I plan to digitize at least 2 works of art and then work more on the website. And, above and beyond anything else my must do is to finish the logo for Desert Cat studios.
Watched it all. Will watch it again - probably 2 or 3 times. I watch a LOT of TH-cam videos. Most of them I either bail on less than halfway through, or speed up to 1.5 or even 2x speed, because they talk so slow and take so long to get to the point. I ALWAYS watch yours all the way through, at least once, and NEVER have to speed you up. Such value you deliver, consistently. I needed this - and still need it, over and over again. 🎉 Happy Birthday ❤❤
I do have that effect on people LOL I am thinking of making a video about "designing the masterplan" for a business, while using examples from viewers on that :)
Thank you so much. You were the first person who ever reviewed any of my products and you were very honest and if it wasn't for you I probably still wouldn't be in this business. You provide so much wisdom in this video I will definitely have to go back and watch it at least two or three more times. Wishing you all the best.
Always :) And yeah, we are all somewhat gullible when people tell us something that we kinda wanted to hear. When you hear something that makes you happy, your brain tries to justify it to yourself- so you'll be happy. And a beautiful day right back at you (said 13 days later sorry :))
I have been subscribed to your channel for a while and have watched many of your videos. I truly appreciate your honesty and real talk on these subjects. Thanks for that!😄
I love your long form content. LOVE it. I sit and work on digitizing my artwork while I listen to you. Gives me a great double dose of thinking about how I'm going to market the work that's in front of me. Then, i go back and watch your video again to make notes and follow through.
All your tips was great. It was a great video. The length of the video was great because it had valuable information to the end. I did watch it segments because ot time restraints. That is the beauty of a recording. I found great value in the information and it was very helpful. Thank you.
Great video, Mey! With regard to tracking expenses, I have a Google calendar just for expenses and set notifications (right now, that's two days in advance) to remind me about what's coming up. So far, it's working out great for me.
I found you and your content accidentally today while searching for POD information. That was at 9am. It's now nearly 3:30pm, and I am absolutely hooked on what you have to say and how you say it! I've lost count of how many videos of yours I have watched, and how many links I have searched and bookmarked to help me in my business ventures. lol! I feel like anything I need to learn about this new business I am starting I can learn from you...and that's actually really amazing for this 57 yr old embarking on a new career with her second business! You have made so much sense here...I wish I had had this information when I started my prior business 29 yrs ago...but...it had nothing to do with being a creative, which is my path and passion now. So - basically - THANK YOU! It's been a damn fine day! :D
Thank you! I like these long videos.. I need that friend to tell me stuff sometimes because I might know it but I forget there was one tip that I took that was like omg I forgot ( i been working on halloween and christmas ) work on hobbies!!!! Even though I am having fun making these products I lost track! So I need a person just to bound / exchange ideas because I am the only person doing this and that's why I enjoy this community. Just see things differently not to disagree but to see if it works for me and I will try it out. I enjoy these videos while I work/ color test pages. Way better then having netflix on lol
I think that in the beginning there are 2 possible ways, based on what's good for you: 1. Start everywhere!!! See a tutorial for patterns on Society6? do that for a bit. See a tutorial for Kittl designs for Teepublic? do that. The key- have fun with that, no expectations... Till you see what you wanna try doing or focus on later! OR - 2. Pick a topic you care about- a hobby, a location, a type of design, a pet, a profession... And create an Instagram account for it, talk about it, while slowly designing for it and uploading to 1 platform. Both are valid for beginners, but the biggest thing... especially when you feel overwhelmed - is to ENJOY it !
Happy you liked it, and yeahhh- we all get that shiny new thing syndrome.. LOL Maybe we can try and see it as a good thing? take the edge off of it, take the frustration out of it, just do MANY things, and eventually we'll find what we're good at doing and love doing ? :) (Hopeful here LOL)
Oohhh! I have been waiting for this day. I've been holding back because I wanted to see if, as you drew close or after the totally awesome 150 day challenge, you'd say what you just said about shiny new thing 'syndrome.' Why pathologize (unnecessarily) a creative impulse? It's not a dysfunction. It's not ADHD. It's not something to be cured. If anything bad, imo, this shiny new thing 'syndrome' could be a symptom of being bored with the daily grind required to bring a project across the finish line, and not completing a great idea IS DEFINITELY unwise in business. So, at worst, maybe it's just a way for our brains to distract us from boredom. But, all these ideas, the potential new directions... yes, absolutely, it's a blessing. Any extra ideas that tempt us away from the work at hand can be put into a list of ideas for those times we run into creative blocks. Otherwise, seeing new ideas and interests is most definitely one of the greatest joys in life.
