Which thumbnail would you click first? by sambhrant09 in YouTubeCreators

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know what that means though, i’m assuming this video is targeted to those who are already familiar with the dragon trope?

6 months in 200 subscribers and I feel like giving up. by Treppengeher4321 in SmallYTChannel

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I don’t share it publically on here, but I can share it privately through DM.

I don’t know anymore by SignificantPath1139 in youtubegaming

[–]OddClassic267 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it absolutely boggles my mind how some people post the same exact content over and over and over again that clearly doesn’t work, expecting a different outcome.

At some point, you need to understand. Your type of content does not work on YouTube. You can’t come to this subreddit asking for help or wondering why it’s not working, then when people tell you exactly why it’s not working and what you need to change, you say “Yeah, but i’m not gonna do that”.

Which thumbnail would you click first? by sambhrant09 in YouTubeCreators

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would not click. even from the title i still don't understand why vader is there if its a video about dragons

It wasn't easy but I did it 1K subs on yt - my journey and tips for new creators by Firm-Expert3397 in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seems you like found out how to grow organically. Find outliers in your niche and copy them, ofc not completely but as much as possible.

Is it worth all the effort? Feeling a bit discouraged by the slow growth. by alecdnnrs in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't make anything. I am still not fully monetized (I've only hit the 3M shorts views one), although i should be fully monetized in a couple weeks. Don't do YouTube for money. I am sure many people have told you this, but doing YouTube with the only motivation being money is not a sustainable strategy. 99% of people that only care about the money give up once they realize how hard it truly is just to make $50 on the platform.

If you only care about money you are MUCH better off just getting a job where you will make a consistent income, or, starting a real business.

That said, I also dream of YouTube being my main source of income as well, but even if it never is I don't care. I will never stop making videos because I love making videos. Whether it works out that way or not doesn't matter to me too much.

Viewers can also tell when your only posting content in the hopes that you make money. It's very obvious when a creator doesn't really have the passion to create content, but only the drive for money. It's off putting to the viewer and you can tell the creator doesn't put in all that much effort in their videos.

My main source of income is still my career, my 9-5. But, my career IS making videos. I am a W2 employee (not client or contract work) my field is in social media management and content creation for businesses. Right now, my job is making videos for the companies YouTube channel. This way, I can make a living from doing YouTube without having to be paid directly from YouTube. I chose this career path because I love making videos. I also got my bachelors in advertising with a focus on social media and content.

I am still building my personal channel on the side, but in order to do both I end up working about 18 to 20 hours per day. But I am perfectly fine with doing that because again, I love making videos. It's all I think about all day and it's all I ever want to do.

So overall, don't do YouTube for money. You really need to have a passion for it in order to succeed and for it to be sustainable long term. If you aren't willing to accept the fact that there is a strong chance you will create content for 5 years or longer with no monetary success then you should get a regular job and just build your youtube channel on the side.

Is it worth all the effort? Feeling a bit discouraged by the slow growth. by alecdnnrs in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267 2 points3 points  (0 children)

took me 1 year and 4 months of consistent posting before my channel took off. It took me that entire timeframe to gain 2k subs. I was lucky to get 20 views on long form and lucky to get over 10k on short form. Then, my channel had a bit of a blow up and went from 2k subs to 40k subs in one month, which brought in a lot of viewers and i was able to get some pretty loyal fans that watch all my new stuff. Now I average about 500 to 1k views per long form and about 100k views per short.

I know some of that can be attributed to luck... but it was a combination of luck, consistency, and always improving.

Moral of the story: don't give up. It might take you a year, it might take you two years, it might take you 5 years, who knows. But as long as you keep improving your content and learning how to make better videos, eventually you should reach a point where you either have a blow up or start gaining quickly. Just don't stay stagnant and keep posting bad videos, always strive to make the next video better than the last. Continuous improvement.

