When Windell wanted to advertise our YouTube channel on the back of our truck and camper, I thought it was a waste of time. We created our YouTube channel for ourselves to record our own adventures. I thought most people would not be interested in our simple adventures. And, I wasn’t sure I wanted people to know me based on our videos and posts. After all, we are simply amatures with no previous experience in videomaking. Of course, we have a blast learning more about making videos and posting on YouTube.
However, advertising on our vehicles has provided some surprising benefits. We have met some really nice, amazing people simply by having our YouTube channel posted on our truck and camper. Recently we met a friendly couple who followed us while taking a detour in Colorado from our campground. We then followed them to the nearest Super Walmart. It was a blast to smile and chat about our short adventure together.
Our little YouTube channel is not big by any means. We are not influencers and we do not make money from it. We do not really care if we ever do. Not everyone we meet will want to subscribe to us or watch our videos.
Our videos do not contain a lot of drama. We do not post our Full-Time RVing life or the maintenance and repair on our camper. You will not find campground reviews on our small channel. And, our adventures will not appeal to everyone; not everyone wants to shark dive (I don’t know why!).
But our YouTube channel has provided us many benefits which we have written in a blog. One of our greatest benefits of advertising our channel has been meeting and chatting with new people. Because they see the advertising for our YouTube on our vehicles, we have more people coming up and saying hello or asking us about our travels. We love the comments and suggestions we receive. Unfortunately, while traveling, we do not always have internet service. It may take us a few days to reply to comments. But, we do read them and try to reply.
Being afraid to post publicly on social media or advertise your YouTube channel simply so people will not judge you does not make any sense. Since advertising, we meet awesome, friendly people that we would probably not meet if we did not advertise. We receive a lot of friendly comments about seeing the advert or meeting us at a place. It makes us feel warm and fuzzy.
Sure, we get dislikes on our video and sometimes harsh comments. We do not take it personal. We make our videos for our own enjoyment and memories. However, we do enjoy it when people find new places to explore from us. And, we love when people provide us with new ideas on adventuring. So, it is no big deal if we receive a dislike on a video or a critical comment.
Also we know we are not perfect. As we plan to travel overseas more, we hope to open our own minds to new experiences without any preconceived ideas or notions of how people should act. We cannot wait to explore and learn from various cultures and populations. And, we hope we continue to make new friends along the way.
We will continue to post our adventures for our own memories and for anyone else interested. Our vow is to remain true to ourselves. Sure, we may not have many subscribers or any revenue from our little YouTube channel. However, the joy and opportunities it has brought us to date has already paid us back in rewards.