Vaping and Youtube
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One thing i really want to see someone do is explain the safety aspects before each video. Rip has only just recently started doing it and i think everyone needs to throw at least a 5 second warning at the beginning so these little kids that are running around trying to blow clouds dont get their hands and lips blown off. So please, do every true sub ohm vaper a favor and throw the safety precautions at the beginning of each video.
Someone who doesn't exhale straight into the camera all the time. Once in a while is fine but it just bugs me. I don't know why.
Well, you are about to probably get a bunch of ridiculous responses, however I will try to be honest.
There's a whole lot of people making channels for reviews etc for vape gear and juice. I can say that I only subscribe to a handful and maybe watch a few other oddball reviews or how-to vids.
I would say to make your videos as professional and though out as possible and cover topics that seem to be relevant at the time. Maybe try to cover noob topics/issues as well as veteran information. Don't make the vids crazy long until you get a good following, the only long vids I watch are pbusardo vids.
And set yourself apart from anyone else, try to have fresh ideas.
Otherwise, good luck with it, I'll watch your first few for sure!
There's a whole lot of people making channels for reviews etc for vape gear and juice. I can say that I only subscribe to a handful and maybe watch a few other oddball reviews or how-to vids.
I would say to make your videos as professional and though out as possible and cover topics that seem to be relevant at the time. Maybe try to cover noob topics/issues as well as veteran information. Don't make the vids crazy long until you get a good following, the only long vids I watch are pbusardo vids.
And set yourself apart from anyone else, try to have fresh ideas.
Otherwise, good luck with it, I'll watch your first few for sure!
I do juice videos mainly out of boredom. I buy juices and products and I review them because I find it fun. I don't have a lot of subscribers or viewers by any means but i enjoy it. I say be yourself, don't go saying "sick as ...." or "not too shabby" because the others do it.
1. I really hate the videos where people are trying to think up what they're going to say. Make up idiot cards or use a monitor to display your presentation. Don't be afraid to retake sections and edit to make a smooth presentation.
2. When I answer my front door people have 10 seconds to tell me what they want before I tell them to leave: same thing with Youtube - the next guy is a click away.
3. Act interested. Sit on a tack before you start if you have to. If your not interested, why would I be?
4. Have fun at it. Makes everything easier.
2. When I answer my front door people have 10 seconds to tell me what they want before I tell them to leave: same thing with Youtube - the next guy is a click away.
3. Act interested. Sit on a tack before you start if you have to. If your not interested, why would I be?
4. Have fun at it. Makes everything easier.
My suggestion is to watch the language...occasional cussing to me is fine but some are just so raunchy I choose to not watch them. Its not necessary.
For me there are 3 reviewers I watch fairly regularly & they are all slightly different in what they offer but have some similarities I like.
1. experience with a variety of products of the type they like to review. Being able to give a compare & contrast with other devices helps me to relate to how you've formed your opinion. It also helps to show that you know what you're talking about.
2. Get to the point as quickly as possible without the vape show. I can't stand when someone vapes for 2 minutes before they say anything. I have no idea of those type are good reviewers or not because I never stick around long enough to find out.
3. Please watch the video you've made to make sure it's not visually off putting. What I mean by this is having weird editing styles can make something hard to watch. If you're good at what you talk about (ie Rip Tripper) you might be able to get away with some stylizations. But those sorts of things really take away from the quality of the video more than add to it imo.
1. experience with a variety of products of the type they like to review. Being able to give a compare & contrast with other devices helps me to relate to how you've formed your opinion. It also helps to show that you know what you're talking about.
2. Get to the point as quickly as possible without the vape show. I can't stand when someone vapes for 2 minutes before they say anything. I have no idea of those type are good reviewers or not because I never stick around long enough to find out.
3. Please watch the video you've made to make sure it's not visually off putting. What I mean by this is having weird editing styles can make something hard to watch. If you're good at what you talk about (ie Rip Tripper) you might be able to get away with some stylizations. But those sorts of things really take away from the quality of the video more than add to it imo.
Smooth oration - You don't have to be JFK here but if I get distracted by trying to count your "uhs" and "ums" I'm gonna turn off the vid.
