The video records the first Vlogger Fair held in Seattle in June 2013, capturing a spontaneous, panel‑style conversation among several vloggers (Speakers A‑E) as they walk through the event, meet other creators, and discuss the basics of vlogging. The dialogue opens with a simple three‑step starter guide—turn on the camera, talk to it, and upload—emphasizing that anyone can begin without a strict schedule. Participants describe the venue, the excitement of meeting well‑known YouTubers (iJustine, ShayCarl, Chris Carrillo, Lamar Wilson, Joey), and the lively atmosphere (Yelp station, stage, Harlem Shake). They share personal anecdotes about gear choices, from flip phones to Canon T2i/Nikon DSLRs, and detail how they researched equipment for free via Google and YouTube tutorials. The conversation highlights common production challenges (shooting, editing, time consumption), the importance of authenticity over copying others, and practical advice for newcomers: watch many vloggers for ideas, then develop a unique voice, talk about topics you’re passionate about, and engage with the community to grow subscribers. The tone remains informal, enthusiastic, and self‑reflective, with moments of humor and camaraderie, illustrating both the excitement and the hurdles of early‑stage vlogging.
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The first thing is literally turning on the camera. The second thing is talking to the camera. Third thing is uploading it. See, you're already halfway.
And there's no schedule. You don't have to worry about doing it every day. You can do it every week, every month. It's you. Vlogging is you.
Well, here I am in Seattle. As you can see, And just arrived here for Vlogger Fair for the evening festivities at the Sports Bar Place. So should be pretty awesome. As we speak, I'm right outside of the building, as you can see. Check it out. I'm pretty excited right now, to be quite frank. So let's go ahead and head inside, shall we? This place is huge. There's a Yelp station. This is cool. This is the stage where Lamar Wilson will be soon. There's Chris Carrillo over there. Pretty excited for Lamar Wilson, and apparently he's coming up next.
Why do you give a crap what I think? And I used to think that for a long time, and it held me back. But I realized people do care. They are interested, so I tell them what to do with their life, for better or for worse.
It's about meeting people and interacting and potentially seeing people you've never seen before and potentially striking up friendships that will last a lifetime.
Hey guys, what's going on?
Hey, Doris!
I'm good, that's the microphone.
Sorry, I'm vlogging.
Okay, no, it is vlogger fair.
How are you guys doing?
Woo!
That's awesome. There's a lot of people here.
This is the first vlogger fair and it's already sold out.
The real question is who's vlogging right now?
How many of you?
This is so awesome.
And how long does it take you to make your video?
I mean, sometimes it takes a while actually, because I mean, you have to shoot it, edit it, write it. I realized how many times I screwed up. Blogger problems, guys.
It's really difficult.
Our struggles are real.
Hey Heather?
Where's Heather? Can we get a— I want to do a— what's that thing where everybody starts randomly dancing?
Harlem Shake.
The what?
Harlem Shake.
The Harlem Shake! Should we do the Harlem Shake today? Come on, we got people. I know it's kind of played out. My dad's ready.
You should do it.
Just wait for everybody else, Kat. Always one step ahead.
Let's come over here, okay.
You guys are awesome. Usually people are afraid to ask questions. I love it. How's Roxy? Roxy is amazing. So Roxy is staying with my friend. Roxy is my dog. She's staying with my friend Jess.
There's Joey.
But let me tell you, of all—
I mean, we had some fantastic vloggers coming in, but Joey was amazing. Even in email, he was amazing. Oh really? No, I'm serious. I'm not just like buttering you up or anything. I have nothing to sell you. No, but very responsive and genuinely nice. Oh, thank you.
This camera right here, this flip camera right here saved at least 3 Shaytard vlogs while we were in—
where were we?
Pennsylvania? Yeah, we were in Philly and New York. I used this camera like for 3 or 4 vlogs. You guys wanted to know that, huh? I knew it.
I could tell that in her eyes.
She was like, "Almost 2 days, never mind." Alright.
I met iJustine, met ShayCarl, I met Chris Brown. Mark Perillo, met a few other famous YouTube people, and I've overall had a really great day. Tried Google Glass. Um, shoot, this has been a pretty awesome experience.
Do you have any tips or advice on people that, you know, want to get into it and they don't know how to act or what to do?
Uh, it's hard to give advice about vlogging honestly because everyone's style is so different. What people do, you know, if you tell someone to be like this person or do it this way, that's they're not going to be as genuine as if they found their own way. But I think watching a lot of bloggers to see what they're doing and to get ideas is a good idea, but then stop and don't try to copy them. And then just think about the things that you like talking about. Think about the things you like talking to your friends about. Think about that topic that other people are like, "Oh my gosh, she's talking about that again." But there are people online who want to hear you talk about that.
I love—
we screwed up.
Isabelle?
We screwed up her badge yesterday, um, because I guess there were two Isabels. But you know what, even after screwing up her badge, she still said it was the best day of her life. So, okay. I gotta tell you, it was easily up there for me too. I had a lot of fun.
And then when I had enough money to buy a camera, I did the research. I go to Google— Google can be your teacher— and be like, what can't— you know, how much money do you have? $500. What's the best camera I can buy for $500? $1,500, and then I see like, you know, like 7 cameras, and I don't know anything about any of them. So then I like go to YouTube, you know, Canon T2i versus Nikon D whatever, and then I like find a guy reviewing it, and he's like, well, this one's better because of this, and I go, oh, I just learned something for free. And you can do that with lenses, you can do that with microphones, you can do that with makeup. And everything that I learned for filmmaking, I learned by Googling and YouTubing. And I've never had to spend a penny on acquiring knowledge.
So how do you get subscribers, right? I know a lot of people ask that. Are you curious to know? You meet people here. Bingo. I'm sorry, I missed your name.
Danny?
Danny got it right. You meet people. You collaborate. And I know we're all shy. That's the funny thing about vloggers, right? You know? They're all gregarious online and then you meet them in person and they're like, "Hey, I know." It's true. But you gotta meet people. We're all in the same space. We're all in that, well, okay, I'm up on stage but we're all in the same room. We're all in the same boat. So for subscriber count, as Jeff had said on the other side, I don't know if you heard, but a 12-year-old, I don't know if he's here right now, but he had really good advice. Ignore your subscriber count for the first month or so and just be you. Connect with other people. You'll hit that number. That's not a measure. The number of subscribers is not a measure of the quality or your story. Just keep that in mind. Very grateful again that you guys could be a part of the first of many. I'm not stopping at 5. That's just how many fingers I have on my hand.
