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Tips on becoming a good YouTube commentator?

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September 23, 2013 5:16:27 AM

I recently started up my own YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/MikeTheCISGuy). The channel is based on mostly technology but it will include gaming and comic reviews from time to time. I will be doing unboxings and reviews for now as I do not have a HD PVR for gameplay yet. My first upload was a video overview of my gaming PC. I want to keep uploading and producing more content. I believe that it can be a very rewarding experience if I keep up at it. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips for a "YouTube noob" lol. For example, how can I expose my videos and channel to more people? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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September 23, 2013 9:20:55 AM

i watched your 2013 gaming pc overview video and to be perfectly honest it is full some conflicting advice and is presented like a home video instead of a serious overview. i have to say that it is not terrible for a first video however there is improvement to be made..

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first as one of the experts here on tomshardware i cannot really agree with your 9/10 rating on the system. perhaps you should have mentioned "in this price class of XXX dollars" as if that system is 9/10 what would one step over that be with a 7970ghz? what about a system with a ssd, two 7970ghz or titans? rating it 9/10 without saying of what category can give some false performance expectations is all i am trying to say.

while the gtx660 is not a bad card at all for low for middle ranged gaming systems the gtx660ti is often considered the go to card. you also forgot to list the link in your description.

while definitely pretty corsair often has issues with their lower end products. personally i'd have stuck to the HX series.

a caviar blue is a poor choice over a caviar black since with a blue you get 2 years of warranty while with a black you get 5 as well as better performance. for $20-25 more i think this is worthwhile.

i'm not knocking your hardware choices too much... just letting you know what i didnt agree with and why.

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as far as your commentary is concerned...

you seem to focus too much on describing how the product looks however realize that we do have eyes and can see that the case is white and that the fans are blue.

it would be much better to describe how easy or difficult it was working with the case, how many goodies or lack of goodies came with your components and also the general performance level of the rig.

leading to my next suggestion... when speaking of performance you should have done benchmarks and superimposed them on the video. actual graphs and numbers. you should also have superimposed the build components as well. also it wouldnt hurt to list comparissons to lower end and higher end systems (with approx prices) to let the viewer know where the build stands in relation to everything.

you should have made a video from unboxing to benchmarking but since its your first video that wasnt possible. the video seems to be like "tada here my new rig is" instead of a serious "start to finish" computer build like some of the other videos out there.

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i would highly suggest you read this thread

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1806535/youtube-ch...

and look at some of the advice i listed there. also watch some of the channels i say to imitate and not to imitate. listen to how they comment as well. both interesting, typically in a clear voice and typically not as much inane comments like some of the bad ones i listed.

also.. i would suggest not making comments like... "F1st you post shit gameplay and commentary... your no where near being a pro!"

he has 93,075 more subscribers than you do. even if he acts like a complete tool. obviously what he is doing works.

generally the best way to gain viewers is to post video responses to similar videos and talk to some of the other channels to get a link featured in the corner of their video for users to click on. making derogatory comments just labels you an ass even if they are true which may cost you views. again, i agree completely with the statement you made however if you want views i would suggest you refrain from anything derogatory and keep it strictly positive or not at all.

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you want much much more content... and worthwhile content at that before you can expect many views.

also realize that its often a slow start. you might not get many viewers or subbers for months unless of course you show up in the search terms for something viewers want to see. for instance if you did a battlefield 4 walkthrough... and were good at it and kept up with it then you could have a few thousand subbers overnight.

i would suggest video responses for now and when you get a bit better talk to some of the other reviewers and try to get featured on their channel.

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just some tips....



September 23, 2013 9:37:25 AM

ssddx said:
i watched your 2013 gaming pc overview video and to be perfectly honest it is full some conflicting advice and is presented like a home video instead of a serious overview. i have to say that it is not terrible for a first video however there is improvement to be made..

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first as one of the experts here on tomshardware i cannot really agree with your 9/10 rating on the system. perhaps you should have mentioned "in this price class of XXX dollars" as if that system is 9/10 what would one step over that be with a 7970ghz? what about a system with a ssd, two 7970ghz or titans? rating it 9/10 without saying of what category can give some false performance expectations is all i am trying to say.

while the gtx660 is not a bad card at all for low for middle ranged gaming systems the gtx660ti is often considered the go to card. you also forgot to list the link in your description.

while definitely pretty corsair often has issues with their lower end products. personally i'd have stuck to the HX series.

a caviar blue is a poor choice over a caviar black since with a blue you get 2 years of warranty while with a black you get 5 as well as better performance. for $20-25 more i think this is worthwhile.

i'm not knocking your hardware choices too much... just letting you know what i didnt agree with and why.

---

as far as your commentary is concerned...

you seem to focus too much on describing how the product looks however realize that we do have eyes and can see that the case is white and that the fans are blue.

it would be much better to describe how easy or difficult it was working with the case, how many goodies or lack of goodies came with your components and also the general performance level of the rig.

leading to my next suggestion... when speaking of performance you should have done benchmarks and superimposed them on the video. actual graphs and numbers. you should also have superimposed the build components as well. also it wouldnt hurt to list comparissons to lower end and higher end systems (with approx prices) to let the viewer know where the build stands in relation to everything.

you should have made a video from unboxing to benchmarking but since its your first video that wasnt possible. the video seems to be like "tada here my new rig is" instead of a serious "start to finish" computer build like some of the other videos out there.

---

i would highly suggest you read this thread

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1806535/youtube-ch...

and look at some of the advice i listed there. also watch some of the channels i say to imitate and not to imitate. listen to how they comment as well. both interesting, typically in a clear voice and typically not as much inane comments like some of the bad ones i listed.

also.. i would suggest not making comments like... "F1st you post shit gameplay and commentary... your no where near being a pro!"

he has 93,075 more subscribers than you do. even if he acts like a complete tool. obviously what he is doing works.

generally the best way to gain viewers is to post video responses to similar videos and talk to some of the other channels to get a link featured in the corner of their video for users to click on. making derogatory comments just labels you an ass even if they are true which may cost you views. again, i agree completely with the statement you made however if you want views i would suggest you refrain from anything derogatory and keep it strictly positive or not at all.

---

you want much much more content... and worthwhile content at that before you can expect many views.

also realize that its often a slow start. you might not get many viewers or subbers for months unless of course you show up in the search terms for something viewers want to see. for instance if you did a battlefield 4 walkthrough... and were good at it and kept up with it then you could have a few thousand subbers overnight.

i would suggest video responses for now and when you get a bit better talk to some of the other reviewers and try to get featured on their channel.

---

just some tips....




Thank you so much for the advice! It is greatly appreciated. I completely agree with you regarding my commentary, it could definitely use some improvement. In my next video, ill be sure to cover more than the appearance of what ever it is i'm reviewing/going over, and actually go over performance. In my first video I was going off the top of my head, which I now realize is not the best way to go about it. I will be watching what I post and say from now on, but I couldn't resist telling F1st how it is lol. As far as content, i'm trying to get out as much as I can with limited equipment. I'm looking into a affordable snowball microphone to improve audio quality. Eventually, ill purchase a HD PVR and finally get some game play out. But it is exactly like you said, be prepared for a slow start. And that's exactly what I knew I was going to be in for. Once again, thank you for the advice as it made me realize some areas that need improvement.
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September 23, 2013 12:30:43 PM

to be honest your voice was a bit muffled but it wasnt as bad as some vids. you can tell who has good equipment though (check out uhohbro... his is one of the clearest i've heard so far).

you dont need a pvr if you record pc games, only if you record console.

i agree f1st is a tool but look at most of youtube... and he fits the norm.
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