Contact
Contact
FAQ
What services do you offer?
Videography, Photography, Video Editing and Consultancy
How much do your services cost?
Check out my pricing page here
Do I HAVE TO BE IN KENYA?
Consultancy can also be offered from anywhere.
WHAT DO I NEED TO START A YOUTUBE CHANNEL?
Nothing much really, a camera of course (Your phone can serve if you don’t have a conventional camera)
You will also need an external microphone as the audio straight from many phones is not great. The Boya BY-MM1 is a great budget option.
Lastly, you need passion, belief in yourself and determination.
If you’ve got all these, start today! There will never be a better time to begin what I believe will be the adventure of your life.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCEED ON YOUTUBE?
What is your definition of success on YouTube? That’s a better question.
Do you define YouTube success as being monetized? As having thousands or millions of subscribers?
Success on YouTube depends on your ability to find your audience as early as possible.
And finding your audience depends on how quickly you niche down to a topic, your on-camera personality as well as your consistency in making content.
There are YouTubers who take less than a year to be monetized, It took me 4 years.
HOW DOES ONE GET MONETIZED ON YOUTUBE?
Youtube places a threshold that needs to be realized by new channels to get monetized.
At the moment, that threshold is gaining 1,000 Subscribers and 4,000 hours of watchtime.
Once your channel reaches these milestones, then you apply to the YPP (The Youtube Partner Program)
And if the content on your channel is advertiser-friendly (After all, YouTube is an advertising business) then your channel is approved by YouTube and you can start to monetize your content and make money on YouTube!
what do you mean by advertiser-friendly content?
Picture this, you own a company. And you need to advertise your services to reach new clients on Youtube.
Would you let your brand’s advertisement be run at the beginning of a video that talks about how to be a drug trafficker? Or other controversial topics like Child trafficking, prostitution, adult content and violence? The answer is NO!
No brand wants to be associated with the above-mentioned subjects.
Therefore advertiser-friendly content is content that stays away from controversial topics that would harm brand or advertiser image.
DO I NEED EXPENSIVER GEAR TO SUCCEED ON YOUTUBE?
No, you do not.
That is not to say that gear is not useful.
Any Camera gear or gear meant for content creation is a tool, and the person using the tool is more important than the tool itself.
Still, a great tool is better than a good tool. A great tool sets you up to do a good job. But you have to master the tool.
The most important thing on youtube is connecting with people.
Do not let the absence of expensive camera gear, drones, or computers keep you from making content if making content is what you desire to do.
Everyone starts somewhere, and when you start, you set yourself up to get the tools you need in time.
DO I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO EDIT VIDEOS TO BE A CONTENT CREATOR?
If you want to make Youtube content. Then yes, you need to understand a few video editing basics.
This is based on the assumption that you do not have the budget to hire a video editor for your content.
If that is so then you will need to invest your time into learning how to edit videos.
That however is not as difficult as it sounds, there are several resources on youtube that will teach you how to edit videos.
You will be up and editing videos for yourself in no time.