Lies small channels are told on how to grow - STOP LISTENING

[@robertchandler3914]

I started a channel to do two things. 1. Make a video playlist of my life journey, so when I pass away, my future grandkids will know me. If others watch, great, if not, that's also great. 2. My retirement lifestyle.

[@MikeOrazzi]

Cool. Sounds like a good idea.

[@InsightXtrawithSoniaRao]

Awww❤

[@apollosmartyn]

Let me subscribe to your channel for that ❤❤❤❤Namibia 🇳🇦

[@thedarkamethystmoon]

This is a beautiful idea!

[@Healthy70plus]

Yes when we older ones go public we leave more traces to whomever... that's part of my yt channel mission too❤

[@Ennyflawless]

I’m finally on 100 subscribers I’m super excited 💃💃💃

[@MikeOrazzi]

Congrats.

[@Ennyflawless]

@@MikeOrazzi thank you Ive sub to your channel

[@UltimateMysteriesQuest-s2h]

Go Sister! God Bless Us!

[@DrBridgitteMonique]

Congratulations!!! I’m only halfway there but this video is helping me stay encouraged . Good luck to you and your KZbin journey ❤

[@TonyaRenae]

Congratulations!!!🎉

[@MounaMarini]

Quality is key! Thank you for that ✨some of my videos take me 10 days to edit, I’m really ok with that and I really enjoy the process 😊 new French subscriber here ❤

[@consumerdebtchitchat]

New sub! A lot of large YT forget to REMIND their audience they have a TEAM of people - usually at some point - to HELP them. They treat their YT channel like a BUSINESS - invest in it like a BUSINESS. That is WAY different from us mom / pop creator folks who do it as hobby. GREAT video and so appreciated.

[@AlWoowitDashoe]

🎉 Perfect 👍 advice. I just hit 636 subscribers Im so happy. I pray 🙏 all small channels make it 🙏 🙌

[@TrenaLittle]

Congrats on 636! That's amazing

[@TonyaRenae]

Congratulations!!! We can do this!!

[@faizanienaa]

i started KZbin in 2022 and got stuck with random videos then I vacuum for almost 1 year until I heard and learned from everywhere. Now I decided to come back with new theme and some topics that I hope it will be useful and give benefits for my audiences. I uploaded 1 or 2 times in a week and I can't believe I got more unique viewers since I did YT with support to each other system. And I left that way and try to grow naturally and I feel more excited. Even my viewers now isn't alot yet but I am happy when I check my analytics. Thanks for sharing and added my knowledge beautiful Trena☺

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

With how hard it is to make videos, film b-roll, film without being out of focus and redoing it a million times, edit the video, color correcting the poor filming I have time to create, etc, I am happy if I get one video out per month. I'm happy to hear the ADHD style is fading. I watch those videos and I think to myself, do I need to do that? By the way, what is going on with the end screen links? In every video I have watched in the past couple weeks, the end screen links happen closer to the middle of the video. Or is this just me?

[@SirFievelsAdventures]

Best advice I ever heard 'quality is better than quantity' but you need quantity to develop quality. Comparing my first video a week ago to my 12th release last night, I can see my own improvements.

[@TrenaLittle]

That’s amazing to hear! You’ve got this

[@davidnewton190]

I fully agree Trena, in a way I become the niche. My social group follows me because of my personality, whereas a topic on it's own is very narrow and like a straight jacket.

[@TrenaLittle]

That’s awesome! Glad to hear about your success

[@ExperienceAbundance]

I have been able to get 1 video per week and 1 short every other week sometimes 1 short per week. I am a very experienced sound editor and do my own video editing. My channel is a faceless channel.

[@FatherSonFishing-xo3cm]

Thanks for the info. I really enjoyed the niche discussion. I do a fishing channel with my young son, and I sometimes worry that we do too many different "types" of fishing. However, I was more concerned about not getting bored on the videos and, more importantly, exposing my son to lots of different types of fishing. It keeps us excited about the adventures. So hopefully it translates to audience as we grow.

[@Drganguli]

Great advice. I try to do two videos and one short each week.

[@davidthescottishvegan]

Just came across Trena's channel and watched this video and love 🥰it. Thanks for the information and subscribed. Love ❤Trena.

[@asmralial]

Thanks for the tips, I decided to post a video every two days until I'm monetized. I am able to pump out videos as my style of content doesn't need high quality videos so it's perfect.

