The last one was the main reason why I feel super sad for youtube creators, you can only do one thing and be stuck doing it again and again, I see many channels literally die because the creator wanted to do new things, as a person I still find it mindboggling that so many people will stop following you because you post something different than the usual, and one of the motives I miss old deviantart, was quite fun to watch an artist you follow change from different subjects or different art styles, now you need to enter a mold or else people stop caring for you, many incredible artists nowadays only draw one subject and in the same art style, you don't get variation anymore because people will stop following or caring if you change even silly stuff like fandoms
Okay I will explain from a normal viewer's perspective. There are countless creators on youtube and there are only 24 hours in a day. Viewers don't have unlimited time on their hands to give their attention to each and every content creator they like. And, imagine that, viewers may be already following dozens if not hundreds of different content creators. How are viewers supposed to keep up with everyone doing more and more stuff? They can't. So, naturally, they start making choices and sacrifices. They must do, because they have limited time. So they start to choose what to watch and what to skip. They choose the content they feel is the most valuable for them. And, you may find it surprising, but viewers are often following a content creator not for his personality or for who this creator is, but for what he does. So, if this content creator starts doing something else instead, the viewer may decide to stop watching - because there are other content creators that do what that person wants to watch.
@@devolays it still sucks though. And it isnt only the viewers. It is the algorythm that supress channels that offers diversity. 10 years ago you could make your passion projects without effecting how much your regular content will be visible for your followers. Nowadays on the other hand a single video could be bombed just because it isnt algorithm friendly and it will drag the whole performance of the channel down. If you had found a formula to be popular, youtube will force you to recreat it until people are getting bored of you.
RUclips totally killed my mental health, I’m constantly worrying about my channel dying, people unsubscribing and measuring up to the expectations of fans Edit: Wow this video really helped, thanks Celestia!
Another tip for those who want to start a channel: Have a safety net before you start. A big safety net. Because of that inconsistent paycheck. A lot of creators dont talk about that safety net enough. I have a day job and that has made it impossible to maintain and be passionate about my social media because I'm drained of energy by the time I get home. So that's why all my socials are dead at this point and I feel because of that it's next to impossible to get it back in the algorithm once I can pick it back up. I have tried having a upload schedule and get nothing in return for months. It's an oversaturated market online but my art and style don't fit in with marketing offline and in the real world. So in my mind right now it's "What's the point?" Even as a unwilling hobbyist of this whole thing, a part of me wonders if it's even worth posting my work out there knowing the dark side of doing that (ie AI generator potentially stealing it, some troll going in and tearing it apart) . I have not seen someone who works full time on RUclips and do art fulltime while having a day job that's not art full time and balance it and still maintain their mental health safely. RUclips makes it darn near impossible.
Even though I’m not an artist, I do have a day job and trying to succeed on RUclips. I agree that it’s impossible to work on something else, let alone two while having a day job. You’ll get too tired after work to do anything else, leaving you with nothing to do other that work for the rest of your life. That’s why getting a day job instead of focusing on my RUclips channel back when I was in college will forever haunt me as my biggest mistake I’ve done in my life. I am a failure simply because I played the game by the rules. They told me to study and get a job after graduating, so I did those things instead of pursuing my dreams. Now, the only thing I do is just work, sleep, work, sleep. And that’s just 1 “side hustle”! I cannot imagine how a person would do art, social media, and day job at the same time. That’s why I think day jobs are exclusively for people who have no passion.
A. Either people that find "smooth and soothing" annoying for whatever reason or... B. People who are just JEALOUS of duchesses traits, channel, skill and I'd imagine including even her voice would be one as well. It's never particularly very smart asking naive questions like that over your own "but I think it sounds nice" or... "but it's awesome" bias. in life's personal experiences? people will be mean for whatever reason they deem fit and WILL complain about anything regardless of how stupid or trivial it is... Of course... something stupid or trivial... is in the perspective of the beholder. . .
@@TheDeepThinker-sq3iy I see a lot of Instagram videos where people play with their pets and I always see there's like one person each time in the comments that's like "this is ABUSE!!!" 🙄
I know, right? She literally sounds like an artist version of a gaming youtuber named Tarapeutic. -And from the name alone, you can already tell- What's funnier is that they're both Canadian... And blue/green hair... Oh. _Oh._
Just look at tech bilionares explaining what worked for them, and then realize that 100 of thousands have tried that and 99,99% have failed, the billionares are the tiny few who got LUCKY. Many who are lucky dont realize it.
I still plan to run a youtube channel when I've got my original novel series published. It seems like the currently most relevant distribution channel for any content creator in the modern day. I think most writers, composers, and artists from the 1800s would probably agree.
@@gemm228 Haaaaa! I can't reveal that yet because it needs to go through the querying process with a literary agent and publisher. However, I believe I can say that it is a YA-to-adult high fantasy series in which all of the characters are dragons! :)
I don’t usually comment on RUclips videos but just wanted to let you know that I’ve been watching your channel since December and I LOVE putting your videos on the background while I’m drawing, they are long and your narration it’s great!! Keep it up🫶🏻🫶🏻
i've had an active youtube channel for 10 years now, and i'm definitely glad i did it because i met a bunch of other cool artists, but making videos takes a LOT of time, sometimes even more time than the art itself! I decided to take a step back from it, and spend more time on the art, youtube helped me build an audience, and i'm happy with where it is at now, but i'd rather spend more time doing art
One thing I'd like to add (and I hope you read this, even if you don't reply) Is that sometimes you just never gain traction in numbers. It's really inspiring to see a new channel doing something you like gain hundreds of subscribers in the first weeks, and then just keep growing; only for you yourself to give it a go and your numbers not only don't go up nearly as fast, they barely go up at all. It can be heartbreaking to be going into your 4th year and still have less than 100 subscribers and have videos you post daily getting view counts in either 0 or 1. And you can try advertising yourself and changing who you are, and imitating countless others or go completely solo and do your own thing and only gain 3 subscribers in a single month. Life is just like that sometimes. Some of us have the cards stacked against us, and that's okay, that's why it's vitally important to start off doing things you genuinely enjoy. Because you could be doing let's plays for seven and a half years and no one will ever hear of you.
Same issues with me for Twitter, especially the one about choosing between things you like and things that are popular. The fan art followers are only temporary :']
Let me say this as an office worker. Doing youtube is infinitely better that having to do the same thing everyday under someone else. I’d take the 24/7 harassment and potential doxxing over working 9-6 forever.
"And if I make a 40 minute video I'm told no-one is willing to sit through all that" All of the artists that listen to random commentary videos in the background while they work just cease to exist.
It is really great to see this trend of bringing attention to the "not so dream like" parts of social media careers. It is so important to keep this in mind when thinking about where you want to be with your job in the future. For me youtube started out as a hobby and it still is. I love Speedpaints and I wanted to try out creating them of my own pieces. And I still enjoy watching my own speedpaints and see the progress I made. Even though I started taking my channel a bit more serious ca. half a year ago, it is still so tiny, that I don't really get engagement or many comments. At the same time I know that speedpaints are not pushed at all by youtube and I would need to upload a lot more often. But it also gives me the freedom to try out things without being afraid. So for me the most important thing at this point is, that I can enjoy my videos and consider youtube as a hobby with the little addition of taking it a bit more serious and less "on and off".
