Audio is by far the most important asset to any video. If you are going to spend any money, the first area I would recommend would be on audio. If you will be starting a channel that requires a camera, start with the webcam on your laptop or your phone. Since I would be sharing my screen, I didn't need a camera. If I made any money from it, then I would invest that money back into the channel. I decided that I was not going to spend a dime on this channel to start with. I remember that codestack was taken, so I added an "r" to the end ?. I was looking for combinations of "code", "full", "developer", "stack", etc. Honestly, I don't remember why or how I landed on codeSTACKr. The first thing that I did was pick a channel name. It will only be a matter of time before you get bored and give up. If not, you'll be setting yourself up for failure. When choosing the topic of your channel, make sure that it is something that you are passionate about. If you can manage your expectations, then you will be able to withstand the ups and downs that are sure to come. This is where expectations come into play. It could take months, even years to even see any results. Whatever your answer is, you need to understand that you will not see results overnight. Are you trying to become famous? Do you want to make money? Do you want to help people in some way? When starting a YouTube channel, a blog, or any social media account, you need to understand what your motivation is and what you expect to get out of it.įor me, I wanted to prove something to my kids. For now, let's talk about motivation and expectations for starting a channel. We'll get to more about my channel and videos later. I had been watching other channels like Brad Traversy, Academind, and The Net Ninja for years. So talking about web development made sense. I've been coding since I was 12 and it's a topic that I'm passionate about. The topic of my channel was a no-brainer. You want to appeal to a specific, targeted audience. You want to pick something that is not too broad, but also not too narrow. I thought, "if I can get 300 subscribers I'll tell them".Ĭhoosing a topic for your channel is, in my mind, the most important decision. I decided that I was not going to tell anyone, not even my wife, that I started the channel until I had proof that it was successful. I wanted to prove a point: you can make something successful if you put in the effort. That's when I came up with the idea to start my own channel. I helped my daughter set up a tripod and camera so she could record some fancy hair braids.Īnd that's about as far as they got. My son downloaded a screen recorder and was going to create some videos. They seemed to think it was an okay idea. My son could start a gaming channel and my daughter could start a hair-styling channel. So I thought, maybe they could start YouTube channels and make content about things they enjoy doing. You know, instead of playing video games, watching Netflix, or chatting with their friends all day.Īs you can expect, there were not many ideas being passed around. I wanted to challenge them to come up with a business idea. You see, I have 2 teenagers, and they are typical teenagers. Well, I started my channel to prove a point. It could be for fame and notoriety, to make money, to help people, or maybe just as a hobby. There are many reasons that people start a YouTube channel. Let me get started by giving you a little background on myself and why I started a YouTube channel. So adapt my methods to meet your needs.Īll of these strategies and tricks can also apply to blogs and any other social media platforms.
I hope that this post will help you in some way, but what worked for me is not guaranteed to work for you.
Rather, it’s meant to provide insight into how I quickly grew my YouTube channel. I believe that no matter what category or niche you may be in, this information can help you to grow your channel as well. And I hope that you can take this information and apply it to your circumstances. In this article, I want to be open and transparent about everything that has gotten me to where I am now, the good decisions as well as bad. It's hard to believe that it has already been 1 year since I started my YouTube channel, codeSTACKr.
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