Have you ever felt a little bit
awkward going out in public,
vlogging yourself, when
people are looking at you,
going, what in the world
is that person doing?
Well, today I have
a few tips for you
on how you can turn
those awkward moments
into subscribers.
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Hey, everybody.
My name is Joshua Johnson.
On YouTube, I'm known as
the Geocaching Vlogger.
If you don't know
what geocaching is,
geocaching is a
high-tech treasure hunt
where people use
GPS-enabled devices to find
treasures, or caches,
all over the world.
My channel features
my friends and family
exploring the country looking
for these little hidden
treasures, and finding
joy at the same time.
When I'm doing my geocaching
video, I'm often out in public
vlogging myself for
the world to see.
And let's face it.
If you're a vlogger,
one of the challenges
of getting great footage is
the awkwardness and barriers
caused by people staring at
you as you're filming yourself.
And I've found some ways to use
these awkward vlogging moments
as opportunities to introduce
people to my channel.
One of things that I do is,
when I'm out and about vlogging
myself, and somebody's staring
at me or looking at me funny,
I'll approach them
after I've done.
And I hand them one of
the most effective tools
that you can use to introduce
people to your channel.
And that is the power
of the business card.
After I'm done filming,
I'll walk up to them.
And I introduce people to
my channel, and also a hobby
that I love.
It's a real practical
way to break the ice.
And let's face it-- you look
more official, you look more
professional, and a lot
less creepy if you have
some sort of official
sort of printed material.
Another thing I do is make
sure I have a prepared elevator
speech in my mind before I go
out in the public vlogging.
Which means if
somebody approaches me,
I know exactly what I'm
going to say to them.
A three-second speech,
a five-second speech,
or a 10-second speech to
explain what I'm doing.
For example, somebody comes up
to me, asks me what I'm doing,
and I'll give them the
shortest true answer.
I'm doing a travel
series for YouTube.
Or you could use a
statement like, I'm
documented my
adventures for YouTube.
Often people know
what YouTube is.
So the minute you
say YouTube, they're
going to know what you're doing.
By simply having a
conversation with somebody,
instead of ignoring
them-- could be
a future viewer or
future subscriber.
And let's face it, it breaks
the awkwardness of them
just kind of staring at you.
The third tip I have is,
if it seems appropriate,
invite them into the fun.
If the conversation's
going well,
invite them into
what you're doing.
Hey, vlogging is fun.
YouTube is fun.
And I know my hobby's fun.
So often, if somebody
comes up to me,
I'll say, hey, we're
going geocaching.
Have you heard what it is?
And then I'll
explain what it is.
And then I'll say, hey,
why don't you join me?
An example of an occurrence
that happened like this
was last summer, when I was in
a very dense area, where there
are a lot of people
around, and I was vlogging.
And they heard me say
the word geocaching.
And they were curious
about what it was.
And I said, hey, why don't
you come along with us
and help us find this?
So they went with
us, they found it.
They were a part of my video.
And I honestly found
a new subscriber.
And my last tip for you
is to vlog in places
where there are people that
enjoy the things you do.
I will take my vlog
to geocaching events
all over the country.
There I build relationships,
I build viewership,
and make that one on
one personal connection
with that person.
And that, honestly, is
what it's all about.
Decide for yourself not to care
what other people think around
you.
When I'm out there vlogging, I
think of myself, you know what?
You know what's more important?
The thousands of people that
are watching my video right
now are more important
than the two or three
few awkward looks around me.
So in my mind, I
decide, you know what?
I don't really care
what people think of me.
And I'm just going to do this
because I think it's important.
And I'm doing it
for the thousands
of people that are
watching my videos.
Well, those are my tips on
turning those awkward vlogging
moments into potential
relationships
and potential viewers.
If you have any ideas on
how you turn those moments
into subscribers, or real life
relationships into viewership,
I'd love to hear more from
you in the comments below.
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To be completely
honest with you,
Tim Schmoyer has done the
most to help my channel grow
and to help reach my community
into sharing my geocaching
adventures with the world.
So make sure you subscribe.
Thanks for watching.
