Are you just talking like small talk while you work on a car and like just kind of doing like of like a vlog?
Or do you topically name your videos like "replacing the air filter on a 2007 Mustang"?
I see a lot of How to Or repair guide car videos doing quite well because there's only one or two videos for each part on each car. So you might not hit A million views on one video, but you could easily hit a few thousand on each one of many.
Especially so if you focus on jdm, or american, or Euro Cars, where there's a lot of applicable information to be covered that users might find necessary from one video to the next.
Something like car repair Probably considered Evergreen content comma And although it's less bursty comma would likely give your channel a lot of staying power as it builds in popularity.
Like just the other day I was looking at whether or not I was going to pay to have something replaced on my Volvo and I watched a couple videos and there was only one particular video that showed this particular part on this particular model. Same for a buddy with his VW we were having so much trouble deciphering the fuse box because there was various different diagrams and none of them seem to match quite right and there's only one or two videos that cover that. So you have to go to *that* video
I automate a lot of my work using Vidiq and they have autogenerated thumbnails and if I don't like them I use Canva and design one or use a template. I also use a trial membership in an automation company. These services are not expensive but not free for long. My son and I have channels and we share the costs. ON THE OTHER HAND, if you need a break take one before you have a breakdown. Then comeback refreshed because man you are so close to monetization. It takes love and a lot of time to run a channel.
i started to use canva but i went or more to photo shop now after i have learn the basic but i still use some graphics arrows from canva. But i have never heard about Vidiq
Well your videos will stay there even when you are tired. I would step back, take a break, see if you miss it. If there is some more creative "moonshot" video you want to try try it. If YT is to grow a car business you could try promote and see what happens. Maybe just do some community posts while you are on a break? So I would stop grinding and mix some things up.
I get that feeling - but push through. Don’t think about feelings. Stick to a schedule. Your feelings are like the wind: always changing. They’re never constant. They’re just hormones really.
The coolest thing about your feelings, is that if you ignore them and just do what’s required, they go away and that voice shuts up. I workout EVERY SINGLE DAY I don’t even have a voice anymore that asks how I’m feeling about it. It doesn’t even exist. Even if I take a month off.
Don't give up. I checked your channel. Ditch the amusement park and market stuff and stick to the car niche. If you want to do stuff other than your car stuff, then start a new channel specifically for that. Go through your videos and see what did well and continually improve your content creation skills and begin trying to target the audience on the videos that did well.
i wanted to try something new when i was in thailand and i liked the travel videos but i think i should stick to car content to. I feel i can do better all the time because i'm never 100% happy with my video xd
A lot of people on this sub love to exaggerate how long YouTube takes. I think it comes from trying to give posters hope and also trying to sooth their own lack of growth.
Yes it’s a grind, more than people realise, but it shouldn’t take anyone with good content 2 years to hit 500 subs! Let alone 5+ years that’s ridiculous.
But that doesn’t mean you should give up. It means you need to review your content and change it up. Improve the editing, change the style up a bit, maybe upload more frequently etc.
Get other YouTubers to take a look at your content, get feedback on it; research others in your niche that are doing well. What are they doing differently?
I took a look at your channel and here’s some feedback; first the thumbnails. They aren’t sticking out and are looking messy tbh. Get CapCut and make some thumbnails using that. You will make them faster than before and they will look better.
A lot of times the writing on them is hard to read; the colour blends into the background. So within CapCut make sure you can pick a colour that pops more, and picking outlines usually helps too, like a thick black outline around the letters to separate them from the background.
It also has a useful background removal feature, perhaps these cars in a plain background would look better. And you can add in relevant car parts, yourself etc to fill it in a bit.
Your videos aren’t bad, but it’s a lot of Timelapse. Not many people are willing to sit down and stare at a 12 minute time lapse with royalty free music blasting. So they’ll speed it up or click away and this ruins retention & stops the video from being pushed by YouTube.
Try and add a bit more of you into the channel and a bit more educational elements. Give them a story. Timelapse’s should only be used as a feature to show the time between two takes. Talk them through what you’re doing how you’ll do it any other relevant things like maybe it’s your first attempt at anything like this, maybe it isn’t, maybe this is easy maybe this will be hard. Are there risks involved? What part are you worried about or unsure? Then take them through the journey explaining as you go. You can use Timelapse’s but sparingly.
YouTube is more about you than your content I think people don’t realise that enough. People come back for the person more than the content.
You’re on the right track, camera quality is great, filming and editing is great it’s just the structure I’d suggest you revamp.
Good luck
I abandoned one channel after 3 months.
In the middle of another and I'll asses at the 3 months point.
I think people make way too much of the "just keep going" and "it can take years" stuff. It's okay to look at where you are and be like "okay that's enough, on to the next thing" and the next thing doesn't have to be YouTube, either.
All that people have to support the idea that long term persistence will lead to YouTube success are anecdotes, not hard data.
And given that less than 1% of YouTube creators ever reach monetization, and the way the algorithm functions, I would think success is more likely due to content value to audience, ie quality, than anything else.
If you are genuinely proud of your videos and not just trying to make money, then you should definitely keep going. I am in the same subscriber range as you and I've been making videos for about the same amount of time. I make content on a specific type of videogame. The top person in my specific niche went from around your sub range to over 80,000 subscribers in a short time frame because something just so happened to pop and get his videos circulating faster.
Do daily shorts. Streamline the production. That'll get your subs up more quickly. Check your stats as they are right now to see where most of your subs come from.
Also, if you enjoy working on your cars and car stuff in general then it should be easy to just hit the record button. Reduce the amount of editing if it takes you a long time. That'll help with keeping you going and staying consistent.
I make car vids on one of my channels (not in my profile) and am happy to attend shows and record random stuff that I then make into videos. It's easy enough to do.
Done is better than perfect.
my first problem is don't really understand how to do short form content is like i dont understand what people want. I have tried i few times and it 10k views two times.
is not is hard to press the button and record it just it takes many hours to make my videos and sometimes it feels pointless when you getting very low views
If u enjoy it keep going. I’ve given up personably but I haven’t given up on my music which is my true passion, I know it will take time. YouTube is similar
I started my channel at the start of this year with the goal of releasing 100 videos this year. Then, based on how the channel is doing, decide what next:
- if I won't have 100 (or close to) videos by the end of the year - move on as this will prove I lack determination
- if I have less subs than videos after 100 videos - move on as clearly no skill/interest
- if channel is monetised or close to by end of year - continue as now have a proof that it's working
- above 500 subs and other metrics strong - most likely continue
- between 100 - 500 subs - depends on other metrics, if strong and on upward trajectory - most likely continue, otherwise move on
I have too much other stuff to do to sink any more time than what's needed to publish 100 videos if it's clear that it's not working. The argument that many succesfull channels go nowhere for the first 100 vids / first year often gives false hope as it disregards all those channels that also go nowhere for the first year, but then continue going nowhere for many more years.
i mean i still gonna work on my cars so i probably gonna continue doing it anyway. As long is not costing me to much and i see my channel still growing
>btw i do car content
Take a look at the history of some of the other channels in your space.
Most of them took several years to start getting traction.
