Free Contest! | Audition to become our new YouTube host | Winner gets paid $100 per week to make one video each week

[Nisha DSouza]

Congratulations Chinelo! I too enjoyed your energy in the video. Great job!

[Nisha DSouza]

Thank you, Scott! for this amazing opportunity and your kind words. I am so happy to have participated; it has made me realize that doing something despite the fear can be great too. Just like you always say.

[Chinelo Valerie Hero]

Worked hard to get comments but I guess too much of anything is bad. Congratulations chinelo

Thank you so much Risper.

[Chinelo Valerie Hero]

Congratulations Chinelo! I too enjoyed your energy in the video. Great job!

Thank you so much Nisha

[John Owen]

Here are all the entries I watched, listed in order of view count from highest to lowest, with some notes I took while watching.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sxK1NfKvQI
John's Lounge | 1,200 views | 146 likes | 258 comments
(The audio quality on this one was poor, and without the subtitle I don't think I would even understand what was being said. Better audio quality, and decreasing the volume of the music in relation to the speech would be better for future videos. However, the video description was great and the comment activity was in depth. Instead of just a bunch of seemingly fake comments saying bland generic things like "great video" that could come from people who didn't watch the video, these comments indicated the people watched the video. Even the author of the book commented!)
RUNNER UP-- 3/5 Video Quality + 5/5 Promotion & Engagement

Thank you so much Scott! It feels nice being a runners up! This was an exciting challenge indeed. It was scary getting out of my comfort zone and doing something new and challenging, but the experience was worth it. It has made me learn that I actually have the potential to do this, despite my initial fears! I never even thought the video would blow up the way it did, let alone the author finding it and actually commenting, or that I'd even be among the top! I have taken your suggestions into consideration, and that of many of my fans, and I'll be incorporating them if a similar opportunity presents itself or in my subsequent videos should I decide to continue with the channel.

Congratulations @Chinelo Valerie Hero for winning the contest! I admired your video from the minute I saw it, and your energy and clear show of experience was truly infectious.

Congratulations @Nisha DSouza on being the runner's up too. Your video was well put and it was nice to watch.

@Iheanacho Nneoma Elizabeth, your video was also among the best and I think if you had more time you'd have been among the top. Your level of skill only comes from experience, and to think you recorded it in the very last minutes is even more amazing.

@Cristina Chifane, I liked your video too despite the very little time you had.

Congratulations to all who participated! It was a wonderful challenge to be in with y'all!

[Chris Agbara]

Congratulations, @Chinelo Valerie Hero! Your energy is truly impressive. You stand out because, unlike most book lovers who are typically calm introverts, your vibrant personality shines through in your video. I look forward to enjoying more of your content!

To all the contestants, you are all unique in your own different ways, shine more!

[Iheanacho Nneoma Elizabeth]

Congratulations Chinelo,
Just saw your video now and it's really nice and your energy is fire!.
Congratulations once more

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Here are all the entries I watched, listed in order of view count from highest to lowest, with some notes I took while watching.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZPba2GKvA
Chris Agbara | 1,700 views | 755 likes | 614 comments
(COMMENTS SEEM FAKE. The comment activity is high but seems fake and/or low quality. It's mostly just people saying things like "good job" or "great video" that could apply to any video, meaning it seems like they didn't actually even watch the video.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sxK1NfKvQI
John's Lounge | 1,200 views | 146 likes | 258 comments
(The audio quality on this one was poor, and without the subtitle I don't think I would even understand what was being said. Better audio quality, and decreasing the volume of the music in relation to the speech would be better for future videos. However, the video description was great and the comment activity was in depth. Instead of just a bunch of seemingly fake comments saying bland generic things like "great video" that could come from people who didn't watch the video, these comments indicated the people watched the video. Even the author of the book commented!)
RUNNER UP-- 3/5 Video Quality + 5/5 Promotion & Engagement


