So I know everyone gets told to make a RUclips channel to grow your stream.... but I wanted to breakdown how to ACTUALLY start a RUclips channel in 2020! The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme\ 🕘 Timestamps: 0:00 - Video Start 0:45 - Introduction 1:43 - The 3 Core Pillars Of RUclips Growth 2:40 - THE NUMBER 1 RULE - Search Intent 3:40 - How To Come Up With RUclips Ideas 4:50 - What Kind Of Videos Do I Make To Grow As A Streamer? 5:40 - How SmallAnt Grew His Twitch Stream 6:05 - How To Structure A Video To Gain Subscribers 9:10 - How To Read An Audience Retention Graph 9:38 - What Signals Increase RUclips Algorithm Shares 10:00 - How To Increase Retention Rate On RUclips 10:20 - How To Use CTA's To Grow On RUclips 11:50 - How To Get Engagements On RUclips 12:55 - How To Increase Your Click-Through Rate 14:35 - How To Create Good Thumbnails For RUclips 15:25 - How To Title Your RUclips Videos 15:40 - How To Set Tags For RUclips Videos 16:09 - What Is A Good Description For RUclips Videos 17:38 - THE SECRET WEAPON TO GETTING VIDEOS SHARED 19:00 - Things To Do When Uploading A RUclips Video 20:30 - How To Get Videos Shared And What That Does To The Video 22:04 - Summary And Key Points
@@manray172A I appreciate the kind words, I really respect Alpha and everything he has built. Honestly, I think he is an amazing creator. I don't think I could deep dive into the content he covers such as mics, and tech at his level either. It's why I only make videos on the things I KNOW for certain I can cover with confidence. Again, thanks for the kind words :)
dude... your awesome! I got like 4 subs in a couple of hours from just adding the recording date... and the comment help where you heart and like, and then like your own its such a good thing for the engagement
@@StreamScheme absolutely! I'm starting up my twitch stream for the first time in a week, so learning all the tips and ways to make the stream go as well as possible is great . Thanks again, regular viewer now
You're videos have been immensely helpful as I've been working on taking my content creation more seriously. RUclips has honestly been one of the more intimidating platforms for me to start on and this video was huge for me. Notes were taken and this video saved. Thanks Eljay and everyone else at Stream Scheme.
What I appreciate most about these tips is you don’t sugar coat anything. It’s realistic and down to earth. If there’s anything I’ve learned doing RUclips, it’s you have to be willing to be critical of yourself and constantly improve, thank you for emulating that!
I've watched hours of videos like this one, from channels like this one; this the first time that the knowledge imparted in the video was actually practical, useful, and educational.
@@StreamScheme You're welcome. Thank you for being so helpful! I'd watch a video of you teaching anything at this point, but what can you show me in openshot and GIMP? 🤣
Was waiting on the next video! I'd honestly like to thank you for all the advice you've provided in your videos so far as it really helped me figure out what direction I want to take my channel. You've made me realize the importance of quality, consistency and how to effectively grow my channel much faster. Much kudos to you and I'll be here for your future videos.
I found you like 2 days ago and ever since the first video, I subscribed and you were at 2.5k subs. Bro, your videos are AWESOME. And your subscribers are growing fast. Dont forget me when you reach 100k.
@@StreamScheme Me too! But, he's not the best hero in existance. For starters, the story-line is cliche and generic in my opinion and his story is evolving but I personally find it boring. A little off topic but could you look at my channel and tell me where I'm going wrong?
Sound advice, pretty much how I did it. Some rules can be broken and some can be self limiting. If you don’t have a fancy camera and you don’t have editing software yet but you want to start, just do it. See the very first video on my channel where I break the rule for having good production value. If the content is good enough, people will still watch in spite of poor production quality. You kind of alluded to this but these days on RUclips it’s better to pick a very specific niche to give yourself the best odds at growth in the beginning. Drill down as specific as possible. Play one game, teach one type of music, do recipe videos that are a specific type of food (gluten free, vegan, Mexican, etc.) at least to start. Once you see a little growth and gain a bit of traction, consider diversifying a bit from there as long as it’s still relevant. I just broke 1k subs on my gaming channel which I credit to doing everything you talk about in this video but also because I’m playing only a certain indie game that doesn’t have much content being made for it. I’ll reply to this comment from that channel if anyone’s curious. Anyway, great video. You really cut out the BS. I’ll be sharing this with everyone I talk to about starting their own channel. Thank you!
These are all great points! It seems you're very on top of things! All rules have an exception obviously, I think that's been the thing I've noticed about creating content. Some people find the exception and try use it to find an excuse. Great work on your channel! And I really appreciate the kind words!
@@StreamScheme People will use not having a good camera or computer as an excuse to never get started, while others will have absolutely terrible production quality for 20 or 30 videos and wonder why they aren't growing. I'm always torn on how much to stress production quality when I inevitably find myself having these conversations with aspiring creators. I seriously considered making this video myself and just throwing it up on my gaming channel for hitting 1k subs but I'm glad to have found yours to share instead. Your production quality is better! You also included a couple things that I probably wouldn't have.
I think it comes back to the content being crucial mainly, that and decent audio quality because it's pretty much proven if you hurt someone's ears they will leave but 144p they'll still stick around. I think just continual improvements is where I landed for how much stress to put on production value, as long as every video is better than the last I am happy. Thanks again for the kind words, and sharing it to others, it means a lot for a growing channel.
I can see this video blow up already :D Thank you for the nice information. Some of the things I didn't know yet. Good work! I'd very much appreciate a video on how to expand out of your niche at some point. Starting a channel about modding Stardew Valley and producing great content will surely help you grow to 1000 subs but as you said starting in a small niche is good for initial growth... And then? I'd love to hear something about this topic in the future. And until then much success with your Stream ;)
You do the same thing Smallant did! Create an on topic incredibly clickable piece of content! He did SMO guides and speedrun guides.... and then he just dropped, "I played SMO Blindfolded" (that title is a little off but you get the idea) From there the success meant he gained more freedom! That is the overall concept at least. I hope that helps, and thanks for the kind words!
