I wish I knew THIS when I STARTED My YOUTUBE CHANNEL

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Love it pal. Thanks for continuing to inspiring and leading. Hard to find that balance between views and art ....

[@parthrajpal3574]

Me to 🙌

[@urtechiegeek]

BrianG I agree

[@CarnivoreConfidential]

@@urtechiegeek Ditto

[@wanderingsoul8399]

@@CarnivoreConfidential I second that!

[@puravidapurelife2905]

Talking about views and art ... Peters studio is art that draws in views.

[@johnnydeep5344]

For everyone who is starting a youtube channel, WE WILL MAKE IT!!!!!!

[@amandapixie9388]

👏🏻

[@PixelThief69]

Statistically incorrect.

[@varts92]

Thank you!!

[@TubaAmiri]

@TPandC Vids 😁

[@TechUX]

We just got to keep it consistent and strong, blessings to all

[@geemaree3456]

"If you start tomorrow, there's gonna be 1000 people who start today "- love this quote! Great video

[@lokaworld6307]

O.k I am done can you?

[@somethingnew9333]

It seems that u too have created a channel, i just wanna subscribe but there was no video visible.

[@scuffedpixels]

Truth! Totally agree!

[@Relax_W]

That's so powerful

[@antiedadachannel4948]

I hope so

[@CoffeehouseCrime]

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Here's to everyone trying to grow in 2021! If you're putting the effort and love in, all it takes is time! Keep on going :)

[@radiotaylormorgan147]

Who else is spending hours learning and trying to understand!? Good Luck to each of you!!

[@JTechWP]

everyday is a school day when making youtube videos

[@ken406d]

sub for you

[@guitarbrand21]

@@ken406d Wow your a bodybuilder! Amazing! Checked out your vids. Feel free to check out my guitar 🎸 series I just started, thx

[@meetthembasos3389]

I am sending you hugs🤗...I am also trying to find my way around. We will get through soon.

[@radiotaylormorgan147]

@@meetthembasos3389 🤗

[@saynomore_j5598]

Understand that you are UNIQUE, you are one of a kind. You have so much to offer the world, find comfort in your being and go be Great‼️

[@StrengthResurgence]

I’ve been learning that you have to learn to fall in love with the process and find beauty in the struggle/growth process. Once I began to look at things in this perspective, it made making content a lot easier AND a lot more enjoyable. Thanks for the great insight!!

[@math_the_why_behind]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@ken406d]

sub for you

[@808-Stat3]

You were the first BIG KZbinr I started following religiously and to this day I appreciate every single content you put out there. Vlogs, Tutorials, Advise it doesn't matter to me because I like it and I always make sure I watch it entirely. Happy new Year and all the best for 2021. PS my channel grew bigger than I expected because I was following a lot of your tutorials :D I hate the analytics they always ruin my day so I made it a habit to NOT check them. I only look at analytics once a week these days :D

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Hi from Canada Peter. Absolutely love your stuff, the authenticity, the info, the channel. You hit the nail on the head with all your comments. Been at it for 6 years, it’s a tough go but love it. Keep up the great work! 🍻

[@ToniCiprianiEntertainment]

POV: You clicked on this video thinking he wished he would've knew a trick he knows now about blowing up on KZbin, and instaed you find out he's just telling you to don't care about how many views you get

[@whiteelma499]

Yes.

[@CHEFPKR]

It's definitely a grind, but you have to keep the end game in mind.

[@AttilaTevi]

That’s true !

[@criticizedreviews1081]

That's true, were in the endgame now😉

[@rodneylaine9575]

@CHEFPK I love your food wars reactions

[@math_the_why_behind]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@caramelqueen6943]

Thanks for that. im only starting out on youtube, wanna grow my channel into something big.

[@rojsskrebels9993]

I started this year. I think your tips will help me out really much, thank you.

[@808-Stat3]

They will. I restarted last year and I love doing it these days. Peter's content helped me A LOT ..

[@PooDotStinkPants]

This is some excellent advice, good luck to all the creators out there, may 2021 be your year!

[@renaldasruskys1619]

Decided to bought macbook air, went to amazon... then tought, support our creators, so went to my most favourite youtuber of all time (Swedish Peter) picked one amazon infiliate link and purchased macbook air to gf christmas pressent :) One purchase, 2 happy people :) Merry Christmas Guys :)

[@ken406d]

sub for you

[@ExploreCreateCapture]

Love it! Been working on my channel for 4 months now and it’s always great to have inspiration to keep going😊🙌

[@SanathKumarNaibhi]

Right video for the right time for me as I've just scheduled a mix breakdown video today, which is the first time I'm trying to do a mix breakdown video and I've fumbled the whole video.😀 But had to push myself to do this as I wanted to improve myself in the journey and provide value to my subscribers☺️ Thank you so much Peter! More Love to you ❤️

[@BradGosse]

I love your setup. Just started my channel. Great advice.

