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