Posts by Michael

  • What Made You Start Making Videos?

    Did you start making videos for the fun of it, to make money, to go alongside your business? What drove you to start recording your videos? People start for all kinds of reasons and I am curious what made you start.

    For me its always been various reasons, for my old kids channel I started because me and my ex partner saw others achieving great results in the niche and we felt we could do it too and contribute to a growing niche. It was fun making the videos and took us back to being kids just messing around and making content that people were loving and seeing views come in was VERY rewarding.

    For my current channels I love bringing content that actually helps people and knowing it helps them is rewarding for me. I love giving in general and this is my creative outlet for my own ideas and knowing that helps others is excellent.

  • Are You Getting More Views On TikTok Or YouTube?

    I hear often from creators in my niche that they get a lot of views on TikTok compared to on YouTube but YouTube pays better. Whats your experience of this? Do you get more views on TikTok or on YT?

    For me in my experience I had WAY more on TikTok but the views equalled nothing in terms of monetisation so I was posting mainly for the fun of getting a load of views and engagement and funnelling to YouTube. What about you? Which ones works best for you?

  • What Is Your Most Viewed Video?

    What is everyones most viewed video of all time? Did you expect it to do as well as it did or was it one that you really did not expect?

    For me it was on my old kids channel and the video reached 18.7 million views. I really dont think I will ever top that again, the chances are slim to say the least haha what about you?

  • How Important Do You Think Branding Is On YouTube etc?

    How important do you think branding really is for a YouTube channel? Do you think having a good logo, thumbnails and a recognisable style actually helps?

    I have always wondered how much time content creators should really spend worrying about branding. I think personally thats consistency with branding is BIG. Having recognisable thumbnails and style of video that people come to expect is really important. I do think my current logo isnt the best so will probably change it soon which I also overthink as I dont want to confuse people when it changes.

  • What Is Your Channel Making You At The Moment?

    You dont have to share exact earnings of course but what is your channel(s) earning you at the moment? For my new channel its earning £42 in 18 days which is fantastic. Before I deleted my old channel I was earning about £60 a month with 64k susbcribers which speaks volumes. My TikTok with 184k was earning less than £1 a month somehow even though I was getting very significant views.

    How about you? I kind of regret getting rid of my old channel as that extra would have been very helpful to put towards the new channel and equipment etc

    Do you earn via Adsense/YouTube, brand deals, sponsorships etc?

  • What Is The Hardest Part Of Growing A Channel?

    Whats the hardest part of growing a channel for you? Getting views? First subscribers? Motivation? Recording regularly? Thumbnails and getting people to click through?

    For me I find I struggle the most with feeling inadequate like as if my performance has to be perfect every time or it isnt worth posting. I did go ahead and post still the other day after recording 3 times and the video has done well but I still dont feel like its my best, this has a knock on effect with motivation for me. So maybe the hardest part of growing a channel for me isnt actually anything to do with the people watching. The hardest part is facing myself and pushing myself.

  • Do you actually use AI for your content?

    People are talking about using AI all the time but do you actually use it for making your content? For me I use it as a personal assistant and for SEO purposes. I am unsure whether thats a good idea or a bad idea lol how about you? Do you use it? Refuse to use it? Has it made content creation easier for you?

  • What is the best bit of gear you have bought for your channel?

    Im curious what your best piece of gear is that you have bought for your channel(s). For me I struggle to answer this as so many things have been so handy over the years. Best value I would say was one of my second hand Panasonic GH4 cameras, it was about £300 used with no lens but its been amazing, never let me down and still holds up with 1080p 60fps I cannot really go wrong for the price I paid. How about you?

  • Do You Ever Avoid Making Videos Because You Are Worried About The Algorithm?

    Do you ever avoid making videos because of the algorithm? I have LOADS of ideas but actually putting them into production I find so hard as I always think what if it messes up the algorithm and my channel. I always have that in my head when creating these days sadly instead of rolling with my ideas.

    Do you struggle more with coming up with ideas, filming, editing or getting motivated to make the video? Would be good to hear what everyone else struggles with.

  • YouTube Earnings After 18 Days - What Are Your Earnings Like ATM

    I have had a look at my YT earnings in the 1st 18 days and I am really impressed at them so far. In 18 days the channel has made £42.94 which is really surprising, I didnt expect that with such a low amount of views. The CPM these days must be really high as my views are fairly low and this is a 60 day old channel today.

    What are your YT earnings looking like at the moment? Im interested to see how much other creators are making and whether CPM varies much between different niches.

  • Has Anyone Used These Crazy Creative Lens Filters for Photography or Video?

    I have been looking at some really interesting lens filters lately and ive honestly not saw anything like these before. Ive always looked at ways of making videos stand out and look different and these caught my eye. Has anyone here ever used one or would you have a use for one of them? I think they look so trippy and fun to use, I know it would bring a lot of excitement into recording and photography:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0GK6Q146D/

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D6VNXFC4/

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BTYQQD6Q/

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CBRNF45F/

    Check out what you can do with them:

    So tempting to pick one up when I have the cash to just experiment with it. Would you have a use for something like this or would you probably not use it often to justify getting one?

  • Do you ever feel like your own videos just aren't good enough before uploading? Striving For Perfection?

    Ive recorded 3 videos in the past 24 hours, in my head ALL of them suck. Not the lighting, not the quality, not the idea just the execution. Theyve been done before similarly but I feel that I am not doing them as good as other peoples, I feel mine dont compare to theirs like I am not as professional, not as trained and I feel like not uploading but I am going to regardless. I kind of have a feeling they will perform poorly but I will give them a shot. I need to see these as repetitions and over time I will become better at my craft and content, every time we record is an opportunity for practice.

    Sometimes I think we can be way more critical of our own content than anyone watching it will ever be. Do you get that feeling before uploading too? Have you ever watched your own video and thought it was awful only for it to perform well anyway?

  • Will This Format Work on TikTok?

    Quote from Queen P

    Ive been posting but its not growing very much past 2 weeks I am tagging too for this

    I will have a look at them when I do your session :D I find no matter how much you do to make your video great, the tags and desc great theres just some that dont do so well, it could be the season, the time you posted, the initial audience not watching, all sorts.

  • How Can I Make My Phone Video Not Shake When Walking?

    On my phone case I have one of them ring things, they help me stabilise to some extent, does yours have a pop socket? That is probably the cheapest form of stabilisation other than working out good technique for holding your phone. Gimbals have come down a lot in price on Amazon which would be best, many have tracking built in to them too. I have an older DJI one but I rarely used it was similar to this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/DJI-Stabilizer…/dp/B07FSS4R16/

    You can get smaller ones for carrying too similar to a selfie stick but they wont provide as much stabilisation. Are you making content in the rear or front camera?