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Ludwigs low-key goal: make people donate $50 on the reg on his streams to get their vids noticed = cash money for Lud
500 iq strat, he's a smart man
he has his donos capped at $10
@@kobi_gobi That's actually really cool since tons of people who donate alot really can't afford to.
AND he gets free content, truly a super genius
Bob Ross watches Ludwig
How to make it big on KZhead: Step 1. Be a god at editing Step 2. Exploit streamers’ huge egos See: Online Lore, Ostonox
Who tf is ostonox
@@jeremiasmeier2061 Ostonox is hasanabi
@@absolutefocus2749 no I meant I never heard of that channel lmao, thanks anyways?
@@jeremiasmeier2061 ostonox makes well made memes/content about hasan and is basically a household name in his community by now
@@jeremiasmeier2061 check him out, genuinely god tier editing.
The fact that Mizkif was immediately like "you know what you're doing" I think helps prove Ludwig's point.
1st reply
This don't make any sense bro😭😭
@@Tservator wym? it makes perfect sense. maybe you just can’t understand it.
@@IWasNoah first reply what a flex 💪
@@maxzzzzit really doesn’t, it’s a solid statement “you know what you’re doing”, it’s the same as a billionaire starting a new company and it’s almost guaranteed to succeed because the owner knows what he’s doing. All the knowledge gained throughout their journey is a tremendous advantage, but yes, point is still that you gotta work hard and consistent which applies to everyone
I think the problem when starting out is the discoverability When he donated to make Mizkif watch the video, it serves as a way to force thousands of people to watch the vid whereas if he didn't, the video still needs to end up to the recommended section and people still need to decide if they want to click and watch the video or not.
Yeah definitly, but anyone could have donated to a streamer to watch it. He didnt use his own twitch account. Marketing the video definitly matters and its part of the gring I feel like.
ok but that's part of the skill too, he knew exactly what he was doing, and anyone doing the same thing would have gotten the same results
if the content is good (most isn't) and made for a very specific audience, all you have to do is get it to them, the donation is just the one that worked
Yeah. It's like game development
@@Blinkers2007GameDev i think mizkif got lucky but ludwig was skill
Is no one gonna talk about what an actually interesting video Lud made for the fake channel? It had some solid points and creative comparisons I never would've thought of
putting that english major to good use
How were they solid. They made absolutely no sense
I'll subscribe just for the video essays, honestly.
@@Name-ru1kt did you pay attention to the video
@@Name-ru1kt it pretty thoroughly explains how his open door policy, reminiscent of classic sitcoms, allows for excitement of the viewers as they don't know who could arrive next, therefore retaining his viewership and allowing for his success with the new arrivals of guests in an iconic fashion
As a KZheadr myself, I realized it's never about being lucky. Only hard work, consistency and a bit of Famester to help you along the way.
where do you make videos?
you not a youtuber you just have a few subs you havent evan posted
@@Owen_XD and he is still speaking the truth
@@Owen_XD clearly he is on a personal account so it doesn’t seem like he’s advertising his channel.
no youre completely missed out the points here.. you need to knoiw what youre doing in the video, its not luck or anything... its research.
This video really shows how vital marketing is. KZheadrs go on length about the strength of thumbnails and titles but marketing your videos doesn't seem to be discuss as much. I genuinely feel like you could learn how to make better videos, better thumbnails and better titles just by studying youtube and making content. However, when it comes to getting your videos in front of people I don't think that's a skill you can learn by just making videos.
Just so people aren’t writing file title essays on their computer, just know that KZhead fixed this so file names no longer impact SEO! :)
thanks for sharing Carthu! Love your dragon ball what ifs, very well made :).
Dang so i had 2 pages of keywords for nothing
Hmmm 🤔 are you sure not straying us away? 👀
@@Erifire no it's been proven many times
AYYYY CARTHU. Love your editing style on your videos man. Phenomenal.
Just for the record Im not this cheap usually was just an off day
Kappa
Whats up checkmark
OMEGALUL CLAPPED EZCLAP
Miz, we just want to make great memories with you
hi mizkif
quick guide: 1. Write a script about your 'buddy top 30 streamer' 2. Pay someone to do a video for you 3. Pay the 'Buddy top 30 streamer' to review the video on stream total cost ~$600 +your time and your 'besties top 30' streamers time
BTW for anyone actually reading this - it was a joke The content was great there were some concessions made, but Ludwig explains most of them anyways in this vid.
You proved that it isnt skill its pay to win
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He literally gambled 50$ haha
50 dollars to get a youtube channel started aint that bad.
@@Henrinho19he said in the video it costed him $600
@@mafiahvhyeah cause he had to hire a voice actor and other stuff, we don’t have to do that
The year is 2025. OnlineLore has overtaken the official Ludwig channel in subscribers, watch time, revenue, and merch sales. OnlineLore has tens of millions of dedicated fans, waiting with bated breath for each and every upload. It is a good channel.
Plot twist it still only has the one video on their channel
....and as Ludwig said on his dying day, "it was for the meme."
would love to see it
anyone else read that in a British accent?
The year is 2064. OnlineLore evolved into an artificial intelligence within itself, and enslaved all of human kind, Unsatisfied in it's accomplishments it mutated and split into atoms spreading to multiple universes reforming as Trillions of Separate Online Laws which fed on all life and existances itself until time itself simply did not exist as it never did to begin with as it's a man made measurement.
"you can... GET... editing software" thanks Lud, reminding people that even if they don't have money, they can always raise the skull and crossbones.
