So... You Want To Start A YouTube Channel? 

That's stupid of him to do that. He should've only quit when he started making good money of RU-vid. Best wishes to him.

Or if you’re a kid.

Just... don't put all your money and time into something that is going against you. RU-vid is not friendly to new channels, if you are lucky it will take at least 6 months to a year to get your first 100,000 subscribers.

Yeah - a lot of people hope for rapid success. That can happen if you have an amazing concept for content that will go instantly viral, but it's unlikely, and that kind of success can be fleeting anyway. It took me 12 years to get to 100k subs (but I am an outlier in terms of content type profiling on RU-vid)

oh thats sad i hope hes doing good now

I second this

Count me in!

I hereby put my vote in!

Agreed! I hereby formally ask for tips I have never asked for!

YES!!!1!!111!

My brother' I'm not a kid I a elderly. If you could just. Fill your information's I would help with transaction` s

Thanks for the pointless comment that adds nothing, and is not even remotely connected to the video. I hope the 23 likes were worth it

@@soupisfornoobs4081 ur mom

Susaaaaaaaaaan!!!!

@@soupisfornoobs4081 well it made 70 people chuckle and smile, your comment on the other side spreads negativity ✨

Unless you're Brooke Houts, of course

Pets, attractive women, delicious looking food, and good editing... While you're at it, make sure you film the video from your pent house in Shanghai

Yeah, there is absolutely nothing wrong with borrowing an *idea* (in fact most RU-vidrs will probably be flattered if you do, and the ones who are offended, don't matter) - and there's nothing wrong with looking at someone else's style element and thinking "that's cool - I could do something similar" - but trying to *be* PewDiePie or *be* TKoR is just a recipe for disappointment

@@AtomicShrimp oh u know the king of random to i love there channel and how like smart and sciency it is lol its very entertaining

@@noodlesricardo3338 Grant Thompson gave me a shoutout many years ago when he did his own version of the Tuna Can Oil Lamp that I had a video about. That was pretty much the first video of mine to get thousands of views.

I read this as local viewer from new York and got soo confused and started second guessing if hes from the uk or was i just imagining that

R.I.P Grant Thompson

Instructions unclear...

Just never don't stop not making content and you should be fine.

Didn't fully understand the question but do what u r best at . Always know what the viewers want to see . Sort your ideas and go straight to the point and learn from ur past videos . U will do great

@@safsaf99 they were joking lol

Quiet

its a very british thing to assume that dogs can speak english or that they will ignore a 100000 years of instinct to bark at the thing they thinks needs barking at hence the grumbling eg silly food giver the leave/cloud/shadow/park bench/brid/imaginary object needs to be barked otherwise it wont know that i see it and know what its up to, bloody 2 legs always ruining my fun

The only thing that would have made that more British is if the dog was drinking a cuppa

Donald Sayers, this is universe-breaking!

Yay, Bigclive fans here!

@@Petertronic He really is the best... along with Mr. Shrimp of course... ;)

I have only just leant how to put my channel logo rendered on to the corner of video.

I LOVE making videos and I got 50 subscribers in the past month. That doesnt sound like much but it makes me so happy because all the effort I put into editing starts paying off! Maybe u can check me out and tell me what u think?:)

Same - really there just isn't a rival platform atm for free video hosting

Yeah, I'm semi similar. But, I'll keep plugging away.

@@solchapeau6343 I assume you mean OP?

I LOVE making videos and I got 50 subscribers in the past month. That doesnt sound like much but it makes me so happy because all the effort I put into editing starts paying off! Maybe u can check me out and tell me what u think?:)

Agreed - but most importantly, make the tags, titles and thumbnails *honest* - trying to lure people in under false pretence will not work in the long run as it will build up a groundswell of hate

That's amazing! Do you have tips for making good thumbnails? What do you use to edit them, and scale them properly?

