How To Start a Youtube Channel in 2019 and Gain 1000 Subscribers FAST!

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what is up everyone welcome back to my channel in today's video we are gonna be talking about YouTube now as I film this video I'm currently sitting at around 869 subscribers can you believe it as a total including this video this will be my 16th video that I've posted to date and my first video I actually posted near end of July so it's already been four months since I started my youtube journey and it's really funny that I'm even filming this video because I remember wanting to start a YouTube channel ever since I was in high school back then I had a logitech camera or a Logitech webcam and I really wanted to start filming videos but the one thing that was really preventing me from doing it was because I was scared I didn't think that it was the right time and so I never did it and I feel like every year after that I've always wanted to start a YouTube channel and I just for some reason never did and I know for me for so many years starting a YouTube channel was always in the top 5 of the goals that I always set for myself year after year and it was really painful every time to kind of rewrite that goal because I would never actually do it so that's why I wanted to create this video because I know that there's a handful of people that probably have starting a YouTube channel on there 2019 New Year's resolutions list so that's why in today's video I'm gonna give you four no tips and advice on how I was able to not only start my youtube channel but also grow it to almost 1000 subscribers to date now the first advice that I have for you is to just start just do it and I know that this sounds really simple and basic as the first tip and I promise you that starting is actually one of the hardest parts of starting a YouTube channel because for many of us fear procrastination perfectionism are the main reasons why we stopped ourselves from actually starting so if you're watching this video really ask yourself how long have you been wanting to start a YouTube channel and are you actually going to make 2019 the year where you actually do it and take action because if you were me years ago then you're probably someone who is paralyzed with perfectionism and what perfectionism is is feeling the need to have the right equipment the right environment the right timing the right season to actually start but at the end of the day those are all excuses that you're feeding to yourselves because you're scared of starting and I'm actually gonna share a personal story with you so right now I am actually in the same home that I lived in when I was in university and during this time I kept telling myself the moment that I move out of this home I'm gonna start a YouTube channel when I graduated I moved to Montreal lived in my own apartment and I still didn't start because at the time I was telling myself oh wait but I need the right equipment now I'm back in my home that I lived in in University actually having a YouTube channel that is almost at 8,000 subscribers using just the same camera that I had back in university having a backdrop that I recently bought and a stand from Amazon that costed me $15 those were the three things that I actually used to start my channel I still haven't invested in lighting I'm still using window lighting or daylight lighting or whatever you want to call it so that goes to show that it doesn't matter what type of equipment or what type of timing or what type of apartment you have the key thing is that you actually need to start and that's why I'm putting this as my number one tip because if you don't start then the other tips really don't matter now the second piece of advice that I have what's going on here the second piece of advice that I have is to actually pinpoint and nail down your niche I think a mistake that's really easy to make especially for people that are starting out is not having a niche and feeling the need to post all kinds of content for example one day posting a makeup tutorial the next day posting a food blog then the next day posting tips on business you know when you actually nail down your niche and actually create consistent content on a certain subject that's actually gonna help you grow a lot faster because when you're first starting out you don't want to treat your channel like a buffet you want to treat your channel like a specialized restaurant and I'm gonna explain exactly what I mean by that now think about it if you actually want to take out your boyfriend or your girlfriend to a nice seafood dinner you're not gonna go to a buffet you're gonna go to a specialized restaurant is known for serving good seafood the same concept applies to YouTube channels you don't want to have your YouTube channel be a buffet where you have multiple different types of content you want it to be a specialized restaurant so that you can be known for the content that you serve and for people to actually trust you enough to subscribe because they know that every way you're gonna pump out the content that they want now let's use me as a case study the moment that I actually changed the cover banner of my YouTube channel to Millennials ultimate guide to self-help or something like that like more tailored to self-help for Millennials I actually started seeing an accelerated growth in my subscriber count the moment that I actually really refined my messaging on exactly who I serve and what type of content that you should expect from me which is business and mindset and even though I love makeup and I love fashion and I love all these different things you'll never really see that type of content on my channel because I have a niche and I'm gonna stay consistent and loyal to that niche and this is important because when someone goes on my channel they can automatically see and know what to expect from me week after week in terms of content and if this is something that they're actually interested in then they're more likely to subscribe even think about your own habits are you going to really follow someone who has a bunch of different random videos week after week and you don't really know what to expect probably not you're probably following makeup accounts or business accounts or finance accounts for a specific reason and that's why it's really important to think that way when you are starting your channel the third piece of advice that I have for you is to really focus on posting educational content that people are actually searching for I personally think that a mistake that a lot of people make when they're first starting out on YouTube is they post vlogs about their life but let's be real here no one other than your friends and your grandma care about what you're doing every day because you have to keep in mind that YouTube is actually the second largest search engine aside from Google and that's why you need to actually create content that people are searching for on the internet now I'm gonna use myself as a case study again so when I was in the position where I was debating whether or not to quit my corporate job I and that there were a lot of people that actually had this problem but unfortunately on YouTube there weren't that many videos that were talking about quitting the nine-to-five specifically I noticed that there weren't a lot of Millennials sharing their experiences of leaving their corporate jobs however in my real day-to-day life I kept hearing conversations of my millennial friends talking about how much they hate their jobs so then I thought to myself wow there is clearly a need in the market and not enough supply