Something I like about your videos is that your voice is very defined. RUclipsrs who "make it big" and hire researchers, writers, editors, etc start to sound like talking heads.
Love this! Felt so good when you said to just start making them/editing because I was like “yay! I am!” You’re such a positive force on RUclips thanks for doing what you do
“I don’t know the words to every song and I sing along anyway” was so comforting and motivating and can be applied to all of life. I love it thanks for that little nugget!
Scott you are literally my favorite creator. Anytime I'm sad or struggling and I watch your videos I feel a little bit more uplifted❤️ thank you for being the sweet midwestern dad of RUclips
I’ve always thought of hiring an editor as making a rough sketch on a canvas and then handing someone else all the brushes and paints to finish the piece. That’s where the video is actually made! Definitely don’t hand that off too early (or ever). I’m happy to say this on an SM7B while wearing a jacket if it adds credibility.
Been doing this for almost a decade and it's one of the most rewarding experiences. I've met so many of my friends, seen so many cool small youtubers making amazing work, and I love editing videos.
Mans is spitting nothing but facts. I started a RUclips channel because I wanted to be a "RUclipsr." But then I just fell in love with the process of making videos and stopped caring about the platform's definition of success. I'm always perplexed when creators who used to edit their content talk about hiring an editor. Because editing is such an ingrained part of the process to me. I friggin love editing.
I sometimes get jealous of people who have a video go viral, so I really appreciate what you shared about being grateful for your slower growth. Great video!
This translates to so much more than RUclips. I need to get off my butt and get back to creating. I'm a musician. I have the means. And I waste the time. Thank you, brother. We appreciate you so much!
It's been 8 years since I've uploaded on my channel, the last couple years I've had plenty of time to do it but I felt paralyzed all the time. I'm in the process of making one right now. The one thing I'm struggling with is delivering to camera, trying to be enthusiastic about something that I'm very passionate about. I feel so un-natural talking from a script but it's the only way to stop myself talking gibberish lol. Thanks for the encouragement! I'm trying! Gonna try reshoot in a couple days now I've had some practice :)
I love every aspect of doing youtube! Editing is my favourite part of any video, and honestly I enjoy doing it all myself. Granted I have a friend whom I help and he helps me, but that is only small videos, I do all the big ones and wouldn't pass up on that, cos I love doing it! I make time to do what I enjoy and still have time to do other things with friends and family
I love the editing in this video, especially the montage of your old videos as examples and the fun little music and text at the end to wrap it all up. It’s actually incredible how far you’ve come as a one-man team, and your growth in skill in all the different “arms” of this job.
This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Finally finished a video I had shot months ago, and it feels so good to have a finished project after always starting new ones. Thanks for your passionate words of wisdom, Scotch Tape.
I NEVER thought about how random virality from the algorithm is a way to sucker creators in and increase uploads and activity. You hope people find their audience but that’s how you make them WANT to
8:19 people forget this websites motto used to be "Broadcast Yourself" youtubers have always been able to do it themselves and its really important to learn those skills. a lot of the greats that you think of today that have editors and teams like smosh and Markiplier and gmm started that way
I love how upfront you are. I remember watching a video of yours a long time ago when you were so frustrated with RUclips. You said there was a point when you posted updates or videos you were actually losing subscribers and how demoralizing that was. I was so impressed with your authenticity, and years later I still am. You can feel your heart and personality in your videos(which is unfortunately rare)and it’s been such a joy to see your growth.
Damn, Scott. I’ve been unemployed for a while and struggling with my mental health and I have a passion for collecting movies on physical and so I made a RUclips channel for it after having a gaming channel flop for a few years but I got lazy and stopped posting on my physical media RUclips channel but you got me wanting to try to start back up again and keep it going.
Its funny i found this today scott. I gained 100 subs all of last year...... which i thought was sick. We at one point were getting 1 sub per video on average. After awhile it changed and we got 100 videos ahead of our subs. Now, in this month alone we gained as many as we did all of last year! I know 500 isnt a massive milestone but it sure feels like it. Now ill be hiring somebody to shave my legs, do my thumbnails, wash my cat, and edit. Thanks for the advice!
ive started a couple projects, posted single videos, tried my hand at mini-series, and had to put a big one i wanted to make since 2020 on hiatus because money, moving, etc. i struggle with finding motivation after starting a project like most people, and would love to at least upload some stuff i can be proud of at a consistent rate. i want to be better able to budget my time in conjunction with my need to create
Thank you, Scott - I needed this video to come along right now. I’ve been trudging along writing the script for my first video, toying around in Vegas Movie Studio trying to figure it out, and making excuses every time I think about it and decide not to work on it. This was the push in the right direction.
If money isn't your goal you literally just keep creating, forever. It's meant to be fun. It's a literal fucking hobby. Few people can make money off of their hobbies in the first place.
Thank you so much, I really needed this. I made a content calendar for the year, and now my motivation is lower. A big part of youtubing is learning you YOU work, and adapting to make the workflow *work* for you.
