How a Small Channel Went Viral without Getting Lucky
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@ImJustJR spent a lot of time studying CZcams, trying different tactics, and even collaborated with creators like @dream. In the end though, there was one thing that really set him apart. (and no, it wasn't the collabs)
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Omg who is this guy? In all seriousness, this was a ton of fun to do and I'm really happy to tell my story so far on youtube, but this is just the beginning! I can't wait to see where things go, and remember to keep uploading! Success is when opportunity meets preparation :)
OMG hi
Good job! keep on grinding, ps I love minecraft! :)
Hola yAloha 🌈 Yes I Always say Luck is Preparedness Meets Opportunity Lol I Was Lucky Today VidIO Made Me THINK and it paid Off.. Gracias Grattitude
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To the astonishing individual perusing this, reflect upon the words of C.S. Lewis: "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." Your dreams are a lighthouse amidst life's stormy seas. Forge ahead; your cherished harbor is within reach! 🌟💪🚀
Thanks!
That's deep. Thank you! I needed to hear this today.
You're absolutely welcome! @@MotivatingMovieMoments
@@Imanoff You're welcome!
That part at 8:30 what he's telling his story and you can hear him smiling is just great. 😊
Fun fact: 90% of CZcams creators give up before they go viral... I just thought of this randomly and it works perfectly lol
I gave up 5 times and it only gave very few people lmao 💀
hahahaha
It's like gambling, except it's skill
Don't give up ( EVER)
It has been 17 years now, I am bound to break through eventually 😂
JR is an incredibly talented editor and storyteller and I'm so happy to see his work getting the attention it deserves
Thanks for watching!💪
@@vidIQ can the next video or live stream can be about my CZcams channel?… my channels name is Jedi’s world!, with 583 subs and over 6000 watch hours… I am getting monetize? Already??
Guys just remember... YOU WILL SUCCEED. Just keep on going!
Edit: Okay im usually not that kind of person but.... OMG TYSM FOR THE HEART AND THE REPLY YALL ARE MY IDOLS
Absolutely!
fr... it literally takes one video and you never know when it will happen
Success is not a given. But you increase your chances for success if you put in the work.
@@RealHomeRecording I almost had been doing my videos for a year. I am getting lucky I hope I do Good luck to you and everyone who is a small CZcamsr like me !
@@Chicky_editsflops thanks, right back at you!
I have always been solo in the game I cover, it took me 2 years to beat the algorythm, once I got into it after constantly getting 500-2k views per video, I started getting 50-150k views per video, push forward about 15 months, I'm now back OUT of the algo and down to 5-10k views per video, it's like the algo just doesn't want me anymore lol. The real truth is, my regular viewers stopped watching, and because of that, your channel dies. So just a heads up for those who do get into it, at any time your viewers lose interest, your channel can drop massivly.
for me I found it quite demotivating once one of my very random and low effort videos went extremely viral compared to any of my other content, yet any content I did after which I put more effort into and was generally more enjoyable to watch in my opinion, they did nowhere near as good, and over some time my views just kept dropping, and since then I had multiple ups and downs. right now I'm dealing with other things in my life so youtube is currently not a focus but I do want to get back to it as soon as possible and make better content
I’m in your same boat, my videos randomly get selected like it’s the hunger games, while starting out small I for that very reason as a gaming channel, I have the rule that I’ll never spend over 5 hours editing a single piece of content, instead I plan a short that promotes it, then the main video and I’ll repeat as a new fresh interesting idea pops in my head for the next. The randomness of videos getting promoted by CZcams is way too much of a unknown variable to small channels. Try your hardest, don’t spam out super low effort videos. Provide a general service to the viewer for 90% of your videos. (The reason to watch in first 30 seconds) I am very new with editing videos and very much want to throw the kitchen sink at a video, and edit it for days but I’ve yet to really find the right idea to do so.
We'll be waiting to see you back!
I recently had a “viral” channel moment, my video got around 85k views and I recently hit 1k subs. The one thing I fear most as a Gaming Channel is Boxing my self into one select niche game, and never coming out passed it. I’ve been contemplating opening up a second channel for more discussion based content. Talking about current events, and just mostly anything that is a great conversation we talk about. I’ve remained a pretty well oiled machine up to this point and my video editing is getting better and better I know time is a virtue. 1k subs in 6 months, half of those subs came from a single video.
