How I FINALLY Became A Pro-Gamer
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- I'm trying to make annual channel audits a tradition, but I don't want them to be boring info dumps. This was my attempt at "sprucing" up the topic lol.
0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Strat Guides Channel Numbers
4:54 - Strat Plays Channel Numbers
5:43 - Strat Gaming (New Channel) Numbers
6:10 - All 3 Channels Combine (Total Revenue for 2023)
If you want to support the channel further, here are a couple options!
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/ @strat-guides
Patreon - / stratgaming
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Not many people are willing to actually share this side of their channel.
Hats off to you for sharing this with us.
Glad that people are able to make a good living doing what they love!
Now to push this to a 6 figure channel.
Thanks! Yeah most people are very sensitive about money and understandable so. For me, it doesn't bother me to share this type of stuff and I remember when I started I was looking for this exact type of video but nobody was doing it in the gaming space (that I could find) and it would have been very helpful. So hopefully this helps someone or is at least interesting to watch
@@Strat-Guides Im sitting here loving this and also can't stop thinking "RUclips career coaches hate this one simple Strat"
Frt, congrats on your achievements and looking forward to adding some more watch time in my sleep with yt premium this year 😂
This is a great story, and honestly you deserve the success. You gave me inspiration with your hardwork.
Thank you, I appreciate it!!
I love the vulnerability here, I feel a lot more relatable to you.
Yo that blooper really hits home, whenever i edit my video assignment, i always cringe scrubbing through the vids 😂😂
Lol for real! Sometimes I make up words on accident - like my brain shuts off and my mouth just does whatever it wants.
Proud of ya ma boi. May fortune always be with you.
Thank you!!
I sincerely thought about starting a gaming channel after losing my job during COVID, but i never found the courage to do so. Luckily, i found another job, but this video made me think about trying in the future 😂
Congratulations man. I feel your transparency is really unique for the platform.
It's a tough business for sure and the scary part is views/income can dry up at any moment. Jobs usually have a guaranteed income so there are pluses and bonuses for both. The only reason I feel comfortable doing it now is because I have other businesses that generate income that are stable so if RUclips fails, my family won't be homeless lol I'm glad you were able to figure it out! COVID was a rough time
Like the majority of your viewers, i enjoy how open you are about views, and acknowledging what does well and what doesnt. I enjoy how interactive you are with your community, too many youtubers never go into their comment sections, and i enjoy your editing and humor. Keep making videos, strat, and i will keep consuming.
I'm glad to hear that! I'll keep up the hard with this year and hopefully I can be a bit more consistent
Always amazing to see people make their passion financially viable or even exceeding in that, you have put a lot of work into this channel and it's paying off. What I enjoy and probably most of your subscribers is that you have more experience and a calmer attitude, unlike most lets players and such, still the videos are engaging and I never felt the need to click off. I have been watching for a while and don't intend to stop any time soon. Keep it up!
I appreciate the feedback! A lot of that probably comes from being older lol Seems like a lot of the younger YouYubers either can't help but being loud all the time or they feel like that's how they have to act. I personally don't care what others think and just want to do it my way at this point :)
If ever there was a gaming channel that earned its freaking views, it’s yours. Your guides have the best research and testing I’ve seen on any game.
I appreciate that!
My 15 year old son sent me this video as we both love Bannerlord and he watches all your videos. So glad this “work” is paying off. Just wanted to say you just got one more subscriber. Here’s hoping you can keep it going!
Nice, I appreciate the support from you both! :D I'm currently editing a 700+ test battle video ranking all the top tier shielded infantry. I should have it ready by next week!
Strat is winning life 💪🔥🔥
The struggle is real lol but at least there are some results to show for it :)
Dont feel obligated to donate.
What a chad!!
Youre great Strat! Youre welcome to Sanremo Italy whenever you want!
Wow. Hearing that premium view worth more for creators is both surprising and delightful.
Yeah it's a pretty big difference!
I love you so much for doing this, keep up the amazing work!!! Also OMG I'm not the only one who has to clear my throat 100x during recordings?! That makes me so happy hahaha
Hey Dom! Good to see you man. Lol yeah my wife had been helping me edit and she decided to troll me by collecting them as little clips and making a big throat clearing compilation - it was several minutes long for a single campaign...