I appreciate your candor and insight. I have viewed a plethora of videos on Running a Creative Online Business by self proclaimed POD "Experts" who dispense a lot useless and often surface information. Your 35 Tips are spot on! This video is great for anyone regardless of their experience or skill level with Print On Demand or running a business. Your videos make the learning curve a lot less steep and daunting. Thank you.
I'll stick with you all the way, even if I need to break my viewing down into a few sessions. You are always a wealth of info and I Love your straight forward HONESTY.
Great video Mey! Watched straight through and found some nuggets of gold!! Thank you for always speaking from a place of experience and wisdom. I have yet to start my '22 taxes as well...and I am late - so don't feel bad! Excited that one of your goals is to get some new things for your new home. A space you love to be in makes being productive so much easier! And home should be a place of comfort. My on-going goal is to get my place organized! Trying to combine a home and a fibre arts studio into a small space is proving difficult and often leads to being unproductive. But, developing a POD business is also a goql, so I must get things organized so I can focus and do good work.
I watched all the way through! Thank you for all of it. EDIT: I forgot to say I enjoyed the bloopers. New to your channel and these topics, and will likely re-watch stuff throughout my learning journey. May I suggest posting timestamps in a pinned comment and in the description box? I'm perfectly happy to watch an extremely long video when I'm able. (Like today!) Sometimes I don't have the brainspace and/or time for a long video, but I can still get something out of it in smaller chunks, if I can use a timestamped table of contents to sample certain bits. It's especially great if the video has accurate CC captions, because when I click on the timestamp, I can also quickly read/skim that content in the transcript, which is already indexed by timestamp. You certainly don't have to go back and do this. Just to let you know, what I find helpful and accessible in any video. Thanks again :)
I do have that shiny things syndrome, I have a Redbubble store that so messed up, many things and others. I plan to really focus on my Zazzle. Hopefully will make money on one and start focusing really well on that. Thanks for the motivation Mey, hope you all well
Trying to focus is KEY ! Have you considered taking the 150 days challenge for your Zazzle shop? it could def give you some structure! If you don't know what that is- it's this: th-cam.com/video/RvSaZ8xlS68/w-d-xo.html On Zazzle... I feel like shiny new syndrome is soooo strong with 1500 products, but you can make multiple shops, so maybe it's easier to "drift off" to a new topic- without hurting your own shop. Good luck with that :)
Hey Mey, outstanding ❣️ Loved your entire video & learned so much, thank you. I wish you all the best with gathering your expenses before tax time. Been there done that 😂 You inspire me so much & I appreciate it more than you will ever know. Cheers 🍷
Another great video! Thanks for being honest, direct and transparent, it's refreshing. I love all your content and your sense of humor! You said you don't really do any coaching but would really like some feedback or guidance if you will. Maybe if you aren't too busy I'd like to pick your brain sometime. I'm also late catching up on your videos, my grand mother was in the hosptial end of June and then passed away, so I'm just getting back in the groove. I would also like more videos on marketing, social media, blogs and how to get my products in front of people, it's what I'm struggling with the most right now. Thanks for all the great knowledge! You're awesome 😁
I have gotten the invalid traffic bug of TH-cam, like many other creators, it's why I am uploading less and opened Patreon, cause I can't make content and TH-cam won't pay,.
Does that remove all your ads on your videos? Last night when I watched your latest video it had a couple ADS in it then today there's no ads on it. I'm loving how smart you are and so helpful.
@@GeraldMcLaughlinGamingVideos Basically this is a system in place to recognize fake views and not show them ads. the bug is that they think legit viewers are fake- hence- TH-cam decided that you are a bot scanning the video and not a real person - so no ads. it caused a reduction of about 90% in earnings, and my entire monetization is at risk... thanks for the compliments. Honestly? I would have loved to continue making the same amount of content here, but I had to step back a little bit as it was getting to the point of working 8-20 hours on a video just to get 2-3$ from it. Some creators are sharing that this has improved, and it has improved a bit for me, but not in a stable manner, and still less than 50% of the usual rate. There is more content available on patreon : www.patreon.com/MeyAroyo Some free to watch videos as well and a FREE newsletter blog for updates and cool tricks and design news: meyaroyo.substack.com/
Not sure why you'd delete the comment... did I respond something wrong ? There is no issue in my settings... TH-cam has a bug that tells them that many valid views are fake, and it's hurting MANY creators on this platform. I didn't delete those videos, just unlisted them, as I was getting a lot of bad comments and DMs from them and wanted a bit of a breather... Thanks for the support and trying to help, though this can only be solved by TH-cam...