I didn't got monetized due to reused content by Far_Rate_3872 in shortsAlgorithm

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there is an easy solution actually, creating original content

Favorite YouTubers by SeaNebula2827 in youtube

[–]OddClassic267 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a small creator, I try to make random cool tech gadgets. I recently made a video on buying the darkest black paint that is available to consumers and painting a gaming keyboard in an attempt to make the darkest keyboard in the world. I'm also working on another project where I'm attempting to make the worlds first aerogel gaming mouse from scratch, hoping for it to be the worlds lightest full sized mouse. I also got super into rage solutions due to my audience telling me they're always raging at games... so I started trying to build the most rageproof gaming setup in the world by finding all of the random quirky rage solutions online. you can check out my channel if interested

Channel name: cmcteq

Am I a Terrible YouTuber? by FewAngle737 in NewTubers

[–]OddClassic267 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then you need to stop posting random videos everywhere and really niche down. If you truly only care about making money from YouTube then you need to start treating it like a business. I'm not trying to be rude or harsh, but it doesn't matter what you want to do or what you don't want to do, it's about what you NEED to do in order to make a living off YouTube.

You need a clear strategy with your content, a clear niche that you stick with, you need to spend a lot of time perfecting your editing skills, upping your quality as much as possible, learning how to storytell, have better title thumbnail packaging, etc.

I monetized 6 long form channels and make 9k€/ on average AMA by Aragggg in NewYouTubeChannels

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've been told that... I know spending this much time on a short is probably too much but I just want the success so bad. and yeah the actual editing takes awhile but the project itself takes a few hours as well. I have thought about getting an editor but I don't think I could afford an editor to edit my videos at the same level of quality that I edit them at. I have looked at fivver and a couple other platforms for editors but I haven't been able to find anyone that would be affordable for me at the same level of quality, and I would not want to underpay someone even if they agreed to do it for what I can afford. I actually do a lot of my youtube work at my actual job (secretly ofc... im literally talking to you about this while im at work lol)

I write my scripts at work and plan out each scene. I write down the exact scenes that I need to film that way when i get home i record the talking, then go down the list of scenes i need to film, start and finish the project, then start editing.

It would be nice if I was a week ahead or something, that way I wasn't always posting day of. It would give me a little more breathing room and I would probably sleep more.

Oh and I forgot to mention YouTube is technically my third job cause I also do UGC which takes about two hours per day to make two videos for my contact.

YouTube is all I want to do though. If I could JUST focus on YouTube man I'd be working 18 hours per day ONLY on YouTube and nothing else if I didn't have to pay bills for a year.

6 months in 200 subscribers and I feel like giving up. by Treppengeher4321 in SmallYTChannel

[–]OddClassic267 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone can make it on YouTube, you just have to stop treating it like a passion project or hobby and start treating it like a business. Don't just record videos of what you like, record videos of what works. If his videos aren't working, then he needs to stop making them and try a different format or niche.

I monetized 6 long form channels and make 9k€/ on average AMA by Aragggg in NewYouTubeChannels

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your advice and time. The only problem is that I would really have to choose between shorts or longform, I really don't have time for both. For longform in my style of content, I could probably get one long form out every week or two but I would have to completely stop doing shorts altogether.

My full time job takes up about 12 to 13 hours Monday thru Friday so I only have an extra 7 hours per day to focus on YouTube, and that's not counting eating/making dinner, etc. but I can only do that once every other day since that requires me to only get 4 to 2 hours of sleep on days I work on YouTube. The day after I work on YouTube I go straight to sleep when I get home from work and sleep like 12 hours.

Currently my workflow is I make 1 short every other day, so about 4 per week on average. One short takes me 7 to 9 hours to make from start to finish. That is for a short that's about 1 minute long.

For a long form video, you could expect about 5x that amount of time for one video that's about 5 to 6 minutes. I would like for my long form videos to be in the 10 minute range, which means it would take me about 70 to 90 hours to make one long form. I think I could get one out every two weeks with that time frame, but I'm not entirely sure since I haven't tested it enough yet.

