ASMR BTS - My most popular video was a lie....
Okay a little click-baity because the only 'lie' was that my Data Entry ASMR video with the green creamy keyboard was a throw away video that I didn't care about very much.
In fact, I strongly disliked filming that video because of how tedious I made the data entry. I told myself that I wasn't going to film another one and of course the universe laughed at me and that became the video I'm known for.
I didn't care about the thumbnail at all; I hate that thumbnail because it's so ugly, and the bassy audio was pretty in your face, but apparently that was what did it for people. The only thing I really tried to do correctly, and this is because I went into a research rabbit hole, is making some of the forms realistic.
Apparently, it was too realistic.
I'm sure most of that video's audience understands that I'm not actually risking a lawsuit or jail time by blatantly showcasing real data. Though, there's been a smattering of well-meaning comments deeply believing that my asmr data entry video is unethical because it looks like it contains data from real-life or real-sounding companies and entities.
My data is fake but it's realistic (ish). Much like how the medical TV show 'The Pitt' is fake but realistic. I don't actually do data entry work for employment. Sorry to burst anyone's immersion bubble.
I'm likely never filming something like this again, despite its success.
What's funny is that before I stopped writing on Quora, I said somewhere that the content I spend a lot of time on won't get attention but the ones I spent five minutes on will be the ones to blow up.
Well.
I was right.
And I'm still laughing about it as much as I'm cringing from that video.
In all honesty, thank you to everyone who watched it, liked it, commented positive things, constructive feedback, went on to watch more of my videos, and subscribed for more.
You all made my year and helped me get monetized, so thank you :)













