The Art of Creating Engaging Content: A Personal Perspective

As I sit here reflecting on my journey as a YouTuber, I am reminded that the key to creating engaging content lies not just in the technical aspects, but also in being true to oneself. I have learned that it's okay to talk about things that may seem boring or uninteresting to some, because those are often the same things that can be very interesting to others. My channel is a testament to this philosophy, as I have never been afraid to share my thoughts and opinions on anything, no matter how mundane it may seem.

One of the most important things I've learned about creating engaging content is the value of authenticity. When you're true to yourself and your audience, magic happens. People connect with you on a deeper level, and they appreciate your unique perspective. I remember unboxing a lamp on my channel, which was met with a mix of reactions - some people hated it, while others loved it. But what people didn't realize at the time was that it was just me being myself, having fun, and sharing my experience with them. It was this sense of authenticity that resonated with my audience, and it's something I continue to emphasize in all aspects of my content creation.

Another crucial aspect of creating engaging content is starting a conversation. For me, this has been achieved through creating forums and discussions around specific topics. I love the idea of taking questions from my viewers and responding to them in future videos. Not only does this build a sense of community, but it also allows me to connect with my audience on a deeper level. People love hearing their questions answered by me, and it's become a highlight of their viewing experience.

I've learned that starting a conversation can be as simple as asking people to post their questions in the comments section. It's amazing how quickly this can turn into an engaging discussion about anything from technology to personal preferences. For instance, I love debating with my audience about whether Mac or Windows is better for them. These debates not only entertain but also provide value, as we all learn from each other's experiences.

As a YouTuber, I've come to realize that questions are the lifeblood of any successful channel. Asking questions and responding to them has become a hallmark of my content creation strategy. It's this two-way dialogue that keeps my audience engaged and invested in what I have to say. And it's not just about asking questions; it's also about providing answers.

In order to facilitate these conversations, I've leveraged the power of social media platforms like YouTube Forums, which allows me to connect with my audience on a more personal level. These forums provide a space for people to ask questions, share their thoughts, and engage in discussions with each other - and with me. It's amazing how quickly this can turn into an online community, where people support and learn from one another.

Of course, creating engaging content requires hard work and dedication. But the payoff is worth it - when you're able to connect with your audience on a deeper level, build trust, and create a sense of community around your brand or channel, that's when the magic happens. And for me, there's no greater reward than knowing that my content has made a positive impact on people's lives.

As I continue to grow as a YouTuber, I'm reminded that it's okay to start small and take things one step at a time. Building an audience takes time, effort, and patience - but with persistence and dedication, you can achieve your goals. My journey has taught me that creating engaging content is not just about producing high-quality videos; it's also about building relationships, being authentic, and starting conversations.

The Key to Success: A Book Recommendation

As I come to the end of this article, I want to leave my readers with a book recommendation that I think can help them achieve their own success in creating engaging content. "Beyond Viral: How to Attract Customers, Viewers, and Friends Through Your Online Video" by Adam Pincus-Zycher is an excellent resource for anyone looking to grow their online presence and connect with their audience on a deeper level.

This book provides valuable insights into the world of social media marketing, including strategies for promoting your brand, creating engaging content, and building a community around your channel. Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your existing content to the next level, "Beyond Viral" is an indispensable resource that I highly recommend.

