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I have a video series idea but don't know if anyone would watch (pawb.social)
submitted 5 days ago by l_b_i@pawb.social to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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I have some free time after having been laid off, and one of the things I've though about is a video series where I go around the towns that Amtrak stops in between the big cities. The two goals would be to have it make money, and the long term goal being to increase rail interest in the US especially on tracks that already exist. I worry no one would watch it and I'm wasting my time.

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[–] Klordok@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Travel videos are expensive. Have you made entertaining videos before? Creating engaging videos requires a lot of effort. I would start by making small videos with low production cost. If you can gain a following there you'll have an easier time gauging interest and effort required to make the Amtrak videos.

[–] l_b_i@pawb.social 2 points 5 days ago

Learning from the ground up. I have a budget to see if its feasible and it shouldn't be to expensive for the first trips. I'm not doing long haul business class tickets so no huge ticket costs, just hotel and food costs. I don't expect it to make money initially, but I do expect to get a sense of whether it might work in the long run.