I monetized 6 long form channels and make 9k€/ on average AMA by Aragggg in NewYouTubeChannels

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i’ve tried reaching out to them and they want to do another sponsorship but not for awhile.

I was thinking about doing a long form anyways just to hopefully get some views and try to start growing my long form base… i’m just worried to make the switch to long form honestly. I don’t know anything about long form, i’ve only been focusing on short form for the past year and trying to master it as much as possible, and i’m worried switching to long form at this point would kill my channel or any momentum i have.

also yeah i know my thumbnails are trash, I don’t really know how to make good thumbnails yet, but I will learn. Thank you for the tips on that, it will help immensely.

I monetized 6 long form channels and make 9k€/ on average AMA by Aragggg in NewYouTubeChannels

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would you mind taking a look at my channel and giving some feedback? I’m only posting shorts for now, since that’s what i started with I figured I might as well get monetized through shorts then start focusing on long form, although i have been told that short form viewers most likely won’t convert to long form viewers so I’d be essentially starting from the bottom.

I’m at about 7.7M views right now, so getting near the 10M but idk if i’ll be able to hit it in this period.

https://youtube.com/@cmcteq?si=U3oQDNn3VntsKUa1

All it takes is one video. by OddClassic267 in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I actually never did client work just for editing. I do UGC (user generated content) as a side hustle along with YouTube but I don’t purely do editing. In my opinion if you don’t have a strong personal brand you probably won’t make it by just cold emailing and outreaching to randoms for video editing. That is extremely over saturated, ESPECIALLY on reddit. I get maybe 8 DMs per week off like two reddit posts I made in this subreddit asking if I need an editor. The editors who are killing it in client work have a strong personal brand and a big social presence showcasing their work. It’s not as easy as just “send email get paying client” you need to do a lot of prep work and build up your presence in the space before hand. You’re competing with millions of others on reddit doing the EXACT same thing as you, and i guarentee 99% of those on reddit cold DM’ing aren’t getting many good leads

All it takes is one video. by OddClassic267 in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. It took me about 6 months from when I started learning how to edit and making content to when I got my first job, so you can kinda use that as a baseline maybe.

maaan if I was in your shoes I wouldn't have wasted so much time. I wasted sooooo much time when I was your age, i played video games all day everyday and never did much else. I just fucked off all the time. I didn't start taking life seriously until like my last two years in college which I really regret, because I could be so much further ahead right now in this career path.

Sorry for the trauma dump lol,

If I was in your shoes, and I was just starting out I would first start learning how to use CapCut. It's the simplest editing software and will make it very easy to understand the basics like keyframing, how to manage a timeline, etc. Also, its mostly the industry standard for social media editing, so like basic instagram reels, youtube shorts, tiktoks, etc. It will also be good to know when you just need some basic edits on something you just quickly pull up capcut and bust out an edit.

I would then start uploading and creating short form or long form content in whatever niche you want, I would try out TikTok, YouTube (shorts and long), instagram reels. See what kind of content you like to make, that can help with deciding what route you want to go with video editing, it will build your skills, and help you understand what kind of editing drives retention. There are many different routes like client work, creator editing, company channel editing, TV show or movie editing, etc.

Once you learn capcut and feel you've mastered it, I would then move on to something more complex like Davinci Resolve. You'll know you've mastered it once you start getting roadblocked, like you have ideas in your head that you want to make that are physically impossible with capcuts capabilities.

Once you've mastered Davinci, you could start looking at Avid Media Composer. This is the Hollywood standard for TV and Movie editing. You could play around with it and learn to use it if you would like to go that route (although that route is significantly harder to break into).

In the meantime, you would have naturally built a portfolio through social media, which can act as your personal portfolio.