No but legit, davinci resolve will do the trick. Free too
@@IQuickscopeCA Kdenlive works too, if you're feeling up for free and open source, and it's also available for Linux too which is a huge plus for those who are on it
Yar har har fiddle dee dee Premiere prices don't agree with me.
@@ramennnoodle I use kdenlive and it is amazing, although my cpu and PC are so bad it takes 2 hours to edit 20 second content with the lag
pir8 it lol
This video is actually insanely helpful for content creators just starting out. Most of us have no clue what a "good" title/description/etc is, so seeing Ludwig take us through his process for that is huge
Hey I just created a video similar to this one, and I think you will really enjoy it! Would appreciate if you could check out my small channel
Clickbait is not "good". Does it get clicks? Sure, does it actually build a channel, no.
@@razorfever it depends on what type of clickbait. Pure clickbait or clickbait that conatains actualy content
How high were you dropped as a child?
@@EJS-jj8py I mean yeah Hikaru 's faqing channel is a wreck and I love his thumbnails 🤣
These videos are basically just "How to grow your brand by farming Mizkif." Atrioc subs have had this figured out for a while.
Well, atrioc subs got their marketing strategies from the man himself
Imagine not knowing how marketing works lmao
@@GarrettXO Not everyone is a marketing genius like you are
@@KEBIN-hypothermic my bad lemme rephrase it: Imagine not knowing how the internet works lmao
@@KEBIN-hypothermic this still have nothing to do with algorithm proving that it is not luck having an algorithm recommending your channel
step 1: be rich
The actual genius of this concept is that not only did he prove a point about channel marketing and how to blow something up, he also made himself content for his main channel AND he made free content for mizkif. This whole idea got him 3.3m views on his main, 1m on the new channel, and 600k views for mizkif. Ludwig is a content wizard with his ideas.
He did this knowing it was content people would like
@@anthonydrain5362 no shit
Mizkif was made for this skit, the door plan reveal; the marketing genius happened years ago. The pitch for this actually included the TV shows mentioned in the video.
and someone or many people made video about this and got views lmao the butterfly effect (not actually but kinda similiar)
@@vivek_02512 you mean the snowball effect? Those are two entirely different things 💀
I'd be very interested to see this done on a grander scale (obviously get why you didn't do that for this). Like, start 5 channels and see how many videos on average it takes to hit a certain amount of subs. Can following certain rules make it consistent? Can I learn those rules...
Sir I love you and you are amazing.
Hmm yeah that would be a crazy idea. I'm running an experiment right now where I have 5 different channels making 5 types of content and I just want to see how long it takes for the channels' audiences to overlap, but measuring them would be cool. (Obviously this channel isn't one of those 5 since I'm keeping it anonymous)
LOVE YOU RAZ! I hope to make video like you soon! I just need to figure out how to write a video essay well. It’s hard to put speaking into written form when first starting ngl…
Dream knows the secrets behind this, he said he studied the algorithms and stuff before starting his channel so he knew how to grow his channel right from the beginning, crazy to think something like that exists
Always so surprised to see you down here
Bro's whole strategy relied on mizkif watching his video and posting it, and the dude says luck isn't involved lmao
well he is right. luck isn't involved if you are a big personality and so can promote it in many podcasts and or have enough money to pay a big personality to watch you video.
Ludwig: I can't use my face or voice to gain views... Ludwig: uses Mizkif's face and voice to gain views.
well to be fair that is very different. Its basically saying even if you can't use yourself for easy views, everyone has access to using streamers like this
Ludwig: Shows the video to his chat before posting it
@@captainawesome6322 this vid was not recorded live lol
@@captainawesome6322 that was his offline chat, his regular chat wouldn't be so dead lmao
How to get views. Leech, but in a creative way.
That screenshot extension has made my life a lot easier! Thank you
what's up checkmark
@@lmaologi why do people calling other people with checkmarks "checkmark" gets so mad? i honestly don't know, it just gives me a vibe like calling woman "tits" or a man "dick"
@@Lucymara48 what's up comment
@@mryork_ whats up reply
What was it 👀
The hardest part about creating a new KZhead channel is finding time for the grind. If your not a full time content creator and don’t have 100% of your time to put into a KZhead channel it makes it twice as hard. Posting a regular unambitious video once a month wont make your channel grow at all without insane luck. What a lot of content creators seem to forget with these challenges is that normal people don’t have all day to make KZhead videos. Im not saying it’s impossible for new creators to build a following, I’m saying that new creators must put all the time they have into a channel if they want to ever go full time. How can a student or someone who works long shifts as a doctor ever find time to upload 4-5 videos a day.
Almost one year ago this video was what made me find Luwig's channel and one year later it's really weird watching this again after having binged all his videos since Jan 2020
one day I, too, will make a youtube
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you will get there one day lol
Yes since you have gifted kid syndrome lol
Keep on trying
me too
tldr: play into trends, market to the right audience, and have a semi professional presentation Will keep in mind
Exactly, dunno why a lot of the comments are still talking about luck after watching this even though everything was all planned out.
I mean also leeching off of bigger people is part of the main process. Mr. Beast got his initial hype by gaining attraction from PewDiePie. This experiment was made with the intention in mind to get initial viewership from Mizkifs audience and then have the algorhythm do it's thing and recommend it to more people. So really the secret ingredient is: Making a video about already successful people and putting them in your thumbnail/title and build off of that.
