vlog Articles

A video blog, sometimes shortened to vlog (pronounced ‘vlog’, as opposed to ‘v-log’) is a form of blog for which the medium is video, and is a form of Web television. Entries often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take or cut into multiple parts. It is also a very popular category on YouTube.
Video logs (vlogs) also often take advantage of web syndication to allow for the distr...

YouTube Looking for Vloggers with Personal Triumph

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YouTube is looking for the next vlogger, this time someone who has a story of personal triumph to share. The usual is up for grabs: a place among 16 vloggers all ready to collaborate with each other and get a good amount of cash for video equipment.

Does YouTube Care About Amateur Creators Anymore? [Reel Web #61]

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While YouTube is still the most popular destination for amateur and user-generated video content, it's clear that times have changed and the online video space has evolved. There's no doubt that YouTube has made a clear and calculated shift towards focusing on more professional grade ...

How to Build a YouTube Creator Network in Your Niche [Creator's Tip #59]

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As we all know, YouTube has become much more than just a website to merely consume video content.  It's the second largest social site with a huge, valuable community of creators, viewers, lurkers, and everyone in-between. Youtube networks have been popping up left and right ...

How to Strengthen Your Online Video Brand with the Primal Code [Creator's Tip #58]

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In this week’s Creator’s Tip we again speak with Patrick Hanlon author of "Primal Branding: Create Zealots for Your Brand, Your Company, and Your Future." After reading his book, I started applying the seven aspects of the Primal Code to my personal vlog channel and started seeing ...

How to Become a Successful YouTube Vlogger: 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid [Creator's Tip #56]

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Vlogging has become a fairly saturated niche on YouTube and it can be quite difficult these days to stand out from the crowd and build a loyal audience as a YouTube Vlogger. Whether you are thinking about starting a vlog on YouTube or already have, there are ...

How to Vlog Like a Pro - Vlogging Tips from YouTube's NextUp Vlogger, Scooter Magruder [Creator's Tip #53]

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In this week's Creator's Tip episode we talk with Scooter Magruder, a winning Vlogger in this year's YouTube's NextUp Program & Contest. Scooter shares with us his advice, tips, and tricks as to how to build and develop an audience in YouTube for your vlog and how ...

11 YouTube Mistakes to Avoid: YouTube Stars Offer Tips for Success [Creator's Tip #50]

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At this year's VidCon, Mark Robertson and I spent some time interviewing several popular and up-and-coming YouTube stars to ask them for their advice and top tips as to what they consider to be some of the more common mistakes others make when starting out with YouTube. ...

How-to Tips for Using Video Content to Improve Your Company's Blog [Creator's Tip #41]

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We posted just the other day an article about why businesses should be doing video blogging. Today, on this week on Creator's Tip episode, we're going to be discussing tips for how to get started using video to improve your blog, with help from Nathan ...

Why Your Business Should be Vlogging and How to Get Started

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Vlogging is an avenue that more and more business owners are exploring – but why, and what are the benefits? And, who is vlogging with an impact right now? With YouTube surpassing Yahoo! as the second largest search engine, and millions of people increasingly watching ...

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