Reviving a Dead YouTube Channel

Honestly, it's a lot of ups and downs. That's the reality and truth, when it comes to reviving a dead youtube channel. However, just as mentioned, the views are increasing dramatically, viewers are subscribing and about 20% of the videos are driving more views on youtube in 2024 (keyword phrase).
So yes, you can grow a channel. Yes, it will be very hard ... emotionally. But, it's very possible.
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[@BriangjohnsonTv]

The Story of Reviving My Dead Channel: kzbin.info/aero/PLXx5zvacXAUrXGh9NwlqGI-4mQa-910AL

[@BackToTheBoomBap]

Brian, I'm working on reviving my channel. I work a day job so that takes away from a long of my time. But in September, I started a new series called 10 Things You Didn't Know About Classic Hip-Hop Albums. My first 3 videos in that series have been doing better than any of the videos that I've done all year. I'll be continuing with this series into 2024.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

hot dam dude! That’s awesome, carry on.

[@AtHomeInTurkey]

Thanks for being so open. Respect!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Why thank you my Turkey friend!

[@ThePlantPoweredRunner]

Keep them coming Brian. I watch everything. It’s your personality that I like. Your information is awesome.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Awesome! Thank you! More soon ... especially once we hit the new year, some very big videos planned.

[@ThePlantPoweredRunner]

@@BriangjohnsonTv looking forward to seeing them.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Awesome Brian ! Thank you for sharing your insights 💥

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Wishing you continued success! Keep working at it brother!

[@SuzyTopAgent]

I’m reviving my channel too. I have 3 monetized channels but 2 are struggling, so I need to start implementing your tips, especially in our coaching sessions. Also love the lighting in this video!

[@bestvideo-jokes]

Hey Brian… Big thumbs up! One of my most viewed videos on my gardening channel is an informative video about carpenter bees! Glad you are back!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

LOVE!!! Because bees are Beautiful!!!!

[@bestvideo-jokes]

@@BriangjohnsonTv carpenter bees are especially fun for me because the drones are obvious and can be caught easily.

[@whatthetreetaughtme]

I admire your grit Brian. I’ve discovered your content on your return to the platform and can relate to your personal journey in rebuilding your life. Keep it up mate!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Onward to the 24 my friend. Big things in the 24.

[@Dreymasmith]

That video about your channel and your personal journey and reviving the channel - it was utterly compelling. Connection not manipulation. My little videos that show up on search are the ones that have kept my own channel alive while I've been out of the loop. Now I'm ready to get back into the swing and work on browse and suggested as well. Thanks as always for sharing and providing us with guidance and ideas.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Merry Christmas my friend.

[@Dreymasmith]

@@BriangjohnsonTv and to you!

[@LouisLuzuka]

Thank you for giving us hope ❤

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

cheers pal, it can be done and will be for many. Decide it will be you, then be willing to put in the work. It’s a TON of work.

[@DomAZ]

That's great news and thanks to be so honest.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

You’re more than welcome Dom.

[@ChrisAlphaCyberstar]

Interesting, thx for sharing, all the best and good luck for 2024 Chris

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Happy new year!

[@ADAtrips]

I believe in you ! I just returned from MOB. And I only have a week before I head off island again. I better post this week. Thanks for being a reality star. 🎉🎉 🌴🌴Aloha

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

You got this and thank you my friend! happy holidays!

[@marlonsanders]

Thanks Brian!!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Cheers Marlon, always a pleasure my friend.

[@ElderFoxDocumentaries]

4:10 Great insight on the word 'new'. It helped me get over 60M views. I didn't do it on purpose at the time, but it definitely works!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

this is often the case for success on youtube, it’s not really planned … rather, a good youtube will see what happened when a video takes off and leverage that very thing. congrats on finding the power of ‘new’ my friend.

[@WhenAnimalsAttack]

Brian, the algorithm has evolved. You are wasting your valuable time right now with what you are trying to do in my opinion. You can honestly turn this thing around much quicker than u think. We can connect if youd like and id love to help ya out (i dont sell anything lol, just a long time subscriber and someone grateful for all i learned from u when i first started out) P.s: my channel is a year old and ive garned over 25 million views this year alone. (All organic growth)

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

I need to see this through, plenty of NEW people are subscribing. What you see, your perception is just that. If you don’t mind, I’d like to carry on. Cheers and happy holidays.

