How to Commit to Vlogging
**The Importance of Consistency in Vlogging**
Creating consistent content is crucial for vloggers who want to build an audience and stay committed to their craft. However, it can be frustrating to create something that you're proud of and not have people watch every single day. The creator acknowledges this struggle, stating that getting started on YouTube is harder than ever, especially with the saturated market. Nevertheless, they emphasize that consistency is key, and with persistence, one will eventually see growth.
The creator shares their own experience, highlighting how it's easy to get started but difficult to maintain momentum. They encourage viewers to "get started then fast forward" to step number four – or tip – which seems to be a mantra for staying committed to vlogging. By doing so, one can create quality content that will eventually attract subscribers. The creator believes that consistency is a natural process and that with time, it will become second nature.
**Staying Committed to Vlogging**
The creator asks if they would continue to vlog for years to come, and the answer is yes. They love creating tech reviews and unboxings but find sentimental value in their personal vlogs. These videos hold a special place in their heart, as they can look back on them 10-20 years from now and be proud of the content they've created. This sentiment is echoed by the creator's desire to create content that will last, even if life takes an unexpected turn.
In today's world, it's essential to capture memories and share them with others. The creator encourages viewers to start vlogging immediately, using a camera or smartphone to record their thoughts and experiences. They guarantee that other people will find these videos interesting as well, as long as one tries. By doing so, they're not only creating content for themselves but also for others.
**Lynda.com Recommended Course: Pixel Playground**
The creator recommends Lynda.com's course "Pixel Playground" with Burt Munroy. This comprehensive series covers topics such as Photoshop and Illustrator, offering tips and tricks for designers to improve their skills. The course is unique in that it features a new 10-minute lesson every week, making it an excellent resource for those looking to learn graphic design fundamentals.
As of today, the course has nearly 24 hours of video content available to subscribers. This comprehensive resource is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their graphic design skills or simply improve their workflow. The creator recommends using the link below, which provides access to this incredible resource: lynda.com/david.
**Conclusion**
In conclusion, consistency is key when it comes to vlogging. By creating quality content and staying committed to your craft, you'll eventually attract subscribers and build a loyal following. The creator encourages viewers to start vlogging immediately, using a camera or smartphone to capture their thoughts and experiences. They also recommend Lynda.com's course "Pixel Playground" for those looking to improve their graphic design skills.
As the creator wraps up this article, they express gratitude to Adam Rose for creating this video possible. They encourage viewers to continue asking questions on the forum or by submitting comments at davidforaca.com/ask. The more questions, the more content created – and that's exactly what we want!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: endavid defranco dot com slash ask is officially back let's do this hello guys where are you david defranco here from dave defranco.com ask for anybody who's been watching me for at least what two years or so then you probably remember that domain yeah it was basically an open forum where you guys could post questions related to anything that you're interested in learning about me but just as long as those topics relate to things that make interesting video topics for instance my thoughts on ios my thoughts on new mac os my thoughts on the future of vlogging the future of youtube whatever so basically if you have a question that you think could make a great video topic in the future please post that question right there again it's davidthefranco.com ask that is right below for your convenience okay so getting right into it here it is boom visual proof today's question comes from adam rose and adam says how committed are you to vlogging and will you continue to vlog for years to come adam rose thank you so much for this question i'm actually going to take your question as an opportunity to help you guys and basically how to commit to vlogging because let's face it vlogging is not exactly as easy as it may appear i mean yeah sure you pick up a camera you talk you edit you upload boom it's that easy right no vlogging takes a lot of work takes a lot of time a lot of patience and a lot of people to make it possible people meaning you guys my subscriber base and i'm very very grateful for that but it certainly did not happen overnight so how exactly do you commit to vlogging well number one you just gotta get started pick up a camera it doesn't have to be anything expensive it doesn't have to be like this the canon t4i or my thousand dollar camcorder okay so yes that's a kick-ass camcorder all around and i love that camera you don't need something that fancy you most likely have a great camera in your pocket right now or sitting on your desk in front of you yes your iphone your android phone your windows phone do people still use that seriously though pick up your phone and start vlogging just be sure to use the camera that's at least 720p i say the camera meaning the rear-facing