This tweet by [[Roberto Blake]] really resonated with. There is a lot of power in just consistently showing up and posting niche content that your audience appreciates because you're one of the only people talking about it. One to remember when it comes to [[My YouTube channel]] and [[My content strategy for YouTube]]. --- For most people, 1,000 to 10,000 views on your uploads is more than enough. Just keep uploading them. MOST viewers aren’t as interested in “quality” as they are in someone authentic who shares their interest. People should stop trying to compete with the quality of people they look up to who have a team of 5–15 people… While sitting in their bedroom alone, working on a video after working 50 hours at a job they dislike… It’s a ridiculous standard pushed by the culture that makes creators discouraged and burn out when there’s nothing wrong with the amount of views they are getting… And their quality is actually more than acceptable. Consistency and making more of what your audience liked MOST is what actually will grow your channel. But I’m going to be harsh here for a minute with some of you. Nobody needs or wants another mediocre Let’s Play channel. I’ve worked with over 150 gaming channels and helped several grow to silver or gold play buttons. I’ve also worked with at least 3 gaming channels that came to me after they had 1M subscribers. What they did was bring something FRESH to their community that was lacking. You can’t make 1,000–3,000 generic gameplay videos for 5–10 years and be shocked you’re still not at 1,000–10,000 subscribers. This produces MOST underperforming channels on YouTube. You missed the era where that was a novelty. YouTube Gaming still has demand, but for that, you have to understand where the CULTURE is today. And it’s not Let’s Play if you’re small. People watch established channels they grew up with for that. They don’t risk their time on someone new for THAT kind of content. It might still have a STREAMING audience.