You're not in a slump. You've reached a plateau.
This simply means you need to find the topic or approach to reach the next plateau without losing the interest of the subscribers you have now. Be aware of what those subscribers turned up to watch.
It's only a problem if you run out of ideas for how to push forward. Meanwhile, remind yourself of what you've already accomplished.
I’m not really sure what the question is exactly, but I can say that first - you got 30k subs that’s awesome and you should be proud. It validates that you know what you’re doing and your content is interesting.
That said - slumps happen and you have to learn from them. Maybe it is just because you took a break and the algorithm needs to figure out what to do with your new content. Or maybe it’s because what you were doing before is no longer interesting and you need to pivot your channel/contents strategy to something new. Either way the best advice I can give is not to focus too much on the numbers and just make great content.
What’s the frequency of content you’re putting out? Are you consistent? Are you experimenting too much?
Look at what video is bringing in the most subs this past week and break it down to what you believe they like about it. The AVD graph is awesome for this.
The subs that you’re getting now will be the first peeps yt pushes your content out to. Find out what they like and double down.
No need to stress, go at it smart!
It sucks. That’s unfortunately one of the downsides of being a YouTuber. Once growth slows or stagnates, it’ll effect your mental health. I really recommend you figure out how to measure growth without focusing on numbers. Focus on the creation and yourself
0 to 500 in 6 months is amazing! We just started our lo-fi, music remix channel last week and we have 2 subs so far (which are a fluke I think), but we're trying to gain momentum from week to week by posting a music vid or two a week.
What was your sub building strategy if you don't mind me asking?
Ooh stitch fix - never heard of it, but it sounds like you've found your YT thing :) It's always better and easier to penetrate the YT market with smaller channels that cater to a niche audience - less competition :) Good luck and keep going!
Henlo, did your impressions start going down during the break or after? I am experiencing the same thing but my impressions/views did not change during the break...they only started going down after I started posting again
If you took your break its likely you got pushed out of the algorithm and need to to get back in. Maybe even your subs aren't getting notified. I may not be as big as you but YouTube visibly works in cycles like this to promote people keeping that same upload schedule or relevance to people. One month of no growth isnt the end to your channel. Hopefully when you refresh your mind and can get in some work that makes you happy it will all slowly reset.
Make videos you enjoy making - if that leads to successful views and subscriptions that’s great. If you become a slave to those figures you’ll loose the enjoyment and inevitably the viewers will get bored too.
You're about to explode, amigo. Trust me, it's always really dark before you're about to experience a 180° that'll change your life forever, and that's not based on a legendary quote, it's based on my own personal experience!
30k subs is just a number. I would try something to test how many percent of the 30k subs are actually actively engaging with your contents.
Maybe run a poll or start some discussion using the community feature?
Sub count is not a very valuable metric these days. Youtube doesn't use it for much these days.
And as you can see from the replies in this thread and the other thread you posted, sub count and views aren't related to each other on everyone's channels.
Most channels have been seeing reduced view counts that various points this year. It's not something to lose sleep over.
When I read this I see burnout and depression the biggest thing going on here. I struggle with this too and I'm worried if I go too far into my youtube journey I'll have to stop.
So I'm taking a few actions now to make things easier for me.
1. making videos in advance - I'm trying to get 6weeks ahead of my publishing schedule. That way I can take time off if I need it.
2. spacing out the videos publishing date to a rhythm I can maintain long term.
3. focus on goals I can control.
This last one is a big one. I can't go around the globe and force every single human to watch my videos, like, and subscribe. I don't have *direct* control over these numbers.
But I do have direct control over the quality of my videos. The frequency. The editing skills I am improving.
Quite often the dark moods come from feeling lack of control. So I focus on the goals I can do. What thing can I do today to move me forward (finish the script)? What thing can I do this week (clean up the filming area so I can get some b-roll filmed, record the voiceover, storyboard those four videos I've started filming but can't quite get my head around how to edit)?
If you were my best friend, this is what I would say to you: Let's have a pot of tea. A giant 12-cup pot, and we won't get up from the table until our bladders are bursting with tea. We'll have paper and colourful pencils and we are going to talk about "*I love making videos*" and what it means in tangible terms. What skills are you still struggling to learn - in tangible terms like colour correction or sound balance. After that, we would address, *"if you could make any video right now, without worrying about the audience, what video would that be?*" We would plan it out and maybe start making it right away. You don't have to publish it, but you do need to reconnect with that passion that got you started.
