Content creation advice.
Discussion
My apologies if this comes across as a bit cringe, feel free to tell me how stupid this idea is as I need feedback on something I know little about, any comments will be welcome.
Please forgive my ramblings.
I'm considering retiring, just selling the business and walking away from a lifetime of stress and sleepless nights, I started when I was 20 and I've just hit 62. No complaints really cos I've done okay and even a month ago if I'd been asked about retirement I would have laughed it off, work was really all I knew but I've finally looked at this objectively and I think I want out. My two best friends of over 45 years are both suffering from inoperable cancer and I lost my life partner 5 years ago, I think my priorities need a rethink.
But retirement is f
king scary, nothing to worry about? Nothing to get up for in the morning? Whats the point? 
So I was thinking about doing a YouTube channel. I don't want to sound like a (here's the cringe stuff) but I don't need an income, I'm sorted, so I was thinking I could do something just to have an interest. I have a McLaren 750S and an MX5, I have drones and flashy cameras (that I don't have a clue how to use but I could learn) and maybe I could do road trips or visits to places and vlog them?
I've had a youtube channel for years (20 I think) but the only stuff I put on it is short vids I've taken to accompany the Euro trips I blog on Pistonheads. These are usually awful, generally recorded when I'm drunk and I've never had any interest in promoting them or getting views.
So would a channel of an old codger tearing about in sports cars, visiting places and talking rubbish get any engagement?
It doesn't have to make money but obviously it has to be worth the time I put into making them, which I think would be way more than I probably understand.
But it would give me something to do, I think learning the editing side would be interesting, and I have a little home studio so I could maybe even record the music for it.
I know this post is hugely self indulgent and nobody needs to give a fk but just looking for opinions, and I really don't mind if they are negative.
Please forgive my ramblings.
I'm considering retiring, just selling the business and walking away from a lifetime of stress and sleepless nights, I started when I was 20 and I've just hit 62. No complaints really cos I've done okay and even a month ago if I'd been asked about retirement I would have laughed it off, work was really all I knew but I've finally looked at this objectively and I think I want out. My two best friends of over 45 years are both suffering from inoperable cancer and I lost my life partner 5 years ago, I think my priorities need a rethink.
But retirement is f
king scary, nothing to worry about? Nothing to get up for in the morning? Whats the point? So I was thinking about doing a YouTube channel. I don't want to sound like a
(here's the cringe stuff) but I don't need an income, I'm sorted, so I was thinking I could do something just to have an interest. I have a McLaren 750S and an MX5, I have drones and flashy cameras (that I don't have a clue how to use but I could learn) and maybe I could do road trips or visits to places and vlog them?I've had a youtube channel for years (20 I think) but the only stuff I put on it is short vids I've taken to accompany the Euro trips I blog on Pistonheads. These are usually awful, generally recorded when I'm drunk and I've never had any interest in promoting them or getting views.
So would a channel of an old codger tearing about in sports cars, visiting places and talking rubbish get any engagement?
It doesn't have to make money but obviously it has to be worth the time I put into making them, which I think would be way more than I probably understand.
But it would give me something to do, I think learning the editing side would be interesting, and I have a little home studio so I could maybe even record the music for it.
I know this post is hugely self indulgent and nobody needs to give a f
k but just looking for opinions, and I really don't mind if they are negative.Go for it, there are plenty of other people doing similar things who have loads of subscribers, be careful of the music you use due do copyright laws.
Some examples....
https://www.youtube.com/@RobLittleuk/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@PlanesTrainsEverything/vi...
https://www.youtube.com/@steve-marsh/videos
Some examples....
https://www.youtube.com/@RobLittleuk/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@PlanesTrainsEverything/vi...
https://www.youtube.com/@steve-marsh/videos
Do it, who cares if no-one watches it. However I'll happily watch almost anything on youtube.
As for being worried about retirement. I'm often confused by people who think they won't have anything to get up in the morning for. These must be people who take work far too seriously. It's just something that gets in the way of me doing other stuff!
As for being worried about retirement. I'm often confused by people who think they won't have anything to get up in the morning for. These must be people who take work far too seriously. It's just something that gets in the way of me doing other stuff!
You never know what will work and take-off on YT.
I think one of the biggest issues people have is difficulty talking to the camera and then seeing themselves on camera, I think it may be worth watching some of the bigger automotive channels first few videos, also it would be best to try and plan the videos out so you have an idea for the next four or five videos, you said about going on trips, so plan them out before and post the first trip video when you have driven your second trip and so on, so you don't end up feeling pressured into filming something, maybe have a back-up video filmed just in case you need it, where you talk about your cars, the spec and why you like them etc, so if there is an issue you have something to post in your regular time and place, idk you upload once a month on a Sunday afternoon for example.
I think one of the biggest issues people have is difficulty talking to the camera and then seeing themselves on camera, I think it may be worth watching some of the bigger automotive channels first few videos, also it would be best to try and plan the videos out so you have an idea for the next four or five videos, you said about going on trips, so plan them out before and post the first trip video when you have driven your second trip and so on, so you don't end up feeling pressured into filming something, maybe have a back-up video filmed just in case you need it, where you talk about your cars, the spec and why you like them etc, so if there is an issue you have something to post in your regular time and place, idk you upload once a month on a Sunday afternoon for example.
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