As far as views etc go,
@Drawyah hit it right on the head and was pretty funny about it.
In my opinion, the best channel for any one individual is a channel that you are passionate about. Your enthusiasm will transfer into your videos and be noticeable. Also, you won't get burned out and get tired of producing content. Do this, make sure your titles, tags, description, etc. are good and you'll do well. It will take a while, but focus on those and network. Eventually, you could always save a little cash to put towards promoting some select videos on your channel to help boost views and thereby increasing subs.