How to Quickly Get Your First 1,000 YouTube Subscribers in 2026

[00:01] developing on YouTube. There is so much information on the market that it is simply confusing for you. I created this video in which all the information is structured and by the end of which you will understand how to start a channel on

[00:14] YouTube and how to do it correctly. The first thousand subscribers are actually the most difficult, but don’t worry, this is the only video you should watch to understand how to get to the coveted first thousand subscribers on

[00:28] YouTube. You know, the fact that you clicked on this video already makes me happy and says that you understand the dominance of YouTube over other platforms. For example, I over other platforms. For example, I invest 80% of my time in YouTube and 20% on

[00:40] other platforms, and that’s why this is what the graph of the lifespan of posts on social networks looks like: the first day, fifth, tenth, fifteenth, thirtieth, and so on. Here we have TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. On Facebook, as we can

[00:54] see, posts live for about 5 days on Instagram and on TikTok, on average, about half a day. But on Tube, the lifespan of posts is 30 days, all because this is the second The largest search engine after Google. Although even

[01:08] if you enter some information into Google, it will sometimes recommend YouTube videos. Look, I have videos that I filmed two years ago that still generate from 30 to 100 dollars every month. You know, this is

[01:22] passive income. Moreover, if you have your own business, you need to take YouTube seriously, since it is an ever-growing platform that will constantly generate organic leads for your business. Therefore, creating long-form content on

[01:35] YouTube is an investment that will pay off in the long run. That's why I think it's the best platform for creators and experts. You know. If I were a beginner, I probably wouldn't make short content because

[01:48] you won't really develop your content-making skills there due to limited analytics. People don't subscribe to short content because it's a low-quality touch. Think about it yourself. When you scroll through something, how often do you

[02:01] visit the author's profile? I almost never do it. Thirdly, the earnings there are minimal and can't be compared at all with long videos. Let's move on, why most people fail on YouTube. To understand how to grow

[02:15] on YouTube correctly, a beginner needs to understand

[02:34] listen to a beginner who has no experience at all? Most beginners go to YouTube and copy content that has flown in from large channels. But the fact that it has gained a lot of views does not mean that it will fly in, and often large channels

[02:48] take broad trending topics and, due to their existing audience, it systematically flies in. But this is a failed strategy for beginners for two reasons. First, because you do not yet have loyal viewers who

[03:02] will pick up this trend, and second, viewers will not watch a person who does not have any personal experience in this topic. So, what kind of content should beginners make in order to get the first 1,000 subscribers? Beginners need to make content

[03:16] that will work to establish trust with the viewer, and this is done through personal content and unique Let's look at how I got my first 1,000 subscribers. First, I talked about my experience with VIPas when there

[03:31] were about 300 people on my channel. In general, few people pass VIPas because it's In general, few people pass VIPas because it's such a M. Hardcore experience is 10 days of silence, 10 hours of meditation a day. This is powerful asceticism. They take away

[03:45] phones, books, and in general, everything that stimulates the brain is something that not everyone is capable of doing, and that's why this video got 55,000 views and brought 703 subscribers. From this, it follows

[03:57] that in order to get more average views, you need to talk about special things. That is, if you want to stand out in views, be different in your story and in your experience. Or here's another example. I went to study in Korea with a

[04:10] full grant, and from all over Kyrgyzstan, 10 people a year pass through this program, and I was among them. A special achievement is equal to 160,000 views and 6,000 new subscribers. I can already hear the objection that Saule And if I don't have any special

[04:25] achievements that I shouldn't go to YouTube now, I'll answer you. So, if there are no special achievements, I have a solution for you that also works very well. For example, you can set a unique, hard-to-reach goal for the masses and

[04:39] share the path to achieving it. For example, if your channel is in the IT niche, I would set a public goal for myself to get an offer from Google and would share all the internals, how I prepare for an interview, how I create a resume, and so on. Not

