how do I get started on YouTube that’s a question I came in from one of my
question I came in from one of my
question I came in from one of my YouTube viewers name is leaving Holland
YouTube viewers name is leaving Holland
YouTube viewers name is leaving Holland we were gonna say hi everyone thank you
we were gonna say hi everyone thank you
we were gonna say hi everyone thank you for your videos I’m a new financial
for your videos I’m a new financial
for your videos I’m a new financial advisor in Toronto my hometown and we
advisor in Toronto my hometown and we
advisor in Toronto my hometown and we like to get started creating good
like to get started creating good
like to get started creating good content for YouTube channel can you
content for YouTube channel can you
content for YouTube channel can you share how you got started thank you so a
share how you got started thank you so a
share how you got started thank you so a great question for me when I’m starting
great question for me when I’m starting
great question for me when I’m starting any project related to my business if
any project related to my business if
any project related to my business if it’s marketing new project creation
it’s marketing new project creation
it’s marketing new project creation services whatever it is there has to be
services whatever it is there has to be
services whatever it is there has to be founding core reason purpose behind it
founding core reason purpose behind it
founding core reason purpose behind it so I started doing videos because I felt
so I started doing videos because I felt
so I started doing videos because I felt that I was a visual learner and I
that I was a visual learner and I
that I was a visual learner and I enjoyed learning from videos most of the
enjoyed learning from videos most of the
enjoyed learning from videos most of the content that I created was written so
content that I created was written so
content that I created was written so newsletters website content articles
newsletters website content articles
newsletters website content articles that kind of stuff
that kind of stuff
that kind of stuff and I felt that I learned better through
and I felt that I learned better through
and I felt that I learned better through videos and I wanted to do videos because
videos and I wanted to do videos because
videos and I wanted to do videos because I felt like it could impact a lot more
I felt like it could impact a lot more
I felt like it could impact a lot more people it suits my learning style it
people it suits my learning style it
people it suits my learning style it felt like it could help others as well
felt like it could help others as well
felt like it could help others as well so it wasn’t I need to find a way to
so it wasn’t I need to find a way to
so it wasn’t I need to find a way to market my business it wasn’t I want to
market my business it wasn’t I want to
market my business it wasn’t I want to be a youtube sensation the core reason
be a youtube sensation the core reason
be a youtube sensation the core reason of starting this channel was to help
of starting this channel was to help
of starting this channel was to help entrepreneurs and I felt it was a way
entrepreneurs and I felt it was a way
entrepreneurs and I felt it was a way better learning experience for people
better learning experience for people
better learning experience for people who are tuning it so you have to start
who are tuning it so you have to start
who are tuning it so you have to start with something that you believe in and
with something that you believe in and
with something that you believe in and that’s that’s passionate so why you
that’s that’s passionate so why you
that’s that’s passionate so why you starting this YouTube channel if it’s
starting this YouTube channel if it’s
starting this YouTube channel if it’s genuine if it’s gonna help people if
genuine if it’s gonna help people if
genuine if it’s gonna help people if you’re excited about it then it’s worth
you’re excited about it then it’s worth
you’re excited about it then it’s worth getting started if it’s somebody told me
getting started if it’s somebody told me
getting started if it’s somebody told me to start youtube channel because it’s
to start youtube channel because it’s
to start youtube channel because it’s great marketing you’re not gonna have
great marketing you’re not gonna have
great marketing you’re not gonna have success with it okay you have to start
success with it okay you have to start
success with it okay you have to start with the reason from there any new
with the reason from there any new
with the reason from there any new project I start I always start small
project I start I always start small
project I start I always start small test it out see if it’s for me see if I
test it out see if it’s for me see if I
test it out see if it’s for me see if I can get momentum going see if I’m still
can get momentum going see if I’m still
can get momentum going see if I’m still excited a couple weeks later and then
excited a couple weeks later and then
excited a couple weeks later and then continue to invest into it I hate
continue to invest into it I hate
continue to invest into it I hate spending money telling making money and
spending money telling making money and
spending money telling making money and with YouTube there’s some there’s some
with YouTube there’s some there’s some
with YouTube there’s some there’s some equipment costs right so when I started
