Consistency is Key to Success
Consistency is key to success and one of the most important things when it comes to any form of content creation! Whether it's YouTubing, podcasting, vlogging, advertising, and more, consistency is going to be one of your most powerful tools! In this article, we're going to talk about how to use it to build a road to success! We'll being talking about:
- Consistent organization of content
- Consistent creation around your chosen niche
- How consistency attracts subscribers and followers
Consistent Content Creation
One of the most important aspects of being a content creator is consistently creating content. If you only make one short video every once in a great while, you’ll stunt your growth. Viewers like consistency, and so do algorithms!
Consistent Content Creation Using Organization
As with most goals, if you want to achieve consistent content creation successfully, you have to be ready to get organized! This can take some work, but it doesn't have to be grueling. Actually, it can be very simple!
All you have to do is spend some time working out what sort of content you’re going to be creating, how often you’ll be able to create it, and how often you’ll be able to post it. Then, take this information and use it to create a posting schedule and most importantly, stick to that schedule as best as you can.
It's also a good idea to have a consistent organization of how your content plays out. For example, if you're a podcaster, organize your episodes sort of like a talk show. These have opening monologues, parts of the show that are set aside for interviews, and even special events. These are often done in the same order each show, and with this sort of organization, people know when their favorite part will be. This can also be incredibly useful for podcasts, especially if they're being done live.
Another example of how consistency is key to success is in using a consistent intro for your content. It's a great way to start off all your videos, podcasts, vlogs, and displays professionalism that forms trust! This helps to relay what your video is about, and if it has footage from your videos, it will even give a preview of what viewers will see. Viewers consistently seeing this and hearing the music and sounds you use with it will help it stay fresh in their mind. That way if you're intro music pops into their head, they'll remember your content that they enjoy.
Creating your videos in consistent sections that are in a regular order is another great way to organize your content! For example, let's say that you're making a video series about your favorite hobby. You can seperate each video into sections like a learning/tutorial portion, an in the action portion where you're participating in that hobby, followed by a section where you're answering questions that you've recieved from the video before that one. It's a simple setup. but it's effective!
Having this consistent content organization is a great way to build trust with your viewers. They'll start to trust you with their time by watching or listening to your content because they know that they'll enjoy it, because they know what your usual setup is.
Niche Consistency is Key to Success
Having a consistent niche is a very, very important part of content creation. If you create without using some form of niche, you may have trouble getting consistent views for your content. This will cause massive difficulty in building regular viewers, which will massively sink your chances for gaining subscribers and followers. If your content is all over the place, algorithims might have a hard time with placing your videos in the right spot as well.
YouTube viewers often times become subscribers when they see that a channel regularly posts videos that are within a niche that the enjoy! The same thing goes with followers on social media! If they see that your channel is dedicated to that niche, they'll often become regular viewers!
If you'd like to learn about how to pick niches, we have a full-length guide that you can read, simply follow this link: Niches: An Ultimate Guide - Stock Music Central
Engagement Consistency is Key to Success
Regardless of what form of content you're creating, consistently engaging with your viewers and listeners can have a major effect on your success! It's very important to create opportunities for your viewers to be engaged. One example of this is asking your viewers a question during your content and telling them to answer in the comment section. Often times, creators forget to respond to even at least some of these comments, which is important as well. If they don't get that return engagement, it will often times be harder to get them to comment next time.
Make the time to use your content's comment section as a way to have a conversation with your viewers on a consistent basis! This creates subscribers and followers! Often times other viewers will also use the comments section to have conversations with each other. This is even more valuable consistent engagement that your viewers will enjoy either participating in, or simply spending time reading, and algorithms often love that too!
Conclusion
In short, as this blog post is so titled, consistency is key to success! However, don't think of it as a stressful problem that you have to keep up with. Rather think of it as one of your most effective tools, as sort of an ally that's on your side and will help you plan out your content and help you reach your goals!
