My First Week On YouTube

Everything that you do, requires persistence and discipline.

I was unemployed for about four months and then I had an idea. I would see the insane amount of money that YouTubers make from a ‘simple’ video. I decided to give it a try and started talking about anything and everything possible.

There was a catch. The making of videos is not as easy as I thought. Recording myself was extremely embarrassing for so many reasons. I didn’t know that this was something I should’ve not been worried about. My looks, my voice, camera quality, audio… There were times where I would run out of patience because I said something wrong and I had to repeat myself over and over again. Especially, because I was using my phone to record and the camera wasn’t the best compared to what I’m used to see on YouTube.

The most difficult part was editing my videos. I would record a 25 minute video, per say and by the time I was done editing.. I’m talking about water marks, thumbnails, searching for no copyright music, transitions, etc.. With all of these skills, my video would go from a 25 minute video, to a 10 minute video maximum. The part where it got a little bit too much was the time spent editing. Two hours, maybe three. It was insane. I would get quite disappointed when my video was uploaded to YouTube and days would go by without a single view. A single comment. I would ask myself a few times if it was worth it. Eventually, I convinced myself that it was not and it has been more than 3 months that I even try to turn on my camera.

My most viewed video is my ‘Car Tour’ Video. Most viewed? For a beginner, 152 views on a video is quite an accomplishment.

I am getting some ideas back and will definitely keep recording and getting some stuff done. I do like experiencing new things but I was focused on the wrong ideas and the wrong people. These YouTubers have been doing this for years. They have the passion for it and that’s what they love doing. I was doing it for the money which is not the best tactic to focus on when starting anything. I’m not exactly sure if YouTube was the right path for me and I’m convinced I now know why. I wanted to get subscribers fast, I wanted to be known so fast and start making money so fast that when I noticed I wasn’t getting there, I quit.

In the course of one month, I recorded about ten videos, three of them are now deleted.

Don’t be fooled, the majority of those likes, are just family members.

Another issue I encountered was running out of ideas. Personally, this was the most frustrating part. I would boggle my brain and get headaches just because I didn’t know what to talk about.

I was desperate. This led me to failure.

An advice I have for the future me is to do what she loves and is passionate about so things can be done for the right reasons. Don’t focus on the money or the outcome right away. Things will come along when time is right.