Topics Discussed: Do subscribers improve video performance, advice to just make better content, YouTube promotions are for companies, why people might use a prop microphone, is your content too impersonal? Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Shure SM7b: https://geni.us/shuresm7b Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8 Rode NTH-100: https://geni.us/rnth100 As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch: https://www.podcastage.com/store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Do Subscribers Improve YouTube Performance 06:13 - Just Make Better Content 11:22 - WYHTS: Promotions Are For Companies - Kettner Creative Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kettnercreative 14:58 - Ask Bandrew 15:28 - Video Submission 1 16:28 - Why Do People Use Prop Microphones? 22:03 - Do Prop Mics Bother Me? 23:28 - Video Submission 2 26:13 - Is Your Content Too Impersonal 36:48 - Conclusion #YouTube #Content #Podcast ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFRIMjjooIY

On episode 260 of the BSP, I discuss the announcement from YouTube that they will paying $100M to different creators who publish YouTube shorts over the next year of 2021 - 2022. I also use the Neumann TLM49 and discuss Facebook enforcing rules on one group of people, 25a, and audio feedback. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Neumann TLM49: https://imp.i114863.net/tlm49 Hakan P110 Pop Filter: https://imp.i114863.net/Za2Ag Yellowtek Boom Arm: https://www.yellowtec.com/mika.html Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - YouTube Paying You To Make Shorts * YouTube Shorts Blog: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/introducing-youtube-shorts-fund/ 07:40 - Neumann TLM49 * Bandrewplays Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0atSATOPi1U 10:10 - WYHTS: Facebook Bans People They Disagree With 12:55 - WYHTS: Why is it Hard to Use 2FA and PW Managers? 16:40 - WYHTS: Tipping Content Creators is Gross! 18:25 - Ask Bandrew 21:25 - Voice Submission 1 * Duel Rambling: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/duel-rambling/id1533236145 21:25 - Input on Audio 26:25 - Video Submission 2 * Venus Productions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmh-fZCxHNQJ_4jYfkRGYhg 28:40 - Recommend a Mic for Podcast Sound * 12 Best Podcast Mics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bg1cy8AUvI 33:25 - Voice Submission 3 36:00 - Budget Recording Gear 37:40 - How to Make My Cohosts Have Good Mic Technique? 41:00 - Outro ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPg8Yy6AiEA

On episode 245 of the BSP, I talk about president Donald Trump being banned of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Shopify, and what this means for the future of Social Media and what you should be doing as a content creator moving forward. I also go on a rant about Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Neumann U67: https://imp.i114863.net/NrO97 OC White Low Profile Boom Arm: https://www.ocwhite.com/product/ultima-gen2-ultra-low-profile-adjustable-mic-boom-with-a-12-fixed-horizontal-arm-and-machined-table-bushing/ Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Violence Bad, Mmmkay? 01:03 - Trump Banned From Internet 04:00 - Who Else Uses Social Media? 07:56 - Amazon Revoking Parler Servers. 09:13 - WhY nO YeLl AbOuT PoLiTiCs!? 10:18 - What Can Content Creators Do? 13:58 - Closure of Banning 15:13 - Rant: Content Creators Need to Shut Up! 19:08 - Outro / Losing my Mind #CreatorNews #Podcast #GeeksRising ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So2f6oOp4dc

In this clip I share 6 of my favorite recent albums: * Phoebe Bridgers - Strangers in the Alps * Muse - Simulation Theory * Daughters - You Won’t Always Get What You Want * Oathbreaker - Rheia * Entombed - To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth * The Locust - Plague Soundscapes Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Antelope Audio Edge Go - https://geni.us/edgego Sony MDR7506 - https://geni.us/7506 Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: AskBandrew@gmail.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7ypYmuOjQ