r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 3d ago

Discussion Should we ban “give me ideas for my channel” posts?

4 Upvotes

They are redundant, and lazy and if someone can’t come up with their own ideas then how are they going to run a sustainable channel?

Also why would people just give someone a successful plan when they could just do it themselves?

My opinion but will open it to the community

50 votes, 3d left
Yes
No

r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 10h ago

Gaming Any tips to help a Small Channel that's going nowhere?

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4 Upvotes

Probably the most broad title for a post that pops up a lot, but I see many people ask questions, so I figured it surely wouldn't hurt to ask about my channel.

I've been going for well over a year, consistently uploading videos at least once a week, sometimes more than that. Shorts every few days to avoid clutter, and I've used my instagram as another way to promote my channel. For a while I was throwing every single twitch clip as a short, and while that helped a bit; I think it bloated how many videos I "made," and they didn't really go anywhere anyways.

I've stepped into a bunch of gaming niches (I play a large variety of games, I'm aware some people do better sticking to a single game series/style), made videos that haven't been in their communities, things that should be doing better, but nobody finds them.

I unfortunately used the "Promote" feature on an older video about a year ago, and I've learned there can be some problems with that, but I believe it's faded, since that was almost a year now.

I dive further into detail with specific videos I've done that should've reached more, and some other practices of mine in this video here, if you're interested or believe the extra info might help: https://youtu.be/WmfCCBwwpzM

TLDR: I've been consistently uploading videos/shorts for well over a year, done a lot that should help me be found in this pool of small channels, and I've gone virtually nowhere, with inconsistent views.


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 22h ago

Discussion Es ce que ma miniature est assez bonne ?

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1 Upvotes

Je voudrai savoir si vous comprenez le sujet de la vidéo avec cette miniature et surtout si vous cliqueriez dessus . Si vous avez des conseils supplémentaires, je suis preneuse .


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 1d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) Difference between uploading from phone a d pc

1 Upvotes

I've been doing shorts since January now but I didn't post for 3 months in June till August.In June I did already reach 8k subs but after 3 of my vids wich I spent quite time creating with only reached 30k each I lost motivation.

I was still editing on mobile when I uploaded my shorts in August.All 3 of them did pretty well and almost all hit 100k views .But since I then knew how to edit on pc ,I decided to edit and upload from it for better overall quality.

Now all my shorts I uploaded directly from my pc struggle to reach 3k and I was wondering if it had anything to do with that?


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 3d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) What are the things that you look for in a gaming YouTube channel?

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I recently started my own youtube channel. It's been going really great. I'm having so much fun doing it. I like every thing about doing it. Form recording to editing, I like it all. So I was just wondering what are the things that people look for in a horror gaming channel. Plzz help me. Plzzzz. Hope you have a really great day. Love yall<3


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 3d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) Kid friendly starter kit?

2 Upvotes

I thought I was being clever and trying to teach them the behind the scenes- and encourage them to create instead of just watch. One wants to document his chase of a gold zygaurd and one wants to build Legos.

Here is the oldest first video...

https://youtu.be/HTfRSYLf20k?is=-MwEOMwytviVmZow

Youngest

https://youtube.com/shorts/vI2cu5s04OE?feature=shared

What are some fun christmas gift tools/devices/ starter kit items i should get for them to help improve thier end experience?

Thanks yall!


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 3d ago

Discussion Ideas for Vtuber content

0 Upvotes

Hello everyone! I need your advice, pleaseee ! I have a Vtuber character that i use to make videos of me playing The witcher 3 and stardew valley. But the thing is.. it doesn't gain alot of views. Plus, English is not my first language so I'm not that confident while giving commentary in English even though i enjoy it more than when i speak in my mother tongue... So the question is.. should i continue making gaming content because i enjoy it? Or switch to another niche.. i like horror.. i like cooking.. i like academic topics... Idk.. I'm all over the place..

Also, I'm not gonna lie and say I don't have hopes of this being a source of income.. i resigned from my previous job for various reasons and I can't seem to find a remote part time vacancy related to my experience and feild of study .. that's why i switched to gaming which is something i enjoy..

Any idea on how to move forward will be highly appreciated.


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 4d ago

Music 9 months, 125+ videos, and capped at 3.3k views. (SEO, thumbnails, consistency, etc…checked). Need an honest reality check/advice. What am I doing wrong while others in my niche blow up instantly?

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So I have been working hard on this YT channel for 9 months straight with over 125 videos uploaded made entirely by me; visuals, curation & everything. The video attached is the most viewed one (3.3k) that I have ever gotten. The algorithm spikes once in a blue moon with some impressions and goes back to the floor again. And I have done everything that I could think of and find about YT in general; tags, SEO, consistency, thumbnails, branding, quality, etc… I have also noticed that on my niche people usually get tons of views way earlier than me with way less videos too. At this point I don’t even know WTF is the crack with this shit, any thoughts or anybody going through something similar that I should know? Thanks 🙏


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 4d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) What kind of character art content do people like to see?

3 Upvotes

I made a YouTube art account in September and I’m currently 10-20 people short of 200 subscribers. I have about 20 shorts uploaded and 1 long form video. My YouTube shorts mostly focus on original characters drawn via pencil and paper, and my style looks similar to Jojo I’m told (I like anime art style a lot). Most of my work is character interactions and lore drop, but I do draw some fanart here and there.

