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Great post man, I have also had a handful of creepy/odd experiences that I don't often talk about (besides my wife or close friends).

For anyone out there that hasn't done some of this already,

1. Setup another email account/buy a domain and use that email vs your personal account/the account thats tied to your channel.

2. I RARELY will reply to anyone making me an offer/promotion/product offer etc from a non-business email account - If it's a GMAIL, Yahoo, Hotmail etc I will always assume they are fishing for my private info.

3. If people are going to send you stuff. Get a PO BOX or a business address... cant state this enough.

4. Take 30 mins and work on removing your personal info from sites like Whitepages.com Great article: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-opt-out-of-the-most-popular-people-search-sites-1791536533

5. As OP mentioned, be VERY mindful of where you're recording so that addresses are not listed.

Great topic man, I'm sure there are a bunch of other suggestions others have as well. Would love to hear more.

Facebook Messenger and Notepad.

In David Lynch's masterclass, he said "If you want to make a feature-length film, all you need to do is get 70 ideas. You write these scenes on 3-by-5 cards, then when you have 70 of them, you've got a feature film."

So I took that concept and applied it to a shorter medium, wherein I get maybe 15-20 ideas about the subject matter of the video (maybe from research, taking a walk, having a random conversation, whatever) and send them to myself on Facebook Messenger, since I have instant access to it no matter where I am.

When I get home I pull open the ideas, throw it on Notepad, and if I have enough to work with, its time for me to fill in the gaps with the rest of the writing.

Much like in cinema, a good YouTube video is comprised of good key moments. That's what I am organizing. I'm not sitting down to write Shakespeare, because that would assume I'm pulling ideas out of the ether, which I can't do. If a good idea blesses me with its presence, I borrow it and see what can be done with it.

More specific to your question, unless you are trying to hit specific timing goals, or are working with a professional team of people, you might find that industry-level screenwriting software becomes more of a bottleneck during the creative process. Strip away what you don't need, and you might find that ideas pour forth more effortlessly when you're just jotting them down on your friendly neighborhood Notepad.

I like to follow the rule of Three Ts (Title, Tagging, Thumbnails). Do you use custom HD thumbnails? You can make some using Pixlr.com. Do you properly use tags for your content so people can actually find your videos in the search engine? Use TubeBuddy or Rapidtags.io to help out with that. And Lastly, do you create interesting, captivating titles? Things like "GTA V Online Episode 1" Won't cut it if you are a Small YouTuber.

Besides that the only other advice I can give is making sure you edit your videos. It is SOOOOOO important for Gaming Channels especially to use a proper video editing software (Free or Not) to help chop down your video length to the best parts of the recording. No one likes to watch 20+ Minute videos of smaller gaming channels playing a game, you just haven't built up the sub base for people to really know who you are. I would recommend trying to keep the videos anywhere under 15 minutes MAXIMUM when starting out

Hopefully this helped out and best of luck growing your channel :)! Make sure to remember to stay consistent

Even before trying to "fix" a recording in Audacity (or any other tool) it is worth the effort to make sure your recording space sounds good.

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Find (or create) a recording space that is quiet and free of echos.

Also, spend some time researching microphone technique and placement.

Without doing that first, even the most expensive microphone can make crap recordings.

The best approach in my opinion is to take some time and learn how Search Engines work and how SEO should be implemented. Here's a decent guide: https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo

It is intended for websites, but SEO principles apply to YouTube as well.

All the best to you!

Also, try Pixabay. They have a music section. You will have to listen to a ton of samples to find what you want, but you pretty much have to do that no matter where you go. Just throw the artist's name and Pixabay in your description.

Handbrake

https://handbrake.fr/

I haven't used it particularly for WEBM files, but I've converted .MKV files to .MP4

Also my understanding is that it should be able to convert almost anything, so maybe give this a shot.

There are some basics that are repeated over and over, I stopped watching all the videos a long time ago, but I keep an eye if they come up with something interesting.

I just make my classification.

If you start from absolute zero, spend a Sunday watching either:

• Tim Schmoyer
• The Nimmin brothers

For technical filming advice

• Jeven Dovey

Then just keep an eye to see if they come up with something interesting.

Not very interesting and redundant if you have watched those above (too much on motivational side for me)

• Benji Travis
• Sean Cannell
• Brian G. Jonson
• Sunny Lenarduzzi

If you want some serious motivational content

• Roberto Blake

Follow religiously

• Matt Gielen (top YT critic by miles and miles and miles)
• Derral Eves (when he is speaking in public only, the short videos are usually nothing special)
• Ian Corzine (legal advice)
• Hey.com (criminally underrated)

Mention of honour for

• Daniel Batal, the nicest person on YT
• VidIQ channel

I've been having a lot of success with Neewer CM14 mini shotguns (currently 2 for $22)

My content is adult and not youtube friendly (but I learn a lot here) - But out of the four mics I typically have on set, two are the Neewers, and they're quite adequate for wide shots where the mic can't be 6" just out of frame.