@@StreamScheme Yeah I checked his video history. After that he started to expand by doing Zelda and it seems to work pretty nicely... I will try that, thank you :D
Good video! I hope it works! :D I love your channel btw You inspired me to start streaming and im gonna start soon once I finish making my twitch stream overley.
I just want to say thank you, so much, for all of these videos. You have inspired me to take a game series I love, make the most of twitch, helped me find a theme for youtube side content (not educational, but I went through the process and picked something with low competition and medium searches), and I use your paint splatter theme. I can honestly say this would not have a possibility of growing for me if I had not stumbled upon your channel. Thank you very, very much.
You did very well explaining what needs to be done, I myself struggle a little with weekly atm but as I get better with the projects I create, filming and editing I am becoming faster at it. Some builds do take a while then editing, scripting, thumbnail, all of it takes a bit of time but it is worth it to see your channel grow and hopefully get a small community around your content.
LJ I rarely comment on RUclips but I wanted to say love your videos, You have been my goto for learning since I started streaming on Twitch April 2021. Thanks man keep up the awesome work.
I know this video is a bout RUclips but I really need to thank you. I have only streamed for 19 unique days and thanks to your advise and tips I just today I reached all the goals for the path to affiliate, not only did I pass them, I smashed a few of them. I really cant thank you enough for the content you put out. I still have a long way to go but your content has helped me get to where I'm at now.
Haha the whole "heavily inspired by these creators" section definetly works! I just checked and you have alpha gaming on yours. And the way i found you was i was watching alpha gaming when your video was recommended it had a good thumnail and title on so ofcourse i clicked. Definetly shows you know what you are talking about. I did discover you because of the tips. Even tho you answered my 1 question on tbe first video i ended up subscribing because you kept answering my questions with all your content. Defintely best channel out there for growth tips.
Damn, I can't say how much you inspire me! I really want to grow as a content creator and despite the fact the Alpha Gaming is super useful in way, it was your videos that really made me do something better, to improve my stream instead of just streaming what I like to play. I need to get some basics how to actually make video (in special software, I've never done this) and then I'll try to do my best to grow on YT as well. So, basically, I just wanted to say thank you and wish you all the best :) Cheers from the far-far Siberia.
i have the attention span of a fruit fly & you actually make these videos so easy to watch+ understand that ive sat through & paid attention to tons of ur vids tonight, thank u:)
FR Eljay has some fire twitch streams. He says in the video that lots of you don't watch the streams and that's a SHAME because they're wonderful. I love them.
Question for you! We went through and editing every subtitle manually on one of our videos, but we still are not seeing a "CC" listed on below the video thumbnail. We went through and interpreted each caption and then clicked "publish." How can we activate the "CC" to be listed as you have under each of your thumbnails on your videos?
@@StreamScheme Thank you for your time! Your dedication shows to your channel. Honestly, we are striving every day to implement your strategies into our channel. Keep up the amazing work, wishing you nothing but success. Cheers - Kyle and Renee
Agreed, you are better than other creators on how to grow. Quite a few things I haven't heard before. Keep it up man. I'll be checking your other videos as well.
I probably should be more clear, I don’t think I’m better. I just truly don’t understand why there aren’t videos explaining this process. I have huge respect for other creators out there. Hope the videos helped! Good luck!
The thing about, putting other RUclipsrs at the bottom, so you would get recommended, worked for me, I watch pretty much every alpha gaming video, and now, almost every video from you :) keep up the good work 👍🏻
@@StreamScheme definetly, but not just this one, you made me rethink my whole concept of streaming, and I am now refocusing on the important stuff... Building a community that lasts, so thanks for that 👍🏻
@@StreamScheme Haha indeed. Thanks for noticing me and being interactive with us. I've been watching your videos recently and really enjoy the content. I watch these kinds of videos all the time from the likes of Devin Nash giving full lectures to Harris Heller. I had gotten to 20 concurrent viewers on my twitch years ago in about 3 weeks, though disaster struck in my life and I had to drop streaming entirely for several years. I want to get started again and the competition is tough. I agree quality is very important which is why I've invested quite a bit of money and a lot of time to try to get back into the game. These days I can't seem to capture an audience anymore even though my stream is even better quality than it ever has been in the past. Don't think I'm really asking for advice, but maybe just feel like sharing a part of what the demographic of your audience is like. I'm sure you'll continue with content like this in the future and who knows, I may find my answers there. I literally had my viewers asking me to set up a donation button on my stream so they could support me, though it was a bit too late. Not that I'm blaming them, what happened has nothing to do with them. Sorry just kinda venting/ranting and I guess I shouldn't really submit this as it doesn't really have much to do with my original comment or reply. Also I'm not using this for attention, this account is not associated with my twitch haha, just so you know.
I'm only a third of the way through this but wow this is excellent! So true that so many videos like this don't have actual practical advice. Awesome genuine tips!
Glad it was helpful! As someone passionate about VSEO, I get so frustrated watching "RUclips Tips" but I know they mean well.... I just wish people explained all the ins and outs for starting a channel !
@@StreamScheme So true! A lot of what people say can't be replicated by small channels. Your tips were so practical and nearly everyone small channel can do some of that!
Okay, definitely going to have to try putting my inspired RUclips accounts in my description. Great idea. Also, this video even made me go and follow your Twitter. Obviously you're doing a good job! Nice stuff
Eljay you’re my Guru through all of this ;_; I’m not sure if I’ll be able to put this into good practice for myself but I really appreciate you breaking it all down and sharing your top secrets. What a gem ❤
I just want to say, thank you for making such detailed and helpful videos, it's really nice that you choose to give real, practical advice with examples and reasoning behind it! A lot of channels tend to just give quick tips that aren't helpful or just too vague for a new creator to really understand. So thank you very much for this! Also I really enjoy your honest and joyful personality, it's very lovely to watch. I'll be dropping you a follow on twitch so I can catch you live soon! 💜 keep on being fantastic!
great video I appreciate your honesty in sharing these tips rather than just straight up baiting and giving vague advice I've already heard a million times from other creators! everyone keeps saying to grow on twitch you need a YT and I want it to be as less stress as possible because its SO MUCH EFFORT and streaming feels so much more natural and comfortable but this has lit a fire up my ass to maybe try again properly and not just delete my videos after a week again haha
Hey, I've been watching a lot of videos on how to get started on youtube etc lately and a lot of the time it's just the same information over and over again. But you actually mentioned a few things in this video that I haven't heard yet and that were quite interesting so thanks for that!