camera your front-facing camera might be good enough so if it is use that as well but i'm just saying if you're going to be using your phone as a vlogging camera make sure you use a rear-facing camera because that's most likely more capable than your front-facing camera anyway so yes that's step number one just get started pick up a camera and start talking tip number two have a plan i mean some people just go into it and see what happens over time and there's nothing wrong with that but then again there's nothing wrong with having a schedule either having a plan make maybe monday's all about answering questions and tuesday you could talk about whatever else like tuesday tech or wednesday weddings that's a really stupid example but hopefully you get my point have a plan and try to create something that you think others will enjoy but then again me i don't really have a plan i kind of just go into it because my weekend vlogs are typically the same schedule every weekend because well weekends are friday through sunday and actually with that said my weekend vlogs used to only be saturdays and sundays but eventually i started vlogging on fridays which i think is better because that gives you guys more content to watch i'm sure my weekend vlogs are extremely long i think i make some of the longest videos on youtube but you know what you guys seem to enjoy them so that's why i haven't really cut back in terms of the overall duration tip number three or step number three i don't forget what i was calling them interact you need to interact with your community i don't care if you have one subscriber five subscribers or 5 000 subscribers subscribers are people these are people that are actually taking time out of their day to watch you the content creator again i don't care if you have one subscriber or 1 million subscribers these are real people and you need to treat them as such which is why if you reference any of my previous weekend vlogs at least in the recent um year or so you will hopefully realize that i respond to a lot of comments yes it's very time consuming but you know what i make the process fun for me i sit down in front of some random movie on netflix or hbo go or whatever i open up my macbook pro and just start responding in the comments it doesn't have to be a tedious process you just need to figure out some kind of workflow i'm trying to figure out a good word for that workflow is good figure out a workflow that works for you make it fun and finally number four this is probably the most important one never ever ever give up that's a quote from michael scott on the office the boost cruise episode never ever ever give up i swear this freaking fly passes by me one more time can't send having a fly in the house annoys the crap out of me anyway never give up never give up believe me guys i've been there i realized how frustrating it is to create content consistently and not have people watch every single day but i can promise you something if you're creating something to be proud of and you're doing so consistently you will have subscribers come in over time i can promise you that it's really not that difficult it just takes a little while and i realize getting started on youtube is harder than ever nowadays because it's so freaking saturated but you will never know without actually trying so do just that going back to step number one you need to get started then fast forwarding to step number four or tip again i don't know what i'm calling them never give up so get started and never give up and all of that in between will eventually work itself out over time it's just a natural process it really is so adam rose there you go those are my tips on how to stay committed to vlogging but to actually answer your question will i continue to vlog for years to come hell yeah honestly i love doing my tech reviews and unboxings and whatever but those videos don't mean a lot to me i mean okay okay they're important to me but they're not sentimental to me sentimental said that kind of weird my vlogs are what mean the world to me i love the idea of looking back on a video that i uploaded in 2006 2007 2012 2014 whenever i quite literally have 10 years worth of content on youtube and i just think that's amazing and if i can keep that going to 20 years at least then that's even more amazing because let's face it we live in a scary world and our lives could change dramatically tomorrow so i think it's best to vlog your life starting today start right now as soon as this video is done pick up a camera and just record a video record something that you find interesting and i guarantee you other people out there will find it interesting as well you just need to try you need to try don't be lazy create content now to open up my notes app i'm going to give you guys today's recommendation over at lynda.com david now you may recall in past q a videos i used to openly promote audible.com which i might continue to do so in the future because i like audible hey it's audiobooks um but i figured i would try something different i figured i'd try something more visual let's just say that now you may have heard me mention this in the past lynda.com david that's l-y-n-d-a dot com slash david you can sign up for this site right now using that link and get unlimited access to high quality video courses thousands of video courses at that for 10 days again unlimited access for 10 days and these video courses can apply to a variety of topics from video editing to graphic design to audio and music to blogging to business to photography there is so much content out there that you need to start looking into today and who knows perhaps that