Gaining Subscribers : Do's & Don'ts!

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Amen! I couldn't agree with you more on this thread. Great job. These tips and advice have been very helpful. I've been rather undecided whether I should keep doing my gaming, vlogging, and comedy all on the same channel, but now I have made up my mind. Goal for the day: Set up my separate channels. Thanks for your time man to make this thread. :):up:
 
Scorch said:
Amen! I couldn't agree with you more on this thread. Great job. These tips and advice have been very helpful. I've been rather undecided whether I should keep doing my gaming, vlogging, and comedy all on the same channel, but now I have made up my mind. Goal for the day: Set up my separate channels. Thanks for your time man to make this thread. :):up:
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Great to hear :) Let me know how it goes!
 
Amazing guide! I do try to promote through Skype and Twitter, and hopefully the methods explained in this guide will help me get better at it :D
 
ChintzyTurtle said:
Great post! I do have a question though, if you have a low sub count how would you go about trying to get new subs through twitter?
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Find the twitter accounts of people who make similar content to you, follow the people who follow them as they'll presumably be interested in the type of content you make. Lots will follow back and you can get to know people who share your interests and might subscribe.

Note: DO NOT follow 2000 people a day and then unfollow them all as soon as they follow back, it's just as bad as spamming ;)
 
omgpaulthompson said:
From the past 3 years that I've been on YouTube, I have finally started to make progress! Here is a quick guide from my past experiences! 5 Do's and Don'ts on gaining subs'

Do's

1) DO promote your channel on various sites including Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram
These social networks could soon become the gateway to your Subscribers contacting you!
If people follow you on these Social sites, they get a chance to see the real you off camera too!
It also allows you to really interact with your 'fans', get to know them - why do they like your vids?
What could you do better?
Also, perhaps vitally, RT's, shares and love. If your followers see on your social network that you
have a new video out, they will be inclined (hopefully) to mash that RT button, or like button,
opening up your channel and videos to the masses. Consider this a snowball effect. One person
shares your video to her 400 Facebook friends, two of them then Share it as well to their combined
1400 friends, 10 of them share to a total of 40,000 friends, etc etc. Congratulations Sir, your
video just reached 50,000 people starting from one 'fan'!

2) DO be yourself! This tip is mainly aimed at vloggers/game play channels/beauty channels.
Think of your videos as a real theatrical event. People flock to your videos to see YOU. They
didn't click your Vlog to see you act as Pewdiepie or RayWilliamJohnson (Yes, that means don't
call your fans "Bro's" and shout "Barrels!" during your Let's Play videos. There is a reason
PewdiePie has Millions of subs', and it's because it's HIM. He isn't acting as anyone else but
himself, and that's what you need to aim for. Originality in a popular area such as vlogging or
Game play is extremely hard, but once you break the mould - you will never look back! A viewer
is more likely to subscribe to you, if you're original. Why would they want to Subscribe to a
person who is merely copying? Give them something to want to see again!

3) DO consider buying 'upgrades' to your equipment. A viewer won't give your channel a second
glance if your videos are filmed using a potato and talking into a tin can. (Is that possible?)
Perhaps not possible, but it is still a valuable lesson. Quality on YouTube is so so so important.
Viewers don't have to be open to all channels and give them the benefit of the doubt. There are
enough videos out there for them to enjoy without giving your channel a second whiff, all due
to the fact they couldn't see, or hear you. Now I don't mean going out and buying a Canon 5D
MIII and Zoom H2 microphones. (Unless you have the cash) I started off on a small camcorder
and my Macbook Pro Microphone (It done the job) until this Christmas just past where I bought
a Canon 600D and Rode Videomic. The difference was seen instantly and my subscriber intake
was more in a few weeks than ever in my YouTuber lifespan. Your audience might not go
"Ooooh good quality" they shouldn't have to - it should be the benchmark. If they are focused
on the grainy quality and quiet sound, they will simply miss your content. Let your content be
the most important thing that they experience.

4) DO take your time, and don't give up! Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will your
channel, so take your time to learn the ropes! My old Vlogs are perhaps the most cringe-worthy
videos in the history of YouTube, but I have learned simply through trial and error. Through
this educational journey you will not only gain knowledge - but subscribers. Viewers will
acknowledge how much your channel has 'grown' and how much you have as well! You will
eventually see yourself bringing out great Vlogs without even a second thought. Like all things
in life, practice makes perfect. Ride the hardships and you will have open Sea ahead with
bountiful subscribers swimming around, ready to be reeled in!