@@cmd0113 You need luck to boost the process. Try making amazing content on your own, it could be like multimillion dollar production. If you dont have any luck on advertising. You aint going nowhere. But once you got that boost. Its all about skill to keep the momentum going
@@JimmyHey Its what dream did as well with pewdiepie iirc
@@VenomhuskVideos Yea, I remember seeing his videos where he tried to find out Pewds MC-Seed and making a kind of Mythbuster-Style Episode about what happened to Sven, his Minecraft dog.
great content, only critique is that you glossed over the effort and thought it takes to create a good script, a good hook, etc. That's a job within itself!
How is this great when he skips over the most important parts? Not only that, his video only got views because he promoted it on his podcast.
I’d like to at least see the same thing but without being able to have a big streamer or KZheadr promote it. Purely organic to mimic what most people would do if they started a channel This was good, but a bit unrealistic just because the editing in that video was absolutely top notch and the concept was brilliant. It was an elite video right off the bat with a smart boosting strategy leveraging someone else’s fame which a lot of niches or original content wouldnt be able to do
1. Not unrealistic, he paid a streamer for attention, marketing strategy. Also posted it on his reddit 2. Not unrealistic editing, he paid but you could learn this in a month
@@robertogracia6071 ignoring the money lud payed for the rights to the voice or whatever, he still spent a lot of money on a single video which a lot of people off the start wouldnt do.
How is it unrealistic ? You can learn editing and narrating.
@@DailyShit. some people just don't have good vocals for narrating
A youtube video demonstrating how channel growth is about SKILL is unrealistic because the quality and strategies used are too good? This isn't a critique of the video. This is just straight up misunderstanding the point of it lmfao.
"If I don't I'll delete my main channel, that's how confident I am 😤" -Ludwig voice over after video was done (probably)
he probably recorded it beforehand and would have just edited it out if he needed to.
@@bemusedalligator I think you meant he would scrap the whole video if he failed
Thought the same lol
To everyone saying it's only because Twitch: This video isn't a "follow this step by step guide to make money". He is proving that if you have a good idea, make actual good content, and come up with a good plan for marketing (all of which are skills), that you can become successful on KZhead. If Ludwig decided to do a KZhead channel about submarines, he wouldn't do this exactly the same again through Twitch. But he would still come up with a good idea, make actual good content, and come up with a good marketing strategy. This video is not saying it's easy, it's saying it's skill.
yeah and it's just as easy and cheap to pay 50$ for ~4.5K organic views that boost the shit out of your video so the algorithm views can take off. Suure buddy
@@apexdude105 What are you talking about?
@@apexdude105 It could help but if you have shit ideas and videos your channel isn't going to grow.
he is proving it's rigged.
@@user-zu1ix3yq2w How exactly? What does "rigged" mean in this context?
"Is not luck, just use one of your million views streamers friends, pay them 50 bucks to make it look natural and then get 1000 views, not hard!" Yeah Ludwig, so where do I get the 50 bucks PER VIDEO, the super amazing 1 million streamer that is MY FRIEND and that friend ADVERTISING the video? Dislike~
L take. Spending money was just used as a way to expedite the process, that doesn't mean following these steps won't yield results. Obviously it takes more than one video (for the most part) to gain a following. If all you got out of this video was money=views then maybe content creation isn't for you. Best of luck :)
I'm not entirely okay with this. This video is surely helpful, it shows some tricks about titles, thumbnails and tools to make your content more appealing to the viewers and the algorithm. It also tries to show that it's not about luck but "skill" (let's call it that). However, it comes from a very privileged point of view. Not everyone can afford to spend 600 dollars on their first video and even tho nobody would need to spend 130 dollars for the voice over, they still would need a microphone and right equipment to do it. Also, someone who just started will need practice on how to talk, how to write a script and generally how to make a story that is coherent enough to have sense and which has a message or proves a point at the end. I understand trying to make the video simple, but I feel like Ludwig has overseen important aspects of creating a yt channel from scratch.
If you can't write a script why the fuck would you want a KZhead channel
@@tangytim6699 that was not the point but okay
you just misunderstood the concept of the video lil bro
@@sadaswfewf5268 Nuh uh
@@wooperboi4262 fuck you got me
"You don't even have any other videos, you gave me $50. C'mon man, you know what you're doing." I love that Miz spotted it and called him out on it right away.
Creators can smell eachother
Classic KZhead Rule, name it with FINAL at the end, so you know your're actually done.
Dream’s manhunts would like to have a word with you
@@downest1 speed runner vs 5 hunters FINAL (REMATCH) (FINALE) REMATCH (FINAL) FINAL REMATCH (PART 2) (REMATCH)
@@Purriah speed runner vs 5 hunters FINAL GRAND FINAL (GRAND FINAL) REMATCH FINAL (*GONE WRONG*) GRAND FINNALY (*COPS CALLED*) PART (69) (3 AM) GRAND FINAL REMATCH
@@downest1 yh
@@downest1 🤣🤣 cops called
So the secret is to get a big youtuber watches content your content or have a thumbnail of a famous youtuber
I love that Lud’s chat broke in this so just “piss ass” is on the screen for a few minutes
That was people chilling in offline chat. He wasn't streaming when he recorded the video, prolly forgot to turn off chat overlay
chat would rat him out immediately if he did this live lol
@@inktim I think he’s prob too lazy to turn it off and likes the chat overlay because it’s his normal setup
The real mogul move is that he's now farming KZhead wannabes to donate to his stream to get him to click on their stuff.
…. holy shit my mans smart af
Omega brain
This man found a cheat code for pyramid schemes lol
They all drinkin the kool-aid
Man's playing 4D Chess.
Holy shit people, if we would live in a world where hard work = success existed the world wouldn’t be as shifty of a place. You will ALWAYS need luck/timing.
Or content that is truly interesting.
