Fullscreen vs. Freedom vs. Your MCN?

I'm just stressed and annoyed.

Dude! Don't Stress Man! If something you enjoy starts stressing you out then something is wrong and needs to change.
Relax and chill you've got a good solid fan base going on and you've only just started.

Patience and love for what you do is the Key here.

I had "full screen" contact me because of a 20 second video of me failing to scare my son and wanted the video for 5 years on the contract. They also wanted 40% of whatever cash I made too. LOL I don't even earn anything yet. So I suggest you watch some network reviews on YouTube like Fullscreen. You hear all kinds of nightmare deals. Put me off.

You're doing brilliant mate as you are so saviour the moments. These are good times :-)
 
@IB360HD 212 in 9 weeks? It took me 2 years to get that far!

What are you doing besides Twitter and Instagram to promote yourself? I don't for example see a Facebook page, a website or a blog link. Another good move would be to correct your channel link in your signature; as it stands if anyone here wanted to subscribe to you they would be SOL.

Do you have your embeds and comments open? Do you ask people to spread the word of your channel's existence in your videos or your channel description? All of these moves will help you to grow faster.

I am a woman, so I find your theme rather disconcerting and possibly insulting also...this will be a detriment to your growth. There are funny things that do not target a human gender or social group; try and find one of those to use as your content basis.

Addendum! OMG! I think I just found another reason you have not only what you consider slow growth but low views. After seeing the "B" word in one of your titles, I decided to initiate Safety Mode as an experiment. After doing that, your Video Uploads section displays precisely one video available to view.

Apparently YouTube has 99% of your content behind the dreaded Age Gate. This means that YouTube admin considers your videos neither general audience friendly nor advertiser friendly in general. Age Gated videos are harder to find in search results if they can be found in YT Search at all.

I think it is time to seriously rethink the type of videos you are posting to YouTube, bro, unless you stated when you founded the channel that your content was not intended for a general audience...networks won't like your stuff either...they want family-friendly videos only.

Just FYI, material which has to be set to Restricted is not considered Quality Content by YouTube, though it would work in a real time Comedy Club perhaps.
 
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Damn they out here trying to f**k you on some real no b******t. I would leave too. Thanks for the input man I really appreciate it. You would think with over 4 billion hours of YouTube viewed every day that it would be this hard to get noticed for good content, huh?[DOUBLEPOST=1446566138,1446566057][/DOUBLEPOST]

Respectable? Maybe. Where I want to be? Nowhere close. Well if they don't offer me exposure or a chance to get even the slightest bit more publicity for me to spread my message, I would deem there no reason for me to join, you know?
Honestly, complaining about those figures is dumb and will get you nowhere. Be happy for what you've got, and try and work towards marketing yourself better
 
No MCN will give you exposure, now some give you the tools to help you gain exposure but this is all down to how you use them and gain audience attention. it all comes down to you as a youtuber. if youre going to be successful you need to do it all by yourself with small help from others

I hear you I guess I just gotta adapt because whatever the f**k I've been doing ain't been working out whatsoever.[DOUBLEPOST=1446668642,1446667682][/DOUBLEPOST]
@IB360HD 212 in 9 weeks? It took me 2 years to get that far!

What are you doing besides Twitter and Instagram to promote yourself? I don't for example see a Facebook page, a website or a blog link. Another good move would be to correct your channel link in your signature; as it stands if anyone here wanted to subscribe to you they would be SOL.

Do you have your embeds and comments open? Do you ask people to spread the word of your channel's existence in your videos or your channel description? All of these moves will help you to grow faster.

I am a woman, so I find your theme rather disconcerting and possibly insulting also...this will be a detriment to your growth. There are funny things that do not target a human gender or social group; try and find one of those to use as your content basis.

Addendum! OMG! I think I just found another reason you have not only what you consider slow growth but low views. After seeing the "B" word in one of your titles, I decided to initiate Safety Mode as an experiment. After doing that, your Video Uploads section displays precisely one video available to view.

Apparently YouTube has 99% of your content behind the dreaded Age Gate. This means that YouTube admin considers your videos neither general audience friendly nor advertiser friendly in general. Age Gated videos are harder to find in search results if they can be found in YT Search at all.

I think it is time to seriously rethink the type of videos you are posting to YouTube, bro, unless you stated when you founded the channel that your content was not intended for a general audience...networks won't like your stuff either...they want family-friendly videos only.

Just FYI, material which has to be set to Restricted is not considered Quality Content by YouTube, though it would work in a real time Comedy Club perhaps.

