I just finished Film Booth's Avatar Workshop and Arlin Moore's Tribe Accelerator here is what I learned: There are 3 types of creators: 80% type 1: Just makes videos that he likes and wonders why he is not getting any views 15% type 2: Asks his audience about what they want to watch, he is getting decent views, but nothing extra 5% type 3: He makes videos to a specific avatar, the creator knows better what the viewer wants than them, and the viewer feels as if every video was made just for him and thinks that the creator can read his mind. Note: If you want to join the 5% you have to have a specific avatar that you will create content for! Do you need an avatar if you make videos for your younger self and you are solving your problems? the answer is yes because you still have to specify your younger self, and maybe you want to focus only on a part of your younger self. So to answer the title, to build a tribe/community you have to build your viewer avatar, if you have one you will attract a type of people to your channel. You just have to ask would Jake (or insert your viewer avatar name) love this video? You have to keep in mind your viewer avatar every time you make your thumbnails, edit the videos, choose the titles, make inside jokes, build a product, etc. it's the foundation of everything. yesterday I talked with Jamie, and we worked on a thumbnail, and the question that came up, is that would your avatar click on it? Does he feels any emotions when he looks at the Tiktok Demon on the thumbnail, does he even loves cartoons? would it give him a nostalgic feeling and makes him curious? If the answer is yes, then the thumbnail is great, and the viewer will unreasonably feel that he has to click on the video. but if his viewer avatar hasn't read comics but only reads books and watches films, then the viewer won't feel the same connection, maybe he would click, but never would vibe with you and become a superfan