Scott you’re positivity always bring picks me back up after work. Don’t ever plan on being yt but had bad day at work and wanted to let you know you’re videos brings my smile back to my face.
I post everything I find fun whether it’s gaming or a skit, I have fun with it! I have friends who want to start and I always tell them just start posting and you’ll eventually find your groove but if you don’t post then you’ll never find it. It’s like searching for something but never actually looking and then wondering why you can’t find it. Just start and see what happens 👍
Thank you Scott. I needed this. I think the hardest part for me is staying consistent. I'm trying to do what I can to make the videos that I want, but it can be so disheartening getting a couple thousand views on a video, getting a lot of great feedback, feeling super motivated to make another, then watching that video not even break 100 views. It completely stops my creative momentum. I will continue to make the videos that I want to make, but there's always something in the back of my head telling me it's all for nothing. I love the process regardless of how many views I get, but there's such a huge connection in my brain with how good a video is with how many views it gets. So then I feel like I did a bad job, even though when I clicked that publish button I knew I made something I was proud of. So when a video doesn't do well, I almost feel embarrassed that I tried so hard for "failure." I know there are so many great videos on this platform waiting to be discovered, and I wish I could give credit to all the people who make great content that don't get the exposure for all the hard work they put in. I guess all you can do is keep making stuff regardless. But I'm happy for you Scott, I've been a fan for a while now and I've seen you grow quite a bit. You're one of my biggest inspirations for sure and proof that a slow burn can pay off. Keep it up!
5:26 PREACH IT SCOTT. I've done youtube now for like 4 years and have just done all my editing by my self. It is a great way to be in control of your content but also improve, and this past year I actually got several videos that hit over 10k+ views
I just started writing my first ever script for my new RUclips channel and this was some great advice! I can't wait to learn all the skills that come with being a RUclipsr and just have fun making videos that I want to make. Definitely remembering this. Thanks Scott!!
ik he won’t see this but i’ve been meaning to comment it for a while: finding scott’s channel last year was one of the best things that happened to me. i was getting tired of youtube cause every video seemed so pessimistic. i LOVE commentary youtubers, but 99% of their videos was just complaining and making fun of people who, in a lot of times, did not deserved it. and complaining can be a lot of fun, but it was starting to wheigh a lot on me. and then i found his channel, and it was so different from what i used to see. most of his videos are about topics i’d never think about, but he seems so passionate or happy about them, i end up getting just as excited! i’ll never forget the video he made showing pieces of art that were in roads near where he lives, and he truly saw beauty in it, it didn’t matter how small or simple it was. same thing whit the buffalo thing. ik it’s simple, but it does make me appreciate more the place where i live, try to find things i take for granted and enjoy them. he’s so optimistic, it makes me want to be too! i love your videos scott, they make me happy and i love seeing you discuss the breakfasts they serve on the most random movies and i love how excited you are about it!! i wish you and your family all the happiness in the world (sorry for any mistakes lol im from brazil so english is not my first language, but i tried)
4:52 I like RUclips for this reason more than other social media. I like the smaller communities within RUclips and have creators be passionate about their work even if its not the same type of content over and over again.The newness makes it interesting.
I don't know if this makes sense, but Jeremiah, WheezeWaiter and your content makes me feel inspired to do what I want. I mean, I don't even want to be a RUclipsr, but the passion and fun you guys add to your videos gives me energy. Thank you! ❤
every time I think about how much I don't want to learn editing and how much I don't want to take the time to make thumbnails how much I don't want to have to try to be entertaining I will just watch this because this right here is what I needed to hear
I just wanna thank you Scott for this video but also for all the banger videos you’ve put out in the past! I started my RUclips channel a couple years ago (I’ve only made one so far 🫣) but I watched almost every video you ever posted in the background while I worked on my project, and your good vibes helped motivate me to finish editing and posting that video! I’m actually working on my next video right now and this vid couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, thanks for the good energy you bring to this platform!!
As someone who has a full time job, a wife and kid, I always thought I didn’t have enough time to work on videos. I’ve been getting up at 5am recently to get a good hour in before I leave for work. I always thought I didn’t have enough time to upload consistently, but turns out I just wasn’t prioritizing making time. Edit: wanted to add something else
I don’t know the words to ever song but I sing along anyway is such a good mantra, I’m scared of not making a video to the caliber that I want it to be but like then it will never exist??? Great video as always!
I've shot footage and had ideas for stories to tell with said footage for several different videos... but maybe I just needed this last push to finally sit down and learn how to make a dang video.
i really needed this right now since i've just started uploading videos again after a long while. i think the thing you mentioned about people getting that hit of virality is so real though. its interesting the amount of people that just do the same thing over and over and hate it instead of doing what they actually like doing on their own account.
