Tips for making YouTube videos?

[Atlas32]

Hi guys. I want to get into filming videos about Ark as it's basically all I play in my spare time and I want to share it with other people through YouTube.

I don't have any experience with making and editing vids so it's all a new experience for me, so I wanted to ask you what should I begin studying? I'm on a holiday right now but when I get home I was thinking of buying a book on YouTube and media. What else should I study? I don't have any experience with graphic design so do I have to pay someone to make my channel up for Me?

Thank you sincerely for any help you might give me I appreciate it a lot.

[EzRyder]

you dont have to pay for anything if you can figure out how to do it yourself.
check out OBS (Open Broadcast Software) Suite
https://obsproject.com/
there are easier to use commercial progs but obs will do practically anything they will

mostly you just need a free youtube account (or any other streaming web account)
you can use any prog to record and upload but that one does live streaming

[ViperLocust]

iam a tech youtuber and made a couple of gaming videos and still making i can tell you everything you need:
get a good channel name not very simple like the ark player etc. or very complicated one like yandexxxx569 etc
learn gimp so that you could edit images make a good profile pic channel background.
make a channel descryption
make an intro by going to panzoid they have a good intro maker
learn video editing i recommend using davinchi resolve as its proffesional
make a good video name and topic, funny videos are the best
its better to make a callaboration with other youtubers as it gets lots of views
get a game recorder like obs i once used it but didnt work i use loilo game recorder its simple and easy



hope that helps and good luck and when you make this channel tell me so that i subscribe

[ViperLocust]

i just forgot to say something if you want to get some money out of it make an adsence acount ads will display in your channel and you can get some money

[Holiday]

Use your cellphone and record your monitor. Just be sure to hold your phone in the vertical position when recording.

[ViperLocust]

Originally posted by Holiday:

Use your cellphone and record your monitor. Just be sure to hold your phone in the vertical position when recording.

no no no
it makes videos that sucks . you must use a software or a capture card to record who may want to watch a bad quality video?

[Atlas32]

Thanks a lot for your help guys, I really appreciate the advice. I'll start work soon and get the ball rolling :-)

[ViperLocust]

Originally posted by Caveman:

Thanks a lot for your help guys, I really appreciate the advice. I'll start work soon and get the ball rolling :-)

tell me the channel name so i can subscribe

[DeadJukez | TTV]

If you’ve never done YouTube before, don’t let it show. Don’t be monotone with commentary and try not to be quiet for too long. Try to edit out the parts where you’re quiet. Don’t let a low amount of views/subscribers put you down. As you make videos, you’ll get used to talking to a microphone and people will see it.

Also, the thing that kills a channel, don’t take a lot of week long breaks. People will get tired of waiting for a video and leave

[retsam1]

Take it in steps so you can learn as you go. Dont expect to produce the same types of videos as some of the seasoned content creators do. People like sl1pg8r or others spend alot of time shooting their videos, then hours editing(sometimes more time is spent editing rather than the shooting itself.

Keep it short and simple this to start. Start with perhaps basic game play with text overlay for explanations. Produce a few of those then go on to adding voice over versions if you wish.

Keep in mind to follow very carefully YT rules as well. So many content creators these days get their vids either flagged to not allow monetization or worse get a strike on their accounts for something more severe. Too many strikes and the account is popped.

Once you have the basics under your belt and decide to take it more seriously, start trying to build a channel "personality" for yourself(think like a radio personality or similar. You dont have to copy the screamers or the over the top inane comedic ones but just cultivate something so that you dont just drone along and turn people off to what you do.

Be consistent. Lack of consistency with content production tends to lose subscribers(outside of some niches that such isn't a concern).

Diversify. Dont rely solely on Ark. Thus dont make your channel an "ark channel". Make your channel able to out live Ark and potentially be flexible to produce any content. In other words dont name it "Ark play" or some other similar inane thing. Also by diversifying you can obtain other marketable audiences. Thus the more you add to your video portfolio the more it grows. Especially once you are comfortable with the tools used to make such vids you'll probably naturally gravitate towards doing this sort of thing.

Dont expect nor make it your goal to be a high sub or high revenue channel. If it happens be pleasantly surprise and gracious about it. Too often people get into doing this expecting they'll be the next big hit and when they cannot maintain subs or make money or such they just stop. Match your expectations with your channel -as- your channel builds.

Have a thick teflon coat to critiism and trolls in comments on your channel. Dont be overly influenced by what's said but at the same time dont ignore it either. Comment respond to engange and retain folks not alienate them.

If you start to be comfortable with what you're doing, then make a twitter account to promote the channel and use common twitter marketing techniques(reasonable ones mind you) to advertise and engage others to potentially have watch/sub.

Do the same thing with using twitch as well since it can be a doubling up way to get viewership across both.

If you decide to not stick with it, dont feel bad. 9 out of 10 people who get into this stuff do not stick with it.

[Armchair Civilian]

That advice should be embedded in YouTube account creation imo - excellently put!

[Atlas32]

Brainzplay: I'm overseas at the moment and don't have access toto a computer so I won't be able to make the channel and start work until the 16th, but I'll message you as soon as I am back. Added you as well :-)

Creeper: Noted, thanks very much for the advice mate. I'll definitely try to do at least one video a week.

Retsam: Thank you very much friend,that is exactly the kind of depth I was looking for. I'll copy down everything you said and thank you again for all of that advice, I agree that should be embedded for all YouTube newcomers to see!

Thanks again guys can't wait to get the ball rolling. I'm not sure what I want to do for my first vid, maybe a let's play or some beginner tutorial vids for a basic house and tames?

[Silex]

Don't clickbait.

[Atlas32]

I won't, I'll just make a simple title for whatever I want to show. No flashy headlines.

[M]

Did you become youtuber?

[Lori37]

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