Collegebarbers' Youtube Channel For World Banknotes

-I'm glad you like some of the ideas/resources since that's my hobby (trying to keep my site/our paper money hobby healthy & relevant).



Try not to be discouraged. I don't believe it has anything to do with the "excitement" factor. And the following, below, is why:
I have spent better parts of a day creating my early YT videos and they all had less than 500 views by the end of the year. It's partly b/c banknotes are collected by only a small fraction of coin collectors & its partly b/c you have to work at getting the word out there that you've started your channel (share your video channel link everywhere!). If you don't publicize it, nobody will know it is out there & it will remain buried. If you're sponsored (making $ for YT then your channel is pumped further & everyone will know about it). I have been watching several YT videos over the past 2 months & created this thread on Numisat:
https://en.numista.com/forum/ecrire...p?re=172302&
Today, I added a link to your channel (hope it helps)!
Just aside (& speaking of the 1000 subscription rule), I saw one content creator who dumps a pile of rags & chuckles that he'll resell every single one & make 2 to 3X what he paid for them on ebay. He's difficult to understand, "dry as toast" & yet has 1500 subscriptions (only reason I found his channel). I don't like to criticize b/c I know the work involved but his videos I would definitely put in the "fugly" category yet the channel is super popular (he found his niche).

So that is my situation it remains buried due to under 1000 subscribers (& I have actually made posts on several forums about launching my site). There are also content creators who discuss strategies to make your channel more popular (like finding your niche) which may also help. Keep plugging away! You'll get there!

Thanks a lot. Often I feel like giving it up so its really gratifying to hear that 1 collector appreciates it now & again.



Then you know far more than I do (& I apologize if I stepped out of line offering advice). I have watched Shane Hummus as well as many coin & banknote hobby channels & I still don't understand audiences of YT. For example, I don't understand why some channels are as dry-as-toast (or so super niche, I had no interest to check out) & yet they have 100K to a million subscribers!

But I did discover something interesting yesterday. Sometimes the reality is as plain as the nose on our faces & yet hard to see for that exact reason. We also get believing our own rules, world views & schemas a bit too much. I convinced myself that most collectors collect notes b/c they're tough (even though many don't).

I stumbled on this AAR Data channel I subscribed to (via my wife's channel) a year ago:
https://www.youtube.com/@AARDataYT/videos
He is a 17 YO who puts together a slickly edited package which just examines the banknotes series (what they feature, the important figures, buildings, nature + their security features). His videos remind me of "half-asleep-chris" quirky banknote videos (before he turned his attention to his cat). Many new & young Youtubers do similar info-graphic like videos that are mostly about the note (or national figures/symbols). I finally realized that many of today's younger collectors are not interested in how scarce a note is (no short signatures, prefixes, etc). They're far more interested in the anatomy of a banknote (the design elements, security strips & whether it glows in the dark using UV light). They're interested in optical devices, polymer & various substrate compositions (if they offer a different feel or level of security). This is one of the reasons we see so many "One from every nation" type collector who just wants to own an example (& are very quick to overlook condition).

I also saw that some of his videos have 11K views & most of his videos on Malaysia's Light Rail system have that many views. I think that's how he has surpassed 1K subscribers. Its like the other YT channels I mentioned on that Numista thread: they have coin collectors following them too.
I also noticed that most of the better YT creators have:
A) interesting weekly content (+ shorts) & great video editing skills
B) passionate about the content they've organized (go a bit deeper into their subject than others)
C) a good voice, extra links & other visuals to keep us engaged

My latest YouTube video is live! I forgot I scheduled it for Saturday. Let me know what you guys think!

Love your 1st page graphics! Now I have got a whole bunch of notes I want to get!

My latest video dropped today, exploring the theme of eagles on world banknotes in honor of America 250th. Let me know what you think!

I posted my newest video over the weekend focusing on my latest banknote acquisitions. Let me know what you guys think!

This month's theme video for the 250th focuses on world banknotes made in America. Let me know what you think!

very nice presentations College!