7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started YouTube

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  • @EvelynM-vlogs
    @EvelynM-vlogs 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Ouch, 36 is not old. At 63 I do not consider myself old. Old will be when I no longer thrive at life.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Fair! My point was on TH-cam that's relatively old / long time to be doing content

    • @EvelynM-vlogs
      @EvelynM-vlogs 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@kevinmespiritu you may "feel" old compared to the young up and comers, but there are a lot of youtubers like myself that wonder what you therefore consider us. If you are an old youtuber at the age of 36, what am I as a youtuber at the age of 63?
      This is no different than what 30 somethings have always felt like in any industry. Yet it is only a feeling, not a reality.
      Just my thoughts.

    • @JimboVikingo
      @JimboVikingo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How easy/hard you think something is depends on how informed you are, not age.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@JimboVikingo Yep, but there are bands of common threads that group around age

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@EvelynM-vlogs I would counter that your feels are just that as well - feelings :)

  • @monstrofarm
    @monstrofarm 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hey Kevin, long-time subscriber to Epic Gardening. First off, if 36 is old, what's 51? 😂 Appreciate the content you're sharing on this channel. As a creator, I've learned from all of your content. I'm on the pro-side of the hort business, but felt a need to share what I've learned for the past 30+ years in this industry, so started my channel a little less than 2 years ago. Happy to say you've been a part of this journey. Take care, my friend.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good luck w/ the channel!

  • @OkieDokieCreations
    @OkieDokieCreations 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    As another old man at 37 I can remember when TH-cam didn’t have ads. It was awesome

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nothing is free

    • @BosseInTheGarden
      @BosseInTheGarden 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TH-cam premium is soooooooooooo worth it

  • @livingdiystyle
    @livingdiystyle 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Seriously love how you teach and explain things, thank you for making this channel. Love how real you are, learning a lot from you about being a content creator.

  • @GardenerScott
    @GardenerScott 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Great advice, Kevin. You are right that the truth of being a successful creator is to recognize it's not easy, it is a job, and it takes a lot of time to gain the proper skills. Age is relative and often irrelevant. Even old guys like me can feel young as I do well on TH-cam and enjoy it all.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You crush it Scott! Big fan.

    • @erukaseven
      @erukaseven 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Scott and Kevin in one place? That's a lot of gardening power.

    • @GLG_YT
      @GLG_YT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@erukaseveni know right!!!

  • @MikeeRogers
    @MikeeRogers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    43 here and just quit my job to pursue TH-cam full time 😭 “Pretty good at” haha love that. Thanks for the solid advice!

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Congrats! Crush it

    • @EthanSmith
      @EthanSmith 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I seriously dream of making a specific course on creating content when you're targeting people who live on their own, instead of another tutorial on cornering the massive 13 yr old market.

  • @JacobsonFamilyAllotment
    @JacobsonFamilyAllotment 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    At 33 starting to do gardening/allotment TH-cam this helps alot. There was so much more to think about than record and post

  • @faithfullyfitkitchen
    @faithfullyfitkitchen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is incredibly helpful and encouraging! I've been working on my channel for 2.5 years and just taking little steps to continually improve to hopefully create a stream of income for our homestead! Thank you Kevin!

  • @laurieslifeessentials
    @laurieslifeessentials 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Your honesty is not only rare, but it's also helpful. So thank you. 😊

  • @Stormycloud21
    @Stormycloud21 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a TH-camr since 2009 a problem is what should a TH-camr should do once their channel gets somewhat successful in views but doesn’t generate revenue because it’s not yet monetized and is using way too much storage to be able to upload new content. Running outta space. TH-cam is taking 39 gig and each new video and the memory on the phone suffers to make more new lengthy content. It’s a struggle.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Clear your caches and files up!

    • @Stormycloud21
      @Stormycloud21 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ If I clear all my caches won’t that destroy all the work and other videos that I uploaded over the years? I wish TH-cam had a way to know which videos take up the most space and if i delete those I get space back. I have over 1,000 k videos but not sure how many total videos now.