This is my story right now lol… a single short is gaining me up to 15 subs a day (steadily) every since I posted it
It legit hasn’t stopped, and I’m worried about it stagnating/if my new video ideas will mesh well with this audience
@@fantasycreed I’ve come to understand that I’ll keep posting what I like regardless of what may be more successful for me, I’d rather enjoy creating than to milk money. That’s not saying I won’t have playlists. But currently I am just trying out new things. Best of luck to you and your CZcams channel! This is my 1month later mindset.
@@breezyleogaming and best of luck for yours! I agree, keeping sights on what you enjoy is key. Nobody will like someone who isn’t passionate about what they preach!
I’ve been working on improving my channel for quite some time, I think my thumbnail and video titles have been extremely good! For everyone who are struggling, keep it up! If nobody else ever says anything just now there is that one random stranger on CZcams aka me that wishes you succeed in whatever you do on CZcams
Hey, i watched some of your videos, have you ever considered using stop motion? Than using cool edited subtitles or something? You can also upload your voice recordings.
I have considered stop motion. I might try it on a video or two just to see how it does but I haven’t really ever devoted myself to turning all the videos into start motion. As for the voice recordings, I just find it easier to do the voice although some of the videos. Yes whenever I move the camera, it does make a lot of noise. So I might have to consider that too
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Well either way you are doing better than me😁
How'd you put that welcome video on your page?
okay, so the take away I got from this.. what I should do on ONE video to see my videos explode is... "get lucky"? ( 1:57 ) with a chance that I'll hook up with a larger creator?
To the person who is reading this, don't give up on your channel. Keep going, Its going to be better. 💯
Even if no one watches still put in the work
@@SwoopyTheGreat I agree! 💯
Thank you 🙏🏻 this was much needed
oh, a stupid robot repeat the same thing again
@@Ozzy-worsttaste What thing?
are you going make a video on "invaild traffic issue" that is destroying channels left and right? sorry if you have already made the video.
In other words ..its LUCK / CZcams lottery. Of course you need to bring something interesting to the table , so you have actually any chance, you need to have big endurance and persistence. Many people have that and still go nowhere ..still the luck is a big part of a success on YT. Just like in my case ..I have one short with over 100 mil views and it came out from no where , I didn't expect it at all. Im super grateful to my subscribers for opportunity to get much better in the future. I hope that eventually every hard worker will achieve their goal on YT one day but I think without some luck it is not possible. The competition is so high , its not easy as many think. Have a great day guys 💗
haha hard work until lay on the grave with low view, right ??
As a tiny wee channel myself, "going viral" will never happen in my niche. And that's okay for me, I know that and am fine with it. Since I started posting my paddle adventures on CZcams 1 year ago, I try to post once every 2 weeks. It takes 1 or 2 days making the paddling trip and shooting footage, at least 3 days to edit and make sure the video is what I think is good enough am I'm happy with that. I'm growing very slowly, but most important: I make people who are looking for this content happy and can inspire them with my content. That's what matters most; inspire people in your specific niche and grow. Cheers Eckie
Of course! Everything is possible:)
Let me also share these videos with you for more inspiration:
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czcams.com/video/nKp82rW7rKU/video.htmlsi=SkNcFXyvSE4FVaMz
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Having +400subs is not bad imo, as for me,i was happy with 50 lol
I know this type of story very well; lots of similarities with my own CZcams success, but with some interesting differences.
I've been on CZcams for 3 years. I got advice from a bigger CZcamsr that told me to double down on good videos. What I do is make a list of my 10 best videos (videos that have over 10k views for my channel). Those are the videos that people resonated with. Then I try to come up with ideas on how to come at those videos from a different perspective; then I create a new video based upon those top videos. I'll even use the same title sometimes. I have a video with over 700k views. I created a second video with the same title, and that one has over 80k views. It is less views, but more than the 10k (even more than the subs on my channel). To me, this is a win. Any time you have more views than you have subs... that's what I consider a viral video for my channel. Keeping realistic expectations and goals is the best way to keep from burning out. Making videos based upon what your viewers like, is the best way to grow. I hope this helps someone.
I'm afraid to go viral because of invalid traffic bug
i absolutely agree with avoiding using collabs for easy views. honestly, its not that difficult to grow solo if you do it right, and you can focus on networking while you do that. collabs can come later when people already know you.
This is actually inspirational. JR looks like a real deal star in the Minecraft community
There is always a code but at the end of the day you just need to keep moving forward. Analyze your own content, double down on what works, A/B test and work to optimize. Great content!!
