I know, I can hear you all screaming at me asking why on earth would you write a blog when you want to create a YouTube channel. The simple fact is that creating video content is hard work, both in terms of presenting yourself on camera and learning the skills to edit video. That’s a lot to do on top of trying to also understand what the message of your channel is.
By starting a blog, you can build up your levels of commitment by producing regular written content. Without the added pressure of being on camera, and the processing of that video, you can use the written word as a way to develop what you and your channel might all be about.
Not all photography YouTube channels have blogs, so it’s not mandatory to have one. However, if you think you might want to create a channel and you’re not sure what you might talk about, a blog is a great way of testing and developing your message without the overhead of video.