I've only been making YouTube videos for a little over a year, and so I'm pretty new to it. I didn't have many subscribers for the first year but have been getting a lot more over the last few months- probably about 150 over the last 2-3 months. As I write this, I have 208. (I got three yesterday and two the day before.)
I used to be more focused on playing live and eventually decided for a number of reasons that making videos would be a lot more satisfying... and it really is! When the pandemic really started closing things down on March 13, 2020, I suddenly found the time at home to do what I wanted. I also had some motivation: I couldn't see my parents, and my 86 year old Dad asked me to play him a recital and put it onto a DVD. With lots of time at home, I was able to eventually learn a little about DAW's- and how to record audio and video and put them together. I then was able to bang out about ten videos in about ten weeks. ...But then I had to go back to work!
In the last year, I have only done six videos. Even worse, over the last nine months, I have only posted four videos! That's pretty bad, and yes, I feel bad about it. I suppose I should be losing subscribers left and right, as well as getting complaints from unsatisfied customers. But I think I have only lost a few (3?), and I haven't heard a single complaint. So what's going on? I probably don't know.
...But I think it has something to do with spending a lot more time on each video. My two most popular videos are from this last group of four (and one of the four was a traditional hymn for my Dad on Christmas, which is really different for my channel). If I divide the number of likes by the number of views, my highest rated video is my most recent one. So, I am trying to take my time and really do the best job I can. I'm also trying not to worry when life gets in the way, as it does. Ultimately, I would rather have less videos of a higher quality than more videos that aren't as good as they should be. And if my hobby is causing me regular stress, then I need to change my perspective. It's suppose to be fun.