As a tester, vlogging is a popular way to showcase your work and expertise. A lot of good testers would have thought about starting a YouTube channel or Insta handle.
However, what stops a lot of testers is the genuine lack and availability of good advice on video content. C’mon, we are never taught about all this. I had to learn some stuff the hard way and thus sharing my notes here. Maybe, I will extend this in the future. This is a good self-reference for me to go through whenever I am again active in creating video content.
Plug: I have a semi-active YouTube channel. Check it out here: Rahul’s Testing Titbits – YouTube
- Intro Video
- Create one
- Introduce your channel to your audience
- Thumbnail & Title
- Create Custom for each video
- Avoid Auto Thumbnails
- Don’t create over 50 chars title
- The title should justify the content
- Use Sound Effects
- Once you pop up any new overlay/image on the screen.
- Lighting
- Make sure you have enough on you
- Get a ring light
- Content
- Research your audience well
- Broader topics get more hits than specific topics. Ex: Career Advice vs Accessibility Testing
- Good content automatically sells! Focus on good content ideas
- Editing
- Edit out all parts without which people can still understand your content
- Mic
- Get a better one!
- Use filter
- Use voice enhancement after the video is made
- Tips
- Stay consistent
- Get to the point quickly (In the first 30 seconds)
- Use Insights for analysis of past video
- Avoid using virtual backgrounds or backgrounds that flicker
- Go for smaller videos (<10 mins)
- Focus on the first 5 seconds, most people decide by then