took the speaker 5 years of learning and trying different approaches before achieving success on YouTube.
What is the speaker's advice on the importance of having a long-term goal before starting a YouTube channel?
-The speaker advises that having a clear long-term goal is crucial before starting a YouTube channel to avoid aimless posting and to guide the content creation strategy.
What are the two main approaches to picking a niche for a YouTube channel as mentioned in the video?
-The two main approaches to picking a niche are the 'reporter approach', where you document your journey in a topic you're passionate about, and the 'teacher approach', where you share your expertise and credibility in a specific area.
Why is it recommended to start with a narrow niche when growing a YouTube channel?
-Starting with a narrow niche is recommended because it allows for faster growth on social media, and it's easier to stand out and gain credibility before broadening the niche to a wider audience.
How can someone with a passion for a topic but no expertise start a YouTube channel?
-Someone with passion but no expertise can start a YouTube channel by documenting their learning journey and sharing their experiences, insights, and progress in that topic.
What is the 'teacher approach' to picking a niche and how does it differ from the 'reporter approach'?
-The 'teacher approach' involves using one's existing expertise and credibility to teach others in a specific area, as opposed to the 'reporter approach' where one documents their journey of learning and discovery in a topic they are passionate about.
How can the speaker's experience with failed channels be beneficial for new YouTubers?
-The speaker's experience with failed channels can be beneficial for new YouTubers as it provides insights into common mistakes to avoid, the importance of persistence, and the value of learning from failures.
What is the role of authenticity in building a successful YouTube channel according to the video?
-Authenticity plays a crucial role in building a successful YouTube channel as it helps in building trust with the audience, making the content creator more relatable, and allowing for genuine connections with viewers.
Why is it important to have the right tools when starting a YouTube channel?
-Having the right tools is important because they can help streamline the content creation process, provide valuable insights, and optimize the channel for growth, as exemplified by the niche Explorer tool and script writer mentioned in the video.
How can a YouTube channel be monetized according to the strategies discussed in the video?
-A YouTube channel can be monetized by selling knowledge, products, services, or coaching based on the expertise and credibility gained through the content, or by promoting existing businesses and services.
Outlines
📈 Starting a YouTube Channel: Overcoming Common Struggles
The speaker begins by addressing the common challenge of starting a YouTube channel, acknowledging the viewer's likely extensive research and the struggle to begin. They share personal experience, having had four unsuccessful channels before achieving success with the current one. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having a clear long-term goal before starting to post videos, which they lacked in their initial attempts. They also critique the common advice of posting consistently without a strategic approach, suggesting that focusing on content quality and a defined niche is crucial for standing out in the competitive landscape of YouTube in 2024.
🎯 Choosing a Niche and Monetization Strategy for YouTube Success
The speaker discusses the importance of selecting a niche for a YouTube channel, suggesting that a focused approach is more effective for rapid growth, especially for those without established skills or production quality. They propose two strategies for choosing a niche based on long-term financial goals: the 'reporter' and 'teacher' approaches. The 'reporter' approach involves documenting one's journey in a topic of passion, which can build credibility and audience engagement over time. The 'teacher' approach is recommended for those with existing expertise or credibility, where they can directly teach and solve problems for their audience. The speaker also introduces 'TubeBuddy', an AI tool designed to assist YouTubers in growing their channels by providing niche exploration, video idea generation, and optimization tools.
🚀 Embracing Criticism and Staying True to Your Vision on YouTube
In the final paragraph, the speaker encourages viewers to have the courage to face criticism and stay committed to their personal vision for their YouTube channel. They share their own experiences of being mocked during their early days on YouTube and emphasize that success comes from pursuing one's passion and creating content that one is proud of. The speaker advises viewers to surround themselves with supportive individuals and to focus on their goals despite external discouragement. They conclude by reinforcing the idea that with perseverance and authenticity, the right audience will eventually appreciate and support the creator's journey.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡YouTube Channel
💡Niche
💡Consistency
💡Passion
💡Credibility
💡Monetization
💡Authenticity
💡Struggle
💡Personal Growth
💡Support System
Highlights
The importance of ending the endless cycle of learning and starting to apply knowledge to grow a YouTube channel.
The creator's personal journey from having four failed channels to reaching 100K subscribers in 3 months and 1 million in 2 years.
The mistake of starting to post videos without a clear long-term goal and the need for a strategic approach.
The advice against just posting consistently without a plan, as consistency alone is not enough for success.
