How to get over your fear and become a content creator!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- So you want to become a content creator, but you're scared of what your friends or family might think if you start "posting like an influencer"?? Trust me, I've been there - and in this video, I'm going to walk you through the potential concerns you might have, or mental blocks that could be getting in your way - and how to move past them!
📕TABLE OF CONTENTS 📕
00:00 So you wanna become a content creator...
02:32 How to get over your fear of posting (and becoming a content creator)
3:00 Barrier #1: "I don't have anything to say"
5:30 Barrier #2: "I don't have the right gear"
6:50 Barrier #3: "I don't like seeing myself on camera"
8:17 Barrier #4: "I'm afraid of failing publicly"
12:25 You just need to rip the bandaid off, and get started
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I'm 37 and have been wanting to become a content creator but kept thinking that I'm too old or too late in the game to do it. So I'm very thankful for your videos. Thank you for your knowledge and inspiration.
Do it 🤗 I thought for 4 years..
I just started this year, I’m 38. If I would of jumped 4 years ago I would be in a good place right now ✌🏼
I’ve started in my 50s to go alongside a fledgling photography business. I’m working through the awkwardness but I have been inspired by other older content creators. I also think the market is less saturated for older content creatures so it could even be an advantage? Maybe
Same
@@janerowlandphot Just starting and in my early 50's so TOTALLY feeling the awkwardness. I plan to just embrace the fear and lean into it. There are alot of is in this age range just getting going!
I know I’ve been binging your content and commenting a lot but DAMN the fear of failure infront of people who know you! Like why is it fine to put yourself out there in front of strangers but the idea of people I KNOW listening to my podcast makes me wanna BARF 🤮
I've been in the content creation space for a few years now, promoting and supporting other people's brands. I keep telling myself if I want to be financially successful that I need to step up and create my personal brand. But, the fear! Keep in mind I tell me clients to do things scared. I think we all need to start taking our own advice.
So true Enricka! I've always said it's easier for me to post for clients because I don't have the mental hangups they do...but when it comes to my own brand, all those fears rear their ugly heads!! We definitely need to listen to our own advice 🤣
@With Love, Kandice It's a combination of factors. For one thing, I am an introvert, so being the face of my brand is a bit intimidating for me. In my quiet creative space, I excel at developing strategies for others to improve their online marketing. But the thought of putting myself in front of the camera makes me cringe. As I've gained a lot of weight over the years, I've developed imposter syndrome as well as body image issues. All these things makes it comfortable for me to stay behind the scenes.
@With Love, Kandice Thank you very much for your kind words. It is greatly appreciated :)
@With Love, Kandice Really... Thank you. This is a textbook case of imposter syndrome in action. I was thinking about changing the banner because I wasn't sure if it was a good representation of what I do and how I can help entrepreneurs and SMBs. But the more I think about it, the more I realize it's just a distraction. I'm starting with writing more content on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and then I'll work up the courage to share it on TH-cam.
I’m going to watch this video every day! All the things you said are the reasons I’ve been so hesitant on really buckling down and getting my YT channel going. Thank you for this video and encouragement!
OMG! Thank you so much for being transparent. Right when you said : 'I was afraid of failing publicly"..i said ooph to myself and you did too..lol. So relatable.
im trying to find the courage to post the bows and arrows i make. i have had a lot of negativity thrown my way by my dad about me wanting to be a craftsman rather than having a high paying secure job. ive been a bit of confidence the past year since i started going to the gym but ive also had a lot of crappy things happen to me the past year thats brought me down a few notches. i also tend to be very nervous when seeing where i am at with the craft while seeing the others doing it so well.
Thank you for sharing this Katie! I’m struggling a lot with the fear of failure when it comes to building my TH-cam channel and your advice has eased my anxiety and is motivating me to keep working despite that feeling to do what I love! I make content on mental health mainly and it can feel like a really vulnerable side of me is on display for people to judge, but seeing the comments from people I’ve helped is well worth that initial fear.
I am 52 and I am doing this for me and so the last words really resonated with me. I love to write and especially feel the connection with the people that are inspired with me. I don't know where this will go and the technical stuff freaks me out, but I have already learned so much. This alone is a major accomplishment. Love your videos. You are definitely helping me on this journey. Thank you! BTW, I live in an RV with my family for the past 3 years. 😊
I agree with you girl. I think the more you put yourself out there and see yourself on camera, the more therapeutic it becomes.
I started content creation without actually knowing I was doing it. I just wanted to share and then started gaining a small following to my surprise so now I’m trying to actually put more thought and effort it. Love your videos a lot!!
