Here’s a question with two extreme options. As a new creator, would you rather spend a month making one video or crank out 30 videos in 30 days?

Hypothetically, this is your first month on YouTube. It’s a tough question to answer because there are no in-between options. You can’t make 15 videos that month or even five. You have to choose: Thirty videos or just one.

If you need some inspiration, here are some responses to get you thinking. According to the vidIQ community (and whoever else the YouTube algorithm sends Community polls to), most people would make one quality video.

Our poll got 20,000 responses. Seventy-three percent were in favor of one quality video and 27% opted for 30 videos.

As YouTube educators, we're going to have to side with the 27%. 

Quality vs. Quantity: Which Is Better for New Creators?

When you’re just starting out on YouTube, making one video over 30 days doesn’t help you grow. And we’re not just talking about views and subscribers. One video doesn't let you track your overall growth. You’ll never know how your lighting, audio, or presentation style is improving because you’ve only attempted those things once.

 with Luria Petrucci of Live Streaming Pros, he had the same idea about quality versus quantity.

“I’d pick the new video for a month option every time,” Brownlee says. “It lets you learn the skill of finishing a project, starting a project, and evolving your skills as it goes on. If you’re able to look back at something you made a month ago and immediately see tangible things you would change, you’re getting better. If you stop seeing things in your old videos that you’d do better, you’re not getting better anymore.”

This practice is a “forever thing,” says Brownlee. No matter how big you get on YouTube, you should always try to 

Eventually, Making Lots of Videos Leads to Quality Content

Before you start a channel, you need to understand seven core principles to succeed on YouTube. One of those is 

developing a healthy relationship with perfectionism

. Every creator wants to make the best video possible. But if making a perfect video outweighs your desire to test and learn, you could be missing out on valuable experience.

7 Beliefs You Need to Have to Grow a YouTube Channel

Most new creators don’t know how to make videos people enjoy. They have to try new things and learn as they go. That’s why, in your first month on YouTube, making the perfect video shouldn’t be your priority.

Learning to present on camera, if that’s your goal

Understanding what makes a good thumbnail

Discovering the benefits of YouTube SEO (titles, keywords, tags, etc.)

You only learn the above skills by making lots of content. In six months, you'll look back at those early videos and probably find them unwatchable – and that's perfectly fine. It’s a necessary feeling. Take that disappointing moment, that pang of discomfort in your chest, and turn it into a list of improvements for your channel. 

Studying your audience is the key to growing on YouTube. But is it the best place to start when you’ve just created a channel?

In our opinion, the answer is no. If you’re a new creator, you're skipping a few steps if you plan to immediately study your audience. There aren’t many people watching your videos at this point. For now, 

just focus on your skill set – filming, presenting, editing, and optimizing.

 That’s a better investment of your time than analyzing your first 20 subscribers. We explain this even further in the video below.

As the years go by, this will likely change. You’ll get to the point where you have thousands of views and subscribers. Viewers will start leaving lots of comments on your videos, which means you’ve built a community. That’s when your priorities will make a 180-degree shift. Now that you have some technical knowledge, you can finally focus on your audience.

“In most careers, nothing beats experience. The same is true on YouTube, but even more so considering how much content you need to gain millions of views and subscribers.” – vidIQ

This is a good way to play it smart on YouTube and never, ever, waste your energy. Because honestly, the beginning of your journey is about answering one question: 

You don’t get the answer by studying your audience; you get it by making enough videos to form an opinion about YouTube as a whole.

How to Start a YouTube Channel – 10 Brilliant Tips

Now, to be fair, you don’t have to make 30 videos in 30 days. A realistic number is probably five to 12 videos when you're just starting out. But we presented the question with two extremes to help you understand what’s important on YouTube.

In most careers, nothing beats experience. The same is true on YouTube, but even more so considering how much content you need to gain millions of views and subscribers. But don’t worry. As you post more videos, you can 

Hint: It’s not your audience. Viewers are important for channel growth but only if you practice this habit first.

The One Thing New YouTubers Should Focus On

If you're a regular, 9-to-5 employee, you have rules to follow. You’re expected to start work at a specific time, take breaks of a certain duration, and submit time-off requests before going on vacation. If you’re a woman with kids, the list gets longer. Planning for maternity leave or finding a babysitter are extra tasks to manage alongside work.

Things are different when you’re self-employed, especially on YouTube. You still have a boss, but he or she doesn’t control your day-to-day activities. Instead, you’ll answer to viewers looking for helpful or entertaining videos – and they don’t mind if you take a day off unrequested.