to meet those demands and that's why I created my wife put my job video three months ago now as you can see with that video alone I've dominated that topic if you actually search quit my job millennial on YouTube I ranked number one and to date there is 7.5 K views on that video which is insane but that's because this method works if you're able to pinpoint content that people are actually searching for but there aren't enough videos to actually fulfill that need then there's definitely an opportunity for you to come in create that video optimize your keywords and have it ranked first page because at the end of the day very similar to Google people don't actually go to the 6th page unless you're really bored and you're down the rabbit hole people usually go on the first or the second page and then they finish their search that's why it's really important to find videos I'll actually make you rank higher in search so again key takeaway from this tip is that no one gives a about what you do everyday or what type of food you are eating what they care about is the value that they receive from your videos and this is especially important when you're first starting out of course once you start developing more subscribers and you actually start building a tribe that cares about you then you can create those day-to-day vlogs or those fun videos that you want to create but if you really want to be strategic about your YouTube channel you really want to focus on what value you can provide and how you can educate your audience so that they'll want to learn more from you and stay subscribe now my fourth and final tip is consistency if you actually want to grow your YouTube channel you have to be consistent on the platform and trust me I get it this is probably one of the hardest things to master and the hardest thing to actually implement when I first started since he was one of the hardest things for me and I actually took two weeks or three weeks at between my videos because I really couldn't keep up with the planning the filming and the editing and I also felt like because I was new and because I was starting that no one would really care if I didn't post every week well I was completely wrong because the moment that I actually started posting consistent content week after week no excuses I saw so much growth in my channel I actually get about a hundred new subscribers every two weeks which means that every month I'm actually getting 200 new subscribers and I know that if I continuously stay consistent that number will actually grow now the key to staying consistent is a lot of planning and also a lot of organization and I feel like this deserves a whole video in itself so that's why next week I'm gonna actually upload a part two on this topic and I'm gonna show you exactly how I plan my content and also how I organize my days so that I can stay consistent and keep up with YouTube but for now all you really need to know is that in order to grow your YouTube channel substantially substantially substantially you need to stay consistent on the platform even if that's one video per week which really is only four videos a month and something that I learned from Natasha she is a content creator and also a coach I'm gonna link her socials below but what etosha taught me is that you have to treat your channel like a restaurant and I know that I keep using these restaurant analogies but they're so great so think about your favorite restaurant okay wouldn't it suck if you went to your restaurant one day and there was a closed sign right in front of the door even though on Google it tells you that it's open that's a pretty shitty feeling when you go to your favorite restaurant and it's closed use this same analogy and apply it to starting a YouTube channel it really sucks when you aren't consistent because your audience is expecting you to post a video week after week and again I know when you're first starting out you're probably thinking well who's keeping tabs on me no one cares if they miss a week of my videos trust me I was there but you also have to think about it this way how can you expect anyone to take you seriously as a content creator if you can even take yourself seriously really think about that and the moment someone told me this was the moment I really kicked it into gear and started posting week after week after week no excuses no delays and consistently pumping up content because I know that if I want you to take me seriously as a content creator I need to take myself seriously and that's the truth but anyway guys as you can see the Sun is setting here in Vancouver and I guess it's time to conclude the video those were my four tips ok I can't right now like the Sun is I'm just gonna take this off so those are my four tips on how you can actually grow and start your YouTube channel and I have to say that I'm really thankful for all the people that have watched my videos and have supported me because I know what it feels like to have so many fears around starting a channel I've seriously been there this channel was maybe like six years in the making because I had so much anxiety of actually starting but if you actually look at me and see me as kind of living proof that it is possible even in 2018 even in 2019 because I know that a lot of people also stop themselves because they think that YouTube is really competitive but what I think is that even if it is competitive that shouldn't stop you from starting because if you don't even start then you'll never have a youtube channel and so that's all I really have to say if you want more tips from me and if you want more support from me then definitely join the free list boss Network it is a YouTube of my youtube it is a Facebook group that I recently started about two and a half weeks ago there's already over 300 members in the group officially starting today which is awesome and in the group it is a mastermind of Millennials that just support each other and every week I not only hop on to train the members that are in the group based on the topics that they want to get trained on but I also invite guest speakers from different industries different careers different business ventures to interview and to also train members in the group so if you are someone who is aspiring to be an entrepreneur or you are an entrepreneur or you're someone that's just a business boss then definitely consider joining the realist Boston Network I'm going how you can join in the description box and a comment section below and yeah hopefully I'll see you in there but anyways guys it's always a pleasure to talk to you guys and I'll see you next week bye guys also guys I'm not done yet I just wanted to show you the reality of starting a YouTube channel and this is really the equipment that I have so I have this and please don't don't kill me because I have a messy room but I have a backdrop here that's literally falling apart and it barely fits the width of my screen so I have to sit really close and then I have like a meditation stool where I squat and I sit because this doesn't really go that high and then I've got the stand that literally falls apart every time I try to use it but it works so that's why I keep with it and then I have the camera that I'm using right now which is the sony a5100 you can spot on Amazon but this is really all I have and then I have natural sunlight so it's kind of annoying sometimes because as you can see the Sun is setting so that's why the end of the video was so yellow but you do what you can right and you want to start scrappy just start that's the key anyways guys thank you so much and I'll see you next time [Music]