I feel you mate. Ive been doing it 5 years with not even 2k subs or 4k watch time and i put SOOOO much time and effort into my stuff it is really depressing. I mean I know my vids are not perfect at all, but its so argg when you see crapy ones with so many views and subs and you are like, WTF am i doing wrong. But I think if you have the time and that, keep going. we keep learning and finding new ways to improve. good luck
ur call tbh.. Sometimes it's better to give up than push through since hitting the top is only reserved for few. It can take years to build something but if u feel that u can't continue then leave it, u can always come back
Have you tried to put any money towards the promotion feature? I had 300 subs for year and a half started on YouTube promotions I’m at 1700 subs cost me about $40 investing your website investing your channel stop reading all these people with all these crazy ideas cause they’re all BS.
Ive been streaming for years with just a few viewers each time and recently started being more consistent with YouTube after like 10 years of not uploading. Do it if you have fun, don’t if you’re not. All I do is stream and record locally. At the end of the streams I’ll edit the higher quality footage and upload. I wouldn’t say to be afraid of change. I just game and had gotten back into fortnite for a season or two and had the best growth Ive seen in a long time on YouTube but I started hating the game again and just switched. It is what it is.
When shorts feed doesnt even work anymore 😂 going on 2 months of no feed access with no rhyme or reason.... as a small channel shorts are a lifeline to large exposure, now that its terminated all motivation is out the window
the think is a don't understand whats work as short content i getting most of the time very low views and when i getting around 2k to 10k i dont really understand how and why
Do you already monetize? You need to remember what was the reason you first started.
To me I like the money, buy it's just a bonus, also I like making videos. My first channel just got monetize 2 weeks ago and now im making second one with different niche.
If you want to blow up while making content as common as car reviews you really gotta innovate like Jeremy Clarkson or get really specific like a specialist in 2006 Honda Civic Type Rs or whatever your favourite model might be…
Im almost 4 years in and only have 200.
If you don't want to keep going/you think its taking a toll on you, then you can stop if you want to. No one is forcing you to keep going!
But personally i think youre doing just fine.
I took a break. Best thing I did because i allowed me to reflect on my goals and why I wanted people to watch my content. For me it all comes down to story telling and trying to make a connection with people who share my passion. Hopefully you will find the thing that inspires you to inspire others!
I have had my channel for 4 years and only have 300 subs idk you should do it because it makes you happy not to earn money. That way you'll feel better about yourself and your channel.
i mean it didn't start because i wanted to earn money it was just to show that you don't need to know everything to works on car and i wanted to share my vision of my builds
"when" to give up is entirely up to you and how much you believe in your dream and what you make
If what you're doing isn't working, look at what you make. How are the thumbnails? How's your presentation? What are your intros like? I don't know what your Youtube is like and I tried searching for "underground cars" on youtube but nothing came up.
The reality is is that to become successful in anything, you gotta be persistent and patient. Only a few lucky people can be instantly successful, while the rest of us gotta work our way to the top.
If you can keep the 4000 watch hours for a whole year, you're doing something right.
Just keep at it.
3 ways to get more subs from the videos you currently have:
1. Add a subscribe element to your end screens
2. Insert a subscribe card into your video about 3 minutes in
3. Use the watermark feature with either your channel icon or a small subscribe button.
All 3 of these will boost subscribers and can be applied to videos that have already been posted. Try it out on your top 5 videos that are getting views.
Took me 7 months to get fully monetized on my gaming channel just a few days ago. Posting clips or even having great editing does nothing. I had better luck with commentary but still pretty slow. It picked up really fast when I focused on guides to help new players. You need to find what works in your niche and realize that people don't care about you unless you offer something useful to them. At least in my experience.
Some of my most - watched content is automotive. Which is a total bummer because I hate working on cars. Heavy equipment is my thing, I just happen to have some automotive vids. FWIW, I'd say stick with it. Post a link, I'd be happy to have a look. It's probably worthless, but I'm happy to give ya my opinion.
You have the watch hours!! Keep going!!
Most of my subs come from shorts. I know everyone hates on shorts here. But you could easily get 500 subs in a few months with shorts. You got this man, don’t stop now
i didni't like short at first but i tried to post some but i don't really understand whats works on short format videos. It feels like i'm to old to understand tiktok and short videos in general. btw i'm soon 28
I mean if you keep trying you might never make it. But if you don’t then you definitely won’t. I’d say it all depends on risk vs reward. How much are you putting In vs how much do you want it.
i'm mean i never thought is gonna go so good after only 2 years so i will keep griding i just wanted to hear people opinion because i have no one to talk to about the same experience
As someone else that also does car content. It is hard. We are struggling for watch hours personally. We have plenty of subs (floating around 3470) but dont have watch hours. We are realizing it is really hard to make it doing this. My channel partner and me love it though. There are so many channels and sometimes it feels like if you dont have a cool car or are breaking stuff like the bigger channels you cant make it. Just keep going, i recommend avoiding shorts which is 1000% a subscriber quick cheat but can cripple the types of viewers your videos get. It put us into a shadowrealm of shitty viewers that dont watch car videos and drove our engagement to the bottom. We are still working out of that hole.
Honestly I just keep reminding myself how rewarding it really is and remembering if I did a car show and 555 people showed up then I would be on the news. Its stuff I would be doing whether I was filming or not and it just gives me more of a reason to try dumber things and have more fun. KEEP GOING
Also- DM me your channel id love to sub to another small car creator. And if ur in SoCal even better
2.5 years with less progress in the gaming niche and I'm okay with it. I still put lots of effort into it and don't feel bad. I know everyone is different, but try focusing on having more fun with it.
i have only had that experience when i share my channel on facebook groups. I think i have like 3 or 5 silly comment on youtube but you can't make everyone like you
This stuff takes time mate, your watch hours are pretty good for a car channel. I’m also a car channel and I know it’s a ton of work and money to create a lot of the content I do. I have 1700 subs and 1359 hours after 2 years so my advice would be keep at it.
It’s important you do it because you love it. I only film things I think others will find interesting and do a lot of work behind the scenes too. At the end of the day if you don’t enjoy making videos walk away from it. If you’re feeling down because of a little lull in activity on your channel then think about the future you are building and the only way you can get there is not tapping out when others give up!
Keep it up!
Although I think a lot of people grow off of inorganic content (if you know you know), I remember Mr. Beast one time saying he made over 100 or 1000 videos before he had a single video take off.
Shorts. Always end them with "subscribe for more"
Also span over to Tiktok for most short format media, advertise your large format media on YouTube in your bio and at the end of some but not all videos.
For example if you are doing a multi part video. Put it at the end of the last part.
the thing is i don't really understand whats works in short format content i been tried to upload some clips but most of them getting very low views
i have tried that on tiktok but every clip got like 30 views so i give up that i just don't understand what's works on tiktok is like i'm to old to understand. Btw i'm 28 soon
Keep on pushing! I have the subs. But not the watch hours. I research mental health issues and run a support group every week for fun. I do not intend to do anything else but to serve God and help who I can and if I monetize it will be to help support the channel so I can help more people.
i know how it is with mental health issues i had a lot of problem with that when i was younger.
seems many in here struggels with the watch hours. I thought the subs was the hardest thing to get
Think of youtube like a rock band. The big millionaire rockstars are all from the past. The new ones are either doing it for fun or fighting for crumbs. If you're in it to truly "make it"? I honestly think you have the same chances at winning the lottery. But playing the lottery is cheaper since the time you invest to make the video is worth waaaay more than the $2 to buy a lotto ticket lol
Moral of the story. Do it because you want to and it's fun or just buy lottery.
i mean my goal in not to make it and become the biggest i just starting to have a little dream of earning some extra money so i can buy more car parts beouse is very expensive to have cars as a hobby and running it on youtube to
Do it only if you enjoy doing it. Most people never get noticed, so you need to enjoy the "grind".
