WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:04.259 Hey how's it going, my bros and sisters, my name is PewDiePie! 00:00:04.259 --> 00:00:08.999 Today, I'm going to make video on how to get started on YouTube. I've been asked to make this video-- 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:12.929 I don't know how many times. I get this question all the time. 00:00:13.420 --> 00:00:15.929 'Can you give me some tips on how to get started?' 00:00:16.020 --> 00:00:21.300 I think what I always just say is 'keep working hard, and I'm sure you will succeed...' 00:00:21.700 --> 00:00:26.980 But I thought not today. I wanted to actually give something more constructive and 00:00:27.520 --> 00:00:29.560 Some more help than just that. 00:00:29.890 --> 00:00:34.290 I've been doing a lot of streams lately and everyone just keep asking me "how do I get started?" 00:00:34.380 --> 00:00:38.420 What kind of tips do you have and I thought: Okay fine, I'll make it, okay. 00:00:38.420 --> 00:00:45.640 I thought about making this video before, many times, but I just feel like who am I to tell you how to-- 00:00:46.660 --> 00:00:48.219 It's not like I know all the answers. 00:00:48.219 --> 00:00:52.919 And I really think everyone has a different answer to the question on how to grow on YouTube. 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:55.770 So just take this as.. from my own perspective 00:00:55.899 --> 00:01:02.249 Also know that I don't know everything and just because I say something, doesn't mean it's the rule of thumb. 00:01:02.250 --> 00:01:07.619 You know, that's not the case; couldn't be further from it and I started YouTube 7 years ago. 00:01:07.620 --> 00:01:13.240 So obviously, things are different now. This video probably won't be relevant for most people watching 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.280 But maybe it will be interesting. I don't know. [ laughs ] 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:20.600 Here we go! First of all, I wanted to start on the equipment. 00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:27.640 Because I think this is where most people fail right away. I see so many people get really angry 00:01:27.660 --> 00:01:34.640 about this one because they bought all this expensive equipment, and they come to me like 'Where are the subscribers??' 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:38.680 'Where are all the views- I spent all this money on all this equipment...' 00:01:38.700 --> 00:01:41.640 I always say don't spend money on equipment 00:01:41.650 --> 00:01:43.739 It doesn't have to be expensive at all. 00:01:43.740 --> 00:01:49.379 And I think a lot of people wait with starting videos because they don't have all the equipment 00:01:49.380 --> 00:01:55.049 I think it takes practice to make videos, and I think it doesn't hurt to get started with what you have 00:01:55.049 --> 00:01:58.229 I didn't have a webcam when I started I had a-- 00:01:59.020 --> 00:02:01.020 I legit use this microphone. 00:02:01.960 --> 00:02:03.520 Which I actually... 00:02:03.520 --> 00:02:08.160 accidentally broke. That's my first microphone on the Razer headphones, and it was fine- 00:02:08.399 --> 00:02:12.329 It really was. It definitely doesn't hurt to have nice quality. 00:02:12.340 --> 00:02:17.060 Don't get me wrong, but it's not automatically going to make you get subscribers. 00:02:17.060 --> 00:02:22.480 I'm going to link what I think is a good sort of budget start-up in case you're curious 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:24.200 of what sort of equipment 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:26.350 I would recommend. 00:02:26.350 --> 00:02:31.640 If you want to start making my type of videos, and I'll also link my equipment in case you're curious 00:02:31.660 --> 00:02:33.460 What exactly it is I use. 00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:41.360 Stand out. [ laughs ] Personally, I'm very much drawn to different things that people do. If I notice the channel doing something 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:44.380 I haven't seen before, I'm automatically more drawn to that... 00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:48.300 thing. And I think it was the same thing for me when I started making videos 00:02:48.340 --> 00:02:54.140 I did what everyone else was doing. I did Call of Duty videos because that's what was 00:02:54.340 --> 00:02:56.340 popular at the time, but that's what 00:02:56.920 --> 00:03:00.750 Made me want to start making YouTube videos cause I loved watching it