How To Get Your FIRST 1000 Subscribers on YouTube in 2020 [10 Tips To Help Grow Your Channel]

Much to what you may think is True here on YouTube, getting your first 1000 YouTube subscribers is not going to happen in a day, in a week, or sometimes even in a month. Generally, when you tend to see channels really blow up with subscribers right after they first got started, it's either because one, they already have a strong platform somewhere else, say their email list or Instagram or Facebook, or two, they may have bought subscribers. And that's actually, actually a thing. You can buy subscribers, but this isn't going to help you in the long run. So you want to hit a thousand subscribers and you want to do it as fast as you can without cheating the system. What can you do? Today, my friend Morgan Stradling and I are going to be sharing with you 10 things that you can do right now to help you hit that first 1000 subscriber mark on YouTube just a little bit faster. My name is Trina. If you are brand new here, I'm a mom to a three and a five year old with an mba. And on this channel I help women figure out how they can start using online video to grow their business organically. Now, like I mentioned, this is in collaboration with Morgan. I'm going to be sharing my top five tips over on her channel. So once you finish this video, go over and watch my five tips. But for right now, I'm going to hand it over to Morgan to share with you her top five tips.

Hi, my name is Morgan Stradling and like Trina said, I am a video strategist and YouTube coach. So let's jump into the very first tip to getting your first 1,000 subscribers. The very first tip that I have is, is that you need to have a set number of videos per week. A lot of new YouTubers really struggle with having a consistent schedule and they just put videos out whenever they have time for it or whenever they get around to it. So some weeks they'll have zero videos, other weeks they'll have three videos. But if you really want to grow subscribers, you need to have a consistent schedule and set the number of videos per week that you're going to have. So if you're new to this and you don't have a lot of time to make videos, I, I would recommend having one video per week and let people know what day of the week you are going to be releasing that video. This establishes trust and connection with viewers and potential subscribers because they know that you're not just a flash in the pan that you upload videos whenever you feel like it, but you are serious about this and consistent about it. So definitely, as a minimum, I would recommend one video per week. But if you can commit to more videos per week in the beginning of your channel, two videos per week or even three videos per week will give you even more videos and more chances of exposure for people to find your videos, watch your videos, and then subscribe. This goes right into my next tip, which is to have a content library. This gives your channel momentum because you continually have more and more videos that people have an opportunity to watch. I know for my channel this was really key because the more videos that I kept putting out there, it was just more opportunities for my views to go up and my subscribers to go up. So instead of having just a handful of videos, I had a library of videos of 10 or 15 videos that people, when they came onto my channel, they could find and then they could start binge watching, this not only will increase the number of views on my channel, but also increase the likelihood that someone is going to subscribe to my channel. Because if someone watches one video and then they watch another video and another video, it's most likely that they're interested in my content and they like it, so they're going to subscribe so they can have more. So when you are first starting out, it's really important to have a library of videos that people can choose from. So. So not only they can see that you're not just a brand new YouTuber who doesn't have a lot to offer, but you actually do have a lot to offer. So again, having a consistent upload schedule with a number of videos per week will help you get there. But if you first launch your channel, you could just launch with four videos within the first few days. So that way you have a handful of videos that people can start out watching and then you can start gaining more momentum. My next tip is to double down on content that is working. Once you have a few videos out there, you are going to start to find that some videos are are performing way better than other videos. So if you have 10 videos on your channel and the majority of them have 100 or less views, but one of your videos has a thousand views or 5,000 views, that is an indicator that that video is something that people are interested in. So you should then make more videos related to that topic. Since people are already finding and watching that video that has a lot of views, this gives people something to watch next that is in that same category. So again, it's going to increase watch time on your channel. But Then people will see, oh, this person has lot of content on this topic. I'm going to subscribe. My next tip is all about mindset. Sometimes you are not going to want to film YouTube videos, but you just have to do it. If you want to stick to your consistent upload schedule and start getting content out there, you have to do it even when you don't want to. So going back to tip number one, having that schedule is really key because it's going to force you to get your act together and film and edit and upload videos, because you have to. You have already established and communicated to your audience that you're going to do one video a week every Wednesday. So you need to follow through with that and do one video per week, every Wednesday, whether you want to or not. Just getting in this mindset of, yes, I do videos every week, I'm going to record videos which viewers are going to appreciate and potential subscribers will see and they will notice and they will want to subscribe. All right, my next tip is to collaborate with other YouTubers who have similar niches as you or similar audiences as you. When you have less than 1,000 subscribers, most likely your content and your personality are not reaching that many people. So when you collaborate with someone who has a similar audience or is in a similar industry as you, it opens up a brand new opportunity for people who are potentially interested in your content to see you, to like you, and to subscribe with you. So these people may be really devoted to the YouTuber that they're subscribing to, but because they were essentially endorsed by this youtuber and you were featured in their video, or vice versa, it allows them to see and be exposed to your content and realize, hey, I actually really like this person too. I'm going to subscribe. So an example of this in action is Trina and I. This video right here is a collaboration. Both of our channels focus on growing with video and using YouTube to do that. And so it would make sense that our audiences would be interested in each other's content. This is also another way to freshen up and spice up your content. So if there is another person in your industry or in your niche that you know would be a great fit for your audience, or vice versa, definitely reach out to that other YouTuber and propose a collaboration, because it's not only going to benefit you, but it's going to benefit them as well. So to get those other five juicy tips, be sure to click the link right here or in the description box and that will take you to my channel that has the video with Trena and the last five tips. Because trust me, if you thought these first five tips were good, just wait until you see the fire that Trina brings on my channel with the last five tips. And I know once you do all 10 of these, you will be set on your way and you will start growing subscribers like crazy to to get your first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube.

Okay, now, if you want to hear my five tips, click the video that is on your screen right now, because that's going to take you over to Morgan's channel to watch mine. And while you're over there, don't forget to subscribe to Morgan as well. Let me know down in the comments right now, what's the one thing you're going to do right now to hit that 1000 subscriber mark.