(cheery music) 2 2
-: Networking and collaborating 3 3
is another way to get more subscribers. 4 4
Go to events! 5 5
If you have the opportunity 6 6
to go to YouTube events, then go. 7 7
I even flew to Singapore once for this reason. 8 8
You can learn quite a bit at these events. 9 9
I got to see Vsauce speak, 10 10
I met Lilly Singh 11 11
along with a bunch of other Southeast Asian YouTubers 12 12
that were in a similar position to myself at the time. 13 13
It's always helpful to show your face 14 14
and let people know you exist. 15 15
Plus, you get to share tips 16 16
or possibly arrange a collaboration. 17 17
Or, if you have an opportunity to go to an event 18 18
related to your field or topic, then go. 19 19
This is another opportunity to meet people 20 20
and collaborate with people in your field. 21 21
When you have guests appear in your videos, 22 22
then that guest will likely share the video 23 23
to his or her social media audience as well. 24 24
Usually, how collaborations work between YouTubers 25 25
is that two videos are made and no money changes hands. 26 26
You will be a guest on their channel 27 27
and they will be a guest on yours. 28 28
The more channels, 29 29
sorry, the more that the channels have in common, 30 30
the more subscribers each of you will acquire 31 31
from the collaboration. 32 32
That's what I've noticed. 33 33
Most of the time, 34 34
the people collaborating have a similar level 35 35
of YouTube performance, so if you get, I don't know, 36 36
5,000 views on most of your videos, 37 37
then you'll most likely be collaborating with someone 38 38
who gets, I don't know, 39 39
3,000 to 10,000 views on their video, something like that. 40 40
You might get lucky and someone will be generous enough 41 41
to help you out by promoting you 42 42
without really getting anything in return, 43 43
but for the most part, it's a give and take type of deal. 44 44
If you can't collaborate because of your location, 45 45
then don't worry. 46 46
Collaboration is a very useful tool, 47 47
but people can still succeed without it.