[@WhenAnimalsAttack]

No worries. Do your thing. Best of luck! Was just trying to help

[@viny0048]

@WhenAnimalsAttack can you help me teach me how you do it?

[@OfficerArsenault]

I’ve also revived this one, after helping others on other platforms. It’s like being a therapist, I can give advice for everyone else to follow, except myself 😂 Thanks for the video, informing as usual.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Thanks for sharing! and agreed. It’s easy to give advice, it’s another thing to be able to live it.

[@TheCryptoFactor]

Dude your OG videos when you first started was the GOAT! So unique I was captured and you bought something new and entertaining. If you do that style, maybe not the same but some of those elements I think it would be fun for you, fun for your audience but also so much value. I know you bring value man, you are one of the people that helped this channel get to over 42K as I learnt from you. Not sure if you remember me. Paul Democritou. I even interviewed you on my channel :D

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Goodness, I love getting this comment. And perhaps you’ll love getting this link I’m about to share. Because what you’re suggesting happened about a week ago. This is a video love letter to the video I most proud of. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3aQo3eBrpukgNUsi=k5iZCBTiNC31TsqG

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Oh yes, Paul! I remember you, my friend, great to connect dude!

[@TheCryptoFactor]

Watching the video now @@BriangjohnsonTv lets catch up soon if you dig!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

i dig!

[@SaroDogTraining]

Thank you for getting real. Lovve the information. It was a good reminder of what needs to be done to revive or rescue a channel. BTW, do you have one of your poodles living with you? I know one of your poodles passed away. Are you planning to get any? Do you have a dog in your life? We all need dog(s) in our lives.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Olive, is now in San Fransico and is with two loving people. Otis died literally when my ex and i were splitting… tough. life is…

[@SaroDogTraining]

@@BriangjohnsonTv I know the feeling when you lose a dog, as I lost mine a few years ago but fortunately, I am in a healthy relationship with my wife and I couldn't imagine a life without her. Life is very tough but you need to have the yin and the yang, the sunrise and the sunset. The good and the bad. It develops a balance in our lives. Just like some videos do better than others.

[@LivingLifewithJudith]

Always good insights!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

why thank you Judith!

[@mikecook_author]

Congratulations on revitalizing your channel. Thanks for sharing. What do you think about adding shorts to revitalize a dormant channel?

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Shorts can be useful for sure. What I would focus on is the type of content you love the most. Driving to create your best work. And then create a content strategy around that. For example, I focus on longform, but I publish shorts using opus clip.

[@mikecook_author]

@@BriangjohnsonTv Thanks for the quick response.

[@MyYarnLoft]

Thank you for your video. I started reviving my channel earlier this year

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

nice! Sending you peace and power !!!

[@montanadivacreations9267]

Your Friend Rebecca from Montana here.. this is so excellent.. as I am going to revive my old channel.. not this one.. this is my Incognito channel.. LOL. This is excellent stuff.

[@MeShelleyB]

I recently changed one of my channels from food to fashion. Hopefully, I'll start to grow with the new niche.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

good luck meShelley, been a while friend.

[@MeShelleyB]

@@BriangjohnsonTv Thank you 😊

[@IDICBeer]

Great stuff Brian, the most honest KZbin growth Channel there is. Listen to this guy folks and you will do well

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

cheers my friend.

[@leapnlarry]

Good to see you back but looking for some good encouragement about staying on KZbin, larry

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

thanks larry, more good stuff soon

[@WaltsChiliBowl]

I totally dig feeding poodles!😆 Thanks so much for everything you do to help us, Brian G!🤗❤️

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

My pleasure!! The poodles thank you! !!!

[@nodreb123]

Thanks for your tips. I've had my channel for 13 years doing random videos hoping for that viral video. It did happen for one of my videos and two others did quite well and I made a bit of money from them but then I got demonetized for lack of subscribers. I'm now in the planning stages of reviving my channel by doing travel videos with regular uploads. Which channel strategy should I follow?

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

keep it simple, follow basic tips you’ve prob heard before such as: - have a niche - publish regularly - strive to focus on what’s most important to viewers such as audio, editing, story and more.

[@NicholasStewartRealtor]

Great video. Insightful content Brian! Pro tip to viewers.....watch at 1.25 speed!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

bingo! i’m too slow for many …. but I need to be me and speak at my own pace.