I really need this. I've been wanting to make videos since I was a kid and when I was 14 I started making short videos and had a pretty good Instagram following, but I got pregnant at 16. Now I'm 21 with two kids and divorced, and I still think about making videos everyday. I'm going to make the time and start recording again soon, thank you Scott
Thank you for this motivation. I have a channel that I started and I get in my own head thinking “this idea isn’t good enough” or “the quality of this video I just filmed isn’t good enough” and I keep telling myself all the reasons why people won’t watch it. But I just need to do it. I need to get out of my own way and just upload things because no one is expecting anything of me. I don’t have an upload schedule and I don’t have a lot of subscribers so there’s no pressure. I just need to do it and enjoy it because I love writing and speaking and discussing ideas and I know the momentum is the main issue. I tell myself I don’t have time but I also make excuses. I’m planning a new video to make soon and this video was the perfect thing to watch for where I am now.
Never comment. I remember back in 2019 I was watching you're videos and I just started my podcast journey. I'm so thankful I had a slow grow for 3+ years before I started making any views or money. Now in 2025 I can say this is my job now, and you're videos have helped get through so much. Great video
Great video Scott. I was writing a script the other night, more to put into the style of a graphic visual overview handbook video, but I restarted my computer and didn’t realize the document didn’t save. So all I have left of the formatting was 2/3 of the text itself, and a screenshot I was showing to a friend. Realizing it might be time to put a face to my work, so I’m going to rebuild it and do a couch talk video instead with the inclusion of the overview.
I’m so glad you called out the “I don’t have time/my job takes all my time and energy” excuse. Like you said, that is not actually true for 90% of people who say it. They just like the idea of being creative more than the actual process, and to resolve that cognitive dissonance in their head they choose to blame their inaction on something other than themselves, instead of resolving it by actually doing anything. The circumstances in which art is made aren’t ever perfect. The thing about creative work is that it is still work. It’s usually not glamorous and is sometimes tedious. But it should be something that is restorative.
Also even in these comments people are missing the point. So many whiners who are like oh my circumstances are blah blah blah. Like yeah, stop talking about why you can't do it and instead just get on with it. I used to be in a creative writing group and consistently there were people who liked the idea of calling themselves an author or writer without any actual work to back themselves up. It's ok to not do something but they should shut up about how they totally could do it if they didn't have x, y z excuse etc.
Whenever I'm feeling down, or had a stressed day at work, Scott's there to bring the Strugglers up. One of my favorite RUclipsrs on this platform. Couldn't be more grateful to have been recommended on the homrpage.
It's so uplifting to see someone successful encourage others to learn how to do all the parts of what they want to do and to find fulfillment even in the more tedious parts of the job that force you to learn new skills. The joy of self-sufficiency, particularly when it requires teaching yourself to do difficult, un-glamorous tasks is a joy that far too many people miss out on. You're like the anti-guru and it's so refreshing.
Scott, I always appreciate your candor. As someone who has wanted to create online content for many, many years, I really appreciate this. My situation is more rare: I’m disabled and suffer from numerous chronic illnesses and pain, along with depression and ADD. I have crawled my way to the meager place I’m in. Learning editing and design in the background. I know this will reward me in the future. I’m making a pledge to you, Scott Cramer, that by the time you upload your 2025 yearly wrap up video, I will have at least 5 videos (not including shorts!) on my channel. Thank you and love your content. ❤
Hey Scott! Thanks for the advice! I was a RUclipsr for about 8 years in a community until that community kinda died out. So I hit a mini restart on my channel and tried following a more general scope when it came to my passions with content creation and gaming. And while it's been great for getting views and subscribers and I've been a lot happier with my content, it's been a lot tougher to feel like there's actually a community there. So I appreciate your story of sticking to it for so long and just doing what you love and growing a community that way. I hope that somewhere along the way I can grow a community doing what I do too 💙 THANK YOU! p.s. I've always edited my own stuff (With Sony Vegas just like you). I feel like your RUclipsr identity is tied to your editing style and it's important to keep that.
Thank you for this, Scott! It was very helpful. I've been making videos for over 10 years and have seen very slow growth but I'm the same way. I like having a slow growth and cultivating my community! I decided this would be the year I take RUclips more seriously to see if I can make it sustainable. So I appreciate this video and encouragement 😁
I hired a friend to help me with editing after I hit around 6k subs and was just tired of that part of the process, but theres no reason anyone that wants to start making videos even needs to think about that. So many editing softwares are free (or signifigantly less expensive than an editor) and easy to learn. Some of my favorite jokes come from editing. I'm lucky I trust my editors sense of humor but I cant imagine handing my stuff off to some random person to chop it up. And thank you for addressing thaty dopamine rush people chase. You're never gonna have all your uploads be as successful as each other, there ill be peaks and valleys, as long as yuou make content you are passionate about, it'll balance out and you'll stay on it because of the joy, not the numbers.