[@eleftheriosbeltsios9650]

Having as a goal to start my KZbin Channel showing my migration journey to Germany 🇩🇪🇬🇷 , your channel is such an inspiration. 💯 Happy new year and thank you very much for your content! 🙏💯

[@AkshayJoshiFilms]

Thanks Peter! Practical advice and the last sentence is absolutely true - 'No one can make content like you can'.

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

Dear Peter I think of all the blabla on KZbin this is real advice. I am the best example for this. I started a KZbin channel 2.5 years ago, tourism in Colombia. Although many travel bloggers with sometimes millions of subscribers compete against me, I am winning the race. Firstly my videos did not rank well but today if you look for whatever in accordance with traveling in Colombia, I beat almost everyone. But as I said, the videos took a long time to climb the ranking. And sometimes that looks quite funny as my videos rank first with just 1,2 or 3 thousand views and the competition with hundreds of thousands of views rank below me. But it was very hard work. Cheers from Bogota Frank

[@andreferreira3580]

Inspiring Peter, its awesome to see your humbleness. Thank you for the encouragement 🙏❤️

[@excelmathematicstutoringco3916]

Thank you for giving us your honest thoughts, it is very hard starting on any platform with zero followers, there is so much to learn and do and worry about! Thank you again for reminding us what to focus on (just create the content we like until an audience grows and becomes vocal) and go from there. Cheers!

[@ConceptNewEra]

As someone who just started my channel, this is giving me so much awesome perspective! Will take these thoughts in man! Thank you for being so open! 💯✔🙏

[@adventureswithvs6461]

Good words of advice Peter! Our channel is just a fun, goof around channel for our family vacations, but even still, every time I get a sub or a video gets posted and performs well, I’m absolutely hyped! I can’t imagine the added pressure of doing it for a living! Great video

[@TechUX]

Good luck and fortunate to all of us starting in the game

[@RustyBrownPhotography]

Great advice, Peter - thanks! I just started my channel in October. I'm not a pro; not doing it for a living. I love photography and decided I can and will make a channel where talk about, and demonstrate my love of my hobby (not a pro photographer either). Low numbers can be crushing - but I don't focus on them. I'm doing this because I love it. My goal is to simply be consistent (I post every 2 weeks) for a solid year. I'll take a hard look at things in October 2021 to see if I'm making any headway, and if anyone really cares about viewing my content. I think if we (beginners) do two things, we'll be fine: 1 - Don't compare to all the wonderful channels that are out there (they too were once where we are). 2 - Make your channel about something you're super passionate about. It matters! So instead of trying to make content you think others like - make what you like. It'll show in your work. Me? Twenty subscribers so far :-) with an average of 35 views. It's a slow process, and I'm fine with that. Keep rockin man - you are an inspiration to me, and those like me. Thank you. -Rusty

[@soothingmusic7009]

Great advice! I also wish I had started long ago, however I am glad to have started. It’s always good to work on things you like! 💕

[@ken406d]

sub for you

[@the_mystery_vault_with_Nika]

This was the best video I've seen so far on this topic! It really can get frustrating when your channel isn't growing as fast as you wanted but not focusing on the views is definitely KEY to keep going and staying motivated!

[@jpfitness_]

I’m 3 years in and STILL just beginning. It can be so very frustrating. You can do everything right and still get no where. It’s soooo much trial and error and mostly error 🤦‍♂️ Love your videos man! Keep on grinding! 💪🤘👊

[@lokaworld6307]

Growing slow better nothing this is what I suppose.

[@jpfitness_]

@@lokaworld6307 true this!

[@lokaworld6307]

@@jpfitness_ Thank you very much John

[@Suchinh_Karanth_Doc_Q]

A few years from now, you'd look back at this and be like, "When I had only about 400K subs.." (It's the name of the game) Your content and you are awesome man! Keep inspiring us. Thank you!

