I Started a Vlog to Document My Life, My Thoughts & My Writer’s Journey

The 5 big reasons I want to get back into vlogging

Alex Bentley
5 min readDec 7, 2021

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I’m not new to vlogging.

In fact, several years ago, I was vlogging almost daily.

But in the vertical format, using Snapchat as my video camera app.

What I loved about Snapchat—at least back then—is that I could record short snippets, save them and the app would automatically compile them together.

It made merging those snippets into a longer video a cakewalk.

I would then download the compiled video and upload it to YouTube.

Getting into a habit of vlogging wasn’t the hard part. The hard part was finding the time to record tiny moments from my life. And I gave it up because I wasn’t gaining enough subscribers to find value in vlogging every day.

But now that’s all changed.

I have ample time to do many things—like writing full-time as a career. Taking my wife on romantic dates. Exploring different places in the Philippines. And also recording videos along the way.

Heck, I should’ve recorded more videos while I was living in Costa Rica. It would’ve made for some great vlog content. As well, I will never be able to…

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Alex Bentley

I write about crypto, personal finance, business & tech. Also, I publish a bit of humor to make you laugh.