Youtube journey

I have restarted my Youtube channels( old, 0 subs, 0 vids), trying to get back my Silver play button with new channels.


I purchased 1 monetized channels.

Channel 1 ( monetized)
Chosen niche has high CPM but reach is low! Due to different demography and niche. So need to upload for at least a month before the videos will be pushed ( hopefully).
5 long form videos, 10 shorts. 7 views total..


Channels 2 ( not monetized)

This channel has a niche with a CPM of $10, age group is 50+.
Needs longer videos to actually earn good, low effort, but monetization will be hard due to the low effort story telling style of the channel.
This channel has 4 videos currently, best video gained 16 views (578 impressions), most views come from suggested.

Channel 3 ( not monetized)
This channel is a mix of real life and stock, related to the unique city I live in.
CPM should be around $8, but can move up to $20. Highly seasonal for the most part.
0 videos

Have you set your set a time frame for getting the silver play button? Or you just going to take it slow and steady and see what happens?

Best of luck

t2van said:

Have you set your set a time frame for getting the silver play button? Or you just going to take it slow and steady and see what happens?

Best of luck

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Based on other channels in the same niche, channel 1 and 3 can get it in 6 months.

Channel 2 will never get 100k subs.

But the overall goal is to keep adding more channels, growing horizontal instead of vertical.

Octavia said:

Based on other channels in the same niche, channel 1 and 3 can get it in 6 months.

Channel 2 will never get 100k subs.

But the overall goal is to keep adding more channels, growing horizontal instead of vertical.

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So your horizontal growth is to create or acquire? new channels in difference niches? ... nice

Assuming then business model is to have X channels that all generate Y income per month that builds to the Z pot turnover of the main business?

Only problem you have really is you have a bit of vertical on each channel you buy or create as they need videos created. Which is where things get a little bit sticky later on.

t2van said:

So your horizontal growth is to create or acquire? new channels in difference niches? ... nice

Assuming then business model is to have X channels that all generate Y income per month that builds to the Z pot turnover of the main business?

Only problem you have really is you have a bit of vertical on each channel you buy or create as they need videos created. Which is where things get a little bit sticky later on.

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I will create the channels since I want to get the audience in the correct niche from the start instead of restarting at 1k subscribers.

Video creation will be quite difficult to handle for multiple channels especially if you consider daily uploads or every other day.

But at that point I can just outsource editing to a content creator. While providing voice overs myself.

@Octavia

Have you looked into Ansoff Matrix?

It's along the same thinking as vertical and horizontal growth.

However it might be worth you doing a dive into the 2nd box which is Market Development it's often considered the "medium" risk box.

What about with growth if you have a channel that is working is to maybe re-use that video and then dub it to target the same audience but for a new language. So part of the model build becomes "Translate or subtitle videos for new languages" this way you have content that you know works but you could create a specific Spanish version?

This would help you also then transition that to shorts for social and so on?

Just a thought

I wish you the best. Which year was your peak on YouTube? Things have changed quite a bit over the years in the YouTube game.

Champagne said:

I wish you the best. Which year was your peak on YouTube? Things have changed quite a bit over the years in the YouTube game.

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Channels started in 2022 peaked early to mid 2023.

But like you said things have changed. Haven't found any blackhat/greyhat methods do give me an edge, so still doing things as a regular user.

Octavia said:

Channels started in 2022 peaked early to mid 2023.

But like you said things have changed. Haven't found any blackhat/greyhat methods do give me an edge, so still doing things as a regular user.

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Okay, so it wasn’t that long ago. I thought you meant like five or six years ago. At this point, most of the tactics that worked back then have been patched, and the people who still use black-hat methods tend to keep them to themselves. YouTube is really good at fixing these issues once they become public or overused.

Channel 1 : YouTube is not pushing the channel yet while there is an audience ( checked with both "trends" and inspiration" tools on youtube)
10 long form videos total. I am going to release 1 video per day the upcoming week.



Channel 2: Total watch time 2 hours, 7 videos. No video with more than 20 views but they are at least getting reach through suggestions.


Channel 3 : still working on the first video for this channel.

Octavia said:

Channel 2: Total watch time 2 hours, 7 videos. No video with more than 20 views but they are at least getting reach through suggestions.

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I think that's pretty good considering you just started this!

29dogs said:

I think that's pretty good considering you just started this!

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Idk, it's not too good... Hard to get views without botting / throwing fake views at vids

SilverClouds said:

Idk, it's not too good... Hard to get views without botting / throwing fake views at vids

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If you don't have high-quality bots that deliver good and authentic views, this is the best way to tank your channel. If you want to go blackhat, the best way would be to build your own viewbot.

Update:

Channel 1 ( monetized)
14 long form videos and 10 shorts
still not getting the reach I want but I am getting some views from " search"
Total videos : 14

Channels 2 ( not monetized)

Most watched video has 18 views, average impressions 200, and its getting views from suggested here and there. I just need to find the correct format, since watch time is low like 2 minutes...
Total videos : 16

Channel 3 ( not monetized)
First video went up 10 hours ago ( 6 impressions), 3 more scheduled
Total videos : 4

Sounds cool. for me when I get to between 100 to 1000 subs will do a webinar