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7 Things to Know as You Become a YouTuber

Successful YouTubers make it look easy. Before you know it, they have thousands of followers. How do they do it? Is it all luck and who you know? Honestly, while luck and networking are great for any YouTuber, they play much smaller roles than you might think.

Putting in consistent, effective time and effort really pays off a lot more than hoping for a YouTube video to go viral online.

Keep these seven things in mind as you become a YouTuber. They’ll help you get through the tough times until you see the results you’ve been working towards. Let’s start:

Being a YouTuber Isn’t Easy

First of all, it really isn’t as easy as it looks. Watch YouTube videos from any of the most successful YouTubers in the world, like Zoella or Joey Graceffa, and you’ll start to think that this is a really easy gig. You just have to sit down and talk about something you like. There’s nothing to it, right? Wrong.

Creating quality videos involves a good camera for your YouTube channel, lighting, and sound equipment to make it easier for your viewers to see and hear you. It involves time for video editing to make sure that you get rid of your bloopers and only leave in the best material.

And it involves time and energy for marketing and promotions. For the most part, the work that goes into being a YouTuber is a lot of fun, but if you want to take your YouTube channel to the next level, you really do need to put in the time and effort.

Being Passionate About Your Topics Helps a Lot

Of course, if you’re vlogging about a niche or topic just because you think it’ll be popular, you could be headed in the wrong direction. Between organizing your regular social media content, coming up with vlog topics, writing scripts, editing YouTube videos, and interacting with your audience, if you’re not vlogging about something that you’re passionate about, you’re going to get burnt out.

You’ll feel like every task is a chore, and you won’t want to...