This week, we’re surrounded by banana plants, tree ferns, bamboo, and eucalyptus. 🌴
No, we haven’t raided our NatWest baby Woody piggy bank 🐷 and jetted off to the tropics. We have, in actual fact, taken a trip down the M4 to…
BRISTOL.
It’s the home of Lisa Mellis, our head of brand and our guest on the podcast this week, who had the wild idea of giving tropical gardening a go – in the UK. And if you’ve tuned in to her previous podcast episode, you’ll know that she’s been providing some botany bants (and tips we reckon would’ve impressed David Bellamy) via her gardening YouTube channel, You Grow Girl.
So how is life as a gardening YouTuber going?
Here’s why you need to tune in
We’ve dragged Lisa away from her ‘catio’ 😹 to give you a beginner’s guide to YouTube. You’ll get the lowdown on everything from what channel art you need and where to source background music to handling negative comments (and why a thumbs down might not necessarily be a bad thing). And somehow fossils and tennis make it into the mix too!
Here’s what to listen out for:
[01:14] Lisa describes why she wanted to start a tropical gardening YouTube channel and offers a great piece of advice.
[07:28] What level of consistency and video length should you be aiming for when you first start?
[14:10] Hear Lisa’s advice on finding your niche.
[20:22] Find out what graphics you’ll need for your channel.
[23:23] Discover where to source background music.
[28:59] Hear Lisa’s thoughts on the essential bits of kit you’ll need.
[31:15] Learn how to deal with negative comments or feedback.
[45:45] Why you need to stick to just one niche.
It’s an unbeleafably good episode, so if you need some encourage-mint to get your YouTube channel off the ground, you know what to do.
We’re rooting for you! 😀
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Links and resources mentioned in this episode:
TechPixies – Getting Started on YouTube Guide
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