I don’t have a YT channel but I am a content creator on a different platform and I could relate to a lot of what you said in this video. I was hated on, threatened, sexually harassed, and whatnot. It really broke me mentally and took me to a really bad place. I’m just too passionate to quit, but whenever I post anything I get sick from the anxiety. This is something I really need to work on. Thank you for this important video 🙏🏻
no. 3 - the exact reason why I've deleted my yt channel years ago. It was super fun when I was a student, but when I got my first full-time job in gamedev (means, add crunchtime lol) I had to quit yt, because I was constantly depressed that I don't have time and energy to draw and record enough personal pieces anymore. I honestly miss my little yt comnunity and all that "let's draw together" energy we used to have, but sometimes you have to choose. I've chosen to make close to zero personal art, but to focus on my day job without burning out. Also getting married and starting a family, but that's a bonus that came with me no longer pulling drawing all-nighters every day after work :p I would absolutely love to start one again in the future though (maybe on retirement lol), and it was 100% worth it to run one when I still had time to do so. But right now with my current lifestyle? No wayyy, yt is like having another job, and day is only so short. But when you have enough free time and feel like you want to try it, I'd say go for it, it was super fun experience ♥️
Had this video on earlier on my TV. Honestly, I'm happy I never got into doing RUclips videos. Personal experience, I've always been bullied, whether it be in school or online over stuff I like (though I'm an adult, a lot of the animated movies and cartoons I like are targeted to kids, like DreamWorks Trolls or MLP for example). Those experiences made me afraid of mean people online, so I never did it. I do like drawing and post art occasionally on social media (not saying which for privacy), and it does make me happy people like it, even though it's more of a hobby and something I do for fun, and met some artists too. Thanks for this video Celestia.
@@yofwill Thanks for the encouraging words, I was looking at it from a "I've been bullied" perspective when typing my comment. Ouside that, I wouldn't know what to cover or do videos on anyway, and others I feel do it better than I ever would. Sorry it doesn't seem like something I'd do. Thanks for the kind words though.
Thank you so much for talking about this! I'm thinking about starting my own RUclips channel and it's great to know about the potential downsides before I dive into it! Also, question. How did you make your video set up? Like, how do you make your videos look like this? I really like how your videos look and I would love to try something similar!
Hey celestia have you considered drawing merch ideas in your videos instead of recreating art? You mentioned they you are trying to find time to do it so maybe that would help get it done without taking more time from your busy schedule.
17:51 I agree with this so much, because I’ve experienced this first hand. Back when I originally made my channel I made gacha cringe videos for a very long time. For a while I was alright with this, because these videos were fun for me to make but eventually I got bored. So I completely stopped making those videos, and I just upload whenever and whatever I want to as long as it makes me happy rather than going by a schedule of uploading every four days and making the same videos over and over. When I came to this conclusion I was aware that not as many people would like my content or even unsubscribe. Unfortunately it did take me a while to realize that it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I stopped making those videos. I had to take my own time to realize that I couldn’t please everyone and I was better off doing whatever makes me happy.
Honestly that sounds like a lot to deal with I hope that you are doing alright And please remember you are awesome and have good art, i quickly jump to your videos every time you upload as its also just in the right spot to be amazing background noise for when i myself need it and find most of the topics interesting And i hope that RUclips won’t make your mental health worse
When it comes to making the content others want to see my problem is the fact that I just cant do it at the quality needed. My thirst for power can not be quenched I will win fame, but it will take a long time to refine my video making skills for them to finally be of suficient quality that I myself would watch let alone my audiance.
Anyways, I do hope that there is a punishment for haters or trolls to sending death threats. But as you know RUclips sucks. Tbh I wonder if kid's dreams will change. We need to tell tons of these so kids can dream of other jobs. So neutralize their dream into something that's good for them.
@@DreamyAileen I was thinking about attaching some of their info before creating account like making their ID. So that's way, they can't really make things worse.
@@IAARPOTI That's a can of worms of its own though. Requiring users to submit personal info runs counter to the concept of internet anonymity -- you know, the main thing most people like the internet for in the first place. Anything that involves users submitting personal info is a _big_ personal security risk. It's something that ought to be reserved for only the most important high-security services, like online banking. I don't think RUclips is important enough to qualify for that.
This was a great video! I don't think RUclips is a viable platform for a long term career and it's even worse for artists. I did start a channel and it's very tiny and I quickly saw that I had to pivot my content. I have chosen a very narrow niche now (digital art) but I do it because I enjoy it and there may be others who can learn something. I decided I am not chasing audiences and while I do take suggestions for things to cover it has to fit in with what I plan to do so it can get added to the list. You are so right about the time and energy it takes..it's ridiculous really what it takes to do one video weekly. And I work a FTJ, I also make and market my art as well as prep for videos. I have made it so I do the simplest process I can... Recording my screen and focus on what I am demonstrating. No fancy camera angles or speed painting or elaborate editing or scripting,tried that and I just don't have the time to invest to that extent with so little return. Plus as I have said elsewhere... It actually takes away from my actual art practice, physically and emotionally and that is not acceptable to me. RUclips is a tool for me, not the end game. Thank you for sharing this we need more of it.
I can relate to that a lot. For me my number one priority is to practice and get better. Social Media comes second. It gives me a reason to finish things on a regular basis but I always focus on putting my time into art first social media second.
RUclips can be a lot of work, but I'm so glad I started my channel. It introduces new people to my art business courses, allows me to meet and interact with so many artists, gives me a little $300 extra in ad revenue each month, and it even gets me a lot of freelance illustration contracts even though it's not the main goal of my channel. This is with only 13k subs and 2 videos per month so it really is all quite doable, although building up the channel at first WAS a terribly difficult slog.
I love your videos, and it's really sad to hear about the negativity and criticism you're subjected to on a daily basis. I don't usually comment on videos that often, but due to some of the topics in this video, i was inspired to chime in and say thank you for your hard work. Take care of yourself 👏
I dont think anything could make me change my mind about the career path im going for, but hearing about these things is really helpful to me. I am still a young teenager and dontn currently make any money off of my art/content. I am working towards a content-creating career, and knowing these things before I get there helps me avoid making mistakes and building this path the best I can. I dont know what my adult life will be but after watching this video (and the dont become a professional artist one) I feel a lot more confident about my career choice and I feel like Ill be able to work around these cons.
I am very glad that your channel exists! And you're absolutely right, having a channel means having work first and foremost. But when you get lovely, friendly and motivating comments, it makes up for all the work.
I've been making serious videos semi-regularly since August 2021, and I recently decided to put more effort into making videos... and I still barely have any people watching. I've been getting more views just by numbers, still I only know about 1 person who regularly shows up and writes comments, and about a few who silently watch me sometimes, but I do feel that I'm progressing and making better videos each time, and I'm getting closer to making proper videos that I can be truly proud of and I'm looking forward to what I'll be capable of and I feel ready to face all the hardship. Bumpy ride, let's go! :D
This video made me appreciate more of what you do. I haven’t found an art commentator RUclipsr in awhile that I loved watching videos as much as you. Please keep doing what you do and I’ll be here supporting you ❤
Gosh, as someone "famous" on this one kid's coding site *ahem*, I COMPLETELY understood all of this in content creation. I specifically wish to tell you that you are absolutely amazing and brave to even be continuing content creation in your consistent, constructive, and polished way. Thank you for being able to call out the dangers of content creation so logically and informatively, and I PRAY you get through whatever hate comes next in your way, man. 👌✨
@@nepukamii BAHAHA MAN ur good without scratc (like legit ur actually really good on ur animations WHAT) like scratch has become more toxic plus more ai art thivees and just art thieves in general idk why B']
I agree with all the points brought up here. I made this channel back in 2012 and my first channel a year or so before. I made my channel as a side project, and I got to meet some great people, some of which I'm still friends with. But as mentioned in this video, most people don't see you as a person, even if you show your face. I was in my late teens when I got into things, I made my channel as a fun way to unwind. But that didn't stop people from sending death threats or people telling me I should unalive myself. At the time I was very deep into depression and almost did so. Though this was due to external influences, getting dms telling me that I'm worthless, stupid, etc didn't help. Keep in mind I wasn't trying to make money off of yt, I barely had 100 subs it was just a fun hobby and the bad hate poured in. I also got stalked, but that's something I'd rather not relive. Though I still would like to make content, those extremes, combined with so much more makes RUclips feel more like dangerous rapids over a waterfall with deadly vipers and less like a fun dip into a cool pool on a warm day.