Adwords is indeed a good tool. I'd also recommend betterwaytoweb.com, and using the YouTube search bar autocomplete for ideas. I've captured more in-depth thoughts on tag generation on page 28 of my recently completed creator's guide!

Well, this will be different, since this voiceless video:

So, first thing first:

IMAGE STABILIZATION! It's a little nauseating to have the camera shake like that

Either use something that can do that in post production, or get a gyro or proper tripod that's further off.

Furthermore, a lot of your shots are off center. What you may want to do here is film in the highest resolution your camera supported, then crop/center in video editing to 1080p.

Sandblasting: you should have just cut this honestly, I can't tell what it is, or at least put a note that something went wrong.

What text prompts you use need to move. There's a concept in video editing known as the lower 3rd, which is where you don't really owant to put stuff. Basically, by having things in the lower left hand corner, you get covered by the YouTube progress bar, and closed captions while it's on.

You need to learn to color grade. Since you have no dialogue, your visuals need to carry you, and well, a lot of the colors are washed out, or wrong. If you use DaVinci Resolve, BlackMagic has a very good video on introductions of color grading: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/training

Cut your nails, or at least clean them. This really might sound pendatic, but you're putting the entire focus on your hands and what you're working on, and honestly, looks matter if you'r egoing to focus on the visual elements entirely.

Thumbnail seems OK, but the title isn't. Might be better off with something like "Making a Custom GMC Wrecker Model in a Day".

DaVinci Resolve if your PC can run it, it's pretty resource intensive, but very powerful. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/

There is a thing called Restream.IO where you can stream to both, however if you get twitch affiliate you can no longer stream to both due to having a 24 hour lockout to whatever content you create on twitch.

But I would really really like to tell you, streaming on Youtube is actually fine. Here's why!

1. It ups your watch time, which ups how Youtube feels about your channel overall in the first place.
2. It is easier to get noticed on Youtube rather than Twitch based on how Youtube has their system set.
   
3. Comments on Youtube actually help improve your overall engagement to where it ups the live stream being noticed by other people, thus upping the overall engagement.
4. As opposed to twitch, you get to keep a permanent archive of your stream.

You might be able to find something here

However, I have no experience with any of those. You might want to check for other reviews to compare if you find something

If you should be willing to spend around $50, I can recommend the Sennheiser PC 36. great audio, good microphone, relatively low price

I find that the best videos are usually the ones where the person playing is having fun, so whatever you want to play is what I'd say.

Also imma make a shameless plug to the games I've made that you can get here if you don't mind okay bye.

https://www.remove.bg/ this is the king of removing backgrounds! My process is to take a photo of myself, use this website and then edit it into whatever background I want to use using https://www.canva.com

I'm a new YouTuber too. There is no fixed answer for how long it takes to get a certain number of views. Some have made good points here. My points are:

- Editing - I use ShotCut (which is free)

- Thumbnail - I use canva.com (which is free)

- I make Minecraft videos, so record gameplay using OBS (which is free)

- I use YouTube's in-built music for background music - so no copyright issues

- I include End Cards in my videos - which you can add once uploaded within the YouTube creator

- I have started using social media - e.g. Twitter, Instagram etc. So when I publish a new video I post on those too.

- Be consistent - dont upload a bunch of videos in one go at the same time, then nothing for a long period. I am trying to upload once a week at the same time for consistency.

I suggest just searching up "thumbnail background" on google images, then adding some big bold text and one or two cropped out images from the video. https://pixlr.com/editor is a great site if you can't use photoshop.

Freesound.org

Just make sure to check the license for each sound you download as they're all different - some you can just use freely, others you will need to attribute in the description.

1) On Instagram, a lot of times people use the comments as a way to sneak them into their posting without being seen, instead of in the actual text box of the post, or the usual "." return "." trick to have it look cleaner and place them below the "more" button.

2) Have you tried using a YouTube plugin called TubeBuddy? It's really cheap and I use them for suggested tags all the time. Another option, you can install the VidIQ Vision plugin on Chrome and it will show you the tags used in any YouTube video. You can go look at videos similar to your own and copy some of their tags (as long as they are relevant). You can get it here: https://vidiq.com/apps/vision/

Well, I use all the tags I possibly can. Look into Nick Nimmin and TubeBuddy.

Both explain the importance of Click Thru Rate, tagging, and TubeBuddy has ways to help you do Tag searching to see how it ranks on the Algorithm.

