How To Get Started As A Content Creator
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It seems in the modern world, there is more opportunity to earn money than ever before, and this is especially so when it comes to earning from home. Nowadays, one of the best ways to earn money from home is by creating amazing content.
The trouble with this is, while it is easy to earn money this way, it’s not always easy to get started. In this post, we are going to be looking at getting started as a content creator, earning money doing it and what you are going to need to get you up and running.
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People Say You Cannot Earn On YouTube.
Ok, so you have met a few content creators, and they have told you that they have thousands of subs and they aren’t earning anything notable on YouTube, well, while this may be true for them, it simply means that they don’t know how youtube really works.
It is true that for people like this, they will earn very little on YouTube and this is simply down to the fact they aren’t using anything but Adsense. If you want to earn money on YouTube. You need to be making the most of affiliate schemes, approaching sponsors and using Adsense.
What you need to realise is this. If you manage your channel right, you can start earning quite well with just over 1000 subs. So, while some would have you believe you need millions of subscribers to earn money, this is not now, and never has been true.
How To Get Started
One of the first things you will need when it comes to earning money as a creator is somewhere to produce your content. You should take steps by examining bespoke workstations and looking for something that will be able to offer a speedy solution when it comes to video production and rendering.
When choosing a system, you will want to look at systems with at least six cores and at least 16gb RAM. Anything less than this and you will run into issues with slow rendering, and you may even discover syncing issues with video and audio.
On top of the computer itself, you should be looking at getting a decent camera that will record seamlessly and produce amazing content. While you may see Canon do some amazing cameras for YouTube content, we say save a little money and look at getting yourself a Panasonic Lumix G7.
We recommend this camera for two reasons, the first reason is that it’s an amazing camera, but the second reason is that it helps you take advantage of YouTube. Nowadays YouTube will give your videos favourability if they are recorded in 4K, so if you want to save some money and give yourself a leg up, then the Lumix is amazing.
The final thing we are going to look at is your microphone. Yet again you are going to see a lot of sponsored content telling you to buy a Rode mic for your camera. We are going to finish by letting you into a little secret. Take a look at the Boya-M1 not only does it stand up to the Rode, but it’s also £12 and arguably one of the best lav mics for under $100.