Amazing video worth of a sub!! Even though I don't consider myself a beginner anymore, I still remember getting started. It was a tough journey. Of course, things are a lot easier now and I'm super grateful that I didn't give up and stayed patient all the way through. Consistency and hard work (I also used a little bit of Famester to start and grow my channel, and I don't regret it. It makes all my videos go viral instantly) is the key for small channels!! Hard work always pay off, remember that guys.
Absolutely!
Storytelling is the most important part of a video. Even if the quality is bad, it will still be a banger with good storytelling!
Yes!
One thing I’ve learned over the last 6 months is that the #1 most important quality for creating on youtube is perseverance.
Looking forward to seeing everyone’s progress! Keep going 💪
Trying hard! 💪
Very interesting interview! Congrats to JR to keep creating and share his experience with us. 🙌
So what is the secret ?
Story telling.
That’s why so many shorts are so successful. A story with lots of highlights to keep viewers engaged.
For us new CZcamsrs, story Stellite is hard because we already struggle with being in front of the camera, behind the camera, in the editing room, never mind lighting and audio, plus just presenting a basic idea, let alone make it exciting.
I have over 60 videos and I’m still learning basic editing functions. Learning the art of cutting to the essentials to get video length down (oh, how much I struggle with that one. Please forgive my 5000 hour long videos…).
But story telling is one of the keys. Just yesterday I recorded a video, that is pure story. Not sure if that will ever make it on my channel. It’s …. Different. And it’s 200% outside of my comfort zone.
One advantage the kids have is time. They just have more of it. I often struggle to find the time to make a video. Shooting might be a day or two. Editing can easily be another day…or two. And because I life a mobile lifestyle (Van Life), I need to find fast WiFi for uploads as well. Story telling often suffers.
Sometimes I wish I was monetized already (I’m 12% there, lol). Not because I want to make money, but it would free up my time to focus more on making better videos.
Well keep on going, because that is what we do. Peace out homies.
Gained 26 subs last month, but now I am not in my best era. At the end it is all about consistency, so don´t give up guys!
I am giving up
@@MemeEmpire420posting memes is not gonna get u much growth
@@Final_Act idk what to do with the channel
You’ll push this through!
@@Final_Act can you tell me
Hey I'm loving the "video is monetized" icon! This is gonna save me a TON of time in researching my vids
No matter how hard your try, how great you edit, how good is your content, no matter if the retention is good, it`s just random, I have everything and still does not work :)
Remember you will succeed! You’ve all got this, but you just have to stay consistent
Thanks for sharing story of JR🙏
The mugm thumbnail also helped boost the success of the video.
oh wow really ?
Im working on scripts for actual videos, the only thing that stops me is that i dont have an editing software or expiraince and all, so any recommendations?
Love this video ☺️ There are very few CZcamsrs I follow seriously. And, you’re one of them.this is the kind of content, keep me visiting youtube.You’re working so hard, may all your wishes come true.
Congratz my friend! :) funny how 5k is considered bad, i think most of my vids get 400 views :P
Why'd he quit uploading??
Thank you for this video, I was considering giving up since I’ve been making videos since I was a kid and not seeing much growth. But this video gave me that same feeling I got when I first started. The feeling of excitement and passion for creating content. Thank you, and I hope the best for everyone!
Same
At the end of the day, this sounds like the advice the pastor at my church gives a lot. "Quitters never win, but winners never quit." Keep grinding, people! Your moment is coming 😎!
“He overcame some Roblox”
I see what you did there
To All Small CZcamsrs keep doing youtube you will make it 🎉🎉🎉😊
It’s really awesome seeing the support in these comments. I hope everyone here keeps going and grinding 🙏
Our community is here for you! You got this! Check out those videos for more advice 😉
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Hi vidIQ, thanks for sharing the story of JR. That's a perfect example of how long it could take to reach the goals you're putting yourself up to!
