Andy Wehrle
EF5
I think part of the problem (especially for newer channels, but even some that have been online for years but "under the radar" without any viral "hits") is the way people watch YouTube nowadays as opposed to 10-15 years ago. People don't hit that "subscribe" button because you don't see it when you watch on the mobile app unless you actively look for it. Therefore, it takes a long time to hit that 1,000 subscriber threshold.
People used to subscribe more readily when they watched a video they liked (if they weren't already subscribed to you) because when you watch on a PC, that big "subscribe" button is right there below the video player in your web browser.
Part of my rationale for deleting and then re-creating my YouTube channels last year was an experiment to confirm this, and so far it seems to be playing out as expected. A couple of weeks ago I uploaded a video to my railfan channel which unexpectedly took off and has garnered over 11,000 views and 300 "likes" in two weeks, but only about 90 new subscribers.
I've recently come across a few chasers' channels who have had great tornado videos up for years which are still under the 1,000 subscriber threshold.
People used to subscribe more readily when they watched a video they liked (if they weren't already subscribed to you) because when you watch on a PC, that big "subscribe" button is right there below the video player in your web browser.
Part of my rationale for deleting and then re-creating my YouTube channels last year was an experiment to confirm this, and so far it seems to be playing out as expected. A couple of weeks ago I uploaded a video to my railfan channel which unexpectedly took off and has garnered over 11,000 views and 300 "likes" in two weeks, but only about 90 new subscribers.
I've recently come across a few chasers' channels who have had great tornado videos up for years which are still under the 1,000 subscriber threshold.