“In a world where over two days of video get uploaded every minute, only that which is truly unique and unexpected can stand out in the way that viral videos have,” says Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends manager in his TED talk about why videos go viral. Maybe this is the reason why Dan Brian’s (@Mallow610) video of him coming out to his mother became a viral hit. In COMING OUT – LIVE, Brian tells his mother he is gay while recording the entire conversation with a hidden camera. Since this video, the Mallow610 channel received many more subscribers and has frequent updates. Brian currently has almost 26 thousand subscribers on his main channel alone. He started his channel in college as a bored student with nothing better to do. In his very first video, Brian was responding to a Michael Buckley video that asked viewers to answer some questions about themselves. Brian said the video was a flop. “It was awkwardly edited and I was frozen on camera. There was no personality.” He continued to make videos because he saw the interaction in the YouTube community. Before he knew it, Brian had gained his first 120 followers. His daily collegiate routine turned into going school, the gym, and then returning to the computer to make more videos. By 2008, a year and a half after his first video, the Mallow610 creator became a YouTube partner.

  Another YouTuber Vlogger, Cameron Elder, better known as TheCamCamera got his start by watching supermac18. When he saw all of the crazy things that he did with his friends and then posted on YouTube, a thought came to him. Bringing along his friends and followers from DailyBooth, a photo blogging website, Elder set off on his road to YouTube fame. His first video was a road trip to the Tulsa Zoo. Although impressed with his first video, the amount of copyrighted music in it caused it to be taken down. HE continued to take videos and realized that without interaction, nothing happens. There is no following and no view count. As he started sharing his videos on other websites, that is when he took off. He went to his first VidCon, a YouTube convention held annually in California, and to his surprise, people recognized him. His biggest following came from the people checking out his video there, and then later with his Hunger Games Book Review. At VidCon, he shirtless back-tucked his way into 100 new followers by walking into a live show by Ryan Higa. Elder then visited PlayList LIVE where he picked up more subscribers. Finally, hanging out with Tyler Oakley gave him a slew of followers as they tweeted their events together. Between his channels, Elder has over seven thousand followers. But neither of these vloggers gained all of their followers overnight. It is a process to get a following like this. Luckily for us, Brian and Elder have shared some of their best tips to becoming a successful YouTube vlogger.

How To Successfully Vlog:

*  “Do it! Make it! Get it started,” Elder stated simply. It can all only begin when you decide it does.
*  Brian suggests to choose a username you are willing to live with for as long as you vlog. You have to choose something you will not regret.
*  Next, give your channel an objective or a theme. It will help keep you focused.Remember to make your content or something diverse to help it stand out.
*  Remember, plan to have content for the long haul. Commitment and consistency are two very important aspects of being successful.
*  Make sure you produce at a high quality, because the competition is too!
*  Both vloggers urged newbies to just be themselves. Do what comes naturally to you. (Even if it is a bit unnatural.)
*  Make sure that manage your time. “It takes time to make a video. From coming up with the idea to editing, it takes awhile,” says Brian.
*  “Do what you love. You do it to make videos for people to enjoy. You do it because you love to do it,” Elder advised.
*  Once your established, do things that will inspire people to share your videos. Collaborations aslo help people connect with other people.