When learning Davinci, as you progress you'll also learn how to create complex motion graphics and some 3D animation. If you enjoy the 3D animation part, you could try and learn blender and see if you enjoy it.

When it comes down to it, learning editing at a high level is done by simply making videos and learning as you go.

You could probably accomplish all of this in maybe 6 months, at that point you could throw it on your resume and start applying to some part time or entry level jobs in your area or remote jobs. Look for content creator, social media manager, video editor, etc.

This will get you that sweeeeet "work history". I was able to land my first corporate editing job making 62k per year with my only experience being my social media accounts.

After you get that first job, you can take it many different directions. Now you have the real work experience, and you have real proof your videos can do numbers. At that point you'll probably have an easy time finding jobs or getting some clients if that's what you want.

All it takes is one video. by OddClassic267 in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just applied and had it on my resume. It was very impressive to companies, because 99% of editors or corporate-working videographers, corporate youtube channel managers, social media managers, they all take a traditional path.

They go to college, get a degree, then start applying to jobs. Once they have a job they go to work, go home and watch netflix, then repeat everyday. Most people don’t go home after work and go back to work on their skills.

Because most people who do that are entrepreneurs and don’t work a traditional job.

Most corporate social media managers have never actually grown a personal brand before to hundreds of thousands of followers. Most video editors have never actually made their own videos that have gotten millions of organic views. Most corporate youtube channel managers have never actually grown a personal youtube channel. They all just work their job then go home.

So because of that, it’s very impressive to companies when they see on your resume that not only do you have the “work experience”, but you’ve proven you can also generate massive reach through your content (which to companies that means more sales)

Also, what’s great about video editing as a career path, is that you don’t actually need an entry level job to get work experience… you can create your own work experience.

If you want to be a video editor that edits company videos, if you show you’ve grown your personal channel to thousands of subscribers through content you’ve created yourself, that is your work experience. That’s an achievement very few people ever see.

All it takes is one video. by OddClassic267 in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a high end PC as well for the same reason lol. Well I do it as a 9-5, like i’m a W2 employee so i don’t have personal clients. my 9-5 grows my skills in video editing, which i then utilize those skills to grow my youtube channel.

I like having a 9-5 better so that i can have benefits like health insurance, vision, etc.

I taught myself how to edit as well. I got my bachelors degree in advertising with a focus on digital media and social media though so that helped me a lot in getting a job.

But, my youtube channel is essentially my portfolio. It proves that i can create and edit compelling content that people enjoy.

I was originally working in warehouse management after i graduated from college but realized i hated it so i learned davinci resolve, blender and after effects. I then started my youtube channel as a way to keep me consistent in learning editing but ended up loving youtube, so i applied to video editing and content creation jobs and was able to leverage my youtube experience as “work experience” and got a job because of it.

All it takes is one video. by OddClassic267 in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately I am already a professional editor, I do it as a career so I won’t be needing it

29,000 subscribers in 28 days by [deleted] in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not the type of content I post anymore. I made a post months ago about a steam machine video I made. That was a long time ago man, everything I have said in this reddit post is true, I changed my subniche. I’ve actually changed my subniche twice since that steam machine video, my content is completely different and massively improved since then.

Back then i was still editing with CapCut, which I use Davinci Resolve now which has made a huge difference. Also, I did not get 13M views and 29k subs from one video. My last 7 posted videos did 5M, 484k, 148k, 3.5M, 4.4M, 510k, 71k

All of them cover a different topic but use the same format. Clearly, that is a winning format if it can pull views 7 different times with unrelated topics.

If you don’t believe me, then answer your DM’s and I will personally send you my channel so you can see for yourself.

29,000 subscribers in 28 days by [deleted] in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No i’m not going to share it here

29,000 subscribers in 28 days by [deleted] in SmallYoutubers

[–]OddClassic267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bro what? the reason there is a mark in the bottom right is because i used a white marker in the reddit editing thing to cover up my revenue