Yeah, I just looked over that thing that you say about restricted mode and that definitely is right. I can't find one of my videos or even my channel in a general search on YouTube with restricted mode. I actually have a 65/35 male to female ratio on my videos so yes, I technically am appealing to men but I do have a large female audience. Surprisingly, my female friends enjoy my videos just as much as my male friends. Now, regarding the unsatisfaction you may have felt watching my content, that's very understanding. I am 19 years old so anyone who's not 16-25 in a young demographic really won't like my content. I am aware of that and I do apologize, you really can't win them all. I have an over 500 like to i think maybe 10 or less dislike ratio, so I know for a fact people enjoy my content. Contrary to popular belief, I am certain that my content is not the problem, but more the fact that I cannot grasp a big enough audience because I have no exposure.

I thank you beyond belief for your feedback! If I could change who I am and implement your train of thought, I would, but the only thing that makes me unique and gives me a general shot at going far in YouTube is that I speak on everyday life situations that are relatable to most 16-25 year olds. These situations are so relatable that my general audience finds them hilarious.

I will look into upgrading my facebook to maybe help scower for views over there.

Thanks again for your thorough thought and explanation and I'm sorry you don't find my content the most flattering.[DOUBLEPOST=1446669029][/DOUBLEPOST]
Honestly, complaining about those figures is dumb and will get you nowhere. Be happy for what you've got, and try and work towards marketing yourself better

Complaining? Yes, maybe. But when success is on your mind all day every day, and you are not successful at what you do, how the f**k could you not get stressed out? I complain because I want answers, I want to be on the top. This is not a hobby for me. I want this to be a lifestyle. THAT'S why I get on myself... because I am not one of these dudes who just likes to wait around and wait around and wait around until it's been 5 months of progress expanded over several years.

Let's face it, if we all worked harder on our channels, we would all be way further than we are now. YouTube runs through my mind everyday so of course I'm not going to be happy with 213 subscribers and 5k views.

I AM HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS.

Bullshitting yourself and telling yourself you're "doing well" or "doing just fine", will not produce the results you can achieve when you know deep down, you are far behind where you should be. That's what most people do with they careers... "Oh my god I'm doing decent omg let me get comfortable and take my foot off the pedal."

f**k THAT

I want answers. I want success. I want people to see my message and laugh with me because they've wen't through the same s**t I went through. Call it complaining, I call it not being comfortable and letting your desire for success nag at you until you realize you are nowhere near where you could be and doing something about it.

Thank you for your input and sorry I come off as a "complainer", but quite frankly, I do not wish to take the back seat to other YouTubers that are actually putting in work.

Anybody else have suggestions? FOR EXPOSURE
[DOUBLEPOST=1446669072][/DOUBLEPOST]@FreshBizFilms help me out man I know you smart, I need some help.
 
You're very welcome, and you are right about the age bracket too. I am a grandmother of 8 about to be 9. If your video language resembles the language you use (edited) here, this would definitely be one reason the Restricted Class was applied to your videos. YouTube is unfortunately aiming for a family-friendly model and videos with strong language don't fit that, no matter how funny they might be.

I have an idea though! Your setup looks like something which could possibly be taken to a real world live standup comedy club with mature themes. You could try introducing that into your success plan; do live club-based standup, and when you have a following there bring your real time audience along to YouTube.

Does that sound like a plan? If I were younger you would call me a "sistah", as like you I am Afro-American; I just happen to live in England.
 
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It took years, not weeks, YEARS for the majority of the top YouTube channels to get where they are. If you're not willing to put in that kind of time and are not happy with constant little growth, then perhaps YouTube isn't for you.

As far as answers- the first and most obvious is to watch your language and learn when it is and isn't appropriate as I can guarantee that it's a huge hindrance on you now. Many people don't care to hear or read curse words and, more importantly, YouTube doesn't.

Watch some of the largest channels and you'll see many of them bleep out certain words...and none of them are silly enough to put any in the title or description. That's just asking to be buried by YouTube.

Next, take a closer look at your content. You say it's not the problem, but, unless it has 100% viewer retention, it can be improved. Study each of your videos on Analytics- see where people turn your video off and use that to figure out why they do. Or, if there's a spot that's watched numerous times, see figure out what they liked so much and work with that.

From there, fix your tags and descriptions and keep them relevant to the video they're supposed to push.

Looking at your most popular video... nobody is going to search for "snake attack caught on tape" expecting to find your video, yet you listed the word "snake" in the tags 8 times, 11 in the description. While some may watch it out of curiosity, tactics like that will only hurt you in the long run... especially since you'll likely never garner enough of an audience to be ranked under those keywords - but could actually have a chance with honesty in your own field.

Try to adhere to more of a schedule when posting instead of the seemingly haphazard style they seem to be going up now. If you're going to post a new video weekly, make it on the same day or days if you're going to post more than one.

Invite viewers to comment, subscribe, or even come up with topics for you to cover and respond or even shout out to them. By making them feel loved, they'll be more likely to share your work to their friends.

Lastly, enthusiasm is a great thing and you absolutely need to harness it to push you further. I'm not trying to dissuade you, so please don't take any of this as a negative... just realize that becoming successful on YouTube is a marathon, not a sprint.
 