I did some gameplay videos a few years ago. I knew I was not going to be big, I just used it as an excuse to learn how to edit. And it works! It was fun, I just stopped because my PC was kinda weak and had problems recording, so it became a nuisance rather than a thing I did for fun. But I completely agree, go out there and do some videos! They will not be good at first, but you will notice your self improvement and that, per se, is a hell of a reward!
The one thing I keep running into is "Do I really want to do it?" I look at or hear about things and think "That would make a good RUclips video".(I even have a long list of ideas) Until I get to a point in the script writing process after a while where I'm just like, man, I don't really want to do this right now, I'll come back to it later. Then never do. There is a point at the beginning where it seems fun, but just end up dropping it. I guess the main issue is wondering whether I'm lazy or I just genuinely don't want to do this. I do want to make SOMETHING but going from an idea to a video has so many steps (Research, Script, Record, Edit, etc.) and so many second guesses that if you find any one of those things loathsome, it can become an absolute chore. Awesome video.
Very good advice Scott! I slowly came to the realization that need to edit my own vids when I couldn't pay anyone... honestly its very satisfying to learn by myself! its like gaining a superpower!
Videos like this are way your one of my favourite RUclipsrs on here. Inspiring and encouraging and great advice. Agree with the advice about editors too. I’ve known a couple of RUclipsrs that got to a stage where they get an editor, hate to say it but you see the difference in their content too. Now, one in particular, I’d never chatty anymore, his works suffered, yes he’s getting more views now, but he seems to just be chasing the algorithm and his videos just feel like cookie cutter same as everyone else. I wish he would go back to how he was and actually feel like he’s running the channel, not some editor.
Appreciate the authentic thumbnail of a frame grab. Thanks for the inspiring advice and for always putting your whole self into your videos. Loved the rage and realness of this. You have the best heart.
5:50 exactly! I watch a channel that was so good. Then they tried to go up on production value (where it looked too polished, to produced) and it stopped being fun. Then they just put out a series like their originals and the response was overwhelmingly positive saying THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE! We don’t want it the other way. It’s not real.
The video this came from (along with James Lee's How I Broke up with Adobe video) were the final pushes I needed to finally start learning Blender. So far, been having a great time!
I am trying to start a channel and this is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you Scott, I know I don’t know you, but you seem like a genuinely great guy. Keep up the great work!
Tomorrow is my 29th birthday, I woke up today feeling depressed and wondered if dreams could still be achieved even if you get older, or if it's all just gone to waste now. So, thanks for this upload. I Might not want to be a successful RUclipsr but I still applied your advice to other aspects 😄
I need to show my son this video. He always talks about wanting to be a RUclipsr, but it seems he just wants to focus on the fun part rather than the fundamentals like knowing how to even upload or title a video. Obviously I want to help him, but it's those first steps that tell a lot. My daughter? Exact opposite. She wanted to learn how to do it, and by jove if anyone was gonna stop her from figuring it out. I think more RUclipsrs need to be like Scott and preach those fundamentals
Praise your daughter and tell your son to stop giving updates until there's a real update. Maybe the competition will make him do something, maybe not. Either way your daughter is a total champ 🤩
I don't have any plans to be a RUclipsr, but it's nice to watch Scott motivating anyone who needs it.
Same!
It’s so nice to see people who are truly passionate about something and encouraging others in a realistic way.
I agree! It’s so refreshing to see a RUclipsr who is out for the good of others
Hey Scott, don’t apologize for being passionate ya dingus, it’s why we’re here
“I don’t know the words to every song, but I sing along anyways.” That’s a good quote dude!
Something I like about your videos is that your voice is very defined. RUclipsrs who "make it big" and hire researchers, writers, editors, etc start to sound like talking heads.
Love this! Felt so good when you said to just start making them/editing because I was like “yay! I am!” You’re such a positive force on RUclips thanks for doing what you do
“I don’t know the words to every song and I sing along anyway” was so comforting and motivating and can be applied to all of life. I love it thanks for that little nugget!
Scott you are literally my favorite creator. Anytime I'm sad or struggling and I watch your videos I feel a little bit more uplifted❤️ thank you for being the sweet midwestern dad of RUclips
"just making a fking youtube video it's so much fun" yeah! YEAH! what he said!!!!
I’ve always thought of hiring an editor as making a rough sketch on a canvas and then handing someone else all the brushes and paints to finish the piece.
That’s where the video is actually made! Definitely don’t hand that off too early (or ever).
I’m happy to say this on an SM7B while wearing a jacket if it adds credibility.
Scott is the Mac and Cheese of RUclips.
He’s pure comfort food..
Been doing this for almost a decade and it's one of the most rewarding experiences. I've met so many of my friends, seen so many cool small youtubers making amazing work, and I love editing videos.
Mans is spitting nothing but facts. I started a RUclips channel because I wanted to be a "RUclipsr." But then I just fell in love with the process of making videos and stopped caring about the platform's definition of success.