The fact that you only have 226 subscribers shocks me.You deserve more recognition. I watched the other videos in your playlist. The music is very calming and relaxing. Keep up the good work. Enjoyed listening to them. -https://about.me/roosevelttruong

This is what I used for my voiceovers when starting out. Its easy to carry. Its $47 on Amazon and you just plug it right in your usb slot on your laptop.

Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone, Cardioid - White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_C7cjAbGTV06VV

"nice"

"gaming headset"

Yeah, those words don't belong together...do yourself a favor, buy a real set of headphones, and a real mic. The sound will be far superior, your ears will thank you, and whoever you end up playing with will also thank you.

Go to Massdrop, buy a set of the Sennheiser 58x Jubilees ($160, free shipping in US), then buy a ModMic 5 from AntLion ($70 via Amazon). It's versatile, it'll sound really damn good without requiring preamps or DACs, and you can probably knock it out with a single paycheck.

I bought these soft lights from amazon! They’re 2 for $70 and super high quality and I love that I can film at any time of day now. Ring lights would give me migraines and natural light is unreliable/inconsistent so these have been amazing

Softbox Lighting Kit Professional

What kind of computer are you using? Also you can download a program called OBS ( https://obsproject.com/ ) it might be better than what you are currently using.

and you don't have to review anything but I won't complain if you check out our channel lol

When I record gameplay for my reviews I use a program called "Open Broadcaster Software," and it works well if I record my mic while using it. Though I do use Audacity to record my voice, if you are wanting to record both gameplay, skype, and your mic into one video then you should use "OBS."

Creative commons is tricky because they have every right to pull their music from being listed as such. It's different from public domain (even though you can still technically pull something of yours from public domain, it's highly frowned upon).

There could also be a mistake, these types of things happen quite often.

It's not as simple as just contesting it with proper attribution. Every situation is unique so it pays to do your homework, so to speak.

>You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made

>In 4.0, you must indicate if you modified the material and retain an indication of previous modifications. In 3.0 and earlier license versions, the indication of changes is only required if you create a derivative.

>Marking guide.

>More info. >. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/

So that license would allow a derivative/remix. Making a video with a song is considered a derivative/remix, even if you don't alter the pitch or speed in any way.

If you can provide a link to the license that your song was issued under, we can give you a better idea of what to expect, but it's not meant as legal advice in any way.

Ok so I wasn't able to do purple with sparkles (they contrast each other and it looks quite ugly in the intro I'm making for you).... But I made it red with cool shapes - check it out! http://www.filedropper.com/liobearintro

If you decide to use it, please refer your viewers to my channel www.youtube.com/c/scrubhubusa

I have run into issues like that with my channel. Not always horror games, but really any of them where there is a lot of back and forth between areas. I tend to just cut those moments out of the video until I finally get to the goal I needed. Cuts down on filler, and allows me to keep the comedy at a steady pace.

If you don't normally edit your videos, like someone else suggested, finding shorter horror games on itch.io or Gamejolt is good for a quick horror fix.

Be aware that "free to use" or "royalty free" are not the same as "public domain." Public domain content was either created before copyright, has expired copyright, or effectively abandoned copyright if "donated" by the creator.

Sites like Pexels are offering Royalty Free use of copyrighted images. If you check the terms of Service, Pexels doesn't even own the images, but has license from the image creators to distribute the images "Royalty Free." They are still under copyright.

>4.1. When you upload any Content to the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, permanently, irrevocable, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to reproduce, adapt and modify (incl. translation), distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, broadcast, make available, store and archive and otherwise use such Content (in whole or in part) on and through the Service.
>
>https://www.pexels.com/terms-of-service/

You can also use Blender - which is free - as a video editor.

If you are new to blender these are fantastic video editing tutorials for blender.

BlackMagic Design has a very long training course: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/training and videos that you should watch all the way through.

It's very long, but I watched all of these all the way through and it made a drastic improvement to my content.

If you're trying to get started with editing on the pc, the program Davinci Resolve should work out nicely https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/

Davinci Resolve 16 is free (not resolve studio). its also awesome.

Here you go

Here, let me hook you up with my work flow:

Make MVK for ripping the discs. It's in beta, but really super stable and functional. Also, it's free (for the moment), but it's totally worth the 50 bucks.

Once you get the disc ripped (which is a pretty easy three step affair), open the directory where all the MKV files and sort through all the FBI warnings and trailer nonsense. Once you have the actual movie (or whatever file has the footage you need), then open up

Handbrake, an open source free conversion program. This one is a little bit more complicated, were you'll need to set the resolution and a couple of other settings - but you shouldn't need to change too much.

The process should be easy enough to figure out. I had converted several dozen movies before I wound up having to find tutorials online.

Hopefully that should set you on the path!

