Under 5k subscribers, yet YouTube is her best marketing channel for a paid community
evielync · x · 2026-09-19
A membership community owner shares that almost every member discovered her through YouTube videos. Her videos never go viral and she has under 5k subscribers, but she calls YouTube the best marketing channel she's ever invested in: "people don't buy on hype, they buy on expertise." A useful signal for indie creators: small, precise content beats chasing virality.
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