equipment costs right so when I started
equipment costs right so when I started up I just used my regular camera the
up I just used my regular camera the
up I just used my regular camera the videos sucked you can go back the
videos sucked you can go back the
videos sucked you can go back the quality the content was pretty good but
quality the content was pretty good but
quality the content was pretty good but the production quality was terrible I
the production quality was terrible I
the production quality was terrible I used my home camera no microphone
used my home camera no microphone
used my home camera no microphone terrible lighting I had no idea what I
terrible lighting I had no idea what I
terrible lighting I had no idea what I was doing and people still like those
was doing and people still like those
was doing and people still like those videos so I keep them up on my channel
videos so I keep them up on my channel
videos so I keep them up on my channel even though
even though
even though it’s a it’s I feel like I should take
it’s a it’s I feel like I should take
it’s a it’s I feel like I should take them down a little embarrassing but
them down a little embarrassing but
them down a little embarrassing but people like it and I started off small
people like it and I started off small
people like it and I started off small shy with one video and I posted it and
shy with one video and I posted it and
shy with one video and I posted it and we got some responses and so I posted
we got some responses and so I posted
we got some responses and so I posted another video and I found eventually a
another video and I found eventually a
another video and I found eventually a way to make money doing it because it
way to make money doing it because it
way to make money doing it because it promotes my brand the most what I’m
promotes my brand the most what I’m
promotes my brand the most what I’m talking about and bigger companies were
talking about and bigger companies were
talking about and bigger companies were interested in coming on board and
interested in coming on board and
interested in coming on board and sponsoring some of them I didn’t start
sponsoring some of them I didn’t start
sponsoring some of them I didn’t start spending a lot of money until I found a
spending a lot of money until I found a
spending a lot of money until I found a way to make money and also make sure
way to make money and also make sure
way to make money and also make sure this is something I wanted to stick with
this is something I wanted to stick with
this is something I wanted to stick with here’s a problem with a lot of
here’s a problem with a lot of
here’s a problem with a lot of entrepreneurs we get excited about a
entrepreneurs we get excited about a
entrepreneurs we get excited about a project we go out and we invest a ton of
project we go out and we invest a ton of
project we go out and we invest a ton of our time a ton of dollars into buying
our time a ton of dollars into buying
our time a ton of dollars into buying the equipment the gear the supplies
the equipment the gear the supplies
the equipment the gear the supplies everything we need to make this project
everything we need to make this project
everything we need to make this project take off we get into it and then it dies
take off we get into it and then it dies
take off we get into it and then it dies you lose the excitement it’s harder than
you lose the excitement it’s harder than
you lose the excitement it’s harder than you think it was gonna be it dies and
you think it was gonna be it dies and
you think it was gonna be it dies and you’re stuck with all this equipment
you’re stuck with all this equipment
you’re stuck with all this equipment inventory supplies that now you’re not
inventory supplies that now you’re not
inventory supplies that now you’re not going to use and I didn’t want that to
going to use and I didn’t want that to
going to use and I didn’t want that to happen with my videos I didn’t want to
happen with my videos I didn’t want to
happen with my videos I didn’t want to get all excited at the start go out and
get all excited at the start go out and
get all excited at the start go out and buy a camera tripod lighting microphone
buy a camera tripod lighting microphone
buy a camera tripod lighting microphone all that gear only to then in a couple
all that gear only to then in a couple
all that gear only to then in a couple weeks say ah you know what this isn’t
weeks say ah you know what this isn’t
weeks say ah you know what this isn’t for me
for me
for me I’m not liking this it’s not what I
I’m not liking this it’s not what I
I’m not liking this it’s not what I thought it was gonna be and I’m stuck
thought it was gonna be and I’m stuck
thought it was gonna be and I’m stuck out all this expenses so I made sure it
out all this expenses so I made sure it
out all this expenses so I made sure it was for me I got started my first camera
was for me I got started my first camera
was for me I got started my first camera was something really on my home camera
was something really on my home camera
was something really on my home camera it wasn’t anything fancy some of the
it wasn’t anything fancy some of the
it wasn’t anything fancy some of the videos you’ll see are wobbly I just put
videos you’ll see are wobbly I just put
videos you’ll see are wobbly I just put it up on my my dresser and I film myself
it up on my my dresser and I film myself
