How to Create a Vlog

Easy Step-By-Step Instructions to Get You Vlogging

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Updated on February 05, 2021

Required equipment: microphone and webcam compatible with your computer.
Record your vlogs on your computer and upload them to a video site such as YouTube.
Alternatively, you can use a digital video camera to record vlogs and download them to your computer.

This article explains how to create a vlog.

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Get a Microphone - To record a video, you need to have a microphone that is compatible with your computer.
Get a Webcam - Once you have a microphone, you need to get a webcam that allows you to record video and save it on your computer's hard drive.
Prepare Your Vlog Content - Take some time to think about what you're going to say or do during your vlog.
Record Your Vlog - Turn on your microphone, start your webcam and begin recording. Save the file when you're done.
Upload Your Vlog File to YouTube or Google Video - Upload your vlog file to a site like YouTube or Google Video where you can store it online. Note: See the Tips below to learn an alternate method to insert your video into a blog post.
Get the Embedding Code of Your Uploaded Vlog File - Once you upload your vlog file to YouTube or Google Video, copy the embedding code and keep it handy.
Create a New Blog Post - Open your blogging application and create a new blog post. Give it a title and add any text you'd like to introduce your vlog.
Paste the Embedding Code for Your Vlog File Into Your New Blog Post - Using the embedding code you copied earlier for your uploaded vlog file, paste that information into the code of your new blog post.
Publish Your New Blog Post - Select the publish button in your blogging application to send your new blog post with your vlog in it live online.
Test Your Vlog - Open your new live blog post and view your vlog entry to ensure it's working correctly.

If your blogging platform includes an icon in the post editor to upload a video directly into your post, select that icon and follow the steps given to upload your video directly into your blog post rather than uploading it to a separate site and copying the embedding code as described in Steps 5, 6 and 7 above.
You can also use external video equipment such as a digital video camera to record vlogs, download them to your computer then insert them into a blog post rather than recording directly on your computer.