Hate comments are a big turn off for me as a teen ex-youtuber wannabe...I'm too sensitive to hate comments (thank you DA for the trama XD) and the internet has definingly turned into a huge witch hunt where everyone gets burnt on the stake of the algorithm. I just respect you for your strength to deal with all those internet trolls and wish you the best on your own youtube art journey!
I have a passion for art and animation, but there weren't any majors that offer an art or an animation degree. So I had a hard time trying to pick from the limited selection of majors that my college has. When I found out that my YT channel gained success overnight, I was estatic. I considered not going to college and doing RUclips full time but my mom didn't allow me lol. She told me I shouldn't abandon school. And that was a good thing since the success of my channel was only temporary and I had a hard time trying to keep the numbers stable to the point where I became burnt out. And let me tell you-I only earned like 12 dollars within the course of 1 year. I ended up finding a major that I'm passionate about, which is Computer Science, and now I plan to incorporate that in my channel if I have the free time to do so. I don't treat RUclips as my main source of income, but merely something that I can get pocket money from, which removes the burden and pressure of trying to keep up with trends and consistency.
I've thought about making RUclips videos for a bit. Probably just speedpaints with music in the background. I don't have stuff that I would need for a channel. (I currently don't have money for a camera and other stuff I might need.)
I genuinely would love to see you and your wife having fun playing video games. And regardless of whether you post that content or not, i hope both of you can enjoy video games together!
"For every hate comment there will be 100 kind ones..." So what does it say about me when I've gotten worse levels of hate with no followers? I even got a hate video made about me that has more views than most of my videos...and no one even knows I exist! Then again, that RUclips is by far the least toxic environment of all the social media I've been on speaks volumes.
Point 3 is why I gave up on my art channel and while I plan to get back into it soon, it's definitely going to be more of a "hey this is what I've been doing" chatty videos and speedpaintings where I can manage it rather than the indepth topics and discussions because those take so much of my energy. All five are definitely things to keep in mind and be aware of how they might impact people
my comment will probably be burried, but i wanted to say that creepy pasta narrations or the other ideas you mentioned would be good ideas, and you have a great voice for narrating! it's sad you recieve so much unwarranted hate when it is clear from the first glance on your videos that you put in a lot of effort.
I don’t regret making my RUclips channel ^^ I don’t get much views unlike when I started, and I did get drama on one specific video but I’m still glad I made it there was a lot of negative comments but the constructive criticism and support helped me improve my art and content. Sure I only get a few views now but I don’t really care I just want to have fun making animatics and sharing my art 😊
Hey. I know I'm late coming to this video. But, just wanted to let you know that I found your channel yesterday. And I've been binging your channel since - Including all the long ones. I actually really like your long form videos. You have a great voice and explanations that I can listen to while at work. Almost like a podcast. Your vids are great! I appreciate it.
You really gotta choose a main topic you LOVE make videos about or you will end up like me: Had a channel (well, I still have it but pretty much abandoned it), it still has 4k subs somehow (lost like 500 after being inactive); my channel was mainly about a perticular game I used to play a lot and when one of my vids blew up, I started making even more to the point that my subs just weren't interested in any other types of videos. And I burnt out because I just couldn't make any more vids about said game because I hate stagnation and always wanted to make something greater but ran out of ideas. Of course, if you're fine doing 1 specific type of content, go nuts! But if you want a channel with variety, be careful about the content ratio. And yea, I also had a tiny wave of hate because I was stupid but what can we do, we all learn from personal experiences :)
Well people are different some people makes art not to make money but just for the sake of making art for me personally that's the approach I took and probably keep taking no matter how many people tell me I should try make money off of it, I already have a job. It doesn't really pay well but it gives me enough free time that allows me to draw when I don't have work More the power to anyone who's content creation is their job, from experience I know how hard it is to make any form of art, let alone do it on consistent enough base to make money off of it Great video, it really validated my mind set for approaching art 🙂
Sincerely, thank you for this video. Gives us all something important and sobering to think about. I think it gave me a better idea of how I can proceed and focus my efforts if I want to create a channel in the future. Keep up the good work. You got this.
I work as a part-time youtuber making animation and I can you it's unstable. It doesn't matter if you have half a million subscribers, the RUclips algorithm can flip and your revenue is drastically changed. Luckily I still kept my full time job. I don't think even with a million subscribers I would quit....
I am still going to build up a RUclips channel but it’s not going to be my only source of income even though I would like supplemental money eventually, hopefully. But also with the way RUclips is working now against their creators, it kind of makes me worried.
your first point reminded me of the first (and last) time i uploaded a video here o(-( i uploaded a speedpaint literally just to show it to family and friends, but as soon as i posted a link to it on twitter it was immediately hit with 4 dislikes . not even any hateful comments or dms but just the sheer horror i felt, the silence of getting four dislikes in the span of a second, five minutes after uploading a speedpaint gave me so much youtube trauma i decided i never wanted to come back LOL
Thanks a lot for the advice, and you're right a lot of people point out the negative things instead of the good ones so to balance it out i want to say that your drawing is absolutely beautiful and your videos help me a lot knowing whats going on in the art world 👍And i think it would be fun to see you doing other things if you want to/find them fun ^^
My biggest fear is the topic on how far people will go to hunt you down, for the sole reason of, "not liking your content". What brings me fear not entirely on if the people will go after me. But those who I care for just to get to me. This has happened to some youtubers and none of them warrant that level of psychotic mindset from people, yet here we are. Because all the hard work stated, sure I would struggle. But I can always adapt to it after enough time. I can handle people saying shit about me on a daily basis, Hell that was me growing up at school and to top that off many members of my own family would be like that. So I can take how harsh people want to be. Because there's a saying, "You can only hurt something that you can understand or truly know, if you don't. You words have no effect." That being said, I do feel annoyed when I ledgit didn't do or saying anything wrong to anyone and several people can come to this comment and just lowkey harass me, and unprompted at that. The other fear is, honestly getting a bigger content creators eyes on me and with one slight point against their world view they will unapologetically slander me for literally the pettiest of reasons. (Yeah, this community can probably guess who I am referring to.)
As someone who just started posting art content on my channel this is really helpful. Even though I started like a month ago I've experienced hate comments ( Maybe because I'm not good).
While I haven't really started a channel yet (looked into for years!) I'm in a weird place where I finally can. My chronic Illness prevents me from working, which is both a blessing and a curse. On the downside there's all the negative things that come with my illness; but on the other side I have all the time to draw, play games, whatever. So with that time I've been drawing a ton, and try to treat it like a job. Of course, there's times when I can't do much for long/ varying periods due to flare ups, but I always come out of them! I feel lucky that it's something I can focus full time on, rather than never having time if I had a job. And now that I got myself a nice laptop that has the ability to... well actually function compared to my old one lol- but now I can run games way better, and also record them. So if I already like playing games and have plenty of time to make videos, why not? Especially since I've been wanting to for years! I don't planning on separating the channels I post art or game stuff to. At least for now anyways- I don't have the energy for that. So when I do post (not on this account I'm commenting from), I'll be doing what makes me happy!
I am not the kind of person who deals with hate very well BUT I have to do RUclips. Honestly, I don't have a choice, I don't know who I am without RUclips. It's the only thing that motivates me to do the things I always wanted to do. And my only other option is to live off disability funding and rot which... It just isn't really living... So no matter how much it hurts and how hard it is I'm pushing through this wall and uploading. Mark my words I'll be a big RUclipsr one day, hopefully... I mean maybe not big but like, ya know. Not this channel btw, I never comment using my content channel and... I probably should tbh lol.