Have fun on your Van life trip queen! Thank you for still dedicating time to posting and inspiring💖 love ya
This was so encouraging! Thank you for the advice. It is so hard to overcome your fears & stop caring about what other people would thing. I have a burning sensation to want to be a content creator on IG & it's so hard to get past my fears of failure. & Change. Change is so hard but yet I know it's so important to step out of my comfort zone
I absolutely LOVE your videos and advice! I had come across your podcast then your instagram and now here I am! you’re so humble which I admire so much. I have learned so much from you and continue to do so. Thank you for being so open with your advice, I will use it all to be successful on my own ❤️
This is EXACTLY what we are going through! Thank you for helping us early creators stay on track 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks Katie, so much of this resonated with me as a social media manager who quit my job in 2018 and have lived in Spain and Mexico since starting my own biz. Adventuring yes! Hiding behind my insecurities, YES! Thanks for the support through your content
You took the words right out of my mouth! I'm an interior designer that wants to get more into the content creation space and share more of my personal design style/ fashion/ nyc life. I have been living in fear of what others may think of me but I am just going to take the leap and do it. Thanks for the kind words of encouragement!
I love and admire who you are, I’m working on myself to have the confidence you have In Yourself, Katie thank you for always inspiring me ❤️
I feel like I needed this video more than I realised… Thank you so much for this. I’m still skirting around the idea of a TH-cam channel, so fingers crossed I can get out of my own way and start one 😅
Love your content Katie! And your lighting looks fine! That’s what I love about you - you’re real 😍
Your videos have helped me so much! Thank you for putting out content that is so genuine, educational, and encouraging 💓💐
Thanks Katie. You are amazing. I want to start with TikTok as a relationship coach and I've felt too scared to put my ideas out there. This video felt really encouraging! I don't have to be perfect. Just real. You talked to me like a friend!
Thank you. I loved your video and you really helped give me some direction when I felt I wanted to do something and was afraid
OMG! I have being struggling with all you just said, and I still do. I just started my TH-cam channel, and I myself feel the fear of showing my not that young face and body in front of a camera, but at the same time, making content makes me feel happy :-) to all now content creates, we got this, don't give up on you! Many thanks, Katie!
HOLY shannppp. I just found your account and am starting to watch your videos. This was the first "for beginner creators" video that actually addressed the EXACT thoughts I had on feelings of failure, not wanting to tell people, not liking myself on camera, and do you create a new account. Thank you so much. While I know this was a year ago, I'm not personally interested in van life per se but I am VERY interested in creating and managing life within confined spaces. How to make gear work, lighting work with the bare minimum. I really hate the idea of large setups and prefer to create content in the most nondescript way as possible. BRB gunna binge some more vids from you.
Thank you .. I get so overwhelmed and stressed out trying to be perfect .. this really helped
It's all the barriors. You nailed every one. The biggest is actually being in front of the camera. I actually did some filming yesterday and talked about breaking out of my "comfort zone". I will be watching this video again anytime I hit that wall. Thank you.
Thank you for this. Nerve wrecking when moving from behind the camera to in front of the camera 🤯
I've been wanting to become a social media influencer and content creator for about a year now, took the plunge, and bought a Sony ZV-E10 camera. I don't have much money, and I'm in-between companies trying to fight off being on the verge of being homeless but I have a passion for tech and tech related products, doing reviews and creating my own brand of content. I just have a fear of filming myself.
Thanks for the video, Katie! #1 has been my #1 issue re: content creation, lol. O want to be a podcaster, so I especially appreciated you mentioning the two podcasting tools :)
I love your authenticity. Thanks for your great TH-cam videos!
Love your tips, van life and the lipstick! Thank you for making these videos! ❤🔥🙌
I find your videos so helpful as I continue down this path of pursuing some of my longtime passions and dreams!
This definitely hit home for me! Thank you so much!
I just love this video. I'm trying to start a TH-cam channel and I am so scared. I don't know what I'm doing, where to start, how to upload, get paid, just everything. Thank you for this video.
Fantastic message, fantastic video. You hit on every excuse that is holding me back. Well done!
HI Katie ! You deserve a huge applause 👏👏👏 . I love your honesty. You have help me break some my fears in Instagram. Thank you for sharing your tips. Enjoy your van travels 💞🙋♀️
Thank you! I needed to hear this. 💛💛💛
Thank you! I feel like I don’t have anything good to say. I really want to get started :)
This is so good, and so needed 🙏🏼
Hi Katie! I really love your videos. Please please do more ideas for Instagram reels. I’m a start-up content creator and I love watching your videos to get ideas. You inspire me so much 💗
I'm 100% INTERESTED in learning about your van life. That's the dream!
