How Long Does it Take to Succeed on YouTube? Data-based Insights from Content Creators themselves!

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[@AlexaSaarenoja]

How does your experience compare to these results? Please share your thoughts. xoxo

[@paulamanninglewis]

It's going much slower than this, I think I'm at around 3 months of posting videos weekly. I have gained 26 subscribers.

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

@@paulamanninglewis To be honest it does start slow, but it picks up, and when it does then it goes down again and up again and then...one day hopefully it just shoots up! oh wow are you in New Mexico. Wow there is something so special about NM. I lived in Albuquerque for almost a year - it's such a different world there. I love the energy of that place, the mountains, the crazy snakes...all of it, and the green or red chiles - yum, the food...such a great place. xoxo

[@paulamanninglewis]

@@AlexaSaarenoja I’m not known for being patient, lol! Yes, New Mexico is home! When did you live in Albuquerque? I lived there from 2000-2018. We love our red and green! That’s actually considered the state question. “Red or green? Or maybe Christmas? (Red AND green)

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

@@paulamanninglewis I loved them both! I lived there 2012. If I remember correctly. Pretty close to that Sandia Peak Tramway if I remember the name right. Beautiful place!

[@paulamanninglewis]

@@AlexaSaarenoja the Sandias are great! Only rode the tram once, but we hiked many of the trails.

[@paulamanninglewis]

Thank you for the continued encouragement! I'm enjoying your videos!

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

I appreciate it! And thank you!!! xoxo

[@lifebehindthereels]

Just subbed ☝🏻 as per YT’s recommendation. Great find, and also advice as I just launched my channel after 3+ years of procrastination! The toughest part in all of this was just starting!

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Starting is key! :) Then, continue to show up and produce quality content. How awesome that you are here on youtube. Thank you for the sub! Excited to see your channel grow! Best of luck to you. Thank you again for watching!

[@rob-toolsandtech2521]

Another great video! Thanks for the information. I didn’t realize you were a VRA member. I am too, but I need to get more consistent with posting. Keep up the great work, I see you’re already over 2k subscribers. Congrats and good work.

[@lok2603]

Nice! Thank you the monetisation tactics ranking was interesting… Books at 2 was a surprise!

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Yes, wasn't it! I agree. I was happy to see consulting, courses and books on there at the top! woop woop!

[@heyvanecia]

Fantastic content Alexa!!! Love it❤

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching! xoxo

[@lexij4740]

Congratts to your 500 subscribers

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Thank you it was an awesome milestone to hit! I appreciate you watching and commenting!! xoxo

[@RDiazJimenez]

Nice! you're mixing "show and tell" in these latest videos. Visuals are great! Congrats!🏁

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Thanks! Testing, testing, testing.... :) Thank you for watching and supporting me through this! I appreciate it. xoxo

[@Dawnsbookreviews]

Congratulations on 500 subscribers!!🎉 I am looking forward to growing my channel; I feel like I have quality content but just need to find my audience!!! Good luck to everyone else too!!!!❤

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

You will find them. Also research into other book review channels...read their comments and see who their audience is and what questions or concerns are popping up for them, maybe by addressing something in the comments with a video, from another youtuber in your genre you could tap into the audience you want to appeal to. Not sure but maybe it could work! xoxo

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

And thank you! I am so excited! Thank you for the support!

[@Dawnsbookreviews]

Yes, that is a great point!! ❤❤❤

[@Seatheworldwithkatandmik-jh2xz]

Thank you. Good advice.

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Thank you again for watching!

[@StrudelNoodle]

Interesting!! Thanks for sharing. I haven’t seen anyone post these kind of stats before. Learned something new. *I like seeing your vids pop up and I’m watching your subs increase each time !❤

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Thank you! Yes, I found it interesting too. Of course the source of the research is a company supporting content creators so their may be some bias, but at least it gives a base understanding of what could be possible. :)

[@AndreaMeireles]

This is by far the best information I've ever seen on that topic. Objective, informative, and easy to watch. Thank you, Alexa, and keep up the good work! I've always wanted to KZbin but never took it seriously until now. I gave myself a year to invest in it and rn I'm in full content creation mode. Very valuable video!!

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Wow, thank you for the kind words. I've been busy digging for some more stats so probably going to make another video soon. That's awesome about giving yourself a deadine and going all in. I'm doing the same. Since losing my job, my husband and I decided I could take a year off to try to build a youtube channel without distraction. We should both compare notes at the end of the year and compare and contrast how it went for us. It would be really interesting to compare. Wishing you the best! xoxo

[@AndreaMeireles]

That's a wonderful idea! I would love to compare notes with you. Looking forward to the next videos. 😀

[@twinsmommycom]

Thank you so much for this analysis. I'm a freelance writer as well as a content creator and I love using these reports for my writing.

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

No problem. Glad it helps! Thank you for watching again and commenting. I appreciate it. :)

[@AgingOnYourTerms]

Thank you for sharing and helping us along our journey. 😂

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Of course! Thank you for watching. I truly appreciate it. :)

[@paulamanninglewis]

The link to the 1K challenge isn't working.

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Thank you for letting me know, they changed all their affiliate links so I need to go in and update them all. Thank you for the reminder. xoxo

[@paulamanninglewis]

@@AlexaSaarenoja no problem!

[@SwankyK73]

That's funny, I've had my channel for about 2 years, and I just hit about 550 subs. IDK who they're talking to.

[@AlexaSaarenoja]

Yes, I don't think it is specifically regarding getting monetized on youtube but the ability to make revenue from the content creation field through various means. Thank you for watching!