 Okay, so I started my first channel back in 2014 back then it was just a channel to promote my beats That's where I shared all my beats to I know they weren't the greatest beats But back then I was posting about two videos a week two beats a week on my channel then I started posting my PlayStation 3 content for black ops 2 I believe used to be able to go on black ops 2 make your video and then share it onto your YouTube channel So that's where I really started my gaming was on black ops 2 because you used to be able to share it here on YouTube and It honestly was not paying off. I wasn't getting any views. I wasn't getting any subscribers It wasn't working out for me then out of the blue about four months for maybe five months after I started my channel I started to get views out of nowhere and because I was so new to YouTube I thought it was normal and it actually wasn't and I'm talking about 800 views here a thousand views there 1500 views here and to me I thought that was normal But it really wasn't because my content was garbage. It wasn't the greatest back when I started my channel I used it to try to make money at that was my thought whenever I started my channel because back then you could get ads on your Channel right away. There was no rules. There was nothing that stopped you So I was putting ads on my channel then whenever I started to get all these big numbered views on my videos I wasn't really curious. I didn't really know what was happening But I did like some of the money that was coming on to my channel So I didn't think too much of it then all of a sudden my ads stopped It was just for a month and YouTube basically sent me an email saying stop what you're doing right now Or you were gonna be banned. I didn't do anything wrong. I wasn't doing anything. I don't know how I was getting these views I thought all of a sudden I got noticed so because they're saying to change or I'll be banned I didn't know what to change so I didn't change anything then all of a sudden Advertising got banned for my channel where I would never ever be allowed to get it back on so that really killed my momentum I didn't really know how my videos. I didn't even know about paid promotion back then So I didn't do any paid promotion I didn't do any of that stuff because I didn't know how it worked and I didn't even know that was a thing back Then so I kind of stopped my channel For about eight months. I think after it happened I actually tried to create another channel and I think I just had a little take down and within a week because it was the Same name as my other channel and with the same email. They canceled both outs So I didn't really know what to do and I thought I'm done with YouTube for a while I didn't even think I'd pick it back up. I am glad I did now, but I did stop YouTube for about eight or nine months Then I started picking it back up on my Playstation 4 with other games. I started a new channel back then it was mafia gaming TD 9 9 5 5 I know once again, not the greatest name for a channel, but that's what I started my channel with whenever I rebooted it this was about September 2016 something like that So it was about almost two years ago now and I was back then posting anything and everything I could find anything call a duty gta Any game I was playing I'd make little clips and it's shared here on YouTube with the intention of Getting a lot of views getting noticed and all this stuff and it honestly was not working out for me So I kept doing that for months Then I started to slow down then I started to post on events like 4th of July St. Patrick's Day holidays like that trying to get views wasn't working out I started to do WWE predictions So I'd make the matches and that was kind of getting the views back then I had one almost hit a thousand views But it honestly it stopped working out for me I started to do a gaming series for Fallout 4 that eventually started to cave It honestly started to cave just a couple months ago actually so that to me is the best thing I did on my channel so far it just started to die out a couple months ago for me So that is what it is It was about September or October 2017 that I rebranded my channel I started to make videos like this back then it was just on my 4th gen iPod So it wasn't the greatest quality I was recording my audio separate on my laptop because my iPod wasn't able to pick up the audio very well And that was really whenever I started to take YouTube serious I really tried to put my videos together it started making videos like this doing other stuff That's when I started with hockey card videos. That's whenever I started other types of videos I didn't really know where I wanted my channel to go. I didn't really know what kind of videos I want to do here. I just knew I wanted to make videos for an audience even if I don't get very many views I just wanted to get my face out there more. I wanted to start doing other types of videos I wanted to share my life with people and I'm really really glad I did over the course of eight months after rebranding my channel. I am here today. I'm really happy with what I'm doing now I am almost at 100 subscribers at the moment I'm about four subs away from making that possible Honestly, if I kept doing what I did back even nine months ago I wouldn't be where I am now because nine months ago I only had 20 subs and that actually sat at 20 subs for over a year Since rebranding I've gained almost 80 subs and to me that is amazing I know it's not a high number, but at least I'm starting to see growth. I'm starting to engage with more youtubers I'm starting to watch more youtubers more youtubers are starting to notice me are starting to comment on my videos like my videos Watch my stuff and I'm actually engaging with more people as well I like now that I'm doing unboxing videos taste test videos. I'm trying to give vlogs once in a while So you guys get to see more in the life of takedown I'm glad that I can still do some gaming videos once in a while and do all my other types of videos for you guys especially these talking ones because they really get a more of a one-on-one feeling with whoever's watching so I'm really happy with where I'm going here on YouTube I'm happy with the road that I took to get here if it wasn't for me rebranding I wouldn't be here where I am right now, so I'm really happy back then I made the decision I did I know some of my friends at the time that were in my channel back then when I was strictly a gaming channel Didn't necessarily agree with my decision to rebrand, but I know I'm not the biggest youtuber I know I don't have the most subs, but I'm at least trying my best YouTube has actually helped me out so much. It is one of my favorite hobbies right now Outside of gaming so I honestly game all the time So if you guys want to know more of why I make YouTube videos comment that down below I really started to grow and want to make this work Even if it's just a hobby for myself and not to make money if it's just to me To get to know people and to have people get to know me I'm going to explain that in a future video if that's something you guys want to see But in the future I'm hoping to still grow I'm hoping to get more ideas for different types of videos If you guys have any ideas for videos you guys would like to see me do Comment that down below as well, but I'm going to leave this video here Hope you guys did enjoy if you did please leave a like and I'll see you guys in the next video Please take care. Peace