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Do you like YouTube? If you are a fan of free online videos, in a variety of genres, then you may well be a big YouTube fan. While many people only watch videos on YouTube, many people actually create and upload their own videos to the site. If you have never done this in the past, perhaps you have considered it but didn't know whether you should or not. To decide whether or not to make and upload your own video to YouTube, you should take a look at the pros and cons of doing so.

The videos you post on YouTube can be whatever you want them to be, which may be the biggest benefit of creating your own YouTube videos. Currently, videos that are popular on YouTube are video blogs, instructional videos, comedy skits, and music videos from artists hoping to become successful. It doesn't matter if you are just goofing around with a video camera with some friends, or if you are making a video blog, it's all accepted on YouTube.

YouTube accepts videos on a large variety of topics and as a result you will want to make sure you are careful about the types of videos you post. You never want to give out too much information about yourself or post anything that could be deemed as illegal. YouTube has been known to work with law enforcement in solving crimes. Always be aware of online predators when considering the subject matter of your videos. Because you never know who might be watching your video or what the consequences of them might be, you always want to use your best judgment.

It is relatively simple to make YouTube videos and that is one of the advantages. Obviously, you need some sort of device with which to record the video, but there is a wide range of devices that can be used for this task. Of course, the obvious device to use would be a conventional camcorder, but you could also use a cell phone that is capable of doing video recording or you could use a webcam. To ensure that your video is of the best quality, you should use a good movie editing software program. With these you can preview your video before you upload it to YouTube, and you can also edit it, deleting segments that you do not want to include or adding special effects.

Once you made one of your videos and uploaded it onto your computer, you will find that getting your video uploaded to YouTube's website is just as easy. In fact, that is another one of the many advantages to making your own YouTube videos. Just like actually making the video itself, uploading a YouTube video is as easy at it can be. If you have never uploaded a video to YouTube before, you should be able to do, with ease. The YouTube uploading learning curve is so easy that you if you continue to make videos for the YouTube website you will be uploading them and sharing them with the internet community in no time at all.

There are so many benefit's in uploading your own videos to YouTube it's hard to list them all. Once your video has been uploaded to YouTube it is available to be viewed by anyone on the internet who is visiting the site. This can mean literally thousands of people all looking at your video. Registered members of YouTube can also post ratings and leave comments about your videos; this is a really great feature that can provide both positive and negative feedback that you would not otherwise have. Reading the comments and postings of others regarding your videos can help you to decide if you want to upload additional videos in the future.

As you can see, there are a number of pros or advantages to making your own videos to share on YouTube. As you likely know, there are also a number of disadvantages to doing so as well, including safety. However, as long as you display caution when making a YouTube video or when talking with other YouTube members, your YouTube video making experience should be a positive one.