As someone who has been on youtube since the beginning (mostly working for other youtubers) and who has worked for 20 years in radio and television...

1. Realize that every niche has been done a billion times over
2. Create good content
3. Market yourself by getting a website and not a whatever.wordpress.com, get your own .com website
4. Market yourself by posting every time you make a new video on twitter and facebook
5. Get Instagram
6. Get a Channel trailer, that is 60 seconds at most (30 seconds best) that introduces your channel's videos to new visitors that are not subscribers
7. Get Channel Art
8. Get an intro (30 seconds or less, 15-20 seconds best)
9. Get an outro, which includes the links to your website and social media accounts
10. REMIND THE VIEWERS TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANNEL AND HIT THE BELL FOR NOTIFICATIONS OF NEW VIDEOS, DO THIS IN THE OUTRO.
11. Don't follow the crow, if everyone is doing a challenge, then if you do that challenge, you are no better than the thousands other youtubers doing that challenge
12. Go to fiverr.com for youtube intro, youtube outro, channel art, other social media banners.
13. Keep the same photo for all your profiles in social media.
14. Keep the same banner for facebook, youtube, Google+, etc...

I really like the fact you're playing with your friends, it gives the whole video a really natural vibe to it and seems really chilled out regardless of what is on the screen; also, having different coloured subtitles depending on who's talking is great too.

The constant editing is a really nice touch and it'll help you stand out, but one thing I will say is picking a new font, as the one you're using seems rather standard, where if you use a website like DaFont you can pick a font specific to you and have it stand out more.

I'd also suggest something along the lines of Photoshop or GIMP which can help make outro templates and thumbnails to help you get standout; your editing already does that, but getting a thumbnail for new viewers can really help distinguish too.

All in all, just get some notches done to the presentation and then it's perfect :)

I would stay clear of the stylized default fonts and download a custom one. The font you're using is Hobo and it's the sort of font designers hate, kinda like comic sans or papyrus.

You can find a lot of custom "fun" fonts for example in here: https://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=101. Font Squirrel (https://www.fontsquirrel.com) is great for fonts as well, since afaik all the fonts are licensed for any Use.

Here are my answers:

I mostly get my fonts from Google Fonts.

I try to only use one font in each video.

I currently do not use the same font in all of my videos, but I'm thinking of starting to use only one font for all my videos.

Some of my videos do use a different font for the thumbnail than for the video itself, some use the same font.

I don't use the same font for all my thumbnails, but I'm thinking I probably should!

Start with a little bit of research, look at https://pro.iconosquare.com/ for stats and trending hashtags around your subject. For example, we are reviewing craft beer so I checked tags around #craftbeer. There was a lot of traffic around #craftbeer, #craftbeergeek, #drinkcraftnotcrap. So I'm always using these in my post to categorize them. Using #youtube and #subscribe bring people who are also interested in that.

Taking good pictures that are interesting to watch is always a good way to reach more people. (That's the way Instagram algorithm works.)

Then, with your research you can look at similar users who share the same passion and follow them. You will start getting suggestions from Instagram on whom to follow and don't be shy to get up to 500 accounts that you follow. It helps to create a nice feed from where you can interact with people in the comments.

And as always, being consistent is the key. Posting every day and going through pictures of your feed by liking pictures and comments will help a lot to get noticed.

PS: Make sure that you have a link to your YouTube channel in your account description because links don't work in your pictures descriptions.

Hope it helps, if you want more tips don't hesitate to ask! You can also check out our Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/hopsandbros/

I have always been a fan of the cheesy haha, your welcome. You can use some free apps or web pages to create grafics for your logo: https://www.picmonkey.com/ above is a link for one that is easy to use and may be useful for a banner or logo. Keep up the good work.

I learned how to make GIFs for my tutorial articles. I found this website is really helpful : https://ezgif.com/crop/ezgif-4-3c725d42f30a.gif . sorry this isnt youtube related but maybe some of you have blogs!

As a person that is totally unable to make great design (my creativity consists of other talents :D), canva.com saved my life. Thay have templates that I can change not to look too similar to others who use it.

Shotcut - for editing; a bit clunky but works well for something free

Audacity - audio recording and editing

Canva.com - thumbnail creation and the occasional element for a video

paint .net- map creation (I'm a history channel)

Pixabay - same as you, but you can also get royalty free video

VidIQ - SEO and YT statistics

Good job... we too are pretty new...so I love to see folks in the same boat. 87 subs WOOO! Hey... we do a ton of our graphics with canva.com... most of the graphics have been free. And it's super easy to whip things up.

BTW. you can do blur in Photopea with Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur.

Also, you can remove the background with Select - Magic Cut, see here: https://www.photopea.com/tuts/magic-cut-remove-image-background-online/ , the result is a high-resolution image.