I feel like you are doing a good job as a creator. I know that you are going to be successful in the end. The stupid-ass comments saying all that mean shit to you, are all pretty much lies. Keep up the good work Mrs. Celestia, I believe in you! :)
To addon to this comment, I feel like you really should mix up your content because I've heard that if you shake up your content, you have a far better chance of sticking around. There may be several comments telling you to keep making the same content over and over again but eventually, I really feel like you should start making more videos related to games, tv shows, etc. You may not feel like making the switch right now, but there will be a time where you will have to start making playthroughs, reviews, and other kinds of videos that you really want to make.
Definitely an interesting and informative video. You actually covered quite a few points that I myself learned the hard way. While I know that there is not a one-size-fits-all formula for making a successful channel (and if someone says there is one, they are lying for views), I do find it to be a fun puzzle to tackle. Was wondering if you thought about a video on how to respond / deal with the negativity of being a content creator? Anyway, Thank you for making this video and I hope that you stay sane through the stress that being a content creator brings with it.
I don't know why but something about her voice babbling on and on just makes me wanna listen, it's somehow comforting even though I'm not one to listen to asmr
Wanting to shift your content to new niches while maintaining your old audience is the hardest thing that eventually comes to get any content creator. People expect you to do that same thing you've always done forever, and some will actively discourage any attempt to make even the slightest of changes
Yet I'm still gonna do it >:3 just to get myself doing something with my life tbh, but also because it just sounds kinda fun (tho definitely very difficult). But I'm more into streaming than making videos anyway so think that's what I'm gonna primarily focus on
Re: People complaining about your channel Fuck 'em. You are a fantastic ray of sunshine and I enjoy the content you create. Keep being awesome and I wish you nothing but the best. 🙂
Content creation is so fucking difficult right now. A creator that I talked up constantly and recommended to anyone learning the program I work on because their tutorials were honestly very good blocked me despite us NEVER ONCE SPEAKING. I still love my work despite that and the incredibly rude customers, because it just seems unavoidable for my dream job. Gotta love shitty moderation.
Well, I'd love to see you game hun! If you ever decide to do it, I think it'd be really cool to see you play some horror games. :D and I think it'd be a nice experience!! You probably don't have energy to handle this, and I understand. But if it helps, I would suggest maybe trying to make a second channel for gaming and other stuff? Like I said if it's too much for you I completely understand. Just thought I'd give some advice 😊 don't forget you're loved! Love overpowers hate!
I don't do youtube for a living I'm just posting youtube videos on my channel for fun and to share my stuff Edit: Insults don't work if idc cuz idc Edit 2: I think the majority people who hate on you for canceling contest is the people who joins to win money. (Just my opinion. Y'all can do ya own opinion I'll respect it. If ya be rude about my opinion idc you do you, you ain't me)
I'm glad I watched this, because I really started doing my own channel about a year+ ago, and I am firmly in the realm of the "hobbyist". I have a tiny subscription audience, I post what I want when I want, and have said before that it is "the side gig of a side gig". I have no fancy music or FX, and my videos clock in around 10 to 15 minutes max. All the things you said confirm my suspicions. I was in touch with the folks behind a popular "urbex/rurex" channel that went big ("Explore With Us") and they said the same things. The harassment, stalkers, creepy comments, etc sucked the fun out of it. That said I enjoy my channel and because I don't put that much effort into it it is a low-impact gig for me; I concentrate on comics and such and leave the big art & social commentary to you Titans in the Ring! 😉
I’ve had this channel for nearly three years now. And my anniversary is in 9 days. I’ve been posting gatcha content for two years, and a series I’m currently working on, “the fifth war of imagination” has been running for over 3 months. And I have and may continue to post memes, side stories and music videos. I am trying to pursue this professionally, but my channel is the size of an atom, compared to the people who just do this for fun
One pretty popular youtuber, neytirix does sponsorships really interestingly theres this whole story thing that im honestly a bit to invested in and i think its really unique
Thank you for explaining the down side of youtube 😊.. I wanted to ask How did u make this template like the set up of the video it's soo good, btw love the content that u create 🙂
I make RUclips videos more for community and getting out my thoughts rather than as a career options, I don’t think I’ll ever earn money on here, but I’d like to think that my family might feel comforted with my YT videos if I ever move far away, at least they’ll have something of me.
Blame YT for shoving the wrong content up people's faces over and over again. I go see shorts, I get recommended 1 stupid ass 0 views Minecraft channel, 2, 3, 4, 50, kids playing PUBG, kids opening lootboxes... At some point I snap and may even be harsh in their 0 comment section. Cause I keep pressing "don't recommend this channel" again and again but they never end. So if someone gets your channel and they don't wanna see this stuff and you're like #82 today, expect some toxicity that's not mean for you specifically, you just happened to be at that snapping point for someone. And they go tell you why drawing fanart sucks. Because... well, some reason for nagging is needed. Just don't take it personal. 99% time it's not about your content, it's people venting. Be understanding. Be patient. Just ignore what doesn't make sense.
regarding the point around 23:00 i literally just made a video i was super passionate about and thought would do well and it flopped so badly so i relate/agree with that point 100000%
Honestly, this is so true with being a content creator/artist on most platforms, and that's really tragic. I've built a pretty decent following for my webcomic and am just starting to experience some of these things now. Getting hate comments/creepy para-social people DMing you is the not so fun underside to being a growing creator. It takes A LOT to get used to that and people constantly critiquing every little thing you do in general, even when they mean well. Thanks for making this video and helping to spread more awareness on this topic. I think it's really important that people have this info so that they can make an informed decision before jumping in to this "content creator" thing.
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The last one was the main reason why I feel super sad for youtube creators, you can only do one thing and be stuck doing it again and again, I see many channels literally die because the creator wanted to do new things, as a person I still find it mindboggling that so many people will stop following you because you post something different than the usual, and one of the motives I miss old deviantart, was quite fun to watch an artist you follow change from different subjects or different art styles, now you need to enter a mold or else people stop caring for you, many incredible artists nowadays only draw one subject and in the same art style, you don't get variation anymore because people will stop following or caring if you change even silly stuff like fandoms
Okay I will explain from a normal viewer's perspective.
There are countless creators on youtube and there are only 24 hours in a day. Viewers don't have unlimited time on their hands to give their attention to each and every content creator they like. And, imagine that, viewers may be already following dozens if not hundreds of different content creators. How are viewers supposed to keep up with everyone doing more and more stuff? They can't.
So, naturally, they start making choices and sacrifices. They must do, because they have limited time. So they start to choose what to watch and what to skip. They choose the content they feel is the most valuable for them. And, you may find it surprising, but viewers are often following a content creator not for his personality or for who this creator is, but for what he does. So, if this content creator starts doing something else instead, the viewer may decide to stop watching - because there are other content creators that do what that person wants to watch.
@@devolays it still sucks though. And it isnt only the viewers. It is the algorythm that supress channels that offers diversity. 10 years ago you could make your passion projects without effecting how much your regular content will be visible for your followers.
Nowadays on the other hand a single video could be bombed just because it isnt algorithm friendly and it will drag the whole performance of the channel down.
If you had found a formula to be popular, youtube will force you to recreat it until people are getting bored of you.
RUclips totally killed my mental health, I’m constantly worrying about my channel dying, people unsubscribing and measuring up to the expectations of fans
Edit: Wow this video really helped, thanks Celestia!
Another tip for those who want to start a channel: Have a safety net before you start. A big safety net. Because of that inconsistent paycheck. A lot of creators dont talk about that safety net enough.