The necessity of standing out in 2024's competitive YouTube landscape by posting more than just random content.
The recommendation to spend the first 48 hours determining your niche to grow fast on social media.
The advice to start narrow and focus on a specific niche to build an audience before broadening later.
Two approaches to picking a niche: based on passion or based on expertise and credibility.
The 'reporter approach' for those passionate about a topic but not yet experts, focusing on documenting and sharing the learning journey.
The idea of becoming a 'human Guinea pig' to try new things, learn, and document the process for the audience.
The potential to monetize knowledge and experiences gained through the documentation process.
The 'teacher approach' for those with existing expertise, focusing on solving problems and teaching others.
The benefits of using YouTube to promote an existing business or service to a targeted audience.
The importance of having the right tools, such as Tube Magic, to help with niche exploration and video optimization.
The necessity to treat YouTube as a business with a clear strategy for growth and monetization.
The encouragement to have the courage to be disliked and to stay true to one's convictions despite criticism.
The advice to surround oneself with supportive people and to focus on personal growth and achieving dreams through YouTube.
Transcripts
let me guess this isn't the first time you watching a video about how to grow your YouTube
channel you probably spend hours maybe even months learning how to start and where to start but this
endless cycle of learning needs to end previously I did a survey among my subscribers to understand
their biggest struggles so today I'm going to share the most common struggles people face
when starting a new YouTube channel and how to overcome them I understand how you feel because
it took me ages to get where I am today like from outside it looks like my channel is an overnight
success because we reached to 100K subscribers in 3 months and to 1 million in 2 years but
before this channel I had four failed channels actually I've been making videos since 2015 and
it's been 9 years and only the last like 3 to four years have been successful so it took me 5 years
to learn how to start a successful YouTube channel and I don't want you to take 5 years
like I did one of the biggest mistakes I've done in the beginning was starting posting videos
before I even knew my like long-term goal I never thought about it I hear some YouTubers encouraging
to just keep bsing consistently and then they promise you you will be successful I understand
where they come from because most people don't even like post for a year and they just quit but
I did post for 5 years and nothing happened maybe it was because my content was really awful that
even being consistent wasn't enough it didn't work in like 2015 you know right now the competition is
much higher compared to back then imagine even in 2015 you couldn't get away with just posing
content so how do you think you're going to stand out from a bunch of YouTubers that are in 2024 not
just by posting random content you fancy so what should you do if I would have only 48 Hours the
first thing I would do is to determine my Niche I would probably spend about like 12 hours on this
if you want to grow fast on social media you got to start narrow there are some exceptions like if
you have an interesting life or personality or if you already have the skills to create videos
right if you have a good production quality then you don't necessarily need to start narrow but
that doesn't apply to 99% of people I know and even if you have these skills these advantages
it will still take time for you to grow if you start broad you you can always broaden your Niche
once you build an audience in a smaller Niche so how can you pick a niche there are two approaches
to pick your Niche and it actually depends on your long-term Financial goal you might think
I haven't even started posting it like why would I think about monetization but that's one of the
mistakes I see people making because depending on your financial goal the way you pick your Niche
the way you pick your content strategy is going to be different so it's actually crucial to be
clear about your approach from the start because we're not treating YouTube as a hobby if you want
to become a YouTuber you need to treat it as a business and to do so you need to have a clear
strategy there are two main ways to pick a niche either pick something you are super passionate
about you know you can't like shut up about you just love that thing or pick something you're good
at and have credibility in the first approach is where you take the reporter approach it's a
really good way to start your channel especially if you're not an expert yet or let's say you don't
have a credibility to teach others about something but have a burning passion for a specific topic it
can be like anything from books Fitness Finance philosophy Tech you name it if you don't know
what you are passionate about what you can do is ask your friends ask your family about the topics
that you like to talk about it should be something you like spending your time learning about it and
exploring different like subtopics in it because once you start your channel you're going to
spend a lot of time learning about it instead of presenting yourself as a guru you can dive into
a topic you are passionate about document your journey share what you learn along the way let's
say like you want to start a fitness channel but you're not in shape or you're not necessarily in
like a really good shape so instead of trying to giving exercise and diet advice to people what I
would do is that I would document my own fitness journey I would share the workout routines that
I'm doing what I'm eating the challenges that I'm facing and also the progress that I'm making like
physical and mental because when you do so people will relate to your authenticity and appreciate
the real time updates on your journey like if people can see you're actually getting in shape
each video by video then that's more motivating and also by documenting your own transformation
not only you gain credibility but you also become more relatable by showing the process of how you
