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2.5k is nothing to scoff at either. Subscribers aint everything. If you enjoy what you do then keep doing it regardless of the outcome. I like how you put it dutch
 
For those that say "I'm not gonna reach XXk subs", "Nobody watches my stuff", "I'm not special like those big superstar motovloggers", etc.

All I can say is.. Stop worrying about all that stuff, and just keep making videos that YOU YOURSELF would like to watch. There's no guarantee your channel will grow, and there is no guarantee your channel will not grow.

I never started out making a YouTube account to get views and subs. I made a YouTube account to share videos with friends.

I've attached a screen shot. As you can see it wasn't all glory. I didn't care, I just continued to post videos because I wanted to watch them and share them with my friends.

When I finally hit the first 100 subs, I had 284 videos posted and the total views then was just 121,138.

If you think you're doing something wrong, I'd say the only thing you're doing wrong is doubting yourself.

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Totally agree with that. I only look every now and then to see how many subs I have. I was excited to get to 50 then it jumped quite quickly to almost 70 and hasn't changed much from that.

I look more at my views to try to work out what's working and what's not. I do think about what might be a good topic. But I still continue to make the videos that I want.
 
I think some of you have it backwards. Back in the 50's, the prevailing philosophy was "build the product, and it will sell". However in the modern marketing world, it is pretty well understood that you have to first establish a need among consumers, and only then you can design a product that best fills that need. If the goal is to sell the product (get views), you had best start by learning what the consumer wants (what will entertain them, or otherwise hold their attention).

Even within the realm of motovlogs, there are different niches in the market. Some are probably more saturated than others, and you are going to be limited in some ways by your personality. You can certainly learn to be a more interesting speaker over time, but your underlying personality is going to be somewhat fixed. Find a niche where your personality and style combine to entertain a target audience.

And if you don't care about views, just have fun.
 
p51motov said:
I think some of you have it backwards. Back in the 50's, the prevailing philosophy was "build the product, and it will sell". However in the modern marketing world, it is pretty well understood that you have to first establish a need among consumers, and only then you can design a product that best fills that need. If the goal is to sell the product (get views), you had best start by learning what the consumer wants (what will entertain them, or otherwise hold their attention).

Even within the realm of motovlogs, there are different niches in the market. Some are probably more saturated than others, and you are going to be limited in some ways by your personality. You can certainly learn to be a more interesting speaker over time, but your underlying personality is going to be somewhat fixed. Find a niche where your personality and style combine to entertain a target audience.

And if you don't care about views, just have fun.
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10/10 reply.

I agree with everthing.
There's two schools with this.
1) Have fun, be yourself, don't let the haters get you, subs will come
2) Understand your target audience, cater to it, become a millionaire :D

Now... seriously, I think of motovlogs as radio entertainment.
The DJs allways do what they love, they enjoy it, they keep it entertaining for themselves... but all in all it's about listeners it's about catering to an audience.

Either way, it's about people coming back, viewer retention and interaction.
It's network marketing with videos.
Keep active, keep interacting with people.

This forum is a great start, because you're surrounded by people that get it.

anyway im off home
 
I got lucky with my second video. It's about 2 month old now and just hit 20k views so with subscribers I think I've just been riding the wave since that video came out.

Put up regular stuff and once you get a decent number of videos out there and they cover a range of topics then you'll appear to more people.
 
I have just been posting regular videos to show I'm an active person in the YouTube community and people have been coming. I just recently hit 20 and I've been doing it for under 3 months. It's been growing more and more lately. I just make what I want and people will subscribe eventually.
 
It's really interesting to read everyone's tips. I'm making motovlogs that I would want to watch, to provide info and also to build new friendships. Of course the numbers is one way of measuring success and progress. So can't ignore that. Do what you love and keep improving. This is what I'm trying to do.
 
Just a tip with you being in Japan I think people would really like seeing the Japanese car scene. If you see modified cars show them off. People in America love how they modify cars in Japan. You guys have a very awesome car scene in Japan.
 
Thanks, that's a great idea. If I get the chance to, I will definitely take lots of photo LS and videos of the modded out cars.
BurntRuber said:
Just a tip with you being in Japan I think people would really like seeing the Japanese car scene. If you see modified cars show them off. People in America love how they modify cars in Japan. You guys have a very awesome car scene in Japan.
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Subscriber count is nearly meaningless. Comments are gold to me whether they are positive or negative feedback. Subscription swapping happens all too often and becomes blatantly obvious. When someone has 1,000 subs and only 30 views on a vid, hmmm. If you aren't going to watch my content frequently than don't bother subscribing. I won't be offended and just because you sub to me, please don't expect me to "return the favour" of subbing.
 
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