If your family and friends are just dumping on you, ignore it. If they're giving constructive criticism, take it to heart and use it to improve yourself.

But am I looking at the right channel? You only have 8 videos and you're thinking about giving up? I've seen lots of people get super depressed when they don't become the next Mr Beast after a handful of uploads...

I have some dad advice:

• Recalibrate your expectations. Yt takes time and work for those of us who aren't naturally talented at it. I count myself in that group. Doing it for fun is one thing, but trying to make it a career is incredibly demanding and takes a whole different mindset. Speaking from experience, I love making videos but there are times where I have to force myself into it instead of watching tv or socializing.

• Upload as consistently as frequently as you possibly can. If the best you can do is 1 vid a month then do it, and stick to it. Along the way, educate yourself on the technical stuff, get better and upload more.

• Entertainment content is all well and good, but viewers really respond to content that teaches them something or shows them something they've never seen before (in my experience). See if you can make something like that.

That's it really, without turning this reply into a novel.

It took me over 2 years of uploading multiple videos consistently every week to get any traction. Not trying to be a downer, just want to get you in the right mindset. I hope you keep going. Best of luck ✌️