Booktube 101: Tips and Tricks for Starting a Booktube Channel

[@HonestFiction]

Have a Booktube question?! Leave a comment and I’ll answer it ASAP! 🥰

[@pardonthisbookaddict]

Thank you for this video! Especially uploading to KZbin.

[@kristarust4090]

Thank you for this! I’ve just started the process of seriously researching how to start a booktube channel and could feel my anxiety lowering as I watched this video 😊. both educational and good for my mental health!

[@HonestFiction]

Ahhh feel free to DM on Instagram if you have any questions! 💕

[@crystalsbookishlife]

Really great tips!! 👍

[@bookloverlaura]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m coming up on a year and still feel lost a lot of the time 😅😅. Will definitely be using your tips! ❤❤

[@TheLoveLibrarian]

"A very nice wall, it's decorated very nicely" hahaha I love this lmao

[@HonestFiction]

Bahaha I panicked and didn’t want the person I was referring to, to think I was hating on her wall! 😅

[@RendeeFredrickson]

Holy Cat!! I love the glowing cat in the background that is my favorite. But in all seriousness, your video is great. I am thinking in of starting my own video. I didn't realize all the stuff that goes into it. I look forward to watching more of your video. Thank you for posting this so those like myself know what it is really like!

[@HonestFiction]

Ahhh I hope this video helped! Good luck starting your channel! Let me know when you do and I’ll make sure to subscribe! 🥰

[@JAKandtheBookStack]

I’m so glad you did this video! I’ve been doing 2 videos a week for 1.5 years and I’m having trouble getting to the 1k mark. Bulk filming is the KEY!

[@dolphinsrock09]

Thank you for this video I think your the first I have seen for the book tube community so thank you

[@HonestFiction]

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[@tibbarasden]

Very good tips.

[@nikimclamb7436]

Really enjoyed this video. It was soooo informative. Girl you rock!

[@HonestFiction]

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[@plovestoread]

Hi! I love your channel and your videos. This was really helpful and I appreciate you being so forthcoming. For people like me, who are nervous about starting a channel, but love watching - videos like this make it seem a bit less daunting to try. I would love to learn more about how you edit! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@HonestFiction]

Thanks for watching! 💕

[@reading_by_myshelf]

This was so informative!! Thank you!

[@christireadsalot]

Such a fun video to watch, I love seeing everyone else’s setup 💜 I do every step exclusively through my phone for now. 🥰

[@lottasnook]

I've been on booktube for a year now and somethings you mentioned where new to me or a great reminder! Thank you so much! 🥰🥰

[@HonestFiction]

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[@BecxReadz]

I should really invest in some box lights and a mic cause my lighting sucks and I have to edit out so much street noise from my videos. Thanks for all the tips.

[@HonestFiction]

Thanks for watching! 💕 Street noise can be such a pain to edit! I filmed all my older videos right next to a window and you can clearly hear cars backing up and people talking 😅

[@BecxReadz]

@@HonestFiction the amount of times I edit out " shit and fuck" because of street noise lol

[@lynnsromancelibrary]

Thanks for the advice! Consistency is definitely my biggest vice (plus the shorter days during winter)

[@happily_ever_april]

such great tips Jess! I haven't ventured to tubebuddy yet so this is giving me the push to do so. I'm a techy person so I'm always fascinated by everyone's setup and you have a great one. I film and edit on my phone and that works for me for now though. great video!

[@HonestFiction]

Thanks for watching! 💕

[@SpecialEdbyDesign]

You did a nice job presenting the information. Thank you.

[@literatureliz91]

So many good take aways from this video! Especially messaging others is something I need to do (But it's so nerve-wracking) ✨🙈

[@HonestFiction]

As an introvert I can completely relate but I promise it gets easier the more you do it - and I’ve been in this community for four years and I’ve never received a negative reply from anyone I’ve messaged 🥰

[@literatureliz91]

@@HonestFiction that's really reassuring! And lovely to meet another introvert Booktuber 👋🏻✨

[@katie_reads_everything]

Thank you for this, I will be saving for when I get the courage to start filming.

