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Are you falling for these 15 YouTube growth myths? 🤯

In this video, we reveal the truth behind 15 YouTube Growth Myths: Paid vs. Organic Debunked!

Whether you're thinking of starting a channel or growing one, this is a must-watch before you upload another video.

There’s so much misinformation floating around — from "Only new videos get promoted by YouTube to you can't grow a channel without shorts." I'll break it down and show you what actually works in 2025 for small and growing creators.

Stop wasting time on outdated strategies and start growing smarter. You’ll learn:
✅ Which myths are slowing your growth
✅ The truth about paid vs. organic reach
✅ What the algorithm actually favors now
✅ Actionable steps to grow faster with confidence

🎯 Watch this before you fall for another YouTube myth!

For a video on how to earn the most money as a small creator on day 1 click on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMP6WTmuTis&t=19s

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Transcript
00:00If you're growing a YouTube channel or thinking about it, then you need to stop believing in these 15 myths
00:06because they're killing your channel and your growth, okay?
00:09Number one is I need to wait until everything's perfect before starting.
00:14And this is a belief that holds a lot of people back.
00:16I mean, the reality is your first so many videos, it's your training ground.
00:20You have to start off, make crappy videos, and constantly get better
00:25because you learn by experimenting and getting out there.
00:29So it's going to delay your growth if you're waiting for everything to be perfect, okay?
00:34Next one is you need expensive equipment to succeed in YouTube, and that's false, okay?
00:40The thing is your storytelling and your messaging is actually more important.
00:45And don't get me wrong.
00:46I mean, obviously you need a decent microphone, a decent web camera.
00:51This is natural light I'm using.
00:53So you don't need the best editing to get started or the best equipment.
00:57You can do really good with some very inexpensive equipment, okay?
01:01All right.
01:03Next up is if my content is good, people will just find it.
01:06That's false.
01:07I mean, here's the thing.
01:08You can have the best video in the world, but if you mess up the SEO, the thumbnail, your title, your channel SEO,
01:16your video can stay hitting.
01:18I mean, YouTube's a machine.
01:19You have to make the video for the machine as well as for people, both, okay?
01:23Number three, I think it's three, is more views equals more money.
01:30That's not always true.
01:31I had this belief for such a long time.
01:33There's a lot to monetization, okay?
01:36And one is engagement.
01:38If people die often early in the video, then your channel's going to have a hard time earning money.
01:44Your niche barely affects it, okay?
01:47If you're in, like, beetle fighting, this is maybe beetle humping, then it's going to be hard to make money from that.
01:54And there's so many things that come into monetization.
01:56The truth is you can make a lot of money with a very small channel with little views, okay?
02:02You can still make some pretty good money if you know what you're doing.
02:05All right.
02:06Next one is subscribers equals success.
02:09And subscribers, they do matter, don't get me wrong.
02:14I mean, you need 100 to get a custom URL and need 1,000 to put ads on your videos.
02:19And it makes your channel look credible, right?
02:22And good.
02:23It's bragging rights.
02:24But, I mean, I'll give you a little interesting tip, right?
02:28If somebody watches one or two or more of your videos in a certain amount of your time,
02:34YouTube already considers them a subscriber.
02:36You know, so they're not as big as they used to be, okay?
02:41All right.
02:42Next up, you don't need to promote your videos outside of YouTube.
02:48That's a myth.
02:49I mean, YouTube's a giant.
02:50Don't get me wrong.
02:50It's the number two website in the world, right?
02:54However, I really do believe this, that the secret to really making money is leverage.
03:00You know, so we only have 24 hours in a day.
03:02You already make the video.
03:04You could do a lot with that video.
03:05You could post that same video other places.
03:09There's a lot of places you can do that, too.
03:11And you can repurpose it.
03:12So you do the work once, and you continue to make money off of it.