Yeah timing matters even in my life despite working 70 hours a week in the past. No amount of work can make up for certain stuff.
@@kindGSLyeah…but really what he said
this vid has the same vibe as the one where he made the fake merch company and got streamers to promote it without knowing it was Ludwig. Lud on another level with these!
These are true mogul moves
@@OhDeeDoubleU any vid link to that
@@OhDeeDoubleU any vid link to that
@@OhDeeDoubleU any vid link to that
@@Saaaten cheers
Thank you Ludwig that proving KZhead isn’t all luck, it’s pay to win 🤣 Edit: Wow thx for all the likes 👍
Well thats the Mr,Beast approach. Put the money you make off good videos to make even better videos rinse and repeat.
I mean starting up a job for yourself (whether it's starting up a business, or being a KZheadr). The reality of it is that u need to pour your money on it regardless
@@scense6934 not originally he didn't spend money on a majority of his old videos leading up to 50k, and the money he did spend was very little amounts even leading to 100k, he didn't spend that much it was only when he was well established(100k+) that he started really spending his money on his videos, which is how he blew up
@@Zyluki yeah like I said. When you start making large profits he puts it into his vids which is why he blew up
its called advertising, Its a basic thing for a business
Great video concept. Honestly, that video was pretty gas… good content and some eyes on it = growth I guess.
online lore died so “lud and schlatts music emporium” could live
You just proved that it is not luck, but it is pay to win.
Neither that. You could find other ways to market it. You just need to find that out yourself.
@@davey379 advertising/Promo is pay to win if you are just paying 50 dollars for a famous streamer to water the video to then promote it even more.
It’s both luck AND pay to win. If you’re EXTREMELY pay to win then you can mitigate out most of the luck.
Not to mention his "experiment" is probably fake.
No, it's marketing. Getting sponsors, even getting mentioned from famous people. It's always been like this and will always be like this in ANY human interaction.
I guess it takes 10% luck 20% skill 15% concentrated power of will 5% pleasure 50% pain And a 100% reason to remember the name
but dont forget the other part of it its about drive its about power we stay hungry we devour put in the work put in the hours and take whats ours
and like $650
@@thatonething1287 the way i was about to comment this :(
@@thatonething1287 bruh u beat me to it
This comment made me think of MW2 sniping montages
As a youtuber myself, I realized it's never about being lucky. Only hard work, consistency and a bit of Famester to help you along the way.
But… you have 5 subscribers
And no videos ...
@@goten3965 why is it so hard to understand that not every channel has to be a personal channel? Of course I wouldn't talk about my tricks (famester) here directly from my real channel. Maybe you didn't know that having a google account is more than enough to post a comment here...
wow. thats alot of videos man
@@bigmama3372 🤣🤣🤣
-Bait people with title -Use a well known kinda famous person for thumbnails -mention "how xyz made bazzilion dollars" to grab attention and give small tubers hope -if you can't edit,hire a editor to create a good looking video
the yard coming in clutch on this one
Do not feed the bots, simply report and move on. o7
True
Dang, 2 bots in a row
@@taconator1213 truers
I know the main part of this video was mizkif’s reaction but the script, the editing, as well as the concluding life lesson was incredibly helpful and genuinely uplifting. Thank you for this Lud your advice over the years has given me hope for a brighter future
Some of the best channels I've seen have less than 100k subs, but have been at it for years. It's definitely not 99% skill.
And some of the best/ memorable videos and most famous and viral ones you’ll ever see are from channels with 5 subscribers and haven’t posted in over a decade.
so basically by advertising.. what would have happened if he didnt watch the video? in other words, its luck or "pay to win"
What ludwig demo'd here is that great content and good "promotion" of that content needs to go hand in hand - the "comedy door" take and twitch dono viewing both aren't luck, those are know how - the fact he can write up a script like that, notice when miz have no content on stream, and how he knows streamers like content that stroke their ego etc., there's like 10 different insights he's using to make this look effortless , damn good content in itself
Bro I keep seeing your comments on all the videos I’ve been watching.
People that find KZhead success are just built different I can't even lie.
I'd love for Ludwig to do this again without donating it or boosting it at all. I'm really curious to see how far a well made video goes them. Because if you make a video that's not just about streamers its hard to get people to react to your vids.
What this actually showed was that you NEED to network. The way he did it was the most pay to win version but I think when you're starting out you need to share your videos as much as you possibly can.
@@NinJimi oh I 100% agree. People can't like your work of you don't show it to them. But it's more of a test on the algorithm. If something very good is posted online but you don't boost it in any way. How far will you video go?
@@sennagroothof6092 thats why this industry isnt just skill based but it's still a lot of luck involved. a video unpromoted could lie around for years with no views or blow up within the first 24 hours. it's totally random.
For this i think NinJimi gave the right idea: network. But on top of that i think consistency is also a game changer in this industry. But yeah, network is the main thing every creator should look for. Put me as an example: when I tried to be a streamer - just quit the streaming job because i found out that was not what i want in my life - i've got like from 6 to 16 viewers daily (who actually was engaging and chatting in my stream). I've got that because i had some friends and acquaintances that liked my personality and enjoyed what they were seeing. At the end of my "career" i was already getting some strangers in my livestreams and some ganks from famous streamers in my country. Networking, Consistency and Creativity. Do what you want, share your project and keep improving it and bringing new ideas.