[04:53] only does not everyone get into Google, but even a few dream of it. And the fact that you distinguish you from others, accordingly, and your content, we need to give people a reason to watch us and remember us. If we copy other YouTubers, our

[05:09] videos will simply drown in a sea of ​​​​content. More examples: I gained 100,000 audience on YouTube, I told about this video, it flew in because not everyone has. Yes, I have 100 thousand subscribers on YouTube. I traveled from Korea to Thailand, also a strong achievement,

[05:24] so the video flew in very well, I made money there. I also got 100,000 dollars well, but again, not everyone can do that, so stop this video now and think. Answer the question, what can I tell that will be

[05:37] different and make me stand out from the crowd? Again, I talk about this very often, but do n't. Choose traditional paths. If you want non-traditional results, how do you choose a niche? You know. And many beginners are very driven about the niche,

[05:52] like, "What will my channel be about?" What should I film about? And here's my advice. If you have less than 100 subscribers on your channel, do n't worry about the niche at all. Just focus on what I want to film about. Ask yourself, what do I know

[06:08] now that I didn't know 2 years ago? What can I teach others by this? This is again about unique experience and achievements. For example, let's say you've learned a language to a certain level, and this means that you already have an information

[06:22] advantage. You can benefit someone who is a year or two ahead, and so on. And those who think that I need to choose one niche and stick to it at the initial stage, this is the wrong strategy. In general, it's okay to change the

[06:37] niche. As practice shows. On large that achieve maximum success, according to global statistics,

[06:50] make about two or three fateful decisions along the way. Beer beer - This is some kind of radical change in model, a radical change in niche. I heard this in a program about coffee money from Grebenyuk, and he says that Netflix,

[07:05] streaming service, was a video rental company. Yes, in the beginning, they rented out video cassettes that you could take for a couple of days to watch there and return back. So, one day, they simply decided to close all their

[07:19] film distribution in order to go into the online industry and become a movie theater, essentially. In the history of large YouTube channels, there are quite a few. Ale Adal, for example, started his channel with videos like How to get into

[07:33] Cambridge. Then he talked about devices, about technology, then about earnings. devices, about technology, then about earnings. Now he has gone into the productivity niche, and my channel, too, yes, gained its first core audience with videos about meditation, then I

[07:46] Korea, then about life. In Korea, then I really got into the beer niche of earning money online and then went into a related niche of earning money online through YouTube, so it is important to understand that beer is necessary for growth and you will have

[08:01] several of them, so at the initial stage there is no point in choosing and stopping at one niche. Instead, I advise you to focus on your target viewers who are already watching you and what pain points they have. Try to determine why they are

[08:15] unable to achieve the desired results, what objections they might have, and try to figure out how you can help them. For example, the main pain points of my viewers are building an audience on YouTube and monetizing it because this is what

[08:28] YouTube and monetizing it because this is what I myself suffered from. The first 4 years on YouTube, I watched a lot of videos on this topic, took many courses and experimented a lot, shared different tips there, and that's how I

[08:43] gained 180,000 subscribers, and those who are now watching me thanks to all these experiments and the value that I shared. Therefore, if you have already solved some problem in your life, for example, you took into account a language that you have not been able to do for a long time,

[08:58] yes, identify the problems due to which it was difficult for you to do this and talk about it. Tell the audience how you overcame these problems and learned the language, thus you will solve not only your problem but also the problem of

[09:12] your viewers. This is the value proposition. And the more valuable it is for your audience, the more loyal viewers you will have. Guys, if you want to quickly develop your YouTube channel and make money on it, I

[09:26] invite you to the YouTube Academy. Sign up at the link below. Waiting list for a new stream to be the first to receive the most favorable conditions before the start. When registering for the Waiting list, you will also get access to a free webinar

[09:38] where I talk about how experts make money on YouTube. In the webinar, I share my experience. How to become an expert from scratch, create content that attracts organic leads and make money through expert

[09:51] content. In addition, I reveal cool tools that will help you sell your products and services. Sign up for the waiting list and receive an hour and a half of super valuable information as a gift. Link below. Let's move on. If