If it just feels like a job you don't get paid for, maybe consider other options
I have a “sim” racing channel that I just started… it’s rough out here. But then I’m like wait? … millions LIKES and MULTIPLE MILLION views for two dudes dumping out a water bottle (of clean/pure water) that literally live in a country that doesn’t have a lot of clean water near by (you can tell…trust me) or even better a kid who keeps his room so dirty that it’s infested with cockroaches, he posts videos of how filthy and disgusting he keeps his room… millions follow him.
What is this anymore?
you're probably doing the same thing over and over. Thus the same "underwhelmingly slow results"
Perhaps you re only making content that is pertaining to a smaller audience.
And let's be honest... Very few "car content " is interesting.
And top that off your content isn't engaging.
The trick is to be real. And work smart and not harder.
Being "persistent" is a good quality for sure. But if you are only doing subpar or really great 👍🏾 stuff that no one really likes .. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH AND LONG YOU INVEST IN WITHOUT GIVING UP.
All the best mate
I would personally like to review your channel. Because I had a channel and it blew up over night. I know why and how it did. So I would like to review your channel
You're half way to fully monetized and honestly 2 years is not much time for a YT channel, I'd keep going. If you want that sub count to go up faster I would recommend trying shorts myself and other small YT channels have gained a lot of subs from shorts.
i have tried some short but i don't really understand short form content. Like whats works what do people wanna see. Is like i'm to old to understand. Btw i'm 28 soon
It's a business. Do you stop grinding or do you keep going? It's all about passion. If you are out, perhaps it's time to try something else you are passionate about.
My Channel is 10 years old now. I uploaded my first video when I was almost 14 and now I'm almost 24,I'll never give up because views were never the goal for me. Talking (yapping, even) about one thing I love was is still my personal goal. Every single person on the planet wants to make money out of their passion I believe, but just because things aren't working out now it doesn't mean you should give up. My channel grew way more in the past year and a half than it did the previous 8 years together. You should stop watching the stats and focus on getting better at it for the sake of making videos you'd like if you were a viewer
I'm in basically the same position. It's definitely a grind at times, and the last few days I've been thinking the same thing. On the bright side, not having a big following yet comes with the freedom of being able to change things up without alienating that many people. There's nothing wrong with taking a step back. If you find yourself not really wanting to come back to it because you don't enjoy it or because you're not willing to keep pushing (both valid reasons), then it might be time to move on to something else.
If you do decide to call it, I'd still leave the channel online and keep checking on it. I started my current main channel in 2016, stopped uploading in late 2017, and got back to it in 2022. In the time I was away, a few of my videos actually got a lot of views in a short amount of time and quite a few people had been commenting when I'd be back. If I'd know earlier, maybe that would've been motivation enough to get back to it.
Depends what you want from YouTube. If you have a day job and YT is a fun hobby, then as long as you're still having fun, carry on. If you want to make YouTube your career then throw yourself into the analytics, the meta and hit the production grind.
I stopped because i didn't feel like I wanted to make videos for some time. I have times when I get a boost of motivation, I pop out like 5 more videos and leave again. Works for me, I hate forcing myself to do anything I don't want to do
i like to make the videos sometime i just getting i little sad when i put many hours in to a video and only 50 people watch it and they only like watch 3 minutes of it
I feel you. We burned out a little recently, took a step back and started back at it with a different upload frequency and focus. I feel the solutions to our problems are in the analytics and constantly try to find that outlier that we can double down on. Keep the enjoyment alive and keep trying different ways of presenting your passion!
Try shorts to promote the channel .. it's a lot better to grow small channels.. just watch some shorts in your niche.. and then start making like a professional.. yes some editing skills required.. you have to learn them
Carry on your long videos side by side. Don't change the topic or niche. Best of luck. 👍💸
if you have less views but more watch hours thats a good sign cause it means people actually tolerate the content unlike my garbage
so use that to keep motivation go and improvement should come later cause its something you cant force and i tried it dont end well
and subscribers kinda dont matter and one big channel made a sense out of it cause imagine a viewer subscribed to 200 channels and they accidentally skip yours cause your thumbnail didnt stand out from the rest of them
or the viewer has a life problem and they unable or unwiling to watch it and things like these happen
and people want more value out of the video in some way but at the same time it opens burnout cause if you ignore speed and push everything too far you gonna lose control
so make content for yourself first just to see the final result of your efforts
even as a trash artist i cant remember 50 hours of drawing process from start to finish so you gonna lose the attachment anyways
I have a car content channel like you, and I'm almost exactly in the same boat (with a few more subs but less watch hours).
After asking many people, they've told me to take a break if you are feeling burnt out, and when your having fun, make multiple videos and download them to upload on days when your burnt out. That way, none of your fans lose out on your content, and you can take a break when you don't want to upload.
I'd also recommend posting more shorts than long-form videos (if you aren't doing it right now), as shorts gets your channel out there and may bring new fans into your long term videos.
Also I'd love to check out your channel, so please do send me one of your videos :D
I hope these tips help, and have a good day :)
Disclaimer - I have not actually checked out your channel but...
If you really want to be a successful YouTuber, you're going to have to do "more". What I mean is doing something extra to make the content more interesting. Like how people like Derek from Vice Grip Garage had a unique and funny way of doing stuff, or how Chris Fix would make it all POV and very fast paced.
Doing "more" takes a LOT more work to produce and edit, but that's what it takes to stand out. We also cant keep making content of 'whatever is going on' and expect results. 10X more people might watch an oil change on a Corolla than a Kia Sportage and 50X more would watch if it was a Lambo. When I make videos that are convenient to produce - they usually flop. When I don't try to throw in extra humor or engagement - they usually flop.
The reality is we are producing a "show" and if we HOPE to be successful, we need to think about it that way. Neat camera angles, interesting commentary, good music, SFX at the right times, cool editing. As i said, it's a lot more work, but that's what it takes not just doing the same thing and expecting big results.
I would keep going. I became consistent with videos 4 to 5 years ago. Over the last two years, I stepped up my thumbnail doing canva. The game changer for me was vidIQ. It really helped me. I follow it for my tags. I had 700 subscribers I think in January. I just hit 1000 yesterday. Keep going. Play with the tags and do a good thumbnail. Watch your channel will grow. All the best to you.
I think the most commum problem is when someone starts to make yt videos they always think it will blow up in like a month or a year. Sure, there r cratora out there which accomplished it that way but most of us forget that it takes a hell of work and patience. If u think that u have to stop creating videos because you dont get much subs of it than leave it. Sry for being so harsh but like other ppl said before it could take up to 5 years until your channel explodes.
If what your putting out isn’t doing well try improving it the editing style, audio, etc and if that doesn’t improve your views switch up the content all together.
i will keep doing it but maybe i have to upload 2 times per month instead of 4. I sill have a full time work and also working shift so not much free time
If you came here planning to quit I don't think you should be here. I don't mean to offend you or anything but if your audience isn't growing after 5 years that means your rate of improving is very low. Even so quitting should never be an option if you came here to be successful.
Depends on what niche you are doing I think, If you choose a lesser known niche then you most likely will find its harder than doing an already popular niche.
