one of my old videos when i just started my youtube channel i was hiking in glacier national
park and i was talking to the camera the entirety of the time expressing how i felt how excited i
was just sharing and showing some sections of the trail and i came back home i edited that
video and it turned out to be 45 minutes long i uploaded it to my youtube channel no problems
my time it was great the hike was great editing was so much fun for me but thinking back about
it right now who would sit there especially back when i had less than 100 subscribers who would sit
there and watch my video for 45 minutes where i was just talking about myself the whole time
zero value to the viewer i wish i knew that when i just started my youtube channel my point is
when you are small on youtube you want to focus on content that's really bringing value to the
viewer because let's be honest no one really cares about you the person it takes time to build that
relationship where viewers can come back to your channel because they are interested in you the
person not just your content maybe the lifestyle that you are living is something that they aspire
to adopt in the future or maybe they are living a similar lifestyle and they just want to connect
and get to know people who are similar to them but expecting people to sit down and watch your videos
before knowing you is not realistic so that's why when you're just starting on youtube you have to
focus on content that brings some value answer some questions what's in it for the viewer some of
the best performing videos on my youtube channel the best performing video on my youtube channel
is one where i was just sitting talking about one hiking app that i really enjoy a hiking app that
helped me and made hiking more accessible and easy for me so i sat there i was going through the app
screenshots and just showing how to use the app it turned out to be a successful video and people
really liked it the second best performing video on my youtube channel is one where i was sitting
in my office just sharing tips very simple tips about traveling to the state of alaska it turned
out there was not a lot of content out there and people were eager to learn about alaska especially
during their first visit really think about the viewer and focus on content that is searchable
what are some of the places that you can travel to during the pandemic hiking and backpacking tips
for beginners the gear that you need if you are a backpacker for the first time what's in my
date pack for for first time hikers destinations that you can travel to during the pandemic how to
travel for free how to travel for cheap all these topics are targeting questions that people do have
and topics that they are really eager to learn and know more about and when i say bring in value it
doesn't have to be the best edited video out there maybe you don't have the best editing skills which
i will talk about in a little bit here maybe you don't have the best storytelling skills but really
focusing on facts and how to help people travel better or travel in a more sustainable way or
become responsible traveler are all important topics to focus on in the beginning you want to
put some effort into putting yourself out there by focusing on searchable content because if you do
that you are giving yourself a chance people will find you and it's important to be found they will
watch your video maybe they will like you maybe they won't but at the very least you put some time
and effort into putting yourself out there next tip to grow your adventure travel youtube channel
i think i should define what i mean by adventure travel youtube channel i will use my youtube
channel as an example trekking pals is a youtube channel that i started back in august of 2019
and next month it will be two years that i started this youtube channel which we will celebrate and
i'm very excited for this milestone but my youtube channel is an adventure travel youtube channel
although i think any type of travel is really an adventure of its own but what i mean by adventure
travel is when you are traveling to destinations seeking adventures outside like hiking backpacking
fishing kayaking through hiking hunting this is what i mean when i say adventure travel you are
really out there to new destinations seeking a thrill some adrenaline rush and trying things
that are outside of your comfort zone and i feel like now a lot of people are talking about how
to grow an adventure travel youtube channel and this is why i decided to make this video but the
second tip that i want to talk about are acquiring the youtube skills when i just started my youtube
channel i always thought that youtube is about filming and editing obviously they are very
important components of youtube but youtube skills are not just about filming and editing there is
so much more than that there is putting some time into marketing and learning marketing
skills what i mean by that is when you create content and youtube videos you don't just put
a video out there and you expect people to find you with a miracle you want to make sure that you
are marketing your content in a way that you are taking it and putting it in front of the
right audience there are so many ways that you can do that very simple ways is using social
media you can use facebook groups if you have a facebook page you can leverage it you have
instagram or any other platforms you can use them to promote your content and tell people that hey
this is a piece of content that i worked on i would like for you to to check it out you take
the time to answer questions that people have on forums like reddit or quora and make sure that you
are really not just spamming everyone with your content so that they can watch reviews but you're
really bringing value to the community so so many things or so many strategies so many marketing
strategies that can help you grow your youtube channel but this is just another skill set that
is important when i started my youtube channel i knew that i wanted to be consistent and we will
talk about consistency in a little bit here but at the same time i didn't focus on acquiring and
having solid skills in my belt it's something that i'm focusing on right now but learning to become