Its more ore less the same with my new channel on YT. Not powering in and directly breaking up. Just take your breath and keep going 🤗👍
This was a good story about this small CZcams and I'm so glad he finally understood like 40% percent of CZcams Algorithm not 100%
but at least what makes him not giving up on creating video was his loyal friends.
i have been doing CZcams sine 2019 and i still could not hit the 4k hours of watch time or 10 million CZcams short videos and worse than that is , i don't have any friend to support or to even understand my struggles on making video for my channel.
so my point is that, guys no matter what we all deserve to get paid off if we just don't give up on our dreams and that dream of ours can be a CZcamsr or whatsoever , just don't give up
Oh "don't give up" my @ss, useless
0:42 now the intro is finally over, let me guess this is where the viewer retention dropped 😂😂😂
I whasnt trying to be rude and I understand you guys have to make longer videos but I would expect a channel dedicated to the craft to know that your introduction shouldn’t be longer than 2 seconds
Dang I’m a small Minecraft channel trying to break through while in middle school
What grade are you in bro
Interesting video. Our channel is small but we still enjoy sharing our adventures with viewers.
Got any tips/advice for a small Musician channel? I have a dream and aspirations to help people with emotional crisis, through my music as well as part of my back story.
I tried everything , nothing is exploding! 😭😭. I believe i'm the first viewer!
I collaborate with cats.
alright let's go.!
Thanks for sharing with small channel
stay positve and be focus, treat it like planting cacao tree. love what you do and make it your habit of doing it everyday❤
Me and my channel are still fighting a losing battle
I want to ask, sometimes when I create a video that I believe will definitely get a lot of views, the opposite happens. I check its reach, and it's lower compared to my usual videos. That's why I choose to post every day because I don't know where my lucky post that will gain traction will be. It's possible that one of my daily posts could be the lucky one for me. However, this takes up a significant amount of my time. How can I determine which of my posts will get many views?
Quick question : If the videos I uploaded gains like 2-3 views a day. Is it a good sign or should I take it down and reupload it?
Also, do you think its a good idea to have two content niche on a channel? Like Animation and Gaming content?
I think it is a good start. Improve a little bit in things like video editing, thumbnail, storytelling, etc everyday and you may breakthrough.
You cant give up on your dreams Broddas. I believe in u. We believe in u. Everyone believes in you
We are all on the right track! Fokus on getting better and one day u will reach your dreams!
You got this!😊
Let's hope we go viral! I'm excited!! Thanks for the video!!
It is always about connections and luck.
Unfortunatelly, doesnt matter much if your content is amazing if no one finds it. it still need someone already stablished to react to it.
It removes hope, but it happens all the time
Someone please explain this, earlier this year I used to get 10,000-40,000 views per video and plus. And now every video is flatlining and I’m posting same type of content that my niche is about.
Lol minecraft gang here~! Reason why I started content creation...
5-7 years with no luck... finally 2022, I found my community (different game). Don't give up everyone! Keep doing your best~
So inspiring. I’m excited to keep going and growing!! ☺️
Congrats on 1k subs woohoo
Work hard and have fun
This is such a good video, i will also try to improve my story telling.
Could you please cover more stories like this, the struggle of a particular CZcamsr before they reached success 😊 it keeps us motivated
Of course!:)
Let me also share these videos with you for more inspiration:
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czcams.com/video/nKp82rW7rKU/video.htmlsi=SkNcFXyvSE4FVaMz
czcams.com/video/AfmJFkDDhCE/video.htmlsi=jXk_ErNZyF3ryX-E
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I have a question. The estimated revenue on youtube's dashboard are before or after youtube's cut?
Works for gaming channels. Have you got any tips for music channels too? Asking for a friend 😅
Getting loyal audience with just self hard work is the most depressing painful part to figure out to see smth intresting go crack
I love this video. We all wish we get one viral video within our CZcams journey. Your perseverance will eventually payoff 👍👍
Great Advice for small Channels!
I keep applying your tips my video's sometimes go up then down but i keep trying and ill never give
I really needed a video like this, I have been struggling for a while now wondering if I will ever find success on CZcams, if my passion and hard work mean something, if they will lead somewhere. I had a pretty good run several months ago but now views, subscribers and monetization are all at an all-time low, in fact everything is, I am just not performing at the level I used to. I even made a second channel believing that maybe if I started from scratch, in another niche, using all the skills, knowledge and experience I have attained, I could finally make it, but 6 months later my second channel is doing worse than my main one did in the same time frame. I honestly feel lost, like nothing I do works, my drive and desire to make videos has gone down and I have even considered quitting, or at least closing down channel 2 to focus solely on 1. I'm still hanging in there though, this video really inspired me to keep at it and it even taught me a few valuable things that I should apply such as not worrying so much about posting content weekly. I guess I just have to hold on to hope and keep doing what I love believing that one day it will all be worth it. I hope that other people that feel the same way or are going through the same thing also get strength from this video. Thanks for sharing this story👍
Don't give up! Keep pushing forward it'll be worth it!
worth on the grave, right ??
