Hello everybody and welcome to another studio session with Ben and Rebecca, from
His and Hers Vlogs. Today we're going to talk about patreon! Alot of viewers have
mixed emotions about patreon and truthfully we are rather conflicted
about the platform as well! But today we're gonna share 10 free gestures that
you can do for your favorite Youtubers and they're gonna love you for it!... The
first 4 items we're gonna talk about will come as no surprise to you! You hear
them at the end of every video on YouTube. And it's: Like, Comment, Subscribe
and Share. The question is, why do we ask you to do this? It isn't really for our
health, it's for the benefit of our channel! So let's talk about "Like" first.
YouTube doesn't care if you give us a thumbs up or thumbs down on a video. They
see it as the same level of engagement. And the point is, the more engagement you
have, the more the algorithm picks you up and the more your video is exposed to
new people out there on YouTube! Number 2: "Leave a comment below." This
very nice, free gesture, is actually the best part of YouTube! When people leave
nice comments but it kicks up the algorithm as well! And "Great video!" That
doesn't always cut it! Maybe expand on that and say....."Great video, I drove through
there as a kid with my family. Thanks for the memories!" That one, it's a little
longer, kicks up the algorithm even more! Number 3: "Subscribe." Now to a certain
degree, this is just a status symbol! The higher the number, the more people like
to watch our videos. We actually get paid on views but.... On the back end of things,
this number really matters to companies that we might work with. Either for brand
deals or as ambassadors! And that leads us to the opportunity to make more
videos in cool places and share them with you! So that number is really
important and if you just hit the SUBSCRIBE button that makes a big
difference to us!.... Number 4: After you're done hitting the subscribe button
on YouTube, head over to the other social media platforms and do the same! Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter and whatever the heck else pops up between now and when
you watch this video. It's a great way to follow our travel and adventures on more
of a daily basis!.... Number 5: "Share our content." Now this includes the usual
suspects in terms of social media platforms. And one tip if you're going to
share on Facebook is to do so in groups instead of your personal page. Because
Facebook and YouTube are competitors, it gives us better exposure! Another
suggestion is to head over to Reddit. If you haven't checked out this website, I
highly recommend it. One of our videos from his-and-hers moments was shared on
this website and we ended up with 400,000 views in 48 hours! Word of mouth
goes a long ways to. So be sure to do that as well!... Number 6: "Enable
notifications." Did you know that platforms like the YouTube and Facebook
want to charge us, for you guys to see our content! It seems kind of backwards
when you already hit that subscribe button. But there's a loophole. Right next
to the subscribe button on the YouTube page is a little bell. Hit that and that
will enable notifications. So every time we publish a video, you'll be the first
to know!....Number 7: "Binge watch our old videos." You may not realize this, but you
probably didn't find us on the first video we publish to YouTube. And we have
an entire library organized into playlists for you to go back and enjoy!
Aside from the obvious benefit of getting more views for us. Odds are in
your favor that if you like what we're doing now, you'll like what we did before!
Number 8: "Do not skip the ads." You may not know it but youtubers do not get paid
unless the entire ad is viewed! So after that little window pops up on the right,
I look to see what the little clock on left says. And if it says there's maybe
10 seconds left, I'm gonna let it play! Especially if
you're one of our favorite youtubers! Now if there's two or three minutes left on
that clock, I better have to really go to the bathroom to let that one play!
Furthermore, if you click on the ads, we get a little bit of a boost.
And if you go ahead and buy that mattress, we get a really big boost!
Number 9: "Use affiliate links." Now the most popular one of these is:
Amazon! But really, they come in all shapes and sizes. So be sure to check out
the video descriptions and the about sections of your favorite youtubers! For
us, we're gonna put our amazon store affiliate link in the video description
below. And anytime you make a purchase, even if it's not something bought from
our store...If you just buy your toilet paper and your paper towels through our
store, we get a little chunk of it! So it's a nice way to say thank you and it
doesn't cost you a penny!.... Number 10 and I kind of feel like David Letterman on
this one: "Let it play like mom!"... Yes! When my mom leaves the house, she puts
our youtube-channel on her television for the dogs to watch
while she's away! First off, the videos keep playing over and over again because
she picks a playlist. Secondly, the dogs do not skip the ads because they're kind
of lacking those thumbs and things like that! And Thirdly, she has a very high or
unlimited data usage plan so it doesn't cost a dime! So if you love us, treat us
like family and let it play like mom! That pretty much wraps up our 10 ways
you can show love to your favorite youtubers without paying them on patreon!
We decided to make this video because as we visited with followers around the
country, we realized they didn't know these things and you probably didn't
either! So why not share it with you?.... I'm gonna go as far as to say, I would rather
our loyal followers do 5 or 6 of these 10 items on every single one of our
videos, instead of giving us a few dollars a month on patreon! And right now
I guess all that's left is to give the obligatory: Like, comment, subscribe and
share. But we did that already?...We already told you to do that.... So...Bye!..... And here's what Shelby does while
we're filming these studio sessions