Understanding What Your Audience Wants on YouTube With Mark From RedBeardFlynn
Jan 19, 2024
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Mark, a gaming content creator with 10K subscribers, discusses knowing his audience, the challenges of the gaming space on YouTube, and unique ways to make money as a creator. He also talks about balancing personal and creator life, staying true to your niche, finding pride in content creation, and the power of collaboration for YouTube creators.
Creating valuable and niche content based on personal passion and expertise leads to improved traction and engagement on YouTube.
Finding multiple monetization opportunities, aligned with brand and audience interests, helps gaming content creators succeed on YouTube.
Deep dives
Overview of the YouTube Creators Hub Podcast
The YouTube Creators Hub Podcast aims to help creators succeed on YouTube by sharing insights and strategies. The host interviews successful YouTube creators to discuss various aspects of being a content creator, including channel growth, making money, and behind-the-scenes experiences. The podcast offers advice and tips on starting a YouTube channel and making videos that resonate with audiences. It also highlights tools like TubeBuddy that can assist creators in their YouTube journey.
The Journey of Mark's Redbeard Flynn YouTube Channel
Mark, the guest on the podcast, shares his story of building the Redbeard Flynn YouTube channel. He started as a gaming and writing content creator on Twitch, but soon realized the importance of having a YouTube channel for discoverability. Initially, his YouTube videos lacked effort and value, resulting in limited traction. Eventually, Mark focused on his passion for MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing games) and leveraged his knowledge and experience to create more valuable and niche content. He discusses the challenges he faced, the mistakes he made, and how he gradually improved his content, finding a balance between quality and quantity.
Monetization and Growth Strategies
Monetizing a gaming channel can be challenging, but Mark shares his strategies. He mentions his journey to meet the YouTube Partner Program requirements and the fluctuating ad revenue he experiences. In addition to ad revenue, Mark explores additional monetization opportunities, such as Twitch streaming and merchandise. He emphasizes the importance of providing value to his audience and ensuring that any monetization methods align with his brand and audience's interests. Regarding growth, Mark encourages creators to continue improving their content, find their unique voice, and be open to collaborations outside their niche. He also advises creators to focus on long-term goals and not get discouraged by temporary setbacks.
Tips for Success and Final Thoughts
Mark concludes by sharing valuable tips for creators. He stresses the significance of taking pride in one's creations and finding satisfaction in the process. Mark advises creators to critically evaluate their content, strive for improvement, and identify what works and what doesn't. He emphasizes the importance of consistency, perseverance, and maintaining a healthy balance between content creation and personal life. Mark encourages creators to remember that everyone starts somewhere, and as long as they keep going, they have the potential to find success on YouTube.
In this episode, I sit down with Mark from the RedBeardFlynn YouTube channel. Mark is a gaming content creator that has grown his channel to 10K subscribers in under a year and a half. He talks about knowing his audience and what they want, not casting to wide of a net, and how to balance personal and creator life. We discuss the difficulties of being in the gaming space on YouTube, how he grew his channel so quickly, and the unique ways that he makes money as a creator.
About Mark
I am an author and content creator who started writing all the way back in 2016 and started making gaming and writing content in 2021 on twitch and 2022 on Youtube. I started with what I knew: MMORPGs and RPGs because that's where I spent my childhood.