Today I want to talk a little bit about YouTube. I
absolutely love the beauty community on YouTube, however, lately there are a
few things that are really annoying me.
I by no means have a ton of subscribers. Last time I checked
I was somewhere around 300. I have posted over 100 videos in the past year, and
have been constantly working on my channel and increasing subscribers. I feel
the need to vent a little bit. So below I have listed the top 5 most annoying
things about Youtube.
1. Comments asking me to subscribe to your
channel
Now this in itself does not annoy
me. HOWEVER, if you want to post a comment on one of my videos asking me to “check
out your channel and subscribe” the very least you can do is actually be
subscribed to my channel.
I find it so annoying to read a
comment from someone saying “I love your videos, I’ve been watching you
forever, come subscribe to my channel” when you can’t even take the 2 seconds
and click the subscribe link on my channel first?
Guess what? If you were actually
subscribed, I would have gone to your channel, but since you are not. No thanks!
2. Tag Videos
The actual idea of a TAG video is
pretty great. A tag video consists of a video with whatever content you desire,
and at the end of the video you “tag” other Youtubbers to also do the video.
The reason this is great, is typically when you do a video you were “tagged”
in, you mention who “tagged” you and it’s a way to let your views check out
other people’s videos.
The problem I’m having with tag
videos is, it’s really hard to find out if someone tagged you. Unless you are
tagged by someone you commonly watch, you only seem to find out if someone else
you know watches it and notifies you.
I find it extremely annoying when
you tag someone in a video, and then they create the video and don’t even mention
who tagged them. Now I can understand if you have 100,000 subscribers and are
getting tagged in multiple videos. You probably aren’t going to remember the
name of every YouTube that tagged you. But if you have less than 500
subscribers and you say “I was tagged by this great girl on YouTube, but I can’t
remember her name because I have so many subscribers….” Come’on really?
3. Collab Videos
I really like Collab videos, for
the same reasons I like tag videos. It’s a great way to share subscribers and
let your viewers know about other great youtubers. I’m willing to collaborate
with pretty much anybody, as long as they have decent lighting, and make video’s I’m willing to suggest to my subscribers.
When I do a collab video, I take
the time to look through the channel of the person I’m working with, know a
little bit about them, and be able to explain to my viewers who they are, and
why they should check out the video.
Now it really bothers me when you see a collab video from someone who didn’t put in any work. I recently saw a video where the girl said the channel name wrong, didn’t know the other girls name, and didn’t even bother to link her video or channel in the description box. If you’re going to collaborate, at least show that you put in a little effort please?
Now it really bothers me when you see a collab video from someone who didn’t put in any work. I recently saw a video where the girl said the channel name wrong, didn’t know the other girls name, and didn’t even bother to link her video or channel in the description box. If you’re going to collaborate, at least show that you put in a little effort please?
4. Lying about unboxing videos
If you have never seen an unboxing
video, this might not make a lot of sense to you. Typically when someone receives
a package in the mail, an unboxing video is when you go on camera and record
what you got. Some people chose to do this by not opening the box and opening
it on camera for everyone to see, some chose to look at it first and then
record it.
Regardless of which way you chose
to record your unboxing videos, stop lying about it! It drives me crazy when
someone says “I haven’t seen anything in my box” and if you look back two
videos, they are using eyeliner in a tutorial they received in the IPSY bag
they “didn’t look at.”
At the very least, if you’re going
to lie about it, cover your tracks a little better?
5. Sponsored Videos
Last but not least are sponsored
videos. I know a lot of youtube viewers hate sponsored videos. There is a very
thin line when it comes to the word sponsor. Some view sponsorship as being
paid to do a video, some view it as free product, some view it as being paid
for a positive review. I have no problem with any of these videos except for
the last one. If you’re being paid to do a positive review, you better actually
believe it.
My problem with sponsored videos
is not the creator. It’s the viewer. If you’re honest about receiving a product
for free, what is the problem? Sometimes products that are sent for review are
some of the best products. A lot of times, they are products I never would have
thought to buy with my own money. A ton of times, I end up repurchasing. If you’re
lying about a video being sponsored however, that’s where I have a problem.
Regardless of things that annoy me
about Youtube, it’s an amazing community and a lot of fun. This is just a
chance for me to vent a little bit, and maybe shed some light to others on some
of these things.
If you make beauty videos, or any
content really, what bothers you about youtube? What do you love about it?
Leave a comment and let me know! If you’re interested in subscribing to my
channel be sure to check out http://www.youtube.com/beautyblogbs
I would love to have you!
PS. Even though I get annoyed
sometimes, I really do love each and every one of you.
