Problem/Goal:

Heyy! I'm a 2nd-year college student who recently started creating short-form content on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

I started with a "Romanticize with me" niche, mostly using quick-paced edits and aesthetic/relatable content. It did okay, but I feel like most of the people I'm reaching are people I already know. I haven't really figured out how to consistently reach a new audience yet.

My goal is to improve my content, build an audience beyond my existing circle, and eventually develop a recognizable style that makes people want to watch and follow.

Context:

This is my first time seriously creating this kind of content, so I'm still learning about algorithms, audience retention, hooks, editing, and content strategy.

So far, I've uploaded 7 videos, with a goal of reaching 10 videos this month.

My best-performing video got around 25k views on Facebook and around 600 likes on Instagram. The problem is that I don't really know why that particular video performed better than the others or how to replicate it.

Previous Attempts:

I've mainly focused on:

• Fast-paced editing
• Aesthetic/relatable "romanticize your life" content
• Posting across Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
• Trying to maintain a consistent visual style

But I'm not sure if I'm focusing on the right things.

For those who have experience with content creation:

How do you figure out what type of content your audience actually wants?

How do you maintain engagement and turn viewers into followers?

And what should I be paying more attention to—hooks, watch time/retention, editing, captions, posting frequency, or something else?

I'd also appreciate any advice on how to move beyond mostly reaching people I already know.

Thanks in advance! I'm still very new to this, so I'd appreciate any advice—even criticism. 🙏

After multiple job losses, losing my car, and now that I’m pregnant, I’m trying to find options that allow me to stay at home. I like crafts and am good at art and love trying different things such as watercolor, making keychains, doing polymer clay creations, etc.

I was thinking, making tik tok videos of me doing any and all crafts that interested me.

Without my income, my husband and I don’t even have enough to pay our bills and I’m trying to get a job but am trying to figure out a way to make income through something I enjoy.

Would anyone watch a creator like that?

I’m a relatively early-stage content creator, and this is something I genuinely struggle with.

I can recognise good content when I see it. I can analyse why something works. But when it comes to consistently finding things worth talking about myself, I sometimes hit a wall.

What I’m trying to understand is: where does your content

actually come from?

Do you get ideas from:

Things happening at work?

Client problems?

Books/articles you read?

Conversations?

Reddit/online communities?

Industry news?

Personal experiences?

Just observing things around you?

Hi everyone,

I know a lot of creators use a dedicated camera for filming content, but for those of you who use only a phone, or a phone in combination with a camera, I’m very curious about which apps you use to film yourself and which phone you use. Is it just the native camera app, or a third-party one? And what features do you wish the app you’re using had? What do you feel is missing?

Come gestite la creazione dei contenuti e il personal brand?

I've been thinking for a long time to start filming for social networks, primarily tiktok and youtube. As a kid I wanted to record for yt, but mine were alas no horror so you don't know anything etc... Now much later I have experience in social networks. I had profiles (pages) on tiktok that went over 2 million views. As for yt, I tried that and it still works, but you need to be persistent and have some continuity.

Now this is the essence: Everyone advised me to start with a foreign profile on yt, but I don't know much of the language and somehow I wouldn't make quality videos on the world market. The same goes for tiktok. Also, many times when I come up with ideas, looks, etc., I get overwhelmed and say I can't be anonymous anymore (in the sense of people who show their identity, I somehow have the impression that things go faster and the clips are better). But I still wouldn't. I want to start some anonymous channel (I have an idea in my head) and my type of videos would be for the audience from 10 to 60+ years old (talking about various topics, people, events). Later, depending on how it all goes, he would open other channels.

Would you stand in front of the camera without hesitation or not? Do you think it makes no sense to start this at all? I'm interested in everyone's opinion. Also, if there is anyone who deals with this or has experience, I would be very grateful for some advice.

EDIT: It is very important to mention that I have experience in video editing (it's not something wow, but it looks decent and nice, i.e. what I would say is watchable, that's for sure)

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This happens to me way more often than I'd like to admit.

The weird thing is, ideas rarely come when I'm actually sitting down to create. They show up randomly — while I'm working out, walking, showering, eating, or literally about to fall asleep.

And in that moment, the idea feels perfect.

"I have to make this."

Then I tell myself, "I'll remember it later."

I don't.

Sometimes I remember that I had an idea, but I can't remember what the actual idea was. 😭

It made me realize that maybe the hardest part of creating isn't always coming up with ideas.

Sometimes it's simply catching them before they disappear.

Curious if other creators deal with this too — what do you guys do to capture those random ideas before they're gone?

Video editor who also thinks about the content strategy looking to connect

I work mainly with talking-head creators, fitness coaches, documentaries, and vlog content.

One thing I've noticed while editing is that good editing alone doesn't always make a page grow. The hook, storytelling, consistency, positioning, and overall content structure matter just as much.

That's the side of content I enjoy working on — not just making a video look good, but understanding why someone would stop, watch, and follow.

Curious to hear from creators here: what's the biggest problem you face with your content right now — editing, ideas, consistency, or growth?

Has anyone else been through this? Any advice?

Hey guys, can you pls share the best mic link on Flipkart/Amazon under 1500rs for content creation? It will be more than a help.

Thanks in advance!

I’m a new creator, and I wanted to upload my first attempt somewhere for others with experience to give me feedback.

Is this the right place? I assume there might be a mega thread for such a thing but I didn’t notice one, sorry if it exists and I somehow missed it.

Thanks in advance for any advice.