Steve0192
I've Got It
I've just noticed that I've been on YouTube making videos for over a year now so I thought it would be fun to list my experiences so far.
1. Everything happens much slower that I realised!
For some reason I thought I'd get a few thousand subscribers in the first few weeks, then things would snowball from there. Boy was I ever wrong! It's a slow steady journey, definitely more of a marathon than a sprint, but progress is steadily in the right direction.
2. Its impossible to second guess what my strongest video's will be.
I constantly get this wrong. I make a video and almost don't put it up because I think it's so weak and it becomes a hit (my highest ranked video was hacked together because I couldn't think of anything else to do that week!). Then there are the videos that take hour and hours of practice and preparation and they barely get viewed.
3. Spend some time and think about your longer term direction - What themes are you going to develop?
This gives your channel direction, but also helps if you ever find yourself with "writers block" trying to think of a subject for this weeks video. It also help you to decide how you're going to put together play lists.
4. Put time and effort into Promotion
Work out how to use social media and go for it. Stumble upon generates occasional traffic. For me Twitter is less useful. Reddit has by far generated the most traffic. Google plus seems to have the best guitar communities.
What have you learned over the period since you joined.
Steve
1. Everything happens much slower that I realised!
For some reason I thought I'd get a few thousand subscribers in the first few weeks, then things would snowball from there. Boy was I ever wrong! It's a slow steady journey, definitely more of a marathon than a sprint, but progress is steadily in the right direction.
2. Its impossible to second guess what my strongest video's will be.
I constantly get this wrong. I make a video and almost don't put it up because I think it's so weak and it becomes a hit (my highest ranked video was hacked together because I couldn't think of anything else to do that week!). Then there are the videos that take hour and hours of practice and preparation and they barely get viewed.
3. Spend some time and think about your longer term direction - What themes are you going to develop?
This gives your channel direction, but also helps if you ever find yourself with "writers block" trying to think of a subject for this weeks video. It also help you to decide how you're going to put together play lists.
4. Put time and effort into Promotion
Work out how to use social media and go for it. Stumble upon generates occasional traffic. For me Twitter is less useful. Reddit has by far generated the most traffic. Google plus seems to have the best guitar communities.
What have you learned over the period since you joined.
Steve