[10:04] you are just starting out, you most likely think that now I will buy a camera for $ 1,000 and an expensive microphone and then I will start sawing content, but I hasten to disappoint you. or please the equipment does n't really affect the

[10:19] views that much, especially the picture. I have old videos recorded on an iPhone camera, which in terms of views aren't much different from those shot on a professional camera. There's also a cool case on the market for a couple of thousand dollars. Here's Wizard Fox,

[10:32] who has almost 7 million subscribers on YouTube, who shoots on an iPhone camera. Look at the quality and doesn't even use an external microphone. In addition, she has a strong accent in English, but all this didn't stop her from gaining a huge

[10:46] loyal audience. Which again suggests that the equipment isn't that important. What's more important is the sound. We can tolerate a bad picture there, but it's impossible to listen to bad sound, so I would recommend buying it. And you can buy any lavalier microphone there for 10

[11:00] dollars. There won't be much of a difference with expensive microphones. I have expert videos on my channel that I recorded with exactly this lavalier microphone, and this video got 150,000 views, and no one complained about the sound in the comments.

[11:13] Regarding the light, now I advise you to buy a softbox because it simplifies working with changes in sunlight, which In my opinion, they can cause a lot of trouble during editing. Studio lighting is not very expensive and in

[11:29] general, there is no big difference in the picture. You can buy any from Godex or Newer. Regarding the camera, I do not recommend buying an expensive camera until the blog has started to make money. Instead, you can just use a

[11:42] phone camera for those who are already advanced. Here is all the equipment that I use all the equipment that I use myself: all my cameras, lenses, microphones and lights. Let's now talk about creating the videos themselves on YouTube. The first and

[11:56] most important step is thinking through the idea. In order to pre- program your video for success, you need to train your observation in your and other niches. If I ask you now, name three topics that

[12:09] creators in your niche are currently filming and if you cannot answer me right away, you are not doing a thorough market analysis. You need to know all the intricacies of YouTube. Because to be a good producer, you need to be a good consumer first.

[12:25] You need to watch a lot of videos and combine different ideas. This is very well written in the book Steal Like an Artist. It says that there are no new ideas a priori. All new ideas are the result of your

[12:40] observation is considered shameful to spy on ideas from other people because inimitable However, it is worth understanding that creativity is the ability to combine several existing ideas, it is simply impossible to come up with anything fundamentally new out of the blue

[12:54] on the tube, the same thing Surely you also noticed that when someone has a hit idea, all the top creators in the same niche repeat it. Therefore, sometimes you go to YouTube and everyone has the same covers

[13:08] and titles, for example, a few months ago in my niche there was a trend for the concept of ago in my niche there was a trend for the concept of 99% and 1% monk mode, there are money habits that make you poor and everyone was filming about the same thing, only in their own

[13:23] way, therefore, as they say, creativity is essentially connecting two points and creating a connection between them. That is why you need to learn to subtly feel these trends, as they point to Shift in the interests of your

[13:37] audience. You never know when a cool idea will come to mind. I lost a lot of cool ideas like this. Forgetting to write them down, so I advise you to create a Google document or a separate folder in the notes on your iPhone and immediately

[13:51] write down and save your some ideas or you can directly save links to the videos you like, since often this is all forgotten when generating ideas,

[14:03] timing is also very important, this is especially important for expert and faceless channels, for example, on the stock market, when you buy shares, here you win buy shares, here you win big. But if you buy here,

[14:16] you have less or no growth at all on on YouTube, this is the first mover advantage, YouTube, this is the first mover advantage, so use Google trends X there,

[14:29] what's happening on Twitter, yes, trends always come first, research what's happening on Reddit, what people are discussing there, and here I want to reveal a secret to you. Take what's happening now, what's trending now,

[14:43] and analyze what your audience likes, what their interests are, and if you can find this golden mean between these two, you can really crack the code and get a lot of views, just like that. Verusya.