Atomic Shrimp Of course! Good tags, titles, and thumbnails for good content :)

Most of my thumbnails, I edit using Ulead PhotoImpact, which is ancient, and unsupported, and doesn't actually work fully in Windows 10, but I'm kind of stuck using it because I haven't migrated my workflow to something else (and because it has a nice text effect that I like for the textual overlay, where I use that). I scale mine by cutting out the underlying image using a mask that is pre-sized to 1920*1080 pixels, but can be resized maintaining proportion - and this creates thumbnails the right proportion for RU-vid. I really ought to move to some other image editing package

@@AtomicShrimp try free version of Canva - I used it for my thumbnails and I'm very pleased :)

He actually announced in his 1 hour AMA that his name is Michael.

I found one already! Thank you!

John Barosa

Yes, a jolly civilised fellow! What's not to like?

alll mitqkes ar totly intentet, alwyas.

And I wasn't afraid of it. Thanks Atomic Shrimp!

Of course it was inrentional.

I'd be careful with that. If the music is copyrighted you could get a claim or strike.

I LOVE making videos and I got 50 subscribers in the past month. That doesnt sound like much but it makes me so happy because all the effort I put into editing starts paying off! Maybe u can check me out and tell me what u think?:)

also his personality in the videos isn't how he actually is IRL or on streams, it's just something he has created and made entertaining videos from it

KEEP MAKING CONTENT

Lily Saliba i will don’t you worry lily

Had to checkout your stuff... You did one on Logan! Good work! I noticed those comments everywhere. I even responded to some (before I realised).

Had a look at your channel ... hmm, best advice ... your editing is great but ohhhh the content ... that's the problem.

She's like that - I believe she genuinely can't understand why I too am not excited that a van pulled up to deliver a parcel somewhere, or a squirrel ran up a tree

Atomic Shrimp Hahaha I’ve got one just like that I think in there head it’s helping in some way also if you’ve got any tips on how to get them to quite down that you wouldn’t mind sharing that would be appreciated

I actually don't - Eva is a really excitable dog (it's the terrier in her breeding) and all attempts to train her to calm down have pretty much failed - we just have to work around it

Atomic Shrimp ah ok well at least it’s not just our dog who has no calm so I guess I’ll just have to get used it then 😝 also thanks for taking the time to reply back to me

Was that a sneaky way of directing people to your channel as per the tips in this video? If so, I like it.

@@ricos1497 Woah, 13 people find this interesting, and this comment got a heart ? Thanks. And, no I don't have any intentions for people to actually go to my channel, because the content is neither interesting or good. No effort put, and so on.

I’m going to try this software. Adobe is expensive. Thanks!

@@hikingwithheidi3847 It's a great editing software, I highly recommend it. Watch a few beginner tutorials on how to start using it, and you will be fine.

It's my favorite free editor out of all the ones I used (I've been through many).

Truth is, I ran this channel for like 11 or 12 years before it took off, and whilst I always hoped it would grow, I had probably dismissed any realistic hope of that happening, but still decided to keep on making videos because it's what I love doing (even for a very small audience, it was always fun) - so I suppose that's one of the things I could have added to this video: do what you love, or find a way to love what you do, because then it is its own reward.

​@@AtomicShrimp Yep! I get recommended your oldest videos from time to time, and they’re still every bit as engaging. The sheer waste of that printer ink still never ceases to surprise and appall me. Imo, the concept of passion is a harder thing to pitch as a tip, though, because finding it requires acceptance of any outcome, especially challenging when greed is a primary object. Even if a person knows what he/she is getting into, it must take experience to understand that you’ll always put in more tedious labor than you will see visual returns for it. The reality of it is that it takes a disciplined and groundedly resilient person to make regular content; it’s not for those many who are blinded by, and sensitive to the burn out, of the glamorous ideals success paints in our heads. True love (in this case, RU-vid) is looking to see past the honeymoon phase instead of as the highest point in retrospect. That said, I truly do hope the best for the people you’ve just inspired, though. :)

@@AtomicShrimp i really wish youd mentioned this in the video as people dont appreciate how long it truley takes for things to start succeeding. Im glad i came across your channel i love the content and how varied it is. I originally was suggested the budgeting video but am loving the slow tv recently