I have a day job and that has made it impossible to maintain and be passionate about my social media because I'm drained of energy by the time I get home. So that's why all my socials are dead at this point and I feel because of that it's next to impossible to get it back in the algorithm once I can pick it back up. I have tried having a upload schedule and get nothing in return for months. It's an oversaturated market online but my art and style don't fit in with marketing offline and in the real world. So in my mind right now it's "What's the point?" Even as a unwilling hobbyist of this whole thing, a part of me wonders if it's even worth posting my work out there knowing the dark side of doing that (ie AI generator potentially stealing it, some troll going in and tearing it apart) . I have not seen someone who works full time on RUclips and do art fulltime while having a day job that's not art full time and balance it and still maintain their mental health safely. RUclips makes it darn near impossible.
Even though I’m not an artist, I do have a day job and trying to succeed on RUclips. I agree that it’s impossible to work on something else, let alone two while having a day job. You’ll get too tired after work to do anything else, leaving you with nothing to do other that work for the rest of your life. That’s why getting a day job instead of focusing on my RUclips channel back when I was in college will forever haunt me as my biggest mistake I’ve done in my life. I am a failure simply because I played the game by the rules. They told me to study and get a job after graduating, so I did those things instead of pursuing my dreams. Now, the only thing I do is just work, sleep, work, sleep. And that’s just 1 “side hustle”! I cannot imagine how a person would do art, social media, and day job at the same time. That’s why I think day jobs are exclusively for people who have no passion.
Wait but how does anyone be mean about her voice??? It's so smooth and soothing 😭
Some people hate on anything..
A. Either people that find "smooth and soothing" annoying for whatever reason or...
B. People who are just JEALOUS of duchesses traits, channel, skill and I'd imagine including even her voice would be one as well.
It's never particularly very smart asking naive questions like that over your own "but I think it sounds nice" or... "but it's awesome" bias. in life's personal experiences? people will be mean for whatever reason they deem fit and WILL complain about anything regardless of how stupid or trivial it is...
Of course... something stupid or trivial... is in the perspective of the beholder. . .
@@TheDeepThinker-sq3iy I see a lot of Instagram videos where people play with their pets and I always see there's like one person each time in the comments that's like "this is ABUSE!!!" 🙄
I know, right? She literally sounds like an artist version of a gaming youtuber named Tarapeutic. -And from the name alone, you can already tell-
What's funnier is that they're both Canadian... And blue/green hair... Oh. _Oh._
Maybe anime fanboys who think all women should have high-pitched ear-piercing child-like voices.
RUclips as a career is so glamorized by many creators, many aren’t aware how tough it is. Also, your art is great !!
Just look at tech bilionares explaining what worked for them, and then realize that 100 of thousands have tried that and 99,99% have failed, the billionares are the tiny few who got LUCKY. Many who are lucky dont realize it.
please do make a video laughing at hate comments, that would be hilarious :)
lovely art as always !(i love your lineart sm)
Oh my gosh I would love to see!
Same! It just feels like get back at those who really want to be mean for no reason while get a laugh out of it.
"I don't like the way you breathe"
This had my ROLLLING.
I still plan to run a youtube channel when I've got my original novel series published. It seems like the currently most relevant distribution channel for any content creator in the modern day. I think most writers, composers, and artists from the 1800s would probably agree.
what is the name of your novel?
@@gemm228 Haaaaa! I can't reveal that yet because it needs to go through the querying process with a literary agent and publisher. However, I believe I can say that it is a YA-to-adult high fantasy series in which all of the characters are dragons! :)
@@NNNNNNNNNNNNNNl Well that sounds great! Good luck and hopefully i will be able to read it one day
Now that's smart.
I don’t usually comment on RUclips videos but just wanted to let you know that I’ve been watching your channel since December and I LOVE putting your videos on the background while I’m drawing, they are long and your narration it’s great!! Keep it up🫶🏻🫶🏻
i've had an active youtube channel for 10 years now, and i'm definitely glad i did it because i met a bunch of other cool artists, but making videos takes a LOT of time, sometimes even more time than the art itself! I decided to take a step back from it, and spend more time on the art,
youtube helped me build an audience, and i'm happy with where it is at now, but i'd rather spend more time doing art
One thing I'd like to add (and I hope you read this, even if you don't reply)
Is that sometimes you just never gain traction in numbers. It's really inspiring to see a new channel doing something you like gain hundreds of subscribers in the first weeks, and then just keep growing; only for you yourself to give it a go and your numbers not only don't go up nearly as fast, they barely go up at all. It can be heartbreaking to be going into your 4th year and still have less than 100 subscribers and have videos you post daily getting view counts in either 0 or 1. And you can try advertising yourself and changing who you are, and imitating countless others or go completely solo and do your own thing and only gain 3 subscribers in a single month. Life is just like that sometimes. Some of us have the cards stacked against us, and that's okay, that's why it's vitally important to start off doing things you genuinely enjoy. Because you could be doing let's plays for seven and a half years and no one will ever hear of you.
Same issues with me for Twitter, especially the one about choosing between things you like and things that are popular. The fan art followers are only temporary :']
Let me say this as an office worker. Doing youtube is infinitely better that having to do the same thing everyday under someone else. I’d take the 24/7 harassment and potential doxxing over working 9-6 forever.
"And if I make a 40 minute video I'm told no-one is willing to sit through all that"
All of the artists that listen to random commentary videos in the background while they work just cease to exist.
Me watching 2 hour gameplays/commentaries while either drawing or playing Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and/or Sky: *dies of death*
I watch countless of videos in 4 hours straight while sketching.
i feel called out-
literally what I do.
I watch commentary videos every second I draw and idk what I'd do without those 30-50 minute videos 😭
Hello! Love the channel. I tried to start one a while ago but it failed, now I’m quite glad.
But at least you tried. Good job for starting a channel!
Dutchess Celestia - *Stands there*
Random RUclips comment - "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!"
It is really great to see this trend of bringing attention to the "not so dream like" parts of social media careers. It is so important to keep this in mind when thinking about where you want to be with your job in the future.
For me youtube started out as a hobby and it still is. I love Speedpaints and I wanted to try out creating them of my own pieces. And I still enjoy watching my own speedpaints and see the progress I made.
Even though I started taking my channel a bit more serious ca. half a year ago, it is still so tiny, that I don't really get engagement or many comments. At the same time I know that speedpaints are not pushed at all by youtube and I would need to upload a lot more often. But it also gives me the freedom to try out things without being afraid.
So for me the most important thing at this point is, that I can enjoy my videos and consider youtube as a hobby with the little addition of taking it a bit more serious and less "on and off".
You can be the biggest, best peach on the tree but there is still someone that hates peaches
I don’t have a YT channel but I am a content creator on a different platform and I could relate to a lot of what you said in this video. I was hated on, threatened, sexually harassed, and whatnot. It really broke me mentally and took me to a really bad place. I’m just too passionate to quit, but whenever I post anything I get sick from the anxiety. This is something I really need to work on. Thank you for this important video 🙏🏻
no. 3 - the exact reason why I've deleted my yt channel years ago. It was super fun when I was a student, but when I got my first full-time job in gamedev (means, add crunchtime lol) I had to quit yt, because I was constantly depressed that I don't have time and energy to draw and record enough personal pieces anymore. I honestly miss my little yt comnunity and all that "let's draw together" energy we used to have, but sometimes you have to choose. I've chosen to make close to zero personal art, but to focus on my day job without burning out. Also getting married and starting a family, but that's a bonus that came with me no longer pulling drawing all-nighters every day after work :p
I would absolutely love to start one again in the future though (maybe on retirement lol), and it was 100% worth it to run one when I still had time to do so. But right now with my current lifestyle? No wayyy, yt is like having another job, and day is only so short. But when you have enough free time and feel like you want to try it, I'd say go for it, it was super fun experience ♥️
Had this video on earlier on my TV. Honestly, I'm happy I never got into doing RUclips videos. Personal experience, I've always been bullied, whether it be in school or online over stuff I like (though I'm an adult, a lot of the animated movies and cartoons I like are targeted to kids, like DreamWorks Trolls or MLP for example). Those experiences made me afraid of mean people online, so I never did it. I do like drawing and post art occasionally on social media (not saying which for privacy), and it does make me happy people like it, even though it's more of a hobby and something I do for fun, and met some artists too. Thanks for this video Celestia.