content can inspire you to start making more videos because after all that's what this comes down to creating quality content for others to enjoy so today's recommended course i have my little notes here so i wouldn't forget is called pixel playground with burt monroy burt munroy is a long time design genius he can pretty much design anything in this world he's just incredible so check it out again it's called pixel playground you can learn tips and tricks in photoshop in illustrator it's a weekly 10-minute course yes every single week you get a new 10-minute course that can help you improve your skills in both again photoshop and illustrator but not only that as of today there's already nearly 24 hours of video content to enjoy 24 hours i just think that's incredible and again you can get unlimited access starting right now by using that link right below l-y-n-d-a dot com slash david now of course lynda.com is a sponsor of mine i have no problem in saying that but i will say this i only promote brands nowadays that i can personally recommend and trust myself and lynda.com david is the website to use if you're looking to learn something new seriously check it out i can promise you you will not be disappointed that link is right below so there you go one more huge thanks to adam rose for making this video possible i really appreciate it but of course this is just the beginning keep those questions coming in go to davidforaca.com ask or slash forum they both go to the same page and post those questions i want to hear from you guys the more questions that i can get the more content that i create for you so guys thank you so much for watching i truly truly do appreciate your support and i'll see you in my next video peacedavid defranco dot com slash ask is officially back let's do this hello guys where are you david defranco here from dave defranco.com ask for anybody who's been watching me for at least what two years or so then you probably remember that domain yeah it was basically an open forum where you guys could post questions related to anything that you're interested in learning about me but just as long as those topics relate to things that make interesting video topics for instance my thoughts on ios my thoughts on new mac os my thoughts on the future of vlogging the future of youtube whatever so basically if you have a question that you think could make a great video topic in the future please post that question right there again it's davidthefranco.com ask that is right below for your convenience okay so getting right into it here it is boom visual proof today's question comes from adam rose and adam says how committed are you to vlogging and will you continue to vlog for years to come adam rose thank you so much for this question i'm actually going to take your question as an opportunity to help you guys and basically how to commit to vlogging because let's face it vlogging is not exactly as easy as it may appear i mean yeah sure you pick up a camera you talk you edit you upload boom it's that easy right no vlogging takes a lot of work takes a lot of time a lot of patience and a lot of people to make it possible people meaning you guys my subscriber base and i'm very very grateful for that but it certainly did not happen overnight so how exactly do you commit to vlogging well number one you just gotta get started pick up a camera it doesn't have to be anything expensive it doesn't have to be like this the canon t4i or my thousand dollar camcorder okay so yes that's a kick-ass camcorder all around and i love that camera you don't need something that fancy you most likely have a great camera in your pocket right now or sitting on your desk in front of you yes your iphone your android phone your windows phone do people still use that seriously though pick up your phone and start vlogging just be sure to use the camera that's at least 720p i say the camera meaning the rear-facing camera your front-facing camera might be good enough so if it is use that as well but i'm just saying if you're going to be using your phone as a vlogging camera make sure you use a rear-facing camera because that's most likely more capable than your front-facing camera anyway so yes that's step number one just get started pick up a camera and start talking tip number two have a plan i mean some people just go into it and see what happens over time and there's nothing wrong with that but then again there's nothing wrong with having a schedule either having a plan make maybe monday's all about answering questions and tuesday you could talk about whatever else like tuesday tech or wednesday weddings that's a really stupid example but hopefully you get my point have a plan and try to create something that you think others will enjoy but then again me i don't really have a plan i kind of just go into it because my weekend vlogs are typically the same schedule every weekend because well weekends are friday through sunday and actually with that said my weekend vlogs used to only be saturdays and sundays but eventually i started vlogging on fridays which i think is better because that gives you guys more content to watch i'm sure my weekend vlogs are extremely long i think i make some of the longest videos on youtube but you know what you guys seem to enjoy them so that's why i haven't really cut back in terms of the overall duration tip number three or step number three i don't forget what i was calling them interact you need to interact with your community i don't care if you have one subscriber five subscribers or 5 000 subscribers subscribers are people these are people that are actually taking time out of their day to watch