Some effort at production - Again, I don't expect a studio but a well-lit view, a reasonable backdrop, etc. A camera that's in focus. Edits and/or graphics are pretty simple stuff to pick up from (ofc) YouTube tutorials, and anyone can easily put together a semi-professional video these days. A lack of effort in this department will show.
Informative AND interesting content - It can be hard to balance content that's both enjoyable to watch but also gives the viewer something, but there are plenty of folks out there who provide it. How to do this will depend on what kind of videos you're doing. Reviews should have something other than BUY THIS ATTY ITS AMAZING ZOMG. Opinion pieces should be persuasive and present an informed viewpoint. Personally I have no interest in juice reviews and I don't understand why anyone does, given that juice preferences are based entirely on taste which is in turn almost entirely brain chemistry.. I dunno.
The most important thing is to find something to give us that we can't get from someone we already know and trust, and we will grow to know and trust you.
Some effort at production - Again, I don't expect a studio but a well-lit view, a reasonable backdrop, etc. A camera that's in focus. Edits and/or graphics are pretty simple stuff to pick up from (ofc) YouTube tutorials, and anyone can easily put together a semi-professional video these days. A lack of effort in this department will show.
Informative AND interesting content - It can be hard to balance content that's both enjoyable to watch but also gives the viewer something, but there are plenty of folks out there who provide it. How to do this will depend on what kind of videos you're doing. Reviews should have something other than BUY THIS ATTY ITS AMAZING ZOMG. Opinion pieces should be persuasive and present an informed viewpoint. Personally I have no interest in juice reviews and I don't understand why anyone does, given that juice preferences are based entirely on taste which is in turn almost entirely brain chemistry.. I dunno.
The most important thing is to find something to give us that we can't get from someone we already know and trust, and we will grow to know and trust you.
Decide what kinds of things you're going to make videos on *before* you do them. Put some thought into presentation and any personal "rules" you want to set for yourself before you turn that camera on.
Some of your style will develop naturally and that's fine, but the reason I go *back* to certain reviewers is I know what I'm getting.
Mark Todd (toddecigreviews): A nice long leisurely video about equipment I'll never afford, but with topnotch camera work so I can see everything. Todd taught me how to build coils on anything ever, and helped me understand how to evaluate for myself whether a mod is well-designed or not.
Twisted420 (VapingwithTwisted420): Gear I actually can afford, with good camerawork and a laid back, genuine delivery style. I don't expect Twisted to give me a lot of minutiae about the build quality, but I do know I can trust him to tell me if anything is "jacked up!"
Phil Busardo (pbusardo): When I want to know everything there is to know about a particular device, I turn to Phil - particularly when it comes to VV/VW mods. When I'm hunting for a new juice, I turn to Phil. His tastes in juice are very different from mine, but he is objective enough to "thumbs up" juices for what they are, whether or not they are in his flavor profile, and I find that useful.
Pegasus (Pegasus1337): Peg's videos are more class than review/entertainment. Want to know what gauge to use to wrap a particular coil, how to build a weird looking atty, why your wicking isn't working, how to shop smart on Fasttech, or how to tell a good bit about how something vapes just by looking at it? Peg has you covered.
Damian (A Bloody Good Vaping): Like Todd, he reviews high end stuff I'll never afford, but he's entertaining about it, and I like seeing what's out there.
Ruby (Ruby Roo): Reviews a little bit of everything, has nice camerawork, covers all the high (and low) points at a good pace. When I need a quick 15 minute "nutshell" on gear or juice, I check Ruby first.
These aren't all the "good" reviewers out there by any means, but they're the ones *I* subscribe to, and why. Depending on what I'm looking for - info, entertainment, quick review, long review, etc - I know who in the above list is *most likely* to have what I want.
When I'm looking for a new vape reviewer (or vape vloger, whatever), nothing makes me turn it off faster than someone who clearly doesn't know what kind of message they want to get across.
Example: So you're reviewing a kayfun - great. Original or clone (Or both)? Which version(s)? Where did you get it? Are you going to build it? If you're not going to build it, do you have a plan for how you're going to fill that time, or are you just going to vape it for 20 minutes while stammering about how good it is? Are you going to be funny, serious, casual, businesslike? Do you have a standard list of things you'll cover from piece of gear to piece of gear?