[@JTechWP]

My tech channel is starting to grow, aiming for 3 videos per week. Website how-to videos, how to make content for websites, pro photos and video editing. Its hard work but super motivated. Thanks Peter, you are inspiring

[@bhikhta]

Exactly the advice that I needed. Thank you so much for being my guiding light. You are awesome man❤️

[@themechanicslab]

Dude, such a good an honest video. So many truths behind everything you are saying. I think you're right where people like things they can relate too and when it's got an amature feel about it they think 'yeah, I can do this also'

[@RealGrooveRandom]

You're right.. just enjoy it at first & gauge what works & what doesn't.. All the best for 2021 to you & all the creators! Happy Holidays! ✊🏾🤓

[@PrecisionRifleNetwork]

In my experience, the vast majority of viewers don't care what camera you're using, how perfect the light set-up is, or how clean the audio is. Of course, they notice when it's shaky cell phone junk, but they don't have the skillset to know what they are looking at. They watch and share based on emotion, entertainment, or learning something new. For all these reasons, Done is always better than Perfect. As videographers or photographers, We love to have the high end gear. We love to have this skillset, and share our creativity with others. The general public could care less. Just cover the basics and do what you enjoy.

[@bluetruth5113]

Another great video! Thank you for the motivating words. You have gone through those hard early stages and you have definitely earned your success 👍

[@BVOMASTERCHONG]

I love your videos and great advice! Started a year ago!!

[@ElusiveFrame]

Thanks Peter from Sweden! It's always important to compare yourself to your past self. Doing small improvements in each video brings a huge sense of accomplishment and raising the bar will bring the views. So just improve little by little and good luck to us all in 2021!!!

[@DetroitFury]

Im a few days away from hitting 10k subs and i cant tell you how accurate this video is😂😂😂.....It never ends....especially when it comes to tech and gaming

[@benjaminbryer]

Well, I have decided to start my KZbin channel last year and it's really hard to put out content every month every week with a full-time job, a young family of two children's and many projects on the way but I'm going to say that to you Peter, thanks a lot for your personality and your style and thanks for your advices because it really hits at the right time and thank you for sharing your knowledge I truly appreciate it! Man What I wish is that I had known you sooner 😂

[@BarefootVlogger]

What's really frustrating is when so many people who do watch tell you how good your videos are, but you still see the numbers in quicksand. Thanks for the great advice!

[@BobbieLovesBeauty]

Great tips and advice I’m definitely in the beginning of my KZbin journey.

[@TonyandAlexis]

Good luck to you and your channel.. We got this

[@AndyTychon]

Do what you love doing. If it works then you’re doing something you love. If it doesn’t work, then you’re doing something you love......win, win, either way.

[@leslawrenson]

I've just started my own channel (Drone Magic), and I am concentrating on making content, at this very early stage. I know what I'm dong at the moment is very amateurish, compared with other, more experienced KZbinrs, but I also know that I will get better as time goes by PROVIDED THAT I STICK WITH. There is so much to learn - videoing, sound, editing, content - and that's even without learning how to properly present yourself on camera, and learning how to develop a personality and style that works best for you.

[@raulgolfs]

Absolutely agree! Document over create

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I always appreciate how aunthentic and honest you are

[@therelocatednewyorker9664]

Thank you for your candid advice! It is extremely helpful to us newbies!

[@HoodedASMR]

Thank you for this! Good luck to everyone starting up their channel in 2020!

[@BrendanEvan]

You’re totally right that the numbers really don’t matter until it’s your job. Hard to accept but true!

[@AttilaTevi]

I fully agree!

[@EVevals]

Thanks for the honesty about expectations and not reading too much into the numbers to begin with. Keep doin what your doin. It's working.

[@MatteoTorrisiOfficinaDelPilota]

awesome thanks Peter

[@SeeDoubleYou]

Thank you for the encouragement. I am a film maker in Toronto but because of the pandemic a lot of the production paused or got canceled here. So I Started my youtube channel but its been difficult to not focus on views. I guess I will keep moving forward! 👍🏻

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Thank you 🙏 Needed to hear this today.

[@affuan]

I've been following you since you have less than a thousand subs and it's an inspiration to watch this channel grow as it is today. Thumbs up. Bless you. From Malaysia.

[@MITRAZ]

So true 😆

[@my12amthoughts64]

It's really not easy but I believe it's going to be worth it. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@musicbyace9690]

"If you start tomorrow, there's gonna be 1000 people who start today "- love this quote!

[@evinvestfuture7440]

I remember watching your channel in its early days. I think I was in the first 1000 subscribers, under a different account. Channel has really grown since, well done man.

