I uploaded my very first YouTube video in my life.
<10 days after upload>
Views: 800
Likes: 9
Dislikes: 3
Subscribers: 1
...Thatโs quite an achievement. Normally, if you upload your first video with no subscribers, itโs natural to get no views, or maybe fewer than ten. The fact that my very first upload received this much response means that the content itself had genuine demand.
The topic of my first video was Boox Palma 2 Proโan e-reader that had just been released with no reviews online at the time. I thought that if I were to start YouTube, I should begin with content that clearly has demand but no supply. Whether people liked it or not, if no one else was covering it, my review would still hold value simply by existing. And my guess was right. (Thank you for watching!)
Writer Cho Seung-yeon once said in one of his YouTube videos, โWhen you do a movie review, you have to do it right after the film comes out if you want people to watch it.โ
This is such a realistic point โ people donโt come to YouTube to find *me* or *my channel*. Knowing this is important, because it helps me avoid projecting my sense of self onto my actions, and that means Iโm less likely to be hurt by the outcome. If I start to equate what I do with who I am, then any negative or indifferent response will feel like a rejection of myself. (Speaking from experience... ๐ )
Anyway, after making this video, I bought a wind screen for my mic. When I filmed the video above, I didnโt have a pop filter or wind screen, so every plosive ruined the audio. I even tried covering my mouth halfway while speaking, but that made the sound too muffled. Once I added the wind screen, though, the sound came out so much clearer โ it really boosted my confidence for the next video!