That’s why YouTube is a powerful platform for women. It helps them earn more money, close the 

 podcast, wants more women to seize this opportunity. She invites female creators on the show to share their experiences, which inspires other women to create on YouTube.

 and knows what the life of a creator entails. We sat down with her to learn how women benefit from treating YouTube like a serious, high-paying business.

Q: What inspired you to celebrate female creators on your podcast?

It happened in 2019 during the Social Media Marketing World conference. When they announced their speakers for the YouTube panels, they were all men – 

, and some other guys. I was really disappointed because about 

, and it was a conference for marketers. Rather than get mad, I figured I would try and do something about it.

I reached out to some women friends who do YouTube and asked if they’d be interested in doing a panel at Social Media Marketing World. They were like, yeah, sure. We're going to be there anyway. I pitched the idea of a “women of YouTube” panel to the guy in charge of booking. He liked the idea, but there was no space available.

He suggested doing it as a live stream instead. So he reached out to TubeBuddy to be the host, and they were in support of it. The live stream was successful, and a lot of people asked me to do more with it. Eventually, we launched the Women of YouTube podcast at VidSummit in 2019. Since then, we've been telling the stories of female creators to inspire and motivate women on YouTube.

Q: You’ve had so many women on the show. Motorcycle enthusiasts, beauty influencers, real estate agents…

I reach out to a lot of people. Yesterday I talked to Marielle of 

. She's a French-Canadian woman who is a mermaid. So she teaches people how to be a mermaid, and her business objective is to open mermaid schools around the globe.

; she's a fellow YouTuber. I spoke with a craft lady. I have 

, who talks about getting a job at Amazon. That's what her whole YouTube channel's about, so there are lots of different verticals.

Q: What have you learned from your podcast guests about growing on YouTube?

The number one thing is that they had a purpose on YouTube. It wasn't to become a famous YouTuber or whatever dumb reason some people join the platform for. They had figured out what a business looks like through YouTube because once you hit a certain growth point, that’s what it becomes. It's like, how do you 

, sponsorships, affiliate marketing, and things like that? Seeing the different ways people make money is really interesting.

What's also interesting to me is that some women have trolls and crappy people comment on their videos. One woman, literally, was being harassed and stalked by a man. She had to hire someone to reverse engineer his IP address, and she had her lawyer send him a cease and desist letter. She had to go through some seriously savage, deep web stuff to get this person to leave her alone.

Do I think men get harassed and have to deal with crappy things? Absolutely. However, I think it’s more widely done to women. There's a safety concern I never thought about before, and all of this came to light while hosting the podcast.

Q: What makes your guests successful on YouTube despite those challenges?

Because where there's one shitty thing, there are a hundred awesome things. People will straight up comment, "Why are you so fat?" on my channel. At the same time, I will have hundreds of people comment, "This was so helpful. Thank you so much. This was direct, to the point, and exactly how I wanted to consume this content."

Q: Why did you decide to start a YouTube channel?

I got on YouTube because my husband was moving overseas. We were a military family, Air Force specifically, and I needed to have a way to keep getting leads to my social media agency. Not just because it gave me money. It provided money for the military spouses that worked with me. There was a clear objective to this. I grew up a military kid, and I became a military spouse.

One of the biggest things we deal with in the military spouse community is unemployment and underemployment. It's like this combination of two things. Our unemployment is high and our underemployment is high because you get to these points where you’re doing whatever you can to make money. Selling cookies. Watching kids. Taking shitty jobs in the town you live.

I'm looking forward to teaching both of my children, especially my daughter, that you can forge a path of your own making without relying on someone else to give you money.

Q: How do women benefit financially from being on YouTube?

My advice to women who want to invest their money, buy a home, travel, or have the freedom to take six months off of work is to start a YouTube channel.

Anything you’re doing as a job, you can do on YouTube and make additional money. It’s more sustainable than driving for Uber or delivering groceries. YouTube provides longevity and growth, so starting a channel now is investing in your future. I have three-year-old videos that still bring me money.

My daughter is Latina, and I always think of ways to make the world better for her. With everything I’m doing, I'm showing her that she can live a good life and control every part of it. My income starts and stops with me – not with getting a job or relying on an algorithm to give me AdSense dollars. If I want more advertising revenue, I’ll make videos that target my demographic better or choose a high-paying vertical. You can future-proof your income on YouTube.

Q: Who are some female YouTubers inspiring other women to create on the platform?

. They’re from different backgrounds and they all talk about the power of YouTube.

