Early Stages of Building Industry Connections
Early Stages of Building Industry Connections
0:47 Beginning strategies for building industry connections
1:21 Interacting with other YouTube channels with similar audiences
2:13 Watching videos of other creators in your industry
3:14 What to do if you have more established channel
4:29 Key benefits from adopting this strategy
5:00 How much time to spend on this
YouTube isn't competition the same way you'd traditionally think about it. It's more like music; people can like more than one artist and they can like more than one channel. (even in a similar niche)
Begin laying the groundwork for good industry connections. You'll be doing this in perpetuity. You won't stop.
- Use your drafted channels list.
- Find channels that are similar in size
- Be genuine.
- Appreciate what others are making.
COMMENTING FOR EXPOSURE:
A format of collaboration, getting exposure.
Higher subscriber channels are more likely to be favored in the comments. (show up higher)
Early Channel:
- Not good for gaining audience.
- Better for establishing connections with the makers of similar size channels in a similar niche.
Established Channel:
- Still not good for gaining audience.
- Name recognition from current audience.
- Recognition from channel maker.