Before we part ways, I want to thank my audience for their support and enthusiasm. Your questions, comments, and likes mean the world to me, and I look forward to continuing our conversations in future videos. Don't forget to check out audible.com for access to this book - simply click on the link below with your desired title, copy and paste it into the audio.com field, and you'll be all set!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys David DeFranco here from D franco.com bam visual proof that is your open form where you can ask your questions I should up point it's rude and just maybe I'll answer those questions in future videos such as yeah this one today's question Bing not the search engine just waking up my iPad screen today's question comes from Chris the apple one on Twitter finally somebody includes a social media link so thank you Chris to give full credit I will link you below so Follow Chris give him some good tweets and all that good stuff Chris says hi David hello Chris I'm also a tech YouTuber but I only post videos about once every two weeks the main reason why is because I can't come up with a video idea so I was wondering what's a good way to come up with ideas or how do you do it thanks okay Chris this is an excellent question something that used to bother me a lot about myself I mean thinking back to the days probably before video number 600 not really sure I used to try to get at least one video at a week yeah one video a week that might sound average I mean that actually probably is average for the average YouTuber however YouTube has become a large part of my life so my new personal rule is I try to get out five videos a week trust me that's not easy especially when you run out of things to talk about and that's exactly what you're asking about so how do you do this well first of all explore your passion if you're into iPhones try to do case reviews I mean even if you pick up a cheap case from like Five Below or one of those cheap ones from CVS I mean I did when I first got my 4S buy it make a video about it I mean people out there are always looking for cheap for you know cheap accessories ways to save money and it's an iPhone related video and iPhone related videos usually good and it usually brings in a good amount of views now besides the iPhone is obviously goes for anything interesting um in terms of Android windows I mean you could even talk about Windows 8 and your thoughts on the upcoming release or what do you think about OS 10 Mountain line that just came out a couple weeks ago I mean don't be afraid to talk about things that you think are boring because things that you think are boring could be very interesting to well your audience to new viewers to your new audience to anyone that you least expect for instance a great example of this is me I unboxed a lamp I got a lot of hate for that cuz really David you're unboxing a lamp well yeah it's my channel I do what I want I mean that's the beauty of YouTube it's all about you and what you give to your audience people loved that video I mean I may have gotten like 20% hate but those 80% of people they loved it for whatever reason it was literally just me unboxing a lamp setting it up and going from there now maybe that's because I didn't just do that I mean honestly I did put my personal spin on it I made jokes here and there and I was transparent I was myself and overall I just had a good time cuz let me tell you this when you have a good time on camera your viewers have a good time as well I mean it's really not that hard try it out now another thing you keep in mind is starting a forum for instance that's how this video is made possible now I understand this isn't possible for everybody because trust me I'm very fortunate to have an audience of 54,000 55,000 subscribers which I really appreciate it I never once take it for granted and especially with video 800 overwhelming support guys thank you so much so moving back on to track I love to talk um just because you have a okay just just because you don't have a large audience that doesn't mean people are not going to send their questions you don't have to start a website like I have you don't have to start these forums like I have just say this hey guys post your questions below in the comments and mayble answer them in future videos hey you never know it could turn into an awesome discussion it can turn to an awesome debate about why you prefer a Mac over windows or vice versa or anything interesting because again I had to really push this into people's heads people love hearing your name on camera seriously they do if they ask a question and you answer it on video people freak out that's a good thing I mean look at me I love when my video gets question uh answered I'm sorry when my name gets featured in a video from Chris PLO or somebody else I look up to it's human nature so when you ask questions and people answer his questions it's win-win for both audiences well there you go Chris my honest answer and well this stuff does work for me so if it's going to work for me I'm pretty much your average Tech geek there's nothing really special about me I just show my personality I'm honest on camera and I just have a good time so if you can do those things and get questions from your viewers you're going to have no time putting out content gaining subscribers gaining views and overall just enjoying YouTube for what it is and yes you guessed it guys today is an asking a question video which means you get a free audiobook check out audible.com thecreative one link is right below I am getting emails and a plane is taking off with the background you hear that it's one of the cool things about living in this house the airport is literally right across the river it's pretty sweet okay anyway today's book is all about YouTube social media all that good stuff it's called Beyond viral how to attract customers viewers just pretend it says viewers cuz it goes both ways promote your brand and make money with online video new rules social media Series so this kind of ties into what you were asking Chris how to gain how to gain an audience because that new audience can easily be turned into new questions because let me tell you I cannot say this enough questions questions questions they go a very long way and before you know it you're going to be gaining viewers at the wo you're going to be gaining comments at the wazo what wait what is a wazo but hey you get the point link is right below check it out audal child.com thecreative one click that sign up and literally just copy and paste the book title which is also right below this extremely green shirt so thank you very much to audible.com for making that