Thanks Mey, I always appreciate the information and honesty. Watched the video all in one go and stayed until the end. I don't mind your longer videos. I have to say at the end when you were on your phone after everything that happened, that might have been frustrating for you, but you carried on and I'm glad it worked out and the video saved, (after all the time you spent). Epic effort ❤
I just wanted to let you know that you're gorgeous, and that you have a different glow about you, yes, you seem kind of pissed off or annoyed at points, but you still have a different vibe about you than your videos from a couple years ago. I admire the hell out of you and you already know that you're killin it. I'm not sure what's different about you exactly, and haven't kept up with all your vids as they come out, but you definitely have a different vibe about you in this one. Stronger, more bitch face, but you totally rock it and I love it.
Mey, thank you so much! I believe you were talking to me.. I literally paused it and changed all what I was planning, decided to add another week to my plans of making my new social media platforms live and few other things that need to be addressed before I go live. I learn a lot from you, I trust you and appreciate all your work, honesty and teachings! But I have to say: this one video is the best in the advice and tips videos !!! Happy belated birthday, my 35 birthday was in Israel :) many many years ago :) The best for you! Monika
I hope that me triggering a pause & change was a good thing LOL And happy to hear I am not alone in all of these, as I pause and change A LOT !! And wow- 35th in Israel? awesome! (it's my 3rd in a row in Bulgaria LOL) Hope you'll have an awesome July planning for your "easier" or more organized plan :)
Thank you! Workflow and templates. oops, me not naming files or receipts... it's all chaos. I haven't earned enough to pay taxes from POD ever. The saddest part of watching this video, for me, is that I didn't think to take notes until it had been 53 minutes. lol. Guess I have to watch again. My July goal: set up the 12 week year - a system, post the ~10 designs I have ready for CF to CF. Make at least 2 text designs per week on Kittl since I paid for it and haven't used it much in the first month. Use the AI I paid for to make elements now that I realized if I don't use all the generations I lose them. Draw one face per week to get back in practice. I listened all the way through. But yes, paused a lot. Great video, thanks, Mey!
Don't feel sad, simply blame me for forgetting to say "grab a notebook and a pen, you're gonna write it down " LOL And it sounds like your July plan is awesome !!
Great video! Thank you so much! I actually learned a lot and I am not a beginner but you gave me something to think about and just to start organising all my designs and I will be getting back to my Redbubble shop and learn to market on Pinterest! Thank you for the inspiration, I really needed this. Oh and I would love a video about your new creative business masterplan! ❤
A question on the tip about knowing legal stuff: You gave the example that when you sell to certain countries from your own web site, you're required to have a separate "contact me" page. Is there a place to look up what each country requires online sellers to do? I don't even know what countries my potential customers would be in. (I don't have a business yet. But I certainly don't want to break the law when I do!)
Hey Mey, I've been watching your videos and I could really do with your help, I'm a newborn to this industry, and when it comes to exporting just to have stored and ready to put into a store of sorts of my own, I'm at a loss as to know what the heck I'm doing. my q. to you would be. I have to most intricate images, I mean the patterns I'm developing are next level, I can scale right to the last scaling point and the clarity is so vivid it's out of this world. , I'm not even sure how to articulate what I'm trying to say here .. I hope this gives you an idea of what I'm trying to get at .. ?? PLEASE HELP it would be most appreciated.
Thanks First - Happy Birthday 2-nd - Taxes in Bulgaria. I think here ( I am from Bulgaria ) Artists can claim 50% of their income as an expenses. Even without providing any evidences of this. I did not pay taxes here as an artist but as a company. So Im not sure but I think as an artist u pay much less. On the left 50% u have to pay 10-15% income tax. ' 3-rd - Thanks for the Great info and may suggestions. 4-th - A question - what is this AI membership ?
