If you had to start a long-term YouTube channel today… what would be your smartest move?

• Create a brand new channel? If so, how would you structure the uploads, knowing some of those videos might get “burned” before monetization kicks in?
• Start with long-form or Shorts first? I’ve heard it’s risky to start with Shorts only — that it might hurt the algorithm signals.
• Buy an old, empty YouTube account (no videos, aged, not monetized)?
• Buy an old account with videos, then private them?
• Buy a monetized channel (no videos)? Risky, especially if it was botted or might get banned.
• Buy a channel already in your niche with content that aligns (even if you'd pivot the brand)?

metalgear01 said:

Let’s say you already have a bunch of nice videos ready to upload (recovered from an old channel that didn’t work out), and you’re building this new channel around self-branding and sponsorships, not just ad revenue.

You want to save as much time as possible and not waste the content.
What would you do?

Would you:

• Create a brand new channel? If so, how would you structure the uploads, knowing some of those videos might get “burned” before monetization kicks in?
• Start with long-form or Shorts first? I’ve heard it’s risky to start with Shorts only — that it might hurt the algorithm signals.
• Buy an old, empty YouTube account (no videos, aged, not monetized)?
• Buy an old account with videos, then private them?
• Buy a monetized channel (no videos)? Risky, especially if it was botted or might get banned.
• Buy a channel already in your niche with content that aligns (even if you'd pivot the brand)?

Any other smart strategy you’d recommend for someone building a channel for the long haul?


Thanks in advance for your insights

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Spicy Chromosomes said:

I'd just start a new channel, long form content and invest most of my time, energy and money in creating something with enough quality to be watchable. I'm not very good at editing videos, so I'd prefer to hire someone. As you can see, my priority would be the quality of the videos...It doesn't matter if you buy an aged channel from 2008 if your videos suck

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metalgear01 said:

Let’s say you already have a bunch of nice videos ready to upload (recovered from an old channel that didn’t work out), and you’re building this new channel around self-branding and sponsorships, not just ad revenue.

You want to save as much time as possible and not waste the content.
What would you do?

Would you:

• Create a brand new channel? If so, how would you structure the uploads, knowing some of those videos might get “burned” before monetization kicks in?
• Start with long-form or Shorts first? I’ve heard it’s risky to start with Shorts only — that it might hurt the algorithm signals.
• Buy an old, empty YouTube account (no videos, aged, not monetized)?
• Buy an old account with videos, then private them?
• Buy a monetized channel (no videos)? Risky, especially if it was botted or might get banned.
• Buy a channel already in your niche with content that aligns (even if you'd pivot the brand)?

Any other smart strategy you’d recommend for someone building a channel for the long haul?


Thanks in advance for your insights

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