Jessica Stansberry just hit 100,000 subscribers. She teaches women to build a life and a business of their own making, and that evolved from YouTube education. Our girl Meredith talks about YouTube, but she does it from a side hustler’s perspective. Trena, she's all-in on YouTube education. Diana talks about live streaming and camera gear, and Salma shares YouTube education and video marketing tips.

Q: What are some books people can read to grow on YouTube?

." I like it because it’s for the advanced use of YouTube. "

" by Amy Schmittauer is what got me on track, though. Lilly Singh's book, "

" by Sean Cannell and Benji Travis is an option. Also, my book, "

Q: Any advice for those who want to start a channel but need ideas?

There are lots of topics to cover. You can sit down right now and write 10 things you could talk about without any problems. That's 10 videos, which equals 10 weeks of content. From there, you'll be so surprised at all the other ideas you discover. More topics will come to you as you write or research video ideas.

Are you a woman looking to start a YouTube channel? In this Q&A, Desiree Martinez of the Women of YouTube podcast offers tips and inspiration for getting started.

‘Women of YouTube’ Q&A: Building Careers, Passive Income, and More

It’s true. On YouTube, some creators get thousands of subscribers in just a few days. Somehow they manage to post a video, get viral results, and watch their analytics soar for the next few weeks.

Most creators won’t see that kind of success. It can take hundreds of tries and years of work before they get a viral video. If you’re not committed to the process, it’s easy to put your camera down and walk away.

But what if just for a moment, you could see the future? What if in that far away scenario, you have 200,000 subscribers, a monthly side income of $2,000, and the opportunity to build a profitable brand?

It seems like a lofty goal, but many creators have done it. So why not you?

When you’re a small creator getting 100 views per video, remember that YouTube is a long-term investment. Your self-belief has to be so big that, in your heart, seven core beliefs are keeping you motivated:

Betting on instant success is unproductive.

We believe these statements so much that we filmed a video explaining the value of each one:

Your desire to be the best creator possible will fuel your success. Here’s how to make that happen, one belief at a time.

1. It’s Never Too Late to Start a YouTube Channel

YouTube continues to grow, and that growth isn’t slowing down. If you think you’ve missed your chance to start a successful channel, here are some 

YouTube Shorts (vertical videos under 60 seconds) get 

YouTube has more than 2 billion active monthly users.

People watch more than 1 billion hours of content on YouTube each day.

Year over year, channels earning six figures grew by more than 40%.

Of all these numbers, the growth of YouTube Shorts is notable. We’ve seen channels go from zero views to millions by posting brief, vertical videos.

This opportunity is available to all creators. You can start a channel, make a YouTube Short, and potentially see it featured on the highly-viewed Shorts carousel. It’s not a guarantee, but it happens often – even to 

YouTube Shorts aren’t the only reason to start a channel. As the world gains new technology and ideas, people will need guides and tutorials about those things; video seems to be a preferred method.

2. YouTube and Its Viewers Need Passionate Creators

YouTube relies on creators to share their talents and expertise. The platform needs people like you to drive conversations around gaming, finance, sports, beauty, or anything viewers find interesting.

Revenue isn’t the only thing you’ll gain as a creator. You’ll also get to inspire people who love your content, and in some cases, change their lives.

The vidIQ channel gets thousands of comments from satisfied viewers. We appreciate all of them, but there are two types of comments that especially move us. As YouTube educators, we love to hear…

“This tutorial was really helpful. It saved me tons of time.”

“You’ve inspired me to start my own channel.”

These comments represent our purpose on YouTube, which is to teach and inspire. The fact that we can do both makes the YouTube journey that much sweeter.

No matter what happens, believe in your value as a creator. With hard work and dedication, one subscriber can grow to thousands, millions, or billions.

3. Your Videos Don’t Need to Be Perfect

On YouTube, experience trumps perfection. You don’t need to spend a lot of time polishing your videos, but you do need to believe in the power of consistency.

Don’t worry about how your first video looks or how it will perform. It’s only one piece of content, and that’s not enough to analyze your success on YouTube. Just pick up your camera and start filming the next video. When that one’s posted, start filming another. Carry on like that until your channel has dozens of videos – 100 or more, if possible.

If you do this each week, you’ll have enough content to review your progress. You can determine which videos are attracting more views and subscribers, then capitalize on what’s working.

You need a collection of videos to get this information, and they don’t need to be perfect. Bad lighting and choppy edits are common in first YouTube videos, and that’s OK. You’ll learn as you go and get 1% better with each upload.

4. Quality Is More Important Than Quantity

When we say quality is better than quantity, we don’t mean 4K videos or 3D animation. Our definition of quality is posting videos people will watch. To do that, you need to nail a specific process on YouTube.

