If You're A Writer, You Can Also Be Successful On YouTube
Insider tips from a successful YouTuber who grew from zero to 30,000 subscribers within a year.
I’m always amazed by the power of practice.
It excites me to see the results jump each time I try something new and keep at it.
If you’ve experienced this for yourself in regard to writing, you could also experience this in regard to creating video content.
Why?
You need to be a good writer if you want to be successful on YouTube.
My husband and YouTuber Patrick God has grown his YouTube channel from zero to 30,000 subscribers with around 2 million views.
If you compare his first video, with his latest video, you’ll see that his content got so much better.
How?
He never did this when he started but now he is *writing* video scripts.
If you’re looking to start a successful channel, Patrick recommends making writing video scripts the foundation of your business.
The success of any YouTube channel is based on good writing.
What are the benefits of writing video scripts before recording?
If you have no script, it can get very muddy.
You keep going back and forth on the same point. You’re repeating the same things.
There’s no real structure your audience can follow. They stop watching your video and move on.
The same goes for writing an article on Medium. If you can’t hook your audience and make them keep reading… your reading time will be pretty low.
And you get paid for reading time! So you’re missing out!
On YouTube, once you’ve 1,000 subscribers, you can start monetizing your channel. Then you get paid for watch time by Google AdSense.
Insider tips from YouTuber Patrick God
Patrick recommends planning the videos beforehand.
Here’s the simple 3-step-structure he follows in his videos:
1 — Introduction with hook: you need to set up a short and sweet teaser for the video.
2 — Middle with relevant information: share the key points you want to bring across.
3 — Conclusion with a short recap and link to other videos: instead of saying: “this is the end of the video…” link to another video by saying “to learn more watch this…”
How can you make your audience watch more?
In the introduction, you can show them all the cool stuff that’s coming up in the video as a highlight reel or jump right into the good stuff.
Similar to writing on Medium, it’s important to engage your audience from the start.
In fact, the more minutes people read your stories, the better.
The same goes for YouTube.
The more minutes people actually watch your video on YouTube, the better.
Let’s say you create a video that is ten minutes long and people only spend one minute watching it. What does this tell the algorithm?
“Meh! It’s not that relevant and good.”
Watch time is the biggest metric to be successful.
Let’s say people watch your video for eight minutes.
That’s what the algorithm *thinks*:
“Wohooo! This video seems to be interesting. Let me promote it further!”
Bottom line
If you want to start a YouTube channel in 2022 or 2023, the best thing you can do is to write clean and concise video scripts.
Similar to when you’re writing online, you want your content to flow seamlessly.
Plus, a nicely structured and engaging video will make people become your subscribers.
If you’re already a good writer, you can absolutely be a good video creator too. You have all the skills you need to be successful.
The power of practice will help you to get better and better.
P.S. Are you already on YouTube? Share your channel in the comments!
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Kristina
Great info. Thanks for sharing. I have to check you and your husbands channels out.