And here I am. Trying to go professional with my streams. Trying to figure good YT content. Spreading from Twitch to RUclips, Twitter, Instagram, all thanks to your videos ^~^
I’m just getting started on twitch and RUclips, I already have 280k followers on tiktok, so I’m trying get that going on these platforms also. This video was really helpful, thank you!
Thanks for the kind words! If you're wondering, we went from 1000 to 12000 in the past 3 weeks! I am more than happy with the community we have! Especially with people like you taking the time to comment! Glad I can help!
Wow a big thank you to you, yes usually videos stay on the surface and don't go as deep as you did to give practical advices on how to go about it all!!! You will remembered when I hit my first 1k 👊👊👊
was a good video. Been a twitch streamer for years but had to drop down two 2 days a week so i wanted to get into content creation on youtube. This video gave me a good starting point. And yes those winks god help us all.
Just started my RUclips and twitch. I have 25 subs on RUclips and 3 dedicated viewers on twitch who watch every stream from beginning to end!!!! I’m stoked for this journey and where it takes me. I really love playing the game I stream and want everyone else to enjoy the fun with me! The only problem I have as of right now is with iOS you can’t enable your mic while streaming because it messes up the game sounds and makes everything sound weird. So I guess my first investment will be a laptop or desktop computer. I also have a dedicated room that I can use to stream from and set up for my daily streams once I get a computer!!!! Let’s gooooooo!
Thanks for this video and all the tips you gave. I’ve been trying to grow my channel but just find it hard to commit to posting weekly because I feel like I put a lot of effort on editing the video and making the thumbnail for little reward. But I’ll try to fully commit to a schedule now because I know how important it is to grow!
Mothballed my channel late 2016-17 when the monetization criteria changed. Trying to bring it back now to scratch the content creation itch. Appreciate the advice!
been watching your videos for a few days now im trying to grow my channel but so far it doesnt seem to be working hopefully after following these tips i can get better thank you for these videos you got another subscriber here haha
Well the red blended in with the logo hahahaha Good test though? Will this also increase the CTR? (yes) And I know! Saturdays Stream was 3800 and tonight we are at 5000, wild!
Yo can you make a round up list of things for twitch people overlook or new twitch streamers forgot to do! Like a lot of people understand the simple stuff like overlays, mics, etc but can you do a list of things such as bots, emotes, music, viewer interactions, Streamlabs prime apps, etc (just a list of things that could make your stream a little better) You can also link them to previous videos if they relate or create upcoming ones that are an in depth look at one aspect of the list. Don’t know if any of this makes sense but it would keep people in a rabbit hole of content and wanting to learn more from your videos. Just a thought but keep up the great work 🔥
Are you asking me to do this? I have a lot of links in the description and every card is a playlist if that helps? I also mention it in the video that linking people with cards and playlists is crucial to keep people watching old content. Hope this answers the question! And hope the video helped!
I've been streaming on twitch for around 3 years now, I'd really but in what I can, but I don't grow. I´ll not give up. Thank you for your opinion and experiance
Just got over the 1k mark the other day. I've been primarily doing lore content for a game called Phantasy Star Online 2, and it's received very positive responses over the past several months.
this is a comment for the algorithm. jokes aside, great video with high value! i didnt know how much i needed such a detailed breakdown :) thanks a lot!
Another really great, nice and helpful video! Thanks for putting in the hours so all of us new streamers can benefit! I appreciate you man, thank you. Cheers from Switzerland :-)
I know that you only stream on twitch but I've been debating on if that's the right platform for me period I was wondering if you had any comments on streaming on RUclips versus twitch.
I think the biggest thing is that Twitch isn't growth friendly, even more so when you have minimal views and don't appear high in categories. You don't necessarily have to grow on RUclips but you do need to find some means of building off platform. Social media, subreddits etc. RUclips and Facebook are just starting out and they are much more discoverable but to me they just lack the community and culture that Twitch has. Alpha Gaming/Harris said something similar and it really struck me, Twitch has a shared culture throughout every stream that I don't think RUclips or Facebook will have for a long time.
@@StreamScheme that's an awesome response man that does really help my decision making quite a bit! I understand the culture is not there with RUclips but I'm just wondering like you said if it may be more growth friendly if I make the Right moves. thank you so much for your engagement I love your RUclips videos and I am also one of the few that does cross over and watch you play every once in awhile! Maybe we can get another subtrain going lol
I'm grossly oversimplifing things, but RUclips is good if you want to grow quickly as there is better algorithm integration. Twitch is better if you want to grow community as Twitch has built its community over the years and many of the viewers are quite dedicated and immersed in the streaming culture. You really can't go wrong with either :) I opted for Twitch because I had a lot of friends over there and the world feels smaller and closer. Best of luck, friend!
Tbh i love RUclips but I've been streaming and editing for 9 years and recently hit 200 followers here on RUclips. i started twitch and hit 50 followers in 2 days. But I don't consider myself much of a streamer but more like a content creator exactly why I've stuck to RUclips all this years but I might abandon it all together and jump to twitch.
My biggest issue is definitely the actual sitting down and doing it, I have ideas but I never have the motivation to sit down and record, editing is fun I like it, I edit clips for Twitter and Tik Tok but RUclips is where I'm really stuck. I'll still be pushing and I believe I can do it, I just need to get that flavour for the videos!
It's about making a formula I think, I can film 5 - 6 videos in a day now because of the formula/scripting process being so locked in. Get that formula to make it as easy as you can to create high quality content and go from there.
@@StreamScheme I'm going to try that, the few videos I did had no scripting, I always thought winging it was best, but I'll grab one of my ideas and start working on scripting! Thank you you're advice is always amazing!
@Anonymous Gamer I do, twitch is my preferred platform, I want to get into RUclips because I wanna grow on Twitch as well, obviously RUclips is something I've always wanted to do but now Twitch is my main platform!