Writing out all the metadata (video description, title, tags, keywords, etc.)

Creating a simple but eye-catching thumbnail

As you can see, filming and editing aren’t enough. You can post a great video and get zero views unless you’ve done some YouTube marketing. That’s why search engine optimization is so important for growing a channel.

Think of each video’s appeal on a scale of one to 10. If you have to choose between making videos that are a 10 (time-consuming and almost perfect) or videos that are a seven (but provide enough time to do SEO), it’s better to choose option two. That way your video is optimized and has a chance of being watched.

As early as you can, accept the fact that you’re going to make mistakes.

On YouTube, the occasional misstep is not a bad thing. A video that gets 25 views instead of the usual 150 is nothing to detest. A thumbnail that doesn’t produce as many clicks isn’t the end of your YouTube journey. These errors are a good thing because now, you know what 

 to do. Getting small mistakes out of the way helps you identify winning strategies.

Plus, mistakes are easier to deal with when you’re a small creator. You have fewer subscribers, which means fewer people will notice when videos underperform.

How long does it take to grow a successful YouTube channel? That depends on your goals surrounding subscriber count, channel views, revenue, and more. But no matter what your goals are, you need patience to persevere.

YouTube is hard – frustratingly hard. So when you’re just starting out, the last thing you should do is add to that stress. Don’t focus on getting 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of Watch Time to quickly monetize your channel – not yet. Save that brainpower for more productive things, such as learning how YouTube works and creating better content for your audience.

As you’re doing that, things will happen naturally. You’ll reach new milestones without thinking about them. Then you can enjoy the YouTube journey instead of the YouTube destination. One is rooted in today's reality, and the other doesn’t exist yet.

7. The Pressure of Overnight Success Isn’t Worth It

There are rare circumstances where creators get thousands of views and subscribers overnight. But most of the time, it takes years to grow a channel. Only after posting hundreds of videos will you start to see consistent, mouth-dropping success.

It took Rob Wilson, vidIQ’s YouTuber-in-residence, seven years to become a full-time creator. Even 

, a popular creator with billions of views, had to grow slowly. You can browse early videos on his channel and see content with less than 15,000 views. Nine years later, he gets millions of views with each upload.

If you want to succeed on YouTube, avoid the pressure of instant success. Don’t succumb to the dangerous belief that one video will go viral and change everything. When things don’t go as planned, it may be hard to shake the disappointment.

You can develop a better mindset. You can choose to believe that overnight success and the pressure that comes with it aren’t worthwhile.

Will you become a successful creator in the next five to 10 years? Only time will tell. The sooner you start a channel, the sooner you can meet that future self.

Growing a YouTube channel requires lots of dedication. Before you start filming, adopt these seven powerful beliefs to master the journey.

Considering how long YouTube and other social platforms have been up and running, there's a surprising lack of research on treating the effects of online harassment - as devastating as that is to the person on the receiving end. Therapists and psychologists are conducting 

, but for many of them, the findings haven’t resulted in a widespread treatment plan that’s officially medically approved.

This poses a problem for YouTubers, Instagram influencers, and any public figure on the web. These creatives earn a living from their work online, and harassment often comes with the territory. While casual users have the privilege of simply logging off, internet influencers can’t do the same. Because of the nature of their work, they’ll eventually have to show up again - to YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, or whichever app they’re using to earn a living.

As a result, social media platforms are enforcing anti-harassment policies. YouTube, for example, has a wonderful collection of 

 to promote a hate-free experience for all users.

Even still, there’s more to the conversation than what platforms can do to help. At some point, creators will need more powerful ways to look after their mental health - especially if they must be online to earn an income.

To understand what creators go through, we asked the vidIQ community to share their experiences with harassment and bullying. Here’s what four anonymous creators had to say:

"People Left Threatening Remarks Simply Because I Was Young"

“I started YouTube at the age of 13, and my first videos were very bad. However, I was good at SEO, and these videos racked up hundreds of thousands of views. People left hate comments and threatening remarks, simply because I was young and the quality of my videos was not very good. Fast-forward three years, and some of those same people continue to write hate comments. I have blocked and hidden such users, however, some have even gone to the extent to create new accounts just to annoy me.”

Fighting the Stigma of Mental Health Conditions

“I make video content related to schizophrenia and mental health. Over the years, most commenters support my work and celebrate my content. However, there is a slow, steady strain of commenters I must mute. Some of them are delusional people, some seem more violent or mal-intended, and some seek to confuse and torment people with lies and blame. Some are religious ‘fanatic’ types, claiming I need to ‘see it their way’ and it's a kind of cognitive harassment. They seem to do it on purpose to agitate and derail my intended conversations.”

