Earlier this year many prominent YouTubers voiced their concerns at major advertisers pulling their ads from YouTube. The event became known as YouTube Adpocalypse. Certain YouTube videos started becoming ineligible for displaying ads. This resulted in a large drop in income for many YouTubers. A few days ago, YouTube published a blog post entitled “Expanding … Read more
I was perhaps a little late to the YouTube game. In hindsight, I should have started recording videos and uploading videos to YouTube several years before I did. My first videos were admittedly poor. Audio was terrible and footage was not much better. Still, I had an enthusiasm for it and enjoyed the whole process. … Read more
Two months ago I talked about how my technology YouTube channel passed the 1,000 subscriber mark. This is an important milestone as channels typically see a lot more growth once they have reached it because YouTube starts ranking videos higher. This has turned out to be true for me. Over the last two months I … Read more
Producing videos for YouTube is something that I thoroughly enjoy. I love using videos to connect with people. I am still at the start of my journey on YouTube and need to build up a larger following; however it is something I love doing every week regardless of the size of my audience. I currently … Read more
With around 250 subscribers at the moment, my YouTube career is still in its infancy. Despite having a long road ahead of me, I continue to enjoy recording and producing videos for my main YouTube channel and the YouTube channel I recently launched for Rise Forums. I still have a lot to learn about recording, … Read more
When you start recording video and audio frequently, you need to listen to yourself a lot. Once you get over the shock of how you sound through a microphone, you start noticing the way you speak. For my YouTube videos, I try and watch out for mistakes. Some mistakes can be edited out, others can … Read more
I made a concious decision to take my YouTube channel more seriously about a month ago. I have spoke about my journey on YouTube in previous videos: The Unprepared Travelling YouTuber and Three Difficulties I Face Recording Videos in South America. I have learned a lot since devoting more time to YouTube. I have learned … Read more
A few weeks ago I talked about being unprepared for recording YouTube videos while travelling. This was partly due to me making a last-minute decision to come to South America. Had I planned ahead, I would have purchased better equipment for recording videos for YouTube. Since buying a dedicated camera for vlogging, I feel that … Read more
Sometimes in life, you do not know what you are missing until you move forward and then look back in hindsight. That kind of sums up how I feel about moving to a dedicated camera for recording videos for YouTube. I had been recording videos for my YouTube channel over the last two months using … Read more
Last week I purchased a new camera for recording videos on YouTube. Rather than buy a traditional point and shoot camera or camcorder, I opted for an action camera. I have only been using the camera a short period of time, however I am happy with the purchase. It is such a tiny little device, … Read more