[@completeholisticcoachingan5496]

Educational! I fell into the trap of Lie #2 and....the SEO portion you mentioned. Thank you for the guidance as always! You cleared up a LOT with the difference between the niche topic and audience!!

[@TrenaLittle]

You are so welcome! So glad to help

[@completeholisticcoachingan5496]

@@TrenaLittle You shed a lot of light on this! Going to give the once a week posting a shot!

[@Sindydockan]

This is the best reminder I have seen in.. Forever! Thank you

[@Financewingz]

True

[@Xploreoclock]

Agree 👍 "Many" try to make "me/you" feel like we have to rush, but there's no way to publish a video or more per week at the beginning, for me personally as I do travel content and still working full time (even though remotely). I'm doing my best (just started) and planning to do more soon but don't get too stressed guys. IF you take this business seriously and see it long term, slow and steady WINS THE RACE. 👍

[@apollosmartyn]

So true

[@travelberries3]

Thanks for this comment, it’s given me motivation to carry on ☺️

[@Xploreoclock]

@@travelberries3 Happy to hear that 😌🫸 good luck with your journey 💯

[@travelberries3]

Thank you for this video, I have been posting for a while but don’t feel like I’m getting anywhere. I listen to a lot of advice but don’t feel like it works and feel like giving up at times 😢.

[@tube-master]

Social platforms are consistently changing. Awesome tips! Thanks 🎉

[@TrenaLittle]

Never stops!

[@tube-master]

@@TrenaLittle have to adapt

[@livinginjacksonvilleflorid8764]

Makes sense !! Great content and helpful

[@TrenaLittle]

Thank you so much - glad you found it helpful

[@JasenomadeTV]

Thank you for this video, I agree with all of the points and this is how I have been dealing with my channel. Thank you x

[@RickysTechTalk]

Hi, thank you for creating a video with helpful tips and tricks; things have changed a bit since creating my first video. Keep up the great work.

[@themarekch]

As a new youtube channel, I've definitely noticed it's a struggle. I've also noticed so many different people tell you different things about what to do and not do.

[@davejefferynf]

Niche audience - exactly how I've been approaching it on my channel (it's very refreshing to hear somebody else embracing that idea).

[@TrenaLittle]

Glad you’ve been focusing on a niche audience 👏👏👏 you got this

[@thewildcherryfarm]

Thanks for sharing. I just decided to post two videos a week. One on growing my small channel and one on my other topics like creativity, journalling, crafts and seasonal ideas. We'll see how it goes. 😊

[@TrenaLittle]

Interesting! I would love to hear an update on how things. Just remember to make is clear for a specific audience, what's the through line for each video

[@pkay1111]

Totally agreed. I was watching some of these BIG BIG channels but now they sounded like a broken record. Play over and over and over and over and over and over and over..... THEY DIDNT JUST DOUBLE DOWN. THEY XXX SO MANY TIMES

[@TrenaLittle]

I will say, they probably did double down on the few topics that took off but they are also testing different things, they are also really studying their analytics. They are upping their thumbnail quality. They are A/B testing titles and thumbnails. So yes… they are double downing BUT they are also doing other things as well

[@SaturdayisDadurdaymedia]

Excellent point about the audience niche.

[@weekofhistory]

Great info. We are working on 1 long form and 2 shorts a week

[@CEMETERYVIEWS]

Question, with my name Cemetery Oddities I show cemetery art, I have a small loyal audience. If I was to post videos from my job or nature stuff would that ruin my channel. Or should I make a different channel for that?? In regard to the niche topic

[@MaasBBQ]

Next to quality i just have fun making my videos and cos advise is important but it often goes as it goes.

[@WenZee_Wendy]

Thanks alot for this information definitely learning alot as a youtube beginner ❤🎉

[@TheMovieUniverse]

Thank You! Finally someone is telling the truth!

[@mziyandamdai3219]

Thank you

[@EminahRamphisa]

Thanx a lot. This is exactly what I needed as a new youtuber for 3months 😢😢😢😢

[@smalltalksundays]

As a new youtuber, I defintely didn't want to niche down anymore because my small business is so niche and it's been three years, but I'm officially bored of it unfortunately and I can only repeat myself so much on instagram

[@butterflyuntrapt]

I feel this deep 🦋🦋🦋

[@smalltalksundays]

right haha

[@magdar4176]

Makes sense, thx!