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Great video.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MathemadicaPrinkipia]

Hey, can you make a video about monetization. I'd like to know how much each type of content makes (& how your revenue can be influenced), especially how much you make on average. That'd be really interesting.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

perfect, was thinking about a video revealing how much I made with a video that did 1million views. and share about monetization. will do that …. give me a bit of time, heading to vegas for my birthday / holiday celebration with my girl.

[@chrisegnoto]

My channel is really struggling. Some health issues slowed my momentum and now I can't get it back up. It's anature based channel that has species highlights and amazing secrets about things right under people's noses, so that is not a popular theme. I WON"T exploit or stress animals by urging them to bite or sting me, so I have no idea how to bounce back. I want to hire help to take a deep look into my channel and what I can do.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Good luck my friend, strive to focus on one specific topic. that will help over time! Not easy, but very possible. think long term

[@chrisegnoto]

@@BriangjohnsonTv Thank you so much. Recently, I have been mixing things up, just to see what happens, but usually I tend to focus on species spotlights. Some kind of do pretty well and others....take time or just fizzle. lol. It's tricky becuase I try to focus on training naturalists and supplementing my in person teaching. Peeps sometimes book private nature walks with me and often ask me to make a video on each species. Not easy, sometimes! thanks, Brian!

[@INSAN_PRO]

Thank you my friend ❤❤❤

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Thank you too

[@INSAN_PRO]

@@BriangjohnsonTv sama sama Mr.

[@TheArtistsTouch]

I decided to restart my dead channel, I stripped everything clean albeit a few good performing vids, and after a much needed break, I’ve put it back into service, now, I’m starting off with my worst bunch, and then progress to the better quality stuff, but even though the crappy vids I’ve put up are, well, crap in quality, they actually did well for something that looks really poor, but I’ve added some storytelling, which could be the reason, but I’ll never know. But anyways I’m confident I’m on the right track now that I have a better idea of what the audience wants, and I’m going to be changing the way I do my content so that I’m not like the others in the art niche, got something big in the works, anyways cheers for another great video, again, it’s what I needed, cheers Brian 😊

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

awesome news, congrats on pushing forward!

[@Financehustler88]

For the last 3-4 weeks I’ve been on my KZbin channel very consistently again. It’s frustrating because I’m only getting 8-28 views. My impressions are high but not many people are clicking on. I’m going to keep going but it does get frustrating

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

youtube is BRUTALLY hard. most don’t make it. Do what you can to focus forward and think long term. mindset / motivation … that kind of things is REALLY hard. Channels in this space that focus on how huge celebrities in that space made it … thrive.

[@Financehustler88]

@@BriangjohnsonTv man that’s good advice. I’m working on getting my thumbnails better as well, I’m going to look through your channel to see what you have for that too

[@ringtoneflex269]

Yes this is hard i had issues in my life i have a channel where i have 2k subscribers sitting there and even this one I'm messaging with now. I want to do vlogs now and carry on with that i have no idea what to do!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Keep it up

[@kevin.lazarte]

I almost forgot this channel. I'm reviving it now.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Dig

[@AlexiaHDIntuition]

Super interesting boss, i was wondering could you do a video perhaps to talk abt odd channel niche and how to succeed with this type of channel? expl myy type of channel and so many others that are not " typical " so to speak LOL Thanks boss 🤩

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

interesting question for sure my friend. The first thing I would say is to do your best to be honest with where you’re at. You have so much information to offer and you’re such a kind soul. And at the same time I think it’s important that we’re honest with ourselves. Let me ask you are there channels that focus on things like horoscopes and readings and what not tarot cards that have more views than you. If yes, perhaps the best thing you can do is again get honest, focus on what they’re doing differently than you, and strive to improve. sent with peace, power, poodles, and love. Voice dictated

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Would you like some feedback, my friend? I hate that I’m asking this now because I think I gave it to you above. But if you’d like more, let me know.

[@AlexiaHDIntuition]

Well received and i'll think about all these things and play the video again, I appreciate the fact that you took a few minutes to answer me that's golden and much gratitude @@BriangjohnsonTv 🙏

[@uncletj1]

Man, I just changed niches .. and now it’s killing my channel

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Yeah, that’s generally what happens. People that subscribe for one type of Contant aren’t gonna be interested in another. Have you considered starting a new channel my friend?