on YouTube 00:03:00.750 --> 00:03:04.660 And it was really popular back then and I enjoyed making those type of videos 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:07.240 But my channel didn't grow from it at all. 00:03:07.260 --> 00:03:13.100 I had like what a couple hundred people watching me, and I remember when other youtubers refer themself to as 00:03:13.220 --> 00:03:17.380 'Oh yeah, I only had a couple hundred back then...' I'm like nibba a hundred 00:03:17.420 --> 00:03:20.980 I'm so fucking proud of these hundred people that I have. [ laughs ] 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:23.440 Shut the fuck up. And I also remember 00:03:23.580 --> 00:03:29.060 Watching all these bigger YouTubers doing the same call of duty videos, and I'm like these guys are fucking terrible 00:03:29.070 --> 00:03:32.969 I'm way better than these guys. Why is my channel not growing more? 00:03:32.970 --> 00:03:37.679 But that's the thing: The big ones have already settled in. It's going to be hard as hell. 00:03:37.870 --> 00:03:41.429 You have an uphill battle. And it wasn't until I started doing something 00:03:41.500 --> 00:03:44.339 different, something that hadn't been done before, like the horror videos. 00:03:44.860 --> 00:03:47.860 That's when I started to get an audience that really cared 00:03:47.860 --> 00:03:53.240 about the content that I was making it and it was so clear, and I really see it myself 00:03:53.980 --> 00:03:55.660 when I 00:03:55.660 --> 00:03:59.500 discovered new YouTubers it's always something different. They have something different. What was it 00:03:59.500 --> 00:04:04.320 Dr. Dre said: "It's easy to make it to the top, but it's twice as hard to stay there." 00:04:04.320 --> 00:04:09.780 You see people on YouTube come and go all the time. I don't want to throw any names out there, but 00:04:10.660 --> 00:04:14.820 You know what I mean. There's a ton of YouTubers that everyone used to watch 00:04:14.820 --> 00:04:19.400 and it got so much attention, but they just didn't have what it takes 00:04:19.860 --> 00:04:22.620 to keep their audience. A lot of people... 00:04:23.380 --> 00:04:26.199 sort of get boosted from the algorithm of YouTube. 00:04:27.620 --> 00:04:32.440 Basically, YouTube recommends certain type of videos that fit what they want to... promote. 00:04:32.990 --> 00:04:34.990 Maybe it's really long videos. 00:04:35.240 --> 00:04:39.000 Maybe it's videos they get a lot of likes and a lot of 'this and that'. 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:42.250 And there's always people that abuse the algorithm. 00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:46.240 It's been since I started on YouTube, and it's still going on. 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:53.049 This is a thing that I don't think will ever end. And it's really unfair because a lot of YouTubers 00:04:53.420 --> 00:04:57.100 get really big really fast because of it. But, basically... 00:04:57.700 --> 00:05:01.140 they go away equally fast. If you don't have 00:05:01.940 --> 00:05:08.400 Something to maintain your audience with, something more than your shtick of making algorithm happy 00:05:08.400 --> 00:05:11.460 then your lifespan on YouTube is going to be short. 00:05:11.470 --> 00:05:16.209 That's just how it is,so I'm not really too bothered by any of it. 00:05:16.210 --> 00:05:18.489 I just don't want you to grow your channel 00:05:18.640 --> 00:05:22.460 To be obsessed about the algorithm because that shouldn't be the number one priority. 00:05:22.640 --> 00:05:27.180 I personally never try to abuse the algorithm, or some shit like that. 00:05:27.180 --> 00:05:28.800 Honestly, I had no idea what I was doing 00:05:29.320 --> 00:05:33.380 Literally, I discovered that ten minute videos like a year ago. It's been-- [ laughs ] 00:05:33.460 --> 00:05:37.020 Remember the Reply Girls? They were so fucking popular. 00:05:37.020 --> 00:05:40.060 They got so many views because the algorithm 00:05:40.580 --> 00:05:45.580 Promoted their videos in the sidebar all the time. But it's not like anyone is still watching them. 00:05:45.580 --> 00:05:50.720 Like, 'oh I wonder what this-- [ laughs ] What this boob girl is saying now about this...' 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:54.800 What I'm getting with this is you needed personality. People will find your video, 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:57.740 but they're not going to stay unless they care about you as a person. 