1st - thank you |:|) 2nd - From what i have seen so far it was about 25% to declare automatically without showing proof for a freelancer type business.. Though- I haven't asked the CPA here about art, since when you get a commission from a marketplace it isn't selling art, it's a commission for graphic services. With POD outside of a marketplace, with a supplier, you'll have about 80% expenses on each sale- super tricky. I am still trying to figure out if to switch my business to Bulgaria, as in Bulgaria the payments for social security and pension are SO high... especially when in Israel I barely pay those- as I am disabled. 3rd Anytime :) 4th - Not sure in what context I said "AI membership" Maybe with CF ? Creative Fabrica has a separate membership for their AI CF Spark.
Great tips as always...(I watched it all :)) Quick question about posting on IG - I've posted >200 times over around year and half, I've gotten 40+ followers but I'm pretty close to giving up. When I look at the statistics for accounts reached, I've never seen a number higher than twenty and it hovers around a dozen. Around 40-80% of the views get likes (if I read the numbers correctly). Since no one sees my art - what's the point? I opened the account as a biz account - I wonder if I got shadow banned due to keywords or some other thing I am unaware of? Not really sure what to do with the account at this point... I'd be super happy if anyone has insight.
It would be quite hard for me to respond to "giving up" on an IG account I have never seen. Perhaps you should? or perhaps there are things you can change and make it better? (Again, can't know without seeing it) Can you add your store and IG account to the shop review form? (I am gonna make a video touching up on marketing review soon, so just go to the form, place a shop link and IG and write "You told me to add IG for a review" - adding the info in this comment, even if the form itself doesn't say to do so.... - that way I can maybe help further : forms.gle/5PGbC2H6mUsLC16Z9 )
@@MeyTribe Thanks, Mey - I will do that. I am on RB but I stopped contributing after the tiers happened (I have over 200 designs there and got put in the bottom tier, only sold a couple items in 2 years). You may ask 'why are you posting on IG still?' and that is because I never figured out who my audience is and I thought I could use IG to figure it out (but when only a couple of folks see my posts, that kind of makes it a dead end...). I imagine you will tear my accounts up a fair amount but I probably need to listen. :\
@@verdedoodleduck Srsly - just write all of this down in the form, can't wait to see if I can help with your IG :) (or maybe help direct you to a niche to focus on ? :))
Rats, I botched the form and only put the two links in (but not the description...thought that was a no-no). I'll do another if you wish or I can tax you with remembering they are both VerdeDoodleDuck. :)
@@verdedoodleduck Since, to be honest, I don't remember all the details after commenting back- feel free to do the form again with everything you wanna write :)
WHAT ARE YOUR JULY GOALS?
Feel free to comment them here!!
PLUS- the Shop reviews form :
forms.gle/WWy8JS367FWMNcnW6
Now that I've got the backend of my website done, I want to get at least 10 products up and running. Am also working on my Freebies.
@@DonnaRaePhotography Sounds like an awesome plan for July
I plan to digitize at least 2 works of art and then work more on the website. And, above and beyond anything else my must do is to finish the logo for Desert Cat studios.
@@DesertCatStudios Love the time you're investing and the planning to make a logo, have a website, and digitize stuff !!!
Have a wonderful July !
Watched it all. Will watch it again - probably 2 or 3 times. I watch a LOT of TH-cam videos. Most of them I either bail on less than halfway through, or speed up to 1.5 or even 2x speed, because they talk so slow and take so long to get to the point. I ALWAYS watch yours all the way through, at least once, and NEVER have to speed you up. Such value you deliver, consistently. I needed this - and still need it, over and over again.
🎉 Happy Birthday ❤❤
Great vid! Many of your tips have me re-thinking my original business plans.
I do have that effect on people LOL
I am thinking of making a video about "designing the masterplan" for a business, while using examples from viewers on that :)
Thank you so much. You were the first person who ever reviewed any of my products and you were very honest and if it wasn't for you I probably still wouldn't be in this business. You provide so much wisdom in this video I will definitely have to go back and watch it at least two or three more times. Wishing you all the best.
thank you so much, I love your honesty! I am so guilty of being so gullible! I am still with you btw. Have a beautiful day
Always :)
And yeah, we are all somewhat gullible when people tell us something that we kinda wanted to hear. When you hear something that makes you happy, your brain tries to justify it to yourself- so you'll be happy.