I would look on youtube for some free templates (or google search). Photoshop is a pain. For me, paint.net gets the job done http://www.getpaint.net/index.html

Since you don't want to spend money, just use a cool looking piece of art that you have the rights to use. Or like I said, find some royalty free template online. I'll PM you a guy that has some good stuff.

You shouldn't have to pay money to convert files. MPEGSTREAMCLIP (here's a link http://www.squared5.com/) should be able to convert whatever you need for free. If you need help let me know.

Also -- just put your voice out there man. I'm in my 30s and being self-conscious doesn't really go away on its own. You just kind of have to try it out. If you find that douchebags are giving you crap on your channel, either mute comments/block people/or take down the video if you really feel uncomfortable about it.

Alright so it seems like you know your stuff when it comes to math which is good. I don't know if your voice is the best for narration though. Since I'm assuming you don't wanna spend money on a voiceover have you thought of using a robot reader? Something like this. I think this would help with the narration of the video. Also, your audio is a little quiet and this could fix that as well.

Otherwise, you're doing good for the type of content you are posting. Doesn't seem unnecessarily drawn out.

Good stuff

If you're new to the platform then I highly recommend VidIQ's 30 day course. It's free. They cover all the different aspects of how to set up and manage your channel in a format that's very easy to digest. I'm not affiliated with them or anything, but even as someone who wasn't new to YouTube I still think their course offers a lot of value.

Along with the good advice being given here, I'd advise that you get the TubeBuddy extension for your browser.

It has tools for both streamlining channel management, as well as checklists and such to help SEO and discoverability.

so Long-tailed keywords are usually 3-4 words instead of just using one keywords. I usually base my Title off of my best-ranked keywords (I use TubeBuddy to see where keywords rank and keyword scores). I have an EDM Vlog channel so I'm going to use examples that I've actually used

Examples of this would be: -DIY Rave Outfits 2017 - Ultra Music Festival 2017 Vlog - DIY Excision Halter Top

Another suggestion besides using TubeBuddy would be to open Youtube and go to the search bar and type in the title of your video (don't push enter). Use the suggested searches as keywords. You can do the same on google. But, Tubebuddy does this for you with their tag explorer, its a pretty cool feature.

If you'd like to check out tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com I'd be happy to answer more questions if you're still confused(:

If you have a computer to record on, I've had a good experience using scrcpy to mirror my Android to my computer, then recording that window with OBS. Since it's going through OBS, you could also set it up to record a face camera, use a high-quality microphone, etc.

This. A review I wrote myself http://aminoapps.com/p/gwyjg9

I use the images from google to help describe the characters, but clips seem to be illegally so I’m trying avoid copyright claim, though it should be under fair use.

Plus this does helps do you get the images from google images for your reviews and feel free to review my reviews. Still new to it

Speaking of social media sites that are not as popular: if you haven't you should check out Minds.com ...they offer points to boost your posts based on your interactions and activities and so forth... It's a really cool site that has been around for years... I found it to be much better than Gab.ai

You might put a wind screen on your mic. I use a headset mic and bought a super cheap wind screen for it. I run an ocilating fan, cooling pad and my normal laptop fan when recording. I can't bhear any of that in the background of my recording. A noise gate might help as well.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006HNQQ66/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_BRYEF9RTYJEKAH39RYSF

You two are very likeable. You both have good speaking voices and aren't ugly. Great way to start on youtube haha. You also look really comfortable and natural speaking to the camera, many people struggle with this.

The idea behind your content, I'm all about that! I do everything frugally even when I can afford to go big. I'm all about value and I think this is why some people believe there is this huge financial barrier to take a nice vacation. So it's nice to see someone explain that its possible for the average joe to do this.

I like the quick history lesson thrown in. That is giving me value as a viewer. Overall you are doing well. You are in this position where I think if you keep creating videos you will only get better naturally. Your audio is good and that is huge. Your video is good but not amazing. I would look into this book here: How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to make any amateur look like a pro

Keep improving your video, keep improving your storytelling and just keep going. I think if you do you will see a lot of growth and can really expand your channel. Also don't forget to research the youtube algorithm and try to do everything in your power to make your video lengths, titles, thumbnails, all that jazz work for you.

