Top 5 Things That Annoy Me About The Beauty Community/Youtube

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?

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.