5) DO enjoy yourself! If you are on YouTube to make a living, then I advise you just close this tab
and get a reality check. You should be on YouTube because you have a passion for making videos
on your chosen subject, not because of the potential paycheque from a partnership. Viewers will
be able to see if you are having fun making these videos, and if you are having fun - they will too!
There is nothing more soul destroying than seeing someone who doesn't care about what they're
doing, then wonder why no one is subscribing!




1) DON'T rely on competitions/giveaways/Sub4Sub. This is definitely from personal experience!
I arranged a giveaway competition in which to enter you had to subscribe. It was sucessful in that
I gained 230+ Subscribers. However, within days of the results being announced, I lost 75% of
those subscribers. It was awful seeing these people just leave like that. This wasn't my fault in
the sense of not following any of the "Do's", but it was simply that they subbed for the competition,
and after they had lost, they simply didn't care. So be careful, you might gain some, but be ready
to lose some as well! It's always a battle, isn't it? :p

2) DON'T Try to do anything and everything. Target your channel to a certain demographic.
Why doesn't PewDiePie do Make-Up videos? Because 90% of his subscriber demographic would
not want to see this. They want to see his gameplay videos, and if he was to move from these, he
would surely lose a tonne of subscribers. Learn why you're subscribers are here (See Do #1)
If it's your comedy sketches, then continue them - please the people! If you want to do vlogs
then consider opening a channel solely to your vlogging antics. (A lot of people do this) It is all
about learning what your viewers want, and by fulfilling this - you maintain/grow your channel.


3) DON'T S.P.A.M other peoples channels/twitter feeds/news feeds. Nothing is more annoying to
a subscriber or potential subscriber than : "Guys!!!! New video!!! check it out!!!!!" fifty times in
five minutes all over the place. Once or twice is more than enough! Why would I want to
subscribe if all i'm going to hear is "NEW VIDEOOO" every second of every day? Play it safe.
Post videos as responses/Politely ask people to check your channel out at their own leisure.

*** MORE TO COME ****



Thanks for reading :) Please stay tuned as some refinements are coming!
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very helpful :)
 
omgpaulthompson said:
1) DO promote your channel on various sites including Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram
These social networks could soon become the gateway to your Subscribers contacting you!
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Not really a good thing to do. If you're just starting to build a demographic on youtube, or even if you have a moderately sized channel, the worst thing you can do is divide your audiences attention across multiple/every social platform. It's a great thing to have a means of networking and being in touch, but, the best thing to do focus on retaining your youtube audience before pushing them to other websites.

I upload every day, along with maintain livestreams, and them tweet on occasion, but even then it feels like people sometimes get "to much" of my content/me.


omgpaulthompson said:
2)
PewdiePie has Millions of subs', and it's because it's HIM.
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Felix is at the level of fame right now that assures he can only get bigger. How did he get there? Sure, being himself MAY have helped, but in reality he had multiple viral videos. His content was like nothing anyone's seen, and he had a "likeable" personality.


omgpaulthompson said:
Why would they want to Subscribe to a
person who is merely copying? Give them something to want to see again!
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Alot of people subscribe to these "copiers" because it's content they're used to seeing. If I'm trying to impersonate someone, sure, it's likely to fail if I can't do a good job, but there's alot of channels that have grown to HUGE stature by copying a known personality, and taking their own twist. It's not something I suggest (nor support), but a lot of people have grown to where they were by piggybacking someone else. A perfect example is the "Yogscast"


omgpaulthompson said:
4) DO take your time, and don't give up!
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There's a difference between taking your time, and beating your head on a brick wall... Some people spend YEARS trying to garner 100 - 200 subscribers, and they put a LOT of effort into what they do, but don't get the results that could easily be met in this time frame. If you're doing the same type of videos for 2 years, and you don't see significant results from what you're doing, then try a new format; Maybe not entirely new, but change what you've been doing... It could work.


omgpaulthompson said:
5) DO enjoy yourself! If you are on YouTube to make a living, then I advise you just close this tab
and get a reality check.
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That's really rude... I was enjoying this thread.

I make a living from youtube, AND I enjoy doing so... There's nothing wrong with making a living on youtube, and while you may not think it to be an ideal goal: It is. If a person wishes to one day make a living on youtube, let them do so! It's about having grit, the ability to not let go, which lets a person reach their goals and aspirations.

It's KEY to enjoy what you're doing, but don't discourage someone from having a goal.

It was a good read, really; I just had a few things to touch on was all.
 
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