Intro:
The first thing that comes to mind when the title of the post is “What is a Bisquick?” Bisquick is my 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne that came from Winnipeg, Canada. The story behind this car is very interesting. The story begins in around 1999, when it was parked in a field in Sacagawea, Canada. The Biscayne sat in the field for over 20 years. Then in 2022, Dan, owner of DD Speed Shop, brought the car back from the dead. He attempted to drive the car from Sacagawea to Winnipeg but sadly had to tow it the rest of the way. He began by replacing the rusted body panel on the Biscayne. Then, he did what made the Biscayne one of a kind. He converted it from a 4-door into a 2-door. He is the first person to ever successfully convert a B-Body into a custom 2-door. The car then underwent paint and received a built 454. This 454 then ate a camshaft and became a giant boat anchor. The big block was replaced with a 350 small block Dan had sitting around. After all this occurred, the car proceeded to sit in storage for a year. This is where I come into the story. Dan decided to give the Biscayne away. I found Dan at a car show in North Carolina. I explained to him all about me and why I wanted the car. He told me that I was the sort of person he would want to give the car to. He decided that everyone who wanted the Biscayne would need to submit a video explaining why they wanted the car. I submitted my video and waited for over a month. The videos were then voted on by DD Speed Shop fans and I won in a landslide. I ended up going to Canada with my parents and filled out all of the paperwork for the car. The car was transported to the shop and I began work on it. All of this can be seen in my first two YouTube videos. What I did for Week 2: I have begun to learn a large amount about promoting a YouTube channel over the last week. I have also begun to finally learn how to properly post a reel on Instagram. I began promoting at a car show this weekend. I gained 1 subscriber, but other people were very interested, I just need to figure out how to reel them in. This week is a posting week. I began filming last week. I ended up with two videos worth of footage. On Tuesday night, I edited the footage down into the video. I posted the video at midday on Friday. Currently, as I am writing this, I have 688 views on the new video. The subscriber number has gone down slightly, but this may be due to bots. Conclusion: Overall, this was a good week. I learned a lot about digital marketing. I have also learned about clickbait. For automotive videos, important words should be capitalized, use the phrase “Will it run?” or “Budget build”. The thing that I am going to begin working on is thumbnail pictures. I have not successfully created one of those, yet.
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About my Project
I have always loved cars and working on cars. This started at a young age. When I was only a few months old I would ride around in two of the coolest muscle cars known to man, a 1967 Chevelle SS396 and a 1965 Chevy 2 with a 385 Chevy small block my Dad built. My Dad gave me my first truck, a 1964 C10 when I was 9 years old. This truck is a father/son project that we have slowly been putting together. When I was 13 years old, I decided that I wanted to begin drag racing. I was told if I could buy my own car, then I could race. I worked to save some money, then started looking for a car. After looking, I finally found the perfect car, a 1991 Camaro Z28. I bought that car for a steal of a deal. I got my racing license not too long afterward. I raced an entire season with the car the way I bought it. I finished the season 4th in points, which was not too bad for being the new kid. After the season ended, the car underwent some work. I removed the old 305 small block and replaced it with a 5.3 LS I rebuilt. The car has only made a few passes since being rebuilt. I attended a car show in the summer of 2023, that little did I know, would change my life forever. I went to one of the biggest car shows ever, the Hot Rod Power Tour. This show has the biggest names in the industry attending. I got to meet my heroes that day. Later, I won a car from one of those heroes. This car was a 1966 Chevy Biscayne. This car was a 4-door cut into a 2-door. This car came from Canada. I did take a quick trip up to Canada to visit with Dan and Dani from DD Speed Shop and to pick up the car. I had the car transported from North Dakota to North Carolina. This video can be seen on my channel. This was the first video I ever filmed and edited. Why did I want to do this project? I wanted to achieve this because I have wanted to start an automotive YouTube channel and finally did it recently. I also want to learn more about what goes into creating a successful automotive entertainment business. So far, I have learned that you must be devoted to your cars and business if you are going to succeed. How am I going to achieve this? Firstly, I have begun to learn the YouTube algorithm. I have figured out certain terms are better to use for videos than others. I will need to learn how to promote my channel using social media. (Also I need a crash course in Instagram.) I have begun to research other successful automotive channels and businesses. I am continuing on my normal schedule of posting every other week. This means that I will need to work at every opportunity I have on the cars, filming, and editing of videos. It is hard to properly break apart my project into weeks because I need to have a video finished and posted every other week. How will I prove my success? I will prove my success by documenting how my channel grows week to week. I will also include the links to the videos I release during the 12-week period. I will also include data such as t-shirt sales and sponsorship programs. What is my starting point? I currently have 2,163 subscribers, 50,277 views, and a sponsorship with Black Widow Mufflers. |
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