If it's something that interests you, you should give it a shot. Especially since you've already invested the time and energy to build a studio. Be sure to put a link to your channel in your signature.
Not like a full fledged studio, but a good sized area (320sqft) where I can do portraits and have a large desk workstation for my Mac and large format printer. It was mainly built so I can work from home some days and have a place to play video games and chill. BUT it could be more…
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Only if you have a 4K HDR face, or else 480p might be better
I got an 8.5 on hot or not in 2003.
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I would tell you to DO IT!! But, keep in mind, that there are a lot of really good, ENTERTAINING tech reviewers out there (Iphonedo) and that if you're going to do it, don't go 1/2 way- take the time to do it right!
Yeah, but even if you're starting out it takes time to settle into it. I used to do some gameplay videos on YouTube back in the day and it took time to find my speaking voice, keep things engaging, and develop a brand that suits your personality. Fortunately for me I went to school for design, photography, and marketing, but it can be difficult to objectively narrow in on your own branding. Ultimately I didn't stick with it because it made playing video games into a chore and I lost the joy of playing. Also the market was flooding with people making similar videos, which is why I'm hesitant to review things and feel like I need to find my own unique angle to stand out, as arn told me before.
The other thing is it can be difficult to start out and go all in when you're not being sent free stuff in the mail to review all the time. I feel like this would be a slow ramp of reviewing things I own and new things as I buy them. I was talking to my friend about it tonight and how some of the things I'm interested in talking about might be difficult to keep fresh over time. I really want to do something like this but you end up falling into the time pit. It's easier when you're younger with less responsibility. You get stuck between working your regular job and working your side job. This is mostly why I don't do as much freelance design work any more.
It's difficult to get to the point where the money coming in is high enough that you can quit your job and focus on it completely without quitting your job early while clearing a gap of low income for a while and just hoping it all works out. We have a decent chunk in savings but my wife runs her own business and her insurance is through my work so that also complicates things. Throw in a couple little ones (2 and 4) and it gets tricky to not start it off slower. There's a lot that goes into it, such as writing scripts so you don't ramble in the video, actually recording your audio and doing multiple takes, getting all the product shots and/or stock footage, spending a lot time with the actual thing to be reviewed so you can give it a fair shake, all the video/sound editing, and the promotion on social media or forums with SEO optimization. I'll probably give it a shot after a while. Between actually building this workspace and getting the desk and equipment setup I'm ready to chill for a bit, lol.