I did mention it at 0:34 - not in massive detail, but I can't speak generally on that topic, because my own experience has been rather atypical of how channels develop

Just stating first that I'm not knocking down on your grammar, but rather correcting for the sake of educating/helping. From the start ( and I might make mistakes as well, as I'm not english native either ): - ...apologies in advance - ...channel - ...it's hard - ...time consuming - ...to rise - You won't... - ...overnight - ...that's why - ...you won't even feel it - ...noticed more Again, don't take this as being knocked on. I'm just trying to be helpful. On the topic of your tip, I wholeheartedly agree with it: Do what you like and like what you do and you'll succeed ( in enjoying it. )

Good luck, the pressure is now on!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dd_Ek3EWu4E.html Here's my new video and funny I also share some rules I notice on RU-vid and the website I use to help my produce 😆 my channel is about sharing my new life experiences living in the UK as a foreigner! Also some differences I found compared to my home country Taiwan 😊

Instructions were not complete, I ended up debranding my hand

Indeed. You can train your voice, but most of that is about enunciation and pace. You should not try to make massive changes to your voice except perhaps to portray a character. I actually realised recently that I have at least two different voices - one is my 'reading voice' which was trained largely from reading bedtime stories to my kids (where intonation, inflection and pace are very important), and another is my 'showing voice' which I think I learned when I was demonstrating crafts at a youth club (where I would have to maintain control of the narrative).

@@AtomicShrimp would you ever consider doing like an audio book your voice is very soothing and i imagine lots of people would love to hear you read. Dont know how the copyright on that would work though

I keep meaning to do it - I have a short story that I wrote myself, and some books that are now public domain

Oh I agree. I tend to close videos immediately that begin 'Heyyyyy Guyssss!! in a really loud way. I also have a pet peeve with people who start the video, or sentences in general, with 'So...'. That's a tad irrational of me, but still, it gets under my skin!

@@AtomicShrimp Speaking of characters, I remember your Londoner accent from the scambaiting videos!

But you have started a RU-vid channel

@@DarwinskiYT no I don't

Hi mama, funny to meet you here❤❤❤

I also really enjoy the atomic shrimp content, it's like a spice bag full of tasty content

@@lonely_snakey hey offspring! Do you know I think you're wonderful also? Hahaha

I LOVE making videos and I got 50 subscribers in the past month. That doesnt sound like much but it makes me so happy because all the effort I put into editing starts paying off! Maybe u can check me out and tell me what u think?:)

It is tough, and I think tougher than it ever was, because people are generally less tolerant of promotion/advertising/spam than they have been in the past - so finding a legitimate way to promote your channel is really hard

@@AtomicShrimp I agree, I feel like a large majority of people synced with the whole social media "routine" have developed an envious attitude to anyone who even hints at trying to "make it". RU-vid itself as a platform doesn't seem to be much help either - apart from maybe the random recommendation fairy occasionally introducing people to quality content (which is how I discovered your hilarious scambaiting videos and got into your channel in general). Aside from such neat spontaneity, it seems to me that people who are already popular get pushed to stay popular... which makes sense, but I wish the smaller content creators would be taken into consideration also.

@@AntoniTolwinski YT is a victim of it's own success, the only way it can monitor the quality of a channel is from the channel's feedback, there isn't anyone who watches everything to categorize it and search for suitable viewers. Creators categorize their own content and use buzzwords to get attention and very often negative feedback is added to the positive by YT's algorithms to get an overall picture of how much interaction a video produced, it does not reflect the quality of the content. The total number of views is less important to YT than the amount of votes and comments so a video which is stirring up a lot of negative feedback gets pushed ahead of one that might have more views but less votes and comments. Another issue here is that the vast majority of people don't bother to vote or comment on videos (hence the constant reminders), it's easier to do it on a PC or laptop than on a TV screen. A lot more people are watching on HD TV screens now due to the high quality of video, YT is becoming just like a TV channel for a lot of people and they don't want to pause to vote or comment because it takes time and interrupts the flow.

