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Hello All,

I'm new to this forum and have been reading a lot already. Starting to really enjoy this place. Nonetheless I currently have a Youtube channel with about 47 videos currently teaching graphic/game design and wanted to know if you all had tips to increase my view/subscribers.

I post the videos on Youtube and have them posted on my site as well. I get a steady 100 views per day on my channel but not sure if this is "ok" or doing good. I've had this channel up since December 2012 and have about 52 subscribers and about 3500 views. Like I said before I'm getting about 100 views per day and getting about 1 subscriber every other day. Am I being too impatient or should I be doing better by now?

Things I've done so far:

-Had a custom made intro from Splasheo.com
-included link to my website at the top of my description with a short description on what is covered in the video
-Included good keywords that I believe people look for
-Started posting some video responses on a few more popular channels relating to what I do
-Posted comments on a few more popular channels and subscribed to a few
-Started a Facebook page and linked it to my Youtube page under the "about" and also in the banner along with my site.
-Tried getting adsense but was rejected because "my site does not have enough content", because my website has almost no text it's mostly just videos. Also read that they won't approve me if my site is purely videos.


I try to aim for 4-5 videos a week but not sure if I'm pushing out too much content too quickly. I have a list of about 30-40 other videos I plan on making then I will probably slow down on pushing out content. My plan is to have small projects come out with a series of videos about once a month. Thoughts? I'm not sure if I'm able to post my website/YT Channel here.

I'm still reading on these forums so if you know of any good threads that would help me out I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
#growth #subcribers #views #youtube
  • Profile picture of the author craig crawford
    Maybe have some call to actions in there? Like in the annotations? saying "hit subscribe" and maybe finish the video saying " Subscribe now to keep updated" or something else along those lines...
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    • Profile picture of the author Gonzosan
      Originally Posted by craig crawford View Post

      Maybe have some call to actions in there? Like in the annotations? saying "hit subscribe" and maybe finish the video saying " Subscribe now to keep updated" or something else along those lines...

      Actually I have an "outro" from Splasheo as well that I just downloaded and will start adding those to my videos. It's basically an animated outro telling them to comment and subscribe. Thanks for reminding me.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dain
        I'm not exactly sure of your question...

        What are you trying to accomplish exactly?

        Are you wanting to make money?

        Or are you wanting to get more subscribers to your Youtube channel.

        If it's the former... you should have a call to action telling viewers to click on a link below your videos that brings the viewer to a squeeze page where you can start building your email list and sell products. That is where you will make money.

        If it's the later....

        Just keep making videos and asking people to subscribe.
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        • Profile picture of the author Gonzosan
          Sorry should have been more clear from the start. Well I do want to make money from my Youtube videos if I can somehow get Adsense approved. I'm not sure if there's any other way to make money from Youtube, is there?

          Right now I don't have any products to sell, although I have a store being built and I'm going to write some ebooks so that I actually have something to generate real money from.

          For the time being I just want to grow my audience so that when I have products ready to sell I can reach a bigger market.

          Other than asking those who watch my videos, is there a way to gain bigger exposure for my channel?
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  • Profile picture of the author erwin78
    Hi everyone,

    if you have a good video channel and you don't have your own product

    try affiliate or as you was told build your list with a cool squeeze page

    If don't know how to start to build your list see this
    http://howtobuildlistfast.info


    All the best and see you on top

    Erwin
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  • Profile picture of the author jsttriit
    Make sure to put your videos on other sites as well. Like AOL, Blinkz, dailymotion. Anyone with a partner program.

    I had a YT channel making over $30,000 a month and they yanked it from me for no reason and gave it to a much larger competitor. My username was "golf" and was a huge channel.
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    • Profile picture of the author Gonzosan
      I may try affiliate links in youtube but we'll see. I don't want to end up crushing my own business or products. I'll do my research on what will be suitable. I'm almost done creating my digital store which will help me sell products and receive a royalty so that's what I'm hoping will bring in the big money for me.

      I never thought about posting my content on multiple sites. I suppose I'll do that as well. Thanks for the advice all, much appreciated. Only been here on day and already learning so much.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marty S
    This question (OP) is tantamount to the fact that Youtube is getting more competitive and is not as simple to dominate as some WSO marketers (for example) would have you believe.

    Originally Posted by Gonzosan View Post

    Am I being too impatient or should I be doing better by now?!
    It's all relative. But the main question is what are your long term goals with the videos. And yes, long term is key in any answer. You mentioned adsense. You will need hundreds of thousands of views to start making any real money. That is a worthy and attainable goal, but for niche marketers, I prefer the strategy of list building as you will be able to turn a relatively few number of viewers into REAL sales, via email. In that vein, you need to be offering something for signing up on a landing page. Add a consistent CTA in every video for this.

    Most of the marketing strategies you mentioned are rather standard and can help you, sure - but you missed a few really important factors with attaining Youtube success, such as originality, creativity, and branding. Imho, if you don't have any of these qualities, it really doesn't matter how much of the background stuff you have, because you will still be boring in the minds of many viewers. I am not saying you are, but I would appreciate you posting your channel here for further discussion.