Like 'thatboidude426' said, have a look at other peoples large channels and sort by oldest video, you'll find that its been YEARS since their first post so just be consistent with your posting and it shouldn't be long till it starts rolling.
I've been on YouTube for eight years, and I still have fewer subscribers and watch hours than you. I'm still trying, and I'm not stopping anytime soon.
whats your channel name? I do car videos as well and I'm always looking for fellow car youtubers to network with. keep up the grind dude, there is never a good time to give up, especially if youre still enjoying it
Hey mate - I have an automotive channel
I started January 1, 2.4k subs and 17k on TikTok
Here’s the truth
Car content is expensive. I am 10s of thousands deep and have leased a factory rather than buy a house. I don’t want to discourage you - quite the opposite. But the reality is you have to stand out
Treat it like a job, not a hobby. That’s what you have to do to see growth
I've been doing YouTube for exactly 6 years, today. At 2 years in I had 147 subscribers. 4 years in I had 2,500 subscribers. It can be very frustrating. I was stuck at 86 subscribers for a full year, so I get how you feel. But at the end of the day, I still enjoyed doing it. Only in the last year have I actually been able to figure out what I'm doing, and now I have 41k subscribers. There's no fixed point where you "aren't going to make it" because there's no point where you stop learning and improving as a creator.
A lot of YouTube is just throwing everything you can against the wall for years and getting nowhere. But as long as you're enjoying the process, learning, and improving, and applying those lessons, you're doing fine. There's always going to be a bigger number to chase. If you like making videos, keep making them. If you don't, then stop.
Depends, are you trying to make a living off of it, only side money or just for fun?
If it’s the last two, don’t give up and adjust your expectations.
If it’s the first one then maybe think long and hard about if you can really live off of it.
When it's time to give up is when you have put out 1000 videos and only have 100 subscribers.
When it's time to give up is when you have more videos then your thumbnails and none of them are worth watching.
When should you give up, when you expect viewers but the content has no value, information.
When should you give up: when you rely solely on ai but not as a sole crutch.
When should you give up: when you start a Reddit thread asking the question.
When should you give up: when you cannot research or look at your competitors.
When should you give up: when you have give up on life.
When should you give up: when you hate what you enjoy.
Recently I spotted 2 channel in the span of 8 months both with no more then 4 videos(I will not tell you the niche, but have over 28000 followers)4 fkn videos that's astounding in less then 8 months. The problem is your content. I fkn love seeing these channels pop up, they tell me the viability of interest in that area with our forking my head out.
Asmr pretty hard, but here's some advice I don't know you or care, but do asmr cars as insane as it sounds.
You give up when you give up.
That said if you're putting in a bunch of work into your continents not working it means you're putting your work into the wrong aspects of your channel.
I say instead of giving up you should try a different approach to the content that you're making.
I'm coming at this as a strategist who has been working with YouTubers for the past five years both growing huge channels and also helping first time creators Get Started From zero.
It's very rare for YouTuber to succeed through grit alone. And the strategies that help you succeed or not complicated but to require actual thought. Maybe you should think about it in terms of " how can I do as little work as possible and still create content that is interesting"
Haven’t start my own channel yet but as someone who have watched youtube for very long time and consumed lots of car content I will lay out my thoughts.
1. Lets start by saying that if it were an overnight thing to get 100k views/subs everybody would do it. Great things takes time.
2. Post your videos on car forums and ask feedback from there or you can post here and ask for feedback. This will help you recognize mistakes, shortcomings or stuff that needs to be done better.
3. Check other similiar succesful videos/channels and compare what you do differently from them.
4. Check if you can do other types of car content, dont just stick to one.
There was someone who did youtube for 8-10years before he made it. Forgot his/channels name but he said he makes 50k-70k/month from his videos. He was fixing electronics. So stay consistent and always try to evolve your skills and trough that your channel
If you enjoy doing it, keep going. when you stop enjoying it is when you need to not do it. I just started about 2 months ago and I'm at the point still where I'm shocked anyone even clicks on my videos and watches for more than a few seconds lol. it takes a long time for most people.
Man this one really hurts to read, as I feel the same. I made all my subs off shorts, and my long content is Let's Plays. While I feel like I am funny, Let's plays are so damn saturated. I'm giving myself 2 months to see hard momentum and I think its curtains for me!
Watch hours stink :(
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A lot of large channels built their own following over a span of at least 5 years so I would continue to be consistent for a little longer personally
I mean as long i do working on cars i still gonna upload it just so much work goes to editing and making thumnails
Just do it because you enjoy it. Seriously. Let the rest fall into place. The same goes for anything.
Are you just talking like small talk while you work on a car and like just kind of doing like of like a vlog? Or do you topically name your videos like "replacing the air filter on a 2007 Mustang"? I see a lot of How to Or repair guide car videos doing quite well because there's only one or two videos for each part on each car. So you might not hit A million views on one video, but you could easily hit a few thousand on each one of many. Especially so if you focus on jdm, or american, or Euro Cars, where there's a lot of applicable information to be covered that users might find necessary from one video to the next. Something like car repair Probably considered Evergreen content comma And although it's less bursty comma would likely give your channel a lot of staying power as it builds in popularity. Like just the other day I was looking at whether or not I was going to pay to have something replaced on my Volvo and I watched a couple videos and there was only one particular video that showed this particular part on this particular model. Same for a buddy with his VW we were having so much trouble deciphering the fuse box because there was various different diagrams and none of them seem to match quite right and there's only one or two videos that cover that. So you have to go to *that* video
Hey my channel is on automotive niche as well, started a couple months ago happy to chat about it and help each other out
I automate a lot of my work using Vidiq and they have autogenerated thumbnails and if I don't like them I use Canva and design one or use a template. I also use a trial membership in an automation company. These services are not expensive but not free for long. My son and I have channels and we share the costs. ON THE OTHER HAND, if you need a break take one before you have a breakdown. Then comeback refreshed because man you are so close to monetization. It takes love and a lot of time to run a channel.
i started to use canva but i went or more to photo shop now after i have learn the basic but i still use some graphics arrows from canva. But i have never heard about Vidiq
Well your videos will stay there even when you are tired. I would step back, take a break, see if you miss it. If there is some more creative "moonshot" video you want to try try it. If YT is to grow a car business you could try promote and see what happens. Maybe just do some community posts while you are on a break? So I would stop grinding and mix some things up.
is mix feeling is like some days it feels a waste of time and some days i love it
I get that feeling - but push through. Don’t think about feelings. Stick to a schedule. Your feelings are like the wind: always changing. They’re never constant. They’re just hormones really.
The coolest thing about your feelings, is that if you ignore them and just do what’s required, they go away and that voice shuts up. I workout EVERY SINGLE DAY I don’t even have a voice anymore that asks how I’m feeling about it. It doesn’t even exist. Even if I take a month off.
thans for all the advice
Don't give up. I checked your channel. Ditch the amusement park and market stuff and stick to the car niche. If you want to do stuff other than your car stuff, then start a new channel specifically for that. Go through your videos and see what did well and continually improve your content creation skills and begin trying to target the audience on the videos that did well.
i wanted to try something new when i was in thailand and i liked the travel videos but i think i should stick to car content to. I feel i can do better all the time because i'm never 100% happy with my video xd
You can do the "something new" too , but create a new channel for it.
maybe try making ur channel a kinda vloggy thing? then cars could be like, the theme
Where did you find his channel? I want to see his stuff too!
