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A 6-month roadmap for Indian creators starting a YouTube channel from zero. Niche selection, equipment (under Rs 25K total), content cadence, and the milestones that signal you should keep going vs pivot.

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Tasks (6)
6 tasks total
1
Pick a specific, defendable niche
2 weeks
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Not "tech" — "Indian mobile app reviews". Not "finance" — "Indian small-cap stocks". Specificity wins the algorithm.
2
Buy bare-minimum equipment
1 week
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Phone camera (already have), Rs 1500 lapel mic, Rs 2000 ring light, free Canva for thumbnails. Total under Rs 5000. Upgrade only after 50 videos.
3
Publish 30 videos in 90 days
3 months
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Consistency beats production. 8-15 minute videos work best for India. Hook in first 15 seconds. Same publishing day every week.
4
Master thumbnails + titles
Ongoing
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Spend 30 minutes per thumbnail. Study top creators in your niche. CTR under 4% means thumbnail/title is the bottleneck — fix that first.
5
Hit 1000 subs + 4000 watch hours
6-12 months
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Monetization threshold. Most channels in their niche cross this in months 6-12. If under 100 subs at month 6, change niche or format.
6
Branch into Shorts + community
Ongoing
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Add 1 Short per long video. Build community via comments + Discord. Lock retention before pursuing brand deals.
📅 Daily Plan View
2 weeks
Task 1
Pick a specific, defendable niche
1 week
Task 2
Buy bare-minimum equipment
3 months
Task 3
Publish 30 videos in 90 days
Ongoing
Task 4
Master thumbnails + titles
6-12 months
Task 5
Hit 1000 subs + 4000 watch hours
Ongoing
Task 6
Branch into Shorts + community
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