Great content here strat, you are doing something not many others are doing on youtube as well as living your best life with your family and thats the important thing
I was hungover the other day and I spent all day just laying in bed, ordered uber and watched your Bannerlord 2 vod all day, was one of the relaxed and enjoyable days I've had in a while.
I'm glad to hear that! Hopefully you recovered okay
Awesome video! As a gamer in my 30s as well it's definitely great to hear your story. It's motivational and relatable, and your guides are all top notch! Such well deserved success!
This is how humble all content creators should be, thank you for helping make youtube and our gaming culture a better place.
Damn man you did your homework. I wish you all the best, you have a great niche in your M&B content.
Hell yeah, brother, your hard work is paying off and I hope you see even more success this year!
I appreciate the support!!
Long time lurker/watcher, first time commenter. Congrats to you and thanks for the vids. Your transparency is laudable.
I appreciate your support! Thanks for watching
This is extremely honest. Not many creators would actually tell their audience that donations make up a pretty small percent of the total revenue, so they shouldn’t feel obligated to donate. I really respect that.
Happy to see that your spirits are high and I wish you another 100% increase this year!:)
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
I like how every video has some guides in some way
It's how I roll lol
Strat, I started coming back to your videos lately because I started playing Bannerlord again. This kind of content though, I would watch forever no matter how many games I get bored with. Happy to see you’re keeping up the amazing work and excited to see where you go from here!
That’s actually amazing, massive congrats (not slightly jealous at all 😂)
Strat knows what he's doing man is cooking some money
I for one love your long form content. I've always loved data sets for video games, and using them to improve my gameplay as much as I can, and your channel has always really helped my games in Bannerlord.
Thank ypu for the video its been A minute I love suppoerting your channel and the content you produce, I would love to help out in any way as long as footnall, school or track is going on. ( I font know much but will learn)
Ima numbers guy and you answered those questions that pop up from time to time in my mind.....but i'm in my late 60's....so no go for me , more fun to watch you. Pat yourself on the back- well done!!
Thanks! Yeah the amount of work that goes into making a RUclips channel with is pretty nutty. I've though about this a bit lately - maybe in 10-20 years when I'm tired of content creation, I'll probably give poker another go :) Doyle Brunson was in his 90s and still going strong before he passed last year!
I stay plenty busy w 9 grandikids.....and modding of course to keep my brain somewhat sharp :}. Keep plenty of time w the kids while they are young- you do NOT get it back. See ya on the next one.@@Strat-Guides
Love those bloopers haha!
Love you channel!
Also, I wanted to say that I really enjoy your approach to the channel (or work ethic, not sure what to call it).
I enjoy listening to your commentary and I feel like you are one of those RUclipsrs that no matter what content they make you can learn a lot of stuff from them. No only about the games, but also about life, ways of thinking of things, approaching tasks and stuff like that.
Been watching your content for about a year (really enjoy the PZ lifestreams btw) and I am looking forward to see your channel grow!
I appreciate the kind words!
congrats on the succes you deserve it
I appreciate it!
I just found your channel as I was browsing Bannerlord 2 mod guides. There is something about the way you talk that really drags me in and I can't stop watching! Can't wait for new content!
Keep up the great work, I’m working on my editing skill to attempt being a youtuber. You’re videos are amazing I hope for your channel keep on growing
Nice, keep at it! It's a lot of hard work, but once you figure it out, it can be a great business.
Easily one of the best RUclips channels out there. I'm always inspired to start my own gaming channel for about 5 minutes after watching any of your videos, then I realize that you would be competition and would easily steal all my viewers and give up on the idea
Thanks! Lol there's definitely a ton of space to grow still for "competing" channels. The thing I've noticed is that good video ideas will always do well. The trick is to figure out what a good video idea actually is. I've seen small channels (less than 1k subs) make a video that gets 500k views or more in a month, then all their other videos are 1k or less views. It's all about those good ideas :D
Love your videos,I hope you continue because i learned a lot with your guides
Im forever grateful for this video u have no idea how much i needed this ... thank youuuuu
I'm very glad to hear it's working out for you. I just hope it works out in the years to come, what with RUclips being kinda chaotic and you feeling pressured for doing one type of content that brings in more money as opposed to another type that doesn't, and you start asking yourself: "Is this really worth doing?" I also hope you can also keep answering this question with: "So long as I'm making a decent amount of money and I really want to do a video, it's worth doing period." Really enjoy your content and I hope you keep at it.
