🎥 Five Lessons I Learned to Grow My YouTube Channel in Six Months
Are you interested in becoming a successful YouTuber? With the lifestyle, opportunities, financial gain, and clout that come with it, it's no wonder that it's one of the most sought-after careers today. As someone who has donated over ten thousand dollars to successful YouTubers to learn the YouTube game in the most efficient way, I'm here to share with you the five lessons that have helped me grow my YouTube channel to where it is today in just over six months.
Lesson 1: Understanding TTC
By far, the highest ROI thing that you can do for your channel is really understanding TTC. This is the basic building block for YouTube, and it stands for Thumbnail, Title, Content, in that order. Everyone tells you that you need to make a good thumbnail and title, but they never tell you why it's statistically important.
If we look at the total views of a video, it's only going to matter if people are clicking on it. As you can see from the graph, while a video may perform quite well, it may not reach its full potential if the thumbnail and title aren't good enough. The thumbnail and title are like an ad for the content inside the video, and they're competing against all of the other videos from the top creators.
Lesson 2: Picking a Niche
It's essential to pick a niche, hopefully on something that you're knowledgeable and/or passionate about. This will give you a lot of constraints to help you figure out what videos you should be making and how to speak to your target audience. Starting super niche has allowed me to talk directly to that target audience and add a ton of unique perspective, which is just my preferred word for value.
Lesson 3: Consistency is Key
Assuming that you have a vague idea of your niche, you have to consistently become a YouTuber every single day. There's nothing in the algorithm about posting consistently except for the fact that your viewers will have more content of yours to watch, which will in turn lead to more views and subscribers.
Consistency allows you to post a video and regardless of the performance, move on to the next. This is so important that I'd recommend scheduling your first video to come out after you've already started working on your second. This way, regardless of the performance on the first video, you're already working on the second.
Lesson 4: Avoid Biased Feedback
It's probably not a good idea to have your friends or family watch your videos. When you get feedback from your current friend group or peers, it's likely going to be biased. They're going to make you feel good about the content you're posting instead of telling you how bad it really is if it's not performing well.
The other thing I noticed really early on is that when you have your friends be some of your first viewers on a video, it kills the recommendation algorithm for that content. It's just better to let YouTube's algorithm work its magic and push your video out to the public who's your target audience anyway.
Lesson 5: Invest in Courses
It takes a really long time to learn the YouTube game, but you can drastically shrink the amount of time that you'll spend failing by buying courses. Courses give you all of the ingredients that you need, but then it's still your job to bake the cake. You can learn everything that you need online for free, but by doing that, it is going to take you a lot longer to find all of the correct information that you actually need to grow.
Each time you encounter a challenge, it's going to open that door up for you to feel like quitting. Each one of the courses that I've bought has not given me superpowers, but even the bad ones have gotten me one step closer to growing my channel in the easiest, simplest, most systematic way I can.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Understanding TTC can help you get more views and subscribers
- Picking a niche can help you add unique perspective and value
- Consistency can lead to more views and subscribers
- Avoiding biased feedback can help you analyze data to get better
- Investing in courses can help you learn faster and grow your channel
Cons:
- Courses can be expensive
- Not all courses are created equal
Highlights
- Understanding TTC is essential for getting more views and subscribers
- Picking a niche can help you add unique perspective and value
- Consistency is key to growing your channel
- Avoiding biased feedback can help you analyze data to get better
- Investing in courses can help you learn faster and grow your channel
FAQ
Q: How do I pick a niche for my YouTube channel?
A: Pick something that you're knowledgeable and/or passionate about. This will give you a lot of constraints to help you figure out what videos you should be making and how to speak to your target audience.
Q: How important is consistency in growing my YouTube channel?
A: Consistency is key to growing your channel. There's nothing in the algorithm about posting consistently except for the fact that your viewers will have more content of yours to watch, which will in turn lead to more views and subscribers.
Q: Are courses worth the investment in growing my YouTube channel?
A: Yes, courses can be a great investment in growing your YouTube channel. They give you all of the ingredients that you need, but then it's still your job to bake the cake. You can learn everything that you need online for free, but by doing that, it is going to take you a lot longer to find all of the correct information that you actually need to grow.