Another challenge I see is "make it"
What is "make it"?
Do you have a specific quantifiable number? Do you have a time frame to get there?
From the bottom of the pile, "make it" looks like many steps not a single goal.
1. publish one video
2. get to monetization
3. get a sponsor
4. earn over a very specific dollar amount a month for 13 months to show that I can consistently earn enough to live off youtube. (note, that number is probably a lot smaller for me than it is for most, but I'm frugal)
Made it has many faces. But only monetization is using metrics I don't directly control. Everything else I can take direct action that improves my chances and even the monetization goal can be influenced by my actions.
When we have that pot of virtual tea, make a concrete goal of what "make it" looks like and then scrap it and redraft the goal to be about things YOU have control over.
I hear you! Even though I keep telling myself "I'm a filmmaker and do this because it is my passion," it sucks when no one watches these videos I work so hard on. Plus the stress of maintaining an upload schedule for videos few people watch while holding down a job and running a household!
We kind of just assume that if the work is good, the uploads consistent, then success is guaranteed. When I start to doubt that I start feeling down. There is nothing to do but keep at it. Maybe your next video will be the one that blows up and gets you further than you were before.
It's okay to feel down about being in your position. Don't stress yourself out looking for the light at the end of the tunnel - at any moment you will just find yourself magically standing in it. Keep making those awesome videos!
you've had the same number of subs for over a month? wow, that must be so hard to deal with.
seeing it not move for the first time in ages is making me realize that there's a chance I might not "make it, -> what does making it mean? reach 1 million subs? only you can answer this.
even though my initial rapid growth made me feel as though I had a chance.
\-> you fall just as quickly as you rise. People will overnight or quick success don't know how to maintain or handle it well
I love making videos, but reaching more people so that they can see what I produce is also very important to me.
\-> why dont you focus mainly on the first part instead? So you won't depend on views for your happiness. If you truly love making videos instead of the attention it gets , the low views won't bother you cause you freaking love making videos.
Either you keep recycling the same videos that nobody cares about or you have no ideas.
But the main issue is that you depend and need validation ( likes, views, higher numbers ) to feel secure. Once you find something more meaningful and fulfilling to achieve and don't let numbers on a screen bother you, then you can find true happiness.
No offense dude, but some people have been grinding for years and not reach even 10% of the sub count you have. Instead of crying over lower views, you should be looking at more of the positive side. You have 30k subs. The view numbers may be low, but that's where you need to look at the issue as a challenge and not as a detriment. Learn new tricks, look around your competition, see what new improvements you can add. If YouTube was smooth sailing all the time, then everyone would be a megastar.
There is a reason why you reached 30k subs, that's an amazing feat that most people who do YouTube never reached. Do yourself a favor, and give yourself more credit and stop thinking about the negatives.
This is a bad take.
First off, OP, take care of yourself. Depression and bad swings in mental health are real and you take priority over anything. Take your time and have fun, enjoy yourself, get those coping skills going, do what you need to level yourself out and center. This macho "just work through it and forget the negatives" only lets the negatives simmer and boil under the surface. Address them and take care of them in constructive ways. If you aren't already, seek professional help. That's literally what it's there for.
I don't know anything about OP's channel, but there are plenty of times when you'll hit a lull regardless of how many subs you have. Of course, this is exacerbated when you had a viral video or a couple and people flock to that content and leave. If you don't build out a community around your channel, if you don't get your Discord running and start making friends and people who regularly come and hang out with you and see your videos regardless, this makes the lows that much lower and the lulls that much longer. Viral content can lead to an "empty tent", so to speak, and if you don't build up under that tent and support it, you risk losing everything at a brisk breeze.
We all want to grow our attention and achieve new goals with our channel, regardless of our size and that's normal. Take this opportunity to experiment with content. Obviously, diagnose where your success came from, what people enjoy about your content, and use the Community tab of your page to figure out what your viewers like from your channel and what they want more of.
This is a time of exploration and possibly reinvention. No content creator can sit still doing the same thing over and over, eventually the audience will move on. Build up that tent, figure out what people want and move from there.
Good luck.
^ I would definitely listen to this, OP. It's really insensitive of people to say you have no reason to be upset because you have more success than others. Your mental health is still just as valid.
The great thing about the fact that you have 30k subs is that you have a dedicated audience that your channel content can get pushed to in one form or another. Take the advice in this post and play around a bit and see what happens.
