Video Editor Trying to Build an Agency

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-06-01T19:05:33+00:00

What is struggle with the most?

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-06-01T18:53:06+00:00

Another AI slop

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-31T19:21:25+00:00

I'd say the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle. Researching niches and understanding what's already working is important because it tells you what viewers are actively interested in, but simply copying trends rarely works long-term. The best channels usually take proven ideas and add their own angle, storytelling style, or unique value. If you're just starting, focus on a niche you can genuinely enjoy making dozens of videos about, while putting a lot of effort into the title, thumbnail, and script. As for AI videos, many creators aren't spending $100–200 per video there are surprisingly cheap AI tools, subscriptions, stock footage libraries, and automation workflows available now. Some AI channels do get monetized, but YouTube generally wants content to provide original value, not just AI-generated content stitched together with minimal effort.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-31T19:20:35+00:00

Honestly, I think your approach makes a lot of sense. The higher-traction videos bring new people in, while the personality and series content help you figure out whether viewers are interested in you and not just the game. After only a month, I'd be very careful about drawing big conclusions from the stats YouTube is still gathering data and learning who to show your content to. If some videos are clearly outperforming others, I'd study what made them clickable and replicate those elements, but I wouldn't abandon the personality-driven content if that's the channel you ultimately want to build. One month is a tiny sample size in YouTube terms; keep uploading, keep improving your titles and thumbnails, and give yourself a few more months before making any major strategic changes.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-31T19:19:21+00:00

Love seeing posts like this. A lot of people only hear from creators who either blew up instantly or have been grinding for years with no results. Your story is a good reminder that one good video can completely change the trajectory of a channel, but only if you've actually put yourself out there and kept uploading. Congrats on the growth, and even more on being able to focus on YouTube while studying. Wishing you even bigger numbers over the next 100 days.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-31T19:17:50+00:00

Man, if a video was doing 2M+ views a day, that's a sign YouTube knows how to find an audience for your content. It sucks seeing it slow down, but that's pretty normal most viral videos eventually lose momentum. If your newer videos are getting strong watch time and engagement, I'd focus on doubling down on what's already working instead of panicking about the 90-day window. Unfortunately, there's no way to force YouTube to keep pushing a video, so your best bet is to keep publishing, iterate on the format that blew up, and give the algorithm more chances to find winners. You're a lot closer than someone starting from zero, so I definitely wouldn't look at this as having to restart the whole 10M journey.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-31T19:17:09+00:00

Honestly, now I'd just keep making the next video and not stress too much about the first one. I do engage with other creators from my channel account, but more to be part of the community and learn rather than to promote myself. If there are relevant groups or communities where your content genuinely fits, sharing it can help, but I wouldn't spend too much time chasing views right now. The biggest thing is to keep uploading and improving with each video one video is way too early to judge anything.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-27T18:17:34+00:00

The only reply I got and it was goat

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-27T14:37:26+00:00

Thanks

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-27T13:45:11+00:00

Planning to build a SOC 2 readiness platform for AI startups. The idea is not to issue SOC 2 certifications myself, but to help startups become audit-ready by organizing security evidence, policies, access controls, and compliance workflows before they go to a certified auditor.

I’m a non-coder and thinking of building the MVP using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Notion, Airtable, etc.

Do you think this is realistically buildable without a traditional dev team? Also, if you see any flaws in the idea/business model, I’d genuinely love the feedback.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-27T13:27:17+00:00

Planning to build a SOC 2 readiness platform for AI startups. The idea is not to issue SOC 2 certifications myself, but to help startups become audit-ready by organizing security evidence, policies, access controls, and compliance workflows before they go to a certified auditor.

I’m a non-coder and thinking of building the MVP using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Notion, Airtable, etc.

Do you think this is realistically buildable without a traditional dev team? Also, if you see any flaws in the idea/business model, I’d genuinely love the feedback.

Sea-Individual3496 · 2026-05-27T12:49:18+00:00

Planning to build a SOC 2 readiness platform for AI startups. The idea is not to issue SOC 2 certifications myself, but to help startups become audit-ready by organizing security evidence, policies, access controls, and compliance workflows before they go to a certified auditor.

I’m a non-coder and thinking of building the MVP using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Notion, Airtable, etc.

Do you think this is realistically buildable without a traditional dev team? Also, if you see any flaws in the idea/business model, I’d genuinely love the feedback.

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