Yeah that's usually the biggest issue. It's sad that a lot of the best performing videos are usually click-bait or regurgitated formats that have been done 1000x already. It's okay though, just gotta keep trying to find that format that works that's also enjoyable.
Love your channel, very glad that it’s profitable and you can enjoy your work! Hello from Russia, and we’re waiting for a guide “Using IRL strategy to start a new gaming channel”.
so glad you've found success, you deserve it
thank you , first decent and honest revieuw on how you make money on youtube , props i will be liking your videos for a while just because of this video
You produce top quality content, good luck on your business' success! What kind of software do you use to edit videos?
Thanks! I use Davinci resolve actually! It's free and just as good if not better than Adobe
dude just laying it all out there for people to learn and get inspired, kodus for getting 80k, well Reserved
Thanks for that. Your honesty always shines through . I wish you all the best for the future and will definitely continue to support you.
I appreciate the kind words!
Wait you're in your 30s? oh man! all this time on streams i wondered how does a guy like me in his early 20s knows so much about so many things hahaha, wishing you an even more successful 2024 my friend
Lol I definitely wasn't like this in my 20s :P
Glad you're back! Could you make a bannerlord tactics video?
Thanks, good to be back! I've got some on my list to tackle - probably next month :)
Can't wait to see more content from you keep it up.
I was just thinking that I haven't seen anything lately. Glad to see you making a bank.
I'm back in action! I've already started work on the next video - it's a Bannerlord unit testing video/guide :) Hope you're doing well
Great video! Wish luck with you youtuber career
Thanks!!
that voice crack 😆
Wish you the very best and more success on this year!!
Thank you! I'm really looking forward to this year. My hope is to put it content more consistently on all 3 channels. We'll see how that goes
Hope you’re taking care of your throat bro. But yes, wow, you saw something that clicked with you and took the opportunity. True Strat Gaming.
Thanks! Yeah I had something stuck in my throat that day when I was recording lol
Man, I love your channel and your jokes. I'm really happy about your channel, and I wish you success. Keep up the good work, or game! 😊
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Just wanted to say thank you for the amazing content you create! Glad to see it working out for you
My dude! So happy for you! Greetings from Stephanos of Danustica!
Thanks!!
You deserve the success you're channels have made especially since you actually have a family to provide for
congrats Strat! love from Korea
Gamsahabnida! (My wife is obsessed with kdrama and it's one of the few words I remember lol)
I've seen your bannerlord videos before. But this video was what convinced me to subscribe! Hope to see more cool content from ya!
I appreciate that! I plan on doing these once or twice per year to keep people updated on the business side of things. I wish more content creators would do this as I find it really interesting to see behind the scenes.
@@Strat-Guides We do see some do it. Like clicks phillip. He releases a yearly update on his channels. So that is always something nice to look forward to. I see some of the more economy youtube channels do similar content especially if they specialize in "Here is how to make money via X"
Your channel has been a true blessing ever since I came across it. Keep up the good work Strat!
Wish more youtubers had this kind of transparency. Could you pls post a link to the Strat Gaming channel? I cant find it anywhere linked on this channel and if I search youtube I dont see it either.
Yeah I know what you mean. It can be a touchy subject for a lot of people. www.youtube.com/@Strat-Gaming
I'm not sure why it doesn't show up in the search yet, but I think when I post more videos on that channel it will
Appreciate you continuing to give us a window into this stuff
Good for you man
I can relate on all of the "this will never work" fronts and none of the "actual hard work to make it work" front. Nevertheless, we persist. For me, missing college class was due to the old WWII game Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far.
Oh yeah! I don't think I played that one but I've played others like it. Have you played Sudden Strike?? I've played all 3 or 4 of them (I don't remember, but I think the last one was 4...)
Awesome! Livin' the dream. Playing video games for a living!
nice dude. not everyone is smart enough to engineer their life this successfully
Just wanted to say congrats for having this being viable and hope it continues in the future. You haven't even had to really go too far into streamer space, which is a whole other beast of content creation and has its own negative effects.
