ChilledAffinity
Active Member
I started Youtube in 2007 and since then have had more channels than i care to count.
I literally tried every style of channel from sketch comedy to action films to daily vlogger to parkour to everything.
With each channel it was the same story. id be super keen on this new idea and venture and try it super hard.. there would be some growth. then id either lose interest or some life event would get in the way and id never get back to it.
Over the years i saw this repeat and happen again and again. I then decided id make one last channel and stick to comedy/vlogging ... but like history repeating itself i soon realised this just wasnt me... i didnt enjoy it. and i stopped (which i was told was crazy as the channel had 2k subs, a loyal fan base and a few viral videos that earned me regular money) But i had to be true to myself. so I emailed my partner manager and thanked him for his time (he also tried to convince me just to rebrand) but i knew i was done.
I spent a lot of time away from youtube soul searching.. why couldn't i find happiness in my content??
Then, like a fart in an aeroplane.. it suddenly hit me.
I was doing one of my usual spontaneous trips somewhere and was sat on a train pondering it all. why didnt my art channel work? why didnt my comedy channel work? why didnt my martial art channel work. It was at this point the reason i wasn't happy with any set style is because i didnt love any set style. I dont love art, i dont love comedy or martial arts... i love being a film maker. and while this hit me i also noticed how happy i was just travelling and living life. this was when i realised my channel had to be about what i actually love and i had to be the real me and not someone trying to be funny or cool ect. If i was myself, and making what i love, ill find happiness.
Its been a year since this revelation and my channel started. I turned off subscriber count and do not check my analytics unless theres an unusual spike. and i can honestly say i am the happiest i have ever been.
Now i document the real me. I make movies about things i love and i test my film making skills. I get to produce fantastic content that im proud of not just for me but for people who join me on the channel and more.
Its a year on and every day I can still go back and watch ANY of my videos. i dont find any cringy, i dont hide any from anyone. I LOVE MY CONTENT. and this love for my content has brought me a small but loyal viewer base who seems to enjoy it too. which although is not my goal.. its nice and i am just as excited to continue my channel as i was the day i started. It has made me eager to have consistent uploads and has made me push my skills and life into the direction i want it to go.
What the point of this post is, is to really have a think.. I see a lot of posts and threads here about "not gaining enough subs" or "loosing interest" or "cant find time to make content" ... If you truly love what you do. none of these things matter and you will find the time to push on because its important to you.
If you love what you do, you're doing it right.
I literally tried every style of channel from sketch comedy to action films to daily vlogger to parkour to everything.
With each channel it was the same story. id be super keen on this new idea and venture and try it super hard.. there would be some growth. then id either lose interest or some life event would get in the way and id never get back to it.
Over the years i saw this repeat and happen again and again. I then decided id make one last channel and stick to comedy/vlogging ... but like history repeating itself i soon realised this just wasnt me... i didnt enjoy it. and i stopped (which i was told was crazy as the channel had 2k subs, a loyal fan base and a few viral videos that earned me regular money) But i had to be true to myself. so I emailed my partner manager and thanked him for his time (he also tried to convince me just to rebrand) but i knew i was done.
I spent a lot of time away from youtube soul searching.. why couldn't i find happiness in my content??
Then, like a fart in an aeroplane.. it suddenly hit me.
I was doing one of my usual spontaneous trips somewhere and was sat on a train pondering it all. why didnt my art channel work? why didnt my comedy channel work? why didnt my martial art channel work. It was at this point the reason i wasn't happy with any set style is because i didnt love any set style. I dont love art, i dont love comedy or martial arts... i love being a film maker. and while this hit me i also noticed how happy i was just travelling and living life. this was when i realised my channel had to be about what i actually love and i had to be the real me and not someone trying to be funny or cool ect. If i was myself, and making what i love, ill find happiness.
Its been a year since this revelation and my channel started. I turned off subscriber count and do not check my analytics unless theres an unusual spike. and i can honestly say i am the happiest i have ever been.
Now i document the real me. I make movies about things i love and i test my film making skills. I get to produce fantastic content that im proud of not just for me but for people who join me on the channel and more.
Its a year on and every day I can still go back and watch ANY of my videos. i dont find any cringy, i dont hide any from anyone. I LOVE MY CONTENT. and this love for my content has brought me a small but loyal viewer base who seems to enjoy it too. which although is not my goal.. its nice and i am just as excited to continue my channel as i was the day i started. It has made me eager to have consistent uploads and has made me push my skills and life into the direction i want it to go.
What the point of this post is, is to really have a think.. I see a lot of posts and threads here about "not gaining enough subs" or "loosing interest" or "cant find time to make content" ... If you truly love what you do. none of these things matter and you will find the time to push on because its important to you.
If you love what you do, you're doing it right.
Except for the shorter timeframe, my story is kinda similar. I made comedy sketches for a while, lost interest for several reasons, then tried comedy vlogs, noticed quickly that it's not my thing, and now my plan is to try something completely different: daily vlogging, being myself and talking about mental health stuff, which could be the kiss of death for my channel, but I can't be concerned with that. And if I find out that I don't like it, I'm just gonna try something else. The only constant is my love for video making 
