From 0 to 20K Subscribers in 6 MONTHS | If I Started a YouTube Channel in 2023, I'd Do This

About this video

Jahraus breaks down how, by her account, she grew her YouTube channel to 20,000 subscribers in six months, was monetised in less than a month, and reached just over 23,000 subscribers at seven months. She claims about $2,500 a month in AdSense at that point and about $8,800 in estimated revenue shown in her analytics, attributing higher ad rates to videos about making money. Her main tactics were giving away tactical, specific information for free that other Etsy educators hold back, posting relentlessly — daily videos filmed and edited at night for the first weeks — and doing more of what viewers responded to, namely practical SEO and how-to content, rather than mindset topics she preferred. She shows analytics rising slowly from late July, accelerating through the new year as her video library compounded watch time, and notes that changing a title and thumbnail on day three revived one video and that older videos can take off later or be repackaged. She also advises starting before feeling ready — she filmed on an iPhone with a small Amazon microphone and edited herself until late November/December, then hired an editor — protecting confidence by not telling family and friends or reading comments early on, repurposing content across Instagram, TikTok and a podcast, setting a big goal (hers is 200,000 subscribers), having accountability and support, and focusing the channel on helping viewers save time or make money.

Key takeaways

• Give tactical value away free to build curiosity and trust
• Consistency and volume compounded views and watch time
• Make what viewers want: practical, money/time-saving topics
• Repackage underperforming videos with new titles/thumbnails
• Start with simple gear, then hire an editor when maxed out

Episode details: published April 19, 2023 · 18:02 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dylan Jahraus’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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