[@ManageableLiving]

Thank you so much for this honest take and reminding me I can do "off topic" but still appealing videos. I feel like my "risky" videos sometimes perform better - so it makes sense when I think of my target audience over topic. I think another lie is the idea that you have to collect emails right away with a freebie printout or digital something. False. My diehard audience will sign up when I actually have something good to put out. The people who have already unsubscribed frankly would unsubscribe from my emails too. Maybe not the very next day, but they will. I'd rather have a quality freebie or have the bandwidth to do a good newsletter before I collect emails. Thanks for the SEO chat too - if I search engine a specific topic, chances it's a one-off thing I need. I find way more in browse for my daily viewing enjoyment than searching. I want hangout audience. If I have a topic that can be searchable, cool, but it's not my only strategy.

[@TrenaLittle]

I really loved your thoughts on lead magnets and collecting emails. Right not the most important thing BUT can save you a lot of head ache owning your own communities emails in case something were to ever happen to your channel!

[@ManageableLiving]

@@TrenaLittle that is a good point.

[@UltimateMysteriesQuest-s2h]

Practical advice! God Bless Us!

[@Ennyflawless]

I’m still looking for my niche But I will feel so cheated if I niche down to one

[@cktotheworld]

Thank you Trena always! I a lot from from your videos

[@TrenaLittle]

You are so welcome! Happy to hear that

[@joyfulreflections]

Niche audience sounds very interesting to me and I would love to explore it further as a new small channel. I also love the quality being more valuable than quantity. Thank you 🙏 I appreciate you for sharing this message with us.

[@TrenaLittle]

Yes - you just need to think who you are creating this content for so KZbin can find those people for you faster!

[@BackToTheBoomBap]

Trena, my goal would be 3 a week. Gotta work up to that though. Used to be at least once a week but I fell off. I'm still solo and work a full time job so it's tough.

[@TrenaLittle]

Wow, yes 3 a week is a lot! Try to get back into the routine of one a week and see how you feel. The last thing I want people to do is push themselves to pump out lots of videos and burn out.

[@BackToTheBoomBap]

@@TrenaLittle yeah you're right. I'm gonna focus on getting one out a week.

[@Cruzencanadians]

Goal is one a week. I am a busy Health care provider so time is limited . Eventually I would like to get to 2 per week. A short and a long

[@markc121070]

That makes sense. However, I think people are struggling to understand how to identify their viewers' needs.

[@mziyandamdai3219]

Thanks

[@pinayodyssey]

Having a niche topic feels like making a module. I’m a newbie and decided to make videos on several topics, mostly about immigrating. I plan to make use of Playlists a lot. 😅

[@schoolneverteach]

Thank u for sharing 🎉❤

[@SuadPhotography]

Makes A LOT of sense!!

[@drivingdaily582]

I dont niche too hard if i don't feel like it, im a car infused channel but i do lots of different stuff.

[@Ennyflawless]

Makes a whole lot of sense

[@Martifactual]

I only make shorts. My target output has been 3-4 shorts per week recently but I've noticed I am starting to slow down now in pursuit of higher quality (better script/idea/visuals/voiceover etc), which is not a bad thing I think. Since I've been busy making videos in July/August, now I have a content library of 18 shorts. I feel less of a need to grow the quantity now, so I'm focusing on making better videos at a slower cadence.

[@WarmTreacle]

I just started and have 6 subs now :O

[@OnlyGift_ideas]

You’re right!❤

[@BebaCalvert]

I don't even know if I have a niche. I want to create something else, too. Confused.

[@TrenaLittle]

That could be a problem bc if you aren’t sure who you are creating videos for, KZbin won’t know either

[@BebaCalvert]

@@TrenaLittle I know, hence why I'm educating myself and I think I am onto something. 🙂

[@GoodnessinMotion]

Very cool video! Thanks!

[@Treborray]

I do about 3 videos a week but I don’t know how long I can keep it up.Everytime I think I don’t have any tech to do a video on an idea pops up

[@MelissaDiane1164]

yes -- makes sense

[@EminahRamphisa]

You are a star lady🎉🎉🎉

[@BooksReview-zw2qn]

Hello Trena. Thanks for the valuable content. Could you pls explain why views from my videos come only through search? It's as if ytube's not pushing the video on the browse/homepage, even though the topic is trending/viral right now. How can we know for sure if youtube has shadownbanned us? thanks

[@AnchorMoments]

Makes sense!