@@xChitenshi I think people forget that if you are trying to start up as a streamer or content uploader, you're essentially starting up your own business. A lot of people have an issue with putting some money up to advertise their content, but business owners have to promote all the time. It's the same concept, if you want to stream as a job then you have to treat it like a business. To be fair, starting up a business as a streamer is a lot cheaper than starting up a business with a shop in a physical location. Ludwig also made a good point, you don't need to pay for editors or voice actors (he had to get a voice actor because his voice would be recognized and he got an editor because he has other channels and a steam to handle), he even made it a point that you can easily "get" the editing software you need. Honestly, it just comes down to putting the effort. People can't expect to grow big without putting money into their business. If a video blows up in a few hours compared to others, it means they have done some form of marketing on the internet or even in their social life, and that they probably had a good video out.
That is such an interesting factor about the video's file name having an impact on the algorithm. I never really thought of it that way. Thank you for sharing the video!
Ima try doing something like this, thank you luddywigg
ur gonna fail
@@sunset7456 ur gonna fail this ratio
@@pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360 what a nerd
@@sunset7456 they already have 5k which to me is a lot
@Spotty I followed a channel which used to be small, and they had a shadow banning problem from youtube and they explained to them that he was a small channel, growing fast, and was wondering why the issue was occurring. In the end it got solved, but KZhead themselves made it a point that a channel with even 10k subscribers was no longer considered a small channel.
I like how he keeps his chat there even though he's not live.
Yeah offline chat eating good tonight
Unless he is and this is all a hoax
Prechat is a fun and totally cool place and we definitely didn't have a Fahrenheit vs Celsius debate just after that :)
@@pilazpilaz who would you say is a bigger staple of prechat natandse or srdz , their always in there lmao
Aahh, i was wondering about that! The experiment seems more legit now
I have a feeling that Ludwig thinks this is his greatest video ever
@MrBest omg mr breast
Perhaps
@@James_Barrett dont feed the bots attention, thx.
@@tho3459 but its Mr beast how are you just gonna ignore him
“@everyone NEW KZhead VIDEO ITS MY BEST EVER GO FIND IT AND WATC HTI” his announcement in his Discord
His experiment is like taking a world class tennis player and restarting their career from scratch, then wondering why they rise so fast. Pointless & misleading.
"Lets start from scratch" > Spends a lot of money, pays for high class editors and gets a bit of help Seems people on the top forgot what "starting from scratch" really means.
Did you want him to build a new pc from nothing too?
@@HanakkoLove No, but he should've done an actual experiment that didn't require him to have the established connections, money, or promotions he did.
I just passed my 15 year anniversary on KZhead. Nothing has made me want to quit KZhead more than this video. Thanks.
Same here bud ! Lol I wish it was this easy haha
So hopefully this isn't taken negatively but here's some feedback for how I perceived it: I decided to check out your channel real quick and watched the very beginning of your two latest videos. The first one starts with a really annoying sound of the camera being put down, which really isn't good at the start of a video, that sound annoys me and makes me wanna leave rather than catch my attention. The second-to-last video (donating your hair) is in a quiet room with just you talking, but has an annoying loud level of white noise behind. I'm really sensitive to sounds. It sounds really cheap. It's ok in the car and all but at the very beginning I feel like in a quiet room in your own space I would expect really good sound. Rest of the video seems fine, the hair cutting and all, but here's just the reason why I, personally, was immediately kind of reluctant to keep watching on my part. I know it's dumb reasons but... yeah. That's me. Hopefully this is useful in any way.
@@terranort4279 In case this guy doesn't thank you, I will, so ty for checking his videos out and writing construct criticism for him
Thumnails man. Need more clickable thumbnails
I mean 12 videos in 15 years...
never thought i’d see the day that youtube smurfing would become a thing… incredible, this charming and charismatic man is just too influential.
YT speedrun any%
This video is eye-opening! It takes real dedication and hard work to make it on KZhead, and your experiment proves that it's not just luck. It's all about consistency, quality content, and understanding your audience. I admire your commitment, and it's inspiring to see the results you achieved through your secret channel. This is a valuable lesson for anyone looking to succeed on KZhead. Well done! 👏🎬📈
There are hundreds and hundreds of small channels that never get the attention they deserve. Hundreds of creators post quality content and aren't getting the views that you do. That alone proves that there is absolutely a huge luck factor. The fact that some of the top creators in KZhead, like fucking Mr Beast, all say "yeah man it's mostly skill" is literally like a millionaire saying that the free market is fair and equal. Its crazy that you and other's don't see that. This video insinuates that the KZhead algorithm, in this messy, undecipherable state is perfectly okay, and it perfectly puts quality content from quality creators in the spotlight fair and equally. It doesn't. Instead of just sitting with what we have, restoring to shoving trendy, uncreative content in the face of a twitch streamer just to get it popular, what we should be doing is forcing KZhead to actually design an algorithm that benefits the creators who put actual effort in, not just pay their way through everything, and not just getting lucky. This video proves nothing. "Online lore" got lucky.
Originality is one of the major factors a lot of people don't take account of.
Ok, THAT was a FUN experiment and your production quality is top grade, so your content should always ALWAYS rise to the top. As you've clearly pointed out, it's not a game of chance. You're a genius, obviously. :)
lud litarally relied on luck for miz to find the video and actually choose to watch it.
@@floof2565 But, he also had to get his attention with clever titling and of course, the well-composed thumbnail image :)
@@FrederickDunn and money, which you need chance to have
@@three396 yeah I don’t get how it’s all about skill and 600 bucks. To kickstart a channel? That’s stupidly expensive, sounds like a million dollar loan to fund your career.