I mean it was a joke lol

Honestly get something cheaper like this and connect it to a pc and download a software called OBS and then you can stream gameplay and put webcam footage on it if you want Now that being said going cheaper isn't always the best option but a capture card will probably work best for you

TBH something like this is gunna be alright and with the use of audio filters you should get decent audio - https://www.amazon.com.au/Microphone-Computer-Cardioid-Condenser-Professional/dp/B081RLSPWB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YH7WNDWMRJ40&dchild=1&keywords=neweer+usb+microphone&qid=1613002644&sprefix=neweer+usb+mic%2Caps%2C311&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microphone-Recording-PS4-Headphone-K678/dp/B085WRN1VD/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=fifine&qid=1610434170&sprefix=fif&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExMkpQS1c3N0xLTFN... This one

i'd look into some of the cheaper RODE shotgun mics for picking up audio, or some other brand. There are many varieties but thats the most common for what a lot youtubers use. As far as editing goes, not much will change on that end, but a good mic will usually result in less audio editing. Currently since it's still near holidays there are a few deals around on amazon i just picked up this mic for relatively cheap and that in combination with your new camera should be able to make some really high quality content

The sun is free.

But seriously, here's a light that I found on amazon. you could get two and place them a few feet from either side of your camera.

This was the one I actually bought (I couldn't help it, it was cute and had good reviews) and it seems to work out pretty well.

https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Panda-Lavalier-Lapel-Microphone/dp/B01MSKI46R/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1529960351&sr=8-4&keywords=panda+lapel+microphone

There are tons more all over amazon though, that are still super cheap!

Well if your filming outside, the sun is the best light source. I have light stands you can buy for cheap on amazon, but I usually set up my phone by an open window during the daylight

Not sure about best tripod brands, as I know I overpaid for mine haha. Don’t think you need anything too fancy. Look around, lots of good deals on the internet. The gorilla grip tripods are cool too because you can wrap them around a tree branch or something https://www.amazon.com/Joby-GP1-A1EN-Gorillapod-Flexible-Tripod/dp/B000EVSLRO

im still getting used to my new mic which was 40 bucks. the one i had before was 13 bucks (when i got it) right? well it STILL had really good quality, even for a $125 mic, kinda like this: https://www.amazon.com/USHAWN-Microphone-Professional-Broadcasting-Conference

You could check out the TONOR T20. It supports up to 1.8kg and comes in a kit with many accessories

https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-TONOR-Adjustable-Suspension-T20/dp/B082W4B7SX

I film on my phone too. I use an app called Open Camera, which lets you do a lot more fine-tuning. I also got a microphone that plugs into the phone, which helps a lot. I have this one.

Your keywords should be in your tags. Title should be something that draws people in, something like “Find Your Tribe | How to Find Like-Minded People and Develop Relationships” or whatever. I find that’s a lot more of a “call to action”

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I haven’t used one, but a quick amazon search showed this one with some pretty good reviews

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I assume your editing on your phone? If you are you might want to look into power director. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cyberlink.powerdirector.DRA140225_01&hl=en_US

I think it cost 5 bucks to unlock everything and you can use it for youtube monitization.

You could just use Advanced Call Recorder on playstore. And make a discord call with the selected participants. It will be record it in mp3 format with Crystal clear quality if set up properly.

This app can record any form of call. Be it a local phone call or calls made through VOIP apps like WhatsApp, discord, Skype, telegram, Hangouts, duo, etc.

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it looks like it's super possible! I found this promising looking app since I don't think there's an android version of audacity though I assume that a free one must exist: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudiorecorderpro

I have a few tips for you!

1) I have used my microphone on my iPhone many times to get a pretty decent recording for my Voice Overs! It will be miles better than a headset microphone.

2) OBS is an amazing free screen recording software. You can find it here: https://obsproject.com/ I actually use this myself to record gameplay footage for my retro consoles because it has some nice features that I need.

3) Retro emulation (Which obviously is not condoned by this subreddit) is a very easy way to get high quality recordings that look sharp and can be very useable. And of corse the retro community is HUGE on youtube. Most computers (even bad ones) can run up to the N64/PS1 era. But if even those are making your computer struggle while you record, the SNES library is MASSIVE and quite popular right now.

4) The editing software I use is Adobe Premiere CC 2015. Little known secret is that Premiere gives you a 30 day free trial with new accounts. (You can even have more than that if you multiple e-mails) HINT HINT. http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html Click the free trial button at the top and off you go!

Hope this helps :D

-SDF

You can buy, or make, a simple teleprompter that will eliminate the script/camera switching you mentioned. This is the one I use.

I used an cheap capture card from amazon in combination with obs. It really worked for me. But I also streamd my sessions to twitch. But that is maybe only integrated with xbox.

This capture card should work on ps5 and switch to. I used my low end school laptop with obs and it works perfectly because the tough work is done by your console.

I hope it helped. And if you have any problems with obs and the capture card? Please dm me. It was a bit of a pain in the beginning.

I hope it helped. Greatings

You can buy a teleprompter for about $100. It's basically a hood and a piece of glass that fits over your camera. You put a tablet or your phone onto a tray below the glass and then use the included app to scroll through your script automatically. The words are then reflected onto the glass, allowing you to read them while maintaining "eye contact" with the camera. In other words, memorization is not required. It's pretty cool.

