If you want to start anything new in life and also want to succeed at that new pursuit then planning is the first and foremost thing you should do. The same is the case with a YouTube channel.
I would suggest before even starting to plan ask yourself honestly that what kind of YouTuber you want to become or for what purpose you want to use YouTube. If you are looking for trying your luck as a content creator or to test your talent then this read is not for you. But if you are target-oriented and want to mark your presence on YouTube then go ahead.
Now that you know planning is important but are clueless about what to plan for a YouTube channel let me give you some key steps that are required to be covered.
1. Set your budget and resources
2. Make a list of topics and ideas
3. Schedule for weekly shoots and uploads.
4. Understand algorithm and best practices.
Set your budget and resources:
If you are in your teens or early 20s, it is very important to set a budget that you want to put in for your YouTube journey. To start with you can use your phone camera and natural lights but if you want to improve quality you can put some of your savings on a collar mic, a ring light, a tripod, and a good background. On the other hand, if you have enough savings to spend on a camera, lightings, and a professional filming crew, it is highly recommended that do not put all your money on state-of-the-art technology until you acquire a significant audience base.
Make a list of topics and ideas
As a content creator, you should be very sure about your niche. Having decided your genre you should start breaking down the big picture into smaller topics and titles. This is very important to deliver content at regular intervals with clarity in your mind. Make a list of topics and related R&D resources on an excel sheet or notebook so that you don’t have to brood on what to do every other day.
Schedule for weekly shoots and uploads.
To fit in YouTube’s algorithm you must upload videos on certain days at a certain time. To do that you should have a schedule sketched out for the days of the week on which you shoot and upload videos. And remember it will always going to take more time than you think to create content so do not make idealistic plans and keep all kinds of possibilities in mind before making a schedule.
Understand algorithm and best practices.
YouTube wants every uploaded to be watched by as many viewers as possible for that they’ve designed an algorithm that decides which video to be recommended more for viewers to watch. For a video producer, it is important to understand how this algorithm works. The algorithm pushes a video more for viewers according to the response of viewers like watch time, likes, dislikes, and comments. So the video which is being watched at full length and liked by the subscribers is likely to get more views.
The best practice to get such a reaction from the audience is to maintain a few things on the video. Apart from quality content, nice ambiance, and video quality, you should have a catchy and relevant title, a nice and elaborative description about the video, catchy and relevant thumbnail.
Having read this all you need to do is practice and perform eventually you will get the art of YouTubing.
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