Can i reapply for monetization if i have 1 or 2 copyright claims?
I've honestly tried everything, keyword research to thumbnail editing. My channel isn't going anywhere and I just can't figure out what's wrong. With where I'm going, I don't think I'll hit 1,000 subs for another 2 years 😢
Keep going, you’re doing pretty good
i think you guys could make a video about gratz (clash royale content creator). i think his channel boom is an excellent case for studying
I created a CZcams channel for mental health awareness to complement my blog. The blog is doing well but the channel only 3 subscribers so far. I have tried different things from thumbnails, content, hashtags, and other things but no conversation. What am I doing wrong?
This is such an inspiration for us . Your video for inspiration for a small creator. Thank you ❤❤
i am trying too
Not trying to be a like digger, but i just wanna tell everyone to not give up and continue to persue your CZcams career. It is not an easy thing but persevere..
Just never give up and tomorrow might be our lucky day in CZcams 🔥
I’ve been trying to improve my videos, still not satisfied but I do have over 50k subscribers after 2 years of trying!!
Perseverance pays🎉
I see you did the same storytelling in this video like JR did on his minecraft one 🎉
I said this once, and I'm going to say again, JUST think your CZcams journey as a Hobby. If you think you're video that you created are a waste of time. WELL, think again, even if it's bad, but the experience that you get are more VALUEBLE!! then getting viral OR famous.
What mean the green dollar sign and the grey dollar sign? And howe you get this? I have only vidiq basis
I have to do thus during high school as well.
It's a good video and happy the guy reached his goal . But in typical vidiq form this information was nothing new. The only thing that the video provided was the inspiration from a small channel finding its feet.
Love the video! I understood everything, thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing. There are definitely times when I’ve wanted to quit. But you have to keep on going. And trying to make small improvements with every video 💪
I would like to ask a question
I once saw a tutorial for a certain video, and that video was less than 60, and then I used that tutorial to make a video of 5 second but the result was approximately same as his video... So can he copyright claim my video
I have uploaded 97 shorts in two weeks but there is no short with over 45 views 'can anybody tell me what s the issue?'
Listen up guys, youtube is hard, if it wasn't everybody we do it! We can do this let's just persevere and we got it!🎉
Keep growing!❤️
>He begun to edit.
‘A big breakthrough came when he begun to collaborate with Dream’
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I feel like you kind of missed a massive step there...
Okay, I should’ve just continued watching the video, my bad. 😅😅
can you make a tips and tricks video for anime editors too please
Love this. Inspirational.
However.... most of this worked in 2019-2020 but not anymore today.
The youtube algorithm is now a nightmare to small creators, the discovery algorithm is awful and unfair (like I mentioned in the last Vidiq live). It's for instance unfair towards minors in non-faceless videos. These videos just get near shadow banned. Vidiq (and youtube)keeps denying this, but it's facts. Any video featuring minors will not get shown in people's feeds much.
Good quality content will not make you grow today on youtube. Good storytelling will not make you grow. Good thumbnails will not make you grow, good AVD will not make you grow, good clickrate will not make you grow....
It's nowadays mostly luck and reposting successful faceless content most people hate but will click. CZcams is destroying itself today.... can only hope they'll improve soon. But if not: quality channels won't grow. Garbage channels reposting trending content will go viral.
fr why did you not get any likes 😢
@scl-29 because most people don't know this or don't want to know. All big creator channels ignore these simple facts... but now that for instance Mr.beast and other big creators start speaking about it as well things seem to be changing a little... older, big channels start to realise that what they did when starting youtube no longer works today.
Would love some advice from anyone! I am in real estate and used to post Austin Texas homes tours but now I post in Dallas Texas. I have only been in Dallas posting about 2 months but my views have gone done drastically. Anyone have some advice or tips as to why my views have gone down?
I completely understand the burn out. I just deleted every file i recorded and edited by mistake. A 50 hour of work went gone😮
Sometimes I feel like giving up and it’s hard when you can’t find like minded friends who want to create content with you 🙁. I’m alone in this but at the end of the day it is my passion and it’s never too late.
Been working on improving my channel recently(privatief videos not related or only temporary important,better thumbnails,better editing) I wish to build a community with loyal people and give them a quality video for subscribing
I'm patiently waiting for that video that will go viral for me, my CZcams journey has been amazing.