00:05:57.900 --> 00:06:03.720 I think YouTube is all about personality at least that's how I see it. An-and anyone I watch on YouTube 00:06:03.729 --> 00:06:08.499 I watch because I care about their personality, I care about them more than just their content 00:06:08.500 --> 00:06:13.929 but also who they are as a person, and uh, that's why I enjoy watching them and that's why I enjoy Youtube 00:06:13.929 --> 00:06:18.860 I enjoy it because it's different than television. You're not just watching this, uh... 00:06:19.280 --> 00:06:25.659 Product behind a bunch of producers and writers, you-you're watching just a person speak directly into a camera 00:06:25.660 --> 00:06:27.130 And I think that's the beauty of it. 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:32.680 I also think that's why so many youtubers come and go-they forget about this part. A-and that's fine. 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:38.680 Y'know, it's not like everything has to be super personal and everything has to be so, 'Oh, I love you guys so much 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:40.100 You're my family.' 00:06:40.280 --> 00:06:43.040 Youtube... is... a hobby and a job 00:06:43.220 --> 00:06:46.540 at the same time, which can be really hard to balance. 00:06:46.900 --> 00:06:51.700 I think a lot of people don't realize this, but, you get to set your own hours, you get to set your own pace. 00:06:51.979 --> 00:06:59.299 But it basically means you'll be working 24/7 like it's really hard to turn off youtube in your brain. I'm always checking videos 00:06:59.300 --> 00:07:03.770 How are they doing? I'm always checking stats. I'm always checking comments 00:07:03.900 --> 00:07:08.640 What are people saying? What are people thinking? And it's really hard to turn off 00:07:08.640 --> 00:07:13.680 It's not like a nine-to-five job you go in you do your job, okay, now I'm done. Phew, I can relax. 00:07:14.320 --> 00:07:19.880 I-I really struggle a lot with this, an-and just trying to shut my brain off and 'Okay now I'm doing this, now 00:07:19.880 --> 00:07:25.340 I'm doing that.' And that's why I really enjoy having an office, because I-I can do my work here 00:07:25.340 --> 00:07:28.360 And then once I'm back home, I can just relax. 00:07:28.840 --> 00:07:34.900 Eh-I-It's... I-I guess my advice here is to try and separate it. I treat YouTube with a-with a lot of respect 00:07:35.940 --> 00:07:42.120 Because I feel so lucky to be in the situation that I am. I think a lot of youtubers take- take uh... 00:07:42.180 --> 00:07:43.470 YouTube very... 00:07:43.470 --> 00:07:47.839 Casually. I'll just upload a video. I need some money. I'll upload a video 00:07:48.620 --> 00:07:52.280 May-maybe I'm a little naive for saying that but, I-I always get the question 00:07:53.060 --> 00:07:57.420 'What happens if you miss a day, Felix? What's the big deal? Who's gonna care?' 00:07:57.460 --> 00:08:02.500 Wh-who-It's okay. You don't have to upload all the time, but it's like I set the schedule for me 00:08:02.500 --> 00:08:10.480 I know I can do it, it is my job to do it still. I have to do it, okay? I-I see Youtube as a... 00:08:12.380 --> 00:08:15.980 It's not going to last forever, but I might as well make the most of it...meanwhile. 00:08:16.760 --> 00:08:21.440 every YouTuber has-has a-has a life span. 00:08:21.540 --> 00:08:28.280 Market yourself. Most youtubers that you are watching got a helping hand to get where they are. Maybe they don't admit it 00:08:28.980 --> 00:08:34.220 Maybe I'm just wrong. Most youtubers had some helping hand. Maybe th- maybe they uh... 00:08:34.340 --> 00:08:39.700 Maybe their videos were posted on a website y'know? That prom-that thought okay, 'This is a cool video...' 00:08:39.860 --> 00:08:46.160 Maybe you got trending on reddit, y'know? Maybe your family member was the youtuber or maybe a friend of you-o-of 00:08:46.200 --> 00:08:50.580 Of that person was a youtuber they helped them. Getting that helping hand on YouTube 00:08:50.589 --> 00:08:51.339 It's not essential 00:08:51.339 --> 00:08:52.130 but it's-it 00:08:52.130 --> 00:08:59.349 makes YouTube easy mode pretty much. To already... the hardest part of Youtube is to establish your very first audience. If you can get 00:08:59.350 --> 00:09:02.020 hat for free from someone else, hell, yeah! 00:09:02.860 --> 00:09:06.120 Hell yeah, that's the best! But a lot- I see a lot of 00:09:06.420 --> 00:09:12.320 misunderstanding of this as well, because, for example, I did the shout out competition in the past and, uh... 00:09:12.320 --> 00:09:17.320 For example Jack was one of them, Ken was one of them. And a lot of people look at them and be like, 'Oh 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:24.160 Oh, you got a shout out from Pewdiepie. Aww, aww that's so bullshit. If I had one, I would be big.' Fuck you. 00:09:24.380 --> 00:09:28.640 No, i-that's not how it works. A shout out can only get you so far. 00:09:28.780 --> 00:09:36.420 I-I-It gets you that-that bass audience, maybe, but they're not going to stay unless you're worthwhile staying to - they're not going to care about 00:09:36.460 --> 00:09:41.860 watching any more videos, unless you upload videos - unless you upload videos that people care about. 