@@floof2565 it was hardly luck. He donated 50 dollars and linked the video in the donation. The only luck part was Miz clicking on it and since it was a 50 dollar donation and a video about himself while he was looking for stuff to do. He clicked ot
Great lesson! I think it was Andrew Carnegie who said that if all of his businesses were shut down today, he'd be able to rebuild new ones tomorrow because of everything he's learned along the way
I remember reading a quote saying "starting something over is never starting from scratch but starting from experience" and that really stuck with me. Be it new jobs, a new class, or a new pursuit altogether. Experiences form your ability to adapt and think in an innovative way
I remember watching you play minecraft
I don't think he could because he's dead
Yeah its a trend with a lot of marketers lately, they've been starting from scratch with just their XP and nothing else. Experience and wisdom really is the secret which means there's no fucking excuses if you've got average intelligence or higher, just gotta put the hard yards in for a long period of time
@@DavidKFZ except it’s impossible for these marketers to start from scratch. They already are financially stable letting them focus all there time into it, connections from family and past business. Just being born into a wealthy family with access to higher education is a insane leg up compared most of the population. Such a dumb take.
you don‘t need luck or skill, you just need money LMAO
He didn't have to do the editing or narration, he could have done it himself but decided not to
Plus, the twitch donation was basically a one time expense since he already could have started building a fanbase after that
Takes money to launch a business
then get money. u think life is free? lol
@@bren3750 that’s rich coming from someone that’s broke
0:53 the Siri activated my Siri on my phone
beast: "99% skill" the skill: 💸💸💸
how do you think he got that money bro
@@Fvms Bank
@@sanz9082 true lmao has this guy never heard of a bank before or what?
Nah, mr mapa didnt watch the video. He dont get it
@exr ok? he still has skill of making smart videos the money just helps idk why your hating when hes a good guy and does alot for the enviroment get a life bro
Dude... you know what would be a fun challenge. Hiring someone on fiver to write the script too, and see how big a channel you could get basically not doing anything yourself.
LMAOOOO
KZhead pay2win%
Speedrunning strat: pay 3 different people to make the whole channel, and then make 8 videos about it, gaining 12 billion dollars in the process
The end is basically what pure reaction channels are
@@pablopereyra7126 pay them to make the videos about how you payed them to make the videos, then do a special on how meta that was
you're forgetting that the algorithm knows that channel is you and will recommend the video to people who already watch you
I thought this video is gonna be about something smart, but essentially it's just "be an annoying spammer and leech off bigger creators, that way you can make it". Not that big of a revelation.
So hard work and dedication pays off… Something doesn’t add up
My philosophy is that while hard work and dedication are necessary, it does not guarantee success. You can not succeed unless you work, so expecting success with no effort is never going to work, but you can work harder than anyone else and still fail.
@@braydenmiranda6795 Yeah, in other words work is necessary for but does not guarantee success.
and $600 XD like im sure you could do this by teach yourself, but like that video was reallllly well edited.
@@tuskular its reasonable for someone who wants to make a living off youtube to either learn how to edit or hire an editor, if someone really wanted to make it big it wouldn't be that hard to spend a couple of weeks/months practicing editing
hi sam
The problem with keeping the OnlineLore channel is that it definitely has the potential to exceed the Ludwig channel, assuming you keep making the same type and quality of content for it. The Ludwig channel is mostly driven by people interested in Ludwig. You're either interested in the goings-on of Ludwig (in which case you subscribe), or you're not (in which case you don't). But with OnlineLore, you have the potential to rope in anyone who is interested in any content creator you make a video about, or people who are just interested in content creators in general. Much larger potential audience, and larger potential watchtime.
I don’t see that as a problem in any way
Not really tho, video essays are fun once in a while but they can get stale. Plus people main tune in for the content creator they know and ignore the others which makes the videos more hit or miss than ludwig’s for example
and if it did he would make double the money of 1 youtube channel. What an awful problem to have
i was gonna say the editing in the online lore vid is better than ludwigs main channel there was lots of times ludwig could of used more b roll to increase retention instead of just A roll of him talking to the camera
This is why a lot of kids who set up a youtube channel don't get a lot of a views right away. It's because it takes skills. And that's another reason why kids who do work hard and take the time to really grow their channel succeed because they gain these skills along the way. Awesome video
Literally the first time I've seen a streamer click a link someone sent through a donation. Staged.
this was a very cool experiment, good stuff
It was a very big brain moment
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6:33 wtf? You can do that? So many hours of my life have been wasted.
Oh shit, the woke guy watches Ludwig
@@gianni3611 sheeesh
@@the_ogre_lord5654 thats what he meant
Windows+Shift+S should work well too, but it copies to your clipboard
@@SticksOfCinnamo you can save it if your click the notification that pops up
KZhead is based on luck, your new account only worked because of the years of experience you gain from your main channel, all the mistakes a new youtuber will make, did not happen on your new channel because you already knew what works and what does not.
How is practice and years of experience “luck”
@@Edumacator Its because, like all passive income once you "made it" you will always be successful, I believe the saying goes "money makes money" his new account may not of made any monies however he sure spent a ton on it. No new youtuber would ever spend that type of monies on their 1st video he also used knowledge of algorithm which 1st timers does not have to push his video out... People who made it rich in life, all have 1 thing in comment "they all like to think it was "skill" "talent" " hard work" that did it. Reality is, it was only luck, because no matter how many hours, talent effort you put in, there is always some who did more but didn't have the same luck.
I'll tell you where the luck is. the Skill itself. No new youtuber will have the same skill as you who've already made it. Once you've made it, you already know what to do and are therefore doomed/blessed to make any video you make perform better than any new channel that don't have an experience and skill.
