So, I have a YouTube channel called "HomeboySausage" that was essentially a content experiment where I utilized everything that I learned from the extensive research I did on the YT shorts algorithm and tried to execute it.

Family members said no, I couldn't do it and my name was super suspect, I didn't care. Yes, I woke up and named my channel "HomeboySausage" I liked the name, I thought it was funny. I made a logo, color scheme (Purple + Black & White)

My first initial short gained only 3,000 viewers and I gained almost 98+ (to 100+) subscribers and then before I knew it? 10,000 views, 15,000, 30,000 like I was honestly shocked, I had put hours & hours of research into understanding YouTube because I was constantly frustrated with my past YT failures.

(Context: In the past I had a boxing commentary channel, my highest viewed video was around 45,000 & I had only 400 subscribers, but aside from that video, it struggled).

Soon, I went insanely viral getting a 7.5 million viewed YT short, I went straight to my mom like— "OH SHOOT! MOM! LOOK! OH MY GOD!—" I was absolutely losing my mind, & I started getting sponsorship offers in my email. After that? Consistent, 300k, 400k, 800k, 1.1m shorts every single upload, including mutliple million viewed shorts. My subscribers went from, 1k, to 10k, 100k, to 400k+

I got my YouTube plaque at 100,000 subscribers, something in my life that I had never expected.

I was the first person in my entire family history to do this, like—, isn't that cool? I did something NEW, like this is awesome.

In the background of my YT growth, I was making a YouTube course, which taught every literally thing that I utilized on my YouTube channel to grow it.

Thumbnails? Titles? Algorithm tips? Why your YouTube video's sometimes get views & suddenly stop? I had an answer to all of it, and ultimately it got some attention.

But, I wanted everybody to know to know about, including you guys.

YouTube growth isn't easy, but it's definitely possible there were plenty or times where I almost gave up completely wondering why? Why no subs? Why no views? Just confused and frustrated, that's why I did this channel and that's why I videos teaching people exactly what I learned.

For any of you guys who need it?

Don't give up, and use those internal doubts as a motivational tool.

My YouTube channel has 488,000 subscribers!