BSP-187: 10 Pieces of Advice for YouTube Creators

On episode 187 of the BSP, I share my advice for youtubers on how to create a sustainable career on the platform and a healthy outlook while creating videos.

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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Austrian Audio OC818: http://bit.ly/2I8fYou
Universal Audio LA610 MKII: http://bit.ly/2MBhwLA
Universal Audio Arrow: https://geni.us/uaarrow
Sony MDR7506: https://geni.us/7506

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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - 10 Pieces of Advice for YouTubers
01:24 - 1. Don’t Quit Your Day Job
03:57 - 2. Don’t Compare Yourself to Others
05:56 - 3. Differentiate Your Channel from Others
08:24 - 4. Get to the Content!
10:51 - 5. Respect Your Audience
16:20 - 6. Respect Yourself!
17:53 - 7. Diversify Your Income Streams
20:24 - 8. Know the Platform You’re Uploading To
22:16 - 9. Own Your Own Domain!
24:20 - 10. Know When to Quit & When Not to Quit
27:46 - RANDOM: Why I Use the Focusrite For My Microphone Reviews?
29:12 - WYHTS: Make Your Own Mic Sound Isolator
30:15 - WYHTS: Do You Watch Nerd City?

31:42 - WYHTS: The AT2035 is Still Pretty Good!

33:02 - Ask Bandrew
33:33 - Email 1
33:42 - Did YouTube Fix the Demonetization of Shotgun Microphone Reviews?
34:25 - Email 2
34:49 - Mic for Rap?
36:42 - Email 3
37:04 - UR-RT2 or Clarett 2?
39:22 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.