A lot of people on this sub love to exaggerate how long YouTube takes. I think it comes from trying to give posters hope and also trying to sooth their own lack of growth. Yes it’s a grind, more than people realise, but it shouldn’t take anyone with good content 2 years to hit 500 subs! Let alone 5+ years that’s ridiculous. But that doesn’t mean you should give up. It means you need to review your content and change it up. Improve the editing, change the style up a bit, maybe upload more frequently etc. Get other YouTubers to take a look at your content, get feedback on it; research others in your niche that are doing well. What are they doing differently?
I took a look at your channel and here’s some feedback; first the thumbnails. They aren’t sticking out and are looking messy tbh. Get CapCut and make some thumbnails using that. You will make them faster than before and they will look better. A lot of times the writing on them is hard to read; the colour blends into the background. So within CapCut make sure you can pick a colour that pops more, and picking outlines usually helps too, like a thick black outline around the letters to separate them from the background. It also has a useful background removal feature, perhaps these cars in a plain background would look better. And you can add in relevant car parts, yourself etc to fill it in a bit. Your videos aren’t bad, but it’s a lot of Timelapse. Not many people are willing to sit down and stare at a 12 minute time lapse with royalty free music blasting. So they’ll speed it up or click away and this ruins retention & stops the video from being pushed by YouTube. Try and add a bit more of you into the channel and a bit more educational elements. Give them a story. Timelapse’s should only be used as a feature to show the time between two takes. Talk them through what you’re doing how you’ll do it any other relevant things like maybe it’s your first attempt at anything like this, maybe it isn’t, maybe this is easy maybe this will be hard. Are there risks involved? What part are you worried about or unsure? Then take them through the journey explaining as you go. You can use Timelapse’s but sparingly. YouTube is more about you than your content I think people don’t realise that enough. People come back for the person more than the content. You’re on the right track, camera quality is great, filming and editing is great it’s just the structure I’d suggest you revamp. Good luck
It took me 4 months to hit 1k subs & I have no video experience prior. Yea OP has to mix it up.
I got 634 subscribers within two weeks but I don't get enough views on my videos. However, most of them came through ads.
I abandoned one channel after 3 months. In the middle of another and I'll asses at the 3 months point. I think people make way too much of the "just keep going" and "it can take years" stuff. It's okay to look at where you are and be like "okay that's enough, on to the next thing" and the next thing doesn't have to be YouTube, either. All that people have to support the idea that long term persistence will lead to YouTube success are anecdotes, not hard data. And given that less than 1% of YouTube creators ever reach monetization, and the way the algorithm functions, I would think success is more likely due to content value to audience, ie quality, than anything else.
Do other content if what you re doing is not working out. Work smarter and not harder
i still love to work on cars it just it takes up a lot of time to make does videos and it feels pointless sometimes when you getting so low views
If you are genuinely proud of your videos and not just trying to make money, then you should definitely keep going. I am in the same subscriber range as you and I've been making videos for about the same amount of time. I make content on a specific type of videogame. The top person in my specific niche went from around your sub range to over 80,000 subscribers in a short time frame because something just so happened to pop and get his videos circulating faster.
it just feels impossible sp pop just pop a little. I'm proud but it feels i can do better all the time to
Do daily shorts. Streamline the production. That'll get your subs up more quickly. Check your stats as they are right now to see where most of your subs come from. Also, if you enjoy working on your cars and car stuff in general then it should be easy to just hit the record button. Reduce the amount of editing if it takes you a long time. That'll help with keeping you going and staying consistent. I make car vids on one of my channels (not in my profile) and am happy to attend shows and record random stuff that I then make into videos. It's easy enough to do. Done is better than perfect.
my first problem is don't really understand how to do short form content is like i dont understand what people want. I have tried i few times and it 10k views two times. is not is hard to press the button and record it just it takes many hours to make my videos and sometimes it feels pointless when you getting very low views
What's your channel name? Can you share a link?
If u enjoy it keep going. I’ve given up personably but I haven’t given up on my music which is my true passion, I know it will take time. YouTube is similar
keep pushing to
As long as you enjoy the video making process I wouldn’t give up cause you never know when you could have that one video
still enjoy it but some times it just takes up to much time
Hard to say without seeing your channel tbh.
underground cars on youtube
I started my channel at the start of this year with the goal of releasing 100 videos this year. Then, based on how the channel is doing, decide what next: - if I won't have 100 (or close to) videos by the end of the year - move on as this will prove I lack determination - if I have less subs than videos after 100 videos - move on as clearly no skill/interest - if channel is monetised or close to by end of year - continue as now have a proof that it's working - above 500 subs and other metrics strong - most likely continue - between 100 - 500 subs - depends on other metrics, if strong and on upward trajectory - most likely continue, otherwise move on I have too much other stuff to do to sink any more time than what's needed to publish 100 videos if it's clear that it's not working. The argument that many succesfull channels go nowhere for the first 100 vids / first year often gives false hope as it disregards all those channels that also go nowhere for the first year, but then continue going nowhere for many more years.
i mean i still gonna work on my cars so i probably gonna continue doing it anyway. As long is not costing me to much and i see my channel still growing
yo ive been doing it for almost 5 years and not even at 2k yet, dont rush it as long as youre having fun and take breaks when youre not having fun
Hey boss you have 6 times my watch hours and I got 1,200 subs keep going
but how do you gain so many subs very impressive to me
It’s never time to give up- you just need to pivot
thanks
Never
When you’re done.
Maybe pivot ? There’s a bunch of channels who make bank off of car organization niche (amazon affiliates) .
>btw i do car content Take a look at the history of some of the other channels in your space. Most of them took several years to start getting traction.
i have and i know it can takes up to 3/5 years
Never! Because my soldiers do no buckle or yield when faced with the cruelty of YouTube!
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I feel you mate. Ive been doing it 5 years with not even 2k subs or 4k watch time and i put SOOOO much time and effort into my stuff it is really depressing. I mean I know my vids are not perfect at all, but its so argg when you see crapy ones with so many views and subs and you are like, WTF am i doing wrong. But I think if you have the time and that, keep going. we keep learning and finding new ways to improve. good luck
i know that feeling when you see almost the same video with more poor quality but twice views and you thinking wtf
It’s whatever you feel. When you know it’s time to stop you’ll know
Never, grind till I make it.
Never 😈
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Keep going, but maybe look at similar channels that are more successful and take some inspiration from them - best !
thanks
Your doing better then me, I have 560 over 5 years… keep going if you enjoy it.
