Starting a YouTube channel is not easy

I started a YouTube channel about a month ago. 

I started it out for fun, but of course I do wish that people would discover and enjoy my videos. But then, hmm ... I think no one cares.

I mean I've uploaded about 10 videos (mainly shorts and short horror animations) and most of them have less than 20 views, and 0-2 likes. I've not share my channel on social media so that could be a reason.

Anyway, contrary to what most believe that being a YouTuber is easy, like just filming with your phone and uploading ... erm, no. But of course, it could be just me. There is probably someone who have the luck, topic and charm to get noticed right away.

Well, apparently, there are some research that shows for a channel to gain 1k subscribers, the average videos uploaded by that channel is 150+. So maybe I'm still a long way to go.

Anyway, just in case you're wondering what is needed to get started as a YouTuber?

Well, you just need a phone or some imaging/illustration programs (if you're into making animations), video editing programs, time and creativity.

Oh wait, you need music and sound (effects)! And these are the hardest to get!

YouTube is very strict about copyrights and if you're just using random music you find online, you'll probably get copyright claims and you can't monetize that video or not have it public altogether.

But don't worry, YouTube have a small library of music and sound effects that you can download and use. They're free to use and non-copyrighted.

As of how to get notice on YouTuber? I've no idea. I've followed some "tips" that says "short" (videos in vertical format and less than 60 seconds) are a good way to gain exposure and subscribers fast. But so far, that didn't work for me.

Anyway, if you're curious about my channel, you can drop by it here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP9MwQgQy2mBtK_ZKlQgBDw

A comic. NC16. "Unknown" Chapter 06/06 [END]

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Finally, the end of it!

What do you think about the story?

What do you think the "creature" is?

Anyway, I attempted to make this story into an "animation" ...

Hope you enjoy it!

A comic. NC16. "Unknown" Chapter 05/06

 

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What will happen?

Any thoughts about the mysterious "person"?

I made my biggest investment of my life!

Recently, my PC went dead. It decided to retire itself after serving me for almost 3 years! We’ve got it 2nd hand and it was already 3-4 years old when we took over.

It ran good for a long while before it started slowing down a little, and then became annoyingly slow after we upgraded to Windows 10 from 7.

I didn’t know what happened but it have been running dead slow and have frequent black screen that usually last 5-10 minutes since November last year! Starting this year, the black screen duration gets longer, with the longest lasting about 2 hours!

Days later, the hard disk was dead as there is a clear warning that pops up as the PC boots up.

I brought it down to a repair shop we frequent and the verdict is that the secondary hard disk is gone and the RAM are having problem too.

We asked if its worth to repair and the guy at the shop (let’s call him the “technician”) suggest getting a new PC as this PC is an old and almost outdated model. It would struggle with all the programs and some games I was trying to run on it. 

Which is true. I’ve to upgrade a few of my frequently use programs to the latest version because the older versions are no longer compatible with Windows 10. They started getting laggy and sometimes even crashes! 

Using multiple programs becomes a pain as the PC would lag a lot and eventually freeze! I’ve to hard reset the PC and lose some, if not ALL of my work progress.

Since a PC is an essential in my life, I decided to upgrade to a new PC.

After running through my requirements, the technician suggest to DIY a custom PC. 

It’s an expensive 1k+ investment (equivalent to about 250 GrabFood trips!!) and the biggest investment I’ve made thus far!

This is how it looks, and the specs:

I didn't go for the flashy RGB light casing as I want to keep things within budget and spend on the more important things only!

1) CPU + MOBO - RYZEN 5 3500 + GIGABYTE GA B450M-DS3H v2

2) GPU - PALIT GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB

3) RAM - Klevv Performance 3200MHz CL22 DDR4 16GB

4) PSU - C.M MW 550W 80+ BRONZE SEMI-MOD

6) SSD - KINGSTON A400 240GB 2.5" SSD

7) HDD - TOSHIBA P300 3.5" 7200RPM

8) CASE - TECWARE NEXUS M2 T-GLASS CASE BLACK

I’m sharing this because, to me, this is a milestone of a kind. My first big investment in something I believe in.

Its just a special feeling I can never explain.