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Find a niche. People love free content. It wasn't that hard. I was making computer security videos for people, real basics for programming, networking, web int
by carom 3y ago
Find a niche. People love free content. It wasn't that hard.
I was making computer security videos for people, real basics for programming, networking, web interactions, number bases, bit math - stuff that you need to learn as a base to get into hacking. Grew my channel pretty quickly to 1k subscribers just by sharing them to reddit. I deleted it because I got annoyed that I was making content for YT for free (the videos are still archived on Odysee). It really didn't seem that difficult to grow though when you're giving it away.
For pure dev things, cover different algorithms or data structures. Mobile, gaming, and web will have large audiences but already some established channels.
Other tips -
- Get a good mic, mic stand, shock mount.
- Downsize your screen to 720p when you record so it is large enough for the average laptop screen to read. It is absolutely ridiculous when someone is recording a tutorial on a 4k monitor and the text is microscopic.
- I was less concerned about video but repurposing a DSLR as a webcam is a good move. Pay attention to lighting and your background. Some people like full bright lights, color LEDs are a good vibe too.
- Practice speaking. Slow down.
- Learn to edit so you don't worry about redoing your whole video in a single take. I didn't like editing so I would redo 20 minute videos a few times until I got it right.
- mr_o47 3y agoI literally went through the same making my first video. Had to do a lot of retakes but thanks for the tips. I won’t be able to invest in a mic yet but I’m okay using my apple headphones once I gain some traction I’ll be buying a new mic
- mentos 3y agobuy a new mic to gain traction?
- mr_o47 3y agoSorry what I mean by this is that once I see it’s gaining popularity I’ll invest in a mic
- mentos 3y agoHa sorry I was suggesting you should first buy a good mic so that you can gain traction. From other comments here audio quality seems to be critical
- DANmode 3y agoSubconscious, but true: it will impact the feeling your viewers get when spending time with you.
- mr_o47 3y agoAgreed, I just posted my first video Let me know how you guys feel about it https://youtu.be/PU75M0QkwTQ https://youtu.be/PU75M0QkwTQ
- slowmotiony 3y agoI'm watching for like 2 minutes and I already got lost. What's a python virtual environment? Why do you need it, can't i just install python and be done with it?
- cornstalks 3y agoI only watched a minute, but the audio volume is too quiet. You could boost the gain but there’s static that detracts from the voice. A good mic will help with that, but you’ll also need to adjust the sound levels before uploading the video. Also, do I hear a very slight bit of music in the background? Either embrace the background music or remove it. Right now it’s just barely audible which is a little distracting. You don’t have to spend hundreds on a mic. Even a $50 mic with a pop screen will help a lot (I got a $70 one with a boom arm from Amazon and it sounds amazing compared to standard headphone/laptop mics).
- mr_o47 3y agoThanks for the feedback and I thinks really good feedback. I’ll definitely invest in mic and make the sound quality much better
- throw0101b 3y ago> - Get a good mic, mic stand, shock mount. Audio is 80% of video. People will watch potato-quality video; no one will listen to garbage audio.
- zikduruqe 3y ago> Audio is 80% of video. It's 100%. Even god himself needs thunder during a storm that has lightning. (Or that's what I was told when I did some TV shows and how important the audio engineer on set was.)
- marginalia_nu 3y agoI can never tell the difference between supposedly good audio and the equivalent of two cans connected with a string. Dunno, maybe I'm lacking the audiophile chromosome or something.
- geerlingguy 3y agoA lot of it is just "is the can the string is attached to 3" from the speaker or 3'?" A mediocre mic placed 3-6" from the mouth is going to almost always sound better than any price of mic placed 5' away, except in sound treated studios with excellent technique and strong post-processing.
- circuit10 3y ago“ means inches and ‘ means feet in case anyone else needs to know because I had to look this up
- faangsticle 3y agoThanks, I thought it was an odd quote.
- loganc2342 3y agoIs this just a US thing? I thought this was common knowledge.
- marginalia_nu 3y ago> - Practice speaking. Slow down. This is good advice for most people in general. Speaking slower gives more time to think about what you're going to say, which means you say better things. It's shocking how slowly you can get away with speaking. Incidentally, slowing down is also good advice for improving your handwriting.
- jonsen 3y agoAlso speaking slower gives the listener time to think about what you say.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoYou can also add a second or two of pause between sentences to the same effect.
- gms7777 3y agoAnd with YouTube, anyone that wants to hear it faster can just speed up the video anyway.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoThis is really mostly possible with well enunciated speech, which is only really possible if you slow down a reasonable bit.
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- codetrotter 3y ago> I got annoyed that I was making content for YT for free If anyone is interested, I run a PeerTube instance and am looking to add more people aside from just myself creating content on it. Obviously the reach is not good currently because there is only myself on my instance but imagine what we could do together if a handful or a dozen or so people regularly crate content about tech, programming and/or music on this PeerTube instance. We could grow a nice community together I think.
- Dalewyn 3y ago>- Downsize your screen to 720p when you record so it is large enough for the average laptop screen to read. It is absolutely ridiculous when someone is recording a tutorial on a 4k monitor and the text is microscopic. This echoes to basically anything creative in nature. Always consider the average situation of your customers when making your product. As a programmer, consider whether your program runs properly on a $300 dollar potato from Walmart rather than your $8000 dollar development workstation. As a videographer (aka Youtuber), consider whether your video looks nice on a $300 dollar potato from Walmart rather than your $8000 dollar 8K 60" monitor.
- barbariangrunge 3y ago> Grew my channel pretty quickly to 1k subscribers just by sharing them to reddit. How do you find subreddits you can self promote on without getting a ban?