03:16And that really is a good thing, okay?
03:19All right.
03:19Next up, only new YouTube videos get promoted by YouTube.
03:24That's not true.
03:25It's not.
03:25I know this for a fact.
03:28Clearly, the first 24, 72 hours are already critical for click-through rates, retention,
03:33watch time, engagement.
03:36And if it does good in those metrics, then YouTube will expand that into home, search,
03:40suggested, and more.
03:42However, evergreen content, like videos, they can get views way, like, years later.
03:49Through search traffic, suggested videos, so if people watch similar topics, your video
03:54could pop up, external boosts, and your channel authority.
03:59All right.
04:01And I've had videos that I made years ago do way better than new videos.
04:05So it's true.
04:06All right.
04:07Tags are the key to SEO is definitely false.
04:10They can be a little bit helpful.
04:13They mattered a lot more in the past, but not nearly as much.
04:18Now it's mostly, like, retention.
04:22You know, if people drop off early, that kills your video.
04:26Thumbnails, titles can all be more helpful, okay?
04:30You can't succeed in 2025 without shorts.
04:34That's a myth.
04:36You can, but you'll grow faster with shorts.
04:39And here's the thing.
04:40Shorts have, like, a lower barrier to entry.
04:45They're 15 seconds.
04:46They're so easy to make.
04:48And they actually can do a lot better with – they're pushed off to non-subscribers.
04:55They do more.
04:56And you can get thousands of views in a day from a short video.
04:59You know, it shows your personality, builds awareness, and you can get in front of more people.
05:05So it definitely – but here's the thing.
05:07You can actually grow a YouTube channel without shorts.
05:10It just might be slower if you do really good with retention, your thumbnails, and stuff like that, and posting consistently.
05:18Paid growth is bad or unethical.
05:22It is a myth, okay?
05:24Because it can complement organic growth.
05:27Paid ads have a lot of advantages.
05:30You know, increased subscribers, faster channel growth.
05:33It improves organic performance and testing power.
05:39And it really is a lot.
05:40So when it comes to traffic, I buy into the whole belief of a shotgun approach, you know?
05:45Basically, I mean, do it all, you know?
05:48And they all work.
05:52Okay.
05:53You need a huge budget to see results with YouTube ads is a myth, okay?
05:57Even a small budget can work, like $5, $10 a day.
06:01If you test wisely, you know, and you focus very heavily – like, for example, you could focus heavily on targeted people who are specifically searching for your offer.
06:11You could do that.
06:12And views don't matter.
06:14What matters is the click-through rate, the cost per view, and the conversion rate.
06:19The conversion rate is everything.
06:20And you should be sending them to a landing page to collect emails, okay?
06:24And you could do a lot, which is a little bit of money.
06:28All right.
06:29You can buy your way to the top.
06:31That's a myth, too, okay?
06:32Because here's the thing.
06:33The important thing is engagement, audience trust, quality.
06:36And if you throw a bunch of monies on a shitty video, then it's just not going to work.
06:40It's going to be a waste of money, okay?
06:42So you still need a decent video there.
06:46Paying for views always helps organic reach is a myth.
06:49But paid traffic, it only matters if viewers watch and engage with it.
06:55So that's why everything else still matters, okay?
06:58Paid ads just amplify things.
07:01Okay.
07:02So hopefully this was at least a little bit helpful.
07:04And if you want more, I have a video on how to make the most bang for your buck as a small creator.
07:13With little views, you can still make very good money.
07:15I'm going to show you how to do that.
07:16I'll put the video up here as a short video explains how to do this.
07:21And I'll put it down as well.
07:22It's really just how to make the most money from a small channel.
07:27From day one, you don't need to wait until 1,000 subscribers to make money.
07:30You can make money on day one.
07:32And you can make pretty good money if you know what you're doing, okay?
07:35If you have a plan.
07:36And this video goes over that.
07:38So hopefully that might help, too.
07:40And, yeah, I wish you the best.
07:41You have a wonderful rest of your day.
07:43Bye.

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