I am so proud of the progress I've made toward monetizing my channel! My biggest hurdle right now is hitting the required watch time hours to qualify for the YouTube Partner Program, but I know this is primarily due to a lack of overall content. The solution is clear: I just need to keep my head down and grind out more videos!

Hey everyone, hope you’re all doing good today. I’ve been working on improving the way I approach YouTube growth, and I’m trying to make sure I’m not overcomplicating things or missing something obvious. For those of you who’ve already built some consistency or seen progress, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. What’s one thing you stopped doing on your YouTube journey that actually helped you grow faster? I feel like sometimes the real breakthroughs come from removing habits, not adding new ones. So I’m curious was it posting less? Was it dropping a niche? Was it ignoring analytics for a while? Or something completely different? I’m here to learn from people who’ve been at it longer than me, so any honest input would mean a lot.

When I first jumped on YouTube, the grind was ugly. Dropping videos that barely hit double digits, stressing over if anybody was even watching. But I didn’t fold, I kept posting, kept learning, and kept leveling up my game. Now the channel is moving, views rolling in, subs stacking up. And the best part is I was able to withdraw something real from my monetized channel. That first payout hit different, it showed me this YouTube thing isn’t just talk, it can really work. It’s not an overnight thing, but consistency got me winning. If you’re on the grind too, stay patient and keep creating—your breakthrough might be closer than you think.