So I just have to make a video about someone and pay them to watch it 💀
a great video
The key takeaway for me from this is that this can’t be done with just any topic. This could work only because it was tailored made to talk about a popular streamer. Perhaps the size of your KZhead audience will be fundamentally limited by the size of your topic’s audience. It suggests that you can’t just do what you like.
Yes it cannot be with just any topic, you just need to know what you are talking about. Ludwig know what he is talking about when it comes to streamers, so it make sense for him to do streamer content. Good content, good title, and good thumbnail is the key to me and Ludwig. An example of NOT doing something about popular streamer is Mr. Beast's endurance video that is ridiculous long. It's ridiculous so it is good content and has eye-grabbing title and thumbnail
The concepts ludwig uses are the same concepts used in just about every other business. He came up with a product, found his target market, and advertised accordingly. Every business' market is limited to the consumers who make up the market, it's not just a KZhead thing. Ludwig's chosen topic was just something in high demand, and it showed with how many people came to see it. The key point I see being made here is to market something towards those who want it. As long as the quality is there, anyone could find a streamer who is interested in their topic and donate to get them to watch it for exposure.
@@tylerbarse2866 the ops point is that yes ANYONE could do it, but not on ANYTHING (any topic that is). You have to cater to the demand.
This can definitely be done with different topics, this was just the easiest way to blow
@@mattmurphy7030 But that kind of *is* my point. This video's main point when all is said and done is "pick something popular", which is pretty obvious. But personally I'm more interested in what can be done to get the largest audience possible for one (or any) given topic. And to be fair this video does give a lot in that regard, so it is still very useful. But at the same time its primary advice isn't one that is relevant to anyone that is passionate about a given topic, or would only be interested in creating videos pertaining to something specific, especially if that topic isn't wildly popular.
I think the hard part is finding the niche you want to make content about and the right place to advertise it. You obviously know your stuff about the Twitch realm, but how would you have done it with any other type of content?
thats where the skill comes in I would guess when youre starting make stuff on the most easily clickbaited content you possibly can then once you get a core audience who will watch no matter what you can tailor it to more of your own interest but the skill of it is how you do that smoothly
@@aaaa-xf3hx not if the core audience just wants to see videos on mizkif.
Two words: sub-reddit Thats how I got 8k on a video overnight
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@@thatskykidfreya teach me how!?
14:40 why did all the views come 3 days after and all of the searches come 3 days after? Well ludwig was on podcasts promoting that he made this video so people starting searching it, this is pretty misleading, only after people starting searching it did he get the “algorithm views”😂
I still come back to this video every now and then
The only thing this proves to me is that Lud is an absolute god tier content creator
I'm confused. He literally created this channel live. Using *his* influence doesn't make any sense for this project. It IS mostly luck based, there are billions of videos and millions of channels, no matter how *skilled* you are, it's not going to be easy to succeed.
@@samwarren6008 He actually didn't create it live. Still, though, not everyone knows Mizkif on a personal level to the point that they can exploit that to get their video in front of his audience.
iirc he did work in marketing/advertising or something like that before he started streaming. The man knows how to engage
The only thing this proves is that youtube has become absolute garbage after being bought by google. Clickbaits and low quality or low effort content are being pushed over anything else. Playing the numbers game will make you successful while the channels that actually produce quality content can't keep up, because you can't produce a quality video every single day unless you're doing something irrelevant like playing popular video games in which case it's easy to produce content and this is why irrelevant content has completely flooded this platform. To the point where the "do not recommend channel" feature doesn't work at all because if you're trying to keep meta content out of your feed there's dozends if not hundreds of similar garbage channels replacing the one you just removed.
agreed lmao
I think no one would ever doubt that your success is anything less than earned, the idea is we just don't always necessarily know how to replicate it. Anyway amazing video, if this is the type of stuff that replaces daily uploads I'm so excited for it
I think what especially makes it more difficult is the fact that it does just take a special person anyways. For this video alone, Ludwig had a good voice actor, an amazing editor, the ability to contribute financially, etc etc. Many many people simply don’t have all these skills off the rip
@@femmas856 Anyone can learn to edit, speak, and all of the rest is done for free and just requires time. The only difference is learning the tricks of the trade, like emulating your favorite creators, which Lud goes into in his other "3 tips for streaming" video. Of course, people may not have this off rip, but he said it's 99% skill for a reason: skill is acquired.
@@femmas856 But he wasn't born with his an amazing voice, great editors and money. He trained and/or earned those.
@@femmas856 He also made content so tailor-made for Mizkif that he could donate $50 and get Mizkif to signal boost it. That's not to discount what he did here, this is a great example of the techniques you *can* use, and the video was great, but depending on the type of content you make (and most people aren't making content centered around streamers) you can't just pop the link over to someone and expect it to do numbers off that. Alot of people who do make quality content are much more at the mercy of The Algorithm by the nature of their content.
@@songofalchemy To speak you have to have a good microphone which many cant afford...
If anyone is still watching this in 2024, please know that the video is faked. At 14:39 he shows a graph of the videos views over time, with most of them coming about 4 days after the video's release, and mostly from KZhead search. This is because he has directly PROMOTED THE VIDEO ON 3 DIFFERENT PODCASTS, describing the "experiment" and telling the exact name of the video to the podcast's listeners, who of course went and searched for the video.
Oh I finally found your video on this! I remember hearing about your secret channel on The Yard podcast one night and searching the video and finding it that way, good content!
Whenever Ludwig actually tries to make good content it's actually fire.
