Hi!
So, I had an idea
to try this vlogging thing.
Aaaannnnddd....so
my problem is that
I have a lot of interests,
and I have a lot of skills,
and concentrating the video blog
on just one of them doesn't
seem really RIGHT for me.
So if I'm going to do this,
what do I do?
I can either decide to go with
one of my more passionate hobbies
I suppose you'd call it,
which is Volvos, or cars in general...
but mainly Volvos.
Or I can just do a little bit of everything
with a focus on Volvos or cars?
And I'm not entirely sure what I should do.
Um, yeah so my problem is that
because of all of the stuff I like to do,
I'm not sure what my audience would be.
And most video blogs have an audience,
have a specific demographic.
Marty & Moog at Mighty Car Mods have
a specific demographic which is
Australian Car Guys.
And uh I fall out of that
demographic because while I am a car guy
I am NOT australian, in case you hadn't noticed
by my accent, or lack thereof.
And then Hannah Hart, at My Drunk Kitchen,
hers is...
Drunks, really.
That's, that's her demographic.
Drunk people who like to cook, more specifically.
And um while...
Maybe, maybe...
Okay let's put it this way.
More, more...
Drunk...
Female...
Cute drunk female homosexuals who like to
cook?
And um, I'm obviously not female.
And I'm not homosexual.
But I do like to imbibe a bit,
and I do tend to cook.
So I'm not exactly in her demographic
but I do enjoy her shows.
And um, lauriejennifer, who does a motovlog
on her motocycles...
Um, her demographic is other motorcycle riders,
and I don't ride a motorcycle.
I would fucking kill myself if I rode a motorcycle,
because I know I'd get too cocky,
and I know I'd do something stupid,
and I'd be a stain all over the asphalt.
So I drive a Volvo.
Which puts me in a pretty safe metal cage,
and I like that.
Um, yeah.
So where's my demographic?
If I do something on Volvos,
and if I do something on say, home repair,
or upgrading, cause I've done a lot of
weird little lighting projects at the house,
and um, I've done um, I like computers
and I like gadgets and I like to code
and script and...
I'm...I'm one of those guys that does, DIY's
everything,
just about, so so what...how do I...
How do I focus a channel for people so that
they'll enjoy it more?
And I haven't quite come up with the answer
to that question.
So what do I do?
Well, I thought I'd just...
Go for it, you know?
I'm a little quirky, I'm um...
I need to learn how to enunciate better,
because if I'm doing this for the masses,
I need to uh, not slur my words
like I do in real life, because
the internet isn't real life, obviously.
And I need to focus my thoughts a little better.
And I think that this will help me with that,
at the very least.
Um and so, let's see what happens?!
What do you think?
Shall we do this, internet?
Anyway, um...this actually is probably going
to be shorter
than my last one, because um, I have gotten
my
thoughts together a little more, even though
it doesn't really seem like it?
One thing I do want to touch on is that
other than this particular video, which is
the first of the series,
is that I will not ask you to like or subscribe.
Because I believe that if you like a video,
or video series,
that you are going to like and subscribe,
no matter what I say.
If I say 'like and subscribe', I'm saying,
"Do it anyway, because GRR!"
Do I really have to say 'like and subscribe'
if you see the big 'like' button and you see
the big 'subscribe' button right next to the
video channel?
I...I really don't think so.
So, other than THIS video,
that's the last time I'm going to mention
liking or subscribing my channel.
And...though IF I decide to move this channel
around I might go over that particular topic
again just to reiterate to the new people.
Another thing.
IF you put a video on YouTube, you need to
open it up for public consumption.
That means, that...in other words, you are
a PUSSY if you don't enable comments or ratings.
Because, I mean, you put it up for public
consumption, right, I mean you uploaded it
to YouTube, obviously, and then you disable
comments, and then you disable ratings?
Really, REALLY?
I mean, you want this video out there, but
you don't want people to tell you to eat a
bag a dicks?
Seems a little disingenuous to me.
Um, I realize I'm going to get people who
comment on every aspect of my entire being,
and...I'm okay with that.
Because there are gonna be haters, and there
are gonna be likers, so you've gotta take
the good with the bad.
Anyway.
(waves)
