Anyone who has taken a look at YouTube in the past year will have surely noticed the sheer number of video bloggers. They call themselves vloggers while giving the viewer the rundown on their day-to-day. In this video editing tutorial, you will learn the basics of vlogging.By default, vlogs tend to be very informal videos. They are often shot on cameras like the Flip and even on cell phones. For this reason, editing these videos is not very involved. In fact, many people will not edit their vlogs at all because they are supposed to be very candid and open with their viewers in these videos. They think that editing degrades and even takes away this genuineness. This makes vlogging both easy and accessible to a great multitude of people.The first step to vlogging involves having something to say. No one wants to sit and watch you tell the camera that you sat at home all day. You absolutely will not have any repeat viewers if you don’t talk or do anything interesting. This being said, give your videos a purpose. Tell people about your new niece or nephew. Tell them about your secret love of underwater basket weaving. Tell them anything. You would be surprised at the kind of things people are interested in.Once you have something to talk about, you’re going to need a camera and a way to publish your video. As far as the camera is concerned, it is important to have something that produces decent quality video. A lot of people will use their iPhones and other cell phones, and there are a number of cameras on the market that are under the $200 mark. Whatever you pick, it should be portable because people will only watch your bedroom wall for so long. Take your vlogs with you when you go to the mall and when you go to a friend’s house. Ideally, you would take this camera everywhere. This way, you will always have it when the mood strikes you to make a video.Now that you have video, you will need to upload it. However, the first couple vlogs you make will probably be pretty bad due to a lack of comfort in front of the camera. There will be a lot of time when you are saying “um” and “uh.” Don’t worry! You have options. You can upload the video as is, watching yourself improve as you make more and more videos, OR you can edit these out in a simple program like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie. If you choose to take the editing route, it is definitely a good idea to trim your videos down as well. Most vlogs should be anywhere from two to five minutes long. If you’re pushing ten minutes, you ought to take a look and cut out some of the less important parts.When your video is finally online, give yourself a pat on the back because it will probably be a while before anyone else does. Unless you already have a thriving base of viewers, your vlogs won’t receive too many views initially. You will also encounter the “trolls,” which are people that comment on videos saying things like, “fake and gay.” As I said before, don’t worry! This is a part of gaining success. It may take a few videos before you start getting views, and as more people watch your videos, more people will post rotten comments. That is just the way things are, but you can’t let it prevent you from producing more videos.Hopefully you have been inspired by this video editing tutorial to go out and create your own vlog!