[@jumpinpat9079]

Thanks for sharing your experience! That help us new KZbinr a lot!

[@jamseylau]

Watching these videos help me stay optimistic despite the stats starting out. Thank you from a new KZbinr!!

[@zachjames2285]

Man I know exactly what your going through... my wife’s channel (Loeppky’slife) started out as just documenting our days for our kids to watch in the future. 250k subs later you REALLY feel the pressure. We just spend a whole week filming a Christmas crafting video, and on top of that doing it with our two kids. So much work and time went into it and the views were terrible compared to the other videos. It’s so hard not to watch the views... but trying to remember why you do it. Also, KZbin messed something up recently in a new update and lots of people got their bell notifications taken off. She mentioned that in one of her videos and lots of people Said their bell was off. So something to maybe give a boost to your views is to make sure people’s bell notifications are on.... Love your channel, I know it’s hard, and I appreciate all work you are doing!

[@VladislavChanev]

That was encouraging, to put it mildly. Thank you, Peter. I was feeling a bit anxious about trying different things while just in the beginning of my channel, but deep down inside I knew it was the right thing to do. Now I know it and from the outside 😁

[@LawrenceBroussard]

I agree, about not focusing on the number except finding what you like to do and what people like to watch.

[@eli-stringz8656]

This is really helpful and encouraging. The fear of starting small is a major challenge for a lot us beginner KZbinrs. Thanks for this amazing video.

[@review6374]

Needed to hear this today! I’ve been stressing out about what’s wrong with my content/channel/thumbnails/titles/etc for the last couple days because my last video hasn’t even broken 50 views. Thanks for explaining this topic so clearly, and why. Keep creating awesome content Peter!

[@furnacetech2581]

I have videos which did not get views for over 200 days and now started to takeoff. You will find your audience, keep going!

[@review6374]

@@furnacetech2581 thanks! That’s good to hear!

[@jasonnowwhat5041]

Or you could have 260 subscribers after 3 years so...just keep that in mind. Just because you persevere, it doesn’t guarantee numbers. Just make your channel as a personal project/hobby. We all have been intoxicated by the idea of this being our full time job. Spoiler alert, much like pro athletes, for all but a sliver of a percentage point of us, it won’t. Ever. So what’s left? The fun of it.

[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

Good info Peter, man I love that space you're in, so cool!!!!

[@ken406d]

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[@Sai_on_youtube]

Hey Peter! Great video as usual. Your videos are super underrated but teach some really good stuff. Keep doing this, man. Love from India 🙏

[@captainmorgan9066]

When starting up, who cares, it's your hobby.

[@ChristopherAlbone]

Totally agree. We shouldn’t worry. If it’s a hobby, the most important thing is for you to enjoy it. Others will follow.

[@SpricesExist]

If you really enjoy making videos and wanna invest 10-15 hours every week doing so, how long do you think you will keep it up if you keep getting 10 views every video?

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

@@SpricesExist 12 years,.....I’m not joking

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

He even said don’t focus on numbers

[@SpricesExist]

@@bluecollarmenproductions with (some) keyword research, good seo, self promotion on facebook/reddit/twitter on relevant communities, end cards for similar vids from your channel after each vid, improving just slightly with every video, etc. it's not at all unreasonable to grow to at least getting 10k views per video consistently after 90-100 deliberate, consistently improving videos If you're doing it for 'broadcasting your life' and have no intention at all of growing your channel but wouldn't mind if one day your channel blew up by sheer luck then that's totally fine too

[@scuffedpixels]

First time watching, and I havent even watched this video entirely yet, but immediately subscribed because of your studio set up.

[@housevibeaffirmations3535]

I stumbled across this video to check (again) that I'm on the right path. I'm very positive to keep going even though I look back at my earlier videos and see that I have grown. Thanks.

[@yetiemmanuel]

Just started my channel and I really needed to hear this. Thanks a lot

[@ken406d]

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[@StraightLine_MTB]

You have been such an inspiration for me to get my channel going. I do struggle with the thought of is this good enough....and ultimately watching my videos thinking they are not. Your videos keep me going and working to get better....thanks Peter!

[@StraightLine_MTB]

@@DoseOfDiane great videos and love the edits! One thing that came to mind would be a video showing the local foods of S. Korea. I always like seeing what other cultures eat. Also street fairs or markets would be super cool. Keep up the great content!

[@brycethmcnabb]

Thank you for this message. Your encouragement is appreciated!!!