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmTCpjVROhE
Risper | 1,000 views | 106 likes | 168 comments
(COMMENTS SEEM FAKE. Many of the comments don't match the video, making them seem fake. For instance, one says, "Fantastic video by Beatriz M Robles" and another says "I like the confidence and the content in the poem" but the video does not contain a poem; it contains a book review of a poetry book filled with many poems.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LqqUPoRypk
Edutainment | 791 views | 0 likes | 10 comments
(NO LIKES. Great subtitles. I like the way the host appears on channel with the slideshow behind. That's good video editing. I don't understand why it is not showing any likes though. Edutainment has 3.94k subscribers, and the engagement seems real.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci_HuQ8u3kw
Nisha Dsouza | 274 views | 64 Likes | 73 comments
(The audio quality is not great, especially around the 0:50 second mark the dialogue becomes much quieter and can barely be heard behind with the music. Other than that, I was very impressed by this video.)
RUNNER UP -- 4/5 Video Quality + 4/5 Promotion


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WdkSaVHUc
Chinelo Hero | 192 views | 63 likes | 51 comments
(This video is very captivating right from the start. I love the host's energy. It makes the video exciting, fun, and engaging.)
WINNER -- 5/5 Video Quality + 4/5 Promotion


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABD70nwqnc
Leonie Vermaak | 183 views | 14 likes | 12 comments
(Good energy and very engaging especially at the start. The second half was a little boring, as if the host was just reading a written review out loud off the paper. I didn't understand the part where the host says "there is some borderline and non-borderline profanity". In that case, why not just say that there is profanity?)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnomYPTJ1A4
Nneoma Iheanacho | 74 views | 15 likes | 16 comments
(good energy, great on-screen presence, but low results for views/likes)
4/5 Video Quality + 3/5 Promotion


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EophIHRDeg&t=186s
Cristina Chifane | 37 views | 2 likes | 0 comments (video made as "YouTube Kids" video)
(Promotion ineffective, only has 37 views and only has 2 likes)

Congratulations Chinelo

But it seems like Scott has not even considered (or watched) my video according to this list.

https://youtu.be/wUQz2aYG9GI?si=2iy837gG0d0zDt9F

This was the fifth entry in the list, and it is sad to see even being not even got cared after the hard work.

Anyway, seemingly the train has gone now

[Leonie Vermaak]

Congratulations Chinelo !!! Well done on a good job!! May you prosper in this new position .

[Leonie Vermaak]

Here are all the entries I watched, listed in order of view count from highest to lowest, with some notes I took while watching.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZPba2GKvA
Chris Agbara | 1,700 views | 755 likes | 614 comments
(COMMENTS SEEM FAKE. The comment activity is high but seems fake and/or low quality. It's mostly just people saying things like "good job" or "great video" that could apply to any video, meaning it seems like they didn't actually even watch the video.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sxK1NfKvQI
John's Lounge | 1,200 views | 146 likes | 258 comments
(The audio quality on this one was poor, and without the subtitle I don't think I would even understand what was being said. Better audio quality, and decreasing the volume of the music in relation to the speech would be better for future videos. However, the video description was great and the comment activity was in depth. Instead of just a bunch of seemingly fake comments saying bland generic things like "great video" that could come from people who didn't watch the video, these comments indicated the people watched the video. Even the author of the book commented!)
RUNNER UP-- 3/5 Video Quality + 5/5 Promotion & Engagement


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmTCpjVROhE
Risper | 1,000 views | 106 likes | 168 comments
(COMMENTS SEEM FAKE. Many of the comments don't match the video, making them seem fake. For instance, one says, "Fantastic video by Beatriz M Robles" and another says "I like the confidence and the content in the poem" but the video does not contain a poem; it contains a book review of a poetry book filled with many poems.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LqqUPoRypk
Edutainment | 791 views | 0 likes | 10 comments
(NO LIKES. Great subtitles. I like the way the host appears on channel with the slideshow behind. That's good video editing. I don't understand why it is not showing any likes though. Edutainment has 3.94k subscribers, and the engagement seems real.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci_HuQ8u3kw
Nisha Dsouza | 274 views | 64 Likes | 73 comments
(The audio quality is not great, especially around the 0:50 second mark the dialogue becomes much quieter and can barely be heard behind with the music. Other than that, I was very impressed by this video.)
RUNNER UP -- 4/5 Video Quality + 4/5 Promotion