“When I first started YouTube in 2018, this group of smalltime YouTubers in the same genre created a short series of them cyberbullying me and falsely reporting me on YouTube. This went on for about three months until YouTube deleted my account because of the spammed reports. About 4-5 months later, I restarted my current channel and started uploading videos with my friends for fun. Its been a while since I've seen the YouTubers who cyberbullied me for views, but from what I remember, they stopped uploading videos. Unfortunately, the ‘series’ is still up, but I've gotten past it.”

Overcoming Sexism, Political Differences, and More

“My niche is very male-dominated. I have literally made videos on topics male colleagues have made, I have been called names and bullied into oblivion despite always providing valid bibliography to everything I cite. I had to eventually hold all comments on my videos by default. The commenters went from insulting my looks to questioning my heritage and origin, all stuff that has nothing to do with my niche.



Recently the alt-right must have really not liked me speaking up and supporting Black Lives Matter because rape threats have started coming in too. All those comments get blocked at the entrance, but gosh, it takes a toll to see how vehemently complete strangers can just hate me.”

YouTubers Speak Out Against Online Harassment

As you probably know, creators in the vidIQ community aren’t the only victims of cyberbullying - it can happen to anyone on the web. For two creators specifically, things got so bad that they shared their harassment stories on YouTube to raise awareness.

 shares a story about how she was harassed online and the steps she took to make it stop:

In this next video, an animation critic shares his experience with online harassment. Click 

Remember how we said there’s a gap in research (and treatments) for cyberbullying? Well, some medical professionals are trying to fix that, and we couldn’t be happier to share their names with you.

, an expert in female adolescent sexuality. She’s also president of the American Psychological Association’s 

Society for Media Psychology and Technology

. Luckily, this organization is writing guidelines to help therapists treat victims of online abuse. Be sure to follow both Stamoulis and the APA for more updates.

The next person you might want to follow is 

. She’s a professor of psychology at Clemson University and is currently researching the effects of cyberbullying among youth and adults.

. She’s a licensed therapist who educates viewers on mental health and psychology topics, like this one:

To all creators out there, remember to stay safe, be positive, and always look after your mental health. Harassment and bullying may be rampant online, but help is on the way.

We know harassment is an issue for many video creators, but what we don't know is the full extent of the psychological damage it’s causing.

Why Online Harassment May Be Even More Devastating Than We Thought

Welcome to the first in an exciting new series focusing on some of the most inspiring YouTubers around today. We're taking a look at their creator journey, and the story behind their success.

In this episode, the spotlight falls on Grant Thompson, otherwise known to millions as 'The King of Random'. Grant nearly quit the platform three times before finding the right work/life balance for himself and his team. His '

, and he has built a solid business around his YouTube content. You can read the full transcript of Grant's story below:

YouTube Creator Journey: The King of Random

Hey, guys. My name is Grant Thompson, known around the internet as The King of Random. For the last eight years, I've been very passionate about figuring out how the world works and really taking time to figure out the mechanics of our society, everything from pyrotechnics to napkin folding, and from welding to making bread. Everything that I've learned so far, I've turned into videos and put on my YouTube channel so that all the knowledge and experience I've been gaining through my personal experiences could be shared with the rest of the world. Our YouTube channel has over 10 million subscribers now and 2 billion video views. And I'm gonna show you how it all started, because this is my creator journey.

Here's the super fast version of my life story before YouTube. I was born in Canada to some amazing parents who tried their best to raise a kid like me. And probably like a lot of kids out there, I struggled in school and grew up with low self-esteem. I also got bullied and became a trouble-maker to get attention and that ended up getting me in trouble with the law.

But, at age 14, I decided to take ownership for my life. I started finding joy in things like extreme sports, cliff jumping, whitewater rafting, repelling, and even skydiving. And by age 19, I left Canada to go to England for two years to serve a voluntary church mission. And then I came home, bought an airplane, and decided to work on the oil rigs as a roughneck, blowing up dynamite and drilling for oil in the Northwest Territories.

It was dangerous work, but the money that I made was enough to help me pay for my airplane and the fuel for all the time I spent flying it. I got licensed as long-haul tanker truck driver at age 22. Then I moved to Oahu, Hawaii to fly airplanes and drive motor coaches for Hawaiian tourists. While I was out there, I became a commercial airline pilot, and moved back to the mainland to work for SkyWest Airlines by age 23. And with that stable career, I got married at age 26, bought 11 houses, and semi-retired at age 29. My wife and I have four kids, all boys. And during that time, that's when we decided to buckle down, learn how the world works, and start making videos on YouTube.