[@HonestFiction]

You've got this!! 🫶🏼

[@thewildreaderr]

Starting to prepare to create a Booktube and this video helped so much! Thank you TONS!!!

[@HonestFiction]

You got this! 🫶🏼

[@nicki.in.bookland]

This was great, Jess! So helpful! ❤ The SEO and tube buddy look like fantastic tools!

[@HonestFiction]

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[@ThatTallBookGirl]

You are amazing!!! ❤ we can learn so much from your process!

[@HonestFiction]

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[@babeinlibrary]

This video was super helpful! I always forget to ask people to like and subscribe 🤦🏾‍♀️ and watching your ending reminded me of that lol

[@HonestFiction]

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[@BuggysBooks]

Your set up is beautiful!

[@HonestFiction]

Thank you!!!! 🥰

[@booksforkits]

I was so shy in asking people to like and subscribe but yes people always appreciate reminders!

[@Shoqeens]

This was really helpful❤ thank you 🤩

[@JackieReadsBooks]

Appreciate you!! ❤❤

[@autumnrose_noseinabook]

I started my channel a little over a month ago so I clicked on this video so fast. I’m still learning all of these technical things as I go and it’s been a journey that’s for sure 😂 Little things like learning to make thumbnails and such has been challenging since I’m not a very techy person to begin with. Thank you so much for sharing these tips! ❤ I’ll be coming back to it several times im sure because I need all the help I can get 😂

[@HonestFiction]

If you need help with anything send me a DM on Insta 💕

[@omglookatherbooks]

This was so helpful thank you!🥰 Any suggestions on where to start content-wise? Good first video idea? I have so many ideas but not sure where to start!🙈

[@HonestFiction]

The “Booktube Newbie Tag” is always a great place to start!

[@omglookatherbooks]

@@HonestFiction thank you😍

[@itsmaichouaa1096]

We all need more videos like this! It’s sooo hard to grow in the booktube community especially since romance is such a small niche but I’m gonna push thru! I think struggle the most with filming, I literally take 3hrs just to film a 15 min video 😢 Any tips on this??

[@HonestFiction]

Thanks for watching! I think filming becomes easier/quicker the more you practice. I know when I first started it took me HOURS to film one video but now I’m used to talking in front of a camera so I can normally get it done within 30/40min. - this video actually took me over 2.5 hours to film 😅

[@itsmaichouaa1096]

@@HonestFiction thanks so much! That gives me hope ☺️

[@LeesBookCorner]

Which version of Tubebuddy do you use? There is free, pro, and legend, and I was just curious which one you used. I have very low finances but would love more help gaining more attention for my channels (this one I just started, but I have two others I work on.) I had no idea about the SEO up until recently.

[@HonestFiction]

I use Legend mainly because my husband already has a membership, and it allows for up to three accounts. You can do a lot of your own research on SEO for free on KZbin. Before I started my channel, I watched numerous tutorials on KZbin analytics and SEO. It’s time-consuming but completely free!

[@LeesBookCorner]

@@HonestFiction I've been doing research since I sent this comment. Thank you for replying! I will keep working hard on working on it!

[@BooksToAshes]

The microphone thing ugh, I’ve wanted to get one but I’m so nervous buying cheap ones with mixed reviews. So I end up not getting one. What a struggle 😂

[@HonestFiction]

I have the one I use linked in the description! You can also buy a few from Amazon and see which one works best for you (I think I purchased 5 or 6 before I found one I liked and just returned the rest 😅)

[@Liz_bookzshelf]

Can someone like 11 -12 Year start booktoking

[@lost.in.prose.]

I really don't know why but you remind me of Claire from Modern family😅

[@HonestFiction]

Haha I’ve actually heard that before! 💕

[@liezllovesbooks]

I still need to learn how to talk more clearly great video