My advice? Give it a shot, have a main focus and then look elsewhere to grow. ^^
@@yofwill Thanks for the encouraging words, I was looking at it from a "I've been bullied" perspective when typing my comment. Ouside that, I wouldn't know what to cover or do videos on anyway, and others I feel do it better than I ever would. Sorry it doesn't seem like something I'd do. Thanks for the kind words though.
@@spinfox23 post your art, maybe do tutorials or talk about stuff like celestia does
Thank you so much for talking about this! I'm thinking about starting my own RUclips channel and it's great to know about the potential downsides before I dive into it! Also, question. How did you make your video set up? Like, how do you make your videos look like this? I really like how your videos look and I would love to try something similar!
Hey celestia have you considered drawing merch ideas in your videos instead of recreating art? You mentioned they you are trying to find time to do it so maybe that would help get it done without taking more time from your busy schedule.
im pretty sure the art she draws in videos are commissions she makes for peoples
17:51 I agree with this so much, because I’ve experienced this first hand. Back when I originally made my channel I made gacha cringe videos for a very long time. For a while I was alright with this, because these videos were fun for me to make but eventually I got bored. So I completely stopped making those videos, and I just upload whenever and whatever I want to as long as it makes me happy rather than going by a schedule of uploading every four days and making the same videos over and over. When I came to this conclusion I was aware that not as many people would like my content or even unsubscribe. Unfortunately it did take me a while to realize that it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I stopped making those videos. I had to take my own time to realize that I couldn’t please everyone and I was better off doing whatever makes me happy.
Honestly that sounds like a lot to deal with
I hope that you are doing alright
And please remember you are awesome and have good art,
i quickly jump to your videos every time you upload as its also just in the right spot to be amazing background noise for when i myself need it and find most of the topics interesting
And i hope that RUclips won’t make your mental health worse
When it comes to making the content others want to see my problem is the fact that I just cant do it at the quality needed. My thirst for power can not be quenched I will win fame, but it will take a long time to refine my video making skills for them to finally be of suficient quality that I myself would watch let alone my audiance.
I love your videos, I watch them all the time while drawing and you've been a huge inspiration to me as an artist. Thank you for making content!
Anyways, I do hope that there is a punishment for haters or trolls to sending death threats. But as you know RUclips sucks. Tbh I wonder if kid's dreams will change. We need to tell tons of these so kids can dream of other jobs. So neutralize their dream into something that's good for them.
There absolutely should be. Threats are not okey.
The trouble is what _can_ RUclips do? The best they can do is ban them, but they'll just make a new account
@@DreamyAileen I was thinking about attaching some of their info before creating account like making their ID. So that's way, they can't really make things worse.
@@IAARPOTI That's a can of worms of its own though. Requiring users to submit personal info runs counter to the concept of internet anonymity -- you know, the main thing most people like the internet for in the first place.
Anything that involves users submitting personal info is a _big_ personal security risk. It's something that ought to be reserved for only the most important high-security services, like online banking. I don't think RUclips is important enough to qualify for that.
@@DreamyAileen I know that but it sucks that people are abusing their anonymity.
This was a great video! I don't think RUclips is a viable platform for a long term career and it's even worse for artists. I did start a channel and it's very tiny and I quickly saw that I had to pivot my content. I have chosen a very narrow niche now (digital art) but I do it because I enjoy it and there may be others who can learn something. I decided I am not chasing audiences and while I do take suggestions for things to cover it has to fit in with what I plan to do so it can get added to the list. You are so right about the time and energy it takes..it's ridiculous really what it takes to do one video weekly. And I work a FTJ, I also make and market my art as well as prep for videos. I have made it so I do the simplest process I can... Recording my screen and focus on what I am demonstrating. No fancy camera angles or speed painting or elaborate editing or scripting,tried that and I just don't have the time to invest to that extent with so little return. Plus as I have said elsewhere... It actually takes away from my actual art practice, physically and emotionally and that is not acceptable to me. RUclips is a tool for me, not the end game. Thank you for sharing this we need more of it.
Same here
I can relate to that a lot. For me my number one priority is to practice and get better. Social Media comes second. It gives me a reason to finish things on a regular basis but I always focus on putting my time into art first social media second.
@@lumira.caelaris that's a really good way of looking at it. The pull to always focus on social media first is a very real struggle.
RUclips can be a lot of work, but I'm so glad I started my channel. It introduces new people to my art business courses, allows me to meet and interact with so many artists, gives me a little $300 extra in ad revenue each month, and it even gets me a lot of freelance illustration contracts even though it's not the main goal of my channel. This is with only 13k subs and 2 videos per month so it really is all quite doable, although building up the channel at first WAS a terribly difficult slog.
it's pretty hard trying to find a balance between what i want to make and what my audience wants to watch
that artwork is SOOO gorgeous 😭😭
Me: Oh im sure it can’t be so bad
*First reason shows up*
Me: *nervous sweating*
Stay strong friend it going to be ok
I want to compliment how pretty and clean even your sketch lines are. That is all. u.u
I love your videos, and it's really sad to hear about the negativity and criticism you're subjected to on a daily basis. I don't usually comment on videos that often, but due to some of the topics in this video, i was inspired to chime in and say thank you for your hard work. Take care of yourself 👏
I dont think anything could make me change my mind about the career path im going for, but hearing about these things is really helpful to me. I am still a young teenager and dontn currently make any money off of my art/content. I am working towards a content-creating career, and knowing these things before I get there helps me avoid making mistakes and building this path the best I can. I dont know what my adult life will be but after watching this video (and the dont become a professional artist one) I feel a lot more confident about my career choice and I feel like Ill be able to work around these cons.
I am very glad that your channel exists! And you're absolutely right, having a channel means having work first and foremost. But when you get lovely, friendly and motivating comments, it makes up for all the work.
I've been making serious videos semi-regularly since August 2021, and I recently decided to put more effort into making videos... and I still barely have any people watching. I've been getting more views just by numbers, still I only know about 1 person who regularly shows up and writes comments, and about a few who silently watch me sometimes, but I do feel that I'm progressing and making better videos each time, and I'm getting closer to making proper videos that I can be truly proud of and I'm looking forward to what I'll be capable of and I feel ready to face all the hardship. Bumpy ride, let's go! :D
This video made me appreciate more of what you do. I haven’t found an art commentator RUclipsr in awhile that I loved watching videos as much as you. Please keep doing what you do and I’ll be here supporting you ❤
Wow I love your art it's so beautiful 💖💖💖💖
Agreed my friend
Gosh, as someone "famous" on this one kid's coding site *ahem*, I COMPLETELY understood all of this in content creation. I specifically wish to tell you that you are absolutely amazing and brave to even be continuing content creation in your consistent, constructive, and polished way. Thank you for being able to call out the dangers of content creation so logically and informatively, and I PRAY you get through whatever hate comes next in your way, man. 👌✨
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omg. dude. i miss scratch so MUCH
@@nepukamii BAHAHA MAN ur good without scratc (like legit ur actually really good on ur animations WHAT) like scratch has become more toxic plus more ai art thivees and just art thieves in general idk why B']
@@himignicest1571 AI ART THIEVES INVADED SCRATCH??? 😭😭😭😭😭 NOOOOOOO
The unsolicited critique paryt is hilarious. Thank you for making this vidoe.
