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Homitu t1_j4gtz7j wrote

Wonderful project with a great write up, photos and documentations! Really appreciate your explanations.

As a guy in my mid 30s who is about to have a place I can work on for the very first time in my life, I'm super excited by projects like these. Also thank you for listing out the tools and materials you used! I'm trying to think of what tools I should focus on purchasing first. I have absolutely nothing aside from a single, corded power drill. Any tips for a true beginner on where to start?

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homeprohero OP t1_j4gw31w wrote

That's great and thanks! I have been flagged enough to be extremely detailed on here :)

Well if you like this kind of stuff checkout my bio and YouTube channel. I have all kinds of projects, tips and tricks (90 videos). I have a YouTube short on my must have tools! Subscribe so you don't miss anything :)

I started diy home improvements when I was 28 and now I'm 49 so 20 years of experience and I'm not afraid to do anything. First project was a tile floor on my starter home :) since then I have built my own home and rebuilt a apartment building along with tons of other stuff. You can save so much money diy!

My tip is buy only battery tools and a decent name brand too. I have had the same tools for years and zero issues. One brand so you can use the same batteries. I have like 10 dewalt tools and only 5 good batteries which is perfect! Good luck you can do it!

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Homitu t1_j4h1tib wrote

Dude, just watched a couple videos. LOVE your new office :) A+ content! You make this stuff look so accessible and easy. I'm still setting my expectation that most projects will be PITAs, so I won't get discouraged when it comes to that. But damn if this isn't encouraging and exciting!

You have a happy new subscriber for sure. I'm amazed you don't have more subscribers. Keep at it. I'm sure your channel will grow considerably.

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homeprohero OP t1_j4h4amb wrote

Thanks! I have only been at for 9 months. Started with bbq and diy. My subs at the time wanted more diy so I lost a couple hundred subs going diy only. I like to bbq but it's seems to be repetitive after awhile. DIY is exciting and it's normally something new! Glad you like the channel it's starting to pick up a little now :)

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Homitu t1_j4hetiu wrote

I hear ya! I started a youtube channel as well about 3 and a half months ago, also for building...in a video game called Valheim :D (Think Minecraft except much prettier.) I do a combination of build showcases and tutorial videos. I just hit 1K subs last week after my last 2 videos of 2022 somehow managed to amass around 70K views each.

It's been a very interesting experience learning basic video editing, sound/music editing, how to make appealing thumbnails, and studying the youtube algorithm to maximize exposure. (Highly recommend the education channel Veritasium's 2 breakdowns of the youtube algorithm if you haven't watched them already: Video 1 + video 2)

Because of my brief experiences with making videos, I definitely have an increased appreciation for the work other content creators like yourself do. Your videos are really well-edited! I appreciate the time and planning it takes to make the videos in addition to your builds themselves.

Anyway, that game has unlocked a creative side of me I didn't know existed, but now it has me itching to build IRL as well! I'll definitely give many of your videos a watch when the time comes to get my hands dirty :)

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homeprohero OP t1_j4hfkdr wrote

Wow that's great! I will check out everything I don't watch much tv but I love YouTube! I haven't had anything go viral but someday it might! I diy all the time must of my life I just record it now :) Thx for the tips!

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Homitu t1_j4hiit1 wrote

I don't know what the ultimate secret is, but I've seen a few DIY build channels that have nearly 1M subscribers and your stuff is just as good as theirs. So definitely keep at it!

One thing I did for my own channel is I looked at the most popular videos by some of my other favorite builders in the game. I looked at their titles, thumbnails, tags (apparently this is very important,) and the content itself. I used that info to inform my own approach to my videos. I also reached out to those creators directly, from a place of respect and admiration, and got opportunities to chat with them about their processes (kind of like we're doing right now), which was super helpful :)

Anyway, good luck! Looking forward to seeing you continue to do your thing!

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homeprohero OP t1_j4hjnns wrote

More great tips and thanks again for the comments!

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