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How to start a YouTube channel from scratch

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Jordan Blake · Nano creator
Asked 3 weeks ago · Updated 2 weeks ago
YouTubeGetting startedGrowth

I want to start a YouTube channel but I have zero subscribers and no idea where to begin. What actually matters early on?

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Sophia MillerKALO IQHead of Creator Relations3 weeks ago

Pick one clear topic so viewers and the algorithm know what you are about, then commit to a repeatable format you can sustain. Put real effort into titles and thumbnails from your very first video, they decide whether anyone clicks, full stop. Make your first 30 seconds earn the watch. Do not obsess over gear, a phone and decent light is plenty. Upload consistently, study which videos hold attention and make more of those. Your first ten videos are practice, so just keep shipping.

One clear topic

Give viewers and the algorithm a reason to know what your channel is.

Title and thumbnail first

They decide the click. A great video with a weak thumbnail dies unseen.

A format you can repeat

Pick something sustainable. Consistency beats one ambitious video then silence.

Early videos are practice

Your first uploads will be rough. That is normal, keep shipping.

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Maya ReyesCreator ProTop contributor3 weeks ago

My first 20 videos were rough and barely watched. Video 23 took off. The only people who make it are the ones who do not quit at video 5.

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Devon ClarkeCreator2 weeks ago

I spend as long on the title and thumbnail as the edit. Sounds insane until you realize nothing else matters if nobody clicks.

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Liam CarterCreator1 week ago

Pick one topic and stick to it. My channel went nowhere while it was random, then took off once it was about exactly one thing.

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