How to Grow a Gaming Channel on YouTube from 0 to 10000 Subscribers | My Story and Advice in 2023
35Are you looking to grow or start your gaming channel in 2023? I have grown my gaming channel to over 10000 subscribers and want to share with you everything I have learned along the way, tell you about my journey, and share with you everything you need to know to get started and grow your channel. I explain in this lecture-style video how to start, learn, grow, and hit milestones with your channel so that you can become a creator and serve a large audience your valuable content. This is not an easy journey, but I have learned so much from other creators, books, podcasts, and my own trial and error and want to share with you all of my knowledge on this topic to help you the best that I can, because there is room for all of us and I want you all to grow and have fun creating and providing others entertainment, fun, help, and education with whatever type of gaming content you want to make.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00-05:00 - Intro
05:00 - Planning Phase
06:10 - Pick a Name
07:24 - Branding, Logo, Mascot
08:51 - Why I Chose my Name and Logo
11:40 - Timing of Planning Phase
12:34 - Identity
13:58 - Focus (Stream or Recorded?)
18:00 - Strategy
20:51 - My Personal Strategy and Evolution
24:35 - Planning Phase Conclusion
25:12 - Learning Phase
28:18 - Making Videos - Pt. 1 Streaming and SLOBS
28:30 - Making Videos - Pt. 2 Audio
32:29 - Making Videos - Pt. 3 Capturing Video Performance Settings
34:48 - Making Videos - Pt. 4 Overlays
36:18 - Making Videos - Pt. 5 Streaming hardware
37:20 - Making Videos - Pt. 6 Video Editing - Learning and Choosing a Software
39:22 - Making Videos - Pt. 6 Video Editing - Editing Style Recommendations
40:42 - Making Videos: Volume
42:38 - Making Videos: Editing for YouTube
43:50 - Making Videos: Video Length
45:00 - Posting to Youtube
46:11 - Thumbnail and Image Editing
48:00 - To Use your Face or Not
49:25 - Wash Rinse Repeat
49:44 - Watch Your Posted Video Entirely
50:25 - Learning to Stream
51:46 - Promoting Off-Platform
52:12 - Learning Phase Recap
53:14 - Just Make the Video
55:02 - Planting Seeds and Going Wide
57:27 - Grinding Phase (After 100-200 Videos)
58:37 - Mental Attitude (Overview)
59:21 - Grinding Phase: It needs to be fun
01:01:39 - Grinding Phase: Accepting Grind, the Work, the time it Takes
01:02:36 - Work Harder than Everyone Else to Rise
01:04:05 - Mental Attitude 1: Marathon - This is a Marathon: 10000 doesn’t happen overnight
01:07:56 Mental Attitude 2: Upload Consistency
01:14:43 Mental Attitude 3: Discipline to the craft
01:16:46 Mental Attitude 4: Growth Mindset
01:19:05 Mental Attitude 5: Reframing – Dealing with Negative Feedback, Toxicity, and Legitimate Criticism
01:26:24 Grinding Phase Pt. II: Technique
01:26:58 Technique 1: Efficiency
01:28:52 Technique 2: Presence
01:33:11 Technique 3: Quality Control
01:33:58 Technique 4: Inspiration
01:34:31 Technique 5: Never Stop Learning
01:35:50 Technique 6: Research Your Game Selections
01:37:43 Getting 1000 Subs and Getting Monetized
01:39:38 Refining Phase
01:40:14 Refining Phase Pt. 1: Using Data
01:43:27 Refining Phase Pt. 2: The 80/20 Rule
01:44:57 Refining Phase Pt. 3: Repurposing and Syndicating
01:47:43 Conclusion
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