Pros and Cons of Being Miniscule in the “Internet Sphere”
When I posted my first YouTube video or my first blog post I set realistic but in hindsight, high expectations. I thought that just by me clicking “post” the internet would work its magic and do all the work for me. How are these YouTube videos discovered? How do people stumble upon your blog post? Well, I thought the internet would just magically recommend my post or video to a very small group of people and if they responded well to my content then the content would begin to circulate and voila, I’m now on the path to success. Wrong! I posted my first video and within 1 day nobody watched my video except for that mysterious 1 view you get within minutes of posting. I’m guessing its someone on YouTube who reviews the video to make sure it follows the “standards” of YouTube. But, other than that, nobody watched my videos. This is when I realized I have to promote my videos some way or another. In previous blog posts, I mentioned spamming other YouTuber’s in the