[@uncletj1]

@@BriangjohnsonTv yes and no.. but I’m gonna keep powering on.. because a lot of big content creators all starting pivoting at some point of their careers

[@Joelmelanie]

The crazy thing is, more than 100K subscribers and than less than 3K views..how to gain this…is nobody hitting that notification bell..thanks for the video ❤

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

In truth, compared to other channels … in my niche, that have been uploading for more than say six years. My numbers are fair, not great, not bad. I think it’s easy. I think it’s typical, that viewers have a perception of what view should look like on a large channel. But often times those viewers haven’t ever reached “large channel status”. And this is the rub. Regardless, I’m gonna do my best to stay true to myself, and focus on creating videos that I’m proud of. Videos that are designed to help people who wanna hear/thanks my friend appreciate you

[@Joelmelanie]

@@BriangjohnsonTv and I am proud what you are doing, thankyou for sharing your answer..you have been and still are an inspirational person for me Brian😎

[@ListenandLearnEnglish]

Working on reviving my channel too

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

sending you peace and power to see it through.

[@ListenandLearnEnglish]

@@BriangjohnsonTv you too buddy

[@ListenandLearnEnglish]

@Dependableone who is

[@Prodby.1takeonthetrack]

I'm a producer when I started I use to rap didn't Kno anything I'll just upload n log off 2024 I really been focusing but I really think my KZbin over with 😢

[@Adventureswithbecky]

Gotta show those two cute puppies!

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

noted!

[@Wankooshow]

Continue more language worldwide❤ I am from Ethiopia well come everyone two visit🎉

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

peace and power to you friend, from Colorado to you in Ethiopia. Cheers, happy holidays.

[@ToriHartman]

OMG did you write this for me..?

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

Hi Tori, I see you’ve published some amazing videos that have connected with a HUGE community. Sure can be challenging … I wrote this for me and anyone that’s open to hearing it, friend.

[@cody.chambers.9421]

since first video back in 2017, now have 531 videos, but only 370 subs today and i really want a KZbin play button

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

are you putting in the effort to get what you want my friend?

[@cody.chambers.9421]

@@BriangjohnsonTv trying to. Please see and tell me what to do to get better.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

slow down, plan out a video, spend time planning PRIOR. make thumbnails, spend time editing …

[@AutobotSimmer]

It's great seeing it's possible to revive a dead channel but unfortunately it's not 100% "it's possible no matter what". It's more like depending on the niche and practicing what yt advice channels like yours advise. I'd advise people not to go the hottest topic in their niche route though. Liike two weeks ago gamers were talking about the GTA 6 trailer. My channel is about the Sims. So you can see how a video on GTA 6 would fail. Even if it's connected to Sims. Before anyone asks how, I follow someone who made the GTA 6 trailer in Sims. Also whether reviving a dead channel or actively uploading right now people need to remember not to think "I expect X number of views, and X watch time." You're just pissing yourself off. The person who made the GTA 6 trailer in Sims expected the video the blow up because no one was doing it. Not even a day later they're arguing the YT algorithm is broken, doesn't give videos a chance with the rule that watch time is what gets the video around YT. 🤷‍♀️ Anyway, my long comment adding to this. So glad you're channel is doing well.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

nothing in life is guaranteed, however … when you have a bone to pick. When you are determined, when you want to win … badly enough …. that’s what I am focused on.

[@goldfries]

I need to learn how to gain 100 - 300 subs per video. I can't even get 100 per month now, regardless how I publish.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

follow my advice, and focus on what matters to viewers my friend. story, message, teaching, entertainment … and. more … you can get there. won’t be easy… will be worth it.

[@goldfries]

@@BriangjohnsonTv thanks. Been doing, basically I have no problem with views and all. Just that regardless how many videos and how much effort in - subs count is constant each month (I'm grateful for that), but never increasing. Well, just gotta keep on trying.

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

strive to improve … then they will subscribe … that is the key. how you speak, how you show up on camera, angles, what you say ….

[@itzflickshot152]

is my channel dead??

[@BriangjohnsonTv]

what do you think my friend? Are you satisfied? If no, strive to improve ... that's the path.

[@itzflickshot152]

@@BriangjohnsonTv im very satisfied with it

[@DCUOMultiverse]

I'm so close..... Soooooo close to reaching 30 000 Subs. Only 12 more needed. ;) ;) Thank you for all your tips that hekped me get there..... mush appreciated. :)

[@DubbPP]

Well how come you don't have more views and subscribers than Mr Beast if you have the formula... It's a little more to it than this that's why all apos collect your data to find out exactly who you are then put blockers on your views unless you pay... You might get a couple hundred views then lose interest in taking 10 years to build a channel and barley reach 100k subscribers...