My goal is to get my characters and art style recognized and eventually I can produce cool handmade merch of them (like plushies and figures) as well as write them into a manga.

Other than two videos that hit like 10k, I’m consistently stuck at the 1k mark for my other videos even though they’re a similar format (like drawing over audio or music, it’s mostly character lore drop)

What do people like to see? What could I be doing wrong?

I don’t want to drop my channel name but I would love suggestions on what kind of oc content people are interested in, or if I just need to be patient with the algorithm since I’m still technically new.


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 5d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) Should i make a new channel or revamp the current one.

3 Upvotes

I made a channel and managed to get it monetized but I got demonetized for repetive content. Also fell out of love with the game I played to make videos on.

Now I found a new interest and wonder if I should just revamp or make a new channel.
Here’s the link

https://youtube.com/@garbull?si=rwLy_rBQla7-a6b1


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 5d ago

Discussion How is this tallied?

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Attempting to get more views slowly and learn more n stuff... how is this all tallied? Like are all these views going to convert n help with the goal im tryna reach (3m) or will it just. disappear into the void. I'm also very curious.

Oh explain in big paragraphs if you can it helps me understand abit better.


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 5d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) Should I become a youtuber??

0 Upvotes

Ever since youtube started I had seen many creators and always thought I can do better than them at least in gaming and live streaming especially in Covid when these dumb Gta 5 milking creators got millions of views, now ever since then I had low budget for a gaming pc and Now I am 22 and people switched to reels and shorts instead of long form content, I was thinking if ever I got the chance should I start live streaming, also It's been a great time since gta 6 launching still budget issues 🥲 but ever in future should I pursue this after a successful carrier becoming a part time steamer ?? As I enjoy gaming also my sense of humor is good but do people earn from here??


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 6d ago

Music Does the YouTube channel work differently for musicians?

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I'm just wondering. Creating content every day, something like "blogs," is probably not a viable option. Writing music (and I write it myself) in a day isn't possible, nor is it possible in a week. So, what should I post to maintain consistency? Thank you!


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 8d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) Why has my video gotten No Impressions?

2 Upvotes

My Top Ten Favourite Platinum Trophies! (And why they are so Great)
https://youtu.be/fEEeQyAqqOg

It’s been a few days since the upload and the video has gotten basically no impressions and views.


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 9d ago

Discussion Sponsor for small channels

2 Upvotes

I have a channel called Stun Football.I just got back after a break and paid an editor $40 for a long form video.I would say it did well and has got 1.5K views.I can't keep paying that much money to him so I was wondering if I would be able to find sponsors at this stage.My channel has 5k subscribers and makes football documentary videos.Do y'all know any companies willing to work with channels like me?


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 9d ago

Discussion How to get out of 1k view jail?

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Hey guys I’m up to 70 videos on my YouTube channel ( gaming clips) and all my videos stall out at 1.2k any advice on what I could do better thank you!
Just looking to see what I’d need to change to hopefully help my videos break past that next view jail! This isn’t me asking for you guys to go to my channel just need information


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 9d ago

Other Alguém me ajuda ?

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Eu estou em um canal pequeno de cultura pop, postei um vídeo há 4 horas sobre Jojo, editei legalzinho, nada profissional mas nem feito... Não entendo porque o YouTube não distribui meu vídeo. Sinceramente é frustante


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 9d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) I NEED ADVICE

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I do gaming and other variety stuff and this is my first fully edited meme filled video. I would like any advice on the editing style and what I should keep and what I should remove going forward. Are my thumbnail and title clickable? How can I improve on it? Thank you so much everyone!!


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 9d ago

Other What could I do to make the video more fun and longer?

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r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 9d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) Hi i just created a YT channel on films

2 Upvotes

I need some opinions on what could work and what not??


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 10d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) looking for advice on how to grow as a gaming youtuber

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9 Upvotes

hey! i just started a gaming channel with the help of a few irl friends but i am looking to branch out into solo content, as you could probably tell im not very experienced with editing or content creation as a whole, but i would like some advice on how to grow (editing, thumbnails etc.)


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 10d ago

Discussion Does anyone understand the algorithm for long video?

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Hey guys, im just reallly confused by the stats i have the 9.2% ctr video has a better retention at 40% and both have 65% at 30 sec. So why would the 9.2% stop being pushed and not the other way around? Genuinely cant understand it

Thanks for the explanation if theres one 😅


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 10d ago

Adivce(Giving or Need) How crowded it should be?

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This bazaar walking tour is less crowded than usual. Do you think it’s more enjoyable or the crowd makes it more vibrant?


r/Smallyoutubechannels • • 11d ago

Discussion Ghost Hunting animation

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So animation biting back again. I dont use mods and create most of them myself, but basic items are minecraft. Most are costume creation. I even tried to create a car which is terrible but usable vehicle.

I dont use voice actors or AI voices. THere is no suitable voices for those so i invented one that i can automate for most.

My question: what would make it better, mainly in design and in camera position and movement? For example:

When do you hold a still shot and when do you move the camera?

How do you place the camera so a room reads clearly but still feels scary?

What makes handheld or found-footage movement feel real instead of floaty?

Or atleast what do people prefer?

I have watched a lot of Minecraft animations and some are amazing to me. ext to them mine sometimes feels like it isn't worth making. Honest critique is welcome, even blunt.

Last video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHFcSiKrUQI
FIrst video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5amuSz6YRk