1 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,500 (piano music) 2 2 00:00:05,170 --> 00:00:08,180 Okay. What type of video or videos 3 3 00:00:08,180 --> 00:00:10,410 do you want to make on your channel? 4 4 00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:12,410 Let me help you brainstorm. 5 5 00:00:12,410 --> 00:00:16,100 Let's just go through a list of these types of videos 6 6 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:18,810 that you might see on YouTube. 7 7 00:00:18,810 --> 00:00:21,543 Maybe this'll get your creative juices flowing. 8 8 00:00:22,750 --> 00:00:24,450 We have rants, 9 9 00:00:24,450 --> 00:00:27,870 where you basically just sit in front of the camera 10 10 00:00:27,870 --> 00:00:30,400 and complain for a while. 11 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,023 They can be really funny, too. 12 12 00:00:33,010 --> 00:00:34,560 We have story times, 13 13 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,780 where you sit in front of the camera and tell a story. 14 14 00:00:38,780 --> 00:00:42,170 Maybe you could insert some pictures, maybe not. 15 15 00:00:42,170 --> 00:00:44,280 Those do well, sometimes. 16 16 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:45,963 It depends on the uploader. 17 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,120 Sketches, I've done lots of sketches in the past. 18 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,403 Mockumentaries. 19 19 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:57,413 In Indonesia, those did very well at one point. 20 20 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,797 Shane Dawson does his docu-series concept 21 21 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:07,230 and it's wonderful. 22 22 00:01:07,230 --> 00:01:11,840 Very time-consuming but so enjoyable to watch. 23 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,503 You have documentaries. 24 24 00:01:14,730 --> 00:01:17,420 People do experiments, science experiments, 25 25 00:01:17,420 --> 00:01:20,970 all kinds of experiments, social experiments. 26 26 00:01:20,970 --> 00:01:22,913 Some people do life hacks. 27 27 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,360 I hope that trend dies, by the way. (laughs) 28 28 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:28,830 Some of them can be quite silly, 29 29 00:01:28,830 --> 00:01:32,360 but, you know, they generally do well on YouTube. 30 30 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,780 Travel vlogs. Make sure it's unique. 31 31 00:01:35,780 --> 00:01:37,500 A lot of people are doing this. 32 32 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:40,940 High competition, these days, for travel vlogs. 33 33 00:01:40,940 --> 00:01:43,880 Tutorials, which could be anything. 34 34 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,880 Cooking, make-up, how to fix Teslas, you name it. 35 35 00:01:48,990 --> 00:01:53,470 We have toy reviews, or reviews of any product. 36 36 00:01:53,470 --> 00:01:55,173 Toy reviews, tech reviews. 37 37 00:01:56,380 --> 00:01:58,940 Role-play with toys. 38 38 00:01:58,940 --> 00:02:02,280 I've seen my daughter watch videos 39 39 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,930 where it's just a woman's hand 40 40 00:02:05,930 --> 00:02:07,890 playing with little characters 41 41 00:02:07,890 --> 00:02:11,960 and, you know, playing out a scenario. 42 42 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,693 Very easy to shoot. 43 43 00:02:15,030 --> 00:02:18,763 Podcasts. You might need some equipment for that. 44 44 00:02:20,490 --> 00:02:23,483 Covers, singing, if you can sing. 45 45 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,540 I'm not a great singer, so that didn't do well for me. 46 46 00:02:28,540 --> 00:02:33,540 Mukbans, or mukbangs, however people wanna call it. 47 47 00:02:33,540 --> 00:02:35,300 That's when you just sit there 48 48 00:02:35,300 --> 00:02:37,883 and eat a whole bunch of food on camera. 49 49 00:02:39,670 --> 00:02:41,740 Taste testing. 50 50 00:02:41,740 --> 00:02:43,460 Speeches. 51 51 00:02:43,460 --> 00:02:48,460 TED speeches get a lot of views if it's a good one. 52 52 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,513 Interviews, like Hot Ones. 53 53 00:02:52,410 --> 00:02:55,923 We have drama, infotainment shows, 54 54 00:02:56,770 --> 00:02:58,960 reaction videos where you're reacting 55 55 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,183 to somebody else's YouTube video. 56 56 00:03:02,210 --> 00:03:04,260 Animations. 57 57 00:03:04,260 --> 00:03:08,453 It's very difficult to survive doing animations on YouTube, 58 58 00:03:09,650 --> 00:03:12,660 because they are so time-consuming, 59 59 00:03:12,660 --> 00:03:17,140 and I've noticed, the people who do do them 60 60 00:03:17,140 --> 00:03:20,670 tend to have a Patreon account 61 61 00:03:20,670 --> 00:03:23,560 where they accept donations 62 62 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,580 and they can get money that way, 63 63 00:03:25,580 --> 00:03:30,070 because Google AdSense may not cover you, (laughs) 64 64 00:03:30,070 --> 00:03:32,710 because of the time involved. 65 65 00:03:32,710 --> 00:03:36,640 But, anyway. I've probably missed some, 66 66 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,480 and there are probably types of videos 67 67 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,600 that are yet to be created. 68 68 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,910 So hopefully you are feeling good 69 69 00:03:44,910 --> 00:03:47,870 about all the possibilities out there. 70 70 00:03:47,870 --> 00:03:50,660 All you need to do is figure out a format 71 71 00:03:50,660 --> 00:03:52,210 that will work for you, 72 72 00:03:52,210 --> 00:03:55,120 and that will work with your audience, 73 73 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,530 and that you are capable of producing. 74 74 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:01,710 Some ideas are more expensive than others, obviously, 75 75 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:04,210 so make sure it fits your budget, 76 76 00:04:04,210 --> 00:04:06,890 but with all of the options out there, 77 77 00:04:06,890 --> 00:04:09,150 money should be no excuse. 78 78 00:04:09,150 --> 00:04:12,173 There is something for everyone.