My YouTube Story

Hey Everyone!  I hope everyone is having a fantastic day!  So for today’s blog post I thought I’d share a bit about why exactly I decided to begin my own YouTube channels and what exactly inspired me to keep going with them, even though it is difficult and time consuming. 

During my time studying abroad in London, one of my good friends Megan introduced me to the Wrock band Ministry of Magic.  Being that Harry Potter was ending with the release of the final movie, it was the ideal time to get into Wrock and be introduced to the group.  The group’s music really hit home with me but not only that, I was introduced to a section of YouTube that I’d never heard of before.  Before this, YouTube was just a place where I’d watched music videos and the occasional video of people falling down or babies laughing.  With this new discovery, I was amazed.  I delved into learning as much as I could about the different members of the band, and soon was listening to their own personal music, and watching their personal vlogs.  I learned about their personal lives, their friends, and their relationships. 

About a year and a half ago, I discovered MissGlamorazzi on YouTube through Luke Conard, on of the members of Ministry of Magic.  When Luke on the Next Up competition, he’d met Ingrid, and they’d become friends and had begun filming videos together.  And so I was introduced to the YouTube beauty community.  Through her I became introduced to amarixe, FluerdeForce, and many others.  It instantly became an obsession.

I knew I wanted to vlog, but was afraid to do it.  So when I came across Ingrid’s video, Dear YouTube (linked below), I was inspired and finally got the courage to jump in and do it.  Ingrid’s video, along with all of the videos that I’d obsessively watched for a year by then, inspired me and pushed me forward towards something that I’d really wanted to do. 

So I began vlogging.  I did occasional vlogs over the summer, Vlogsgiving, and now and doing VlogYear.  I started a ‘main’ channel, or allisonbeauty1 where I am now sharing my own take on the world of beauty.  I hope to one day become like Ingrid or Allison or Fleur, but that’s not important- what’s important is that I’m loving what I’m doing, and I’m having a blast.  While I admit it can be discouraging not seeing the views on my videos as high as I would like, I always think back to WHY I am doing this and I instantly get pulled back in. 

Overall, it’s simple.  While time consuming, and a bit overwhelming at times, I love doing YouTube.  I’ve enjoyed every second of it, and only hope that I can grow in it.  I certainly hope that I can count on all of my readers’ support in this endeavor of mine just as you’ve all been kind enough to support me in reading my blog.