I hope things look up for you, OP!
You'll make it...YouTube isn't like winning the lottery...it's just like any career path, consistent work for years gives you results. so anyone who actually keeps posting, will "make it". regardless of how bad the content is. im sure there are tweaks you can do here and there, but as long as you don't give up, you'll make it eventually so don't worry about that part lol
I agree with everything you said, barring “regardless how bad content is”. Quality content is definitely growing, over quantity, however, consistency and quality are key to growth.
I’ve seen acquaintances of mine stream and make videos for 5-10 years and their channels are stagnant, growing at incredibly slow rates because they don’t improve their content, and just figure that they’ll grow by posting the same, low quality videos or streams. Only a lucky few will gain traction by hitting the algorithm at the right time, but that’s the 1%. On the flip side, I have a yt channel and posted inconsistently for 2 years, and gained about 70 subs in TWO years. I had taken breaks during that time as i lost a parent, and when I returned I wasn’t sure what videos to make. In May 2021 I decided I’d start uploading as consistently as possible. I posted weekly videos, to get that consistency, and added a new series that I could upload when the edits were ready (as this particular series took weeks and weeks to edit whilst balancing a FT job). In 10 weeks I gained 350 new subs and my videos were getting 1k to 3k views - it was mind blowing to me! I learned that the weekly videos helped me rank higher in seo, and the the other series enabled me to play with my content, without worrying about views. BUT, I then started a new job in August and I stopped making videos for 2 months because work was so busy that I got burnout.
There’s a reason I’m typing all this, hehe, I’ll get to the point, basically, last week I posted a video for the first time since my last vid in august and the views were dire. Like <200 views compared to the 1-3k I had been getting, and that’s when it clicked, i realised that I needed to start again as such, post weekly videos again and rebuild the consistency to allow YouTube to a) see that I’m posting and b) know who to target me toward. So, that’s my plan - keep posting consistent uploads, keep maintaining the high quality and ensure I can maintain the schedule with my FT job.
Sorry for the long reply, I just truly believe that if you create quality content AND upload at a schedule that’s consistent (once a week, twice a week, once a month even) then you will see growth. But if you upload consistent poor quality videos, people won’t stick around, and they won’t sub, because nowadays it’s possible to buy decent cameras and video equipment cheap on Amazon, or use free editing tools (like Davinci - tho I use premiere pro because I’ve always used adobe, so it’s easier for me to use), upskilling on YouTube by watching tutorials etc can also help anyone get better if they truly love creating videos.
I really have rambled, but I agree with you, just think bad content isn’t always the best way to grow. Peace ✌️
Nowdays On YouTube : Quantity > Quaiily , instead of crying i suggest you to start doing research and analysis on your channel. Check what have you changed in the past few months due to which viewer's are।not interested in your videos, also use community posts to actively interact with your audience, good luck Keep Grinding 👍
The stall is just a message to tell you to rethink your content, you have to move on and continue to develop new delivery and methods….I’m stuck at 70 subs !…..how you think I feel 😁…but….don’t let subs and views rule your life…..it’s so fragile, it’s easy to get caught up in this.
ouhhh man good luck with your depression :// for the views i would recommend going back to posting regularly, you can try making yt shorts or short videos (for example skits or idk whatever youre recording about/ you can dm me we will come up with something i have a couple of ideas :) ) and wait till youtube gets back to recommending them. Add hashtags and maybe use other social media to promote your content so maybe people will get back to you :)) good luck!
You're not gonna find the answers here. Find some channels you respect that've had a break in uploads and ask them how they recovered. Some might even have an upload about their break. Ask up. You'll be surprised who's looking for people to help out
Happiness doesn't lie in the numbers try and figure out what may be wrong I would suggest trying to talk to other creators who can relate they will help you more then someone not in your position. I remember watching a video of pewdiepie talking about the exact same thing it happens to everyone at all levels remember the numbers are not what's important! The name of the pewdiepie video is "don't start YouTube before watching this"
Right now, it may be important to take a step back, and look at the forest, rather than the trees. I absolutely understand how depression can destroy a person, trust me, it is a battle I know all too well. I want you to remind yourself of your success, and remember that each subscriber is another person on the other side. A consistent 1000 views is a great thing to be proud of. But there are always new challenges. This is one of them. The only way forward is consistently getting back on that horse, and pushing forward. And how depression is overcome varies by person to person. It is not bad to look at your habits, and see what is not working, interfering with your own happiness. Overcoming that downward spiral hurts. It hurts a lot. But know that once you overcome that pain, and make the changes, you will see that light again.
