Why Do You Youtube?

How did you start?

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Its my hobby and im having so much fun recording. Like im doing a playthrough in final fantasy 6, one of my favourite games ever and i wanna share such an amazing game for people who havent played it.
My wrestling videos is because im a huge fan of WWE and i wanna start a discussion with people about it :)
 
That's absolutely amazing! I made a channel in 2011 and I started off making gaming montages and I started it because I thought it looked cool, I figured I should try it out for myself. Eventually I ended up moving to the country where the internet was so bad I was unable to game very often. So I restarted my channel out in 2012 and figured I would try commentating out, it was fun at first but considering I am a very shy person the videos were absolutely awful but I uploaded them anyway and continued to do it. After 2 years of uploading I realized even though I LOVE to game, doing commentaries and gaming videos online wasn't what I wanted to do, I fell in love with makeup and that's what I wanted to do, I wanted to be a beauty guru. Thus were I am at today, except I didn't realize doing beauty videos is what makes me happiest until recently so just started a new channel.

YouTube is the best thing to happen to a lot of us because it helps us get out of our shells in our own way and its also a place you can meet AMAZING people and lifetime friends.
 
I have spent my entire life chasing the corporate life. Go to school for business, graduate, get a job, work that tedious job doing the same thing over and over again day in and day out for years, bust your butt and hope for a 3% pay raise at the end of the year. Truly the american dream right. Well after working that thankless job for a few years, I got laid off with nothing more than a "good luck to you" and an escort out of the building because they didn't want any of the people they were letting go to make a fuss or steal anything on their way out.

After this experience I had to take a close look at my life and I have realized that I am sick of the mundane and want to do something I care about and enjoy, that will allow me to express myself and do something creative with my life. I went back to school to learn programming and with my brother, who is already a programmer, we decided to try to produce a video game together. As we went through the process of learning what we needed to do, I found that some of my friends had the same frustrations.

Together we decided a YouTube channel would be a fun way to express ourselves and teach us how to develop a great presence on social media while we were going through the process of creating our game. We launched our concept in April of this year. Granted, we are just starting out and still developing the idea and learning how to produce great content, however, I am excited as to where this could go and excited about the future for the first time in years.
 
Hey guys! Hope everyone is having a good day. I have been wondering why people start a YouTube channel. Everyone has their own reason and I find it interesting. Here is my story.

I am 21 years old and have been gaming all my life. A couple years ago I got accepted to go to a University in Florida. Everything was great until I got started in school. My life completely turned around for the worse. Long story short I was diagnosed with anxiety. I was thinking about giving up on school and was afraid maybe I would end my life in the future. I eventually was put on medicine. Sure the medicine helped, but something else was a bigger factor. That something else was gaming. I know it's crazy, but gaming has helped me through so much. It is my way of relaxing and getting away from the real world. I cope with my anxiety with gaming and I couldn't think of a better way. Since gaming means so much to me, I recently wanted to share my experience with people. I thought I could never get through school, I never thought I could eat healthy and go to the gym, I never thought I could start my own channel. I feel like YouTube has given me the strength and courage to do so much more. I want people to enjoy my videos and to have a good time. I want to build a community where people become friends and help each other. I don't want people to have to go what I went through. No matter how dark your life looks, there is something out there that will turn it around. Now i'm about to graduate college in a year. I am even deciding going to grad school. I eat healthy and go to the gym. I have started my own YouTube channel and my community is growing fast. Life is too short to worry about stuff and not thinking you can do a certain thing. I have learned that life will work itself out and that you just need to keep going no matter what. I never thought my videos would be liked, but recently I was given the chance to upload my video to the official Facebook page of Plants vs Zombies. My channel is all about that game and I love everything about it. No matter how hard it is or what people say, you should just go for what you want to do. Do what makes you happy in life and don't worry about what people say.

I know my story is a bit sad, but it was a big event in my life. No matter if your story is sad, happy, or funny I would like to know about it. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you post your story. I hope everyone has a good day.
 
I do it because first of all: I ENJOY IT.
I really like making animations and speedpaints and it is also that, YouTube helps me improve my art- because I have to upload frequently and therefore draw more.
Another reason is meeting new awesome people that support my videos/art :D
I'm really glad I am on YouTube!
 