  • @harney1987
    @harney1987 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    37 year old here, commenting from my grave. I think one of the big things that goes with diversifying with platforms and products is the control it gives you. If your main product is a channel, even a successful one, could get hacked, banned or possibly even just pushed out by the ever changing algorithm. We have even witnessed platforms die off like Vine that many of those creators never recovered from.

  • @morningstarhomestead
    @morningstarhomestead 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I just started making content at 38. Honestly, part of me wishes I had started earlier so I could be ahead of the game, but another part knows that I wouldn't have had the knowledge or the emotional maturity to deal with everything that comes along with being in the public eye. I think there's a lot of call out there for people who have actually lived life, know things and have done things. You just have a perspective that someone in their teens or twenties could never have

    • @LaurenAngela_aufDeutsch
      @LaurenAngela_aufDeutsch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow. I could have written your comment! I was just having a conversation with my husband on this topic, verbally kicking myself for not starting sooner, but then I would have publicized the stupid stuff I was doing at 24 which probably wouldn’t bode well for me now… so trying to be grateful for doing ok on here at 34! 🙏🏼

    • @morningstarhomestead
      @morningstarhomestead 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I probably would have been in therapy from people's comments 😉

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah totally agree - I'd love to see wise experienced folks crush youtube

  • @AmbersDaintyBush
    @AmbersDaintyBush 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a fellow ancient 36 year old, I’m loving this content! I feel both young and old enough to finally start my own business and TH-cam/online career. I’m still learning, as we all should, but I have enough experience in my “fields” as well. (Farmer/gardener/writer/houseplant enthusiast & soon to be TH-camr)

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love to hear it - best of luck

  • @gardenzaddy
    @gardenzaddy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful advice and food for thought, definitely taking some notes!

  • @suburbanhomestead
    @suburbanhomestead 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I see two main modes of growth on TH-cam. One is from cultivating a loyal following and that usually entails frequent uploads. More and more I find this model less effective to channels as creators overestimate how interesting their lives really are. The other is punctual but extremely enjoyable content that is produced for a wider audience in mind having your base audience only as a springboard. This seems to be the preferred type by the algorithm. I call these these videos the engines of growth and even channels that rely on the first approach needs these engines here and there otherwise the momentum drops. Rare is a channel that can sustain a constant viewership around 100k without often releasing these “engine” videos.
    By the way Kevin, I think your greatest talent as a communicator is your power of synthesis into plain language.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah tend to agree, most people can't carry a lifestyle / frequent upload cadence. I personally struggle with that on our Epic Homesteading channel myself. Better at the evergreen educational / growth oriented ones. Appreciate the kind words dude.

  • @3DPrintStuff
    @3DPrintStuff 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love these videos. Thanks for sharing. Feels like free mentorship from one of the TH-cam greats.

  • @user-nlvmruu
    @user-nlvmruu 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    hey! can you do a video on when you decided to turn your youtube into a business/when did you come up with your business plan where it became your "goal to help people grow a greener thumb" ? I feel like that is such a clear intent for the channel and i just wonder how long it took you to get there..

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Absolutely

    • @user-nlvmruu
      @user-nlvmruu 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@kevinmespiritu thank you so much!

  • @Junzar56
    @Junzar56 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You are fortunate, you have a great demeanor, voice, and you are able to give clear messages. Sone creators make you cringe to watch them.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All work in progress!

    • @AmbersDaintyBush
      @AmbersDaintyBush 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And he’s very good-looking! That helps 😂

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmbersDaintyBush Too kind ;)

  • @claybay
    @claybay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kevin over here giving great advice looking like Superman 🦸‍♂️

  • @keatonentze403
    @keatonentze403 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great stuff man. Although I’m no Contant creator, I am in sales and this makes lots of sense. Some of the things you say remind me of my favorite human on this planet Tony Robbins.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's got some good material!

  • @Hobbes60
    @Hobbes60 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think that this a great dive into how TH-cam works for a lot of people, thanks for putting it out there! When I learned how your business model works, and how the Epic Gardening is so much more than just a TH-cam channel, I was blown away! I think that you're doing a great job and thanks for sharing some of the 'behind the scenes' of it!