possible and now this is the saddest part of the video guys we must part ways but only for a day or two keep this questions coming in d.com askk you have no idea how much I appreciate those questions your comments your likes all that good stuff and I will see you you guessed it in my next videohey guys David DeFranco here from D franco.com bam visual proof that is your open form where you can ask your questions I should up point it's rude and just maybe I'll answer those questions in future videos such as yeah this one today's question Bing not the search engine just waking up my iPad screen today's question comes from Chris the apple one on Twitter finally somebody includes a social media link so thank you Chris to give full credit I will link you below so Follow Chris give him some good tweets and all that good stuff Chris says hi David hello Chris I'm also a tech YouTuber but I only post videos about once every two weeks the main reason why is because I can't come up with a video idea so I was wondering what's a good way to come up with ideas or how do you do it thanks okay Chris this is an excellent question something that used to bother me a lot about myself I mean thinking back to the days probably before video number 600 not really sure I used to try to get at least one video at a week yeah one video a week that might sound average I mean that actually probably is average for the average YouTuber however YouTube has become a large part of my life so my new personal rule is I try to get out five videos a week trust me that's not easy especially when you run out of things to talk about and that's exactly what you're asking about so how do you do this well first of all explore your passion if you're into iPhones try to do case reviews I mean even if you pick up a cheap case from like Five Below or one of those cheap ones from CVS I mean I did when I first got my 4S buy it make a video about it I mean people out there are always looking for cheap for you know cheap accessories ways to save money and it's an iPhone related video and iPhone related videos usually good and it usually brings in a good amount of views now besides the iPhone is obviously goes for anything interesting um in terms of Android windows I mean you could even talk about Windows 8 and your thoughts on the upcoming release or what do you think about OS 10 Mountain line that just came out a couple weeks ago I mean don't be afraid to talk about things that you think are boring because things that you think are boring could be very interesting to well your audience to new viewers to your new audience to anyone that you least expect for instance a great example of this is me I unboxed a lamp I got a lot of hate for that cuz really David you're unboxing a lamp well yeah it's my channel I do what I want I mean that's the beauty of YouTube it's all about you and what you give to your audience people loved that video I mean I may have gotten like 20% hate but those 80% of people they loved it for whatever reason it was literally just me unboxing a lamp setting it up and going from there now maybe that's because I didn't just do that I mean honestly I did put my personal spin on it I made jokes here and there and I was transparent I was myself and overall I just had a good time cuz let me tell you this when you have a good time on camera your viewers have a good time as well I mean it's really not that hard try it out now another thing you keep in mind is starting a forum for instance that's how this video is made possible now I understand this isn't possible for everybody because trust me I'm very fortunate to have an audience of 54,000 55,000 subscribers which I really appreciate it I never once take it for granted and especially with video 800 overwhelming support guys thank you so much so moving back on to track I love to talk um just because you have a okay just just because you don't have a large audience that doesn't mean people are not going to send their questions you don't have to start a website like I have you don't have to start these forums like I have just say this hey guys post your questions below in the comments and mayble answer them in future videos hey you never know it could turn into an awesome discussion it can turn to an awesome debate about why you prefer a Mac over windows or vice versa or anything interesting because again I had to really push this into people's heads people love hearing your name on camera seriously they do if they ask a question and you answer it on video people freak out that's a good thing I mean look at me I love when my video gets question uh answered I'm sorry when my name gets featured in a video from Chris PLO or somebody else I look up to it's human nature so when you ask questions and people answer his questions it's win-win for both audiences well there you go Chris my honest answer and well this stuff does work for me so if it's going to work for me I'm pretty much your average Tech geek there's nothing really special about me I just show my personality I'm honest on camera and I just have a good time so if you can do those things and get questions from your viewers you're going to have no time putting out content gaining subscribers gaining views and overall just enjoying YouTube for what it is and yes you guessed it guys today is an asking a question video which means you get a free audiobook check out audible.com thecreative one link is right below I am getting emails and a plane is taking off with the background you hear that it's one of the cool things about living in this house the airport is literally right across the river it's pretty sweet okay anyway today's book is all about YouTube social media all that good stuff it's called Beyond viral how to attract customers viewers just pretend it says viewers cuz it goes both ways promote your brand and make money with online video new rules social media Series so this kind of ties into what you were asking Chris how to gain how to gain an audience because that new audience can easily be turned into new questions because let me tell you I cannot say this enough questions questions questions they go a very long way and before you know it you're going to be gaining viewers at the wo you're going to be gaining comments at the wazo what wait what is a wazo but hey you get the point link is right below check it out audal child.com thecreative one click that sign up and literally just copy and paste the book title which is also right below this extremely green shirt so thank you very much to audible.com for making that possible and now this is the saddest part of the video guys we must part ways but only for a day or two keep this questions coming in d.com askk you