So yeah... put some thought into how you want to structure things and what *kind* of videos you want to make... and then stick to that format. I sit through Todd's long pauses with no trouble because a) I know he does that, so it doesn't bother me, and b) I know what comes next. I don't mind that he gathers his thoughts on camera because I know how it goes... "This was sent to me by _____ and it cost £____. And it's (adjective, adjective, adjective). Let's change the camera and go down for a look..." etc. I am forgiving of the moments when he loses his train of thought exactly *because* I trust him to keep his format familiar.... just like I know Twisted will drop something or knock his camera out of focus (but then he'll fix it, so I don't mind waiting till he picks his top cap up off the floor again!)
Trust comes from two things... knowledge and consistency of format. You don't have to know everything, just be honest about what you don't know (e.g. "I don't know what threading this is" or "I'm not sure if this 510 is adjustable"). Set yourself up to look like you both know and care about what you're doing, and don't work against your natural personality.
Some of your style will develop naturally and that's fine, but the reason I go *back* to certain reviewers is I know what I'm getting.
Mark Todd (toddecigreviews): A nice long leisurely video about equipment I'll never afford, but with topnotch camera work so I can see everything. Todd taught me how to build coils on anything ever, and helped me understand how to evaluate for myself whether a mod is well-designed or not.
Twisted420 (VapingwithTwisted420): Gear I actually can afford, with good camerawork and a laid back, genuine delivery style. I don't expect Twisted to give me a lot of minutiae about the build quality, but I do know I can trust him to tell me if anything is "jacked up!"
Phil Busardo (pbusardo): When I want to know everything there is to know about a particular device, I turn to Phil - particularly when it comes to VV/VW mods. When I'm hunting for a new juice, I turn to Phil. His tastes in juice are very different from mine, but he is objective enough to "thumbs up" juices for what they are, whether or not they are in his flavor profile, and I find that useful.
Pegasus (Pegasus1337): Peg's videos are more class than review/entertainment. Want to know what gauge to use to wrap a particular coil, how to build a weird looking atty, why your wicking isn't working, how to shop smart on Fasttech, or how to tell a good bit about how something vapes just by looking at it? Peg has you covered.
Damian (A Bloody Good Vaping): Like Todd, he reviews high end stuff I'll never afford, but he's entertaining about it, and I like seeing what's out there.
Ruby (Ruby Roo): Reviews a little bit of everything, has nice camerawork, covers all the high (and low) points at a good pace. When I need a quick 15 minute "nutshell" on gear or juice, I check Ruby first.
These aren't all the "good" reviewers out there by any means, but they're the ones *I* subscribe to, and why. Depending on what I'm looking for - info, entertainment, quick review, long review, etc - I know who in the above list is *most likely* to have what I want.
When I'm looking for a new vape reviewer (or vape vloger, whatever), nothing makes me turn it off faster than someone who clearly doesn't know what kind of message they want to get across.
Example: So you're reviewing a kayfun - great. Original or clone (Or both)? Which version(s)? Where did you get it? Are you going to build it? If you're not going to build it, do you have a plan for how you're going to fill that time, or are you just going to vape it for 20 minutes while stammering about how good it is? Are you going to be funny, serious, casual, businesslike? Do you have a standard list of things you'll cover from piece of gear to piece of gear?
So yeah... put some thought into how you want to structure things and what *kind* of videos you want to make... and then stick to that format. I sit through Todd's long pauses with no trouble because a) I know he does that, so it doesn't bother me, and b) I know what comes next. I don't mind that he gathers his thoughts on camera because I know how it goes... "This was sent to me by _____ and it cost £____. And it's (adjective, adjective, adjective). Let's change the camera and go down for a look..." etc. I am forgiving of the moments when he loses his train of thought exactly *because* I trust him to keep his format familiar.... just like I know Twisted will drop something or knock his camera out of focus (but then he'll fix it, so I don't mind waiting till he picks his top cap up off the floor again!)
Trust comes from two things... knowledge and consistency of format. You don't have to know everything, just be honest about what you don't know (e.g. "I don't know what threading this is" or "I'm not sure if this 510 is adjustable"). Set yourself up to look like you both know and care about what you're doing, and don't work against your natural personality.
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