    Originally Posted by Gonzosan View Post

    I try to aim for 4-5 videos a week but not sure if I'm pushing out too much content too quickly. I have a list of about 30-40 other videos I plan on making then I will probably slow down on pushing out content. My plan is to have small projects come out with a series of videos about once a month.
    Please stop this. 2 a week is plenty.

    Concentrate more on quality and offering - the gift of information. You need to concentrate on keyword research in your niche and start answering questions and solving problems that your potential subscribers are asking. These are the videos that will get you a loyal following and real buyers on your list. If you can do 2, 3-5 minute videos per week, then do one general lesson video and one keyword focused video answering a question. Brand your videos, add some humour/creativity and always, always have a CTA for your list.
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    • Profile picture of the author Gonzosan
      Thanks Marty S. I'll slow down the video uploads. If anything I'll have a nice stash of videos ready to go and consistently upload something twice a week. I agree it's best to have quality videos and I believe I have some good content up there.

      You can see my channel by clicking on my YT link to see what I actually have. I'm actually primarily focused on creating a great brand hence the reason why I opted for getting a custom professional looking intro and use a high quality microphone and HD video for my stuff.

      I know a few (alright, plenty) people are doing what I do but few actually produce quality work as most tend to look at is as a hobby and I try to make it more professional. If you look at my channel you'll understand a little better.

      Right now I am usually making a series of videos through a playlist every week that covers a certain aspect. Like my last playlist was a series of five videos where I showed people how to create terrain maps, particle effects, etc.

      A lot of times I'll end up just having a 5-8 minute video detailing one specific thing, like how to export/build your project. With all that said my goal with Youtube is mostly to grow an audience. I know that adsense really isn't going to pay off much so it's not my main goal of making money so I'm not too concerned with it. I plan on making money through my own ebooks, digital store, and a few other things.

      I appreciate the advice!
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      • Profile picture of the author Marty S
        You probably can't post links yet, so I can't see your channel. Just post your yet channel name here.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kurt
        Originally Posted by Gonzosan View Post

        Thanks Marty S. I'll slow down the video uploads. If anything I'll have a nice stash of videos ready to go and consistently upload something twice a week. I agree it's best to have quality videos and I believe I have some good content up there.

        You can see my channel by clicking on my YT link to see what I actually have. I'm actually primarily focused on creating a great brand hence the reason why I opted for getting a custom professional looking intro and use a high quality microphone and HD video for my stuff.

        I know a few (alright, plenty) people are doing what I do but few actually produce quality work as most tend to look at is as a hobby and I try to make it more professional. If you look at my channel you'll understand a little better.

        Right now I am usually making a series of videos through a playlist every week that covers a certain aspect. Like my last playlist was a series of five videos where I showed people how to create terrain maps, particle effects, etc.

        A lot of times I'll end up just having a 5-8 minute video detailing one specific thing, like how to export/build your project. With all that said my goal with Youtube is mostly to grow an audience. I know that adsense really isn't going to pay off much so it's not my main goal of making money so I'm not too concerned with it. I plan on making money through my own ebooks, digital store, and a few other things.

        I appreciate the advice!
        If you can produce 4-5 good videos a week, go for it. There's no rules limiting you to 2 videos a week.

        There's too many variables to limit yourself to 2 videos. For example, if you create two 12 minute videos, you may be able to split them into two parts each, giving you 4 more "good" videos, as well as the original 2 longer videos, for a total of 6 videos. And this would only take a few minutes longer to make 6 videos than it did 2 videos. It all depends.

        Also, not all videos have to be "great". Put your best videos on your money channel. Add your decent, but not great, videos to secondary channels. Use these channels to build link "silos" to your money channel, as well as other marketing benefits, such as playlists, etc.
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        • Profile picture of the author Gonzosan
          Thanks for the advice. My Youtube link is under my name on the left but if it doesn't show up then you can find it under Xenosmash. I'm thinking of going for 3 videos a week that way I can produce better content but still have them spread out. I can do five from time to time if I have an entire project completed over the weekend.

          Once I start getting better I will probably just focus on creating entire projects and posting them up once a month. The projects will consist of a series of videos. I'm still trying to find the "sweet spot" for this stuff.

          I'm able to produce many videos at once because I tend to keep my videos around 5-8 minutes long and sometimes teaching a certain technique or skill can take 30 minutes to which I split it up into multiple videos. That's essentially how the projects work. For instance in one project I may be showing viewers how to model and animate a weapon in 3D which would span many videos.

          I plan on keeping all videos within the same channel and the way I want to make money through my better videos is to sell the project files and I'd probably make an ebook version of it as well to sell.
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          • Profile picture of the author Marty S
            Yeah it's really not a rule or limitation as per amount of videos, and true, neither is it about quality. It's about value to the viewer. I've just seen way too many self professed high wire video marketers pushing all the wrong concepts about video marketing, and new video marketers screwing up their YouTube channels with bad advice.

            What has worked me (4 million views, 4000 subscribers over several channels) is over delivering on information viewers were actually seeking.

            If you can properly brand and build an audience with more videos than 2 per week... That's fine too. Just get a system down for your channel and cta where u can do at least 2. Then go from there.
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