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WdkSaVHUc
Chinelo Hero | 192 views | 63 likes | 51 comments
(This video is very captivating right from the start. I love the host's energy. It makes the video exciting, fun, and engaging.)
WINNER -- 5/5 Video Quality + 4/5 Promotion


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABD70nwqnc
Leonie Vermaak | 183 views | 14 likes | 12 comments
(Good energy and very engaging especially at the start. The second half was a little boring, as if the host was just reading a written review out loud off the paper. I didn't understand the part where the host says "there is some borderline and non-borderline profanity". In that case, why not just say that there is profanity?)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnomYPTJ1A4
Nneoma Iheanacho | 74 views | 15 likes | 16 comments
(good energy, great on-screen presence, but low results for views/likes)
4/5 Video Quality + 3/5 Promotion


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EophIHRDeg&t=186s
Cristina Chifane | 37 views | 2 likes | 0 comments (video made as "YouTube Kids" video)
(Promotion ineffective, only has 37 views and only has 2 likes)

Thanks for the feedback Scott, it's much appreciated. The video was much different but I had to amend it due to the copy right of the song I chose in the back ground, hense the boring last part. Lol I think my creative juices disappeared right there. But so we learn and your comments are indeed very helpful. This was an amazing adventure and opportunity and I'm grateful that I had the chance to participate, it taught me something about myself.

To the winner and the runner ups, congratulations . You all did phenomenal in this contest. Very proud of all of you.

[Nisha DSouza]

Thank you, @John Owen. Congratulations to you too.

[Chinelo Valerie Hero]

Here are all the entries I watched, listed in order of view count from highest to lowest, with some notes I took while watching.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sxK1NfKvQI
John's Lounge | 1,200 views | 146 likes | 258 comments
(The audio quality on this one was poor, and without the subtitle I don't think I would even understand what was being said. Better audio quality, and decreasing the volume of the music in relation to the speech would be better for future videos. However, the video description was great and the comment activity was in depth. Instead of just a bunch of seemingly fake comments saying bland generic things like "great video" that could come from people who didn't watch the video, these comments indicated the people watched the video. Even the author of the book commented!)
RUNNER UP-- 3/5 Video Quality + 5/5 Promotion & Engagement

Thank you so much Scott! It feels nice being a runners up! This was an exciting challenge indeed. It was scary getting out of my comfort zone and doing something new and challenging, but the experience was worth it. It has made me learn that I actually have the potential to do this, despite my initial fears! I never even thought the video would blow up the way it did, let alone the author finding it and actually commenting, or that I'd even be among the top! I have taken your suggestions into consideration, and that of many of my fans, and I'll be incorporating them if a similar opportunity presents itself or in my subsequent videos should I decide to continue with the channel.

Congratulations @Chinelo Valerie Hero for winning the contest! I admired your video from the minute I saw it, and your energy and clear show of experience was truly infectious.

Congratulations @Nisha DSouza on being the runner's up too. Your video was well put and it was nice to watch.

@Iheanacho Nneoma Elizabeth, your video was also among the best and I think if you had more time you'd have been among the top. Your level of skill only comes from experience, and to think you recorded it in the very last minutes is even more amazing.

@Cristina Chifane, I liked your video too despite the very little time you had.

Congratulations to all who participated! It was a wonderful challenge to be in with y'all!

Thank you John. I loved watching your video too I was impressed with your intro. Your comment on my video made me smile. Keep being you

[Chinelo Valerie Hero]

Congratulations Chinelo !!! Well done on a good job!! May you prosper in this new position .

Thank you so much, Leonie. Amen

[Victoria Ukamaka]

Congratulations to the winners!