[@BebaCalvert]

One good video of week.

[@TrenaLittle]

You got this!

[@BackToTheBoomBap]

Makes sense. 😊

[@TrenaLittle]

Great! Thanks for letting me know

[@Treborray]

Thank you

[@AMpressions1]

Makes sense.

[@kaelinfloyd]

i picked product review as my niche because i know people have different things and hygiene where they live

[@TheRileyTFamily]

42 Subscribers so far. I'm trying to figure out where this channel can go for my family.

[@Crazyhorse71]

Ok thanks.

[@TonyaRenae]

I’m slowly growing. Goal is to have 1K subscribers by November. This is such great information!!!

[@Papadoc1000]

I listen to advise but always put it in the context of performance. I note 57K subs which is okay but not remarkable for a channel of a year plus. But views seem to be pretty small for a how to grow your channel channel. Is there something I'm missing?

[@TrenaLittle]

Nothing missing - I target a very specific audience that pays to work with me. So my channel and views may be small, but the audience I’m attracting is generation $500k+ a year… so listen to my advice or not but is working for me and my clients

[@Papadoc1000]

@TrenaLittle Okay, I appreciate the response. It always pays to ask versus assume and there are sometimes contexts that are not apparent such as that you provided. 👍

[@Papadoc1000]

For what it's worth, the advice seems sound and I've playlisted the video for replay and notes.

[@emmettmortgage]

I would love to get to two a week, but I need to get back into doing at least one good one a week first.

[@TrenaLittle]

Yes start with one a week to stay consistent… as you streamline your workflows and systems then maybe add another video a week

[@DarkBeastDiaries]

I love my niche. Animals rule.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Waiting more than "one video a week" drives me crazy. I love making the videos....however they are disasterpieces and if I upload too often KZbin will throw me off the platform. Neil from KZbin wrote " How about KZbin pays you to go to Facebook and you promise to stop posting here........deal?"

[@imboredDB]

My ex lied so much it was more than taxing to me.😮

[@Cocothecollector-e9w]

I’m streaming monster hunter world 5 times a week I’m just having fun playing the game if the people show up that a plus

[@americanvoyager6318]

In other words, common sense never hurt anyone. Especially, in one's self-employment journey; youtube or not. As the author above stated, (Obviously) if you're bored .. so is your audience. Even in this video I was inclined to ffwd through half of it. If it's not interesting to you it's not interesting to the audience. Why? because it's your audience filled with folks just like you. Any sustainable success takes time to build. Always has been that way, always will be. Even youtube itself didn't turn a profit for nearly a decade. It's not for everyone, but out of those who persevere, a small fraction will see a decent level of success. A tinier circle will achieve better than that.

[@WorldWonders100]

Let's Create Something Amazing Together!

[@prettymimi7624]

There’s so many bad advice here on KZbin 😢

[@SoniaWeyersCaregiverSupport]

1 video a week but in 2 languages 😎✨️

[@TrenaLittle]

And you got this Sonia

[@BaseCoreMusic]

KZbin is too random

[@stevenlerner5515]

you have legit made videos on how to do all of these topics lol

[@Storykate]

I can do one video (long ) and 2 shorts

[@OnboardingInformation]

I’m sick of the lies just make videos and upload

[@Summer_Traveler]

I think I need to post 10 videos a day

[@TrenaLittle]

I actually think thats way too many a day 😬

[@Summer_Traveler]

@@TrenaLittle kidding my friend

[@sulemanamohammed9613]

I like the way you speak with energy. Watching from Ghana. Have my own sports channel called @Footballlions

[@FadiOutdoorZ]

You are 100 % right I do outdoors videos Fishing, Backyard Chickens and solo car camping and I grow 1000 + subscribers in less than 3 months 😊I like your video. I’ll subscribe to you

[@sarinab6272]

Makes sense! 😊

[@TrenaLittle]

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know and commenting. Really appreciate it

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park 🏞️🌄..I try 4 per week .. I've gotten 13k in about 2 years...I try to get the tourists that have Never been here AND the ones who visit often ..We get 16mil tourists a year 🏞️🌄

[@CuriosityasaCompass]

Makes sense! 😊