Question 1:
What's your take on YouTube channels in the non-commentary driving mobile games niche? (Such as
Oddman Games)
I have a friend of a friend (yeah, that friend of a friend story) which banks around $25k/month from such a channel and all he does is uploading 3-4 videos/day. He doesn't record the videos, he pays multiple people to do that for him. (I won't post any stats about the channel because it would be too easy to find it)
I asked him multiple questions but I think his approach is kind of lame and not suitable for a beginner. Basically to keep what he told me short was just: "Post 3-4 videos / day and be consistent. 2-3 years and you'll be big". Nothing about thumbnails, tags, other social media profiles, etc. Just post 3-4 videos a day consistently.
I'm not that much of a friend with him and I don't really like bothering people that I don't know, so I stopped asking him questions about it because it seemed that's all he got to say.
I've tried it for around 2 months and now I have:
- 90 videos
- +3 subs (I'm using an old channel)
- 2k views (from which only 1k are real, I botted 1k in order to review a SMM Panel)
Yes, I haven't tried it for enough time to jump to exact conclusions but I feel like it is a waste of time in regards of the current trends. I mean, this niche is made for children and it is avoiding COPPA laws somehow, but these types of content won't gain you Twitter / Facebook followers, the kids won't share it between them because there is obviously nothing to share. I feel like this niche is 100% controlled by YouTube's algorithm and no matter what you do in the video or how great your content is, YouTube is the only one in charge that will decide if you take off or not.
So, what's your take on this types of channels? Is he right? All he takes is consistency?
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Question 2:
What niche do you think will be the next big thing? (Aside from channels like David Dobrik or Mr. Beast)
Like the crushing niche (Such as
this video which has almost 1B views)
I've seen that those types of videos were extremely viral in 2018 and 2019. Unfortunately I didn't jump in the trend back there and now it seems like it cooled off. (As you can see
this channel, which is not making that many views)
Also, there were the infinite loop animations niche, but that was more on Instagram rather than on YouTube.
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Question 3:
I just feel like I'm late for everything when it comes to YouTube. I'm fortunate enough have the tools but I do not know what to craft.
How did you find out what niche works for you?
(I know that in general you'll be best with doing what you love, but I love nothing, really. So that's kind... not such a great advice for me.)
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Thanks for doing this AMA!
Q1
Well my immediate response is....what the
Hell is this....
LOL thats the most randome shizz nate lol but yes this is ironicly typical for youtube, I find that the algorithum of youtube is much like FB ads once your in good standing your channel tends to naturally retain its glue, your friend for example may have jumped in during a time when the algorituim and or audince for this content was good and spiked, so his channel(s) did well and spiked.
He could also be using some other sources to bump his numbers consciously or unconsciously aka people could be using his content as reference material with out him knowing.
On to your numbers, if you have 2k in total yikes either your missing some key words, your content is really bad or youtubes algorithum feels saturated and deosnt know who to show your content to.
I'd be lying if i said youtube didnt have an element of luck, If you friend made a new channel today I dont he would get the same numbers on a fresh channel.
At the same time id be lying If I said there wasnt a way to FUDGE the algorithm.
My heart say its your content that's the prob, My mind says ask you friends to tag and link and mention your videos in his channel as a sister channel.
That would tell yotuube HEY his viewrs are my viewers, I'd also suggest a PArt one and two kind of video collab between channels.
heart long term mind short term
On a side note* when ever I refer to CONTENT in this thread. that includes title, keywords, video content, keywords and hashTags.
Lastly to your #1 you need to get your friend to further monetize that shizznate, use a Ecommerce model or something, see above question for ideas.
With those numbers he could easily pull some free sales. and back an extra few k if not more
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Q2
While I could understand why you might ask me of all people this I can honestly say I dont follow the trends enough to predict them,
I use them, monetise them, help people see current trends and grow there numbers based off them. But TBH i cant predict them, I work in so many genre that the trends vary to heavily to say if this or that is the current general trend,
AKA your answer:
Trends change based on Genre and I dont have that intell to foresight it
___BUT!
What I do have the intel on is human nature and how we consume content, your examples have Everything that a Viral video should have, color, sex, movement, speed, repetition, danger, safety, control, chaos, the seven deadly sins,learning, evolving, all of that is in these videos so YES they went viral and Yes they appear as a new trend, In truth they are an old truth being rediscovered AGAIN.
KEY YOUTUBE HINT
the goal of every Content piece on youtube is to force and i do mean FORCE the view to smoothly and continuously experience as many emotions at one time as possible.
Every viral video has these commonalities stuffed inside each video and or "piece of content", and these commonailities? GET SHARES, not views SHARES. Period.
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Q3
Poeple often say do what you love and forget to say
TURN what you love into PRODUCT.
In our world: Prodcuct is something fro Other people to comsume like enjoy and share.
yes do it to something you dont mind staring at all day, but Be ready and ok with DESTROYING your love for it, and making it into something a kin to MATH
1 + 2 = 3
AKA Product.
Mcdonalds has Scientist making its burgers.
There "art" and or "food" is made with literal MATH with Literal scientist.
to jump back to you though man,
Ask your self what do you want from youtube,
Is it Money, views, a message to help people, a hobby you want to monetize, traffic to push to another site? Or is it something else.
I mean give me and yourself a thesis statement answer
then come back to me i will be able to guide you to your answer once we know that
