Vlogging seems to be more popular than ever these days, as everybody seems to be an expert in anything, at least if you take a look at platforms such as YouTube. Of course, one of the strongest incentives for setting up a vlog, if not the only one, is to make money. Yes, you need to know for sure what you have to offer to the world. However, there is a catch.
First of all, we need to understand that competition is huge in this field, which means that it’s pretty difficult to bring something new, useful, and original. But even so, you always have to try to be 100% original. After all, each and every one of us is somehow influenced by others, regardless of what we do in life.
There are strong principles to keep in mind when you decide to establish your own vlog, so let’s go ahead and take into account the best tips that we can offer you. If you apply them correctly, you can definitely get rich from the vlogging business:
Get a professional camera
Let’s face it: nobody wants to watch a video these days in which they can count the pixels. Buying a potent camera is a “must,” as a lot of smartphones are still not good enough for vlogging. There are a lot of options to consider and you can go ahead and do a lot of research before you decide what exactly to buy, as the internet is loaded with information. You should definitely buy a camera that offers at least full HD quality.
Be as original as possible
We said it before, and we will say it again: You need to be as original as possible when you decide to make your own vlog. Even if you are tempted to use an idea, phrase, or joke that you’ve heard at another vlogger, it’s best to modify and rephrase it, so that it won’t sound exactly as the original. Of course, stealing ideas from others is a horrible thing, but it’s obvious that it’s impossible to be 100% original these days when there’s so much content out there, as even the greatest artists and movie producers in the world were inspired by others in their work. There is a major difference between copying other people’s ideas and being influenced by them.
Choose a certain field
It’s absolutely mandatory to focus on a specific field or a few fields when you decide to establish your own vlog. For instance, you cannot make five videos about web development, and the next three videos will be about a totally different subject. In such a scenario, people will simply lose faith, stop taking you seriously, and will be tempted to move on and unsubscribe. People subscribe to a certain YouTuber when they realize he provides the kind of content they want.
For instance, if someone wants videos about cars, they will go ahead and subscribe to YouTubers who regularly provide material about cars. They wait to see notifications about the field that interests them, and considering that they want such subscriptions, you can easily imagine that they wouldn’t be happy if they get something totally different, like videos about lollipops. YouTubers cannot suddenly start making videos about something totally unexpectable. The followers would certainly react in a bad way if they get videos about foods from those YouTubers, for instance. There are a lot of people who make content about food on YouTube, of course, and they have numerous followers. But those followers knew very well right from the start what they could expect from the person they subscribed to.
Never stop learning
When you choose to become a YouTuber, it’s mandatory to always learn and always try to adapt to the latest trends in the field that you target. You constantly need to learn more about the type of content you provide. That can help you with the competition, as well as it will get you more followers. However, this doesn’t mean that you need to copy others in any way, but learning is a very necessary process in pretty much all aspects of our lives. If you start making videos about web development, for instance, it’s an absolute “must” to keep learning and researching web development tools and programming languages. Technology is going through an everlasting process of upgrades, which means that you cannot afford to stop learning at any point. You constantly need to adapt to some degree, as well as in many other fields in the world. Even languages have been upgraded over the centuries and decades.
Be constant
Nobody will subscribe to your channel if they don’t know what to expect. Just try to put yourself in their shoes, and you’ll immediately realize that it’s true. Your potential subscribers want to know how often you will be providing content to them. You cannot simply say that you will be uploading two videos per month, and in reality, you will be uploading only one. If you do so, people will lose faith in you, which is extremely bad in this business. You should always need to stick to your word and you should never ever make promises that you know you cannot keep. As a vlogger, you will permanently be on thin ice, but with the right ideas that you will be applying, you can be successful. It’s all up to you.
Numerous people out there have a lot of success from uploading videos on platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, and so on. You can be one of them, but only if you apply the needed methods. First of all you need to find a specific domain that you are good at, and the results will start showing up as soon as possible if you play by the book.
Tim M. Hill helped bring Digital-Overload from a weekly newsletter to a full-fledged news site by creating a new website and branding. He continues to assist in keeping the site responsive and well organized for the readers. As a writer to Digital-Overload, Tim mainly covers mobile news and gadgets.