00:09:41.860 --> 00:09:46.040 You don't need a shout out, and a shout out isn't necessarily going to help you, 00:09:46.160 --> 00:09:49.140 Unless your content is interesting. That's just how it is. 00:09:49.660 --> 00:09:54.940 You see people all the time in my comment section marketing their own YouTube channel. I find it... 00:09:54.980 --> 00:10:02.020 very disrespectful to do that. It annoys the hell out of me. 'Cuz it's basically just ignoring what I worked on... 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:04.520 and basically just saying, 'Hey look at me!' 00:10:04.900 --> 00:10:10.240 I do think you should market yourself somehow if you really care about growing your channel. 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:13.400 Now, I don't know what the best method is, but everyone has a secret 00:10:13.540 --> 00:10:19.180 I'm sure of how they try to get their channel out there. Maybe something they're ashamed of that they wouldn't admit. 00:10:19.180 --> 00:10:27.240 I-I think most youtubers have it. I, for example, used to find commenters on-on videos similar to mine and uh... 00:10:27.280 --> 00:10:33.200 I would write a private message to them being like, 'Hey! I see that you enjoyed this channel. Maybe you will enjoy mine!' 00:10:33.820 --> 00:10:37.440 I know. Extremely embarrassing, extremely pathetic, but I used to do it. 00:10:37.660 --> 00:10:42.340 A least it's not intrusive on someone else's work, okay? So, I-if y... 00:10:42.340 --> 00:10:48.160 I recommend marketing yourself somehow, I just d-don't- a-and it's nothing shameful about doing it, 00:10:48.160 --> 00:10:51.020 But don't be fucking obnoxious and disrespectful doing it, 00:10:51.040 --> 00:10:53.100 That-tha-that's my point with that. 00:10:53.100 --> 00:10:55.040 Next up is don't fucking trust anyone. 00:10:55.040 --> 00:10:57.140 Growing my channel on YouTube 00:10:57.140 --> 00:11:03.260 I've come across so many toxic people, people that just want your s-audience your subscribers 00:11:03.260 --> 00:11:04.060 Uh... 00:11:04.060 --> 00:11:06.600 They don't give a shit about you. They'll lie to you. 00:11:06.600 --> 00:11:07.800 Uhm.... 00:11:07.800 --> 00:11:09.420 They'll try and manipulate you. 00:11:09.540 --> 00:11:14.620 I think I'm- one of my best skills as a human being, is to cut out toxic people. 00:11:14.620 --> 00:11:19.839 I have very little tolerance for people in general, and if I find them to be abusive or disrespectful, 00:11:20.180 --> 00:11:23.100 I have no problem with cutting out these people in my life. 00:11:23.540 --> 00:11:25.420 I know some people really struggle with this 00:11:26.100 --> 00:11:31.620 And I think as a youtuber you're just really gonna have to be cut and dry with people. It's just how it is. 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:33.180 Networks. 00:11:33.420 --> 00:11:35.100 You may have heard of networks a lot 00:11:35.110 --> 00:11:41.830 I'm-I'm technically signed up with the network still, but I'm not planning to stay with the network. YouTube wouldn't sign 00:11:42.350 --> 00:11:48.279 with gaming channels. You could not monetize your videos if you were a gaming channel, back in the day 00:11:48.280 --> 00:11:50.040 It was the worst thing 00:11:50.040 --> 00:11:56.660 I think that could possibly happen to the gaming community on YouTube because essentially networks got so much power, 00:11:56.920 --> 00:11:58.480 Because we were obligated, 00:11:58.800 --> 00:11:59.960 to sign with them. 00:12:00.400 --> 00:12:06.620 So basically, as a gamer, you would get these insanely bad deals with networks where they would give you half of your revenue 00:12:06.940 --> 00:12:07.440 and 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:09.340 Give you, essentially, 00:12:09.340 --> 00:12:11.680 nothing back. Networks still take a... 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:17.540 Huge portion of your revenue if you're a small Youtuber. I still get a lot of people asking me, 'Hey, I'm a youtuber, 00:12:17.580 --> 00:12:19.080 I-should I sign up to the network?' 