I’m almost there. I’ve posted 98 videos on the DanStevenErickson YouTube Channel since I started it in January, 2025. I’ll hit 100 mark within the next week. So how does it feel? What have I learned? Where will the channel go? Read on.
So Far, So Good
After almost 100 videos and five months time I only have 45 subscribers. That kind of sucks but getting subscribers was never my priority. I started the channel simply to catalog my lifetime of songwriting. I’ve literally written more than 1500 songs. So, I’m just highlighting some of them at this point. I doubt I’ll ever post them all.
How do I feel about what I’ve been doing? Not bad. I haven’t spent any time trying to perfect the video and audio quality. I haven’t spent loads of time recording posts. In fact most posts are done on the first take in real time. I don’t care about perfection. I like the raw vibe I’m getting.
That said, I have made some minor improvements with both sound and video quality, and I’ve made some studio updates. However, my daughter is going to be coming to Tennessee and I’ll be giving up the studio room for a while. I have a couple of other places in the apartment that will work temporarily for recording though.
What Am I learning About YouTube?
Honestly, not much. I’ve learned it’s not easy to get a following on a channel like mine without going out of my way. And for now, I’m not going out of my way.
I do watch an occasional video about ways to improve, but it’s not currently my priority. Again, my sole purpose is to catalog songs. I have made a call for others to join me. And as I expected, I have not got much response. So here it goes again…
If you live in the greater Nashville region and you’d like to come onto the channel to talk music, songwriting, recording, or just trade songs, feel free to contact me at danstevenerickson@gmail.com.
Where Will I Take the Channel?
I’m not going to lie. I do think about ways I could build this channel to get more subscribers and traffic. But I don’t get much beyond thinking about it. Why? Because I’ve got other things to do. Currently, this is a real low-maintenance channel and I like that. And as long as I’m not retired, I’m not going to spend all my off-time trying to build a YouTube channel.
But I still have ideas. For now I’ll continue to post songs from a variety of my songwriting periods over the last 35 years. In the future, I might do more breaking down of the songwriting processes. I hope to get some interviewees. Or maybe I’ll get political. In today’s American situation it’s hard to keep my mouth shut.
I mean, it would be cool to build and get the channel to the point of being monetized when I retire. But I’ll put more stock in social security and my retirement funds for now.
My first song post on the channel, January, 2025. – dse
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