Trying to build a solid YouTube channel, so I'm giving away something cool

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thirstygerbil
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I've been around these The Cult parts for quite some time. I've popped in, out, and stayed around for many, many discussions over the years. I generally keep my endeavors quiet (other than my dedicated YouTube channel thread here...sorry), but for this latest endeavor, I'm trying to get the word out as much as I can.

I started a YouTube channel a few months ago. Things are going good. But, I'd like to really blow out the subscriber count. I know the content is good (it's stuff I like to watch anyway). I think book nerds would dig it, but I'm having trouble getting the subscriber counts up.

So, I am having a giveaway once I reach 100 subscribers.

What will that giveaway be? Not sure yet, but I promise it will be good and it will be made by my very own hands. I generally err on the side of handmade slipcases and a copy of one of my books, but who knows, maybe I’ll do more.

Here’s how it will work:

  1. You MUST be a subscriber to my YouTube channel.
  2. Once I hit 100 subscribers I’ll make a video outlining the giveaway details.
  3. Win a prize (or lose).

I anticipate item #2 above will go something like this: If you are a subscriber AND you comment on the giveaway video, I’ll assign a number to your comment and use a random number generator to do the ugly work for me. Then I’ll reach out to you with the good news.

Considering I’ll have only about 100 subscribers during the contest, your chances are damn good that you will win. Many channels wait until they have 500+ subscribers to do giveaways.

Also, don’t think of this as charity for me. You’ll be subscribing to get pretty good weekly(ish) videos containing book reviews, book skits, and other bookish buffoonery.

Subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/user/calebjross

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Also, please judge my videos by those posted from July 17th and forward. Videos before that are still good, but lack any real production.

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Also Caleb's stories are good.

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Ahaha, I just watched your review of ROOM....

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Thanks to both of you!

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Yeah. It's a good channel.

If I did a silent review for a book I really liked like you do, I'd visibly get angry and chuck the book off screen. Then in the next shot it'd swish through a hoop and land in a basket that's labelled "I really really liked this book."

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_eNdLeSs_MiKe_ wrote:
Yeah. It's a good channel.

If I did a silent review for a book I really liked like you do, I'd visibly get angry and chuck the book off screen. Then in the next shot it'd swish through a hoop and land in a basket that's labelled "I really really liked this book."


Ha! That's awesome. Do you have a link to it that you could post?
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thirstygerbil wrote:
_eNdLeSs_MiKe_ wrote:
Yeah. It's a good channel.

If I did a silent review for a book I really liked like you do, I'd visibly get angry and chuck the book off screen. Then in the next shot it'd swish through a hoop and land in a basket that's labelled "I really really liked this book."


Ha! That's awesome. Do you have a link to it that you could post?

Oh I haven't done it. Feel free to use it.

Though, I have been itching to start a webseries of some kind..I have an idea but it's not fully there yet.

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_eNdLeSs_MiKe_ wrote:
thirstygerbil wrote:
_eNdLeSs_MiKe_ wrote:
Yeah. It's a good channel.

If I did a silent review for a book I really liked like you do, I'd visibly get angry and chuck the book off screen. Then in the next shot it'd swish through a hoop and land in a basket that's labelled "I really really liked this book."


Ha! That's awesome. Do you have a link to it that you could post?

Oh I haven't done it. Feel free to use it.

Though, I have been itching to start a webseries of some kind..I have an idea but it's not fully there yet.


Whoops. I misread. I like the idea though. You should do it.
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So here it is, the video announcing the giveaway. Good luck to all of you (except you, you know who you are...)

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