Thanks for sending me here. Its helping so much I feel like. I havent completed anything yet. Or even posted my first real video. But this gave me so much more confidence. If there's anyway I could dm you when I get it finished, like through discord or something, I'd love to show you the before and afters of what I whipping up. and maybe you could give me some of your personal criticism. I would love to hear it. Anywhom thanks for the video, I'ma keep it saved to go over some more
You got this! but sadly, I get A LOT of people asking for personal feedback daily and I just can't start going down that rabbit hole or I'll have even less time than I do now. Good luck! Sorry I can't help more!
It's usually about the keywords/tags to start with, if someone is looking for something you can get a good guess based off autofill results when starting out. I show it in the "how to install mods" screen recording near the start, where I show all the games people search for. I'd say aim to have the search term as the title and then add things to make it more valuable/clickable.
@@StreamScheme yeah thanks, I don’t just post gaming videos, I post some more thought-provoking content (lol). Any tips how to make those more searchable, like my upcoming one ‘stop living life on aiplane mode’ that sounds like a great video for recommended however that isn’t something people search. Thanks again for the video
"Do not set a recording location, it'll get rid of your hashtags" - this made my eyebrows shoot up because it's just such an odd factoid. It's not even relevant to me 99% of the time, but that rare occasion I'd want to tag a place... huh. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge, man!
It’s just something I noticed, no clue why, no clue how it affects everything but no positive gains from location setting have been seen, but negatives for some reason.
@@StreamScheme Yeah, it seems so user-unfriendly that perhaps it's a bug? Odd way to nerf videos that are just trying to use one of the system's more rarely used features.
So I know everyone gets told to make a RUclips channel to grow your stream.... but I wanted to breakdown how to ACTUALLY start a RUclips channel in 2020!
The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme\
🕘 Timestamps:
0:00 - Video Start
0:45 - Introduction
1:43 - The 3 Core Pillars Of RUclips Growth
2:40 - THE NUMBER 1 RULE - Search Intent
3:40 - How To Come Up With RUclips Ideas
4:50 - What Kind Of Videos Do I Make To Grow As A Streamer?
5:40 - How SmallAnt Grew His Twitch Stream
6:05 - How To Structure A Video To Gain Subscribers
9:10 - How To Read An Audience Retention Graph
9:38 - What Signals Increase RUclips Algorithm Shares
10:00 - How To Increase Retention Rate On RUclips
10:20 - How To Use CTA's To Grow On RUclips
11:50 - How To Get Engagements On RUclips
12:55 - How To Increase Your Click-Through Rate
14:35 - How To Create Good Thumbnails For RUclips
15:25 - How To Title Your RUclips Videos
15:40 - How To Set Tags For RUclips Videos
16:09 - What Is A Good Description For RUclips Videos
17:38 - THE SECRET WEAPON TO GETTING VIDEOS SHARED
19:00 - Things To Do When Uploading A RUclips Video
20:30 - How To Get Videos Shared And What That Does To The Video
22:04 - Summary And Key Points
What is stardrew valley
@@caden6038 A video game :)
Oh thanks
Way better than anything alpha gamin put out or ashni.... writing out my script right now in this form cause of you!
@@manray172A I appreciate the kind words, I really respect Alpha and everything he has built. Honestly, I think he is an amazing creator.
I don't think I could deep dive into the content he covers such as mics, and tech at his level either.
It's why I only make videos on the things I KNOW for certain I can cover with confidence. Again, thanks for the kind words :)
Who else just started their channel in 2020? Heres to our brand new journey!
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Me too!! Only 3.5 months!
Me!! About 3 weeks ago !!
Yep, that's me!
me!! lol
dude... your awesome! I got like 4 subs in a couple of hours from just adding the recording date... and the comment help where you heart and like, and then like your own its such a good thing for the engagement
I just found you yesterday. You have literally become my hero overnight when it comes to everything streamer related. Please don't ever stop! 🙏🙏🙏
Just doing my best! Hope the videos help!
Great info for sure!!!
your profile pic is the best crypto skin!
same here!
Same with me too
thanks for posting this- been growing this year and been joining your content regularly.
Just hope the videos help!
@@StreamScheme absolutely!
I'm starting up my twitch stream for the first time in a week, so learning all the tips and ways to make the stream go as well as possible is great . Thanks again, regular viewer now
Bro actually made it
You're videos have been immensely helpful as I've been working on taking my content creation more seriously. RUclips has honestly been one of the more intimidating platforms for me to start on and this video was huge for me. Notes were taken and this video saved. Thanks Eljay and everyone else at Stream Scheme.
What I appreciate most about these tips is you don’t sugar coat anything. It’s realistic and down to earth. If there’s anything I’ve learned doing RUclips, it’s you have to be willing to be critical of yourself and constantly improve, thank you for emulating that!
Thanks for the kind words man! I really appreciate it!
Thank You SO Much! I really loved the tios. I hope I and anyone using these tips grows as fast as possible!
I've watched hours of videos like this one, from channels like this one; this the first time that the knowledge imparted in the video was actually practical, useful, and educational.
Wow, thanks!
@@StreamScheme You're welcome. Thank you for being so helpful! I'd watch a video of you teaching anything at this point, but what can you show me in openshot and GIMP? 🤣
Oof! That one is tough, I haven't used openshot ever and GIMP not since very early high school, sorry mate! But thanks for the kind words!
This video goes above and beyond, thanks for all the valuable info! so proud to be part of the Elbabes
You rock! And also, oh no! The name is spreading!
Was waiting on the next video! I'd honestly like to thank you for all the advice you've provided in your videos so far as it really helped me figure out what direction I want to take my channel.
You've made me realize the importance of quality, consistency and how to effectively grow my channel much faster.
Much kudos to you and I'll be here for your future videos.
Thanks for the lovely words! I hope the videos helped!
I found you like 2 days ago and ever since the first video, I subscribed and you were at 2.5k subs. Bro, your videos are AWESOME. And your subscribers are growing fast. Dont forget me when you reach 100k.