Thanks for the info! Btw those glasses, shirt, lipstick color all look amazing!
Thank you for all the advice in this video
Thanks for sharing this! It definitely helps me as I lead a content creative agency. Thanks!
TOTALLY interested in your van life videos!!! I can live vicariously through you that way!!!!
I really needed to hear this. I’ve been struggling with sharing my new business venture (fitness coaching) with my family and friends on my personal FB. Although I really know I need to share there as well as Instagram since most of my warm market is currently on FB. I will do an introductory post like you mentioned. Great idea. Thank you for sharing!!
@With Love, Kandice I did it!! I found the courage and I feel so liberated. Thank you!!
Great video needed this for sure! ❤️
I just started one ! Here in YT . 👍😊 Thanks. I was afraid, #4.
Your realness is so refreshing. Love your channel. Do you have advice from a brand standpoint on growing instagram? I watch a lot of videos but they're mainly on the topic of growing as an influencer. I feel it can be hard to grow as a brand because I don't want to constantly shove my product down people's throat but want to grow and stay relatable to the subject.
Thank you so much for sharing, watching this is so much relief for me 🙏💙 take your flowers🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for all the awesome videos Katie. I’ve finally decided to start my travel Vlog on You Tube so I am going to go back and watch your videos for getting started.
def gonna apply these tips to my channel and my content creator journey overall 💕💕
Thank you for sharing your experience to everyone .
#3 is the hardest one for me. I’ve been filming and editing videos for TH-cam on and off for the past several years but don’t have much to show for it. I have SO many videos that never saw the light of day and just take up digital storage. I do struggle with the other ones as well but #3 hits hard the most and then following behind it is “i have nothing new/interesting to share. Looking to get back to my YT channel i think now my obstacles are fear of rejection, seeing myself from a different perspective while editing, and working a full time job 😅 but I’m determined to make it happen!
I would love to see how you get work done on the road! What are the challenges? How do you get consistent wi-fi? How do you protect your filming equipment?
It was so refreshing to hear that ppl have expressed to you that they felt afraid of failing in front of family and friends. Do you think you could dive a little deeper/ give a story time about your experience not telling your family & friends about your channel? Was it hard for you to feel like you were having genuine interactions w the ppl that were close to you, knowing that they didn’t know about it? I love the idea of self-reflection & relationships, and I’ve always wanted to start a youtube channel that talks about it. I have a podcast, but I haven’t posted in a year! Since ive been working on my podcast& yt stuff recently, I always feel awkward when my bf asks me what I was up to during the day and not sharing it w him haha. I’m sure he wonders why I have a big ass mic in my room too😅 but i feel like so many ppl experience this but It’s just not talked about!
You helped me 🥺 Thank You Katie ❤️
"New space, new challenge, we're gonna figure it out!" YES!!!
What a great video! Thank you for this
I'm slowly getting over being camera shy and struggling to speak to others and being confident of myself and of what I can share with people. It'll be quite a journey, but hey, I'm up to the challenge!
Loved this thank you!
I would love to see more van life videos! I'm a fiber artist living in a camper while my house is being built. It's hard sometimes to post *aesthetic* things in here lol
I would love to see some van life videos. Hubby and I wanted to try that this summer, travelling the Muskokas.
You are a good hearted person
❤️ This Is Great!
Well said, thank you
I love this video..i line to talk about fashion life and traveling..i think my audience grow so slow but i like to do this..thanks for this video
“The other side of the silver play button” 😂😂 I love that so much
Thankyou 😍
Working on putting myself on camera more on my ig while I build my art studio so that hopefully when it is finished i'm ready to start youtube 🙊
I love your videos!
Thank you ✌🏼
I think you are fantastic!
I am going to start no more being fearful
I've been loving your videos, and am seriously considering starting a youtube account. I feel like I need to mess around with video editing and the youtube set up to gain some confidence first!
omg that's so exciting! i definitely think you should 🙌🏻 start with just making some videos, even if you don't end up posting them - it will be great practise (and who knows, you might end up loving them and wanting to post them anyway!)
Super helpful tips. I especially liked the one about on how to keep your first Instagram account for your content creation & create a new one for personal. I have been thinking about this very question myself? Do I tell my friends & family to move over to my new account because I am trying to keep this one for content creation? Feels awkward but needs to be done. 😅
thank you... you're awesome 👌 👏
I'm 33 and dreaming of having a chance at a different creative outlet.
