GloZell Quotes

I really grew my own fan base. I started posting videos on YouTube with the help of my parents.

The reason I created a YouTube channel was because I can connect on a more personal level and be more detailed, within 10 minutes, of my life and what I do on a daily basis.

I spend a lot of time on Facebook and Twitter writing all day long because I feel it's my job to entertain people.

Since developing my blog and YouTube channel in 2013, Little Lights of Mine, I've connected with some of the most passionate people around the world.

I think that the web and its various facets are incredibly useful in just building a fan base and getting your chops better.

People always ask why I stay in the online space versus going to TV or film, like most people would do, and the answer is that there's opportunity for innovation online - not only innovation in storytelling, but also innovation in how you interact with your audience and that is very fulfilling to me personally.

I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as well as being able to interact with your fans.

YouTube is such a funny little world. You can create a fanbase.

I write my own blog every day. I do the Twitter every day and the Facebook. Without a gap. I do everything myself: I load my own photographs; I sometimes take my own videos and post them.

I carry my camera with me everywhere. I'm a vlogger!

I've definitely pitched some viral ideas and do have a pretty good understanding of the Web.

YouTube is the vlogs and my life, then Instagram is comedy skits and pictures that I take. Twitter's text, and Instagram Stories is even more behind-the-scenes vlog stuff. I'm always posting.

My channel is my baby. Some women have babies; I have a YouTube channel.

I'm excited to join the StyleHaul community and bring new content to my fans.

I was doing some YouTube covers, and I had a decently popular blog on Tumblr.

YouTube opened up a lot of doors.

When I first started blogging, I kept it a secret from my friends and then started to show a few people, and it snowballed from there.

Engaging with my fans has helped me grow to more than 3 million followers.

I wasn't into social media at all, but when I decided I was going to put out my own music, I said, 'Okay, I'm just going to post it.' And that's when it started its rounds on the Internet, and people started to take an interest in me.

The videos I put on YouTube have expanded my audience beyond what I could have done at just a Hamburger Mary's. People saw the videos, started booking me, and literally 40-plus countries and thousands of gigs later I can basically say that YouTube has bought me a house.

Well, there are more writers of blogs right now than there are readers, so that's clearly a vanity phenomenon.

I started my Twitter account for selfish reasons: I wanted to have a place to post updates on my book signing tour and stuff like that. I never realized that I'd have so much fun tweeting. It's become the deleted scenes for my DVD of columns and podcasts.

The lifeblood of YouTube is sharing.

I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.

YouTube is akin to having my own network.