Things are moving very quickly! It has been hard to keep replying to every single person but I am doing my best!
@@StreamScheme Don't worry. It's ok. I understand. With great power comes great responsibility...
@@jgt6598 I love Spider-man, literally the best hero in existance.
@@StreamScheme Me too! But, he's not the best hero in existance. For starters, the story-line is cliche and generic in my opinion and his story is evolving but I personally find it boring. A little off topic but could you look at my channel and tell me where I'm going wrong?
Sound advice, pretty much how I did it. Some rules can be broken and some can be self limiting. If you don’t have a fancy camera and you don’t have editing software yet but you want to start, just do it. See the very first video on my channel where I break the rule for having good production value. If the content is good enough, people will still watch in spite of poor production quality.
You kind of alluded to this but these days on RUclips it’s better to pick a very specific niche to give yourself the best odds at growth in the beginning. Drill down as specific as possible. Play one game, teach one type of music, do recipe videos that are a specific type of food (gluten free, vegan, Mexican, etc.) at least to start. Once you see a little growth and gain a bit of traction, consider diversifying a bit from there as long as it’s still relevant. I just broke 1k subs on my gaming channel which I credit to doing everything you talk about in this video but also because I’m playing only a certain indie game that doesn’t have much content being made for it. I’ll reply to this comment from that channel if anyone’s curious.
Anyway, great video. You really cut out the BS. I’ll be sharing this with everyone I talk to about starting their own channel. Thank you!
The gaming channel
These are all great points! It seems you're very on top of things!
All rules have an exception obviously, I think that's been the thing I've noticed about creating content. Some people find the exception and try use it to find an excuse.
Great work on your channel! And I really appreciate the kind words!
@@StreamScheme People will use not having a good camera or computer as an excuse to never get started, while others will have absolutely terrible production quality for 20 or 30 videos and wonder why they aren't growing. I'm always torn on how much to stress production quality when I inevitably find myself having these conversations with aspiring creators.
I seriously considered making this video myself and just throwing it up on my gaming channel for hitting 1k subs but I'm glad to have found yours to share instead. Your production quality is better! You also included a couple things that I probably wouldn't have.
I think it comes back to the content being crucial mainly, that and decent audio quality because it's pretty much proven if you hurt someone's ears they will leave but 144p they'll still stick around.
I think just continual improvements is where I landed for how much stress to put on production value, as long as every video is better than the last I am happy.
Thanks again for the kind words, and sharing it to others, it means a lot for a growing channel.
This worked beautifully for me! Thanks Eljay!
Thank you! Now I know my path includes releasing a video about how and what to name your cows in Stardew Valley. A most important topic!
The most heavily searched term in existence!
I don't play Stardew Valley, but even *I* know that it's a science, lol!
Been trying a lot of this this month and its working ! thanks for this is always good to have a refresher
Happy to help! Hope I can continue to do so!
ooh i'm excited for the content of this video
Me too! I am so passionate about this topic and how it all works!
@@StreamScheme SOOOOOOOOO i have a lot of work to do BUT THIS was great man -- really really good stuff. thank you!
I can see this video blow up already :D Thank you for the nice information. Some of the things I didn't know yet. Good work! I'd very much appreciate a video on how to expand out of your niche at some point. Starting a channel about modding Stardew Valley and producing great content will surely help you grow to 1000 subs but as you said starting in a small niche is good for initial growth... And then? I'd love to hear something about this topic in the future. And until then much success with your Stream ;)
You do the same thing Smallant did! Create an on topic incredibly clickable piece of content!
He did SMO guides and speedrun guides.... and then he just dropped, "I played SMO Blindfolded" (that title is a little off but you get the idea)
From there the success meant he gained more freedom! That is the overall concept at least. I hope that helps, and thanks for the kind words!
@@StreamScheme Yeah I checked his video history. After that he started to expand by doing Zelda and it seems to work pretty nicely... I will try that, thank you :D
Good luck!
I came from your comment on the other video and Im happy I came. Helpful tips all around Im going to be following them
Glad it helped mate! :)
Good video! I hope it works! :D I love your channel btw
You inspired me to start streaming and im gonna start soon once I finish making my twitch stream overley.
Great work! I hope I can continue to help!
I just want to say thank you, so much, for all of these videos. You have inspired me to take a game series I love, make the most of twitch, helped me find a theme for youtube side content (not educational, but I went through the process and picked something with low competition and medium searches), and I use your paint splatter theme. I can honestly say this would not have a possibility of growing for me if I had not stumbled upon your channel. Thank you very, very much.
Glad to hear it! We're just providing the tools though! It's your own hard work thats smashing it!
You did very well explaining what needs to be done, I myself struggle a little with weekly atm but as I get better with the projects I create, filming and editing I am becoming faster at it.
Some builds do take a while then editing, scripting, thumbnail, all of it takes a bit of time but it is worth it to see your channel grow and hopefully get a small community around your content.
It takes time to get there but you can do it by creating a formula and just working hard at continuing it! Good luck!
You better brand yourself ! It's ben amazing watching this channel grow...A testament to you, I havent watched another stream "coach" since!
LJ I rarely comment on RUclips but I wanted to say love your videos, You have been my goto for learning since I started streaming on Twitch April 2021. Thanks man keep up the awesome work.
Thanks mate! :)
I know this video is a bout RUclips but I really need to thank you. I have only streamed for 19 unique days and thanks to your advise and tips I just today I reached all the goals for the path to affiliate, not only did I pass them, I smashed a few of them. I really cant thank you enough for the content you put out. I still have a long way to go but your content has helped me get to where I'm at now.
Glad I could help! Congrats my man! That's so great!
Haha the whole "heavily inspired by these creators" section definetly works! I just checked and you have alpha gaming on yours. And the way i found you was i was watching alpha gaming when your video was recommended it had a good thumnail and title on so ofcourse i clicked. Definetly shows you know what you are talking about. I did discover you because of the tips. Even tho you answered my 1 question on tbe first video i ended up subscribing because you kept answering my questions with all your content. Defintely best channel out there for growth tips.
Hey that is good to know! Hope the video helped as well! :) Sorry for the slow reply!