[@JoshuaThomasGray]

So true. I feel like im just throwing everything at a wall hoping for something to stick to help guid some what of a viable direction... but till stay on the path i want. Thanks for the encouraging words.

[@JoshuaThomasGray]

@Jermarion Lyles thanks man!

[@abhishektrivedi2344]

Thank you for putting out the true real picture of how it should be when we’re starting out. Started watching your videos only a couple days ago but becoming a fan..

[@jarelroxas8713]

Love your channel man! Thanks for all the content you create. Decided to make a youtube channel this year because of inspiration from creators like you! Appreciate it! 🙏🏽

[@WiZardDrift]

"no one can make content like you can" That was the best way to put it! Me: uploads vlog right now...

[@queentomca]

I like that 👌

[@MariaAndersenCrypto]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻✅

[@ken406d]

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[@ChrisProuse]

Peter, your lighting is awesome - beautifully done! Really been enjoying your channel lately. Keep up the great work!

[@PeterLindgren1]

Thank you 🙌🏼

[@JonBear]

Preach! Consistency is so so important! 🙏 Learned that the hard way. I'd also say when starting out, you really really need to niche down as far as you can. My first popular video was a niche video on GH5 with viltrox speedbooster and Sigma 18-35 lens. So this niche was specific down to the camera, and lens +accessories combination. This made a lot of people find the video since there really wasn't many other people with this specific title. So as small creators, it helps to have super niche search terms

[@theoakypear9746]

Thank you man. This is gold!

[@jondeanedits]

Really valuable advice. Saved this for future reference. Thanks. 🙏🏻

[@IamDavidGauthier]

Great and simple tips! I started my channel a while ago but it's been all over the place and not consistent. Treating it as an actual business this year and growing it as much as possible!

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

You got the right idea, Peter! Thanks for sharing as always, this might be just the kick in behind I need to get going again... Positive vibrations from sopping and chilly Ireland! ☘️☮️🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮️☘️

[@DownHomeMoney]

Great video! Thank you for your transparency. I needed this! Onward and Upward.

[@TonyandAlexis]

The main thing is for everyone to stay motivated and keep learning we all want the same thing so lets make that happen, Good luck everybody

[@SamanvayKarambhe]

Great video. Really appreciate the tips. Love the Peter McKinnon vibe you got going.

[@donakahawe]

I only just started but I’m really enjoying the process so far!

[@math_the_why_behind]

Good luck! Glad you're enjoying it! :)

[@ken406d]

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[@donakahawe]

@@ken406d thank you so much 🥺🙏🏽

[@TonyandAlexis]

good keep enjoying it and your channel will grow itself.. you got this

[@ObitoPlays]

This video is just what I needed to hear! Just getting started, thanks for the advice!

[@RiversofRevival]

and again you keep delivering. Thanks for always providing such great value to us.

[@IAlexandraAndre]

Thank you to always think about beginning content creator as one of them I know the struggle well. 👍🏻🙂

[@LokeyTavs]

True, it's just the perception that every video that we produced is great snd thus we're entitled to a ton of views, which in reality that's not the case. Just post content and keep it as good and consistent as you can. Love your work man! ✌

[@EmanuelAspler]

Perfect timing! I just decided to start posting videos again and then you hit me with some more inspiration! Awesome :)

[@OlleyThorpe]

Excited fir this one brother! your short film has inspired me to get back into writing these type of videos! appreciate the help in the video.

[@lokaworld6307]

Can you? I am done

[@ken406d]

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[@JaronMauk]

Finding your content is one of the biggest challenges. KZbin can really get to your head! Just got to keep posting and having fun with it.

[@vsunited6246]

Thanks for your encouragement

[@bearclawcreative3071]

Trying to start! Thanks for always being a great inspiration!

[@Vir7uaLGameplays]

I'll try to not thing much of the numbers like you said. And it's like you said no one can do the videos we do and we should have fun making them ! Thanks Peter !

[@andriuslilionis2605]

I spend few summers in Sweden, Mariestad, and was very surprised how well Swedish people talk in english. Nice video dude👍

[@RyanLawless]

I think KZbin as a platform could do a lot to help creators not focus on numbers. There are an overwhelming number of metrics that KZbin pushes on creators and viewers alike. When you start to review and mine the data, it becomes a neverending task that often doesn't lead anywhere; all of that time expended looking at analytics could have been better used actually creating and uploading. Great discussion, Peter.

[@thenatureaquarist4650]

True words. I should get back out there and start making more videos. Thanks for the tip.👌👍☺️