I have been teaching Elementary Art for 8 years and love it but am needing a different way to let myself be creative. I however do have the fear of failing and worry about looking "dumb" in front of my family and friends
Very helpful 👍
Hi Katie!! Not sure if you’ve already made this video, but can you show how you analyze your youtube analytics and turn those numbers and data into what videos you plan to make next, what keywords to use so you can better target your audience, etc. Or something about how to get subscribers that actually watch your uploads instead of just subscribing and not watching! Could really use help on those! 💖
Yes to vanlife updates! This was something I was going to persue a few years ago but ended up buying a modest house, so now we can live vicariously through you! It would be great to have a playlist of life as a digital nomad on the road and strategies for making money on the road, as well as seeing your travels! Hope to start a TH-cam myself soon. Thanks for all your helpful tips, Katie!
Also, you said "zed". Always makes me laugh because I'm Canadian and we say "zee". 💖
My hang ups
1-I’ve gained a lot of weight and I’ll record them just feel to self conscious to post.
2- Equipment. Everyone says “just use your iPhone” but the audio is BAD. I sound like I’m in a tunnel.
3- I will have an idea and write a script. It sounds great! Then when I start to record I feel like my topic is dumb.
Me: I'm worrying so much about getting accepted as a content creator ugh !
guess what "Katie drops a video on the same ,how do you know this katie ????
Haha omg! I’m so glad I could swoop in at the right time lol
@@katie I'm so happy you shared this !
Awesome!! 😍 You just touched one topic that is driving me nuts... I had a personal account on Instagram that I recently turned into a creator account so I feel really akward towards those friends or acquaintances that keep interacting only with my posts where I show my face (and not my specific content that is based on art) and which clearly puzzle my stats when it comes to check which content performed better and why. Could you please do a video about it and how to deal with this situation without sounding rude or strange to those people?
is there a way for you to make a few posts that include your face and your art, or your process maybe? That may help them to transition, and may also help with algorithm issues of having two different types of content? I do think that overall though, art pages that include the artist will do better than art pages that are only ever just art, and it is ok to have multiple content pillars!
@@overly.chromatic yes, you're probably right, maybe I should include myself more 😅
@@DanielaPanico you and me both hahaha 2022 goal!
So here's my story. I made videos FOR YEARS (2007-2015-6). Back then, especially in the beginning, I just posted whatever and I never cared about being the best at anything. I'd talk about language learning, projects, books, ambitions, my interests and so on... Now that I'm 32 and I see all these younger creators giving me the great cameras, the aesthetic, the vibes and the everything, it has all significantly cranked up my self-doubt, tbh.
I know what I COULD do (stationery, languages, chill convesation and so on), but IS IT HARD ... XD
I have 2 pages: my personal lifestyle one has way more followers on. My interiors one barely ever got 30 likes. 😪 I only made that page because professionals were finding me and I don’t want them judging or watching my every move especially on vacation. Lol so I’d like to keep my other page but now it’s a struggle on both. 😵💫
Do you feel that we can be successful using a personal channel versus a brand channel?
In the end game. In possibly earning a living. Some say we need to switch to a brand channel. Thoughts please. Happy to have found your channel. 🙂
I just have to say : thank you so much! I was about to quit.
Ugh…. So true I hide behind creating new account so that people don’t judge me or find out what I’m trying to do which makes no sense 🙄 do you recommend the same for podcasts or should I have a separate IG for my pod?
Haha! I am in the mindset of starting a vegan lifestyle page on Instagram, so when you said "vegan cooking" I was like, "how did she know????"
omg yesss do it!! 🌱
What is your take on edited videos vs live and do they monetize live videos? Please and thank you.
Lol @ Hannah Montana double life bc that's exactly how I feel 🤣 😂
My fear is not being able to film and upload it takes all day I can’t figure out an easy way different every day 🤷🏼♀️
Mine is I don't know how to edit videos. I consumed so much well edited reels that I feel published something will be a joke
Fear is our enemy that is stopping us from taking action. Drop your fear aside and take a leap of faith. As they say you can't do the same things every day and expect different results! 🙂
I’m new here and a new creator/influencer. Trying to do mom/nurse/baby hacks advice reviews niche. (if that makes sense 😂) Struggling to get more followers the organic way. Most brands want me to have a lot more followers. Struggling with scam ambassador brands, like you talked about, found one good company to work with and now I’m scared to make a video/review becuse I am afraid of my friends & fan seeing it and I’m also afraid I don’t have enough followers on IG yet and maybe I should make something else first?
Can or do you have a video about how to make a collab video/paid partnership for us please?? TYIA ❤️ your channel!
Getting started is the hardest!! How can I organize myself to create content? 🤔
I plan on starting my content creation journey focus on christianity
Just posted my first video today and I am so grateful for the 2subscribers, 3 likes and one comment I got so far.