{"id":8450,"date":"2022-07-13T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=8450"},"modified":"2022-07-13T06:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T06:00:28","slug":"when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful","title":{"rendered":"When YouTube Started, What Were the First Things You Did to Make it Successful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea31159fd49\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea31159fd49\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea31159fd49\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#When_YouTube_Started_What_Were_the_First_Things_You_Did_to_Make_it_Successful\" title=\"When YouTube Started, What Were the First Things You Did to Make it Successful?\">When YouTube Started, What Were the First Things You Did to Make it Successful?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#Cofounders\" title=\"Cofounders\">Cofounders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#Goals\" title=\"Goals\">Goals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#Changes\" title=\"Changes\">Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#Investments\" title=\"Investments\">Investments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#MCNs\" title=\"MCNs\">MCNs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#Paid_creators\" title=\"Paid creators\">Paid creators<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-youtube-started-what-were-the-first-things-you-did-to-make-it-successful\/#Female_support\" title=\"Female support\">Female support<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_YouTube_Started_What_Were_the_First_Things_You_Did_to_Make_it_Successful\"><\/span>When YouTube Started, What Were the First Things You Did to Make it Successful?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"when youtube started\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IZIfAy9.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>When YouTube started, what were the first things you did to make it successful? YouTube is a popular video sharing and social media website in the United States. It was founded on February 14, 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. YouTube is now owned by Google and is the second-most visited website in the world, after Google Search. Today, millions of people use YouTube to watch videos and share them with friends and family.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cofounders\"><\/span>Cofounders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first step for YouTube was to simplify its interface, which led to a higher user experience and higher engagement. In 2000, the company hosted one billion hours of videos every day. By 2010, the company had a market share of around 43% and 14 billion video views daily. By 2011, there were three billion videos on the site, with new ones uploaded every minute. According to the company, only 30% of all video views were generated by advertisements.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Goals\"><\/span>Goals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before YouTube became a household name, it was still a relatively small startup. Today, YouTube has a global user base of two billion people. YouTube is the most effective marketing platform on the internet, and thousands of companies spend a significant portion of their marketing budgets on posting content on the site. YouTube started as a small startup, but it has since grown to become a powerful business platform. To reach its full potential, YouTube has had to invest in new features that keep users satisfied and interested in new content. For example, in 2009, automatic subtitles became available, enabling YouTube users to easily read subtitles to videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes\"><\/span>Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t noticed, YouTube has changed a lot since it first began. The company now prioritizes longer videos. As more people started making videos longer than three minutes, the algorithm started to change. Originally, YouTube was a platform for indie creators. But as more big creators joined the YouTube bandwagon, the site&#8217;s algorithm changed, making it harder for smaller creators to get noticed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Investments\"><\/span>Investments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A seed stage investment opportunity, YouTube has become one of the biggest names in online video. The company is growing fast and is pursuing its goal of being the largest source of user-generated video content on the Internet. YouTube&#8217;s founders are incredibly scrappy and passionate, and the company taps several rich veins for growth. It&#8217;s still too early to call it a buy, but it may be a good time to get in.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MCNs\"><\/span>MCNs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When YouTube first launched, creators had few options, but MCNs stepped in to fill that void. They helped creators grow their channels and negotiated with advertisers and YouTube representatives, and took a cut of the profits. The goal was to simplify the ecosystem for creators. YouTube creators such as Schwartz and Maker worked with multiple MCNs to get their channels started. Some MCNs offered money up front in exchange for ads, while others gave them studio space and helped them sell two TV shows. The MCNs gave Schwartz and her team the support they needed, and they provided someone to turn to when problems arose.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paid_creators\"><\/span>Paid creators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the past, YouTube has paid creators for their videos with ads that run in front of their content. Depending on how many views a particular clip gets, creators earn money from the ads. YouTube doesn&#8217;t want to run ads in front of every video, so they&#8217;re working on another form of payment that will reward creators for their work. These changes are a welcome change. The money YouTube will pay creators from this Fund will go towards expanding their short video features.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Female_support\"><\/span>Female support<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first YouTube video went viral in January 2005, and now it has over one billion views per month. As YouTube&#8217;s popularity has grown, it has overtaken Facebook as the most popular social network among teens. But how did YouTube get its start? One way is the creation of a female-centric channel. Since then, there have been several notable female YouTube creators, including Susan Page. She has helped YouTube crack down on hate speech, increased educational content, and become more inclusive of women. She has also used her personal platform to advocate for refugees, women in tech, and women&#8217;s issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When YouTube Started, What Were the First Things You Did to Make it Successful? When YouTube started, what were the first things you did to make it successful? YouTube is a popular video sharing and social media website in the United States. 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