I'm always perplexed when creators who used to edit their content talk about hiring an editor. Because editing is such an ingrained part of the process to me. I friggin love editing.
I couldn't imagine ever hiring someone to edit videos for me. At that point they wouldn't even by "my" videos anymore!
I sometimes get jealous of people who have a video go viral, so I really appreciate what you shared about being grateful for your slower growth.
Great video!
This translates to so much more than RUclips. I need to get off my butt and get back to creating. I'm a musician. I have the means. And I waste the time. Thank you, brother. We appreciate you so much!
keeping the og RUclips tagline in mind can be a good mindset: Broadcast Yourself
Great advice Scott. I would like to hire you to make my thumbnails.
This video helped me reorganize my closet, which is a task I’ve been putting off for 3 months
It's been 8 years since I've uploaded on my channel, the last couple years I've had plenty of time to do it but I felt paralyzed all the time. I'm in the process of making one right now. The one thing I'm struggling with is delivering to camera, trying to be enthusiastic about something that I'm very passionate about. I feel so un-natural talking from a script but it's the only way to stop myself talking gibberish lol. Thanks for the encouragement! I'm trying! Gonna try reshoot in a couple days now I've had some practice :)
I love every aspect of doing youtube!
Editing is my favourite part of any video, and honestly I enjoy doing it all myself.
Granted I have a friend whom I help and he helps me, but that is only small videos, I do all the big ones and wouldn't pass up on that, cos I love doing it!
I make time to do what I enjoy and still have time to do other things with friends and family
I love the editing in this video, especially the montage of your old videos as examples and the fun little music and text at the end to wrap it all up. It’s actually incredible how far you’ve come as a one-man team, and your growth in skill in all the different “arms” of this job.
This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Finally finished a video I had shot months ago, and it feels so good to have a finished project after always starting new ones. Thanks for your passionate words of wisdom, Scotch Tape.
I NEVER thought about how random virality from the algorithm is a way to sucker creators in and increase uploads and activity. You hope people find their audience but that’s how you make them WANT to
I want you to succeed too Scott. You deserve it!
scott can you be my dad
8:19 people forget this websites motto used to be "Broadcast Yourself" youtubers have always been able to do it themselves and its really important to learn those skills. a lot of the greats that you think of today that have editors and teams like smosh and Markiplier and gmm started that way
I love how upfront you are. I remember watching a video of yours a long time ago when you were so frustrated with RUclips. You said there was a point when you posted updates or videos you were actually losing subscribers and how demoralizing that was. I was so impressed with your authenticity, and years later I still am. You can feel your heart and personality in your videos(which is unfortunately rare)and it’s been such a joy to see your growth.
Damn, Scott. I’ve been unemployed for a while and struggling with my mental health and I have a passion for collecting movies on physical and so I made a RUclips channel for it after having a gaming channel flop for a few years but I got lazy and stopped posting on my physical media RUclips channel but you got me wanting to try to start back up again and keep it going.
New viewer here! Great advice and the Stevenson Ranch hat?! I’m in! You got a new fan today brother! 🤝
Thank you for motivation.
I love doing it all by myself.
Its funny i found this today scott. I gained 100 subs all of last year...... which i thought was sick. We at one point were getting 1 sub per video on average. After awhile it changed and we got 100 videos ahead of our subs. Now, in this month alone we gained as many as we did all of last year! I know 500 isnt a massive milestone but it sure feels like it. Now ill be hiring somebody to shave my legs, do my thumbnails, wash my cat, and edit. Thanks for the advice!
ive started a couple projects, posted single videos, tried my hand at mini-series, and had to put a big one i wanted to make since 2020 on hiatus because money, moving, etc.
i struggle with finding motivation after starting a project like most people, and would love to at least upload some stuff i can be proud of at a consistent rate. i want to be better able to budget my time in conjunction with my need to create
Good facts to live life by Scott.
Thank you, Scott - I needed this video to come along right now. I’ve been trudging along writing the script for my first video, toying around in Vegas Movie Studio trying to figure it out, and making excuses every time I think about it and decide not to work on it. This was the push in the right direction.
If money isn't your goal you literally just keep creating, forever. It's meant to be fun. It's a literal fucking hobby. Few people can make money off of their hobbies in the first place.
Thank you so much, I really needed this. I made a content calendar for the year, and now my motivation is lower. A big part of youtubing is learning you YOU work, and adapting to make the workflow *work* for you.
So true, looking back at my first videos, yikes, but just slowly getting better each time is the key
The background jazz slaps
Scott you’re positivity always bring picks me back up after work. Don’t ever plan on being yt but had bad day at work and wanted to let you know you’re videos brings my smile back to my face.
