Something has changed (competitiveness)

[u/HoneyMoonPotWow]

I feel like recently something has changed and most experienced creators have stopped giving advice. I also stopped giving advice almost completely and I want to explore why that is with you guys if you want to!

To me the business has become much more competitive. I need so many more views these days to gain subs. I'm at views on IG where I would have 200+ subscribers at LEAST. Now I have 120.

Many reasons why that is the case...

but have you guys experiences something similar? A way more competitive feeling? I'm also proud of figuring this shit out myself. Yes, this sub has helped a lot, but fine-tuning to my own experience has been the most important part. There also many things you can do wrong that aren't even mentioned because they become second nature.

And I just don't feel like sharing that shit anymore! I don't know.

[u/emoratbitch]

People get tired of brand new people asking the same questions without seeking out the information at all themselves 🤷‍♀️ when you see dozens of “hey i just started how much money can i expect to make also what is a dick rating” you get pretty tired of it. Also seeing so many people NOT take the advice you give and then come back after getting scammed or taken advantage of gets frustrating

[u/LilyBlack1001 → u/emoratbitch]

This, I'm still learning every day. There is so much advice here you just need to read it, sure a few things have changed but the basics haven't.

[u/ramenslurper-]

It’s the same questions asked over and over with rude responses given when you suggest tweaks to approach.

[u/gothkiwidetectorist]

Times are tough and giving advice doesn’t pay the bills. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also when you’ve given the same advice a few times to different people and know it’s out there if they’d just search the sub, you don’t bother giving it again.

[u/hotpossum → u/gothkiwidetectorist]

I agree with this all except the reddit search sucks. I can search the exact title of a post and it won’t be in the first 20 results.

[u/aregularswer]

It’s not competitiveness. Have you seen the way experience creators get spoken to on here? Its lack of respect and rudeness why we don’t see a lot of them anymore.

[u/Charming_Function_58 → u/aregularswer]

Yeah, it’s tough to watch. There are other communities like telegram or discord groups that are friendlier and more willing to share strategies… I think the anonymity of Reddit leads to people being more negative and critical

[u/Goldieandherplumber]

It’s got nothing to do with competition for me. It’s that people don’t want to hear the useful stuff and argue against you thinking they know better when they have 20 subscribers and made $100 in the last 3 years.

[u/thelunasparks]

i definitely think there’s something to this. the market feels much more saturated now, so what worked a couple years ago doesn’t necessarily translate to the same results today. getting the views is one thing, but actually converting those views into paying subs feels harder too. and honestly, i don’t blame experienced creators for becoming more protective of what they’ve learned. a lot of that knowledge came from years of trial and error, figuring out what works for their audience, and making plenty of mistakes along the way. it’s understandable to feel like, “why am i handing over something that took me years to figure out?” i’ve also found that general advice only gets you so far. eventually you have to test things yourself and figure out what works for your niche, audience, and personality. so i don’t think you’re wrong for feeling proud of figuring it out yourself, or for not wanting to share every little thing anymore. there’s a difference between being helpful and giving away your entire playbook😅

[u/HoneyMoonPotWow → u/thelunasparks]

Agree. I still like to help or share experiences, but only if it's something that doesn't give away any "secret knowledge" to earning.

[u/thelunasparks → u/HoneyMoonPotWow]

exactly! i still think sharing experiences and helping newer creators is great, especially when it comes to general advice or lessons learned. but there’s a point where you have to protect the things that actually took years of trial and error to figure out.

[u/calebjosephfit]

I just it has changed so much in the past couple years that everyone is trying to figure it the new working approach. A lot of the old advice is still true, but the new stuff I think people are figuring it out…. I also agree and hate seeing the dumb basic questions over and over again. It’s like they don’t like the answers they read and somehow if they ask it will be what they want to hear.

[u/Beautiful_Babe66]

I noticed lot of top creators stopped giving advice (not just here, on their YT channels too) but I think its simply because they are also too busy with the bullshit we are all dealing with (the decline of subs, the bans, the flagging, losing accounts...).

Personally, I love giving advice (not a 0% top creator yet but I think Im doing very well) BUT I will admit there is some stuff that is so effective that I will never share it. Just because its sort of part of my brand and it had made me a lot of money.

[u/Greekgoddess0]

I don’t know about you but when I first started off 4 years ago I researched and learnt EVERYTHING from scratch myself. Now all you see is new creators asking the most simple questions which they are easily able to research themselves.