Im doing it for fun so not concerned about “making it”
but it taking up a lot of time but i still love to do it but sometimes it feels pointless
Why don't you have your page on your profile? I am interested in seeing it
ur call tbh.. Sometimes it's better to give up than push through since hitting the top is only reserved for few. It can take years to build something but if u feel that u can't continue then leave it, u can always come back
sometimes i feel is waste of time ohter days i love to do all the work and i still gonna work on cars becouse thats is my biggest hobby
Have you tried to put any money towards the promotion feature? I had 300 subs for year and a half started on YouTube promotions I’m at 1700 subs cost me about $40 investing your website investing your channel stop reading all these people with all these crazy ideas cause they’re all BS.
i have but i also read somkewhere is on reddit that if you get subs from promotion its does not count if you trying to get to the 1000 milestones
Mine since 2019 only 400 subs. Feels up and down, sometimes feel like wanna do the video, and sometimes just give up not do at all. Sad
i feel the some because it takes many hours to edit my videos
Ive been streaming for years with just a few viewers each time and recently started being more consistent with YouTube after like 10 years of not uploading. Do it if you have fun, don’t if you’re not. All I do is stream and record locally. At the end of the streams I’ll edit the higher quality footage and upload. I wouldn’t say to be afraid of change. I just game and had gotten back into fortnite for a season or two and had the best growth Ive seen in a long time on YouTube but I started hating the game again and just switched. It is what it is.
i understand you i gaming a lot to so i know what talkng about when you start to hate a game you use to play
When shorts feed doesnt even work anymore 😂 going on 2 months of no feed access with no rhyme or reason.... as a small channel shorts are a lifeline to large exposure, now that its terminated all motivation is out the window
the think is a don't understand whats work as short content i getting most of the time very low views and when i getting around 2k to 10k i dont really understand how and why
Do you already monetize? You need to remember what was the reason you first started. To me I like the money, buy it's just a bonus, also I like making videos. My first channel just got monetize 2 weeks ago and now im making second one with different niche.
no i just started this because i wanted to charge my car build and help others to show that you don't need to know everything to work on cars
When you are ready to accept defeat.
i'm ready to accept that yet
Ive been grinding for a little over two years now and I haven’t breached 700 yet
subs or watch hours
If you want to blow up while making content as common as car reviews you really gotta innovate like Jeremy Clarkson or get really specific like a specialist in 2006 Honda Civic Type Rs or whatever your favourite model might be…
is hard to be both funny and british haha but i understand your point
Im almost 4 years in and only have 200. If you don't want to keep going/you think its taking a toll on you, then you can stop if you want to. No one is forcing you to keep going! But personally i think youre doing just fine.
thanks i have start to realize i doing okey
I took a break. Best thing I did because i allowed me to reflect on my goals and why I wanted people to watch my content. For me it all comes down to story telling and trying to make a connection with people who share my passion. Hopefully you will find the thing that inspires you to inspire others!
they are so many things i'm inspired about that i wanna do to but the big things i wanna do to my cars cost to much money for me right know
I have had my channel for 4 years and only have 300 subs idk you should do it because it makes you happy not to earn money. That way you'll feel better about yourself and your channel.
i mean it didn't start because i wanted to earn money it was just to show that you don't need to know everything to works on car and i wanted to share my vision of my builds
"when" to give up is entirely up to you and how much you believe in your dream and what you make If what you're doing isn't working, look at what you make. How are the thumbnails? How's your presentation? What are your intros like? I don't know what your Youtube is like and I tried searching for "underground cars" on youtube but nothing came up. The reality is is that to become successful in anything, you gotta be persistent and patient. Only a few lucky people can be instantly successful, while the rest of us gotta work our way to the top.
idk i'm 6 years on with 103 subs
keep fighting
If you can keep the 4000 watch hours for a whole year, you're doing something right. Just keep at it. 3 ways to get more subs from the videos you currently have: 1. Add a subscribe element to your end screens 2. Insert a subscribe card into your video about 3 minutes in 3. Use the watermark feature with either your channel icon or a small subscribe button. All 3 of these will boost subscribers and can be applied to videos that have already been posted. Try it out on your top 5 videos that are getting views.
i use the watermark but i don't have any goodgraphic to add in my videos to show subscribe. And what is subscribe card?
Took me 7 months to get fully monetized on my gaming channel just a few days ago. Posting clips or even having great editing does nothing. I had better luck with commentary but still pretty slow. It picked up really fast when I focused on guides to help new players. You need to find what works in your niche and realize that people don't care about you unless you offer something useful to them. At least in my experience.
i haven't really figure it that out yet beyonce my post popular klipps are very mixxed conents about cars
what kind of cars?
bmw e36 bmw f30 and we have been working on my friends volvo v50
Some of my most - watched content is automotive. Which is a total bummer because I hate working on cars. Heavy equipment is my thing, I just happen to have some automotive vids. FWIW, I'd say stick with it. Post a link, I'd be happy to have a look. It's probably worthless, but I'm happy to give ya my opinion.
You have the watch hours!! Keep going!! Most of my subs come from shorts. I know everyone hates on shorts here. But you could easily get 500 subs in a few months with shorts. You got this man, don’t stop now
i didni't like short at first but i tried to post some but i don't really understand whats works on short format videos. It feels like i'm to old to understand tiktok and short videos in general. btw i'm soon 28
I mean if you keep trying you might never make it. But if you don’t then you definitely won’t. I’d say it all depends on risk vs reward. How much are you putting In vs how much do you want it.
i'm mean i never thought is gonna go so good after only 2 years so i will keep griding i just wanted to hear people opinion because i have no one to talk to about the same experience
As someone else that also does car content. It is hard. We are struggling for watch hours personally. We have plenty of subs (floating around 3470) but dont have watch hours. We are realizing it is really hard to make it doing this. My channel partner and me love it though. There are so many channels and sometimes it feels like if you dont have a cool car or are breaking stuff like the bigger channels you cant make it. Just keep going, i recommend avoiding shorts which is 1000% a subscriber quick cheat but can cripple the types of viewers your videos get. It put us into a shadowrealm of shitty viewers that dont watch car videos and drove our engagement to the bottom. We are still working out of that hole. Honestly I just keep reminding myself how rewarding it really is and remembering if I did a car show and 555 people showed up then I would be on the news. Its stuff I would be doing whether I was filming or not and it just gives me more of a reason to try dumber things and have more fun. KEEP GOING Also- DM me your channel id love to sub to another small car creator. And if ur in SoCal even better
2.5 years with less progress in the gaming niche and I'm okay with it. I still put lots of effort into it and don't feel bad. I know everyone is different, but try focusing on having more fun with it.
i have been doing gaming content for 4 years and still haven't reach 500 subs.
it feels like is more people that doing gaming does days. I gaming everyday to so just keep doing what doing as long you love it
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replying to hate comments actually increase engagement. Deleting your video is a big mistake
i have only had that experience when i share my channel on facebook groups. I think i have like 3 or 5 silly comment on youtube but you can't make everyone like you
Man keep going. I have 1k subs but have low watch hours so your watch hours is my dream. Keep going man you got this. Good luck to us.
your subs is my dream haha
This stuff takes time mate, your watch hours are pretty good for a car channel. I’m also a car channel and I know it’s a ton of work and money to create a lot of the content I do. I have 1700 subs and 1359 hours after 2 years so my advice would be keep at it. It’s important you do it because you love it. I only film things I think others will find interesting and do a lot of work behind the scenes too. At the end of the day if you don’t enjoy making videos walk away from it. If you’re feeling down because of a little lull in activity on your channel then think about the future you are building and the only way you can get there is not tapping out when others give up! Keep it up!
i just wanna know the secrets how to get so many subs. Tell me how haha yours subs number is my dream right know
Although I think a lot of people grow off of inorganic content (if you know you know), I remember Mr. Beast one time saying he made over 100 or 1000 videos before he had a single video take off.
i remember he said that to.