Just wanna say I appreciate the realness you bring to the RUclips space
I post everything I find fun whether it’s gaming or a skit, I have fun with it! I have friends who want to start and I always tell them just start posting and you’ll eventually find your groove but if you don’t post then you’ll never find it. It’s like searching for something but never actually looking and then wondering why you can’t find it. Just start and see what happens 👍
Thank you Scott. I needed this. I think the hardest part for me is staying consistent. I'm trying to do what I can to make the videos that I want, but it can be so disheartening getting a couple thousand views on a video, getting a lot of great feedback, feeling super motivated to make another, then watching that video not even break 100 views. It completely stops my creative momentum. I will continue to make the videos that I want to make, but there's always something in the back of my head telling me it's all for nothing. I love the process regardless of how many views I get, but there's such a huge connection in my brain with how good a video is with how many views it gets. So then I feel like I did a bad job, even though when I clicked that publish button I knew I made something I was proud of. So when a video doesn't do well, I almost feel embarrassed that I tried so hard for "failure." I know there are so many great videos on this platform waiting to be discovered, and I wish I could give credit to all the people who make great content that don't get the exposure for all the hard work they put in. I guess all you can do is keep making stuff regardless. But I'm happy for you Scott, I've been a fan for a while now and I've seen you grow quite a bit. You're one of my biggest inspirations for sure and proof that a slow burn can pay off. Keep it up!
5:26 PREACH IT SCOTT. I've done youtube now for like 4 years and have just done all my editing by my self. It is a great way to be in control of your content but also improve, and this past year I actually got several videos that hit over 10k+ views
I just started writing my first ever script for my new RUclips channel and this was some great advice! I can't wait to learn all the skills that come with being a RUclipsr and just have fun making videos that I want to make. Definitely remembering this. Thanks Scott!!
Thanks, Scott! I follow your channel with my personal account, i love how positive you always are ❤
Well there goes my dream of being Scott Cramer’s editor/thumbnail maker extraordinaire 😢
ik he won’t see this but i’ve been meaning to comment it for a while: finding scott’s channel last year was one of the best things that happened to me. i was getting tired of youtube cause every video seemed so pessimistic. i LOVE commentary youtubers, but 99% of their videos was just complaining and making fun of people who, in a lot of times, did not deserved it. and complaining can be a lot of fun, but it was starting to wheigh a lot on me. and then i found his channel, and it was so different from what i used to see. most of his videos are about topics i’d never think about, but he seems so passionate or happy about them, i end up getting just as excited! i’ll never forget the video he made showing pieces of art that were in roads near where he lives, and he truly saw beauty in it, it didn’t matter how small or simple it was. same thing whit the buffalo thing. ik it’s simple, but it does make me appreciate more the place where i live, try to find things i take for granted and enjoy them. he’s so optimistic, it makes me want to be too! i love your videos scott, they make me happy and i love seeing you discuss the breakfasts they serve on the most random movies and i love how excited you are about it!! i wish you and your family all the happiness in the world (sorry for any mistakes lol im from brazil so english is not my first language, but i tried)
4:52 I like RUclips for this reason more than other social media. I like the smaller communities within RUclips and have creators be passionate about their work even if its not the same type of content over and over again.The newness makes it interesting.
Scott I really don’t know how you are so wholesome like you are the nicest RUclipsr I know ❤
I don't know if this makes sense, but Jeremiah, WheezeWaiter and your content makes me feel inspired to do what I want. I mean, I don't even want to be a RUclipsr, but the passion and fun you guys add to your videos gives me energy. Thank you! ❤
every time I think about how much I don't want to learn editing and how much I don't want to take the time to make thumbnails how much I don't want to have to try to be entertaining I will just watch this because this right here is what I needed to hear
I just wanna thank you Scott for this video but also for all the banger videos you’ve put out in the past! I started my RUclips channel a couple years ago (I’ve only made one so far 🫣) but I watched almost every video you ever posted in the background while I worked on my project, and your good vibes helped motivate me to finish editing and posting that video! I’m actually working on my next video right now and this vid couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, thanks for the good energy you bring to this platform!!
As someone who has a full time job, a wife and kid, I always thought I didn’t have enough time to work on videos. I’ve been getting up at 5am recently to get a good hour in before I leave for work. I always thought I didn’t have enough time to upload consistently, but turns out I just wasn’t prioritizing making time.
Edit: wanted to add something else
Subscribed 👍🏻
@ wow, thank you!
Watched a couple of your videos after seein this comment, subbed
@ I appreciate that, I appreciate any constructive criticism you may have
You're a blessing
I don’t know the words to ever song but I sing along anyway is such a good mantra, I’m scared of not making a video to the caliber that I want it to be but like then it will never exist??? Great video as always!
Kinda freaked me out because he said that word for word as i read your comment haha
Thanks, Scott. Youve always inspired me ❤
yay scott so smart, I love this!
I've shot footage and had ideas for stories to tell with said footage for several different videos... but maybe I just needed this last push to finally sit down and learn how to make a dang video.
Thanks for the great advice! My 700 subs have you to partially thank!