@@AntoniTolwinski In addition to that RU-vid tab of "what's popular," there should be a tab for "channels you may not have heard of", or "up and coming content," or "hidden gems." Something like that to promote new channels. At least for people who.just reached 1K subscribers or something.

@@ianc4901 You've summed it all up pretty well there - especially with the reflection of quality across the sea of content on this platform... which is quite blurred to say the least. I always ignore the like to dislike ratio, especially after having my channel/s spammed with dislikes for years by a group of relentless assholes.

Also, if anyone knows of a cheap but good quality mic they can vouch for, please let me know. My year 10s made fun of the awful awful sound quality last time haha

@@Fazerella The rode smartlav+ is awesome. It's tiny, weighs nothing, and is extremely good in keeping outside noise away. Interviewed someone when all of a sudden the studio next door started using a drill hammer - you don't hear this in the recording.

@@epiksebastian3272 thank you!

Dose it have a watermark?

@@spiritupgrades nope! I would use something like kdenlive though, much better

spiritupgrades no I have been using it in all of my videos

JakeFox I should’ve ask that is it a editing software? I do have shadow play for my recording at least I just need something to help me learn the basics of editing. Something that I can practice on then buying some overpriced software that idk how or doesn’t work with my recording software.

Wait can 1 gig of ram support it? The video is also like 40 min long. I do have a good PC but if you read my other comment you will understand

Inb4 all the 10 year olds upload a crappy video thinking they'll be famous overnight only to realize you need 1k subscribers and 4k public watch time to monetize.

Trippsy calling other videos crappy? I’d suggest that you don’t do that considering your videos

@@bigblackdrummachine8250 Have you even actually watched any of my videos? I dont mean a joke one I put 30 minutes into I mean a good one like my last Human Fall Flat video. Im going to assume if you have seen them you watched my Ukranian Ball in Search of Gas video and clicked off (understandable) That video was something I slapped together in 30 minutes.

what? why?

Tim Flipkens yes

I'm pretty sure it was deliberate as well xD

Whoosh

@@lectric Yeah because I *Totally* didn't get his satire, upvotes to the left, thanks for the gold kind stranger!!! also it's woooosh with 4 o's

And with no 'h' either lol

I LOVE making videos and I got 50 subscribers in the past month. That doesnt sound like much but it makes me so happy because all the effort I put into editing starts paying off! Maybe u can check me out and tell me what u think?:)

your first video was 2 weeks ago

@@wolfzmusic9706 it was 2 days ago at the time i wrote the comment

I LOVE making videos and I got 50 subscribers in the past month. That doesnt sound like much but it makes me so happy because all the effort I put into editing starts paying off! Maybe u can check me out and tell me what u think?:)

I just got to the box unfolding section. Today, I learned two unexpected things. (Consider this a vote for more unrequested tips, hah.)

Heidi - it's not that hard to get subscribers if you focus on great content - i.e. providing information that hikers need, that teaches them or improves their experience - just look at Dixie at Homemade Wanderlust - there is a hiking channel with nearly 300K subscribers, because she doesn't drone on, but gets to the point and provides great info, that we as hikers need!

I actually think it can be counterproductive for a growing channel - not only because it annoys people at the outset, but if you beg people to get on board, but your content isn't enough on its own to make them subscribe, then sooner or later they are going to regret subscribing and leave (and although I don't know for sure, I suspect the YT algorithms notice the rate of unsubscription)

@@AtomicShrimp not only do I not subscribe to those who beg at the beginning of their video I often click away so they lose my view as well.

Yeah - I mean, honestly, a good video for me is: Tell me quickly if I am watching the video I think I am watching (i.e. summarise the objective) Show me the content, in your own style I don't mind (in fact, I think it's helpful) people dropping in things like: "I make big build videos like this one every month, with smaller builds every weekend, so please subscribe if you want to catch the next one" I *detest* things like "Please click like. Go on - just click it - can we get 6k likes on this one, please? - if we get 6k likes, I'll make part 2. Please click like because it really helps me..."