it up on my my dresser and I film myself so that they weren’t great by any means
so that they weren’t great by any means
so that they weren’t great by any means and as I learn more about it and as I
and as I learn more about it and as I
and as I learn more about it and as I started making a little bit of money off
started making a little bit of money off
started making a little bit of money off it then I invest into better cameras I
it then I invest into better cameras I
it then I invest into better cameras I went through four different cameras all
went through four different cameras all
went through four different cameras all through Costco because they had a 90 day
through Costco because they had a 90 day
through Costco because they had a 90 day return policy where most video stores
return policy where most video stores
return policy where most video stores would be like 7 or 14 days and I kept
would be like 7 or 14 days and I kept
would be like 7 or 14 days and I kept upgrading my camera because I needed
upgrading my camera because I needed
upgrading my camera because I needed more things you know I needed to have an
more things you know I needed to have an
more things you know I needed to have an external microphone jack so I could plug
external microphone jack so I could plug
external microphone jack so I could plug in a microphone where most cameras you
in a microphone where most cameras you
in a microphone where most cameras you know that the base models don’t have it
know that the base models don’t have it
know that the base models don’t have it so I kept upgrading and eventually I
so I kept upgrading and eventually I
so I kept upgrading and eventually I stuck with what I’m using now so Sony
stuck with what I’m using now so Sony
stuck with what I’m using now so Sony camcorder it’s got the external mic I
camcorder it’s got the external mic I
camcorder it’s got the external mic I use the Sony microphone
use the Sony microphone
use the Sony microphone I have the stand the tripod for the
I have the stand the tripod for the
I have the stand the tripod for the video camera that stands on I usually
video camera that stands on I usually
video camera that stands on I usually read off questions that come from
read off questions that come from
read off questions that come from readers on my phone and at the start I
readers on my phone and at the start I
readers on my phone and at the start I did everything myself editing the videos
did everything myself editing the videos
did everything myself editing the videos producing the videos putting up on
producing the videos putting up on
producing the videos putting up on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube eventually I hired somebody so now I
eventually I hired somebody so now I
eventually I hired somebody so now I record all my videos put them in Dropbox
record all my videos put them in Dropbox
record all my videos put them in Dropbox and Christina who is on my team hey
and Christina who is on my team hey
and Christina who is on my team hey Christina she’s watching this video now
Christina she’s watching this video now
Christina she’s watching this video now she’s editing she’ll put on the intro
she’s editing she’ll put on the intro
she’s editing she’ll put on the intro put the music put the effects closing
put the music put the effects closing
put the music put the effects closing posted to my youtube channel schedule it
posted to my youtube channel schedule it
posted to my youtube channel schedule it all that stuff so it takes it out of my
all that stuff so it takes it out of my
all that stuff so it takes it out of my hands and feeds up my timetable to do it
hands and feeds up my timetable to do it
hands and feeds up my timetable to do it it started small and it built up to
it started small and it built up to
it started small and it built up to become Korb what I do I’m doing 14
become Korb what I do I’m doing 14
become Korb what I do I’m doing 14 videos a week now my Wednesday’s are
videos a week now my Wednesday’s are
videos a week now my Wednesday’s are basically video days it’s a Wednesday
basically video days it’s a Wednesday
basically video days it’s a Wednesday afternoon here and I’m recording my
afternoon here and I’m recording my
afternoon here and I’m recording my videos it’s become core to what I do a
videos it’s become core to what I do a
videos it’s become core to what I do a lot of the projects that we start up
lot of the projects that we start up
lot of the projects that we start up don’t end up going anywhere but a few of
don’t end up going anywhere but a few of
don’t end up going anywhere but a few of them stick and become really important
them stick and become really important
them stick and become really important and part of your messaging part of your
and part of your messaging part of your
and part of your messaging part of your brain and part of what you do on a
brain and part of what you do on a
brain and part of what you do on a regular basis so it’s worth spending the
regular basis so it’s worth spending the
regular basis so it’s worth spending the time investing into it and money when
time investing into it and money when
time investing into it and money when you know that this is something that’s
you know that this is something that’s
you know that this is something that’s going to be really important to what
going to be really important to what
going to be really important to what you’re going to do most of the content
you’re going to do most of the content
