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Theres a lot of ASMR channels that focus only on LoFi ASMR, they just use their phone and have built a channel around that. It definitely is possible, have a look at these channels:

Eevy ASMR

Don't have the fanciest stuff, or the shiniest things but I will love you and make you feel so at home here on my channel ✨🥰 Business inquiries or…

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Tony Triggers LOFI ASMR

Welcome!!!! My name is Tony and I’m so happy you found this channel 😁 This is a LOFI ASMR channel meant to bring you relaxation and tingles!! I love this…

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Definitely possible growing and focusing only on LoFi videos.

So I have a YouTube with about 65k subscribers on but averaging after 2 to 3 days of posting 1.5k views per video. The channel honestly feels dead. It does get comments on the videos from my loyal subscribers but its hard to keep motivated when you have a 20 sub channel getting the same videos in 1 day. I am really considering starting fresh, I feel like the algorithm is broken with my channel. What do you think? Have you have ever thought sod it and went for a total rebuild and restart?

Are you planning on bringing customers in knowing they will be part of your videos yeah? You are best using a mini phone tripod/ring light setup, your really need soft lighting. The rest of the room would be good to be well lit too. Does it have to be directly overhead for a birdseye view or offset?

Have you tried the portrait mode on your phone? It may help smooth things out some more. Diffused lighting will help too. I know when close up every detail becomes visible as I do quite a bit of macro photography it can be difficult to avoid. Softer lighting will definitely help and you may want to do some editing after in Lightroom if you have access to it.

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I see this with kids channels my kids used to be watching kids youtube and I see the channels would be more and more crazy like bath tub full of sweets and things most people cannot afford to own I think it shows them lifestyle that most people do not have

I used to have a kids channel a very long time ago myself and would see channels showing off very unrealistic things. It is sad to see but obviously draws in a lot of views with grabbing attention. It is like Mr Beast, a lot of his content has to level up the insaneness of the one before, more money, more risky etc

I think if done right could really propel a salon or any business. Clients and customers LOVE to see behind the scenes and vlog style less produced content. I am unsure what you could post daily vlog style maybe showing your morning routine of setting up before the first client arrives and showing off new clients treatments? Not sure if that would appeal to you but I would go for it. I cannot see it hurting your business at all. Would be really good to see the results and how far it would take your business and channel

I would say it depends what you can handle, for a nail and beauty salon maybe a few times a week but optimally to keep a constant interest then daily or 5 days a week. For my business on TikTok I post 5 a week and consider it a heartbeat to keep it alive. I dont post groundbreaking content there just reminders of my business existence haha

I think with a beauty salon you would be good to show your face where appropriate like say if you done a video to show what its like to experience your services then being on camera saying welcome dressed for work would be good so clients can see who is behind the business and who will be giving them treatments. I think videos like this with the business owner etc really helps with customer anxiety especially with such personal services like beauty treatments. I know as a customer for this kind of business I would want to see who I am going to see beforehand. It really depends on the business for example a business selling cable ties I am not going to care about seeing the owner lol 😆

You can upload the same video theres nothing wrong with that at all. I do this every day now as I felt I was wasting my video content only posting to TikTok when it would have been useful on both. If you have subscribers on both they may like to see different content on them but I dont think most will be bothered. Like I use YouTube for my long form watching, for example if I was going to watch Mashtag Brady I would watch him over on YouTube not on TikTok where id only find short content. For your salon I would say just re-use the content and not to worry too much about it.

It is certainly possible, TikTok is really good at serving your content locally. For example you may see a random video every so often and think wow thats just up the road. That's the algorithm serving local content and that could happen with your business too. I think it is well worth adding valuable content to these platforms that your potential customers could find. It could be simple as sharing a video about what their experience would be like at your salon going viral locally.

You could maybe try a clip on light like these ones: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEEWER-Selfie-…e/dp/B08VGJ1TK9 or https://www.amazon.co.uk/3200K-5600K-Ph…/dp/B0D9W57M4Y/

I think what you may be looking for is a smaller light with a mini tripod. You could possibly use a cheaper ring light on a mini tripod too, some may even come with one. The ones above are much smaller than a 12 inch ring light and very portable.

With you starting out I would try and get a cheaper ring light but something that is decent quality. I have 3 ring lights I bought back in 2020 roughly, they were £20 each on ebay with RGB colour changing and warm and white light settings etc they have lasted so well but they no longer sell the same ones on ebay. I would probably go with a Neewer product off somewhere like Amazon for your first ring light if you want the best quality and well made product and definitely a smaller one with a tripod included and cradle for your phone.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEEWER-Compatible-Recording-Streaming-Ringlight/dp/B0D2566PLT/

Something like this on the cheaper end would probably work well for you as well -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extendable-Upgraded-Dimmable-Brightness-Wireless/dp/B08FT9XTH1/

Would you trust a business using AI to generate video? What are your thoughts on this as I know for my own business I will only use it for article creation and graphics and sometimes for advice etc related to my work. As for video I havent used it in my business I think it would lead to a lot of customer distrust wondering what is real and what is not real. It cannot be a good feeling for customers.

For close up shots I think you could get away with it but for full ai generated people I wouldnt use those in your niche as I feel it wouldnt help with client trust. I think closer shots of nails showing and beauty treatments are doable but with you having a client base I feel that real people and clients would be better proof of your work and real results than anything ai gen. You may find it more useful enhancing your videos though.

Today ive recorded a quick TikTok and posted it there and on YouTube and at the moment printing a load of labels off for work.

Im really undecided when it comes to video intros. I used to think they were fantastic but now I think it depends whether you like them or not and want to risk potentially losing someone in the first few seconds to an intro. I think it varies with niches, the beauty niche and for businesses I think works really well. For anything where you really need their attention I am unsure if it is worth it unless it is a high energy intro. Gaming intros were massive back in the day, everyone wanted one, I dont know what gaming channels do now as I dont watch them. I know that attention spans are a lot shorter and declining so the few seconds is more important than ever before.

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Most of the time I just like having notes / talking points but if it's a more serious or lengthy video topic then I could foresee a full script being better.

Makes sense just having notes for something less serious or intense. When I record I either memorise what I need to do, write some notes or now and then I will use my tablet on its stand with notes up, thats better than reading my awful handwriting 😅

I am curious what your process is for deciding video length before recording. Do you pre-plan your videos length or do you go with the flow? For me I LOVE making videos for my main at around 10 mins long, I feel that its short enough to keep peoples attention and long enough to not be ridiculously short. I do find longer ones perform better though with a lot higher average percentage viewed than usual. What's your take on this? I always try and pre-plan in my head roughly how long the video will be. Tonight I am recording one for my YouTube and I am going to aim for about 10-15 mins.

I am wondering about this, say a video is made with AI are you a lot more likely to click off and it leave feeling with a sense of annoyance as if the video was wasting your time? I have felt like this before when watching something that looked real for a second or two then I realised it wasnt and I felt a bit annoyed and clicked away as soon as I realised. Anyone experience this too with ai content in general? Surely ai videos must see a high abandonment rate... hmmm

So in my main niche it feels like almost EVERYTHING unless its completely weird and unique has been done before and at the same time, when you do try something unique it feels like it will instantly flop with it not being what the audience expects on the channel. How do you find ideas for new videos when your niche feels saturated? Do you struggle to create something new or avoid it due to not being pushed out properly when trying a new idea so stick to same old?