you the content creator again i don't care if you have one subscriber or 1 million subscribers these are real people and you need to treat them as such which is why if you reference any of my previous weekend vlogs at least in the recent um year or so you will hopefully realize that i respond to a lot of comments yes it's very time consuming but you know what i make the process fun for me i sit down in front of some random movie on netflix or hbo go or whatever i open up my macbook pro and just start responding in the comments it doesn't have to be a tedious process you just need to figure out some kind of workflow i'm trying to figure out a good word for that workflow is good figure out a workflow that works for you make it fun and finally number four this is probably the most important one never ever ever give up that's a quote from michael scott on the office the boost cruise episode never ever ever give up i swear this freaking fly passes by me one more time can't send having a fly in the house annoys the crap out of me anyway never give up never give up believe me guys i've been there i realized how frustrating it is to create content consistently and not have people watch every single day but i can promise you something if you're creating something to be proud of and you're doing so consistently you will have subscribers come in over time i can promise you that it's really not that difficult it just takes a little while and i realize getting started on youtube is harder than ever nowadays because it's so freaking saturated but you will never know without actually trying so do just that going back to step number one you need to get started then fast forwarding to step number four or tip again i don't know what i'm calling them never give up so get started and never give up and all of that in between will eventually work itself out over time it's just a natural process it really is so adam rose there you go those are my tips on how to stay committed to vlogging but to actually answer your question will i continue to vlog for years to come hell yeah honestly i love doing my tech reviews and unboxings and whatever but those videos don't mean a lot to me i mean okay okay they're important to me but they're not sentimental to me sentimental said that kind of weird my vlogs are what mean the world to me i love the idea of looking back on a video that i uploaded in 2006 2007 2012 2014 whenever i quite literally have 10 years worth of content on youtube and i just think that's amazing and if i can keep that going to 20 years at least then that's even more amazing because let's face it we live in a scary world and our lives could change dramatically tomorrow so i think it's best to vlog your life starting today start right now as soon as this video is done pick up a camera and just record a video record something that you find interesting and i guarantee you other people out there will find it interesting as well you just need to try you need to try don't be lazy create content now to open up my notes app i'm going to give you guys today's recommendation over at lynda.com david now you may recall in past q a videos i used to openly promote audible.com which i might continue to do so in the future because i like audible hey it's audiobooks um but i figured i would try something different i figured i'd try something more visual let's just say that now you may have heard me mention this in the past lynda.com david that's l-y-n-d-a dot com slash david you can sign up for this site right now using that link and get unlimited access to high quality video courses thousands of video courses at that for 10 days again unlimited access for 10 days and these video courses can apply to a variety of topics from video editing to graphic design to audio and music to blogging to business to photography there is so much content out there that you need to start looking into today and who knows perhaps that content can inspire you to start making more videos because after all that's what this comes down to creating quality content for others to enjoy so today's recommended course i have my little notes here so i wouldn't forget is called pixel playground with burt monroy burt munroy is a long time design genius he can pretty much design anything in this world he's just incredible so check it out again it's called pixel playground you can learn tips and tricks in photoshop in illustrator it's a weekly 10-minute course yes every single week you get a new 10-minute course that can help you improve your skills in both again photoshop and illustrator but not only that as of today there's already nearly 24 hours of video content to enjoy 24 hours i just think that's incredible and again you can get unlimited access starting right now by using that link right below l-y-n-d-a dot com slash david now of course lynda.com is a sponsor of mine i have no problem in saying that but i will say this i only promote brands nowadays that i can personally recommend and trust myself and lynda.com david is the website to use if you're looking to learn something new seriously check it out i can promise you you will not be disappointed that link is right below so there you go one more huge thanks to adam rose for making this video possible i really appreciate it but of course this is just the beginning keep those questions coming in go to davidforaca.com ask or slash forum they both go to the same page and post those questions i want to hear from you guys the more questions that i can get the more content that i create for you so guys thank you so much for watching i truly truly do appreciate your support and i'll see you in my next video peace\n"