[14:58] Small channels with hundreds of thousands of views. A small channel. With the right timing, it can have the reach or success of a large channel. Therefore, if you want to grow quickly, create content that reflects exactly this. Here is the beginning of

[15:12] this trend. After the idea, in order of importance, we have Covers and titles Covers and titles are what determine the CTR ( click-through rate) of your video on my channel This rate is from 5 to 7% and this is the average

[15:26] figure among all channels on YouTube 2% is not enough so Try to keep it in the range from 5 to 7 and remember the words of Mr. Beast if your video is not clicked then it is not watched let's make this analogy

[15:40] Imagine you came to a cool five-star Michelin restaurant Ida is cool and the atmosphere is cool But you were served food on some kind of cheap plate that's what happens when you

[15:58] mess up at the last minute I also used to minutes I didn't bother with the title at all that's why I grew so slowly The first 4

[16:10] years but all the big YouTubers say the same thing we first choose an idea and then immediately carefully work out the cover and title and if a winning concept comes to mind They sit down and do it then The

[16:26] video itself and this is the right tactic because YouTube is not Wikipedia, I talk about this very often on YouTube. The number of slots in the recommendations section indicates that you need to sell the idea of watching a video and convince the viewer

[16:40] to click on it. I generally advise you to learn to think in terms of titles. For example, if someone tells me to make a video about moving, say, Yes, my first thought right now is, What will this video be called? If

[16:57] I can choose an attractive title in my head, I take this idea into development, and if not, then I immediately abandon it at this stage. Thanks to my experience with beginners and creators at the YouTube Academy, I identified two main

[17:12] mistakes that beginners make when choosing titles. Firstly, they choose titles that are too complex. For example, a complex title is the entrepreneurial triumph, launching an e-commerce empire, and a simple

[17:30] title is launching an online store. Simple steps to start selling right now. You need to understand that in the first version, complex ones are first version, complex ones are intricate.

[17:52] Yes, simplify, chew, and the coolest thing about simple titles is that that they open access to a wider audience. What gives more views? Please don't make the titles vague. But get

[18:05] straight to the point. The viewers have neither the time nor the desire to guess what you meant there. Mistake number two is descriptive titles. Let's start right away with examples. A descriptive title is a step-by-step guide to mastering

[18:20] photographic composition. An intriguing title would sound like this: Acquire your photos with this amazing trick. Again, if your title sounds like an article from Wikipedia or an encyclopedia, as in the first version, then this video

[18:34] most likely simply won't be clicked. Descriptive titles are more suitable for a search engine for Wikipedia. And if we want to get into the rivers, then the titles should sell. Solve a specific problem. Target

[18:48] specific pain points of the audience and trigger them. The titles should be convincing. Sell a specific result. An urgent need. Structure and trigger curiosity. I want to share a super cool secret of how I find

[19:02] cool titles. I always steal them from articles. Think for yourself. What was before? Before YouTube, we had articles and newspapers, and what determined their success was,

[19:14] first of all, the correct headline. The headline in articles works the same way as the title on YouTube. Well-developed headlines that successfully trigger people's emotions. That's why I advise you to skip articles on your topic in Google or

[19:29] Yandex. I also really like the Medium service and VID. IQ, by the way, also throws up cool personalized ideas with titles for your channel. Let's now talk about covers. The most important thing you should

[19:44] understand is that the preview works in combination with the title, so please do not repeat the same text in the title and in the cover. You have a limited number of characters, so this is such a waste. Yes, precious

[19:58] opportunities. Use the text on the cover to enhance your title. To further develop it, here are examples of covers on my channel, and the title and text on the cover are never repeated. How I shoot my covers: firstly, I

[20:13] set up the camera in 4K and pose for the cover in front of each When filming a video, I have makeup on and I'm fresh, and here's the Golden Rule: Your face should take up 30% of

[20:25] the cover. Try to look the viewer in the eye. Don't wear glasses or distract your gaze. This will hinder the creation of contact with your viewer. Goes without saying. As they say, but previews should be bright and

[20:38] stand out from the competition. For example, I use this thumbnail service.