Editing should be part of the process… 100% agree hiring someone is in genuine
I just know that Scott will be his sons soccer team coach one day
i really needed this right now since i've just started uploading videos again after a long while. i think the thing you mentioned about people getting that hit of virality is so real though. its interesting the amount of people that just do the same thing over and over and hate it instead of doing what they actually like doing on their own account.
I really need this. I've been wanting to make videos since I was a kid and when I was 14 I started making short videos and had a pretty good Instagram following, but I got pregnant at 16. Now I'm 21 with two kids and divorced, and I still think about making videos everyday. I'm going to make the time and start recording again soon, thank you Scott
Thank you for this motivation. I have a channel that I started and I get in my own head thinking “this idea isn’t good enough” or “the quality of this video I just filmed isn’t good enough” and I keep telling myself all the reasons why people won’t watch it. But I just need to do it. I need to get out of my own way and just upload things because no one is expecting anything of me. I don’t have an upload schedule and I don’t have a lot of subscribers so there’s no pressure. I just need to do it and enjoy it because I love writing and speaking and discussing ideas and I know the momentum is the main issue. I tell myself I don’t have time but I also make excuses. I’m planning a new video to make soon and this video was the perfect thing to watch for where I am now.
Why is Scott always posting the right video right as I need it 😅
Never comment. I remember back in 2019 I was watching you're videos and I just started my podcast journey. I'm so thankful I had a slow grow for 3+ years before I started making any views or money. Now in 2025 I can say this is my job now, and you're videos have helped get through so much. Great video
Ah man you’ve got a heart of gold, it’s why we love ya so much! You create such a cool, warm place for people who need it. Thanks doggy 🙏
Great video Scott. I was writing a script the other night, more to put into the style of a graphic visual overview handbook video, but I restarted my computer and didn’t realize the document didn’t save. So all I have left of the formatting was 2/3 of the text itself, and a screenshot I was showing to a friend. Realizing it might be time to put a face to my work, so I’m going to rebuild it and do a couch talk video instead with the inclusion of the overview.
As someone really struggling with analysis paralysis and self doubt recently, I really appreciate this video
I’m so glad you called out the “I don’t have time/my job takes all my time and energy” excuse. Like you said, that is not actually true for 90% of people who say it. They just like the idea of being creative more than the actual process, and to resolve that cognitive dissonance in their head they choose to blame their inaction on something other than themselves, instead of resolving it by actually doing anything. The circumstances in which art is made aren’t ever perfect. The thing about creative work is that it is still work. It’s usually not glamorous and is sometimes tedious. But it should be something that is restorative.
Also even in these comments people are missing the point. So many whiners who are like oh my circumstances are blah blah blah. Like yeah, stop talking about why you can't do it and instead just get on with it. I used to be in a creative writing group and consistently there were people who liked the idea of calling themselves an author or writer without any actual work to back themselves up.
It's ok to not do something but they should shut up about how they totally could do it if they didn't have x, y z excuse etc.
Advice from a G
Whenever I'm feeling down, or had a stressed day at work, Scott's there to bring the Strugglers up. One of my favorite RUclipsrs on this platform. Couldn't be more grateful to have been recommended on the homrpage.
can't watch rn but i know this is warm and lovely and we appreciate you Scott for everything
Thank you 💖
Me having no desire to start a youtube channel but getting so pumped to start youtube at 8:15 😅😅😅
Never apologize for passion. If you're passionate about something, you should be sharing it with the world.
It's so uplifting to see someone successful encourage others to learn how to do all the parts of what they want to do and to find fulfillment even in the more tedious parts of the job that force you to learn new skills. The joy of self-sufficiency, particularly when it requires teaching yourself to do difficult, un-glamorous tasks is a joy that far too many people miss out on. You're like the anti-guru and it's so refreshing.
Scott, I always appreciate your candor.
As someone who has wanted to create online content for many, many years, I really appreciate this. My situation is more rare: I’m disabled and suffer from numerous chronic illnesses and pain, along with depression and ADD. I have crawled my way to the meager place I’m in. Learning editing and design in the background. I know this will reward me in the future.
I’m making a pledge to you, Scott Cramer, that by the time you upload your 2025 yearly wrap up video, I will have at least 5 videos (not including shorts!) on my channel.
Thank you and love your content. ❤
You now have to stop thinking of those as blockers and start doing 🥳
I just started making videos consistently on my channel last year. This video was the reassurance I need to keep going.
Hey Scott! Thanks for the advice! I was a RUclipsr for about 8 years in a community until that community kinda died out. So I hit a mini restart on my channel and tried following a more general scope when it came to my passions with content creation and gaming. And while it's been great for getting views and subscribers and I've been a lot happier with my content, it's been a lot tougher to feel like there's actually a community there. So I appreciate your story of sticking to it for so long and just doing what you love and growing a community that way. I hope that somewhere along the way I can grow a community doing what I do too 💙 THANK YOU!
p.s. I've always edited my own stuff (With Sony Vegas just like you). I feel like your RUclipsr identity is tied to your editing style and it's important to keep that.