I agree with all the points brought up here. I made this channel back in 2012 and my first channel a year or so before. I made my channel as a side project, and I got to meet some great people, some of which I'm still friends with.
But as mentioned in this video, most people don't see you as a person, even if you show your face.
I was in my late teens when I got into things, I made my channel as a fun way to unwind. But that didn't stop people from sending death threats or people telling me I should unalive myself. At the time I was very deep into depression and almost did so. Though this was due to external influences, getting dms telling me that I'm worthless, stupid, etc didn't help.
Keep in mind I wasn't trying to make money off of yt, I barely had 100 subs it was just a fun hobby and the bad hate poured in. I also got stalked, but that's something I'd rather not relive.
Though I still would like to make content, those extremes, combined with so much more makes RUclips feel more like dangerous rapids over a waterfall with deadly vipers and less like a fun dip into a cool pool on a warm day.
Some very important points to consider here, very good vid.
Also, I would so be there if you decided to do creepy pasta readings!
Not me having a RUclips channel while reading that title 🤣 too late!
Just want to say, i watched some of your videos, and i like you, thank you.
As someone who wants to start a channel, this was a very insightful video, thanks for taking the time to make it ☺
Hate comments are a big turn off for me as a teen ex-youtuber wannabe...I'm too sensitive to hate comments (thank you DA for the trama XD) and the internet has definingly turned into a huge witch hunt where everyone gets burnt on the stake of the algorithm. I just respect you for your strength to deal with all those internet trolls and wish you the best on your own youtube art journey!
I have a passion for art and animation, but there weren't any majors that offer an art or an animation degree. So I had a hard time trying to pick from the limited selection of majors that my college has.
When I found out that my YT channel gained success overnight, I was estatic. I considered not going to college and doing RUclips full time but my mom didn't allow me lol. She told me I shouldn't abandon school.
And that was a good thing since the success of my channel was only temporary and I had a hard time trying to keep the numbers stable to the point where I became burnt out. And let me tell you-I only earned like 12 dollars within the course of 1 year.
I ended up finding a major that I'm passionate about, which is Computer Science, and now I plan to incorporate that in my channel if I have the free time to do so.
I don't treat RUclips as my main source of income, but merely something that I can get pocket money from, which removes the burden and pressure of trying to keep up with trends and consistency.
Good information thank you I'll use this for my channel!
people hate how loud I casually breath O2 from the atmosphere
I've thought about making RUclips videos for a bit. Probably just speedpaints with music in the background. I don't have stuff that I would need for a channel. (I currently don't have money for a camera and other stuff I might need.)
if u ever make another channel for gaming and such i would love that!!
Same!!!
Great advice thank you! Also I find you so funny, the "guess I'll stop breathing then :/" makes me giggle every time I think about it
I genuinely would love to see you and your wife having fun playing video games. And regardless of whether you post that content or not, i hope both of you can enjoy video games together!
"For every hate comment there will be 100 kind ones..." So what does it say about me when I've gotten worse levels of hate with no followers? I even got a hate video made about me that has more views than most of my videos...and no one even knows I exist! Then again, that RUclips is by far the least toxic environment of all the social media I've been on speaks volumes.
Point 3 is why I gave up on my art channel and while I plan to get back into it soon, it's definitely going to be more of a "hey this is what I've been doing" chatty videos and speedpaintings where I can manage it rather than the indepth topics and discussions because those take so much of my energy. All five are definitely things to keep in mind and be aware of how they might impact people
my comment will probably be burried, but i wanted to say that creepy pasta narrations or the other ideas you mentioned would be good ideas, and you have a great voice for narrating! it's sad you recieve so much unwarranted hate when it is clear from the first glance on your videos that you put in a lot of effort.
I don’t regret making my RUclips channel ^^ I don’t get much views unlike when I started, and I did get drama on one specific video but I’m still glad I made it there was a lot of negative comments but the constructive criticism and support helped me improve my art and content. Sure I only get a few views now but I don’t really care I just want to have fun making animatics and sharing my art 😊
Hey. I know I'm late coming to this video. But, just wanted to let you know that I found your channel yesterday. And I've been binging your channel since - Including all the long ones. I actually really like your long form videos. You have a great voice and explanations that I can listen to while at work. Almost like a podcast. Your vids are great! I appreciate it.
You really gotta choose a main topic you LOVE make videos about or you will end up like me:
Had a channel (well, I still have it but pretty much abandoned it), it still has 4k subs somehow (lost like 500 after being inactive); my channel was mainly about a perticular game I used to play a lot and when one of my vids blew up, I started making even more to the point that my subs just weren't interested in any other types of videos. And I burnt out because I just couldn't make any more vids about said game because I hate stagnation and always wanted to make something greater but ran out of ideas.
Of course, if you're fine doing 1 specific type of content, go nuts! But if you want a channel with variety, be careful about the content ratio.
And yea, I also had a tiny wave of hate because I was stupid but what can we do, we all learn from personal experiences :)
Well people are different some people makes art not to make money but just for the sake of making art for me personally that's the approach I took and probably keep taking no matter how many people tell me I should try make money off of it, I already have a job. It doesn't really pay well but it gives me enough free time that allows me to draw when I don't have work
More the power to anyone who's content creation is their job, from experience I know how hard it is to make any form of art, let alone do it on consistent enough base to make money off of it
Great video, it really validated my mind set for approaching art 🙂
Sincerely, thank you for this video. Gives us all something important and sobering to think about. I think it gave me a better idea of how I can proceed and focus my efforts if I want to create a channel in the future.
Keep up the good work. You got this.
I work as a part-time youtuber making animation and I can you it's unstable. It doesn't matter if you have half a million subscribers, the RUclips algorithm can flip and your revenue is drastically changed. Luckily I still kept my full time job. I don't think even with a million subscribers I would quit....
I am still going to build up a RUclips channel but it’s not going to be my only source of income even though I would like supplemental money eventually, hopefully. But also with the way RUclips is working now against their creators, it kind of makes me worried.
your first point reminded me of the first (and last) time i uploaded a video here o(-( i uploaded a speedpaint literally just to show it to family and friends, but as soon as i posted a link to it on twitter it was immediately hit with 4 dislikes . not even any hateful comments or dms but just the sheer horror i felt, the silence of getting four dislikes in the span of a second, five minutes after uploading a speedpaint gave me so much youtube trauma i decided i never wanted to come back LOL
Yes please do creepy pasta narration/game analyses, I would love that!
Thanks a lot for the advice, and you're right a lot of people point out the negative things instead of the good ones so to balance it out i want to say that your drawing is absolutely beautiful and your videos help me a lot knowing whats going on in the art world 👍And i think it would be fun to see you doing other things if you want to/find them fun ^^
My biggest fear is the topic on how far people will go to hunt you down, for the sole reason of, "not liking your content". What brings me fear not entirely on if the people will go after me. But those who I care for just to get to me.
This has happened to some youtubers and none of them warrant that level of psychotic mindset from people, yet here we are. Because all the hard work stated, sure I would struggle. But I can always adapt to it after enough time. I can handle people saying shit about me on a daily basis, Hell that was me growing up at school and to top that off many members of my own family would be like that. So I can take how harsh people want to be. Because there's a saying, "You can only hurt something that you can understand or truly know, if you don't. You words have no effect." That being said, I do feel annoyed when I ledgit didn't do or saying anything wrong to anyone and several people can come to this comment and just lowkey harass me, and unprompted at that.
The other fear is, honestly getting a bigger content creators eyes on me and with one slight point against their world view they will unapologetically slander me for literally the pettiest of reasons.
(Yeah, this community can probably guess who I am referring to.)