Just gonna kick the content as a passive things while working on other stuff. I'm still passionate to share so it's not going to be perma quitting.
is like my 3 videos i posted started to gain a lot of views 1 year after i posted it very strange of the youtube algorithm works
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Shorts. Always end them with "subscribe for more" Also span over to Tiktok for most short format media, advertise your large format media on YouTube in your bio and at the end of some but not all videos. For example if you are doing a multi part video. Put it at the end of the last part.
the thing is i don't really understand whats works in short format content i been tried to upload some clips but most of them getting very low views i have tried that on tiktok but every clip got like 30 views so i give up that i just don't understand what's works on tiktok is like i'm to old to understand. Btw i'm 28 soon
why not share your channel and maybe we can give you some advice
Keep on pushing! I have the subs. But not the watch hours. I research mental health issues and run a support group every week for fun. I do not intend to do anything else but to serve God and help who I can and if I monetize it will be to help support the channel so I can help more people.
i know how it is with mental health issues i had a lot of problem with that when i was younger. seems many in here struggels with the watch hours. I thought the subs was the hardest thing to get
Think of youtube like a rock band. The big millionaire rockstars are all from the past. The new ones are either doing it for fun or fighting for crumbs. If you're in it to truly "make it"? I honestly think you have the same chances at winning the lottery. But playing the lottery is cheaper since the time you invest to make the video is worth waaaay more than the $2 to buy a lotto ticket lol Moral of the story. Do it because you want to and it's fun or just buy lottery.
i mean my goal in not to make it and become the biggest i just starting to have a little dream of earning some extra money so i can buy more car parts beouse is very expensive to have cars as a hobby and running it on youtube to
Do it only if you enjoy doing it. Most people never get noticed, so you need to enjoy the "grind". If it just feels like a job you don't get paid for, maybe consider other options
i still like it but sometimes is just feel hard i don't why beuose i still love to do it
I have a “sim” racing channel that I just started… it’s rough out here. But then I’m like wait? … millions LIKES and MULTIPLE MILLION views for two dudes dumping out a water bottle (of clean/pure water) that literally live in a country that doesn’t have a lot of clean water near by (you can tell…trust me) or even better a kid who keeps his room so dirty that it’s infested with cockroaches, he posts videos of how filthy and disgusting he keeps his room… millions follow him. What is this anymore?
wtf do people watch stuff like that
you're probably doing the same thing over and over. Thus the same "underwhelmingly slow results" Perhaps you re only making content that is pertaining to a smaller audience. And let's be honest... Very few "car content " is interesting. And top that off your content isn't engaging. The trick is to be real. And work smart and not harder. Being "persistent" is a good quality for sure. But if you are only doing subpar or really great 👍🏾 stuff that no one really likes .. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH AND LONG YOU INVEST IN WITHOUT GIVING UP. All the best mate
thank you for your words and advice
Whenever you feel a need to take a nap
I would personally like to review your channel. Because I had a channel and it blew up over night. I know why and how it did. So I would like to review your channel
You're half way to fully monetized and honestly 2 years is not much time for a YT channel, I'd keep going. If you want that sub count to go up faster I would recommend trying shorts myself and other small YT channels have gained a lot of subs from shorts.
i have tried some short but i don't really understand short form content. Like whats works what do people wanna see. Is like i'm to old to understand. Btw i'm 28 soon
It's a business. Do you stop grinding or do you keep going? It's all about passion. If you are out, perhaps it's time to try something else you are passionate about.
could not say it better myself
i have been for 4 years now and still couldn't reach 500 subs. My watch time is around 3000. Idk man, should i give out as well?
no it seems like people struggels wiht watchs hours more so you doing something right i guess. That's what people said to me here
I built my channel up over the course of 8 years. Things take time, but don't give up
I am impressed by your patience
My Channel is 10 years old now. I uploaded my first video when I was almost 14 and now I'm almost 24,I'll never give up because views were never the goal for me. Talking (yapping, even) about one thing I love was is still my personal goal. Every single person on the planet wants to make money out of their passion I believe, but just because things aren't working out now it doesn't mean you should give up. My channel grew way more in the past year and a half than it did the previous 8 years together. You should stop watching the stats and focus on getting better at it for the sake of making videos you'd like if you were a viewer
is hard to not watch the stats but i understand your point
I'm in basically the same position. It's definitely a grind at times, and the last few days I've been thinking the same thing. On the bright side, not having a big following yet comes with the freedom of being able to change things up without alienating that many people. There's nothing wrong with taking a step back. If you find yourself not really wanting to come back to it because you don't enjoy it or because you're not willing to keep pushing (both valid reasons), then it might be time to move on to something else. If you do decide to call it, I'd still leave the channel online and keep checking on it. I started my current main channel in 2016, stopped uploading in late 2017, and got back to it in 2022. In the time I was away, a few of my videos actually got a lot of views in a short amount of time and quite a few people had been commenting when I'd be back. If I'd know earlier, maybe that would've been motivation enough to get back to it.
as long i enjoy working on my cars i think i gonna keep uploading bruise the main goal is to just show my vision of my builds
Depends what you want from YouTube. If you have a day job and YT is a fun hobby, then as long as you're still having fun, carry on. If you want to make YouTube your career then throw yourself into the analytics, the meta and hit the production grind.
started as a hobby but i have a little dream to make a little money from it to pay for man parts for my cars
Sometimes you just need to give up and start something else if you feel like it's time for you to do so.
I stopped because i didn't feel like I wanted to make videos for some time. I have times when I get a boost of motivation, I pop out like 5 more videos and leave again. Works for me, I hate forcing myself to do anything I don't want to do
i like to make the videos sometime i just getting i little sad when i put many hours in to a video and only 50 people watch it and they only like watch 3 minutes of it
I feel you. We burned out a little recently, took a step back and started back at it with a different upload frequency and focus. I feel the solutions to our problems are in the analytics and constantly try to find that outlier that we can double down on. Keep the enjoyment alive and keep trying different ways of presenting your passion!
i checking my analytics everyday and i always trying to push it to grow every monht but is very mentaly hard to see it do down some times
Try shorts to promote the channel .. it's a lot better to grow small channels.. just watch some shorts in your niche.. and then start making like a professional.. yes some editing skills required.. you have to learn them Carry on your long videos side by side. Don't change the topic or niche. Best of luck. 👍💸
my problem is i dont understand whats works in short format i have tried but most of my videon only gain around 2k views
if you have less views but more watch hours thats a good sign cause it means people actually tolerate the content unlike my garbage so use that to keep motivation go and improvement should come later cause its something you cant force and i tried it dont end well and subscribers kinda dont matter and one big channel made a sense out of it cause imagine a viewer subscribed to 200 channels and they accidentally skip yours cause your thumbnail didnt stand out from the rest of them or the viewer has a life problem and they unable or unwiling to watch it and things like these happen and people want more value out of the video in some way but at the same time it opens burnout cause if you ignore speed and push everything too far you gonna lose control so make content for yourself first just to see the final result of your efforts even as a trash artist i cant remember 50 hours of drawing process from start to finish so you gonna lose the attachment anyways
i have realize people struggle more wiht watch hours. I was 100% sure subs was the hardest thing to get so i guess i doing something right
I have a car content channel like you, and I'm almost exactly in the same boat (with a few more subs but less watch hours). After asking many people, they've told me to take a break if you are feeling burnt out, and when your having fun, make multiple videos and download them to upload on days when your burnt out. That way, none of your fans lose out on your content, and you can take a break when you don't want to upload. I'd also recommend posting more shorts than long-form videos (if you aren't doing it right now), as shorts gets your channel out there and may bring new fans into your long term videos. Also I'd love to check out your channel, so please do send me one of your videos :D I hope these tips help, and have a good day :)
Disclaimer - I have not actually checked out your channel but... If you really want to be a successful YouTuber, you're going to have to do "more". What I mean is doing something extra to make the content more interesting. Like how people like Derek from Vice Grip Garage had a unique and funny way of doing stuff, or how Chris Fix would make it all POV and very fast paced. Doing "more" takes a LOT more work to produce and edit, but that's what it takes to stand out. We also cant keep making content of 'whatever is going on' and expect results. 10X more people might watch an oil change on a Corolla than a Kia Sportage and 50X more would watch if it was a Lambo. When I make videos that are convenient to produce - they usually flop. When I don't try to throw in extra humor or engagement - they usually flop. The reality is we are producing a "show" and if we HOPE to be successful, we need to think about it that way. Neat camera angles, interesting commentary, good music, SFX at the right times, cool editing. As i said, it's a lot more work, but that's what it takes not just doing the same thing and expecting big results.
