How I Became a Full-Time YouTuber with Only 20 Videos
More often than not it takes years to create a YouTube channel that can support you financially. If you play it smart and watch every video about “YouTube Tips” you still may not make any progress…
After creating videos for years across different channels, I finally realized that YouTube is not hard, it just requires the right mindset.
My 2 most recent channels both grew to 20,000 subscribers in under a year.
Does growing on YouTube involve luck? Yes, but it is all about giving your self the best chance possible.
Getting paid by YouTube is not the only way YouTubers make their money, but it is usually a large percentage of the pie. Below is an image of my earnings for the first 2 months of 2021 just from the channel Adam J Bell.
I was able to gain enough traction and become a Full time YouTuber in my first year because of two things. One, was having a largely known niche, and two was making use of my unfair advantages.
People say “make videos on anything you want, and you will grow with time”, but the one thing you have to remember is that you can only grow as large as that niche actually is. I knew from the start of my channel that I wanted it to be more than just a hobby.
So, I chose to base my channel on topics that large amounts of people cared about or could be interested in.
The first topic I started making videos on was YouTube itself . Millions of people want to be YouTubers, and this meant that that videos on this topic truly have the potential to get millions of views.
The second topic I focused on was my home town Vancouver, as many people are interested in living there. Millions of people know of Vancouver, making this topic a well known one as well.
Some people may say “you are just lucky you know how youtube works” or “you are just lucky that you live in a popular city”.
Which brings us to the second most important part of growing on YouTube, unfair advantages.
Every person has unfair advantages, and when people base their YouTube channels around those advantages, good things happen.
Someone who is a mechanic has an unfair advantage over me if we were both trying to start a channel about cars. I wouldn’t be able to compete.
Someone who is a trained actor could most likely make better skits than those who aren’t.
I asked my self what my unfair advantages were, and created content going off those.
I was knowledgeable about YouTube, so why not make videos about it?
I was knowledgeable about Vancouver, so why not make videos about it?
That was when I found success.
If you are having a tough time deciding what you should be creating videos about, ask yourself what your unfair advantages are.
Every successful YouTube channel starts with a strong base. What makes it strong is the value and knowledge it can provide.
Create content tailored towards making your own strengths and unfair advantages shine.