So Ya Wannabe A YouTube Rock Star?

Posted on | January 8, 2008 |

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OK, so maybe it’s time to actually post a video to YouTube.Especially after reading the highly entertaining and informative eBook by Kevin “Nalts” Nalty, How To Become Popular On YouTube (Without Any Talent).
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/04/another-take-on-getting-videos-to-go-viral/

Nalts has been at this for a while now – 100s and 100s of his often hilarious video clips are available at his very popular YouTube channel – and this wealth of experience is now available to the rest of us at the low low cost of FREE. That’s right. This is a FREE eBook. Now in most cases you get what you pay for, but that’s not the case with How To Become Popular On YouTube (Without Any Talent). No, Nalts’ eBook really does have page after page of good, “actionable” advice for the both the beginning and advanced YouTube mogul-wannabes out there.

Some of the especially shiny nuggets can be found in the wildly popular Chapter 4 – How To Make Videos That Don’t Suck:

Find a unique style and stick with it.
Popular videos tend to be short, fast-paced, and offer a “big finish”.
When possible, use an external microphone and avoid public places with horrible acoustics and ambient sounds.
Your video is more than just the video. Your thumbnail, description, title and even keyword tags are part of the package. If these elements aren’t consistent with your video idea, it won’t have the same impact.

Nalts also shares quite a bit of wisdom about becoming an active member in the YouTube community (in which he has achieve iconic status of sorts). Not only can your community offer you valuable feedback, but they can also help spread the word about about your Golden Globe masterpiece.

In addition to these, and dozens of other helpful tips, How To Become Popular On YouTube (Without Any Talent) contains all kinds of useful links to other sites and resources.

All in all, if you are just getting started with YouTube video, or if you’ve been publishing clips for a while, but are looking to “Go Viral, then there probably isn’t a better (or cheaper!) place to go than How To Become Popular On YouTube (Without Any Talent). You can visit Nalts’ blog here: www.WillVideoForFood.com

Comments

2 Responses to “So Ya Wannabe A YouTube Rock Star?”

Flemo
January 9th, 2008 @ 11:30 am

I have met Nalts and am surprised that you mention “quite a bit of wisdom” in the same sentence as his name.

I’m only kidding Nalts, I know how sensitive you are. His tireless efforts in building his community is certainly an inspiration for videographers and vloggers (and companies for that matter). I just wish his e-book wasn’t so expensive.
Joseph Murray
October 27th, 2008 @ 12:56 pm

Great blog. Very informative. Thanks.