Thank you for this, Scott! It was very helpful. I've been making videos for over 10 years and have seen very slow growth but I'm the same way. I like having a slow growth and cultivating my community! I decided this would be the year I take RUclips more seriously to see if I can make it sustainable. So I appreciate this video and encouragement 😁
Thanks for saying that you can do everything by yourself. I truly think it's the best way to work on a channel.
I hired a friend to help me with editing after I hit around 6k subs and was just tired of that part of the process, but theres no reason anyone that wants to start making videos even needs to think about that. So many editing softwares are free (or signifigantly less expensive than an editor) and easy to learn. Some of my favorite jokes come from editing. I'm lucky I trust my editors sense of humor but I cant imagine handing my stuff off to some random person to chop it up.
And thank you for addressing thaty dopamine rush people chase. You're never gonna have all your uploads be as successful as each other, there ill be peaks and valleys, as long as yuou make content you are passionate about, it'll balance out and you'll stay on it because of the joy, not the numbers.
I needed this video! It's been favorited for multiple watches. Thanks Scott!
Thank you Scott ❤ you’ve always been one of my greatest creative inspirations!
I did some gameplay videos a few years ago. I knew I was not going to be big, I just used it as an excuse to learn how to edit. And it works! It was fun, I just stopped because my PC was kinda weak and had problems recording, so it became a nuisance rather than a thing I did for fun. But I completely agree, go out there and do some videos! They will not be good at first, but you will notice your self improvement and that, per se, is a hell of a reward!
The one thing I keep running into is "Do I really want to do it?" I look at or hear about things and think "That would make a good RUclips video".(I even have a long list of ideas) Until I get to a point in the script writing process after a while where I'm just like, man, I don't really want to do this right now, I'll come back to it later. Then never do. There is a point at the beginning where it seems fun, but just end up dropping it. I guess the main issue is wondering whether I'm lazy or I just genuinely don't want to do this. I do want to make SOMETHING but going from an idea to a video has so many steps (Research, Script, Record, Edit, etc.) and so many second guesses that if you find any one of those things loathsome, it can become an absolute chore. Awesome video.
Very good advice Scott! I slowly came to the realization that need to edit my own vids when I couldn't pay anyone... honestly its very satisfying to learn by myself! its like gaining a superpower!
I think my biggest thing to fight is my ADHD in my journey so far- ill do it later- omg its to late!
This is just the inspiration I needed to start making the thing, thank you so much 🙏
Videos like this are way your one of my favourite RUclipsrs on here. Inspiring and encouraging and great advice.
Agree with the advice about editors too. I’ve known a couple of RUclipsrs that got to a stage where they get an editor, hate to say it but you see the difference in their content too. Now, one in particular, I’d never chatty anymore, his works suffered, yes he’s getting more views now, but he seems to just be chasing the algorithm and his videos just feel like cookie cutter same as everyone else. I wish he would go back to how he was and actually feel like he’s running the channel, not some editor.
Appreciate the authentic thumbnail of a frame grab. Thanks for the inspiring advice and for always putting your whole self into your videos. Loved the rage and realness of this. You have the best heart.
Thank you. I'm finally gonna record a video tomorrow. I gotta start somewhere.
5:50 exactly! I watch a channel that was so good. Then they tried to go up on production value (where it looked too polished, to produced) and it stopped being fun.
Then they just put out a series like their originals and the response was overwhelmingly positive saying THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE! We don’t want it the other way. It’s not real.
wow thank you scott
Just good creative project advice in general 🙌🏾
Not looking into being a RUclipsr but I will take the advice for my music! Also, love Jeremy he's hilarious
I CAN DO IT BY MYSELF AND I DO IT BY MYSELF EVERY. SINGLE. VIDEO.
The video this came from (along with James Lee's How I Broke up with Adobe video) were the final pushes I needed to finally start learning Blender. So far, been having a great time!
I am trying to start a channel and this is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you Scott, I know I don’t know you, but you seem like a genuinely great guy. Keep up the great work!
Tomorrow is my 29th birthday, I woke up today feeling depressed and wondered if dreams could still be achieved even if you get older, or if it's all just gone to waste now. So, thanks for this upload. I Might not want to be a successful RUclipsr but I still applied your advice to other aspects 😄
I really needed to hear this. Working on my 3rd video right now 💪
I need to show my son this video. He always talks about wanting to be a RUclipsr, but it seems he just wants to focus on the fun part rather than the fundamentals like knowing how to even upload or title a video. Obviously I want to help him, but it's those first steps that tell a lot. My daughter? Exact opposite. She wanted to learn how to do it, and by jove if anyone was gonna stop her from figuring it out. I think more RUclipsrs need to be like Scott and preach those fundamentals
Praise your daughter and tell your son to stop giving updates until there's a real update. Maybe the competition will make him do something, maybe not. Either way your daughter is a total champ 🤩