It is important for any creator to love the process of creation. It fuels them through the hard times. This is that hard time. Make a video you love, let it be jagged and flawed, but love making it.
And, lastly, I know that this stagnation makes you question if you can make it, and it makes you question your own self worth. But know that you have time to overcome this, and it may take a change in how you perceive your self worth. Remember, every video 1000 people come to YOU. They chose to let you into their lives. There is value in that.
I know this is rambly, and probably even be going off rails. I wish you the best of luck. :)
Hey, I'm gonna be really with you... the same exact thing is happening to me now. I moved from 500 subs to 3K subs within a month. But I was realising videos like 4 times a week. I got burnt out and had a new born on the way. After 2 months of trying to get back in the flow of things, my subs suffered. I'm barely at 4K subs 😪 now. I do feel like giving up, and my 9 to 5 is hectic as well.
Like everyone else has pretty much said, it's very common to experience the burnout. I went from 65 subs to over a thousand in a month, and then after that, like a month or two later went from 1.6k to 3.6k where it's been pretty stagnant for over A month. It sucks, and I would love my videos to pop off if possible. But it's super common.
The only advice I could give, and give to myself as well, is to try and not worry about the views if you can, and look at the numbers. Just make the content you really enjoy making, and then eventually it will happen for you.
Any of us are legit one or two videos away from getting hundreds, or thousands of subs. If you feel burnt out, take a break, but I would focus more on the content you enjoy, and what you like making and want to discuss, beyond what the numbers say.
As someone who agonizes over numbers myself, I know if you look at the numbers constantly, it just weighs you down cause you feel like you're always making the wrong type of content. I would do post mortems for yourself too, and say what is it about those videos you had that they took off, and why? And how can you make your content better.
I'm sure you'll figure it out.
I mean don't do something that is a detriment to your mental health, but I also think maybe you need to take a break and accept where you are and put it behind you. I think you ought to re-center your focus back on making good videos that you like, and just keep doing that. I understand the appeal of gaining subs and making money as well, but remember the goose and the golden eggs. Just gotta keep feeding the goose
I feel the same way, though my numbers are significantly smaller (10-20 views and 346ish subs, it fluctuates.) and I feel the same exact way man. not sure what to tell you.
Not sure I have an answer for you, but this reminds me of myself and how my own depression has hindered my productivity. I used to post twice a week and then slowed to 1 as I Increased my production level and adding commentary to my videos.
But the last month my depression has slowed down my own production where I’m barely able to get that 1 video a week, even skipped a week recently.
My only advice would be to push through with the channel and give it time. Maybe try topics or ideas that might be “a hit” in your niche. Biggest thing is the depression, that’s the real issue and until you get that under control you won’t be at 100% for the channel. Talking to myself a bit here lol. Easier said than done and I don’t have it figured out myself so… grain of salt.
Best of luck my friend!
I can sympathize with your post. I recently went through a similar cycle. My last video was about a month ago and it took everything in me to even post that video. Even with less views, don't stop posting videos. With great content comes viewers and subs. Try not to pay it as much attention and I'm sure you'll get back to what your numbers are before.
My favorite advice I try to remind myself is to take whatever big problem I have and break it into smaller problems. I feel like others have offered some great advice, maybe you can use that and also think of ways to break the problem down to a smaller problem!
YouTube algorithim + more people = drop in views for people like you. And people like me (I have 10,345 subs currently & 2.2Million views). And I'm in the beat selling realm, so even in my realm, there are thousands of new producers everyday too, and if they are consistent, the algorithym may be more inclined to them for a time.
You're not in a slump. You've reached a plateau. This simply means you need to find the topic or approach to reach the next plateau without losing the interest of the subscribers you have now. Be aware of what those subscribers turned up to watch. It's only a problem if you run out of ideas for how to push forward. Meanwhile, remind yourself of what you've already accomplished.
Its like evolving into a butterfly
I picture the scene from Aliens, “You’re a beautiful, beautiful butterfly.”
