My YouTube Journey Update

As a new YouTuber, I share my experiences, ups and downs, and merry-go-rounds with you.

On my first Christmas as a YouTuber, the fictional character from my Christmas book gave a Christmas Day speech. I teased my audience up to the magical date with trailers.

The seagull of all seagulls had come to deliver an alternative to the human king’s speech in his own unique style. Delivering pearls of wisdom to his flock. Oh, how we laughed creating the videos, with my humanised version of him dancing in the style of Mick Jagger around the city market, interacting with market traders, and larking around at local landmarks in the lead up to his speech.

Later, he sat speaking to the camera, tinsel around his neck, attempting to read the speech through his tiny eyeholes.

A lot of effort went into this video, and we were excited to see the results.

The results so far on all 37 videos have been hugely varied. Anything from 30 or so views up to over 2k. It is still difficult to tell what will or won’t work. Plus, some videos spring up views quickly, while others are slow burners.

With a Christmas book to promote, I posted videos regularly.