1M views later …
Here’s what I learned after publishing video tutorials on YouTube 2 years ago.
I just reached a milestone on my YouTube channel: 1M views! This may not sound like a lot to some, but to me, this was close to unfathomable.
When I started my channel, I was sure only my students would watch the videos. We just moved to exclusively online classes at the time, and I wanted to provide extra video tutorials for my students.
Of course, at some point, I thought, wouldn’t it be nice if other people besides my students watched the videos? After all, a 10-minute video takes me hours to prepare for, shoot, edit and finish.
In the first few days after publishing, I was sure it was only my students viewing the videos. But the view count started to jump by 20, then 50, then 100. I didn’t have 100 students. I distinctly remember jumping with glee when the videos got comments from people I didn’t know. That was surreal.
Fast forward to today, 1M views. That’s 1 with six zeroes. (Sorry this is me pinching myself). It’s still unbelievable. I’m happy, I am thrilled, and at the same time scared.