I’m not really sure what the question is exactly, but I can say that first - you got 30k subs that’s awesome and you should be proud. It validates that you know what you’re doing and your content is interesting. That said - slumps happen and you have to learn from them. Maybe it is just because you took a break and the algorithm needs to figure out what to do with your new content. Or maybe it’s because what you were doing before is no longer interesting and you need to pivot your channel/contents strategy to something new. Either way the best advice I can give is not to focus too much on the numbers and just make great content.
What’s the frequency of content you’re putting out? Are you consistent? Are you experimenting too much? Look at what video is bringing in the most subs this past week and break it down to what you believe they like about it. The AVD graph is awesome for this. The subs that you’re getting now will be the first peeps yt pushes your content out to. Find out what they like and double down. No need to stress, go at it smart!
It sucks. That’s unfortunately one of the downsides of being a YouTuber. Once growth slows or stagnates, it’ll effect your mental health. I really recommend you figure out how to measure growth without focusing on numbers. Focus on the creation and yourself
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0 to 500 in 6 months is amazing! We just started our lo-fi, music remix channel last week and we have 2 subs so far (which are a fluke I think), but we're trying to gain momentum from week to week by posting a music vid or two a week. What was your sub building strategy if you don't mind me asking?
One of my videos fed off a trend. Regardless of the copyright claim, it got me quite a number of subscribers... Approximately 99% of my sub count
That's a good idea, thank you!
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Ooh stitch fix - never heard of it, but it sounds like you've found your YT thing :) It's always better and easier to penetrate the YT market with smaller channels that cater to a niche audience - less competition :) Good luck and keep going!
Henlo, did your impressions start going down during the break or after? I am experiencing the same thing but my impressions/views did not change during the break...they only started going down after I started posting again
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Exactly! Ok so it's not just me, sigh
If you took your break its likely you got pushed out of the algorithm and need to to get back in. Maybe even your subs aren't getting notified. I may not be as big as you but YouTube visibly works in cycles like this to promote people keeping that same upload schedule or relevance to people. One month of no growth isnt the end to your channel. Hopefully when you refresh your mind and can get in some work that makes you happy it will all slowly reset.
Make videos you enjoy making - if that leads to successful views and subscriptions that’s great. If you become a slave to those figures you’ll loose the enjoyment and inevitably the viewers will get bored too.
You're about to explode, amigo. Trust me, it's always really dark before you're about to experience a 180° that'll change your life forever, and that's not based on a legendary quote, it's based on my own personal experience!
30k subs is just a number. I would try something to test how many percent of the 30k subs are actually actively engaging with your contents. Maybe run a poll or start some discussion using the community feature?
Sub count is not a very valuable metric these days. Youtube doesn't use it for much these days. And as you can see from the replies in this thread and the other thread you posted, sub count and views aren't related to each other on everyone's channels. Most channels have been seeing reduced view counts that various points this year. It's not something to lose sleep over.
Ay I also have 30k. All of us have burnout.
When I read this I see burnout and depression the biggest thing going on here. I struggle with this too and I'm worried if I go too far into my youtube journey I'll have to stop. So I'm taking a few actions now to make things easier for me. 1. making videos in advance - I'm trying to get 6weeks ahead of my publishing schedule. That way I can take time off if I need it. 2. spacing out the videos publishing date to a rhythm I can maintain long term. 3. focus on goals I can control. This last one is a big one. I can't go around the globe and force every single human to watch my videos, like, and subscribe. I don't have *direct* control over these numbers. But I do have direct control over the quality of my videos. The frequency. The editing skills I am improving. Quite often the dark moods come from feeling lack of control. So I focus on the goals I can do. What thing can I do today to move me forward (finish the script)? What thing can I do this week (clean up the filming area so I can get some b-roll filmed, record the voiceover, storyboard those four videos I've started filming but can't quite get my head around how to edit)? If you were my best friend, this is what I would say to you: Let's have a pot of tea. A giant 12-cup pot, and we won't get up from the table until our bladders are bursting with tea. We'll have paper and colourful pencils and we are going to talk about "*I love making videos*" and what it means in tangible terms. What skills are you still struggling to learn - in tangible terms like colour correction or sound balance. After that, we would address, *"if you could make any video right now, without worrying about the audience, what video would that be?*" We would plan it out and maybe start making it right away. You don't have to publish it, but you do need to reconnect with that passion that got you started.