I do youtube because I like to help people and get to know other youtubers!
I don't have alot of subscribers but I still get alot of traffic and feedback from my videos:)
 
Hey all!

I do it because I love creating things, always have since I was a kid where I made little homemovies / sound recordings / comic books / etc.

I had full plans to get into the media industry but things in life didn't work out and different paths were taken were I wound up in IT. (Which I'm sick of and want out because it just doesn't interest me anymore.)

Then in my 20's all my creativity and drive just vanished; no more videos / sounds / art / etc............it was like a switch was flipped and I lost my momentum, it was insanely frustrating.

Then, I decided to start my YT channel last year when Grand Theft Auto 5 was released on PC. I was looking forward to the game but I was more looking forward to making the most of the "Rockstar Editor" included with the game that allowed me to create shorts.

Next thing, my creativity came back to life and my head was full of ideas again. I got to take all those ideas stewing in my imagination for years and finally put them into something I really enjoy.

Then, seeing great responses from people and seeing my videos pop up on gaming sites / Rockstar Games featuring some of my stuff was just the icing on the cake for me.

It clicked with me why so many people love creating content for their channels. Personally, money was never a reason why I wanted to do this but just the fact that I have an outlet and that I get to entertain people has done wonders for me, I really appreciate and am grateful for it.
 
Cinnamon Sweet Shoppe said:
This question has been asked several times on the forum and I would like to explain my answer in a little bit of detail:

Youtube has changed me. Before I began my channel early this year, I was an extremely camera shy person with a big inferiority complex. I was convinced to do this by another Youtuber who makes really good vlogs and is extremely comfortable in front of the camera. Being a Youtube personality really appealed to me and I wanted to give it a try not so much to be rich or famous, but to conquer my insecurities.

It was a big step for me because I didn’t quite know how to begin. I had a camera and a hobby but my biggest problem was, and sometimes still is, how to avoid getting tongue tied when the red light is blinking. My first few videos were awful. So awful that they never made it onto my Youtube channel. The first few videos that I did upload are better but still not great.

As I filmed more and more, the videos got better but I concede they still could use improvement. My very first uploaded video, which is my Homemade Doughnuts was the scariest because I filmed the first part of it in a public place (the gym) with a bunch of people, some I knew, others I didn’t standing around watching me. I planned it out a week in advance and even remembered a brief script in my head. I would recite the script out loud in my car while driving everyday until I got it right. It was a success. It was a huge step in overcoming the awkwardness we all feel about filming in public. I still go back and watch that video because I believe it was a turning point for me.

The biggest change is that the camera shyness is completely gone. In fact, I now love being in front of the camera and willing to do things I would never consider doing in the past such as dancing, wearing NO makeup, and acting like a clown. I can’t see myself not doing this because I’m really having so much fun now.

That is why I Youtube
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I am getting into youtube for the same reasons. I'm an extremely shy person and using this platform to come out of my shell. I also want to share the joy of my family with others.
 
It makes me feel like I'm doing something, instead of feeling sorry for myself and scrolling through my facebook page, I'm on these forums getting stuck in or recording a video or saying thank you to people that compliment my work. It makes me smile to see that my work is being noticed and people are liking it, plus it is an amazing community to get involved in and I love talking to others who YouTube. I've always wanted to do some gaming videos anyway ever since I watched Pewdiepie when I first saw him 6 years ago, it really marks for me how much more confident I've become when it's taken me 6 years to puck up the courage to start a gaming channel.
 
Why do I YouTube? TBH, partly because it's something that friends and I have talked about doing for years, and now I've actually got the means to do it. I've also had a bunch of games in my Steam account that I've wanted to experience alongside friends, but I don't get to have friends over that often to do things with. My gaming channel is kind of a way for me to reach out to them and to other people who might want to experience games alongside me. I also wanted to make a fun show that I could recommend to both kids and teens/adults who are into games: one that's fun, but still has some maturity. And I'll admit, it's so much fun! I'm really enjoying commentating and learning how to edit and putting my own personality into an audible form. I'm so used to keeping my thoughts inside that this is almost kind of cathartic for me: by talking to no one, I'm talking to everyone. :)
 
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