Oh yeah. Video, what I needed for years.
Thank you, my man :)
Hope it helps mate!
Damn, I can't say how much you inspire me! I really want to grow as a content creator and despite the fact the Alpha Gaming is super useful in way, it was your videos that really made me do something better, to improve my stream instead of just streaming what I like to play.
I need to get some basics how to actually make video (in special software, I've never done this) and then I'll try to do my best to grow on YT as well.
So, basically, I just wanted to say thank you and wish you all the best :)
Cheers from the far-far Siberia.
Hey I am just happy to be helpful man! Good luck! And hope it goes well!
i have the attention span of a fruit fly & you actually make these videos so easy to watch+ understand that ive sat through & paid attention to tons of ur vids tonight, thank u:)
I love the content. Keep it up G :)
Appreciate it! I'll do my best!
FR Eljay has some fire twitch streams. He says in the video that lots of you don't watch the streams and that's a SHAME because they're wonderful. I love them.
Hahahaha Eon!
Question for you! We went through and editing every subtitle manually on one of our videos, but we still are not seeing a "CC" listed on below the video thumbnail. We went through and interpreted each caption and then clicked "publish." How can we activate the "CC" to be listed as you have under each of your thumbnails on your videos?
I just took a look at your channel, they are on and working for me, I can see the auto transcribe as well as a English manual version.
Seems okay!
@@StreamScheme Thank you for your time! Your dedication shows to your channel. Honestly, we are striving every day to implement your strategies into our channel.
Keep up the amazing work, wishing you nothing but success. Cheers - Kyle and Renee
Agreed, you are better than other creators on how to grow. Quite a few things I haven't heard before. Keep it up man. I'll be checking your other videos as well.
I probably should be more clear, I don’t think I’m better. I just truly don’t understand why there aren’t videos explaining this process. I have huge respect for other creators out there.
Hope the videos helped! Good luck!
@@StreamScheme Thanks. Your video was very impressive, I definitely got some new insights out of it.
Wowzer! This is a masterclass of pure gold! Excited to put it to good use :)
Glad you like it! Hope it is useful to you!
The thing about, putting other RUclipsrs at the bottom, so you would get recommended, worked for me, I watch pretty much every alpha gaming video, and now, almost every video from you :) keep up the good work 👍🏻
There ya go! Hope the videos help!
@@StreamScheme definetly, but not just this one, you made me rethink my whole concept of streaming, and I am now refocusing on the important stuff... Building a community that lasts, so thanks for that 👍🏻
@@LAP22 I'm glad its helped! And thank you so much for the kind words!
Pregrats on 5k subs dude.
So close!
@@StreamScheme Haha indeed. Thanks for noticing me and being interactive with us. I've been watching your videos recently and really enjoy the content. I watch these kinds of videos all the time from the likes of Devin Nash giving full lectures to Harris Heller. I had gotten to 20 concurrent viewers on my twitch years ago in about 3 weeks, though disaster struck in my life and I had to drop streaming entirely for several years. I want to get started again and the competition is tough. I agree quality is very important which is why I've invested quite a bit of money and a lot of time to try to get back into the game. These days I can't seem to capture an audience anymore even though my stream is even better quality than it ever has been in the past. Don't think I'm really asking for advice, but maybe just feel like sharing a part of what the demographic of your audience is like. I'm sure you'll continue with content like this in the future and who knows, I may find my answers there. I literally had my viewers asking me to set up a donation button on my stream so they could support me, though it was a bit too late. Not that I'm blaming them, what happened has nothing to do with them. Sorry just kinda venting/ranting and I guess I shouldn't really submit this as it doesn't really have much to do with my original comment or reply. Also I'm not using this for attention, this account is not associated with my twitch haha, just so you know.
@@StreamScheme P.S. have a good one friend.
It is much tougher these days for people to start out sadly, sorry to hear about the bad luck! I hope things get better!
I'm only a third of the way through this but wow this is excellent! So true that so many videos like this don't have actual practical advice. Awesome genuine tips!
Glad it was helpful! As someone passionate about VSEO, I get so frustrated watching "RUclips Tips" but I know they mean well.... I just wish people explained all the ins and outs for starting a channel !
@@StreamScheme So true! A lot of what people say can't be replicated by small channels. Your tips were so practical and nearly everyone small channel can do some of that!
Keep up the good work bro, all of your videos are really helping out. I appreciate all your advice.
Thanks for the kind words!
Okay, definitely going to have to try putting my inspired RUclips accounts in my description. Great idea.
Also, this video even made me go and follow your Twitter. Obviously you're doing a good job! Nice stuff
Glad it helped! :)
YOU did it! 10k subs! Incredible content, thanks so much. Very insightful, complete information, and I will treasure it always.
🎉Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Eljay you’re my Guru through all of this ;_; I’m not sure if I’ll be able to put this into good practice for myself but I really appreciate you breaking it all down and sharing your top secrets. What a gem ❤
I just want to say, thank you for making such detailed and helpful videos, it's really nice that you choose to give real, practical advice with examples and reasoning behind it! A lot of channels tend to just give quick tips that aren't helpful or just too vague for a new creator to really understand. So thank you very much for this!
Also I really enjoy your honest and joyful personality, it's very lovely to watch. I'll be dropping you a follow on twitch so I can catch you live soon! 💜 keep on being fantastic!
Nice, this video just came at the same day, that i started to plan my grand strategy. Thank you for your useful stuff!
Thanks for the kind words!
As always, great video! You’re channel has helped my twitch so much seen I discovered you. Keep up the great content!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the kind words!
great video I appreciate your honesty in sharing these tips rather than just straight up baiting and giving vague advice I've already heard a million times from other creators! everyone keeps saying to grow on twitch you need a YT and I want it to be as less stress as possible because its SO MUCH EFFORT and streaming feels so much more natural and comfortable but this has lit a fire up my ass to maybe try again properly and not just delete my videos after a week again haha
Thank you for this information. Just started my channel this week. This has been my biggest fear. You are very timely
You got this! Glad I could help!
This video arrived at a good time. You brought up a few things I didn't know and plan to change/implement in an upcoming video!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck mate! :)
@@StreamScheme Thank you very much!
