1. Don’t sub 4 sub

You may think that going around asking “sub 4 sub” won’t affect you in a negative way, but it does. I often find myself hearing about talented YouTubers who are losing respect from other YouTubers, because they see their “sub 4 sub” comments all across channels. It makes you seem desperate, untalented, and lazy. In the end you may have a few more subscribers, but you lost the respect of the YouTube community.

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2. Don’t crowd your box

Several YouTubers have a difficult time keeping the amount of people they have in their box low. Whenever you have more than four YouTubers in your box you’re devaluing any subscribers that they receive. I personally find myself less likely to subscribe to boxed YouTubers when the list is longer than how much toilet paper I have left. If I do subscribe, there’s a good chance I won’t remember to look out for their videos. However, when the list is small I’m more likely to subscribe and check out their videos. Now if you’re trying to help out a friend, that’s fine, but maybe you want to rotate the people in your box every few days.

Note: Collab channels are an exception to this rule where they box the participants.

3. Don’t box 4 box

This ties in with the above “don’t”s. Box 4 box is the same thing as sub 4 sub, but on a larger scale. A box should be used to reward and acknowledge outstanding YouTubers. When you’re giving your box space to anyone who will put you in their box you’re instantly devaluing its propose. You’re also losing the respect of other YouTubers who see your dozens of “box 4 box” comments.

4. Don’t spam others’ videos

Nothing is more insulting than when another YouTuber begs for others using video comments to view their videos. We worked hard on our videos and hope to get organic feedback. When we see, “I love ur vid check out mine” we get disgusted. First, we know nothing about you to want to check out your videos. Secondly, exactly how many times have you copied and pasted that same comment?

5. Don’t beg to be seen

Every YouTuber loves to receive messages and channel comments from their subscribers, and it can be time consuming to read and respond to all of them. With that said, nothing irritates us when we get messages begging for us to view videos and subscribe. This shouldn’t be confused for introducing yourself as a YouTuber, explaining what type of videos you do, and exactly why you think we should check you out. However, when you’re using internet slang and come off very demanding we take note of who you are and delete your message.

6. Don’t beg for collabs

Doing collabs with other YouTubers is a big part of the community. However, it’s very time consuming and we often have to be picky as to whom we collab with. It’s okay to ask a YouTuber if they can collab with you, but if they say “No” then please don’t beg. This makes you seem immature and gives you a bad reputation as someone who is unprofessional. It also helps to have already made several videos first, because having no videos gives us little to no idea what you can do.

7. Don’t beg for shout outs

If you want a YouTuber to shout you out and they say “No” then please don’t beg them. In matter of fact, don’t randomly ask for a shout out. Shout outs have to be earned otherwise they would have no merit to them. Now if you can make a deal where you provide something of equal value for them in return then it’s okay to ask. Until then, it’s best to continue working hard and hope that your efforts may one day be noted and promoted.

8. Don’t start over again… and again… and again

This really applies to smaller YouTubers, because that’s all you’ll ever be if you keep starting over on YouTube. Rarely does anyone have the perfect start on YouTube, so, don’t expect to have one yourself. If you don’t have the views, the comments, the ratings, the ideas, and/or quality then fix it instead of running away from it. You’ll always have the same problems no matter how many times you close your account and open a new one. In matter of fact, you’ll have more problems. So stick it out and start brain storming on how you can improve on your current channel.

9. Don’t be lazy

Sometimes you can’t avoid going on a hiatus due to school, work, or family related situations, and that’s understandable. However, some YouTubers just get lazy and will go weeks or even months without uploading a video. Here’s the great thing about YouTube videos, they’re quick and easy to create. If you only have an hour a day for the next seven days, use that hour on each day to work on a video to upload at the end of the week. If you don’t, do a simple vlog. Shane Dawson has been doing videos with blood tubes hanging out of him. So there should be no excuses for laziness.

10. Don’t have an attitude

As a YouTuber, you need to prepare yourself for both positive and not so positive input. Nothing is more insulting than when a YouTuber is polite and nice, asking me for my input, then do a 180 when my input isn’t what they wanted to hear. No matter what you do, for serious or for fun, people are always going to tell you want you can do better. How should you react? Suck it up, learn from it, and apply it. If you can’t handle constructive criticism then YouTube isn’t the place for you.

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