[21:01] keeps the viewer, and it determines how long the video will be viewed. how long the video will be viewed. If you have a high CTR and AWD, then getting into YouTube recommendations will depend on it. And this guarantees you hundreds of thousands of views. That is,

[21:14] at least 50% of the video depends on the script, and it is especially important in expert videos. Let's take the script in order, roughly speaking. It consists of three parts. The first is the intro introduction, the second is the Buddy body and outro ending. Let's start with the

[21:31] intro. The ideal intro should not be longer than 30 seconds. You should fit into this time, ideally even 15 seconds, and convince the viewer to continue watching your videos. How it's done. It is very important to understand that when viewer A clicked on the

[21:46] cover, he already had some expectations from what was promised in the cover and title of the video, and in 15-30 seconds you must fulfill or even exceed the promise in the video packaging,

[22:00] otherwise the viewer will simply disappear because his expectations were not met. For example, this video is called a step-by-step guide to becoming a millionaire, and on the cover it says your first million and some

[22:13] corresponding scheme. Let's analyze what is said in the video. This is a plan on how to earn your first million dollars. I will tell you how to do it step by step, even if you start with the first dollar. So, in the plan, there are three levels, and the first

[22:27] level is that at the beginning of the video, he immediately voices what was promised in the cover for In order to minimize the drop in for In order to minimize the drop in retention and get straight to the point, this

[22:40] is the Golden Rule of writing intros. cool examples and show how to write cool, catchy phrases that

[22:55] generate interest and hold attention. We analyze how to use human psychology to add intrigue and immediately demonstrate expertise. If you are interested, follow the link in the description. Watch the lesson from the most

[23:07] favorite module of YouTube Academy students about scripts. Let's move on to the Body. This is the main part of your video. In it, you reveal the whole essence of your thought and describe everything by arguments. This is the main mistake of

[23:20] beginners. They simply don’t write scripts. They turn on the camera and start talking, but their thoughts run wild, the arguments are not structured, and it becomes difficult for the viewer to follow your thoughts. And incomprehensibility is the main reason why people leave

[23:36] your video, so it is very important to think through each thought and argument and write down at least the key thoughts in bullet point format. For example, I write scripts word for word in Google Docs. Of course, this

[23:48] takes me a lot of time, but it saves time when filming and provides the structure that is necessary to prevent my thoughts from wandering off somewhere into the wilds, which is again detrimental to retention. This is the

[24:00] structure that I use. First, this is the formulation of a problem or solution depending on the topic. I start with a problem or offer a solution. Second, this is warming up the audience through storytelling. People in general perceive

[24:16] stories more easily than dry facts or figures. For example, even large or figures. For example, even large companies like the UN, when they conduct fundraising campaigns, they do not show statistics but tell

[24:30] the story of one person or one child because one child because stories are captivating. This is embedded in our human genetics. Next, we have the climax, this is the moment where

[24:43] the problem or solution is revealed, to which I lead up, and at the end, closing objections and or conclusion. Here it is very important to answer possible doubts of the viewer and

[24:56] this shows that you understand his thoughts. And thus, it strengthens the argument itself. This is the structure of storytelling. Screenshots are required. Use them in your scripts and I am sure it will help you improve your skills. in writing your

[25:11] scripts Now let's figure out how to write the ending about YouTubers they say that a video should never end like a YouTuber the hardest thing you can do on YouTube is to get this most desired click and hold

[25:25] people's attention And when you have already captured their attention, this is the only case when we can personally ask people for something or recommend something from ourselves If you are an expert and you have your own products or services, it's time to

[25:38] advertise them, and if you are just starting out, at least recommend YouTube so that the viewer stays on your channel longer and watches all your videos I thought a lot about this

[25:51] topic Why do some people capture attention from the first seconds, while others remain unnoticed now I will reveal to you the secret of the best storytellers and speakers they really understand how people's emotions work, they know how to

[26:05] evoke the desired reactions and hold attention until the end and this is a super-powerful skill that not only captivates viewers but also convinces them this is what top marketers and salespeople actively use David Phillips, who studied 5,000

[26:21] speakers, notes that although 60% of people consider their decisions logical, they are always dictated by emotions and instincts. Our hormones control mood and perception. Here are a few examples of how this can be used in our scripts.

