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Getting views is brutal right now in

2026 because there's actually over 20 million videos uploaded every single day to YouTube.

36% are still trying to get their first 1,000 subscribers. We're going to cover the four biggest

mistakes that keep people from reaching their first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube,

how to fix them, and the exact steps we would do if we were starting from zero on

YouTube right now. You want to get to your first 1,000 subscribers this year, three types of

videos that will quickly get you there. Number one, this is your YouTube 2026 blueprint. Sean, let's jump right in.

I want to start with what we asked everyone. So we asked, hey, where are you currently stuck on YouTube?

Getting your first 1,000 subscribers, getting consistent views, turning views into income,

or staying consistent, not burning out. By far, the biggest answer was getting 1,000 subscribers.

What do you make of that?

Yeah, I mean, I think that it makes sense.

People are having trouble growing, trouble getting views, trouble getting discovered.

And the thing is, I don't think the problem is motivation.

I don't even think the problem is talent.

I actually think it's for fixable mistakes that anyone can do. And the truth is this, though, that getting views is

brutal right now in 2026 because there's actually over 20 million videos uploaded every single day

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