A lot of people ask me how the King of Random got started. And it was really back in 2009 when the economy was struggling, there were rumors of another great depression. I had a wife and kids to take care of and I took that responsibility seriously. So, I started on a personal journey to intimately understand how the important things in our society work, like light bulbs, electricity, and filtered water.

I wanted to know how they were produced and I wanted to know how to make them at home if I needed to. So, I spent the next year tinkering and experimenting with anything I could get for free off the classified ads. And in the process, I was making discoveries about things that were blowing my mind. I made an arc welder out of microwave parts. I build rocket rocket motors from sugar. I played with high voltage electricity that I made from glass bottles and saltwater.

And what was really fun about that time, was as I'd share these random experiments with friends, people began asking like, who is this guy? Why does he know these kinds of things? And quite often, I'd share my newest passions with my brother and he always seemed to have this friend hanging around just listening in the background to all these random projects going on. And one day, he just stepped up and said, "Dude, you're like the King of Random." And that's pretty much where the name came from.

I could feel that the things I was experimenting with were kind of peculiar. And people in general seemed unusually interested to know more. So, that's when I decided to learn how to make videos and start sharing these ideas on YouTube.

In 2010, I created my first YouTube channel. And since I wasn't really planning on becoming a famous YouTuber, I just enter the date and time, which was 01032010814. It was just this random number, but it gave me a place where I could upload stuff. And so, I started using my handicam to make fun little videos about how to start fires using water bottles or how to build rockets and random things like that because I thought it was cool to share. And it seems like the internet agreed because hundreds of thousands of people started watching them.

Now, right about the end of 2011, that's when I started getting really serious. I thought, I could probably make this a business because nobody else was making the kind of content I was sharing and there seemed to be a need for it. YouTube had just offered monetization to creators, so I got my channel monetized and I said, I'll do this as an experiment. The idea was if I made 100 videos that were good enough to get 100,000 views, then it would probably be worth it. And in the process, I'd have a great excuse to learn more about the things I was passionate about anyway.

Some people have asked how I know so much about so many different things and the truth is, I really don't. When I began, I wasn't an expert at all. I just looked at the kind of people I'd like to be, even though most of them were fictional, like MacGyver or James Bond. But the Mythbusters were a great real-life inspiration to me. I wondered how do you go from knowing absolutely nothing, to being just like one of those guys. So, this became my own personal journey, one step at a time, learning how different things work to become like MacGyver or more like a Mythbuster myself.

Sometimes, I'm interested in welding and do a bunch of welding projects. Sometimes, it's pyrotechnics. Sometimes, I'll just be folding napkins 'cause I was on a cruise and I thought that was cool. Or I could be making apple swans. It's just whatever I'm interested in. I typically spend a little bit of time in a few videos exploring those topics, and then once I was satisfied, move onto something else.

Like most internet content creators, almost all day, every day, I spent working on new videos, concepts, and ideas to the point where it was almost an obsession. And I think this happens for a lot of creators. It go to the point where I felt like I was actually limiting my own personal progression so that I could keep making videos and content for the internet. It was a real battle because what I really wanna do is just play and explore the world, but then nobody knows about it. But if I take the time to create videos, then I don't have as much time to play and tinker. So, it's been this constant struggle to juggle the best of both worlds. But it's really been worth 'cause it stretched me and made me grow.

The success of our YouTube channel has helped build me as a person, it's helped build my self-confidence. You know, back before I'd made any projects myself, I did feel a little insecure in this society, because I didn't know how anything worked. And when you don't know something, you're kind of dependent on the system. But now things are completely different.

I've learned so much and feel like I've broken through to the point where I could be okay supporting my family whether or not there's any kind of apocalyptic collapse. And not only that, but in the process, people have looked to me as an inspiration and people are actually willing to try a few things for themselves because I've left a trail for them to follow.

These videos aren't just about showing cool things that we've made. It's really about empowering people, showing you that you can try something new and do something you thought was difficult. So many people have stopped me in the streets and told me how they've sat down as a family and done some of the projects together from our channel. And that's something I could have never predicted when I started making these videos eight years ago.

I think one of the hardest things for creators these days is experiencing massive success. When you make something that does really well and attracts an audience, that audience expects you to make more, which is really awesome. But it kinda ties you into this cycle where you have to constantly be making more. And if you're the one doing it, then it has to be you. It's your face, your mind, your projects. And it really is stressful and it's a constant grind. I think that's why we see so many creators today suffering from mental health issues and needing to take breaks.