[26:36] For example, when Dopamine is released in our viewer's brain, he becomes more motivated, his concentration increases. And that's what we need. Yes, to keep him watching our videos, you can trigger the release of dopamine through

[26:49] techniques such as hooks. For example, why doesn't anyone talk about this? It's so important to know about this right away. Yes, everyone still focuses and expects the continuation of the story, or through cliff hangers, moments of tension or

[27:05] uncertainty, for example. What happened next, no one talks about it, or can you trigger the release of oxytocin, the hormone of attachment, empathy and trust? When we evoke these emotions, the audience feels a connection, misses the content and is

[27:22] ready to support the author, any highs and lows or confidence, drive and resilience, in scripts you can show moments of triumph and personal growth of yourself or There are other characters, this is what

[27:51] Here is this book, Story worthy, by Dick. It teaches you how to turn everyday experiences into cool stories, and also gives tips and techniques on how to find the essence of a story, make it more personal, accessible, and in conclusion, I want to

[28:06] share with you my super cool secret that helps me quickly work on long, high-quality scripts. This is a very cool type for those

[28:18] who have a hard time writing long scripts. Writing scripts is such a scripts. Writing scripts is such a labor-intensive process, it requires structure, it takes a lot of time, so I want to share a cool trick that

[28:31] I recently discovered for myself. I go to the gpt chat, turn on the voice input function and just start talking. I tell him please,

[28:56] clear and logical text, and thanks to this, I save a lot of time, for example. So I wrote this script in 3 days. I managed to prepare a 25-page text. This approach allows you to quickly translate ideas into a script. I highly

[29:13] recommend trying editing - This is not just cutting frames, but full-fledged storytelling. It enhances the script and helps convey the main meaning to the viewer. Editing helps make the information more visual. How They say it's better to show

[29:28] than to tell. From experience, I can say that when I tell something dryly and monotonously, audience retention immediately drops. But when I add animation graphics or visual examples to my story, statistics show that

[29:44] viewer retention soars significantly. Therefore, editing is key to maintaining audience attention. I use CapCut, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere Pro for editing, and for the first 4 years on YouTube, I edited all my

[29:58] videos myself because the channel then brought in almost no income. But if you have the opportunity, I recommend outsourcing the editing to a specialist, especially professional programs such as Premiere Pro and After Effects, where you can create

[30:12] cool effects and animations, for example. My editor now uses Premiere Pro for cutting and After Effects for adding.

[30:25] time. Sometimes it took me a whole week to prepare one video. However, my main strength is generating viral ideas and writing scripts. Therefore, to increase productivity and release more videos for the channel, I decided to

[30:39] outsource the editing. This allows me to free up time and focus on creating new ideas and scripts. I advise you to do the same, especially if editing doesn't bring you pleasure and your channel isn't related to the

[30:54] creation of any cinematic content, but, for example, is expert or informational. Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of experience working with an editor and developed detailed technical specifications that clearly state how I see

[31:08] my videos, what fonts to use, what transitions are necessary, how to display quotes on the screen, and so on. The more detailed your technical specifications are, the better the result will be. As practice shows, I want to share

[31:21] my technical specifications with you. Follow the link in the description to download it. Use it as a template for creating your own high-quality videos. Guys, that's all. Subscribe to my Telegram channel there. I do analyses of cool niches on

[31:37] YouTube, income models, and throw out viral topics. This video was super long. I hope you liked it. Please write in the comments what thoughts you have about growing on YouTube. I wish everyone good luck, see you in the

[31:52] YouTube. I wish everyone good luck, see you in the next video. Bye-bye.