Interview with Rodney Pacitti
Today’s interview is with Rodney Pacitti, aka RoKKiT KiT on Youtube! Today is a gold mine for all things spearfishing and Youtube! Rodney has a successful Youtube channel with almost half a million subs that started off with kayak fishing adventures all the way to solo camping, catch cook videos. He tells us about his channel’s success, how he started it, the tips and tricks he uses, how he films and advice for beating the algorithm! Give his channel a follow and let us know what you think of the interview! Rodney makes a living making these videos, be sure to give them a watch and see what he’s getting up to. What Youtube advice did we miss? Let us know!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 03:25 Welcome Rodney! You were requested!
- 04:30 Tell us about your Youtube channel!
- 08:25 Kayak fishing
- 10:40 Kayak diving
- 12:00 Where do you go kayaking?
- 14:00 The fishing lifestyle
- 15:40 How do you film your trips?
- 18:55 Acting vs real life
- 20:35 Youtube inspiration
- 23:55 Your job as an entertainer
- 25:25 The Youtube algorithm and how to beat it
- 32:20 What success have you seen from your channel? Are the millions of views paying off?
- 37:00 What other tricks and tips do you have for your channel?
- 39:40 Using analytics
- 42:00 How do you measure your success?
- 43:50 Best time to post: 7am Saturday morning Sydney time
- 46:35 What tools do you use to make these videos?
- 50:35 Dealing with internet trolls
- 53:40 Dealing with the fame
- 57:05 Sydney spearfishing – how, when and with who?
- 01:01:50 Boat diving?
- 01:03:00 Gold Coast Freedivers pool training
- 01:05:45 How often are you diving?
- 01:07:40 What big challenges do you face in spearfishing?
- 01:10:25 Scary moments
- 01:13:35 Do your kids spearfishing too?
- 01:16:30 What’s in your gear bag?
- 01:18:18 Noob Spearo discount code for Adreno
- 01:22:05 Where can people find you?
- 01:22:35 Spear Q&A
- 01:26:30 Thanks for being on the show!
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