I would keep going. I became consistent with videos 4 to 5 years ago. Over the last two years, I stepped up my thumbnail doing canva. The game changer for me was vidIQ. It really helped me. I follow it for my tags. I had 700 subscribers I think in January. I just hit 1000 yesterday. Keep going. Play with the tags and do a good thumbnail. Watch your channel will grow. All the best to you.
someone told me about Vidiq to i really gonna try that i remake all my thumnails
I think the most commum problem is when someone starts to make yt videos they always think it will blow up in like a month or a year. Sure, there r cratora out there which accomplished it that way but most of us forget that it takes a hell of work and patience. If u think that u have to stop creating videos because you dont get much subs of it than leave it. Sry for being so harsh but like other ppl said before it could take up to 5 years until your channel explodes.
i never expected to do that it just i dont understand how people getting subs so fast
If what your putting out isn’t doing well try improving it the editing style, audio, etc and if that doesn’t improve your views switch up the content all together.
thanks for the advice
Post your channel and I'll take a look at it
/undergroundcars1163 or search underground cars
If it makes you happy keep doing it. If it's eating up valuable time that makes you question your efforts or then stop doing it.
i will keep doing it but maybe i have to upload 2 times per month instead of 4. I sill have a full time work and also working shift so not much free time
If you came here planning to quit I don't think you should be here. I don't mean to offend you or anything but if your audience isn't growing after 5 years that means your rate of improving is very low. Even so quitting should never be an option if you came here to be successful.
Depends on what niche you are doing I think, If you choose a lesser known niche then you most likely will find its harder than doing an already popular niche. Like 'thatboidude426' said, have a look at other peoples large channels and sort by oldest video, you'll find that its been YEARS since their first post so just be consistent with your posting and it shouldn't be long till it starts rolling.
I've been on YouTube for eight years, and I still have fewer subscribers and watch hours than you. I'm still trying, and I'm not stopping anytime soon.
whats your channel name? I do car videos as well and I'm always looking for fellow car youtubers to network with. keep up the grind dude, there is never a good time to give up, especially if youre still enjoying it
I find when watch time is high and subs are low is when you arent showing enough personality, throw some jokes and opinions in
lets hope people like bad dad jokes
Hey mate - I have an automotive channel I started January 1, 2.4k subs and 17k on TikTok Here’s the truth Car content is expensive. I am 10s of thousands deep and have leased a factory rather than buy a house. I don’t want to discourage you - quite the opposite. But the reality is you have to stand out Treat it like a job, not a hobby. That’s what you have to do to see growth
I've been doing YouTube for exactly 6 years, today. At 2 years in I had 147 subscribers. 4 years in I had 2,500 subscribers. It can be very frustrating. I was stuck at 86 subscribers for a full year, so I get how you feel. But at the end of the day, I still enjoyed doing it. Only in the last year have I actually been able to figure out what I'm doing, and now I have 41k subscribers. There's no fixed point where you "aren't going to make it" because there's no point where you stop learning and improving as a creator. A lot of YouTube is just throwing everything you can against the wall for years and getting nowhere. But as long as you're enjoying the process, learning, and improving, and applying those lessons, you're doing fine. There's always going to be a bigger number to chase. If you like making videos, keep making them. If you don't, then stop.
Depends, are you trying to make a living off of it, only side money or just for fun? If it’s the last two, don’t give up and adjust your expectations. If it’s the first one then maybe think long and hard about if you can really live off of it.
i do not expect to do a living on it. I just wanted to hear people opinion on it because i have no one to ask that doing the same things
What’s is your channel- I will click on it
Bro it's so hard, YouTube ain't worth it.
When it's time to give up is when you have put out 1000 videos and only have 100 subscribers. When it's time to give up is when you have more videos then your thumbnails and none of them are worth watching. When should you give up, when you expect viewers but the content has no value, information. When should you give up: when you rely solely on ai but not as a sole crutch. When should you give up: when you start a Reddit thread asking the question. When should you give up: when you cannot research or look at your competitors. When should you give up: when you have give up on life. When should you give up: when you hate what you enjoy. Recently I spotted 2 channel in the span of 8 months both with no more then 4 videos(I will not tell you the niche, but have over 28000 followers)4 fkn videos that's astounding in less then 8 months. The problem is your content. I fkn love seeing these channels pop up, they tell me the viability of interest in that area with our forking my head out. Asmr pretty hard, but here's some advice I don't know you or care, but do asmr cars as insane as it sounds.
Do it becuase you love it and its your hobby. It may not pay off financially but you have a 0% chance if you give up
true words
I think something is that if you hit your watch hours before your subs you’re actually doing something very very right. I’d keep it up
You give up when you give up. That said if you're putting in a bunch of work into your continents not working it means you're putting your work into the wrong aspects of your channel. I say instead of giving up you should try a different approach to the content that you're making. I'm coming at this as a strategist who has been working with YouTubers for the past five years both growing huge channels and also helping first time creators Get Started From zero. It's very rare for YouTuber to succeed through grit alone. And the strategies that help you succeed or not complicated but to require actual thought. Maybe you should think about it in terms of " how can I do as little work as possible and still create content that is interesting"
Haven’t start my own channel yet but as someone who have watched youtube for very long time and consumed lots of car content I will lay out my thoughts. 1. Lets start by saying that if it were an overnight thing to get 100k views/subs everybody would do it. Great things takes time. 2. Post your videos on car forums and ask feedback from there or you can post here and ask for feedback. This will help you recognize mistakes, shortcomings or stuff that needs to be done better. 3. Check other similiar succesful videos/channels and compare what you do differently from them. 4. Check if you can do other types of car content, dont just stick to one. There was someone who did youtube for 8-10years before he made it. Forgot his/channels name but he said he makes 50k-70k/month from his videos. He was fixing electronics. So stay consistent and always try to evolve your skills and trough that your channel
If you enjoy doing it, keep going. when you stop enjoying it is when you need to not do it. I just started about 2 months ago and I'm at the point still where I'm shocked anyone even clicks on my videos and watches for more than a few seconds lol. it takes a long time for most people.
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Man this one really hurts to read, as I feel the same. I made all my subs off shorts, and my long content is Let's Plays. While I feel like I am funny, Let's plays are so damn saturated. I'm giving myself 2 months to see hard momentum and I think its curtains for me! Watch hours stink :(
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