How do you start a YouTube channel?
The first videos, what to make, the fear of starting.
Axis: just start and keep going … plan everything first
Concept: show your work
Answers by date: 3 records in 3 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2017, 2018), never reversed, in these records.
| date | who | answer | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-07 | Ali | Ali advises against vlogging without showing your face: the face is a big part of vlogs, and videos with a face are far more engaging; consider starting a podcast instead. | Live Q&A + Hangout - Bank Holiday vibes - Ali Abdaal, Cambridge medical student 00:11:02 |
| 2017-09-22 | Ali | Ali, after hours editing a vlog, says video editing takes ages, which anyone thinking of starting a vlog should keep in mind, though it is really fun. | Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Baking - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #06 00:02:48 |
| 2017-07-15 | Ali | Ali repeats the saying that anyone starting on YouTube makes 50 terrible first videos. | Why I'm starting a Vlog - Cambridge Medical Elective #01 00:00:58 |