  • @GrowsGoneWild
    @GrowsGoneWild 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Making gardening content has been a lot of fun. I can just pop out to the yard and make a video. I tried doing fishing 10 years ago and it was definitely less convenient having to get on a boat to make a video 😂.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My cousin had a fishing TH-cam - totally agree!

    • @GrowsGoneWild
      @GrowsGoneWild 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu much more ready for it now than 10 years ago too 😂

  • @julesgoh
    @julesgoh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for being so gracious with feedback. Sometime back, I gave some feedback about interrupting, and have felt a little bad about it. So am relieved to hear how you responded to it, from the initial reaction to the later reflection. I have learnt much from you for the past many years since subscribing to Epic Gardening. ❤ Thank you😊

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You're not the only one to have done so LOL

    • @julesgoh
      @julesgoh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu😂❤😅❤

  • @Notable2Nikki
    @Notable2Nikki 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Is that a peat moss living plant framed art thing? I always wonder.

  • @vlong7112
    @vlong7112 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "..at least pretty good.." lol
    So humble!

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Gotta stay low to the ground baby

  • @erukaseven
    @erukaseven 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 32, and just started my first season with a lot of help from yours and some other creators. Because of you, I got to eat potatoes I grew yesterday. You helped me grow, Kevin, thank you. 💚

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No way - homegrown is so delicious :)

    • @erukaseven
      @erukaseven 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu I have my first properly pollinated cucumber and I saw a tiger swallowtail butterfly the other day. I started in like, March? But I'm already sewing my own grow bags and taking classes to help me make feeding people something I could get by on.

    • @erukaseven
      @erukaseven 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu Also, you're allowed to feel old. Your view is valid and idgaf what anyone else has to say against you accepting and voicing your feelings.

  • @JoyoftheGardenandHome
    @JoyoftheGardenandHome 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like this hairstyle💚

  • @HowTo-GardenIndoors
    @HowTo-GardenIndoors 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great info! love your growing videos too, "Cultivating kindness one seed at a time" Aloha and have a bless day sir.

  • @windriderfarm
    @windriderfarm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent advice. The "funnel" talk was very enlightening. You have done very well with using the funnel to promote your Birdies beds, seed company, etc. A lot of folks think they are going to make a fortune with ad revenue on TH-cam not realizing the true money is in the businesses you create. I have been watching your channels for a long time and it has been great watching you grow and branch out in so many ways. It's inspiring.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful :)

  • @GoingGreenMom
    @GoingGreenMom 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your voice really is quite soothing.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ASMR coming ;)

    • @GoingGreenMom
      @GoingGreenMom 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rofl, are you serious? I was falling asleep to you last night, so back to actually hear words today. Lol. Could totally go for sleep meditations or something. ​@kevinmespiritu

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GoingGreenMom LOL was a joke but...if there's a market...

  • @HipyoTech
    @HipyoTech 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a great vid and lots of great info for new creators!

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks dude - good to see you here!

  • @homesteadingbarndo
    @homesteadingbarndo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro loved this video, I want to use TH-cam because I want to monetize the thing I'm already doing and love the platform and digital marketing. I agree with you that especially content creation is a skillset that lends itself to other business skills, especially in today's market.
    I do paid ads as a media buying agency and so getting these skills will help me in my work.

  • @thetrailheadgarden
    @thetrailheadgarden 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg mentioning the old internet videos like charlie was a throwback. Anyone remember blacksheep flash animations site?

  • @MenAreSpeaking
    @MenAreSpeaking 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for putting these out. I am learning a lot.

  • @BrianLagerstrom
    @BrianLagerstrom 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Vid Kevin. Agree with all of these points.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate Brian - big fan

  • @sequoiahall1695
    @sequoiahall1695 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We are 54 and are content creators. Our kids are not sure they like the influencer life. We raised them in Silicon Valley.They are liking the flexibility of working wherever. We started in person and took it online in 2017 with courses, TH-cam and Facebook. We are in all the places now.

