How I Do YouTube On A Budget

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Let’s be real, most small YouTubers can’t afford good equipment. I am one of them. YouTube is hard when your poor but not impossible. This will be a guild on how I YouTube with little to no money and how you can too. It’s hard for most small YouTubers, as we cannot afford the equipment the larger guys use. Some viewers even point out minor things or point out how the camera, mic etc isn’t good and to upgrade. The problem is, we can’t afford to upgrade. Not all of us have jobs, or are able to get jobs or don’t have parents to help us get the equipment.

Before my mom upgraded our phones, I had to use my sucky Windows Phone and my sucky tablet to make my vlogs. When I did sit down vlogs, I had to lean my phone against something because I don’t have a tripod, and no money to buy one. Once I upgraded my phone, I had better video and audio. As the audio on my sucky old phone wasn’t good. And I got a ton of comments about the audio on the phone. If you can’t afford a camera, use your phone if it has a good picture and audio quality. You can use Audacity to enhance the audio. I made a tripod out of a Pringle’s can. You can go to your local Walgreens (or any store that sells Pringles) to buy some Pringle’s and make a tripod out of the can when you’re done. Instead of throwing something away, save the plant and recycle it. You can turn it into some gear for your channel if possible.

I wrote this in 2018 originally but I’m updating it as of 2020.

If you have the money you can get a lav mic for your phone. I unboxed one for my videos.

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