a better storyteller is very important there are so many adventure travel content creators
out there so you want to be different or you want to tell a story in a different way that
makes people really want to sit on in your youtube channel and watch your videos you want to become a
better filmmaker especially if you don't come from a background of filmmaking you want to become a
better photographer you want to become better at marketing so many skills and this is not going to
happen overnight especially if you have full-time job and responsibilities it takes time so the more
you do it the more consistent you are the more skills that you will acquire throughout the time
and that takes us to the next step and that is to be consistent there is actually a code that i just
read earlier and i really liked it it just felt so true it says discipline
consistency and perseverance will take you places motivation never could you're not going to wait
for the perfect moment the perfect time when you have the motivation to sit down and film a video
or edit video you want to be consistent the one thing that i learned throughout the last two years
on youtube is that consistency is key you want to show up every single week or every single month
you know how much time you can commit to but you want to show not only the algorithm on
youtube that you are serious about what you are doing but people who are watching you
when do they expect your content is just like a tv show when you have a favorite tv show you know
exactly what time it's going to be airing on tv so you come back and watch it and look forward to it
and maybe have popcorn maybe have your favorite drink and you know what to expect so you want
to have a similar thing on your youtube channel if your goal is to grow on youtube consistency is key
maybe you don't have the best editing skill maybe you don't have the best camera that is not the
most important thing the most important thing is just to start and stay consistent and keep doing
what you are doing every single day but there is a downside to that and i have experienced this
myself when i i was focusing on just consistency the last two years every single week i have a
video i probably just missed a week or two over the last two years but at the same time i couldn't
add anything to my plate like i i do want to become a better storyteller i want to become a
better filmmaker i want to become a better photographer but it made it very difficult for
me to carve out the time to sit down and really hone on those skills and become better at the core
skills that i'm really interested in so you just have to strike a balance between understanding
that consistency is important but it's not it's not just about consistency make the time to to
learn new skills and become better at what you are doing if that makes sense there are so many tips
that i would like to share with you especially if you are a new adventure travel youtube creator
but i want to keep this video brief and i'm going to wrap up with the last tip that i want to share
with you and that is to not be afraid of explore when i started my youtube channel i would watch
other creators talking about strategies to grow on youtube and everyone is talking about niche
if download don't know from the get-go i want my adventure travel uh channel to be just about
product reviews or daily vlogs or weekly vlogs especially when you don't know and there are
you you're just interested in so many topics it's very difficult to niche down so i just gave up on
the idea of niching down i know with my youtube channel tracking pals as an example
it is about adventure travel i don't want to niche down i think that exploring and trying new things
from time to time is important this is how you will know what you enjoy as a person because
it's not just about caring about the viewers all of the time but you want to make sure that
you are enjoying what you are doing so exploring and trying with new things and new topics then
just putting your personal touch into what you're doing is also important so don't be afraid to
explore try new things try new styles as long as you are still within or under the same umbrella
of your content i said earlier that i'm going to be sharing some content ideas for adventure travel
youtube channels some of the examples that i can think about right now are how to videos if
there is a skill let's let's just pick randomly kayaking you could be making videos for example
about how to pick a kayak for the first time this is something i'm interested in i
i'm starting to get interested in kayaking and i do not know how to pick the right kayak how to
pick your first kayak how to kayak for beginners or you can talk about gear reviews what are some
of the tools that you need when you go kayaking or you can focus on topics like lists for kayaking
for example 10 things that you should pack with you when you are kayaking for the first time
if you are going on a kayaking overnight trip what are some things that you should
pack with you how to pack a kayak if you are going on an overnight kayaking trip
you can talk about books the best educational books about kayaking you can talk about movies
top 10 movies that are related to kayaking that you could watch and i didn't make some videos on
my youtube channel about hiking movies and hiking books and those videos performed very well as well
you can talk about safety when you are kayaking 10 things that you should know if you are kayaking
for the first time how to overcome your fear of kayaking there are so many ideas and topics
that people are genuinely interested in i just put myself in the place of the viewer i like kayaking
these are the type of content or these are the type of topics that i'm going to search for
and i'm sure if i'm getting into kayaking as a sort of adventure of traveling and i see
content that i like i am going to be interested in that person because it's a lifestyle that i
am genuinely interested in well thank you so much for watching this is it for today i have so many
other tips that i would love to share with you in the future so if you have any questions do let me
know in the comments and if you found this video to be useful please give it a thumbs up subscribe
to the channel my name is habiba this is trekking pals and i will see you soon on a new adventure