have no idea how much I appreciate those questions your comments your likes all that good stuff and I will see you you guessed it in my next videohey guys David DeFranco here from D franco.com bam visual proof that is your open form where you can ask your questions I should up point it's rude and just maybe I'll answer those questions in future videos such as yeah this one today's question Bing not the search engine just waking up my iPad screen today's question comes from Chris the apple one on Twitter finally somebody includes a social media link so thank you Chris to give full credit I will link you below so Follow Chris give him some good tweets and all that good stuff Chris says hi David hello Chris I'm also a tech YouTuber but I only post videos about once every two weeks the main reason why is because I can't come up with a video idea so I was wondering what's a good way to come up with ideas or how do you do it thanks okay Chris this is an excellent question something that used to bother me a lot about myself I mean thinking back to the days probably before video number 600 not really sure I used to try to get at least one video at a week yeah one video a week that might sound average I mean that actually probably is average for the average YouTuber however YouTube has become a large part of my life so my new personal rule is I try to get out five videos a week trust me that's not easy especially when you run out of things to talk about and that's exactly what you're asking about so how do you do this well first of all explore your passion if you're into iPhones try to do case reviews I mean even if you pick up a cheap case from like Five Below or one of those cheap ones from CVS I mean I did when I first got my 4S buy it make a video about it I mean people out there are always looking for cheap for you know cheap accessories ways to save money and it's an iPhone related video and iPhone related videos usually good and it usually brings in a good amount of views now besides the iPhone is obviously goes for anything interesting um in terms of Android windows I mean you could even talk about Windows 8 and your thoughts on the upcoming release or what do you think about OS 10 Mountain line that just came out a couple weeks ago I mean don't be afraid to talk about things that you think are boring because things that you think are boring could be very interesting to well your audience to new viewers to your new audience to anyone that you least expect for instance a great example of this is me I unboxed a lamp I got a lot of hate for that cuz really David you're unboxing a lamp well yeah it's my channel I do what I want I mean that's the beauty of YouTube it's all about you and what you give to your audience people loved that video I mean I may have gotten like 20% hate but those 80% of people they loved it for whatever reason it was literally just me unboxing a lamp setting it up and going from there now maybe that's because I didn't just do that I mean honestly I did put my personal spin on it I made jokes here and there and I was transparent I was myself and overall I just had a good time cuz let me tell you this when you have a good time on camera your viewers have a good time as well I mean it's really not that hard try it out now another thing you keep in mind is starting a forum for instance that's how this video is made possible now I understand this isn't possible for everybody because trust me I'm very fortunate to have an audience of 54,000 55,000 subscribers which I really appreciate it I never once take it for granted and especially with video 800 overwhelming support guys thank you so much so moving back on to track I love to talk um just because you have a okay just just because you don't have a large audience that doesn't mean people are not going to send their questions you don't have to start a website like I have you don't have to start these forums like I have just say this hey guys post your questions below in the comments and mayble answer them in future videos hey you never know it could turn into an awesome discussion it can turn to an awesome debate about why you prefer a Mac over windows or vice versa or anything interesting because again I had to really push this into people's heads people love hearing your name on camera seriously they do if they ask a question and you answer it on video people freak out that's a good thing I mean look at me I love when my video gets question uh answered I'm sorry when my name gets featured in a video from Chris PLO or somebody else I look up to it's human nature so when you ask questions and people answer his questions it's win-win for both audiences well there you go Chris my honest answer and well this stuff does work for me so if it's going to work for me I'm pretty much your average Tech geek there's nothing really special about me I just show my personality I'm honest on camera and I just have a good time so if you can do those things and get questions from your viewers you're going to have no time putting out content gaining subscribers gaining views and overall just enjoying YouTube for what it is and yes you guessed it guys today is an asking a question video which means you get a free audiobook check out audible.com thecreative one link is right below I am getting emails and a plane is taking off with the background you hear that it's one of the cool things about living in this house the airport is literally right across the river it's pretty sweet okay anyway today's book is all about YouTube social media all that good stuff it's called Beyond viral how to attract customers viewers just pretend it says viewers cuz it goes both ways promote your brand and make money with online video new rules social media Series so this kind of ties into what you were asking Chris how to gain how to gain an audience because that new audience can easily be turned into new questions because let me tell you I cannot say this enough questions questions questions they go a very long way and before you know it you're going to be gaining viewers at the wo you're going to be gaining comments at the wazo what wait what is a wazo but hey you get the point link is right below check it out audal child.com thecreative one click that sign up and literally just copy and paste the book title which is also right below this extremely green shirt so thank you very much to audible.com for making that possible and now this is the saddest part of the video guys we must part ways but only for a day or two keep this questions coming in d.com askk you have no idea how much I appreciate those questions your comments your likes all that good stuff and I will see you you guessed it in my next video\n"