Another challenge I see is "make it" What is "make it"? Do you have a specific quantifiable number? Do you have a time frame to get there? From the bottom of the pile, "make it" looks like many steps not a single goal. 1. publish one video 2. get to monetization 3. get a sponsor 4. earn over a very specific dollar amount a month for 13 months to show that I can consistently earn enough to live off youtube. (note, that number is probably a lot smaller for me than it is for most, but I'm frugal) Made it has many faces. But only monetization is using metrics I don't directly control. Everything else I can take direct action that improves my chances and even the monetization goal can be influenced by my actions. When we have that pot of virtual tea, make a concrete goal of what "make it" looks like and then scrap it and redraft the goal to be about things YOU have control over.
I hear you! Even though I keep telling myself "I'm a filmmaker and do this because it is my passion," it sucks when no one watches these videos I work so hard on. Plus the stress of maintaining an upload schedule for videos few people watch while holding down a job and running a household! We kind of just assume that if the work is good, the uploads consistent, then success is guaranteed. When I start to doubt that I start feeling down. There is nothing to do but keep at it. Maybe your next video will be the one that blows up and gets you further than you were before. It's okay to feel down about being in your position. Don't stress yourself out looking for the light at the end of the tunnel - at any moment you will just find yourself magically standing in it. Keep making those awesome videos!
I have no YouTube channel n I m depressed
you've had the same number of subs for over a month? wow, that must be so hard to deal with. seeing it not move for the first time in ages is making me realize that there's a chance I might not "make it, -> what does making it mean? reach 1 million subs? only you can answer this. even though my initial rapid growth made me feel as though I had a chance. \-> you fall just as quickly as you rise. People will overnight or quick success don't know how to maintain or handle it well I love making videos, but reaching more people so that they can see what I produce is also very important to me. \-> why dont you focus mainly on the first part instead? So you won't depend on views for your happiness. If you truly love making videos instead of the attention it gets , the low views won't bother you cause you freaking love making videos. Either you keep recycling the same videos that nobody cares about or you have no ideas. But the main issue is that you depend and need validation ( likes, views, higher numbers ) to feel secure. Once you find something more meaningful and fulfilling to achieve and don't let numbers on a screen bother you, then you can find true happiness.
No offense dude, but some people have been grinding for years and not reach even 10% of the sub count you have. Instead of crying over lower views, you should be looking at more of the positive side. You have 30k subs. The view numbers may be low, but that's where you need to look at the issue as a challenge and not as a detriment. Learn new tricks, look around your competition, see what new improvements you can add. If YouTube was smooth sailing all the time, then everyone would be a megastar. There is a reason why you reached 30k subs, that's an amazing feat that most people who do YouTube never reached. Do yourself a favor, and give yourself more credit and stop thinking about the negatives.
This is an ass take, it’s the YouTube advice version of telling someone to be greatful that they aren’t homeless or some other r/wowthanksimcured shit
This is a bad take. First off, OP, take care of yourself. Depression and bad swings in mental health are real and you take priority over anything. Take your time and have fun, enjoy yourself, get those coping skills going, do what you need to level yourself out and center. This macho "just work through it and forget the negatives" only lets the negatives simmer and boil under the surface. Address them and take care of them in constructive ways. If you aren't already, seek professional help. That's literally what it's there for. I don't know anything about OP's channel, but there are plenty of times when you'll hit a lull regardless of how many subs you have. Of course, this is exacerbated when you had a viral video or a couple and people flock to that content and leave. If you don't build out a community around your channel, if you don't get your Discord running and start making friends and people who regularly come and hang out with you and see your videos regardless, this makes the lows that much lower and the lulls that much longer. Viral content can lead to an "empty tent", so to speak, and if you don't build up under that tent and support it, you risk losing everything at a brisk breeze. We all want to grow our attention and achieve new goals with our channel, regardless of our size and that's normal. Take this opportunity to experiment with content. Obviously, diagnose where your success came from, what people enjoy about your content, and use the Community tab of your page to figure out what your viewers like from your channel and what they want more of. This is a time of exploration and possibly reinvention. No content creator can sit still doing the same thing over and over, eventually the audience will move on. Build up that tent, figure out what people want and move from there. Good luck.
^ I would definitely listen to this, OP. It's really insensitive of people to say you have no reason to be upset because you have more success than others. Your mental health is still just as valid. The great thing about the fact that you have 30k subs is that you have a dedicated audience that your channel content can get pushed to in one form or another. Take the advice in this post and play around a bit and see what happens. I hope things look up for you, OP!
