1 1 00:00:00,043 --> 00:00:02,626 (gentle music) 2 2 00:00:04,140 --> 00:00:07,950 Another way to gain more subscribers, making a series 3 3 00:00:07,950 --> 00:00:10,120 and being consistent. 4 4 00:00:10,120 --> 00:00:13,490 When I launched my "How to act Indonesian" series, 5 5 00:00:13,490 --> 00:00:17,460 I uploaded three episodes pretty much all at once 6 6 00:00:17,460 --> 00:00:20,200 and this way people knew right away 7 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:21,650 that it was a series 8 8 00:00:21,650 --> 00:00:24,750 and they knew I was going to have more similar content 9 9 00:00:24,750 --> 00:00:29,740 in the future worth subscribing to. 10 10 00:00:29,740 --> 00:00:32,040 And it had the same format every time. 11 11 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,850 A thumbnail style that you could recognize 12 12 00:00:34,850 --> 00:00:37,130 and it had the same theme 13 13 00:00:37,130 --> 00:00:39,030 and it worked for me. 14 14 00:00:39,030 --> 00:00:41,210 People subscribed. 15 15 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:43,840 If it was just one video in the middle on nowhere 16 16 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,710 on a channel with only 300 subscribers 17 17 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:49,370 that had no other related content, 18 18 00:00:49,370 --> 00:00:51,910 maybe they would not have subscribed. 19 19 00:00:51,910 --> 00:00:53,300 I don't know. 20 20 00:00:53,300 --> 00:00:57,430 So it doesn't have to be a series with part one, 21 21 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:59,950 part two, part three in the title. 22 22 00:00:59,950 --> 00:01:04,530 The important thing is the content should be similar. 23 23 00:01:04,530 --> 00:01:06,750 The people who liked your last video 24 24 00:01:06,750 --> 00:01:10,910 should also like your next video, okay? 25 25 00:01:10,910 --> 00:01:12,500 That's who you're targeting. 26 26 00:01:12,500 --> 00:01:14,470 You should be making content consistently 27 27 00:01:14,470 --> 00:01:17,090 with that same audience in mind. 28 28 00:01:17,090 --> 00:01:18,930 Now if you aren't consistent 29 29 00:01:18,930 --> 00:01:21,680 the risk is that some people won't subscribe to you 30 30 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,380 because they see you normally don't make content 31 31 00:01:24,380 --> 00:01:25,840 they're interested in 32 32 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,510 and it was just that one video they liked. 33 33 00:01:28,510 --> 00:01:30,220 Or they'll subscribe anyway 34 34 00:01:30,220 --> 00:01:32,083 and just not watch you again. 35 35 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,950 It's much better to have active subscribers, okay? 36 36 00:01:36,950 --> 00:01:40,660 You know, you want subscribers that click that bell icon 37 37 00:01:40,660 --> 00:01:42,260 and turn on notifications 38 38 00:01:42,260 --> 00:01:44,300 and watch all your videos 39 39 00:01:44,300 --> 00:01:45,930 and the best way to do that 40 40 00:01:45,930 --> 00:01:49,560 is being consistent with your content. 41 41 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:50,500 You'll have to change 42 42 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:52,930 and adapt eventually (laughs) 43 43 00:01:52,930 --> 00:01:55,660 That's what I've had to do in the past. 44 44 00:01:55,660 --> 00:01:59,140 But don't upload vastly different types of videos 45 45 00:01:59,140 --> 00:02:01,850 every week, it's... (groans) 46 46 00:02:01,850 --> 00:02:03,630 It doesn't really work that well. 47 47 00:02:03,630 --> 00:02:05,440 Some YouTubers can pull it off, 48 48 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,809 those are personality driven YouTube channels. 49 49 00:02:08,809 --> 00:02:12,063 (sigh) But while you're growing, stay consistent.