How to Get Out of Small Channel H3LL, Forever

UPDATE: people are asking, so here you go: if you want my exact take on planning out your year for success, I got you with this video: https://youtu.be/eBuZ_erh5UU The book is called Essentialism, and you can get the audiobook (free!) with my super-dee-dooper custom link here: bit.ly/3v8NCGK I've been listening to a LOT of books this year, and this one is top tier so far!

Subscribing to a small channel and watching them grow feels great

To all of us stuck in small channel jail, don’t give up you’ll soon get out. 👊🏽

YouTube has spent nearly two months recommending this video to me. I scrolled across it 20 times in my feed. I finally clicked on I just saw YouTube would stop recommending it..... And this video is explaining why YouTube did this.

Oh my goodness you are probably the ONLY person I've ever seen who actually acknowledges that things are very different for smaller channels. So many people act like we're all the same and if I do what you do I'll get past the slump.

This is honestly the only channel worth watching in the YouTube growth niche. The rest just regurgitate the same talking points about posting consistently, niching down and making good thumbnails. This is the only channel that consistently digs deeper and comes up with unique and wonderfully presented ideas and thought processes. Thanks for all you do Nate!

here's whats currently working for me. I've grown to 50k subs in 3 months 1.) Make good videos - probably will take 2-3 weeks / 8hrs a day , here and there 2.) do that consistently 3.) learn from your mistakes 4.) adjust accordingly - Ive done these steps for close to a year now and my channel is now slowly just starting to grow. no other formula -

Hey Nate, I've been watching your videos religiously for 2 years and I thought my channel was dead at 5k subs, 10k subs, 30k subs, and even 50k subs. I've pivoted a few times and FINALLY I think I've found which content I can do long term. I even thought my intitial dream was dead so many times that I opened a 2nd channel in a differente language and KILLED it, only for that 2nd channel to stall out at 50k subs. I finally had 2 viral videos in the last 2 months and all that hard work has finally paid off. I'm finally being associated with other big youtubers in my niche, and I now understand that advantage that big youtubers have. It was so HARD, but your videos kept me going. What I've learned is just basically to keep being consistent, and make quality content and your version of success will come. Thanks!

The illustration of marketplace vs small audience interaction is so accurate. People will absolutely join in once others are already there

THE FLATLINING ISN'T JUST A ME THING!? Oh thank god, this video gave a lot of excellent advice, thank ya!

If you are reading this comment, don't worry your channel is going to get better we all got this!

Thank you for helping me stay positive, so many people tell me my small channels deserve more views and are seriously underrated. I'll keep doing everything you said to do, so even if I don't have success at least I know I tried. Competition is so extreme and every niche is over saturated compared to what it was like 15 years ago, anyone will be lucky to become a big channel. To everyone reading this don't ever give up, it's not over till it's over, you can achieve success in life!

This confirms my suspicion that that only thing holding me back now is consistency. It really is difficult especially because I get REALLY into my edits, but I've decided to be stupid this year and focus so much more time to my channel. Also, I get quite a few of those "How does this not have more views" comments fairly often, it's super validating every time.

I’m someone that has a large channel at 100k and a small channel stuck at 4.3k and no matter what I do it just doesn’t grow. I feel for anyone trying to build channels now - it’s tough… my 100k channel I started 10yrs ago when it was easier. But my smaller channels that I started in the past year/s is flatlining. There are so many talented ppl out there just not being seen and if seems the lesser talented ppl are getting the views 😂 it’s effed up !

YouTube has made it so that you “HAVE” to make content everyday practically and become a shell of yourself in order to survive.

This is why I take big channel advice who started years ago, with a pinch of salt because the dynamics are very different for smaller channels and for those starting out now. And with the algorithm changing all the time. So thanks for flagging this as a real thing!

I started a brand new channel. BUT I remember with my main channel, before I got any viral videos, all of my videos had around 50-500 views. Now those same videos that had 50-500 views has 50k-600k. So you are NOT making them for nothing! If your videos are high quality enough and you are consistent enough they WILL eventually catch on to the algorithm along with the new ones.

Wow, my friend, you are literally the only one talking about this. I’m still a very small channel. And yes, the views will go up and then immediately flatline. Sometimes they’ll take off again, and then flatline again… It’s very strange behavior.

What's weird is many creators are doing the exact opposite of what gurus are saying and still blowing up their channels. The algorithm is always changing and I think even the viewers are demanding something different of what we've been watching the last 5 years.

I appreciate your help videos Nate. There's tremendous truth. With that said, when you are a small channel putting your heart, soul and tons of time into growing and making between $1 & $4 per day on YouTube after being monetized for a period of time, a real job is still necessary to pay the bills. I try to put a portion of 7 days a week into my channel but it's not always realistic and burn out is a real thing. Working so hard on the channel and at the end of the day you've made $1.70 takes the wind out of your sail. I love my channel and believe in it which is the only reason I'm still here after trying for 5 years. I believe at some time it will start growing and I eventually plan on posting 2 or 3 full length videos per week but for now I struggle to post 1 video and maybe a few shorts. Hopefully the channel can survive to the point of real growth. YouTube sends surveys questioning fairness of large channels vs. Small channels but I have no idea why because they continue doing the same thing.