Why you need to start a YouTube channel (not an Instagram!)

📕 TABLE OF CONTENTS 📕
00:00 Have you been struggling to grow on Instagram?
00:55 It’s just easier to grow on Youtube
04:09 Why discoverability is better on YouTube
05:50 How to start & grow a Youtube channel
07:55 here’s why everyone is starting Youtube channels
09:23 get a higher CPM, make more money
10:33 YouTube brand deals pay better, tbh
11:44 and you can use YouTube content to create better Instagram content
12:22 thanks to Munch for sponsoring this video!
13:55 plus your videos can give you ideas for more Instagram content…
14:27 make sure you’re clear on your niche!

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[SandraSallin]

Thank you for the affirmation. I just started my Youtube channel a few moths ago. I'm 81 so it's for the more mature woman. I'm slowly gaining followers and hours watching. I have a solid Instagram account but it's good to know I made the right decision starting a Youtube channel. Thanks. Oh, I'm going to try Munch also.

[nochannelfoundhere]

Yes, Youtube is a little more supportive for sure! But I am coming to realize that even YouTube is very very very competitive and it's alright to be discouraged by slow growth. 🐌 I wish for everyone to feel fulfilled with whatever they are doing on YouTube, AND also have a stable source of income. That's just me personal opinion 😺

[heywigsister]

I actually started with YouTube and used Instagram just periodically for a long time.... I decided to put more effort into Instagram the past 18 months and the payoff has been terrible. I can't seem to get my reels monetized even though I have thousands of views on each and almost 10, 000 followers. I am also getting very sick of all of the canned reels and people constantly using trending audio to make a reel (and then you see 3 Reels in a row with the exact same audio and they are a lot like click bait)
or, even better, sharing pictures (sometimes you just want to scroll in silence and read). It really is getting old and I think it's been taken too far.

[DeclanHiggins-YoutubeChannel]

Thanks for sharing Katie, I started YouTube 10 months ago. This is the only content platform I am focused on. No point in being overwhelmed sharing content everywhere and not getting the desired result. I also enjoy interacting in YouTube comments and helping others 😀

[ShannonTalksYarn]

I started my IG as practice while I was still afraid to post on YouTube. But since I’ve started YT, I Agee the growth is much easier than on IG. Thanks for the video!

[BethanyRuby]

It's so hard to grow on Instagram but I think you have to try and grow both together and then have Instagram as a secondary platform as you said 💜 I think people can connect with you more here too

[FoodieTownCA]

Yes! I’m kind of on a break with IG and putting my effort into YouTube now. It’s enjoyable to see the growth from hard work and consistency and not a new rando algorithm.

[GeethaShreeN]

I was talking about this just yesterday! Instagram is in shambles. I think I’m shifting to YouTube for sure. Instagram is trying to become everything at once and ruining the motivation to create anything. I think this is a sign for me ! Thank you so much for this video

[soniateach]

Such a helpful video! I deleted my Instagram a few weeks back and it made me more aware of how much time I was spending on it for my business, when I wasn't being intentional or strategic with my time. YouTube has been my #1 source of clients & Instagram, while it converted some customers, did not have a good return based on the amount of time & energy I was spending on it.

[abeniayisat]

I couldn’t agree more, plus you can do so much more with YouTube and really be yourself and explore things. YouTube for the win 🥇

[rageena_b]

I just started my YouTube channel and after watching this video, I’m so excited to keep working hard and creating more YouTube content. I’ve been watching YouTube videos for more than 15 years now and I’ve been wanting to start a channel for so long but I just did it now! Thanks for this video!

[cocobeckie]

This is my sign to take YouTube seriously 🤗

[SimpleLivingwithBiata]

Hi! New here! I tried growing Instagram for like 2-3 years pretty consistently and I was barely growing. I was only at around 1500 followers. Started Youtube weekly in February and hit 5000 subs 3 months in! And now my Instagram is growing organically because of Youtube!

[Lincolnstww]

Hi Katie, was served this up today. Great video! YT has so many advantages over the other platforms. Nice summary

[elpisovegano]

We actually experienced the exact opposite. We started reaching more people on IG and we find it incredibly hard to grow on YT. We are consistent, we try to make good quality content, we try to be genuine and we built our own identity. It’s hard, even if we really like this platform and we want YT to be our main one… Thank you for your video, it helps 💚

[KatePearl-]

Inspiring! Took a long hiatus and this came at the right time! Thank you for breaking it down so beautifully

LOVE the thumbnail! 🙌🏾😂👏🏾

[miketanner]

The thing is, the problem I'm facing, I started on YouTube and then made social media pages later.

I was, and still am struggling to get views on YouTube, so I decided to grow my Instagram more to gain potential new subscribers, and I'm not growing much on that side either so looks like we can't grow on either platform anyways so we've still got to rely on the rubbish algorithms and start waiting, LOT'S of waiting, if you think it's easier to grow on YouTube it's really not, I would say tbh it's harder because every topic you want to make content is over saturated and with channel authority unless you make a platinum video that's fantastic in every way you don't stand a chance 🙃

[poppycalliope]

I honestly don't pay much attention to Instagram, youtube is my main focus and I think it's so much more fun ✨️🌿

[glasco_]

I agree with you 100% on the discoverability - which is why I made the switch. But making good YouTube content is 3x as hard and requires more skills than ig. Harder but def worth it

[MyFitgirlLifestyle]

I’ve always loved being a YouTuber but wanted to start paying a little more attention to my Instagram. Watching this, I can see why I really need to keep my focus on YouTube whilst then repurposing my content for Instagram. Nice one, thanks a lot!