Thanks! Yeah streaming full time seems like one of those life sucks that you can't go back from lol I only stream when I'm recording a campaign that I would have to record anyways, so it's basically no different
Hey man, glad to be here!
Very interesting video. Love to see the success, such great videos so thank your wife for us all too
So glad that the channels doing well I was always mind blown how much time and effort you put into your videos while some kids play Fortnite for thousands of dollars. Well done keep it up
Tysm for sharing this
Nice job!
Thanks tacticat! Hope all is well with you
Thanks man love this video
Thanks for watching!
Congrats! keep pushing!
The thing with shorts, if you want to keep growing at a faster rate, you need them. This is from what I heard, not doing shorts will almost completely cause new viewership to grind to a halt.
If you have a chance, take a look at this channel: www.youtube.com/@ReggieGames I think he posted 1-2 shorts this year, but focused on heavily edited challenge videos with a lot of satire and comedy. He went from 10k subs to nearly 400k in a single year. He's definitely an outlier, but I could tell you 3-4 other creators who didn't make shorts and are still growing as well. I think there are some channels that grow fast with shorts, some that don't and I'm not sure why. It also feels like the algorithm is connecting long and short form together effectively yet. I've seen some massive channels that grew in 1-2 years from shorts, but their long form videos get 10k views (with +2M subs) and it's pretty sad to see. All this is to say that I don't know what the right call is either way lol.
@@Strat-Guides I know about Reggie, I first found him through one of the few shorts he's done. I was bound to find his channel sooner or later at the time since I was heavy into Kenshi content less than a year ago. I won't deny the short helped me find him earlier. People from both sides give good reasons of why shorts aren't worth it or why they are worth it. I honestly think it's just YT's pretty confusing algorithm. But people can't deny the growth of channels that thrived off of shorts (IShowSpeed and PirateSoftware to name two). So from my prospective YT Shorts can heavily influence someone's growth on YT, but the Shorts System from the creator's end is pretty underdeveloped and throw to the side by YT. Creators should be getting more from 2mil views on shorts. But i can see why YT believes why they think ~100-200$ is good enough, but they need to add more incentive to become a better competitor to TikTok from a creator perspective.
Overall do what you believe is best, I enjoy your content and plan on sticking around. I'm not into the shorts content to begin with and rarely scroll through it. I believe it was by chance I found Reggie through the Shorts when I did.
Congrats 👍
Ever thought about making guides or/and lets play Banner Kings with BK Cultures Expanded, that strategy element to Bannerlord seems just like something for you ?
Yeah I've got a Robert the Bruce campaign with a ton of mods coming up soon! Banner Kings is amazing, but I run into a lot of crashing issues so I tend to avoid it for long campaigns.
Understandable, i do however have like 15 hours in it without any crashes yet, and those who stream Banner Kings really don’t know what they are doing, that’s why i suggested it. good luck with your new endeavors 👍
Thank you for this.
Sincerely.
you make fantastic videos.
Well done Strat!!! Well deserved.
Very interesting and I am glad that my favourite bannerlord guy is able to make living of of it. How many hours do you have on bannerlord?
Thanks!! It will be 5,000 very soon :)
May the butter forever flow through your fiefs
Lol moar butter
You’re my favorite gaming channel your videos are great 👍🏻 why don’t you post that much?
lol nice
Can’t wait to see what’s coming up
Thanks for watching! I need to edit the Galadriel campaign and a kingdom come deliverance challenge that I already recorded, then I've got a big list of challenge ideas :)
It makes sense why your shorts fall flat. They kill your algorithm. Unless you do only shorter videos, shorts lower your average watch-time. Noticed it several times with my and other peoples channels. Besides...the short-money is....meh. They are useful to gather 1k subs quickly or for some specific kind of channels (knitting showcases speedcuts etc.), though.
That said, a question: Why do you seperate Guides and Let's Plays? Does it REALLY effect the algorithm so much?
Guess you could explode so quickly thanks to Bannerlord. Found you searching for Guides for the Game. From there, it is only logical that you switched to a more general game audience. I guess the transition period was not easy, though.