you’re going to do most of the content that I talk about are things that I care
that I talk about are things that I care
that I talk about are things that I care about so it’ll be questions that come in
about so it’ll be questions that come in
about so it’ll be questions that come in from readers just like you how did I get
from readers just like you how did I get
from readers just like you how did I get start on YouTube how can I you know make
start on YouTube how can I you know make
start on YouTube how can I you know make it bigger I answer questions I’ll share
it bigger I answer questions I’ll share
it bigger I answer questions I’ll share my own thoughts if I’m modeling the
my own thoughts if I’m modeling the
my own thoughts if I’m modeling the successful entrepreneur it’s something
successful entrepreneur it’s something
successful entrepreneur it’s something that happened to me during the week I
that happened to me during the week I
that happened to me during the week I experiment with some raw footage of
experiment with some raw footage of
experiment with some raw footage of things of me doing something or a rank
things of me doing something or a rank
things of me doing something or a rank that I have you want to make sure that
that I have you want to make sure that
that I have you want to make sure that each video that you have has a message
each video that you have has a message
each video that you have has a message what should people care about right it’s
what should people care about right it’s
what should people care about right it’s not just you sitting there eating
not just you sitting there eating
not just you sitting there eating pancakes you have something that is
pancakes you have something that is
pancakes you have something that is meaningful that you want to share with
meaningful that you want to share with
meaningful that you want to share with people that’s going to touch their lives
people that’s going to touch their lives
people that’s going to touch their lives for the few minutes that they’re
for the few minutes that they’re
for the few minutes that they’re spending watching your video now the
spending watching your video now the
spending watching your video now the first few days you make will probably
first few days you make will probably
first few days you make will probably suck you’ll be nervous
suck you’ll be nervous
suck you’ll be nervous it takes a lot of practice get used to
it takes a lot of practice get used to
it takes a lot of practice get used to talk in front of the camera I had dozens
talk in front of the camera I had dozens
talk in front of the camera I had dozens of takes for each video that came out at
of takes for each video that came out at
of takes for each video that came out at the beginning now most of them is is one
the beginning now most of them is is one
the beginning now most of them is is one shot make the video if there’s a mistake
shot make the video if there’s a mistake
shot make the video if there’s a mistake usually just keep going through it takes
usually just keep going through it takes
usually just keep going through it takes a while to get used to it they get good
a while to get used to it they get good
a while to get used to it they get good at it and and you’re always going to be
at it and and you’re always going to be
at it and and you’re always going to be your own worst critic you
your own worst critic you
your own worst critic you look back and say oh man that sucked but
look back and say oh man that sucked but
look back and say oh man that sucked but you know put it up see what happens and
you know put it up see what happens and
you know put it up see what happens and continue making them better each time so
continue making them better each time so
continue making them better each time so that’s how I got started on YouTube and
that’s how I got started on YouTube and
that’s how I got started on YouTube and again if you’re doing it for the right
again if you’re doing it for the right
again if you’re doing it for the right reasons and you start small and you’re
reasons and you start small and you’re
reasons and you start small and you’re sharing a passionate message then you’re
sharing a passionate message then you’re
sharing a passionate message then you’re gonna have success with it to believe so
gonna have success with it to believe so
gonna have success with it to believe so those are watching you like the video
those are watching you like the video
those are watching you like the video please give it a thumbs up below it
please give it a thumbs up below it
please give it a thumbs up below it makes me to do more for you and I’d love
makes me to do more for you and I’d love
makes me to do more for you and I’d love to hear what you have to think about
to hear what you have to think about
to hear what you have to think about this video if you’ve had success on
this video if you’ve had success on
this video if you’ve had success on YouTube or if you have a different
YouTube or if you have a different
YouTube or if you have a different question for your business please leave
question for your business please leave
question for your business please leave it in the comments below and I’ll make a
it in the comments below and I’ll make a
it in the comments below and I’ll make a video reply for you thank you guys see
video reply for you thank you guys see
video reply for you thank you guys see you soon
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