I was at that point myself two years ago, ready to quit YouTube for the third time when I read a book called The E Myth, and that changed my life. I started building systems instead of building videos. I hired my first employee, started putting together training programs, started to become more of a leader, and started treating the YouTube production more like a business as well, one that was gonna stick around longer than I would.

And now here we are today with 14 employees making five videos a week. We're finally at a place now, where we've built a really good machine that I think looks really promising. We've got the platform, we've got the content that we produce every day, and now I'm bringing in the employees that can spend all day tinkering and prototyping and playing in a sustainable way that's not gonna burn them out. So, looking forward, The King of Random movement has a very bright future.

We're starting to roll out project kits that people can do at home. We're thinking about putting together a King of Random camp, where people can get together and build things. We're writing books, we're selling merchandise. We'd might even find a way to put project kits in schools so that teacher and kids could do these things in class. The only real guarantee in life is change. So, whatever the future holds for me and The King of Random, one thing's for sure. I'm sure we're all gonna learn a lot. And the journey, no doubt, will be random. Stay random my friends and we'll see you in the next video.

We'd like to say a HUGE thanks to Grant for taking us on his journey. Tune in next week for a brand new episode.

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YouTube superstar The King of Random nearly quit the platform three times - luckily he stayed and now has over 11.3 million subscribers, and 2.4 billion views. Read his story here.

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Dünyada en fazla ilham veren bazı Youtuber'lara odaklanan yeni heyecan verici serinin ilkine hoş geldiniz. Bu Youtuberların içerik yolculuklarına ve başarılarının arkasındaki hikayeye bir göz atıyoruz.

Bu bölümde, spotumuzu milyonların 'The King of Random' olarak bildiği Grant Thomson'a çeviriyoruz. Grant, kendisi ve takımı için doğru iş/hayat dengesini kurmadan önce Youtube'ı neredeyse 3 kez bırakıyordu. Onun '

11.3 milyondan fazla abone, ve 2.4 milyar görüntülenmeye

 sahip olmaktan gurur duyuyor ve kendisi Youtube içerik konusunda sağlam bir iş kurdu. Aşağıda Grant'ın hikayesinin tam dökümünü okuyabilirsiniz:

YouTube İçerik Oluşturucusu Yolculuğu: The King of Random

Selam millet. Benim adım intenette The King of Random olarak bilinen Grant Thompson. Geçtiğimiz son 8 yılda, dünyanın nasıl çalıştığını ve toplumumuzun mekaniğini, piroteknikten peçete katlanmaya ve kaynak yapmaktan ekmek yapımına kadar her şeyi bulmaya kadar zaman ayırdığım bu konularda gerçekten çok tutkuluyum. Şu ana kadar öğrendiklerimi videoya çektim ve kişisel tecrübelerimden öğrendiğim bilgileri dünyanın geri kalanıyla paylaşabileyim diye Youtube kanalıma koydum. Youtube kanalımızın şimdi 10 milyondan fazla abonesi ve 2 milyar görüntülenmesi var. Şimdi sizlere bunun nasıl başladığını göstereceğim çünkü bu benim içerik oluşturucusu hikayem.

Şimdi size burada Youtube'a girmeden önceki hayatımızın süper hızlı bir özetini sunacağım. Benim gibi bir çocuğu büyümek için ellerinden gelenin en iyisini yapmaya çalışan harika bir ebeveynler tarafından Kanada'da dünyaya geldim. Ve muhtemelen dışarıdaki pek çok diğer çocuklar gibi okulda uğraştım ve kendine az güvenen biri olarak büyüdüm. Ben ayrıca zorbalığıa uğradım ve dikkat çekmek için baş belası oldum ve bunların sonunca başım kanunla derde girdi..

Fakat 14 yaşaımda, hayatımın sorumluluğunu almaya karar verdim. Uçurumdan atlama, rafting, dağcılık ve skydiving gibi ekstrem sporlarda keyif aramaya başladım. Ve 19'uma geldiğimde, İngiltere'de bir kilise gönüllüsü olarak hizmet etmek için Kanada'dan ayrıldım. Ve sonrasında memlekete döndüğümde bir uçak satın aldım ve Northwest Territories'te petrol sondaj platformu üzerinde çalışmaya, dinamit patlatmaya ve petrol için sondaj yapmaya karar verdim.