  • @GLG_YT
    @GLG_YT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a small Gen Alfa / gen Z content creator TH-cam is not easy if u actually want to grow

  • @TabythaPolaris
    @TabythaPolaris 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this channel! I love listening to you share your knowledge! Longtime watcher and Customer of Epic Gardening xoxo thank you!

  • @EthanSmith
    @EthanSmith 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for making these. A few times in life Ive had people exaggerate how perfect something was, as a result even though the reality was good I couldn't enjoy it. Only disappointed. Great to know what the full reality is.

  • @tismeDenis
    @tismeDenis 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Proper proper advice, thank you. All taken on board 👍

  • @MyBorealHomesteadLife-hn5lg
    @MyBorealHomesteadLife-hn5lg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good information Kevin! Thanks for sharing. I smiled at the old comment though - I understood what you meant but smiled because I am quite a bit older and started just a couple years ago...lol. It's been interesting for sure! lol. Good video!

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Old in TH-cam creation, as in I've been doing it for a while!

    • @MyBorealHomesteadLife-hn5lg
      @MyBorealHomesteadLife-hn5lg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu I do understand...it just struck me as funny given my age and the few years I have been working at this. Thanks again.

  • @setapartfarmandgardens
    @setapartfarmandgardens 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would love a video on practical ideas for more examples of monetizing your TH-cam channel especially for small channels. We’re almost at 2k subs and are 31 watch hours away from being monetized.
    We own an online nursery and we ship Proven winners plants nationwide, but we only do that 5 months of the year. We have Greenstalks, power planters, and other “evergreen” products that ship year round along with merch but trying to learn more especially from bigger creators in the same niche (gardening).
    Would love to see what you would do if you were looking to add different income streams to a newer channel.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I might do that - good idea!

    • @setapartfarmandgardens
      @setapartfarmandgardens 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu that’d be amazing! I appreciate your great content!

  • @DIYDirtclub
    @DIYDirtclub 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Kevin, I got so much out of this! Something I am curious about, did you have physical products in mind during the early days of your content journey or is that something that came later?

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, it came later. About a few years in I started thinking about it

    • @DIYDirtclub
      @DIYDirtclub 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu would be super interested to hear how you started thinking about that. To me it's admirable that you went the physical product route. It seems like that is much harder than selling courses or a digital product. Following your journey has been really inspiring to me. It has shown me what's possible with the power of youtube, the internet, hard work, and execution. Thank you for sharing your story and your knowledge with us!

  • @DataRae-AIEngineer
    @DataRae-AIEngineer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey thanks so much for including the bits about sponsorships. :) The rest is also very helpful.

  • @SageandStoneHomestead
    @SageandStoneHomestead 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The 3 year slog is worth sticking out, and a lot of people do not

  • @kengreeff
    @kengreeff 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haha being a TH-camr is definitely not an easy job! Content creation is such a fine art.

  • @tarawalker7193
    @tarawalker7193 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kevin! You're not in the garden?!? lol! It was so weird, this pulled up on my feed and I was like, that guys looks a little like Kevin, and then I saw the name. LOL!

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Rare right?

    • @rhuffstedtler
      @rhuffstedtler 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have to be a true fan to be here. ;-)

  • @growintogether627
    @growintogether627 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Kevin., I’m a fan of your other channels as well and you’re inspiring. I’m considering starting a TH-cam channel, what would be biggest tip to get started? Can you make a video for how to get started

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I may!

    • @growintogether627
      @growintogether627 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu awesome! I also asked if you do 1:1 mentoring? Not sure where comment went..

