Why Do You Youtube?

How did you start?

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Because I love to play games, and I love to share my gaming experiences with other people. Instead of forcing friends to watch my games, everyone who wants to watch them, can watch them. Oh, and of course it would be cool to eventually build a good, reputable and well known channel ;)
 
I love the artistic and creative aspect of it. I enjoy being able to take an idea and create something that someone will enjoy.
 
I do it because I want to change myself for the better. I try my best to present myself as a more extroverted, easy going, jolly guy when recording. But outside recording I'm extremely shy and introverted which always makes me feel socially awkward and scared of people in a sense. Which is why I love Youtube, because I can practice being who I want to be as a person. Kind of like a fake it until you make it kind of deal. But not in the sense that I'm a completely different person outside of Youtube. My personality is still in my videos, it's just I change some things that I kind of hate about myself outside of Youtube. Plus meeting other Youtubers is a plus because it helps me be more extroverted knowing that both you and the other creator have at least one thing in common.
 
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 youtube becuase i like to be creative, in my early years it was art, i would draw almost daily, but not the internet has evolved, the whole world can see your creative content, and that is an amazing thing when you stop and think of it
 
I honestly think that YouTube can change the world, it inspires me everyday and finding new creators gives me so much motivation in my everyday life. I come from a creative background and have been missing that outlet for my creativity and my thoughts since leaving university so there is nothing more exciting for me than the chance to put out my own creativity and learn and grow as I develop through YouTube :) xD
 
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