I have a Youtube channel that started out reviewing just flashlights and headlamps, but now I review and test knives too. My videos are shot like short films, have humor, and quite a bit of testing too. My flashlight reviews include beamshot sections, full UI demos, footage of actual night use, runtime tests and more. While I don’t always post my videos on BLF, I release 1-2 videos a week on Monday or Tuesday.
You can add my channel. DeArmond Tool…. Most of the videos there are about CNC mills and lathes…and now the Texas Lumens videos are there as well. One as late as last evening!! Some of the videos have been on there for years. The videos I have previously posted at BLF are now all public as well.
I have a youtube channel, but just to have something to upload the video’s that I use in BLF posts. Although I always add a title that makes more or less sense, most video’s are not meant to be watched without the context of the accompanying BLF post.
My channel is a random assortment of anything I’m interested in at that point in time. A few lights, some knifes along with tools, electrical/electronic basic stuff.
Some of you might already know my YouTube channels (in my sig).
There’s one dedicated to reviews (not so much lately)
The other one is my personal channel, you’ll find flashlight mods, and various DIY stuff along with silly motorcycle related vids and spudgun experimentation
My videos are crap.
Most of them are not interesting.
I dont appear in the videos. I dont show my face.
I dont say anything… just music or ambient sound.
The video quality is bad.
Dont have pro nor semi pro camera: I use the phone.
I dont have nor tripod nor proper illumination.
Yes… they are crap.
But……. I put a lot of effort on it. But…. XP
It is very hard to be a youtuber specially when you dont have the TIME to make things perfect…. edit videos like a pro etc… Also my economical situation does not allow me to purchase a camera… just the phone… (yes I have a cheap tripod travelling from china… hope that improve the new videos)
About monetization: I started the channel almost a year ago. I dont know how the people can earn money with youtube.
As I said… after almost a year… still not possible to reach the minimun amount to receive a payment. Minimun is 100$ (70eur) and I only have less than 20$. (I can take a screenshot and put here)… so it will take me about 4 years to be able to reach minimum and get the first pay…
XP
Congrats to all of you that are going well with youtube.
Nice post samgalax, my videos are similar but I’ve been slowly progressing over several years now.
I’ve made sod all from YouTube (maybe £100) so it’s a hobby I can take or leave, I like to think I am helping somebody out there. A career it ain’t!
I’m now using a 4K camera, and I have just started experimenting with super basic titles and transistions but otherwise, still a bit boring and niche, still no face and still very basic but it’s a long road.
My personal advice, (if you chose to listen from someone with a small channel himself!) is that videos without talk will struggle unless short and specific. Don’t start multiple channels, I won’t sub to many multi channel makers. Even the big ones I do, nutnfancy, eevblog, get rubbish interaction compared to the main. On a small channel it just takes away imo.
Do videos even if you think they won’t get anywhere, all my biggest views are on videos I didn’t expect to get many, one of mine is simply taking apart an air rifle!