Hey mate...

I like your work. I have downloaded your song to play in my car..

Good work. Love the song..

Just a bit of suggestion I would like to give you:

1. Work a bit upon your channel.

2. Upload a good channel banner

3. Create an awesome intro video

4. Create few rows to engage your viewers more on to your site As at the moment there is just one row but u really have a good collection there. Check out my page how i have decorated it: https://www.youtube.com/user/tarantula3

Here is a small document that will help you in publishing your artwork more effectively to the public. https://medium.com/@tarantula3/how-to-gain-more-viewers-on-your-youtube-videos-b8ab6fa8e0c4 Hey, i am going to revisit your site, so keep it up....

Whats the actual speed of the internet on average?
( https://www.speedtest.net/ )

It could be as simple as throttling all other apps on your PC while giving network priority to your game.
Otherwise, you can get an unlimited plan for your cell phone and use it as a hotspot while you play.

In theory (And someone can fact check me here because I'm not actually sure if this works) You could get a load-balancing router and connect multiple wifi hubs? So you would have the connection speed of 4 connections instead of 1?

Also if you don't mind me asking which games your play?

q2u is $49.95 rn. It’s a dynamic mic that lots of people recommend. As for the space, just check out the link and see if the dimensions fit.

It kind of depends on your budget. I'm going to start with my main recommendation, but then answer your question as best as I can. My main recommendation is to use natural light (a window). I don't use natural light and I hate it because it varies during the day, but it is affordable (free) and most lighting solutions tend to get moderately expensive quickly.

If you buy lights however, you want two lights that are angled ~45 degrees off to the side (you do this to both get even lighting as well as to avoid reflections). As for the lights themselves there are a few that I would recommend, but more search might be worthwile for your budget.

I personally use Neewer 660 and diffusers as well as godox sl60w, but it takes a lot of space and is too heavy of an investment for someone starting out. So I would probably look into something like https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Dimmable-Adjustable-Tabletop-Photography/dp/B07T8FBZC2 . I frankly haven't tested them so I can't speak to their quality. There is also Vijim VL120 which is RGB and that I personally use for other things, but they are more expensive and don't have any mounts. The downside with small lights is generally two-fold, they are weak and they are harsh (direct light). Harsh light will give harsh shadows and generally not be flattering. This is why you generally use diffusers (white fabric in front of the light), but diffusers reduces the light, and small lights are already weak. With that said, there are larger bulb lights that you can get that sometimes are cheap and moderately large, just make sure that they are flicker-free and that they are 5600k (this means that they produce white light, which is good both for the camera, and for you to see the colours you paint with correctly.)

Try to watermark your videos, with something in the middle of the screen. Like this, but more subtle.

https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/image-photo/beautiful-purple-phalaenopsis-orchid-flowers-isolated-1712533159

Concept is great

Your personality is wonderful

I like your knowledge of the game

Your audio is not very good which is what put me off getting through a whole video.

If you have forty spare buckaroos, I recommend picking this up

My friend got one recently and it is incredible out of the box.

If you can't, then of course no big deal keep on trucking.

I wish you success

I definitely agree with the comments on audio.

Even a cheaper lavalier mic may help.

Here's a link to one I've used before.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M9BFF7G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Throw it through Audacity and it may bring the video to a whole new level!

I can’t afford an awesome mic, so I took one of these and attached it to an old iPhone I had lying around that now has only the Voice Memo app on it. I typically attach it to a cheap travel tripod with a smartphone mount and set it up close to the audio source.

It works pretty well.

Universal Camera Microphone Video... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085TQXCYN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

That one looks like it wouldnt fit your phone so I would do this one https://www.amazon.co.jp/RODE-Road-WS2-Windshield/dp/B0002DUVU4/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=foam+pop%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC&qid=1660041981&sr=8-4

Have you tried doing noise removal in audacity or your editing software of choice? You might not have to buy anything at all.

It's not so much worry as I did a test around my house and it was terrible...

Something like this and cut it up so it covers the mic area?

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Sponge-Microphone-Shotgun-Windscreen-Compatible/dp/B08CZC4RQW/ref=sr\_1\_11?keywords=foam+pop%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC&qid=1660041151&sr=8-11

Cheap and good don't generally exist in the camera space. If you're looking for a good vlogging camera, I recommend the Sony ZV-1 with the vlogging handle. It's around $800. This is what I'm talking about. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08976YQVV/ref=aod_recs_desktop_prsubs_0

If that's way out of your price range, I've had good luck with a GoPro Hero 8 With Media mod as a compact vlogging solution. Great for action as well. The 9 and 10 are also good. That will run you around $500.

and of course, one of the best solutions if you're on a budget is to use a newer cell phone with an added microphone.