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@growintogether627 I don't, no

  • @yankamamma
    @yankamamma 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another great video Kevin! I have a question for u. I have a very small channel (2k) with not many views ( I think because I changed from candle making to kawaii diy videos). Anyway I really want to sell my own products to my audience and my question is: now, at this early stage of my TH-cam channel, should I focus on the business part and start selling some products, or should I focus on growing an engaged audience and when I have the audience, create products that they actually love and need? Cause some TH-cam gurus say "you can make money with a very small audience" but should I? Wouldn't be smarter to focus now on TH-cam and later on on the products? Thank you for your help 😊

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There's no right answer here - you can start out selling lightly, but none of it works unless you have a passionate audience who cares about what you create on the content side

    • @yankamamma
      @yankamamma 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritufair enough, thank you :)

  • @user-nlvmruu
    @user-nlvmruu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    hey kevin, are you saying that if you want to make a living on youtube that it really should operate around a service or product? i think it’s definitely a myth that youtube will work out for people when they get enough views and brand deals, but you’re saying no matter those - having a solid b2c structure is what will give you more of the “living” that people are looking for, long term, right? i’m sure it’s diff for everyone but just wanted to understand if that’s your perspective

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      B2C or B2B, honestly the latter is probably easier

  • @kristinwolfgangmath
    @kristinwolfgangmath 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    At 54, I think it's a great side hustle to grow into a full business.

  • @diannasgardenmenagerie967
    @diannasgardenmenagerie967 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My pet peeve is when people say “I’m a public figure” it just feels arrogant.

  • @cravetheplanet
    @cravetheplanet 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤️ your behind the scenes on content -business. If “funnel” is the wrong analogy, what is a better one?

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's more like a chaotic web

    • @GoingGreenMom
      @GoingGreenMom 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kevinmespiritu soooo, funnel spider chaos?

    • @cravetheplanet
      @cravetheplanet 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinmespiritu four dimensions, five dimensions six dimensions?

  • @yuvalaharon6865
    @yuvalaharon6865 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent content. Thank you. Maybe make a video about how to promote your products to your followers. How do you use stories, reels, DM, etc

  • @BosseInTheGarden
    @BosseInTheGarden 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HIGHLIGHT: gosh dang, the half-life concept of virality and how it has changed is WILD to think about....

  • @sherrylingenfelter8991
    @sherrylingenfelter8991 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Most don’t understand the grind. It takes a certain personality to continue the channel for years. I got so tired of it all. Easier to be retired and garden. lol Also, TH-cam & other platforms are not always reliable in their ad $$ distribution . I’ve seen them shut channels down for no good reason. It seems very subjective.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I haven't seen the shit downs but agree the money isn't great until you hit real scale

  • @jenibean823
    @jenibean823 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have a hard time creating content that I’m happy with.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We're all there sometimes

  • @LennyTim
    @LennyTim 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤝

  • @Scarybritishstories
    @Scarybritishstories 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have another bigger channel and I get brands offering me free stuff to demonstrate on my channel but I have refused them all so far as it's simply not worth the time I have to put in to make the video, to get a free $100 product I didn't really want in the first place.

  • @MeetKevon
    @MeetKevon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Turning 34 this month. Old. Ouch. I agree though haha

  • @adonalarrington
    @adonalarrington 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ok Hair. Lol

  • @kirstypollock6811
    @kirstypollock6811 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You clearly have some innate talent for business - and the interest to have developed that talent in running your businesses. That's the lesson a lot miss I guess.
    This is exactly why I'm not "trying to make a living" using my musical and performance talents - because I do NOT want to run a business! It was clear to me even 10-15 years ago that one would have to in order to make money (I'm over 50!). There's no way relying on even multiple platforms would cut it.
    Even being good at all the things to have a business supporting other creators is hard (I tried, I'm an IT geek). The main talent needed is marketing. And that's hard work. A blend of creative work and hardcore numbers geekery....
    Being good at all the things needed to "make a living" as a creator is HARD work and I'm pretty surprised anyone would think otherwise. You will have to also become a manager and have either employees or employ freelancers. But I suppose if you've never tried it, you would not know!
    So thanks for this video - very educational to those who are interested.

    • @kevinmespiritu
      @kevinmespiritu  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wise comment! Best to know what you do / don't want to turn into a business, for sure.

  • @CandysGarden
    @CandysGarden 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First❤

  • @gardenwitheden
    @gardenwitheden 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content Kevin! My TH-cam channel with 14k subs has helped me to get gardening jobs for people. (Nearly making 500 a day)

  • @OrrBiologicals
    @OrrBiologicals 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You need to put in effort into videos for it to be sucesful