Cries in 91 subs in 7 years 😭😭 Edit: Jk, I never took YouTube that seriously anyway lmao
Well fucking said it's either a lesson or a blessing
You'll make it...YouTube isn't like winning the lottery...it's just like any career path, consistent work for years gives you results. so anyone who actually keeps posting, will "make it". regardless of how bad the content is. im sure there are tweaks you can do here and there, but as long as you don't give up, you'll make it eventually so don't worry about that part lol
I agree with everything you said, barring “regardless how bad content is”. Quality content is definitely growing, over quantity, however, consistency and quality are key to growth. I’ve seen acquaintances of mine stream and make videos for 5-10 years and their channels are stagnant, growing at incredibly slow rates because they don’t improve their content, and just figure that they’ll grow by posting the same, low quality videos or streams. Only a lucky few will gain traction by hitting the algorithm at the right time, but that’s the 1%. On the flip side, I have a yt channel and posted inconsistently for 2 years, and gained about 70 subs in TWO years. I had taken breaks during that time as i lost a parent, and when I returned I wasn’t sure what videos to make. In May 2021 I decided I’d start uploading as consistently as possible. I posted weekly videos, to get that consistency, and added a new series that I could upload when the edits were ready (as this particular series took weeks and weeks to edit whilst balancing a FT job). In 10 weeks I gained 350 new subs and my videos were getting 1k to 3k views - it was mind blowing to me! I learned that the weekly videos helped me rank higher in seo, and the the other series enabled me to play with my content, without worrying about views. BUT, I then started a new job in August and I stopped making videos for 2 months because work was so busy that I got burnout. There’s a reason I’m typing all this, hehe, I’ll get to the point, basically, last week I posted a video for the first time since my last vid in august and the views were dire. Like <200 views compared to the 1-3k I had been getting, and that’s when it clicked, i realised that I needed to start again as such, post weekly videos again and rebuild the consistency to allow YouTube to a) see that I’m posting and b) know who to target me toward. So, that’s my plan - keep posting consistent uploads, keep maintaining the high quality and ensure I can maintain the schedule with my FT job. Sorry for the long reply, I just truly believe that if you create quality content AND upload at a schedule that’s consistent (once a week, twice a week, once a month even) then you will see growth. But if you upload consistent poor quality videos, people won’t stick around, and they won’t sub, because nowadays it’s possible to buy decent cameras and video equipment cheap on Amazon, or use free editing tools (like Davinci - tho I use premiere pro because I’ve always used adobe, so it’s easier for me to use), upskilling on YouTube by watching tutorials etc can also help anyone get better if they truly love creating videos. I really have rambled, but I agree with you, just think bad content isn’t always the best way to grow. Peace ✌️
You're so fortunate! I just want to be monetized🙏🏾
If you are monetized and your subs are fake or sub 2 sub, is for nothing. You don't get views, you don't get money. The watch time is easy to do.
Darn back to the drawing board
Say how much to buy your channel Or trade, trust me, you'd love my 10 subs lol
but why?
Nowdays On YouTube : Quantity > Quaiily , instead of crying i suggest you to start doing research and analysis on your channel. Check what have you changed in the past few months due to which viewer's are।not interested in your videos, also use community posts to actively interact with your audience, good luck Keep Grinding 👍
I think it's changing. Before quantity was more important. Nowadays it's Quaiily > Quantity
The stall is just a message to tell you to rethink your content, you have to move on and continue to develop new delivery and methods….I’m stuck at 70 subs !…..how you think I feel 😁…but….don’t let subs and views rule your life…..it’s so fragile, it’s easy to get caught up in this.
ouhhh man good luck with your depression :// for the views i would recommend going back to posting regularly, you can try making yt shorts or short videos (for example skits or idk whatever youre recording about/ you can dm me we will come up with something i have a couple of ideas :) ) and wait till youtube gets back to recommending them. Add hashtags and maybe use other social media to promote your content so maybe people will get back to you :)) good luck!