As someone who just started posting art content on my channel this is really helpful. Even though I started like a month ago I've experienced hate comments ( Maybe because I'm not good).
I love your content, and your personality
While I haven't really started a channel yet (looked into for years!) I'm in a weird place where I finally can.
My chronic Illness prevents me from working, which is both a blessing and a curse. On the downside there's all the negative things that come with my illness; but on the other side I have all the time to draw, play games, whatever. So with that time I've been drawing a ton, and try to treat it like a job. Of course, there's times when I can't do much for long/ varying periods due to flare ups, but I always come out of them!
I feel lucky that it's something I can focus full time on, rather than never having time if I had a job. And now that I got myself a nice laptop that has the ability to... well actually function compared to my old one lol- but now I can run games way better, and also record them. So if I already like playing games and have plenty of time to make videos, why not? Especially since I've been wanting to for years!
I don't planning on separating the channels I post art or game stuff to. At least for now anyways- I don't have the energy for that. So when I do post (not on this account I'm commenting from), I'll be doing what makes me happy!
Oh you do translation work? I really like languages and was thinking of getting into that myself.
I am not the kind of person who deals with hate very well BUT I have to do RUclips. Honestly, I don't have a choice, I don't know who I am without RUclips. It's the only thing that motivates me to do the things I always wanted to do. And my only other option is to live off disability funding and rot which... It just isn't really living... So no matter how much it hurts and how hard it is I'm pushing through this wall and uploading. Mark my words I'll be a big RUclipsr one day, hopefully... I mean maybe not big but like, ya know. Not this channel btw, I never comment using my content channel and... I probably should tbh lol.
This is great advice, thank you for this! Well done!
I feel like you are doing a good job as a creator. I know that you are going to be successful in the end. The stupid-ass comments saying all that mean shit to you, are all pretty much lies. Keep up the good work Mrs. Celestia, I believe in you! :)
To addon to this comment, I feel like you really should mix up your content because I've heard that if you shake up your content, you have a far better chance of sticking around. There may be several comments telling you to keep making the same content over and over again but eventually, I really feel like you should start making more videos related to games, tv shows, etc. You may not feel like making the switch right now, but there will be a time where you will have to start making playthroughs, reviews, and other kinds of videos that you really want to make.
Definitely an interesting and informative video. You actually covered quite a few points that I myself learned the hard way. While I know that there is not a one-size-fits-all formula for making a successful channel (and if someone says there is one, they are lying for views), I do find it to be a fun puzzle to tackle. Was wondering if you thought about a video on how to respond / deal with the negativity of being a content creator?
Anyway, Thank you for making this video and I hope that you stay sane through the stress that being a content creator brings with it.
I don't know why but something about her voice babbling on and on just makes me wanna listen, it's somehow comforting even though I'm not one to listen to asmr
Wanting to shift your content to new niches while maintaining your old audience is the hardest thing that eventually comes to get any content creator. People expect you to do that same thing you've always done forever, and some will actively discourage any attempt to make even the slightest of changes
Yet I'm still gonna do it >:3 just to get myself doing something with my life tbh, but also because it just sounds kinda fun (tho definitely very difficult). But I'm more into streaming than making videos anyway so think that's what I'm gonna primarily focus on
I just enjoy the witty nihilistic png lady...
Re: People complaining about your channel
Fuck 'em.
You are a fantastic ray of sunshine and I enjoy the content you create. Keep being awesome and I wish you nothing but the best. 🙂
👍 Agreed 💯 💯 👍👍👍💯
yes pls just take a shot or two and share your laundry list of hate comments might be your best video!
Content creation is so fucking difficult right now. A creator that I talked up constantly and recommended to anyone learning the program I work on because their tutorials were honestly very good blocked me despite us NEVER ONCE SPEAKING. I still love my work despite that and the incredibly rude customers, because it just seems unavoidable for my dream job. Gotta love shitty moderation.
Well, I'd love to see you game hun! If you ever decide to do it, I think it'd be really cool to see you play some horror games. :D and I think it'd be a nice experience!! You probably don't have energy to handle this, and I understand. But if it helps, I would suggest maybe trying to make a second channel for gaming and other stuff? Like I said if it's too much for you I completely understand. Just thought I'd give some advice 😊 don't forget you're loved! Love overpowers hate!
I don't do youtube for a living I'm just posting youtube videos on my channel for fun and to share my stuff
Edit: Insults don't work if idc cuz idc
Edit 2: I think the majority people who hate on you for canceling contest is the people who joins to win money. (Just my opinion. Y'all can do ya own opinion I'll respect it. If ya be rude about my opinion idc you do you, you ain't me)
When there is so much criticism I need to say that you draw beautifully and Your voice is calming. Hope you get along nicely.
I'm glad I watched this, because I really started doing my own channel about a year+ ago, and I am firmly in the realm of the "hobbyist". I have a tiny subscription audience, I post what I want when I want, and have said before that it is "the side gig of a side gig". I have no fancy music or FX, and my videos clock in around 10 to 15 minutes max. All the things you said confirm my suspicions. I was in touch with the folks behind a popular "urbex/rurex" channel that went big ("Explore With Us") and they said the same things. The harassment, stalkers, creepy comments, etc sucked the fun out of it.
That said I enjoy my channel and because I don't put that much effort into it it is a low-impact gig for me; I concentrate on comics and such and leave the big art & social commentary to you Titans in the Ring! 😉
The whole aspect of dealing with hate, parasocial weirdos, and harrasment is a huge part of why I respect content creators in general.
I’ve had this channel for nearly three years now. And my anniversary is in 9 days. I’ve been posting gatcha content for two years, and a series I’m currently working on, “the fifth war of imagination” has been running for over 3 months. And I have and may continue to post memes, side stories and music videos. I am trying to pursue this professionally, but my channel is the size of an atom, compared to the people who just do this for fun
One pretty popular youtuber, neytirix does sponsorships really interestingly theres this whole story thing that im honestly a bit to invested in and i think its really unique
Thank you for explaining the down side of youtube 😊..
I wanted to ask How did u make this template like the set up of the video it's soo good, btw love the content that u create 🙂
I make RUclips videos more for community and getting out my thoughts rather than as a career options, I don’t think I’ll ever earn money on here, but I’d like to think that my family might feel comforted with my YT videos if I ever move far away, at least they’ll have something of me.
Blame YT for shoving the wrong content up people's faces over and over again. I go see shorts, I get recommended 1 stupid ass 0 views Minecraft channel, 2, 3, 4, 50, kids playing PUBG, kids opening lootboxes... At some point I snap and may even be harsh in their 0 comment section. Cause I keep pressing "don't recommend this channel" again and again but they never end. So if someone gets your channel and they don't wanna see this stuff and you're like #82 today, expect some toxicity that's not mean for you specifically, you just happened to be at that snapping point for someone. And they go tell you why drawing fanart sucks. Because... well, some reason for nagging is needed. Just don't take it personal. 99% time it's not about your content, it's people venting. Be understanding. Be patient. Just ignore what doesn't make sense.
regarding the point around 23:00 i literally just made a video i was super passionate about and thought would do well and it flopped so badly so i relate/agree with that point 100000%
I would LOVE to hear you talk about creepypastas
I was planning to make a separate channel where I can post art, but after watching this, I don't really want to
Me who's been making videos for 3 years:
"Interesting"
Honestly, this is so true with being a content creator/artist on most platforms, and that's really tragic. I've built a pretty decent following for my webcomic and am just starting to experience some of these things now. Getting hate comments/creepy para-social people DMing you is the not so fun underside to being a growing creator. It takes A LOT to get used to that and people constantly critiquing every little thing you do in general, even when they mean well. Thanks for making this video and helping to spread more awareness on this topic. I think it's really important that people have this info so that they can make an informed decision before jumping in to this "content creator" thing.