The long quarantine glued us to the net. And so I stumbled upon a lot of
vlogs, which led me to come up with this article.
For those who plan to vlog, here are my humble tips for you:
(1) Be confident
Almost all vloggers that I have watched exude a high level of confidence in terms of facing the camera, or presenting themselves before it. And such confidence translates to them having good communication skills as well. Now if you possess both, then you are a good candidate to become a vlogger.
But if you are camera shy or very conscious of your self, then vlogging is not for you.
(2) Get the right equipment
Using the right equipment entails that you will be able to produce quality videos as far as technicalities are concerned. So start investing in the right camera, computer, cellular phone, editing applications, and vlogging peripherals.
A clear, neat, and nice sounding vlog will surely delight the senses of your viewers.
(3) Be committed
Commitment is the key to becoming a successful vlogger. Are you willing to produce vlogs consecutively or on a regular basis? Please bear in mind that
you will soon have subscribers, and they expect that you will update your
channel regularly by uploading new vlogs from time to time.
Your subscribers might lose interest in your channel, and forget about you
entirely if it will take you a month to upload your next vlog.
(4) Establish a theme
You might consider establishing a theme or brand for your vlog channel – will it be about travels, fashion, gadgets, food, DIYs, home decorating, bargain finds, etc? A good starting point will be to list down your hobbies and interests and maybe you can create quality vlogs about them just to jumpstart your vlogging career.
It is perfectly fine, however, to deviate once in a while from your theme in order to add extra flavor to your channel. Mukbang challenge perhaps? Your Lazada or Shopee hauls? Room make-over? Omegle escapades?
Establishing a theme is just an option though, for this might limit the number of vlogs that you will be able to produce. Like it is not every week that you get to travel, right? So you may want to create other interesting vlogs in between.
(5) Be prepared to lose some privacy
Most vloggers that I have watched are very “open” about themselves by allowing viewers to get a peek into their life - giving a tour of their condominium unit or house, showing escapades with family and friends, enumerating facts about them, featuring their collection of shoes and bags, and the list goes on.
To start with, you already lose some privacy once you show your face on camera and upload a vlog.
If you want all corners of your life to be private, then vlogging is not for you.
(6) Be a responsible vlogger
My last tip for would be vloggers out there is that you have to be a responsible vlogger. Your content must not step on and cross moral boundaries. No one will regulate the content of your vlogs except you, you and you.
A good vlog for me must be informative, entertaining, and wholesome.
Enough of pranks, for we have had enough of those.
Vlogging can be worthwhile endeavor, and some people have even carved a rewarding career out of it. Will you be the next Heart Evangelista (fashion and lifestyle)? Basel Manadil (Hungry Syrian Wanderer)? Elle Uy (home decorating)? Oliver Austria (architecture)? Or Doc Willie Ong (health) perhaps?
Or better yet, be the next best you.
