Should I Switch Niches or Quit My Channel?

mikewalden

mikewalden

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I’ve been working on a Senior Health channel for the past 10 months. I’ve uploaded 193 long-form videos (10–25 minutes each), but so far I only have around 4,900 subscribers. For the last 4 months, the channel has been making about $80–$100 per month.

The frustrating part is, I see competitors with fewer than 100 videos pulling in millions of views, while I’m still struggling to get traction.

I honestly feel my content is high quality and well SEO-optimized, but the growth just isn’t there.

So I’m at a crossroads now…

1. Should I quit or maybe even sell the channel?

2. Or would it make sense to switch niches since the channel is already monetized? Will changing the name and topic hurt monetization?

3. Or should I just keep posting Senior Health videos and trust that it will eventually take off? If so, how can I be sure this channel will eventually grow?

I don’t want to waste more time if this isn’t going anywhere. What would you guys do in my situation?
 
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10 months is actually still early for a YouTube channel, especially in a niche like Senior Health where the audience grows slower. Competitors might have fewer videos but they could be using better thumbnails, titles, or external promotion. Before selling or changing niches, maybe test shorter content, optimize CTR (titles/thumbnails), or repurpose clips into Shorts. Sometimes small tweaks can push growth much more than uploading more long-form. Personally, I’d keep going a bit longer while experimenting.
 
i think you should ask yourself this question. are you doing youtube to convert( sponsors, selling a product, selling a service)? youtube to get mass views (adsense, yt ads)? you can't do both because both audiences have different pain points. convert audiences need you to identify their pain points immediately and you will be their solution. mass views audeince are looking for that dopamine fix, entertainment value, it'll help if you latch on to trending topics, so you can take advantage of the search interest in your niche.
 
same audience, same channel-different audience, different channel, you can try to recover what you have .
 
You should change your target audience. Appeal to a different niche and different people.
 
mikewalden said:
I’ve been working on a Senior Health channel for the past 10 months. I’ve uploaded 193 long-form videos (10–25 minutes each), but so far I only have around 4,900 subscribers. For the last 4 months, the channel has been making about $80–$100 per month.

The frustrating part is, I see competitors with fewer than 100 videos pulling in millions of views, while I’m still struggling to get traction.

I honestly feel my content is high quality and well SEO-optimized, but the growth just isn’t there.

So I’m at a crossroads now…

1. Should I quit or maybe even sell the channel?

2. Or would it make sense to switch niches since the channel is already monetized? Will changing the name and topic hurt monetization?

3. Or should I just keep posting Senior Health videos and trust that it will eventually take off? If so, how can I be sure this channel will eventually grow?

I don’t want to waste more time if this isn’t going anywhere. What would you guys do in my situation?
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Your product quality is good but if you change to another niche with bad SEO, you will not be able to surpass your competitors. Therefore, rebuild your videos and SEO methods, learn how your competitors SEO to develop better than them.
Good luck with Youtube!
 
mikewalden said:
I’ve been working on a Senior Health channel for the past 10 months. I’ve uploaded 193 long-form videos (10–25 minutes each), but so far I only have around 4,900 subscribers. For the last 4 months, the channel has been making about $80–$100 per month.

The frustrating part is, I see competitors with fewer than 100 videos pulling in millions of views, while I’m still struggling to get traction.

I honestly feel my content is high quality and well SEO-optimized, but the growth just isn’t there.

So I’m at a crossroads now…

1. Should I quit or maybe even sell the channel?

2. Or would it make sense to switch niches since the channel is already monetized? Will changing the name and topic hurt monetization?

3. Or should I just keep posting Senior Health videos and trust that it will eventually take off? If so, how can I be sure this channel will eventually grow?

I don’t want to waste more time if this isn’t going anywhere. What would you guys do in my situation?
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You’ve put in a ton of work already—respect for that! If you really enjoy the senior health niche, I’d stick with it but maybe experiment with formats/titles. Sometimes small tweaks make a big difference in growth.
 
Check your competitors, try different topics, effective thumbnails, unscrollable topics. Lots of things add to it but if you don't view it from another side, you wont know what slight change .you need to make and that might change the whole story to your suprise
 
have you thought about pivoting slightly within senior health? maybe focus on a specific sub niche like senior fitness for beginners or nutrition for aging well?
 
You should answer the question ''what is your purpose in making the video'', that will be the answer
 
Hey mate, I totally get where you’re coming from – grinding out 193 videos in 10 months is no joke, and I respect the effort you’ve put in. A lot of creators hit that exact wall where they’re comparing themselves to competitors and start second-guessing everything.

Here’s my two cents as a friend:
  1. Don’t quit just yet – your channel is monetized already, which is a huge asset. Selling now would likely bring you way less than the potential value if you stick with it.
  2. Switching niches? You can, but it’s usually better to start fresh if you want to go into a totally different space. Changing the current channel’s niche might confuse both YouTube’s algorithm and your existing subs. If you’ve got another niche in mind, test it on a new channel while keeping your current one alive.
  3. Senior Health is a great niche – it’s evergreen, has high RPM, and can grow steadily. But growth here is slower compared to “viral” niches. Instead of focusing only on SEO, try leaning more into storytelling, thumbnails, and trending angles to boost CTR and retention. Sometimes it’s not the content quality, but the packaging that holds back growth.

If I were you, I’d keep posting (but smarter, not just more). Test new video formats, improve thumbnails, and maybe try shorts to bring in new eyeballs. Give it at least another 6–12 months before making a final call.


Bottom line: Don’t throw away what you’ve built – it’s already a solid foundation.
 
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