3 Tips To Get You Started on the Internet’s Scariest Social Media Platform
Yes, I’m talking about YouTube, and here’s how you can get over your video-phobia.
I recently conducted a poll on Twitter asking people what’s the one social media platform they are terrified of building a presence on.
Guess what the most common reply was? YouTube!
What is it about YouTube that makes so many people (87% on my poll results) so terrified of starting a channel? I think it all comes down to the lack of creator tools on the platform.
What are creator tools, you ask?
Well, if you log onto Instagram (possibly one of YouTube’s biggest competitors right now), you’ll see filters, music, and tools for cutting, trimming, and editing your video clips. Heck, you can even save the audio from another trending reel, turn on your camera, and lip-sync to that to create a brand new video. The wide range of filters makes sure the lighting in your room also need not be of a studio level.
On YouTube, there are no creator tools. There isn’t even a “camera” on YouTube where you can just start creating content, unlike Instagram.
This gives off the impression that your YouTube videos need to be “perfect,” that you need to…
