I Tried Growing A YouTube Channel Using Community Posts

Summary

The speaker shares their experience of using YouTube's Community tab for the first time, posting daily for 30 days starting from October 24th to November 23rd. Initially, they used the tab for self-promotion with little engagement. However, inspired by others' success, they decided to experiment. They scheduled daily posts, repurposed Twitter content for the Community tab, and saw immediate results, including their first subscriber from a Community post. The video analytics showed increased views and impressions. They plan to continue using the Community tab, test quizzes, and outsource content creation in the future.

Takeaways

• 📅 The challenge began on October 24th and ended on November 23rd, focusing on consistent daily posts on the YouTube Community tab.
• 🖼️ The user repurposed content from their Twitter (X) account to use on the YouTube Community tab, streamlining the process.
• 🎉 A key achievement was gaining their first subscriber from a community post, which exceeded initial expectations.
• 📊 Image posts were the most successful, generating between 300 to 500 impressions and the highest engagement.
• 🗳️ Polls had lower impressions but higher engagement (up to 30%), although they didn't attract many likes.
• 💬 Text-based posts performed well, with 100 to 300 impressions and an engagement rate of 1.8% to 4.6%.
• 🎥 Video posts underperformed, with the best video post receiving only 120 impressions and minimal engagement.
• 💡 The user realized that shorter, more concise posts and using enticing images might be more effective than long text or video links.
• 📈 Over the 30 days, the user gained 12,200 impressions, 383 likes, and 5 new subscribers by repurposing content efficiently.
• 🔄 Moving forward, the plan is to focus more on image posts and quizzes, slow down video posts, and improve content repurposing for more consistent results.

Q & A

What was the purpose of the challenge described in the script?

The purpose of the challenge was to test the effectiveness of using the YouTube Community tab for consistent daily posting to increase engagement and potentially gain new subscribers.

How did the creator schedule daily posts for the challenge?

The creator scheduled daily posts by planning and preparing them in bulk, taking advantage of the scheduling feature within the YouTube Community tab.

What was the creator's initial approach to using the Community tab before the challenge?

Before the challenge, the creator used the Community tab for self-promotion, highlighting specific videos, Discord servers, or sponsors, but did not gain much engagement or new subscribers.

How did the creator repurpose content from other platforms for the YouTube Community tab?

The creator repurposed content by taking scheduled posts from their Twitter account (or another platform referred to as 'X'), slightly modifying them, and then posting them on YouTube.

What was the first noticeable result the creator observed from the challenge?

The first noticeable result was gaining the first subscriber from a Community post, which happened sooner than expected, along with 1,400 impressions.

What types of posts did the creator make during the challenge?

The creator made various types of posts including tips, sharing results, generic engagement posts like polls asking viewers' preferences, and video posts.

How did the creator streamline the content creation process across different platforms?

The creator streamlined the content creation process by planning YouTube videos first, then using the bullet points from those plans to create content for Twitter, long-form text documents, and Community posts, all linking back to the original YouTube video.

What was the most effective type of post in terms of impressions during the challenge?

Image posts were the most effective in terms of impressions, with one post reaching over 1,000 impressions.

What was the engagement rate like for the different types of posts?

Polls had a higher engagement rate, with up to 30%, while image posts had lower engagement rates around 1-2% despite higher impressions.

What was the final outcome of the 30-day challenge in terms of subscriber growth?

The challenge resulted in 12,200 impressions, 383 likes, and 5 new subscribers.

What is the creator's plan for future content strategy on the YouTube Community tab?

The creator plans to continue using the Community tab, posting more images which performed the best, and repurposing content to provide value in text form. They also plan to clean up systems for potential outsourcing of content posting.