⚠️ YouTubers — Your First Camera Should Be a Webcam. Here’s Why…

Jordan P. Anderson
2 min readMay 25, 2022

If you’re shopping for cameras on Amazon — STOP!

New YouTubers don’t need to know about…

❌ Three-point lighting

❌ Megapixels

❌ Focal length

❌ 4K vs. 1080p

Delete all of this video production mumbo-jumbo from your mind.

✅ Your recording process requires zero effort. In fact, the goal of your Studio is to simply sit down, hit one button, and start recording.

Your Studio is Your Accelerator — Not the Barrier

In order to reach your goal of 100 videos uploaded, your studio needs to be an afterthought:

(10–20 second setup time)

  • One light
  • One webcam
  • One microphone

Remove any and all friction between you, your idea and the “Publish” button.

Here’s how, step by step:

📸 Step 1: Get a cheap webcam (or use your laptop’s)

If your laptop already comes equipped with a webcam, then skip to Step #2.

When shopping, any webcam with 1080p recording capabilities is fine. There is no “good” webcam or the “right” webcam. There never will be.

It’s procrastination in the form of shopping — and you know it.

💡 Step 2: Install a cheap LED soft-light

Spend less than $50 on the LED and the light stand.

Your light’s job is to brighten up your face, so that you stands out from the background. No more, no less.

🎤 Step 3: Plug in a USB microphone

The most important step in your studio setup — a good microphone.

What makes a good microphone? Any microphone that isn’t your laptop’s microphone. USB microphones like Blue Yeti will last you 5 years or more.

Video equipment gets overwhelming quickly, so don’t even bother. Build a simple home studio that accelerates your video production process.

👇 Reply below and I’ll send you my video gear recommendations. 👇

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