changed or let's say you want to start a Channel about building a business but you haven't built
any businesses so rather than giving people you know advice to how to start read books listen to
podcasts watch videos and try and share what you learned and also the results that you got from
those things so document each step and share the mistakes you made so basically it's like
becoming a human Ginia pic you're going to try new things learn from your experiences and document
the process and once you share this insights right once you gain this credibility through
your documentation and also gain a following then you can monetize your knowledge the experiences
that you had with your Audience by it can be selling your knowledge it can be selling products
maybe Services maybe coaching for example if your fitness journey leads to a significant result and
you actually got like really fit you could create a workout plans or do coaching and help your o
audience to get fit so the reporter approach not only helps you build trust and engage with
your audience but also allows you to grow your expertise naturally it will take more time to
monetize but since you don't have credibility it's always much better to gain The credibility first
and then monetize so if you're fine with this I would highly recommend going with the reporter
route when you're trying to grow your YouTube channel having the right tools can make all the
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it was designed by another YouTuber Matt par who runs make money Matt Channel and runs more
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sponsoring this part if you already got your some experience if you already have some credibility
in a certain area I would go for the teacher approach to pick a niche jot down the problems
you solved in the past it can be anything like physical transformation or maybe how
you overcome your mental issues or maybe have you built a business or maybe learned a new language
like I did and if you already solved your problems before monetizing and growing your channel is far
easier compared to the reporter approach because you already did your work beforehand let's say
like I want to start a Channel about growing a YouTube channel and I've already built one
right so what I would do is that I would jot down the exact steps I would follow
if I were to just starting out just like I did for this video so what are the lessons
you wish someone had thought you when you were just starting you know what are the struggles
that you faced let's say you want to help people to get fit then what's the most common struggle
they face I think people struggle with not knowing where to start or how to stay consistent and they
don't know how to eat healthy so for each problem my audience might be facing I would write down how
I solved it or overcame it in the past and turn that into a video basically teaching people if
you already got a business or service YouTube is an actually amazing platform to promote it because
the organic TR traffic that you can get is crazy I would use YouTube mainly to promote the service
that you have and show how you can help people and demonstrate like how your products or Services can
solve your audience's problems it builds trust it drives traffic and it's probably going to be much
converting than paid ads and if you don't have a business yet I would find a gap in the market and
then create a service or product that addresses like specific problem that my audience might be
facing so write down the problems your audience might be facing and solve them with your videos
offer products and services for example there are tons of YouTube courses teaching how to succeed on
YouTube but I took most of them and most of them lack accountability and continuous support after
the course that's why I created my own thing where you not only learn about how to grow your YouTube
channel but also meet people who share the same goals ask me questions keep yourself accountable
and find support if you're interested check the link in the description below by positioning your
yourself as a teacher you can quickly build trust with your audience because you already know what
you're talking about and you can create multiple income streams and your expertise not only going
to help other people but also makes you a go-to Authority in your Niche which is really important
for a long-term success on YouTube so if you already know what you're talking about go for
the teacher route you don't need to worry about others discovering your videos on early stages
because realistically nobody's going to watch them okay and even if people do find it and they're not
supportive of your goals or worst case scenario make fun of you they shouldn't be a part of your
life anyway when I was in high school right when I was like trying to grow my YouTube channel lots
of people made fun of me but look where we are are they here no so it doesn't matter and other
people's opinion does not have to become your reality just because they're telling you that
you're a loser does it mean you're a loser no your Journey on YouTube is about your personal growth
and achieving your dreams not like pleasing everyone around you so you need to have the
courage to be disliked and stand firm in your convictions and every successful person in any
area face criticism and doubt from others but that shouldn't dictate your actions it took me
like four failed channels to reach here if I would just like give up in the first channel I wouldn't
be here I kept going whenever you feel like you're about to give up you got to ask yourself are you
living for someone else or are you living a life true to yourself what you want from your life and
this is your chance to pursue something that you're passionate about and to create content
that you're proud of and make a living out of it it's essential to surround yourself people who
uplift you and support you rather than like those trying to bring you down and make fun of you and
discourage you so you got to focus on your vision and keep pushing forward even when it's hard
because with time the right people will appreciate your authenticity and dedication towards your
journey and they'll watch your videos they will become your audience and they will support you if
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