Do you want to create YouTube videos? Are you confused about what you need to do or afraid to make mistakes?
These are fair questions to ask yourself, but don’t let that discourage you. We have summarized 5 points for you to remember while making Youtube videos.
Know Your Audience
Knowing your audience is perhaps the most critical part when it comes to appealing to a particular demographic.
While you might enjoy eating a mango, that might not be the case for everyone. Similarly, everyone has their cup of tea, and not everyone is interested in your content.
So, your job is to figure out who you are appealing to. For example, our channel on Geetsly’s targets people who like Star Wars because that’s what the channel is about. When figuring out your target demographic, you need to answer questions like interests, age, countries and more.
Make the most of the first 5 seconds of your video.
We have stated this in our previous articles, but the competition on YouTube is very high. Today if your video fails to impress the viewer, they can find hundreds of videos similar to yours.
It would be best if you grabbed your audience’s attention in the first 5 to 10 seconds of the video. You need to use effective hooks to make your audience stay and create exciting content to achieve this.
One other way would be to write a script. A script would help you be more organized and make sure you follow through on your original idea. Our article on Scriptwriting for YouTube could help guide you.
Speaking of which…
Try and Follow Your Script
So, you spend hours, write a script, and you see us doubting whether you would follow your script or not? We are well aware that this may sound stupid, but we think it’s valuable to remember.
A lot could change while filming your video; you might find other things that you could change and so on. Now, whether this is a good or bad idea, we will leave that to you.
It is easy to get lost in this phase (trust me, we have been there!). Sticking to your script might help you create better videos.
Make Something You Like
When creators start, usually it’s just them. They are the writer, the editor, the designer and go what else, haha.
Often creators end up choosing topics they are not passionate about. In the beginning, you would be very excited, pumped and give your all to create the next video, but do you think that this phase would never end?
Most creators face a plateau where growth isn’t spectacular; motivation is low, and overall this is when people who don’t enjoy creating would stop. You see, our team loves Star Wars; that’s why Geetsly’s is possible; we find history fascinating, and that’s why The Front is possible; this is the same for all of our channels.
So create something you enjoy, the only way you would not forget about your channel 3 months later.
Think like Your Audience
Your audience loves content about taking on new challenges. They show up in big numbers when you bring light to unknown stories.
You see, these are just two examples of what your audience likes.
Just put yourself in your viewers’ shoes, think about what they enjoy about your videos and what they don’t. How can you build on your strengths?
The best information is often present in plain sight; we just don’t have the best angle to see it.
These were some of our suggestions to help you get started with making Youtube videos.
Let us know what you think. We hope it helps you!
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