This is a list of the most important things I found to make you successeful on Youtube. I posted on my channel "Broken Not Dead" but thought this could be of some help for Youtubers starting out.On that note, I am not a big Youtuber (only 2.3k subs) but my channel started growing "better" after I applied those rules into my channel. I hope it helps some people and thank you for reading.Number 1: A PlanSo you made your channel and you are ready to upload.... But what is your content? Do you have a niche you are trying to reach?You have to always remember that not always what may seem interesting to you will actually have the same interest to other people.Also, even if the content is interesting, are you actually passing the message to your viewers?Be a critic and look up other channels that cover the same area of interest and find what works for YOU! It is ok to be inspired by other channels and it is common to even in a way to mirror a lot of your content on other channels but you have to in time find who your real persona is on Youtube.Number 2: Have thick skinThis is probably one of the most important things on Youtube. No matter the topic of your video or your niche, you will never please everyone. Not only that but there are a lot of trolls lurking on the internet and they may even comment on your videos with something that doesn't even relate to your video topic. The best way I found to deal with negative comments, be from trolls or by people just disagreeing with my position on the matter was: Listen, Understand, Discuss, Improve and Thank your audience.Why do I say that? Believe or not, I answer to every single comment on my channel. Many times I turned someone that were completely against me into someone that later on even defended me from other negative comments. Many times you will not fully pass the message that was intended. Always keep an open communication channel with your audience because they will drive your views. Don't do it as to play a PR game but really listen and try to better yourself in every video. If you can not deal with critiques and keep a leveled mind when you receive a negative review, you may not be cut out for Youtube.Number 3: Think long termCan you keep your channel going on your content alone? What do I mean by that? Is your content wide enough to keep going long term? Is this content interesting enough to keep people following your channel or is it something that will only see random people walking in and out of the channel?The best way I found to combat that was to not get my apples from the same tree. For example, if you have a tech channel, don't stick to only equipment review but try to branch out to other areas like "Best configurations for your PC" etc. It also may help you to find subscribers from different niches to follow your channel.Number 4: Don't beat yourself upYou uploaded your first video and you believed it would be a hit and bring you to stardom and after a week you got 20 views and only 3 subs.... That's ok! Sure, someone between your parents, 2 sisters and facebook friends doesn't love you. No worries, keep uploading. You have to remember that there are almost 8 billion people in the world and new channels are never appealing since people don't know if you are just here and then gone ,if you are here to stay or if your next content will match your last video. The worst you can do for yourself is to just give up when you hit a roadblock. It is like they say in the movie "Field of Dreams": If you build they will come... or in your case, If you make content they will subscribe. So while you need to be a critic, don't beat yourself up.Number 5: Keep it cleanOne of the worst thing you can do is build a channel, get subscribers and upload dozens of videos just to have your channel shut down because of Strikes. Always make sure to understand the Youtube rules and make sure not to use copyrighted material. At times you may receive a copyright check on your video or that the content is not suitable for most advertisers. If you know that is not the case, Fight it! A lot can have happened in those cases: For example: Youtube automatically believes you used copyrighted material. What could be the case but you could be still protected under the "Fair use Laws" or a channel simply wants to get a bite from your pie and if you don't notice the claim, you may be out of some of your revenue and not even notice. So if you know you are in the right, Fight it. Another very important thing is: Follow the right practices on Youtube. What do I mean by that? People will offer you sub4sub, they will try to sell you "real subscribers, real views, etc. DON'T DO IT! Chances are Youtube will find out and you'll have your channel shut down. If you really want to grow in the correct way, use platforms like Facebook, Reddit, Sharree and Google Ads. Those will get you real views and real subscribers. While may take longer, those people will keep following you and give you real views that you can be proud of.Number 6: Learn from your failuresLearn to read Youtube Studio Analytics. This will give you a good idea of what has worked and what haven't on your videos. But don't rush to it. Give a month on each video and look up your numbers. This will tell you from how many people subscribed because of a certain video, how much of a video was watched, the percentage of clicks by impression, etc. Some of those numbers, like for example "clicks by impression" are usually driven by your thumbnail and video title and not the video itself so you need to take all of this into account. While a click bait will give you a high percentage on those numbers, the percentage of the video watched time will be really low and you may even lose a potential subscriber or someone that is already subscribed.Also do your research on best upload times, best practices, etc. Trust me, Youtube is a lot of work.Number 7: Be yourself and have funSure in the beginning you will be inspired by another youtuber and may even in part emulate the same for a time. It's ok. But you need to find yourself.I best heard that from Jordy from Cinecom.net. He tells that in the beginning he was very serious and tried to pass his information on a very professional way. The channel did OK but only that. One day he decided to start been himself and not put a front and the CHANNEL EXPLODED! Now he got over 1 million subscribers and is one of the best channels on my list.And the best part.... Have fun!!! Youtube gives you the chance to connect with billions of people. Some of you may change lives because of your content. You may give people hope, dreams, support or even a laughter when they need it most. You may give information to people that wouldn't have it otherwise.And the best of all.... You will Inspire!So go foward.... create, inspire and make your lives extraordinaryThank you all for reading. via /r/youtube