Tehlikeli bir işti ancak, para kazandığım para uçtuğum zamanlarda uçağımın akaryakıtını ve masraflarını ödemem için yeterliydi. 22 yaşımdayken Uzun mesafeli tanker kamyon şoförü olarak lisans aldım. Daha sonra uçak sürmek ve Hawaiili turistleri otobüsle gezdirmek için Oahu, Hawaii'ye taşındım. Oradayken, ticari uçak pilotu oldum ve gerisin geri 23 yaşımda Skywest Hava yollarında çalışmak için doğduğum topraklara geri döndüm. Ve bu sabit kariyerle birlikte 26 yaşında evlendim, 11 ev satın aldım ve 29 yaşında yarı emekli oldum. Dört çocuğumuz var ve hepsi de erkek. İşte o sıralarda, dünyada işlerin nasıl yürüdüğünü öğrenmeye dört elle sarıldık ve YouTube'da video yapmaya başlamaya karar verdik.

Pek çok insan bana King Of Random'a nasıl başladığımı soruyor. Biraz geçmişe dönersek 2009'da ekonomi sallanmaya başlamıştı ve ortalıkta başka bir Büyük Buhran olacağına dair dedikodular dönüyordu. Bakmam gereken bir karım ve çocuklarım vardı, bu sorumluluğu çok ciddiye aldım. Bu yüzden, toplumumuzdaki ampul, elektrik ve filtrelenmiş su gibi önemli şeylerin nasıl çalıştığını yakından anlamak için kişisel bir yolculuğa başladım.

Onların nasıl yapıldığını ve ihtiyacım olursa evde nasıl yapabileceğimi bilmek istedim. Bu sebepten, sonraki yılı, reklamlardan ücretsiz olarak alabileceğim her şeyi kurcalamakla ve denemekle geçirdim. Ve bu süreçte aklımı yerinden oynatacak keşifler yaptım. Mikro dalganın parçalarından elektrikli kaynak makinası yaptım. Şekerden bir roket motoru inşa ettim. Cam şişelerden ve tuzlu sudan elde ettiğim yüksek voltajlı elektirikle oynadım.

Ve o zamanlar için gerçekten eğlenceli olan şey, bu rastgele deneyimleri arkadaşlarımla paylaştığımda, insanlar şu şekilde sormaya başladı, bu adam da kim?Niçin o bu tür şeyleri biliyor? Ve oldukça sık bir şekilde en yeni tutulularımı ağabeyimle paylaştım ve her zaman bu arkadaşının etrafta dolanıp durduğunu ve o benim tüm bu rastgele projelerimi dinleyerek geri bildirimde bulundu. Bir gün dedi ki "Adamım sanki King of Random gibisin" İşte bu ismin hikayesinini geldiği yer burası.

Denemekte olduğum şeylerin biraz tuhaf olduğunu hissedebiliyordum. Ve genel olarak insanlar daha fazlasını öğrenmek için alışılmadık bir şekilde ilgiliydi. Böylece ben de nasıl video yapılacağını öğrenmeye ve bu fikirleri YouTube'da paylaşmaya karar verdim.

2010'da ilk youtube kanalımı açtım. Ve o zamanlar tarihler 01.03.2010. 814 gösterdiğinde ünlü bir Youtuber olmayı gerçekten planlamıyordum. Bu sadece rastgele bir sayıydı, ama bana bir şeyler yükleyebileceğim bir yer verdi. Bu yüzden, su şişeleri kullanarak ateş yakmaya ya da roketler ve rastgele şeyler inşa etmeye nasıl başlayacağına dair faydalı web kameramla küçük videolar yapmak için kolları sıvadım, çünkü paylaşmanın iyi olacağını düşündüm. Ve öyle görülüyor ki inter, yüz binlerce insanın onları izlediği konusunda hemfikir.

Şimdi, 2011'in sonunda bu konuda gerçekten ciddi olmaya başladım. Bunu bir işe çevirebilirim diye düşündüm, çünkü benden başka hiç kimse paylaştığım içerik türüne benzer içerik üretmiyordu ve buna ihtiyaç var gibi görünüyordu. YouTube, içerik oluşturuculara para kazandırma teklifinde bulundu, bu yüzden kanalım para kazanmaya başladı ve dedim ki, bunu bir deney olarak yapacağım. Buradaki fikir, 100.000 görüntülenme elde edebilecek kadar iyi 100 video yaptım, muhtemelen buna değerdi. Ve bu süreçte, her halukarda tutkunu olduğum yeni şeyler öğrenmeye de müthiş bir bahanem oldu.

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Youtube süperstarı The King of Random, hemen hemen neredeyse 3 kez Youtube'u bıraktı - neyse ki devam etti ve şimdi 11.3 milyon abonesi ve 2.4 milyar görüntülenmesi var. Hikayeyi buradan okuyun.

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