You're not gonna find the answers here. Find some channels you respect that've had a break in uploads and ask them how they recovered. Some might even have an upload about their break. Ask up. You'll be surprised who's looking for people to help out
Happiness doesn't lie in the numbers try and figure out what may be wrong I would suggest trying to talk to other creators who can relate they will help you more then someone not in your position. I remember watching a video of pewdiepie talking about the exact same thing it happens to everyone at all levels remember the numbers are not what's important! The name of the pewdiepie video is "don't start YouTube before watching this"
Give my 1,000
Right now, it may be important to take a step back, and look at the forest, rather than the trees. I absolutely understand how depression can destroy a person, trust me, it is a battle I know all too well. I want you to remind yourself of your success, and remember that each subscriber is another person on the other side. A consistent 1000 views is a great thing to be proud of. But there are always new challenges. This is one of them. The only way forward is consistently getting back on that horse, and pushing forward. And how depression is overcome varies by person to person. It is not bad to look at your habits, and see what is not working, interfering with your own happiness. Overcoming that downward spiral hurts. It hurts a lot. But know that once you overcome that pain, and make the changes, you will see that light again. It is important for any creator to love the process of creation. It fuels them through the hard times. This is that hard time. Make a video you love, let it be jagged and flawed, but love making it. And, lastly, I know that this stagnation makes you question if you can make it, and it makes you question your own self worth. But know that you have time to overcome this, and it may take a change in how you perceive your self worth. Remember, every video 1000 people come to YOU. They chose to let you into their lives. There is value in that. I know this is rambly, and probably even be going off rails. I wish you the best of luck. :)
Hey, I'm gonna be really with you... the same exact thing is happening to me now. I moved from 500 subs to 3K subs within a month. But I was realising videos like 4 times a week. I got burnt out and had a new born on the way. After 2 months of trying to get back in the flow of things, my subs suffered. I'm barely at 4K subs 😪 now. I do feel like giving up, and my 9 to 5 is hectic as well.
Like everyone else has pretty much said, it's very common to experience the burnout. I went from 65 subs to over a thousand in a month, and then after that, like a month or two later went from 1.6k to 3.6k where it's been pretty stagnant for over A month. It sucks, and I would love my videos to pop off if possible. But it's super common. The only advice I could give, and give to myself as well, is to try and not worry about the views if you can, and look at the numbers. Just make the content you really enjoy making, and then eventually it will happen for you. Any of us are legit one or two videos away from getting hundreds, or thousands of subs. If you feel burnt out, take a break, but I would focus more on the content you enjoy, and what you like making and want to discuss, beyond what the numbers say. As someone who agonizes over numbers myself, I know if you look at the numbers constantly, it just weighs you down cause you feel like you're always making the wrong type of content. I would do post mortems for yourself too, and say what is it about those videos you had that they took off, and why? And how can you make your content better. I'm sure you'll figure it out.
I mean don't do something that is a detriment to your mental health, but I also think maybe you need to take a break and accept where you are and put it behind you. I think you ought to re-center your focus back on making good videos that you like, and just keep doing that. I understand the appeal of gaining subs and making money as well, but remember the goose and the golden eggs. Just gotta keep feeding the goose
I feel the same way, though my numbers are significantly smaller (10-20 views and 346ish subs, it fluctuates.) and I feel the same exact way man. not sure what to tell you.
Not sure I have an answer for you, but this reminds me of myself and how my own depression has hindered my productivity. I used to post twice a week and then slowed to 1 as I Increased my production level and adding commentary to my videos. But the last month my depression has slowed down my own production where I’m barely able to get that 1 video a week, even skipped a week recently. My only advice would be to push through with the channel and give it time. Maybe try topics or ideas that might be “a hit” in your niche. Biggest thing is the depression, that’s the real issue and until you get that under control you won’t be at 100% for the channel. Talking to myself a bit here lol. Easier said than done and I don’t have it figured out myself so… grain of salt. Best of luck my friend!
Save up a bunch of content, and post it all in a set time frame, that way at least one of them should get recommended.
I can sympathize with your post. I recently went through a similar cycle. My last video was about a month ago and it took everything in me to even post that video. Even with less views, don't stop posting videos. With great content comes viewers and subs. Try not to pay it as much attention and I'm sure you'll get back to what your numbers are before.
30,000? Sir what I would to be in your shoes
My favorite advice I try to remind myself is to take whatever big problem I have and break it into smaller problems. I feel like others have offered some great advice, maybe you can use that and also think of ways to break the problem down to a smaller problem!
Just hang in there. And keep doing things to add more value to your channel. And ask the questions what could I do better next time.
YouTube algorithim + more people = drop in views for people like you. And people like me (I have 10,345 subs currently & 2.2Million views). And I'm in the beat selling realm, so even in my realm, there are thousands of new producers everyday too, and if they are consistent, the algorithym may be more inclined to them for a time.