Is vlogging one of the items on your bucket list? Have you been wanting to start your own vlog but not sure what to vlog about, whether people will be interested in your video, or how you can actually make money with this?
Don’t worry! Our ultimate guide will give you the best interesting and engaging vlog ideas to captivate your audience and turn them into subscribers.
As you will see in this post, vlogging can turn into a lucrative business however, for it to be a success, you will need to come up with fresh and exciting ideas to blog about.
The best vlogs are the ones that can connect with the viewers on a deeper level.
In this post, I will share vlog ideas that can show your creativity and build a loyal community.
If you want to have a full-time YouTube career one day by creating a vlog, finding unique YouTube ideas is the way to start.
What is Vlogging and How the Most Successful Vloggers Make Money
Simply put, vlogging is like a diary in the format of videos. This is why the best platform for vloggers to use is YouTube. Vloggers can vlog about their daily lives, talk to their audience about their journey and engage with their audience.
There are endless of interesting topics to vlog about – from lifestyle, cooking, health, minimalism to teaching your audience a skill you are proficient in.
Here are 3 examples of highly successful vloggers –
PewDiePie
111 million subscribers!
One of the most successful vloggers on YouTube. He started his journey on YouTube, creating gaming videos, especially Minecraft, and today, he is sharing his life experience and continuing to make Minecraft videos.
He makes money from ads on his videos and sponsorships and from selling his merchandise.
Zoe Sugg
5 million subscribers, interesting stories from her daily life with her family, shares her family experiences, beauty, and lifestyle tips in a funny way. Zoe makes money through video ads and by selling her beauty and lifestyle products.
Rosanna Pansino
15 million subscribers. Rosanna is a vlogger who runs a baking and cooking vlog, tests TikTok recipes, kitchen gadgets, recipe books, and teaches how to bake special cakes.
She makes money from the ads on her videos and sells her own baking tools and cookbooks.
So grab a coffee, a pen, and paper, and let’s dive into some creative and profitable YouTube video ideas.
Not sure what’s the difference between a blog and a vlog?
Click here for our complete guide – Blog Vs. Vlog.
Top 15 Vlog Ideas for Beginners
1. Personal Vlogs – A Day in the Life & Life Hacks
A daily vlog is a vlog about your day-to-day activities. You can share your experience, life plans, habits, daily routines like an exercise routine, morning routine, what you are working on at this time, what you eat for lunch, and your feelings and thoughts on that day.
You can easily engage with your audience and ask them their questions so they can respond in the comments of your videos. For example – how they plan their lunch, what they eat today, what time they wake up on weekdays, and what time on the weekend.
More content ideas – what’s in my bag, day in the life, evening routine, go shopping with me, what’s on my phone (what apps you are using), how I plan my day (the software you use), do a house tour of your home, your study and more.
2. Funny pet YouTube Videos
Funny pet videos are all over social media because they are fun to watch and can easily go viral. If you have a pet – a dog, a cat, a parrot, or any other pet that can be funny in any way – this is a great opportunity to show the life of your pet, go viral with funny episodes and create engaging videos even if you don’t want to show your face, or just have a bad hair day😊.
3. Funny Street Interviews
Ask strangers questions on the street about why they think about different topics, history, and knowledge questions, ask couples embarrassing questions to see their reactions, and more. Don’t forget to ask these people for their permission to publish their videos on your YouTube channel.
4. Funny Pranks Videos – Reaction Videos
Trick your friends, family, or spouse—scare them or record their reactions to weird situations. Play funny pranks in public, on the street, or in public places like the supermarket or a café at the park. Pull pranks on your office colleagues, your roommates, at university, at Halloween, and more.
Recommend products you bought for these pranks, Halloween costume ideas, and more.
5. Woodwork vlog
Woodworking is one of the trendiest hobbies these days, and woodworking videos are going viral not just on YouTube but also on all social media platforms. You can go viral on Pinterest with video pins or create Instagram reels and TikTok videos.
People love to learn how to build things for their homes, and videos are the best form of content to teach them how to do that.
A woodwork vlog also has great monetization opportunities. Once you establish credibility and your viewers get value from your free content, you can easily sell an online woodworking course and build a community.
6. DIY decorate your home
If you have an eye for designing and decorating your home yourself, your viewers will love to learn how you do it and get simple tips and ideas from you so they can implement them and decorate their homes as well.
How do you monetize a home decoration vlog? This kind of vlog is a great opportunity to generate income as an affiliate. You can recommend furniture and design items, link to these items in the description of your videos, and get a commission every time your viewers purchase through your links.
If making money from affiliate marketing is something that you really want to pursue, YouTube traffic is one of the most efficient free traffic sources for an affiliate marketing business.
7. DIY Gardening Vlogging Channel
Do you have a small garden where you grow flowers, herbs, or vegetables? Or maybe you cracked the code to grow plants in an apartment that doesn’t have a lot of natural light? You don’t need to be a professional gardener to teach people how to garden at home.