Best Regards! Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
another Mid 30 Gamer.
I haven't noticed a drop in my long form since the shorts were getting picked up - it seems like a completely different audience. I could see there being a short term blip maybe, but the aglo generally knows who will watch which type of content. For example, when I go live, not everyone will see it since not everyone watches live. I'm not 100% sure, but from the data I've seen with my channel it seems more like a decision of "is this worth my time".
I separate the channels because they are different formats and I'm trying to put specific types of content on the same channel. If I spam let's play episodes, it can make the feed clogged up. It also makes the homepage look awful lol I much prefer to separate them. With that said, I think all videos would still do okay if they were on the same channel, but I like to think there is some benefit to doing this (especially for the viewer)
Thanks for the extensive reply. It makes sense. It seems the more "data" RUclips has about a channel, the more precise the targeting works, which gives you more leeway to spread out and do complimentary stuff.@@Strat-Guides
Here is to hoping you will get to even higher numbers next year. :)
By the way, do you want to try other games? I know you spoke about Rimworld for example, can we expect something from that soon? Maybe something from Total war?
Thanks, fingers crossed! Yeah I'll be expanding this year quite a bit. My plan is to do Bannerlord every other campaign and mix in new games between that. I would like to do another ck3 video at some point as well as Warhammer 3, rimworld, kenshi, kingdom come deliverance and maybe some older games like eu4.
@@Strat-Guides Kenshi would be great, I love that game as well!
Hey I was wondering if you have any background in something related to analytical or data analysis since your videos are well made and you also able to explain it comprehensively as in academic way
Sort of - I studied Physics and Astrophysics in college, so I have a background in math and mathematical modelling. I've also done a lot of data analysis for businesses I've worked for (car dealership mostly) as well as my own business, so that all adds up I guess.
@@Strat-Guides oh lol, so that's why the videos have that scientific paper vibe. Very cool
If you love Supreme commander you are really missing out of the new supreme commander, which is BAR - Beyond All Reason
I actually have it on my desktop! I've only played a couple games though due to lack of time, but I watch some high level matches on RUclips once in a while. There are some really good players out there
the ending broke me xD
Lol nothing like a grown man voice cracking compilation
You are one of the best RUclipsrs!
You and your wife are a great team
Really interesting to see this side of stuff. I heard that RUclips Premium views are more valuable and it's nice to see the actual numbers.
Well done man. But I'd better get bored working than playing :D
Thanks! Yeah I know what you mean. I go through phases where I play and record too much because I get tired of editing, then I'll have to edit for weeks straight and it's killer lol but that's part of the business I guess
@@Strat-Guides, I think sometimes you put to much effort in quality on the other hand that's why I love your channel :)
@@diluviudiluvescu7753 I know what you mean. My focus this year is to hire more help so that I don't get bogged down editing everything myself. Let's see if that helps!
You should do a big guide on bannerkings and maybe RBM and de re militari
I'm going to be running a campaign next month using RBM and True Armies of Calradia (or de re, not sure just yet) so I'll probably make a setup video explaining the mods and how they work
Im interested in your opinions on RBM. Personally i find the vast majority of changes to be negative and only good for set battles to put on youtube. Maces and spears are the only good weapons and armour is way to strong. I do however love what they did with cavalry and wish there was a submod just for the cavalry changes @Strat-Guides
@@Deathelement53 I prefer combat with RBM, but it definitely needs some balancing. Cavalry are a bit too strong IMO, but I prefer them that way and they should just make them a lot more expensive.
I'll use my premium membership for good and keep watching your vids. I'm glad that my membership helps out with revenue for talented creators such as yourself. Absolutely worth it for the educational and entertainment value.
He’s back!!!
Finally back lol I'm working on the next guide as we speak :)
❤❤❤
Kenshi!!!
Soon!
Here's a little bit of grease for the algo, chum.
You made it!❤
Thanks!
@@Strat-Guides
I should be thanking you for what you've made. BannerLord guides started it off, you were at a few thousand subs, and made really well edited and informational videos. You've just gotten better since then. You broke free from the grinder, in a way... Congratulations on your well-earned success, Strat! Glad to see it has paid off.
Win.
Definitely can't complain with how the year turned out :)