Youtubers who say "Hey guys"

At the end of my videos I always say: "It was Your gaming addict - ZombieBrain... Always hungry... Bye bye" (or have a great day).
 
There's a wild difference between referencing some giant fanbase you don't have ("WHAT'S UP MY LOYAL ARMY" -> 5 subs) and putting in a little greeting for whoever is watching. It's like whining about how people always say "hello" on the phone, come on. Not EVERY video needs a greeting, but if it's a video that's intended to be a connection between the creator and the viewer (vlogs, tutorials, whatever) then... say hello. Otherwise it's just jarring.

Sometimes I get the distinct impression a lot of people don't do much socializing. Every complaint in this thread would be considered basic interpersonal skills, or whining about people doing things that have any personality to them. There's a reason the top YouTubers are the top YouTubers: people who watch them get the feeling that, on some level, they're "friends" with the YouTuber. They're not watching some detached celebrity up in an ivory tower, they're part of a social circle that's led by someone with charisma. It's not just dry discussion.

Protip: if you say everything the same way as everyone else, you have nothing differentiating yourself from them. I point at JackSepticEye. His introduction is distinctive, it's energetic. And before you say "yeah well he has a big fanbase..." he didn't ALWAYS. But that introduction style was part of the big picture that helped gain him one. That kind of personality draws people in. The less connection you offer your viewers, the less interest they'll have.
 
If I ever come up with something else I like better I'll probably do that. But I like to great whoever is watching my video :)
 
Lol i always say "hi/hey guys!" at the start of my videos, i don't know what else to say to start it off haha
In one of my recent videos I went into the whole awkward thing & tried something else but that didn't feel right!
So i guess i'll be sticking to my usual greeting until something creative comes up haha :P
 
YouTube actually recommends calling your subscribers "something". As I make mainly tutorials I just jumped right into the topic so far but my channel lacks viewer engagement. So I will try to make a channel update video for my subscribers and call them "cubes".
 
I say a branded version of hello. I do it because I believe it can make audience members feel more welcome to the video if I acknowledge there existence.
 
At the start of my videos in some videos i just say "Whats up people how are you doing" and in other videos i say "Hey everyone what's up(or how are you doing").

It does not bother me when a Youtuber says "Hey guys"...
 
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