00:12:20.660 --> 00:12:25.140 'I don't know blah blah blah,' or 'do they increase my CPM blah blah blah...' Most likely they don't 00:12:25.160 --> 00:12:25.900 Uh... 00:12:25.980 --> 00:12:28.980 From my experience, they don't sell ads on your videos 00:12:29.180 --> 00:12:34.839 Think about most networks they have- like what, thousands of channels in them. Why would they care about your channel? 00:12:34.839 --> 00:12:35.470 Y'know? 00:12:35.470 --> 00:12:39.459 How are they going to focus on all these channels? It just doesn't make any sense. 00:12:39.670 --> 00:12:44.680 I would not recommend signing with the network if I was a smaller youtuber these days. That being said, 00:12:45.560 --> 00:12:47.560 Networks definitely helped me, 00:12:47.750 --> 00:12:49.750 to a certain degree, 00:12:49.880 --> 00:12:53.480 But I think as a smaller channel, it's completely useless. 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:56.800 They're just going to take a portion of your revenue and give you nothing back 00:12:56.800 --> 00:12:59.380 You're not obligated to sign with a network anymore 00:12:59.540 --> 00:13:04.540 So, I would recommend against if you're a smaller channel. Which brings me to my next point: 00:13:04.540 --> 00:13:05.580 Get a lawyer. 00:13:05.580 --> 00:13:06.700 Don't sign anything 00:13:07.380 --> 00:13:09.620 without professional, over-a-a 00:13:09.760 --> 00:13:11.820 A professional overlooking what you're doing? 00:13:11.860 --> 00:13:19.380 I signed contract that were- that led me into month-long processes of trying to get out of those contracts. I-It's a lot cheaper 00:13:19.480 --> 00:13:24.840 To have a lawyer look over the contract and knowing exactly what you're getting yourself, into than 00:13:25.220 --> 00:13:29.160 Afterwards, gettin' a lawyer to try and get you out of this situation. 00:13:29.160 --> 00:13:34.900 Get a lawyer and get an accountant if you're-s- if you're making money off YouTube, and do it early. 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:38.139 I think setting those two things up earlier is better than later. 00:13:38.540 --> 00:13:42.720 I realize this is a lot of information, but I think I saw this as a sort of... 00:13:43.660 --> 00:13:45.380 Me talking to myself in the past, 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:46.740 Uh... 00:13:46.820 --> 00:13:48.920 And the sort of stuff that I learned through these uh, 00:13:48.940 --> 00:13:54.480 years of making videos on YouTube. And I try to keep it as, uh, actual advice and constructive as possible, 00:13:54.900 --> 00:13:55.400 But 00:13:55.540 --> 00:13:56.740 I would like to finish with... 00:13:58.780 --> 00:14:00.360 Make Youtube with the right intention. 00:14:00.500 --> 00:14:06.140 I see so many people wanting to make y-youtube videos because they want to get famous, they want to make money 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:06.820 Uh... 00:14:06.820 --> 00:14:10.900 which is all great stuff. And YouTube really is an amazing place for it- for that, but, 00:14:12.040 --> 00:14:13.560 make YouTube videos, 00:14:13.579 --> 00:14:18.759 because you enjoy making them. If you don't enjoy making them, you're not going to keep making them 00:14:18.820 --> 00:14:20.860 You're g- just going to fall off at some point 00:14:21.300 --> 00:14:21.940 And 00:14:21.940 --> 00:14:27.680 you're going to get frustrated that, uh, it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to be. If you make videos 00:14:27.680 --> 00:14:30.420 that you enjoy making 'em, then you can't lose. 00:14:31.180 --> 00:14:37.440 It doesn't matter if you don't get a lot of subscribers. If- like I was equally happy, when I had a couple hundred subscribers. 00:14:37.940 --> 00:14:44.300 I thought that was the equally fun just to have some people watching them. If you make videos that you enjoy making, 00:14:44.740 --> 00:14:46.620 other people will enjoy watching them. 00:14:46.620 --> 00:14:53.660 I really, really strongly believe in that. So if you're not enjoying making videos, then don't make videos. 00:14:54.160 --> 00:14:54.860 (laughs) 00:14:55.220 --> 00:14:56.880 I hope this was helpful. 00:14:56.880 --> 00:14:59.700 I'm not-I'm not sure, to be honest, if it was. 00:15:00.020 --> 00:15:00.520 Uh... 00:15:00.580 --> 00:15:04.740 But I hope i-it was interesting at least, I don't know, I don't know, here you go. 00:15:04.959 --> 00:15:07.220 I did the video finally. 00:15:07.220 --> 00:15:08.320 Leave a like my sister fisters... 00:15:09.280 --> 00:15:10.980 and stay, sfisterin'!