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YouTube's algorithm rewards this effort by promoting your video, which in turn leads to increased views and potential viral success.
Case Study: From Zero to Fame in Five Videos
Consider a channel that gained 250,000 subscribers after releasing only five videos. They successfully identified a two-year-old video with 18 million views, recognizing the high demand for its topic. Finding that no other channels catered to that specific niche, they confidently created their version and suddenly tapped into a voracious audience, monetizing their content effectively.
This pattern underscores a crucial formula: a highly viewed video on a smaller channel indicates a starving audience, ripe for the picking.