24. Chilling with Alex Gear & Tech

I’ve been back in the car this week, racking up the miles for the podcast. This time I met up with fellow content creator Alex, from the YouTube channel Alex Gear & Tech. We met in his studio, and had a good long natter about everything from working with brands, knowing your value, working with other creators, and the future of the channel. All his links are below where you can find & follow him.   So, what say you we go meet Alex!   Alex on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexGearTech/ Follow Alex on Twitter: AlexGTech1  Check him out on Insta: alextech     Alex on Medium: https://medium.com/@alexgearandtech The Tube Life Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tube-life-podcast/id1595881790   READ ME I publish weekly on Medium and you can find my blogs here https://medium.com/@Davidtalkingtech/membership   GET IN TOUCH  [email protected]   CATCH ME ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/Dtalkingtech   00:00 Intro 00:45 Coming to the UK and moving   02:30 Careers before YouTube 04:00 Getting started on YouTube  09:15 The growth of the channel 11:00 Starting the channel 13:15 Getting ready to record 16:00 The algorithm  21:30 The business of YouTube  27:30 The benefits of friends in the community 30:00 Subs v sponsors  34:00 Talking contracts 40:00 Planning/schedule 45:00 The tech space 50:00 Shorts  54:30 Editing - Premiere v Final Cut  56:30 Cameras 60:00 Going full time 65:00 The future 69:00 The Tube Life Podcast 74:00 Twitter & wrapping up