Why am I on YouTube?
This comment got a little out of control for a simple YouTube comment, so I decided to also put it up as a blog honoring all the great content she brings to us as an American who lived in Germany.
Bwhahahahaha! I recently did a video about why I was on YouTube. I called it, "Why are YOU on YouTube," to make it more engaging to video makers (probably a mistake for the low views)! Oh my, we YouTubers think about chains of reactions to what we do way too much!
This comment got a little out of control for a simple YouTube comment, so I decided to also put it up as a blog honoring all the great content she brings to us as an American who lived in Germany.
Bwhahahahaha! I recently did a video about why I was on YouTube. I called it, "Why are YOU on YouTube," to make it more engaging to video makers (probably a mistake for the low views)! Oh my, we YouTubers think about chains of reactions to what we do way too much!
Anyway, not to be a self-promoter, but to say that my truly deep reason why I make videos now is different from the beginning. I do it for the feedback from others. I feel that I have YouTube friends who watch videos even when they disagree with me. I always welcome their feedback and I learn so much...now...see my other comment about the seedier other side of YouTube if you wish...(below video)
Also, I think I can see why your channel took off so much better than mine. You put way more into it. You script it and you don't sound scripted. You just seem thoughtful and put together. Early on, I spent as much time on videos as you and I don't think I did such a good job. As I got better at filming (and forgiving myself for errors) it's way easier to put up videos now! I've take months of breaks when I didn't feel it in me to make videos. That's okay! (It's probably why I have half the ongoing views I used to, but I came back a better YouTuber who for some reason makes more money on half the views).
By the way, I've decided with going back to Germany, that I'm going to do a new YouTube channel about it. Maybe this is unwise to start a second channel, but you inspired me to try. I just feel like my last trip to Germany wasn't maximized and if I want to share how amazing it is with the world then I'll want to go and experience much more of it for myself. Your videos is literally what started this thinking process.
What's tough about the comment section?
13:24 as someone who has been making YouTube videos for a few years, I really resonated with your comment about giving toxic people more power than they deserve. Roberto Blake, a teacher of YouTubers made the comment once that he uses delete and block with prejudice. I was at a blog marketing conference in 2007 or 2008 and they said to leave the haters alone and that other commenters would deal with it and the community what straighten them out. That's fine if you can take a hands off approach, but I respond to nearly every comment (pretty much have to miss a notification to not respond). I think about it this way now. If the comments not good for me, how's it good for my audience seeing it below my video? I am the moderator of these comments and if there's something inappropriate for my community, then I should toss it out an airlock instead of giving them the time of day. I have gotten good at responding to some negative feedback which isn't so bad and I think that's different than toxic comments. I myself have disagreed with a video creator before only to get a kind and thoughtful response which turned me into a fan who explored more videos and I think we can influence normal people in a good or even great way, but forget toxic.
