5 Reasons to Start a YouTube Channel
We recently started a YouTube channel about our Reselling journey! If you'd like to follow us, you can find us here! There were a few reasons to do it, but the main one being an investment in a future stream of income. Our future retirement goals are foggy, but we foresee a future where we have many streams of income that are incredibly flexible and more about the fun than it is about the money. Now that we've dug our heels into it, we're finding out that it's not so easy, but we're up for the challenge. We're less than one month into it, but we've got some very realistic goals, the two biggest being: create at least 50 videos for 2021 and have at least 1,000 subscribers by November!
Besides the monetary aspect to this venture, there are plenty of other reasons to do it. Let's jump into a few of them!
The challenge
Some people get to 1,000 subscribers fast. Some people even get to 10,000 subscribers fast. Then there's normal people like us. It can be incredibly challenging to get to 1,000 subscribers, and we're actually finding out that it can be difficult to get to 100 subscribers. That's why our goal is to try to be consistent with our video uploads and get to 1,000 subscribers by November. We think it's a worthy challenge and one that we can crush if we do this consistently enough.
A YouTube project certainly isn't the most challenging thing you could take on in your life. There's no doubt about that. I just think that being a content creator can be a great challenge for everyone. YouTube may not be your thing, but it's become ours.
Getting out of your comfort zone
We're not exactly the most outgoing couple you'll find out there in the wild, but I think we're pretty likable. Making this YouTube channel and posting it for all to see makes us really get out of our comfort zone and embrace the discomfort. We're mostly afraid to fail, but we know we're resilient enough to at least try this for one year.
For most people, getting in front of a live camera or speaking in front of an audience can be debilitating, but the funny thing is, talking to a camera and recording a video is very different than that. That's why I'm convinced that maybe making YouTube videos isn't as bad as public speaking. The discomfort mostly comes from putting your videos out there and seeing that maybe people really aren't that interested.
Practice consistency to grow
We've been told time and time again that consistency is the key to success in the reselling business, and we've heard that piece of advice for YouTube, too. It's a good thing we have experience in consistency! For me, writing this blog weekly for nearly a year has given me the practice in consistency that I need to keep doing YouTube with Camilla. I will do my best to keep us on track so we can hit our goal of 50 videos this year!
Aside from being consistent to grow on YouTube, there's a lot to be said about practicing consistency in one area of your life to becoming more consistent in other parts of your life. It's a very circular thing, but setting a goal that requires you to be consistent is a very practical thing to do.
Learn new skills
I had a feeling I would need to learn new skills for YouTube, but I hadn't realized how long it would take to do some of these things. It's typical for people to be clumsy and slow when learning a new skill, but boy can it be painful. Some of the skills that I've started to learn include familiarizing myself with the video editing software called DaVinci Resolve, learning the tricks to editing, adding content to videos, creating thumbnail photos with GIMP (similar to Photoshop), using Canva to create other visual content for marketing, and even learning to use keywords. It's been a lot of work learning about all of this, but I find it interesting, so it's not a complete slog!
At the same time, I have found myself very happy when going through the footage and seeing Camilla and I laughing or doing silly things or messing up on camera. I know that I will get better over time in both quality and speed. Just like most skills that require patience and time, the skills required to be a YouTuber can take time to cultivate.
Make money
We don't expect to make much money, if any, in our first year. This investment of time and energy is for the future. When Camilla and I have a family, we'll need more flexibility with regard to where our money is coming from and how we're using our time. We see a lot of very open and honest YouTubers sharing their revenue so we know it can be a healthy stream of income for us in the future.
There's a lot of money to be made on YouTube, but it requires persistence. I think we've got what it takes! We have a lot of plans with what we want to do with the money we make, and it involves giving a lot of it away!
Closing Thoughts
If you're passionate about something and you're looking for a good stream of income, consider this our challenge to you - start a YouTube channel and let us be your first subscribers! Put out into the world the thing you're most excited about teaching others or join a community that will help you grow. Be a part of that community and really dive in. Instead of only being a consumer, it's time to be a creator. It will certainly be a long road with many bumps, but I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun along the way.
Cheers!
Khang
P.S. You should also consider following us on Instagram where we post about Reselling and Youtube things and interact with the Reselling Community as a whole! It's a whole lot of fun. Find us @thefiresellers