Top YouTube Channel Ideas to Help You Decide Your Focus

Ok, you’ve wanted to start a YouTube channel for a while. But you can’t decide what it’s about. Usually, that’s because you have too many ideas to narrow them down. Or worse, you can’t figure out what people will be interested in.

Well, if you’re not sure where to start, here are a few existing methods that might give you a kick‐start idea.

VLOG. Blogging became popular not so long ago when people started using the internet as a diary, jotting down details of their everyday lives. That morphed into the VLOG, the Video Log. 

Vlogs are for people who look into the camera and ruminate on the day, on their lives, on politics, and different places they have been and things they have seen. It requires nothing more than a webcam and a microphone and is often quite popular.

Unbox. Are you the sort of person that needs the latest and greatest tech? Are you one of the people that stand in line for the newest iPhone or tablet? Then Unboxing is for you.

This is a phenomenon that popped up on YouTube some time ago and shows no sign of slowing down. It’s a way for people who stay on the cutting edge to unbox and show off the latest tech craze and let the viewer decide if they want to have a part of it. Simply bring home your newest toy or gadget and open the box on the screen while at the same time giving your initial impressions of the item.

Reviews. There are people out there just like you who are reviewing movies, restaurants, books, gadgets, and gizmos. Everyone has an opinion, and viewers will want to know yours. And whether they agree or disagree, they’ll tune in just to argue or to have their opinion verified.

Gamers. There are channels out there with millions of subscribers that talk about and demonstrate video games. People tune in to evaluate games they don’t know, learn how to play better, find Easter eggs, and so on.

If you like video games, this might be the way you want to go, though not all gamers play video games, sometimes board games and role‐playing games are part of their channels.

Ever called a helpdesk? Better yet, ever been to the helpdesk? People want to know how to get the most out of their computers and how to use the applications, you can show them. Very popular channels include working with Office and Adobe and others. Show off your computer skills.

Sing a song. Play an instrument. Do a cover from a well‐known song. YouTubers have been “discovered” by good covers of existing songs. If you have a natural talent, why not share it with the rest of the world?

Hope these spurred some creative juices. Just remember, if you’re going to start a YouTube channel, you’re going to spend a lot of time and effort pursuing this, so choose something you’re passionate about.