Ludwig makes secret YouTube channel to prove internet stardom is \u201c99% skill\u201d YouTube: Ludwig\u201cIs success on YouTube mostly luck or skill?\u201d Twitch star Ludwig asked himself that question and put it to the test, making a secret YouTube channel to try and prove that internet stardom is \u201c99% skill\u201d \u2014 and his tactics worked (with a bit of luck). Becoming a YouTube star like MrBeast, PewDiePie, or even a top streamer like Pokimane or xQc requires a healthy dose of luck, right? While quality content is a big plus, you can still create amazing videos and still only get a fraction of the views. So, Ludwig set out on a quest to answer the question: \u201cIs success on YouTube mostly luck or mostly skill?\u201d Jimmy \u2018MrBeast\u2019 Donaldson, who Ludwig consulted at the start of his project, believes it\u2019s skill. And if he has a YouTube empire with over 100 million combined subscribers, his word has some weight to it. \u201cIt\u2019s 99% skill. If you know what you\u2019re doing, you could do that [make a big channel],\u201d he said. Ludwig started a fresh YouTube channel to try and hit 1,000 views in 24 hours to prove his point, outlining his process in a November 5 upload. He did set some rules: He couldn\u2019t use his face or voice \u2014 they\u2019d be too closely tied to him. He had to get a bit creative, hiring a voice actor on Fiverr to read out a script he wrote, and then an editor to put together the video. However, the Twitch star knew what he needed to do. He chose a topic he knows well (streaming, of course), and found the most engaging way to get people hooked. Who better than Mizkif for a bit of classic content? Read More: How does MrBeast make money? – \u201cThe reason I did it on Mizkif is because I have a decent amount of knowledge on this so I\u2019m speaking as an authority,\u201d Ludwig said. I also know one thing about streamers and it\u2019s the same thing that got me to sell merch using TTS before \u2014 they have huge, inflated egos. \u201cIf I somehow get this video uploaded and get Mizkif to click on it, he\u2019ll probably watch it. If I can get Mizkif to watch this in front of 45,000 people, then I think that\u2019s a win.\u201d After he got the three-minute video back, he uploaded it onto the new Online Lore channel, using some basic branding to polish up the channel. He pushed it on Mizkif\u2019s subreddit and even donated to Mizkif\u2019s stream to watch the video \u2014 waiting until he just ran out of content to ship it. Mizkif was hooked by Ludwig\u2019s $50 donation, despite the chat calling it \u2018self promotion\u2019 because it had 22 views, and watched it in front of thousands. He was pleased too, and knew the guy behind Online Lore wasn\u2019t new to the content rodeo: \u201cYou don\u2019t even have any other videos dude. You know what you\u2019re doing.\u201d By the time Ludwig posted his YouTube video about the saga, the Online Lore video had over 11,000 views \u2014 including 30% generated from \u201cthe algorithm,\u201d so it wasn\u2019t all Mizkif. It\u2019s now sitting at 68,000 views, and the channel is pushing 10,000 subscribers. \u201cI\u2019m really happy with it. Once this video [Ludwig\u2019s one] goes out, I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll end up with 100k views. It kind of got a little out of hand, but I really believe in this video. It\u2019s not millions [of views], it\u2019s not enough to go full time, but it\u2019s better than 95% of YouTube videos uploaded,\u201d Ludwig said. \u201cAll it came down to was good content, good thumbnailing, good titling, and admittedly, a good way of getting it in front of people who are interested in this type of content. \u201cThis could feasibly be done with anyone for just $50 [for promotion].\u201d Of course, now that it\u2019s known Ludwig is behind the channel, it\u2019s going to explode. Not only that, but Ludwig had some pretty close knowledge about Mizkif and his stream. However, the points about being engaging and creative still ring true. Finally, if you think Ludwig is going to leave the Online Lore channel to rot now, think again: He is considering keeping it alive, so be on the lookout for more \u201cLudwig\u201d content there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ludwig makes secret YouTube channel to prove internet stardom is \u201c99% skill\u201d YouTube: Ludwig\u201cIs success on YouTube mostly luck or skill?\u201d Twitch star Ludwig asked himself that question and put it to the test, making a secret YouTube channel to try and prove that internet stardom is \u201c99% skill\u201d \u2014 and his tactics worked (with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54655\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}