This is pretty pog
Been following these tips on this channel for a while
and can honestly say they do work
That's great! I am so glad they have helped!
@@StreamScheme Keep being awesome bro!
Your videos are so helpful and my stream looks so much better thanks to you :)
Happy to hear that! Keep it up!
Hey, I've been watching a lot of videos on how to get started on youtube etc lately and a lot of the time it's just the same information over and over again. But you actually mentioned a few things in this video that I haven't heard yet and that were quite interesting so thanks for that!
And here I am. Trying to go professional with my streams. Trying to figure good YT content. Spreading from Twitch to RUclips, Twitter, Instagram, all thanks to your videos ^~^
Good luck! Hope the videos help!
Great video! Thanks for the tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Bro your channel is the jack pot for advice, New subscriber aswell your growing fast keep the grind!
Just doing my best! Thanks for the kind words though!
Dood!
Thank you so much for this vid. Really helped me a lot trying to figure out how to compliment my Twitch stream and (hopefully) find a niche.
Glad I could help! I am really passionate about RUclips Growth so I love hearing that this video has made a difference!
@@StreamScheme It indeed did.
I will be rewatching this bad boy for the next few days. Thank you.
Hope it’s useful!
I’m just getting started on twitch and RUclips, I already have 280k followers on tiktok, so I’m trying get that going on these platforms also. This video was really helpful, thank you!
You can do it! Glad I was able to help mate!
Love the video and all the helpful tips that no other creators I have seen share! here is to hoping I will grow faster in 2021
Thanks for the kind words! If you're wondering, we went from 1000 to 12000 in the past 3 weeks! I am more than happy with the community we have! Especially with people like you taking the time to comment! Glad I can help!
those midvideo cta's are no joke, I knew it was coming and everything and thought that I should subscribe and heres the kicker, IM ALREADY SUBBED
Wow a big thank you to you, yes usually videos stay on the surface and don't go as deep as you did to give practical advices on how to go about it all!!! You will remembered when I hit my first 1k 👊👊👊
was a good video. Been a twitch streamer for years but had to drop down two 2 days a week so i wanted to get into content creation on youtube. This video gave me a good starting point. And yes those winks god help us all.
Eljay and Stream Scheme are the GOATS AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE
I'll make sure to show the team! Thanks for the kind words!
Just started my RUclips and twitch. I have 25 subs on RUclips and 3 dedicated viewers on twitch who watch every stream from beginning to end!!!! I’m stoked for this journey and where it takes me.
I really love playing the game I stream and want everyone else to enjoy the fun with me!
The only problem I have as of right now is with iOS you can’t enable your mic while streaming because it messes up the game sounds and makes everything sound weird. So I guess my first investment will be a laptop or desktop computer.
I also have a dedicated room that I can use to stream from and set up for my daily streams once I get a computer!!!! Let’s gooooooo!
Thanks for this video and all the tips you gave. I’ve been trying to grow my channel but just find it hard to commit to posting weekly because I feel like I put a lot of effort on editing the video and making the thumbnail for little reward. But I’ll try to fully commit to a schedule now because I know how important it is to grow!
Good luck mate! Hope the video can help point you in the right direction!
I just found your vid on my suggested today thanks for the tips I will try to follow this template for my vids from now on
Hope it helped!
Dude, I have been looking for a video like this for yeeeeeears. Thank you so much for this video, it's incredibly informative and helpful!
Glad it helped!
Mothballed my channel late 2016-17 when the monetization criteria changed. Trying to bring it back now to scratch the content creation itch. Appreciate the advice!
been watching your videos for a few days now im trying to grow my channel but so far it doesnt seem to be working hopefully after following these tips i can get better thank you for these videos you got another subscriber here haha
Thank you! Very informative. Here’s to growing as a content creator and being successful in RUclips.
Good luck! Thanks I am glad it helped!
what??? a green arrow instead of a red one? daring... 😂
and 5K hype!!!
Well the red blended in with the logo hahahaha Good test though? Will this also increase the CTR? (yes)
And I know! Saturdays Stream was 3800 and tonight we are at 5000, wild!
Solid video, really great communication of your thoughts on growing a channel from scratch.
Thanks! There are a lot of hours of script writing to try make it as clear as possible!
This should be seen by every small channel out there...great work👍
Hope it helped! :) thanks mate!
Yo can you make a round up list of things for twitch people overlook or new twitch streamers forgot to do!
Like a lot of people understand the simple stuff like overlays, mics, etc but can you do a list of things such as bots, emotes, music, viewer interactions, Streamlabs prime apps, etc (just a list of things that could make your stream a little better)
You can also link them to previous videos if they relate or create upcoming ones that are an in depth look at one aspect of the list.
Don’t know if any of this makes sense but it would keep people in a rabbit hole of content and wanting to learn more from your videos.
Just a thought but keep up the great work 🔥
Are you asking me to do this? I have a lot of links in the description and every card is a playlist if that helps? I also mention it in the video that linking people with cards and playlists is crucial to keep people watching old content. Hope this answers the question! And hope the video helped!
That was an amazing video. Lots of nuggets dropped thank you. I’m even motivated now!
I am so happy with your content and tips, I am definitely subscribing to your show, thank you
I wish you were making these vids a year ago 😂. Best advice I've seen so far!!! Good luck with your channel my dude. Well deserved success.👍
Just going to keep doing the best I can, not sure I really deserve anything yet hahaha
@@StreamScheme well you've earned my respect for sure😁
I've been streaming on twitch for around 3 years now, I'd really but in what I can, but I don't grow. I´ll not give up. Thank you for your opinion and experiance
Welp gonna have to be binge watch your videos man! Looking for best tips to help improve my channel and streams, I came to the right place thank you!
Hey no worries! Hope the other videos help as well!
I learnt so much from this video many, totally appreciate it.
Glad it was helpful!
Just got over the 1k mark the other day. I've been primarily doing lore content for a game called Phantasy Star Online 2, and it's received very positive responses over the past several months.
Hey I know this isn’t about RUclips but thanks to your videos I just got my first 20 followers and I’m averaging around 5 viewers on twitch
That is awesome! Congrats man!