If you have successfully grown cherry tomatoes in your small garden, show your viewers how they can do that and recommend products you use (and yes, earn a commission for your referrals).
8. Dog Training
Did you train your dog yourself? Can you show your viewers how you trained your puppy to walk on a lead? Not to bark? To come when called? You can easily vlog about your daily activities with your dog, how you care for your dog, give tips on dog toys and nutrition, and recommend dog food, outdoor gear, and more.
9. Cooking Vlog – Share Your Favorite Recipes
If you like to cook for your family and friends and can share your ideas for quick dinners, school lunches, and healthy lunchboxes for work, you can easily go viral just by cooking your recipes in front of the camera.
You can also share your cooking schedule, how you meal prep for the week, and even show the reactions of your family tasting new dishes you make.
There are several easy ways to make money with a cooking vlog: you can earn affiliate commissions by recommending kitchen appliances and cooking books or even selling your own cooking book.
Also, if you start a travel blog, you can share food experiences worldwide and add interesting ‘food tourism’ videos.
10. ‘Learn a Skill with Me’ Vlog – Document the Process of Learning
Document your journey learning a new skill from scratch. For example, people think video editing is difficult to learn. When you share your journey with others, and they can follow along with you and see your failures and successes, they will get inspired and decide to give it a try.
This sharing-your-journey vlog format can be applied to other skills as well. Think about a new hobby or a skill you always wanted to learn, and there are others who try to learn it as well. Can you start from scratch and record every step of the way?
When you become more proficient in this skill, you can even sell a course teaching others how to become proficient in it. Your community of flowers, which has been watching you all along and is a bit reluctant to take the first step by themselves, will be happy to purchase your course!
11. Home Organization Tips and Tricks
Most people struggle to manage the clutter in their homes on a daily basis, feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by everything they have to do.
If you have become more efficient in organizing your home and can help others save time organizing and cleaning their homes, this is a great idea for a vlog. You can declutter your home while recording yourself talking to the camera, explaining what you are doing, and giving useful tips.
There are a lot of popular YouTube channels doing exactly that!
12. How I Invest
Do you have deep knowledge about investing? Do you regularly invest your money and know how to make money from investing?
Investment vlogs are a very profitable trend these days and are also highly engaging for your audience.
You can record a tutorial on a specific topic, share how you choose stocks and bonds, what you do when the market crashes, what investing strategies you have in place, and vlog about your results daily or weekly.
An investing vlog can also be highly profitable – you can make high affiliate commissions from recommending investing courses and investing platforms or sell your own investing course.
13. Beauty Vlogs
You can make videos sharing your hair care routines, how you make your hair soft and shiny, how to wear makeup, and what cosmetics you use. Which skincare do you recommend, how to do your makeup in 10 minutes every morning, and more?
You can also test different skincare products in real time – taking your viewers through the experience of using a new product every day for a month to show if it actually works. People love to see others check products and test them before buying.
You can also start a beauty blog and add your complete product reviews there, adding more traffic from Google searches and, of course, more affiliate commissions.
14. Unboxing Beauty Products
Unboxing types of vlogs are super profitable! If you are in the beauty niche, you can show your new purchases by how the box looks, opening it, taking out the product, and trying it.
Share what you think about how it looks and feels. Is it the same as you thought it was going to be? Does it match the description of the product and the advertisement?
Record unboxing videos about a new mascara, eyeliner, facial cream, or perfume—endless opportunities exist. These types of videos have a high return on investment, making them a good way for you to earn money as an affiliate.
When your viewers see the product ‘in real life’ and how it arrives, how the packaging looks, and how it works, they are much more likely to click on your affiliate link and buy it.
This type of channel can also be a great opportunity to recommend gift ideas and share them with your audience, making you more money as an affiliate.
15. Unboxing Tech Products
Are you an early adopter? Are you addicted to buying the latest gadgets on the market? Unboxing videos of yourself opening a new iPhone, TV screen, or tablet will attract more subscribers to your channel.
These are expensive products, and early adopters are just waiting for new videos like this to learn more about them and decide to buy them.
If you already have a big following, these companies can also offer you a sponsorship deal. They’ll pay you a few thousand dollars to record a video unboxing their product and give it to you for free!
Vlog Ideas for Beginners – Final thoughts
The world of vlogging has become a profitable business in recent years. Successful vloggers can generate income from multiple sources, not just YouTube ads. They run a business using multiple income sources like affiliate marketing, sponsorships, and selling their own products.
When your followers are highly engaged with your content, they are happy to purchase your products without you having to invest money in promotions or ads.
Choosing a great vlog idea depends on your passion and skills! Sharing your knowledge with the world in a way of recording your journey, experimenting with new things on camera, and adding your unique personality and humor is the best recipe for success when creating vlog content.
Pick your vlogging niche, grab your camera, make a video, and start a vlog today.
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