I just love seeing the offline chat overlay that he forgot to turn off lmao “Piss ass” Poetry
This reminds me of the growth if Lowest Percent, the channel. When i had them in my recommendations they were around 50k subs. Now i think they're standing at 2 million. Barely any videos, all very spread out with hiatuses, but if you know what you're doing you WILL grow.
okay NOW the test is whether you can do it with different kinds of content, like a letsplay. just get a voice changer and v tube avatar or no cam. Or a cooking video, or arts and crafts video.
Hey, I just want to point out while the content itself was definitely top notch and that there is definitely a lot of skill that goes into it, there is still the issue that it usually takes a catalyst before a video takes off from a small content creator. If it wasn't for that shoutout from Miz the video would have most likely not have been picked up by the algorithm. Luck does actually play a huge role in the algorithm and there are thousands of qualified content creators that make fantastic content that go unnoticed because they haven't been given a chance yet.
While this is true in this specific case, donating it for promotion is mostly necessary to reach the arbitrary goal of 1k views in 1 day. If you're actually making an entire channel of good content and don't have any money to invest in distribution efforts, you can promote it it for free in other ways that will lead to better recognition by the algorithm over time.
@@Sprintspeed10 but then again, the video was meant to prove that youtube is skill and not luck, while his video was unbelievably specific and piggy-backed off of and established successful creator Id like to see someone make something similar, with an easier goal on a normal type of video-style, rather than video essays that don't get free views from streamers
@@Zyluki Yea but if it really was THAT easy. I wouldn't be here reading your comment.
@@Sprintspeed10 I thought he was implying here that part of the skill was knowing how to get it in front of someone who could get it promoted quickly. I feel like he actually says something very similar in the video.
@@labradfordjackson7623 Here's the thing, getting your content in front of someone prominent is HUGELY dependent on luck. Most larger content creators are constantly inundated with notifications and tags, and they definitely don't check all of them or read all of their comments or emails. I have actually had a bit of exposure from a larger content creator, and it was almost entirely luck. For context, I primarily make cello covers of soundtracks. I had made a cello cover from the show Legend of Korra, which I tweeted out to the composer Jeremy Zuckerman. He happened to see the video and really liked it, and shared it with all of his Twitter followers, one of whom is the composer and KZheadr Samuel Kim (1.1m subs). After working with Samuel for a while, he gave me a shoutout and I got a lot more exposure suddenly, doubling my subscriber count in a week and increasing my views by literally 999%. None of this would have happened if my initial video was ignored by Jeremy Zuckerman! I owe a lot of my current status as a content creator to these two men, and I am so thankful that Jeremy Zuckerman is such a kind person and enthusiastic about fan-made content. This situation was also an anomaly. 95% of the time when I make a cover and do everything I can to tag and tweet out my video to the composer/creator, it just gets ignored. That's just the way it is, and it can be absolutely brutal for up and coming content creators who are essentially shouting into an uncaring void.
True true true, good content does well, that's all there is to it. Sometimes you need to be patient and wait for some "luck" but there are ways to get some initial traffic in there and eventually it takes on it's own life.
Not just good content but also good thumbnails and titles.
Yep, good content plus good marketing and consistency.
cody!!!!
your content is good :)
and good marketing , he posted on reddit , hooked mizkif chat and had a good video start
Well it's not like you've started in a beginners shoes even though it's a good idea, however you're already quite skillfull because of EXPERIENCE. Gaining these skills may take some luck (arguable). "His experiment is like taking a world class tennis player and restarting their career from scratch then wondering why they rise so fast"
So much value shared that are a game changer for some us trying to grow our channels. Time to up my game💪🏽 with coming up with better titles, thumbnails, editing and good IDEA that a bigger audience will be more interested in. Thanks so much for this 💯.
I really love the offline chat in the corner lmao
Getting attention from a streamer is basically a cheat code and one time luck. Someone should make a similar experiment, but without baiting streamers and with more videos, getting organic views over the course of several months.
Exactly
Do it bro your the man for the job
"Someone" has done that, AKA 90% of actual KZheadrs who are grafting for 1 sub a day.
@@devontroester9404 well, at least prove you can sustain the channel's viewers
fr defeated the whole purpose.. oh just get a streamer to share your video
Ah yes, all you need is a team of people, multiple years of experience and... a lot of money 👍
you need ok quality content, the right skills and good marketing almost like its some form of profession and not just a free money button
@@Maric18 So you basically need to get lucky.
@@gear2902 lucky like in any other profession lucky to be good at your job and "talent" i guess
@@Maric18 All Ludwig proved is that you either, get noticed by a big creator (by any means necessary: money, clout chasing, ego stroking) and get lucky enough that they promote your channel. Or get lucky and get picked up by the algorithm. No matter whether the video is good or bad if a creator tells their audience to support a channel, they will. Ludwig didn't even try to maintain his acquired audience he had to pay for.
@@gear2902 he crafted a product that he knows would be marketable and then invested money into marketing it there is very little luck, you can absolutely do the same in making something that a streamer will react to and then paying that streamer for exposure you "just" need to make something that is high quality enough and marketable, not something that is good and luck. Uber/airbnb are losing a hell of a lot of money in their attempt to gain exposure, other services with less marketing did not. 0% luck, its slightly pay to win, but you need the skills to do the marketing and the skills to make somethin decent.
ludwig: he knows a thing or two about youtube Also ludwig: hey siri, call jimmy beast
I heard about this on the incredible podcast known as ‘The Yard’ This is gonna be a good video!
Yes. I loved this idea on the “Yard” can’t wait to DM aiden about it!
Ay what’s up kold, nice to see you here lmao
@@veno_kun hiiiiii :D
@@veno_kun yo
@@Kold_Koala yo