How to Gain a Following on YouTube as an Artist: The Free Way to Promote on YouTube

With 2.2 Billion users, YouTube is the largest streaming platform by far and can help jumpstart your career by getting you the most exposure, and eventually a decent paycheck. Building a following for free on YouTube takes a lot of work and time on your part. While the YouTube algorithm helps the discovery of new creators and videos, you have to put in the initial work of making your videos discoverable to the algorithm. This can take time but if you take the steps listed below, and your content is worth watching, then you are guaranteed to pick up steam.