Welcome to Blast Off My Channel! with Michael.
Do you want to start and grow an awesome YouTube channel?
Me too!
Starting out from the very beginning? Have a channel already and want to get more out of it? If either answer is yes, then you are in the right place.
A few years back I started out with a personal channel called The Easy Path Project. It was going nowhere fast so I let it sit idle for a while. Now I have started building it again.
I am on a mission to learn everything I can to help grow my YouTube channel from scratch. With so much great info out there I can’t wait to put it to the test.
This website is my journal so you can follow along and blast off your channel, too. Join in the conversation in the video comments and on the livestreams. Share your ideas and help everyone grow even faster!
There are so many useful lessons and handy YouTube tips & tricks. It would be impossible for someone to find them all by themselves. If we help each other we can bring all these goodies together and everyone can benefit!
For example, I put together a playlist to learn how to make a YouTube channel for beginners. This playlist features Annie Dubé, Nate O’Brien, Matt Par, and Gallagur, Matthew Encina, and others.
These creators are sharing how they are growing their channels, making it even easier for us to build a channel and get subscribers fast.
(Watch for upcoming posts sharing what I have learned from each of these creators. I’ll report my results following their advice, and what you can expect once you start watching their videos, too.)
There isn’t just one map you follow to start a successful YouTube channel. There are many paths to get where you want to be.
One thing that every creator has in common is they are giving the audience and YouTube exactly what they want.
YouTube analytics give you the tools to discover – down to the second – what your audience likes. You can easily understand how to provide more of what they want, and less of what they don’t want.
YouTube shows you exactly what they expect with the algorithm. To rank high and get suggested you need high click-through rates, more watch time, and longer audience retention. You don’t have to guess what YouTube wants.
- You give the audience what they want.
- The audience gives YouTube what it wants.
- YouTube gives you what you want.
When you are keeping your audience happy that makes YouTube happy, and they’ll recommend and suggest your videos to new viewers.
This sounds easy, but it still takes some effort to make everything click. But much less effort than before!
I see questions like “is it too late to start a YouTube channel?” and “should I start a YouTube channel?”, and it seems like this is probably the best time ever to begin.
You need almost nothing to start your channel – as little as a device and YouTube and you’re set.
Then you have all this information showing you how to do it right. The tutorials, the tools, the support of other creators – everything at your fingertips. It’s all right there for you.
Just hit that sweet spot between entertaining and engaging. Follow a consistent posting schedule. Keep the audience tuning in and continue to grow.
Thanks for checking out the site!