As I'm reading complaints from OP I would like to say: please don't complain about subs & views. For my first YT channel I ever got it take 5 YEARS to get 100 subs and 2k views. 5 YEARS, not days, not even months. It took me 5 freaking years (from mid 2008 to mid 2013). Still my maximum of subs was 450 in 1 year on last channel and ~120k views on same channel in 1 year. It isn't for me real success, unless you can get 30k+ views in 4 days after spreading video on Interwebz for video which you didn't even expect to gain that kind of reach (it took 5 months to get that reach in just 4 days).
Be smart and don't run for money and quick success on YouTube, success and money goes slowly in begining but when you get something like I wroted (another example is just one short clip from friend of mine which he made after presidental elections here in Croatia in January - his video got viral in just 2 days... From almost zero up to 20k views. He isn't actually proud for that, he is proud that knows me because I helped him before 3 years when he started on YouTube) then you can say, whoa that is some good channel (or video).
My 2cents here
 
It took years, not weeks, YEARS for the majority of the top YouTube channels to get where they are. If you're not willing to put in that kind of time and are not happy with constant little growth, then perhaps YouTube isn't for you.

As far as answers- the first and most obvious is to watch your language and learn when it is and isn't appropriate as I can guarantee that it's a huge hindrance on you now. Many people don't care to hear or read curse words and, more importantly, YouTube doesn't.

Watch some of the largest channels and you'll see many of them bleep out certain words...and none of them are silly enough to put any in the title or description. That's just asking to be buried by YouTube.

Next, take a closer look at your content. You say it's not the problem, but, unless it has 100% viewer retention, it can be improved. Study each of your videos on Analytics- see where people turn your video off and use that to figure out why they do. Or, if there's a spot that's watched numerous times, see figure out what they liked so much and work with that.

From there, fix your tags and descriptions and keep them relevant to the video they're supposed to push.

Looking at your most popular video... nobody is going to search for "snake attack caught on tape" expecting to find your video, yet you listed the word "snake" in the tags 8 times, 11 in the description. While some may watch it out of curiosity, tactics like that will only hurt you in the long run... especially since you'll likely never garner enough of an audience to be ranked under those keywords - but could actually have a chance with honesty in your own field.

Try to adhere to more of a schedule when posting instead of the seemingly haphazard style they seem to be going up now. If you're going to post a new video weekly, make it on the same day or days if you're going to post more than one.

Invite viewers to comment, subscribe, or even come up with topics for you to cover and respond or even shout out to them. By making them feel loved, they'll be more likely to share your work to their friends.

Lastly, enthusiasm is a great thing and you absolutely need to harness it to push you further. I'm not trying to dissuade you, so please don't take any of this as a negative... just realize that becoming successful on YouTube is a marathon, not a sprint.

I swear. The world swears. It's who I am, so neccesarily, I can't change it. Dumb it down? Yes, it is possible, maybe refrain from the "b" word because women find it disrespectful, whatever. How can I say my content is the problem when I have a 70-80% average retention time and a nearly 15:1 like to dislike ratio? I'm talking exposure.

Kain carter, @hotdamnirock,my idol, swears in all of his videos... cmon. Most people swear, it's that simple. I am not a family friendly account, I am a 16-25 account, where over 40% of the current market is at. 90% of my views come from 16-34 years old (per. personal YouTube analytics).

The people reviewing my content are not answering my question of how I can gain more exposure, instead, they are getting a general opinion on my content and are telling me what is holding me back from progression, in their own eyes.

Regarding my snake "b***ches" video, nobody is going to search for that, but I did not make a video with a viral title. I did not do Donald Trump, I do not make videos on trending topics. I make content based on stuff I want to speak on, because, if I have no interest in speaking on it, then how could I make a good video? It's my channel, I speak about my life stories that relate mostly to people ages 16-25.

Enthusiasm? Who's enthusiastic about spending days thinking of ideas, hours of editing and rendering and hours of advertising and promotion just to get the same, sub-par result? My results are far below average, and just because other YouTuber's results are below average, it makes mine look decent. 10 weeks of work I should have at least 1,000 subscribers at the very least, but I'm nowhere near. That's "good" growth, not mine. I would have that amazing growth if I knew how to get exponential exposure, whether I had to pay or not... That is my question which only few have answered. Will an MCN get your exposure?

Try to adhere to a schedule? It says in my banner "New Video Every Monday & Thursday"...

In my Outro, at the top, it says new video's every Monday & Thursdays...

On my INSTAGRAM, it says New Videos Every Monday & Thursdays... what are you missing?

I have uploaded twice a week for the last 6 weeks, but I deleted the videos that did not perform well.

Thank your for your review, but if you could answer the question on how I could gain more exposure, whether it's through an MCN or not, that would be much more beneficial. :)
 
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