MISTAKES New YOUTUBERS Make and how to AVOID them

I teamed up with 16 YouTubers to bring you a video about Mistakes YouTubers Make and how to avoid them on your channel. I want to say THANK YOU to Sony for bringing us all together at Camera Camp.

See More Mistakes New YouTubers Make

Check out all the Creators in this video (they have awesome channels)

THE GEAR I USE

TOOLS I USE TO GROW MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL

LET’S CONNECT

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[dunnadidit]

WOW! That’s a lot of solid advice coming first hand from some incredible creators! Thanks for putting this together Jeven and for having me be a part of it!

[channels]

Great video! I've condensed the video down below:

1. Quality is more important than quantity. Make things you enjoy instead of throwing out garbage nobody cares about. You will be burned out if you don't focus on projects you want. Good thumbnail + good content > uploading everyday


2. Focus more on audience retention. Look at where the audience leaves the video on the analytics, and look at where people are leaving (dips). Learn from that information.


3. Don't make your titles too specific. Don't have clickbait titles because nobody cares (preach). Title your video based on what the video is about.


4. Avoid doing what you think your viewers want to see. Do what you want to do. (Similar to point 1)


5. Don't make content without any intent. Know why you're making what you're making


6. Find a niche. Don't do general stuff. This also helps you film with intent (point 5) since you have a goal to accomplish.


7. Be genuine. Be you. Don't chase after views. Make sure your content reflects who you are.


8. Don't overthink equipment. Your smartphone's camera is probably sufficient. Don't buy expensive stuff you don't need


9. Don't fight YouTube. YouTube has certain content that they like to promote and you'll grow quicker if you play into this. Have a consistent format so YouTube knows which audience to promote your content to
((personal note: this is probably my biggest struggle. All my videos are super short and concise so as to not waste the viewers time. But virtually all my videos are under 2 minutes long, so YT doesn't exactly like promoting my stuff))


10. Don't compare yourself to others. Don't focus too much on analytics.


11. Don't immediately do collabs when you first meet them. Get to know them first. Make friends before collabs.


12. Audio and lighting is important. People will stay engaged if you have good audio and lighting. But don't buy new stuff you don't need, your smartphone is probably good enough (point 8)


13. Just focus on doing the best you can


14. Just start. The best time is yesterday, the 2nd best time is today.


15. Make searchable content. Vlogs aren't searchable. Talk about your searchable hobbies and people will find you. People won't care about your life if they don't know who you are


16. Learn from your mistakes. Don't fret too much, just improve. Everyone has made mistakes. Consistency and action will prevail.


17. Reach out to other content creators. Grow with other people!

[geraldundone]

Nice comp, Jeven! Thanks for having me on. 👌👊

[ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks so much for having me amongst so many other amazing creators! Man, what a lineup of talent AND wisdom! 🔥

[BeckiandChris]

So much great advice packed into 16 minutes! So good to meet you this past weekend!

[Henbu]

So dope man! good to meet you at the event! :)

[RyanKao]

So cool to here everyone’s perspective. A good refresher for myself even now! So glad we got to connect and hang this weekend man. Thanks for having me on!!

[MarriageWTF]

Awesome! We are rookie YouTubers so this video is Perfect!!! Thank you Jeven and all!!✌🏼❤️☕️🙏🏼

[chittyproductions]

Great video! The best part of these collab videos as a small creator is it makes YouTube seem more approachable in a way. So many helpful people that just want to create great videos and help others do the same

[ian.and.ana.]

Jeven this video is AWESOME! Really helpful, you can literally write a book on all these tips. Keep killing it

[SantosChronicles]

Thank you. I really wanted to hear this and is awesome that all the content creators shared their mistake. My biggest mistake was trying to catch the perfect moment and editing became crazy. Thanks for sharing.

[theartoflanguage]

I love you for asking the horse...had me cracking up🤭😁😁

[BMacksAerialVisuals]

15:30 Looked like you were "making a mistake" walking into the water! THAT would have driven the point home! Great video, JD. You're in one of my favorite places in the USA.

[Glen.Danielsen]

Jeven, one of the things I love about your method is: doing your focused content, but backdropping it against those wow locations of yours. Coolness!

[RiversofRevival]

This video is brilliant! Loaded with rock stars and thanks for sharing and uploading this. Rad video. As always. We taking a lot from this and growing our channels better for sure. Boooom!

[NakaJhon]

I watch the first series of this one on your channel.
Just want to let you know that your channel makes me confident to start my Youtube Channel. It has been more than a week and I upload a couple videos already!
Thank you Jeven, just want to let you know that I really enjoy all your content and the way you presented it!

[BagsPackedFamily]

I look forward to watching this video. Thanks for posting!

[DisLyfeOfOurs]

We started a year ago and I like that one of the creators said to use what you have. A cell phone is great to start with. We only do one video a week and it has worked for us. This is great information for creators. ~Rachel

[johannnasir]

Good compilation of youtube algorithm specific mistakes! Good job!

[densgamingden]

Amazing tips, theyre all honestly great i cant pick a favourite. It can be a humbling battle balancing between what you should do to expand but not overthinking the process. Thanks for your videos.