How?
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SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
Step 1: Make great content
Step 2: Get lucky
All, and I really mean all, of the big vloggers have attributed their success to luck rather than anything specific they did. Naturally they have great content too.
BurgrNoChz
Wannabie Member
I agree content is important as well as consistency and interacting w/ other motovloggers. I'm new too and spicy110 just put a great video up about this very topic. I posted it below and there are a lot of other motovloggers who have videos about how to grow too. Good luck to all.
Andrew
Wannabie Member
Watch the you tube creator videos they have some great tips!, But networking, sharing and posting your vids in a place where your content is relatable will help, Talking to other vloggers and doing something differnt will also help get you noticed faster, Post on facebook, Email to friends to watch ect
Lurch
Administrator
This.
Preferably on a sports or hoon bike, less likely to sounds as catchy if it's on a CB250
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
#2 is seemingly much more important than 1. You could network and vlog til your face falls off and you're not going to go into the tends of thousands without either seriously high quality content or somehow going viral.
Most of the big moto vloggers I've seen don't do anything amazing and tend to just rant about inane BS, clearly acting out for the camera. Many seem to be total newbies to riding motorcycles, aren't amazing riders, and have limited technical knowledge. Definitely #2, unless they're a down to Earth hoon like Jake or Downshift. Doing the exact same kind of wheelies every video gets tiresome, though. I think Downshift83 does some of the best mix of Hoon, entertaining vlogs, and worthwhile information.
Goatfather
Wannabie Member
I'm not sure how to judge channel growth. I'm not really after growth, but more so networking, and making worthwhile connections.
With that said it's taken about 2 months to start making worthwhile connections, but in all honesty its been more about me taking my time to watch others videos, and connect with them, over making a ton of content.
Just be yourself and have fun.
SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
For examples of #1 being important I'd look at accidentalbroadcast and walterrific.
Great content and luck got them there, but you're right for some people luck seems to have played a bigger role
GHOSTNINJA
Lets do this!
Here are a couple tips:
1: DO NO MESSAGE OTHER PEOPLE FOR SHOUTOUTS
2: DO NO MESSAGE OTHER PEOPLE FOR SHOUTOUTS
3: Be active on this forum
4: Watch other motovloggers and comment on their videos
5: Try and be the first comment
6: Be youreself
1: DO NO MESSAGE OTHER PEOPLE FOR SHOUTOUTS
2: DO NO MESSAGE OTHER PEOPLE FOR SHOUTOUTS
3: Be active on this forum
4: Watch other motovloggers and comment on their videos
5: Try and be the first comment
6: Be youreself
SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
To go with 1 & 2, don't do sub-for-sub, it's pointless as you get subscribers who never watch your videos.
GHOSTNINJA
Lets do this!
That is a good point as welll.
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
Let your content speak for itself and stay active. Find other vloggers you like to watch, sub, and comment + like their stuff. Sub for sub is worthless if you're not engaging each other on a weekly basis for positive likes, views, and possibly letting the whole ad roll complete to help them out.
A few videos a week at high quality is better than trying to do low production value daily rants that most people are going to pass up and neither watch nor sub. There are already much bigger bloggers out there doing just that and the biggies have continually improved their content to keep their audience engaged.
+1 for not pandering for shout outs. That'll happen on its own if you impress people with your content. I don't do them often, but when I do I give the person a card on my video and link in the description.
A few videos a week at high quality is better than trying to do low production value daily rants that most people are going to pass up and neither watch nor sub. There are already much bigger bloggers out there doing just that and the biggies have continually improved their content to keep their audience engaged.
+1 for not pandering for shout outs. That'll happen on its own if you impress people with your content. I don't do them often, but when I do I give the person a card on my video and link in the description.
jts749
Wannabie Member
Tons of really good advice in here, thanks everyone.
I really want to learn to do wheelies but Ive heard that with my yamaha thundercat that is a no no due to oiling issues at certain angles.
Time to start looking for a cheap motard.
I really want to learn to do wheelies but Ive heard that with my yamaha thundercat that is a no no due to oiling issues at certain angles.
Time to start looking for a cheap motard.
kuhlka
Wannabie Member
That's only an issue if you're doing long stand-up wheelies. If you're just doing the occasional pop-up for a few seconds, it's no big deal.
