3 mistakes that will stop your YouTube channel from growing in 2025

You’ve already told yourself that 2025 will be your best year yet on YouTube

Guess what? It will be

But only if you avoid the following 3 growth blockers that sadly so many channel owners fall victim to…

1. Copying Bigger Channels:

Many new channels try to emulate the actions of larger channels in their niche. They try to make near-identical videos thinking that doing so will yield them the same results. This is rarely the case.

While larger channels can act as great sources of inspiration, they don’t always act as the best point of reference for a few reasons.

First, large channels have much more authority on the platform.

Second, most large channels are not solely run by one person but instead a team of writers, voiceover artists, editors and designers.

Finally, copying the video ideas of larger channels in your niche puts you in direct competition with these more established channels. Think about this for a second. 

Which video do you think someone is more likely to click on?

A video with 2 million views or your video on the exact same topic with only 600 views? 

In most cases the answer is the former which is why you want to pursue blue ocean markets where there is minimal competition or find a unique angle to capitalize on when entering a pre-established niche.

2. Being Inconsistent:

Do you know the quickest way to fail on YouTube? Don’t upload videos. Seems obvious, right? Of course. However, creators still succumb to an inability to consistently produce videos that will allow them to grow.

In my opinion, to be consistent on YouTube, you need three things.

The first is passion. If you don’t enjoy running a business on YouTube, then it will be hard to stick with it, especially in the beginning.

The second is a plan. Knowing which videos you’ll make for the upcoming week or month reduces the friction involved in making content. When paired with the video strategies shared earlier in this module, you’ll gain more confidence that the videos you’re producing will bring you closer to achieving the YouTube success you desire.

The third is a team. Producing content consistently becomes much more feasible when you have others to help in the process. This is why outsourcing is such an integral part of running your channel. Not only does it allow you to tap into the time and expertise of others but reduces the perceived workload required to keep publishing content.

3. Forgoing Analysis: 

The majority of creators wouldn’t know what their analytics dashboard looked like if it smacked them in the face. This is a problem and when left unattended to will have massive implications on your ability to grow and monetize your channel.

If your videos aren’t taking off but you keep producing content around the same ideas and in a similar format, then you can’t expect improvements to take place.

Instead, you should be analyzing the results of each video with the aim to make the next ones better than the last. It’s only with deliberate practice that your channel will start to achieve its full growth and monetization potential.

If you’ve made it this far, do yourself a favor.

Copy the above text and print it out.

Then, put in on your wall by your computer.

Read it daily.

This way you’ll have a constant reminder of what you need to avoid to make 2025 your best year yet on YouTube (and you’ll have some nice wall art too!)

Chat tomorrow,

Adam