Thank you! The Sm7B is out of my budget but what do you think about these:

https://www.amazon.ca/Rode-VMPR-VideoMic-Rycote-Shockmount/dp/B00YAZHRZM/ref=asc_df_B00YAZHRZM/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=293003920492&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17850029382622323338&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt...

Honestly, I'd look at whether you can figure out how to lower your gain... I'm a fan of Adobe Rush for shooting on my phone so try that and see what you get? Some mics are very hot out of the box but I would also recommend returning that and going for a basic FTF mic... just add your own Type-C or Lighting to 3.5mm adapter

Source: https://www.amazon.com/FTF-Omnidirectional-Condenser-Microphone-Professionals/dp/B08FFK3PH8

I started with my derpy little webcam, but then I used on from ONN for a bit. It was serviceable but admittedly a bit low quality. But for only about $25, it's what I could afford. However, with a recent sale, I bought a new webcam that I'm liking. Really wide and gets good quality. Picks up light a little too well imo, but I can recommend it if you're looking.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082CJPNB5?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Never used my phone, but mostly because I could never get the angle right.

Wear a costume / mask.

I wear a mask. Works for me.

You have channels like SwaggerSouls, Mr Snowflake and others that literally cover their whole heads.

I cover my whole head as well. It become part of the concept of the channel.

I once saw a channel that wore full head covering mask (like this in all black with a hoodie or a hat and the silhouette looked cool.

Samson SR-850 , do yourself and throw an XL brainwavz set of cushions on they're more confortable. Not a ton of bass but it's more like bass clarity along with the sound. Great headphones.

I've been through a whole lot of mics, spending probably over $800 trying to improve the quality of my audio.

If you pick up these: https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Microphones-Wireless-Channel-Microphone/dp/B08XFQ6KP9/

They are really good quality, they're on the more expensive side at $250, but it's what many big YouTubers use. If I had only purchased one microphone, then this set would be it.

I have bought so many cheap $50 or $70 microphones that just crapped out after a few uses, or just had terrible quality. If I didn't spend money on all of those, I could easily have afforded this one set.

You mean something like this for the DJI mic?
https://www.amazon.com/DJI-Mic-Smartphones-Dual-Channel-Transmission/dp/B09GYD55JF/ref=sr\_1\_5?keywords=dji+wireless+mic&qid=1657130302&sprefix=dji+wirel%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-5

Mic booms work well for shooting down onto a work surface. This one is all metal and sturdy. I’ve used it for years. Hola! Music HPS-101TB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z9WU2ES?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-FURINE-Headphone-Recording-CM2001/dp/B09B542BDQ/ref=sr\_1\_23?crid=3QUDGTYEPK1EI&keywords=usb%2Bmic&qid=1655656300&sprefix=usb%2Bmi%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-23&th=1

Saw you got a camera already. HIGHLY recommend a proper light + soft box to get that “Johnny Harris” quality. Godox 60w + 120cm softbox or umbrella is the cheapest and great option in my opinion.

In the “frequently bought together” section you see the umbrella/softbox I’m talking about. But there are other cheaper options out there if you do some looking around :) - https://www.amazon.com/Godox-SL-60W-Version-Bowens-Reflector/dp/B094ZJNM6Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=godox+sl-60w&qid=1655002560&sr=8-3

So, upfront, really excited to run into your channel since I'm taking world history right now for my bachelors.

While the flow is solid, you keep pace and you roll between images and yourself talking pretty well, you could use some transition. Each of your cuts is a hard or jump cut that is very sharp and sets the mood poorly. I would advise a dissolve or maybe a fade depending on your preference here.

If you can, I might look into a bit of sound proofing. You have really good sound if it weren't for the hard echo in the background that comes from reading in an open area. Some of these (https://www.amazon.com/JBER-Charcoal-Acoustic-Fireproof-Soundproof/dp/B07PB1VDSK/ref=sr_1_6?crid=35QK56LGK8S7O&keywords=sound+proofing+padding+for+door&qid=1654879414&sprefix=sound+proofing%2Caps%2C624&sr=8-6) would make a world of difference.

Lastly, while I really enjoyed the information, there really wasn't a set up to your video. While in academia this absolutely makes sense, that's what a forward is for, in video form you need to hook the audience.

I hope these helped and you got my subscription.

Probably the easiest to set up would be using IFTTT. It's a website, literally ifttt.com. Stands for "If this, then that". Basically it allows you to set up different actions to happen when a certain criteria is met. You can create your own "applet", as they're called, to send you a text, email, or whatever, each time he uploads. In this case the "this" is "New public video from a subscription" in the YouTube category and the "that" would be "email" in your case since you have an iPhone. Unfortunately the app only does text alerts for Android users.