How to get your 1st 100 subscribers on YouTube

March 22, 2025

Whether you just started a YouTube channel or have had one for a long time, it can be hard coming up with ways to get more subscribers.

So here are 8 different ways you can use to grow fast!

1. Ask family and friends to subscribe.

Your close circle should be the fastest to subscribe to your new channel. These are people that know you and want to see you succeed.

So let them know! Let them how much their support will be to you and you’ll get it. For most YouTubers, this can be anywhere between 5–20 subscribers!

2. Join social media groups.

While you can always post on your Facebook page, Twitter feeds etc., you’re much better off joining groups that are for your niche.

This way you can target people that are interested in what you’re doing. Thus, having a higher chance of getting viewers to become subscribers.

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3. Engage more with viewers.

If someone takes the time to comment, take the time to respond. It can turn that person commenting into a subscriber.

It also shows other viewers that you respond as well which will make others more willing to engage as well. So the process can repeat itself with more viewers.

4. Work with other YouTubers.

Collaborating with others will get you seen by their audience and vise versa. It may be a longer process to finish a video but it can be worth it.

Especially if your working with a channel with a larger following. If you don’t want to collaborate with anyone on videos, you can ask to feature each other in the “featured channels” section.

5.Connect with bloggers/start your own blog.

Similar to working with other YouTuber channels, you can ask bloggers to feature your content in their articles.

Their traffic can be a huge help for giving a boost to views and potential subscribers!

Of course you can start your own blog and do the same thing if blogging is something that interests you as well.

6. Improve your titles and descriptions for ranking.

YouTube search is going to be the biggest way for you to grow.

Therefore, you need to learn the ins and outs of SEO, search engine optimization. Make sure your titles and descriptions have search terms in them that will help your video rank on YouTube.

You can use research tools like MorningFame and Tubebuddy to help with getting videos ranked plus more!

7. Customize your YouTube channel.

Too many small channels have yet to customize their channel. If you don’t customize your channel layout, your homepage looks very bare.

People will leave your channel thinking you don’t have any content! Customize your layout.

Let viewers see your best videos, important playlists and anything else that lets them know what your channel is about.

Give them the impression there’s a lot of content on your channel with more to come.

8. Use paid advertising.

Promoting your videos is always a good idea to get more subscribers. YouTube now even gives the option to promote a video in creator studio. You also don’t have to spend a lot of money.

You can spend as little as $1 a day using Google ads. I would suggest a small budget on several ads to see what’s the best choice you have for gaining subscribers.

Starting a YouTube channel may not be easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard either. Take your time. Don’t compare your pace to others. Be consistent and use some the choices above.

Not just one. Be able to make yourself uncomfortable. That’s when you can really grow!

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