How to Make a Popular Vlog on YouTube
Video blogs, also referred to simply as "vlogs," are regularly scheduled personal or professional video releases that share a common theme or motif. Many vloggers choose to host their vlogs on Google's YouTube video hosting service, due to the ease of upload and distribution that YouTube offers. While some vlogs become popular through luck and word-of-mouth advertising, vloggers can take steps toward making their vlogs popular by advertising their vlogs and giving viewers a reason to come back week after week.
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Instructions
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Set up your vlog at YouTube. Log in to your YouTube account and create a new playlist on your video channel, checking the "Use this playlist as my Video Blog in my Channel" option during playlist creation. Videos added to the playlist will automatically be added to the video blog for your YouTube profile and channel.
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Create a schedule for your vlog. Some vlogs are released once per week while others may be more frequent or less frequent. Select a realistic release schedule, keeping in mind that you will have to record, edit and upload new videos for each vlog release.
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Film and edit. Depending on your preferences, the theme of your vlog and the equipment and software that you have available your vlog can be basic or it can feature special effects and computer-based imaging. Ideally, your vlog posts should be around two minutes in length; this allows you to present a significant amount of information without posts being so long that viewers become bored or navigate elsewhere before the post finishes.
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Upload your vlog posts to your YouTube vlog playlist on your scheduled days. If possible, try to upload the posts at the same time each time to create a schedule. Provide good descriptions of each video when uploading to entice potential viewers.
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Promote your vlog. Send links to bloggers, add links to your website or blog and promote your links using social media websites, such as StumbleUpon, Twitter and Facebook. When replying to blog posts, use your vlog playlist address as a URL if the blog software allows you to link to a website. When you see opportunities to promote your vlog, take advantage of them and post links.
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Monitor your vlog posts, responding to comments and otherwise engaging your fans. The more your fans feel they are appreciated, the more likely they will be to return to view your vlog posts in the future. You should also encourage your fans to subscribe to your vlog for faster access to your latest vlog posts.
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Create milestone promotions. Film special posts, create contests and develop other special promotions based on the number of subscribers your vlog receives or the number of views certain posts get.
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Continue filming and promoting your vlog. It can take time for a vlog to become popular, but with active promotion and a regular schedule, your fan base will begin to grow. As more people become fans of your vlog, they will begin recommending it to their friends, resulting in faster growth.
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Tips & Warnings
If you already have a YouTube playlist you want to set as your vlog, open the playlist and click the "Set As Video Log" button to make that playlist into the vlog for your account.
Once your vlog becomes popular, consider signing up for the YouTube Partners program to begin earning money from the advertising displayed with your vlog posts.
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Comments
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Nice article. It's very helpful to make a vlog for begginers. ;)
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Lutz Decor (Shelley Lutz) wants to set up a vlog of some of my new luxury items like my new instant hot dispenseer and new sink and countertops in my very own own home. I'm so excited and I think everyone will be impressed with fun ways to enjoy your home.l.
