Macbarbie07, jennamarbles, and lohanthony; although these names might just seem like pointless usernames, these are all the identities of famous YouTube stars today.  More and more accounts are being made on YouTube, which is resulting in many new stars.

Senior Chloe Goulard feels that YouTube is a great website for people who want to make a name for themselves.  “YouTube is a great way to network yourself and start working towards your goals at a young age.”

But how does ones YouTube channel succeed?  What sets apart one YouTuber from another?

The truth is that certain YouTubers succeed faster and greater than others because they upload new videos frequently, spread the word about their channels the most, create quality videos that take time to make, and establish themselves in the proper YouTube community. These stars are the most hardworking and dedicated to their channels and their subscribers.

The path to a successful YouTube channel is a hard one.  Bethany Mota (Macbarbie07)’s story is one of the main stories associated with the great success among YouTube stars.

According to itamal.com, although she is only 18 years old, Bethany Mota has generated an estimated $40,000 per month and has had over 300 million views on her channel since she started it when she was in junior high.  She started her YouTube channel as an outlet to put all of her energy into because she was being cyber bullied by girls in her school.  She decided to make her videos about make up tips and fashion for young girls her age.  When she started her channel she had no idea that one day she would have her own clothing line, have her own song released, or even be on the TV show, “Dancing With The Stars” because of her YouTube channel’s success.  Her channel’s success was due to the fact that she was truly set apart from all of the other makeup videos on YouTube because she followed all of the steps to YouTube success.  She frequently posted quality videos and spent her time really trying to establish herself in the YouTube “beauty” community.  Her name became well known among other makeup YouTubers and before long, she started to inspire girls everywhere.

Senior Natalie Kistner says, “It’s awesome that she’s had so much success and so many opportunities due to making YouTube videos about her life.”

YouTube is one of the fastest growing websites on the Internet and will continue to grow for a long time.  The YouTube process and the stardom it gives to ordinary people is a crazy thing that gives ordinary people the opportunity to become famous from just posting videos of themselves in their homes out of boredom.