Thanks homie
You're no BS, I dig that. Subbed
Just doing my best man, hope it helps!
Thanks for the advice, especially the ones towards the end
To do with uploading? I'll work on more content about that if you need be! Thanks for the kind words!
This helped quite alot, I've been struggling to grow since I started just over a year ago but I'll try some of these steps!
this is a comment for the algorithm. jokes aside, great video with high value! i didnt know how much i needed such a detailed breakdown :) thanks a lot!
Appreciate the help! Hahaha every comment counts and I’m glad the video was interesting!
Thankyou!! I just started my channel a few weeks ago and this really helps! :)
No worries! Hopefully it clears up a bit about RUclips and how it works!
Another really great, nice and helpful video! Thanks for putting in the hours so all of us new streamers can benefit! I appreciate you man, thank you.
Cheers from Switzerland :-)
Glad to help! Thanks back from Australia!
I definitely plan to follow up with you in 6 months 😌 ty for all the tips you’ve given
Please do!
I have started a lot of channels but always quit after a few weeks but on this one imma keep grinding
Hope this video can make it less of a grind! Good luck!
I know that you only stream on twitch but I've been debating on if that's the right platform for me period I was wondering if you had any comments on streaming on RUclips versus twitch.
I think the biggest thing is that Twitch isn't growth friendly, even more so when you have minimal views and don't appear high in categories. You don't necessarily have to grow on RUclips but you do need to find some means of building off platform. Social media, subreddits etc. RUclips and Facebook are just starting out and they are much more discoverable but to me they just lack the community and culture that Twitch has.
Alpha Gaming/Harris said something similar and it really struck me, Twitch has a shared culture throughout every stream that I don't think RUclips or Facebook will have for a long time.
@@StreamScheme that's an awesome response man that does really help my decision making quite a bit! I understand the culture is not there with RUclips but I'm just wondering like you said if it may be more growth friendly if I make the Right moves. thank you so much for your engagement I love your RUclips videos and I am also one of the few that does cross over and watch you play every once in awhile! Maybe we can get another subtrain going lol
I recognised the name, don't worry! Appreciate the support man! Good luck!
I'm grossly oversimplifing things, but RUclips is good if you want to grow quickly as there is better algorithm integration. Twitch is better if you want to grow community as Twitch has built its community over the years and many of the viewers are quite dedicated and immersed in the streaming culture. You really can't go wrong with either :)
I opted for Twitch because I had a lot of friends over there and the world feels smaller and closer. Best of luck, friend!
Tbh i love RUclips but I've been streaming and editing for 9 years and recently hit 200 followers here on RUclips. i started twitch and hit 50 followers in 2 days. But I don't consider myself much of a streamer but more like a content creator exactly why I've stuck to RUclips all this years but I might abandon it all together and jump to twitch.
Not gonna lie i never find these type of videos before love you my man thank you so much 😻
Thanks mate! I just hope they help you!
Thank you for this video, helped a lot :)
My biggest issue is definitely the actual sitting down and doing it, I have ideas but I never have the motivation to sit down and record, editing is fun I like it, I edit clips for Twitter and Tik Tok but RUclips is where I'm really stuck. I'll still be pushing and I believe I can do it, I just need to get that flavour for the videos!
It's about making a formula I think, I can film 5 - 6 videos in a day now because of the formula/scripting process being so locked in. Get that formula to make it as easy as you can to create high quality content and go from there.
@@StreamScheme I'm going to try that, the few videos I did had no scripting, I always thought winging it was best, but I'll grab one of my ideas and start working on scripting! Thank you you're advice is always amazing!
@Anonymous Gamer I do, twitch is my preferred platform, I want to get into RUclips because I wanna grow on Twitch as well, obviously RUclips is something I've always wanted to do but now Twitch is my main platform!
9:23 love how you changed the video time where the face won’t be stuck in that position 😂😂
Caught me! hahahaha
Thanks for the information lot to take in 🤯
Glad it was helpful! If you need me to go in-depth on a particular topic, let me know!
Great video! So much inspiration for 2021! ✅😊❤️
Good luck! Glad to help!
Thanks for sending me here. Its helping so much I feel like. I havent completed anything yet. Or even posted my first real video. But this gave me so much more confidence. If there's anyway I could dm you when I get it finished, like through discord or something, I'd love to show you the before and afters of what I whipping up. and maybe you could give me some of your personal criticism. I would love to hear it. Anywhom thanks for the video, I'ma keep it saved to go over some more
You got this! but sadly, I get A LOT of people asking for personal feedback daily and I just can't start going down that rabbit hole or I'll have even less time than I do now.
Good luck! Sorry I can't help more!
@@StreamScheme don't apologize lol I get it. I appreciate the time
Bro I watched this video 📹 like 15 times in a row already thank you! Best educational video I've seen in a long time I hope to grow from this!🤗
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for all the support! It all means a lot to me!
Another great video my man. Just wondered if you had any tips for videos
titles to be more searchable?
It's usually about the keywords/tags to start with, if someone is looking for something you can get a good guess based off autofill results when starting out.
I show it in the "how to install mods" screen recording near the start, where I show all the games people search for.
I'd say aim to have the search term as the title and then add things to make it more valuable/clickable.
@@StreamScheme yeah thanks, I don’t just post gaming videos, I post some more thought-provoking content (lol). Any tips how to make those more searchable, like my upcoming one ‘stop living life on aiplane mode’ that sounds like a great video for recommended however that isn’t something people search. Thanks again for the video
"Do not set a recording location, it'll get rid of your hashtags" - this made my eyebrows shoot up because it's just such an odd factoid. It's not even relevant to me 99% of the time, but that rare occasion I'd want to tag a place... huh.
Thanks for the wealth of knowledge, man!
It’s just something I noticed, no clue why, no clue how it affects everything but no positive gains from location setting have been seen, but negatives for some reason.
@@StreamScheme Yeah, it seems so user-unfriendly that perhaps it's a bug? Odd way to nerf videos that are just trying to use one of the system's more rarely used features.
Nice video bro!
Glad you liked it!