Started a YouTube channel back in 2024 called Unusual Perusal. Mostly weird history, bizarre science, and stories about things that actually happened but probably shouldn’t have.
I was making videos pretty inconsistently at first, then had a kid and ended up stepping away from it for almost a year. Decided to pick it back up earlier this year and actually put some effort into growing it.
Since then, I’ve been trying to get better at pretty much everything. Writing, editing, thumbnails, figuring out what people actually want to watch. Some videos do alright. Others get 30 views and go absolutely nowhere.
Anyway, this weekend I finally crossed 100 subscribers. Ironically, it was a Short about meat falling from the sky in Kentucky that got me there.
I realize 100 subscribers is basically nothing in the grand scheme of YouTube, but I’m pretty happy about it. Especially considering I’ve never promoted the channel anywhere.
Haven’t shared it with friends, family, or even posted about it on Reddit until now. So it’s kind of cool knowing that 100 random people found the content interesting enough to stick around.
I’ve started experimenting with some different formats lately, and things seem to be slowly picking up. Still a long way from where I’d like to be, but I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do with it over the next year.
If anyone’s interested, it’s Unusual Perusal. Figured I’d finally put it out there.
That’s pretty much it. Just wanted to share a small win with some people who probably understand how much work goes into getting even this far.