And a beautiful day right back at you (said 13 days later sorry :))
I have been subscribed to your channel for a while and have watched many of your videos. I truly appreciate your honesty and real talk on these subjects. Thanks for that!😄
I appreciate that :) (especially when majority of my videos have horrible sound LOL )
I love your long form content. LOVE it.
I sit and work on digitizing my artwork while I listen to you. Gives me a great double dose of thinking about how I'm going to market the work that's in front of me. Then, i go back and watch your video again to make notes and follow through.
Yes!!! please share info on The Master Plan piece!!
I think it will be in August, or maybe on September's Goals video... :)
Watched every single second. The last couple minutes were hilarious. 😂
I love it when i feel so comfy with you guys that bloopers are just the best part LOL
All your tips was great. It was a great video. The length of the video was great because it had valuable information to the end. I did watch it segments because ot time restraints. That is the beauty of a recording. I found great value in the information and it was very helpful. Thank you.
Great video, Mey! With regard to tracking expenses, I have a Google calendar just for expenses and set notifications (right now, that's two days in advance) to remind me about what's coming up. So far, it's working out great for me.
I found you and your content accidentally today while searching for POD information. That was at 9am. It's now nearly 3:30pm, and I am absolutely hooked on what you have to say and how you say it! I've lost count of how many videos of yours I have watched, and how many links I have searched and bookmarked to help me in my business ventures. lol! I feel like anything I need to learn about this new business I am starting I can learn from you...and that's actually really amazing for this 57 yr old embarking on a new career with her second business! You have made so much sense here...I wish I had had this information when I started my prior business 29 yrs ago...but...it had nothing to do with being a creative, which is my path and passion now. So - basically - THANK YOU! It's been a damn fine day! :D
Thank you! I like these long videos.. I need that friend to tell me stuff sometimes because I might know it but I forget there was one tip that I took that was like omg I forgot ( i been working on halloween and christmas ) work on hobbies!!!! Even though I am having fun making these products I lost track! So I need a person just to bound / exchange ideas because I am the only person doing this and that's why I enjoy this community. Just see things differently not to disagree but to see if it works for me and I will try it out. I enjoy these videos while I work/ color test pages. Way better then having netflix on lol
I'm just now starting, I'm overwhelmed.. but I appreciate you and all your knowledge.
I think that in the beginning there are 2 possible ways, based on what's good for you:
1. Start everywhere!!! See a tutorial for patterns on Society6? do that for a bit. See a tutorial for Kittl designs for Teepublic? do that.
The key- have fun with that, no expectations... Till you see what you wanna try doing or focus on later!
OR - 2. Pick a topic you care about- a hobby, a location, a type of design, a pet, a profession... And create an Instagram account for it, talk about it, while slowly designing for it and uploading to 1 platform.
Both are valid for beginners, but the biggest thing... especially when you feel overwhelmed - is to ENJOY it !
@@MeyTribe that's golden advice, I really appreciate you.
That was a lot of great info! I have such a huge problem with “shiny new thing syndrome”. also dig the more long length vids & bloopers :)
Happy you liked it, and yeahhh- we all get that shiny new thing syndrome.. LOL
Maybe we can try and see it as a good thing? take the edge off of it, take the frustration out of it, just do MANY things, and eventually we'll find what we're good at doing and love doing ? :) (Hopeful here LOL)
Oohhh! I have been waiting for this day. I've been holding back because I wanted to see if, as you drew close or after the totally awesome 150 day challenge, you'd say what you just said about shiny new thing 'syndrome.'
Why pathologize (unnecessarily) a creative impulse?
It's not a dysfunction. It's not ADHD. It's not something to be cured.
If anything bad, imo, this shiny new thing 'syndrome' could be a symptom of being bored with the daily grind required to bring a project across the finish line, and not completing a great idea IS DEFINITELY unwise in business. So, at worst, maybe it's just a way for our brains to distract us from boredom.
But, all these ideas, the potential new directions... yes, absolutely, it's a blessing. Any extra ideas that tempt us away from the work at hand can be put into a list of ideas for those times we run into creative blocks.
Otherwise, seeing new ideas and interests is most definitely one of the greatest joys in life.
I appreciate your candor and insight. I have viewed a plethora of videos on Running a Creative Online Business by self proclaimed POD "Experts" who dispense a lot useless and often surface information. Your 35 Tips are spot on! This video is great for anyone regardless of their experience or skill level with Print On Demand or running a business. Your videos make the learning curve a lot less steep and daunting. Thank you.
Beginner Paralysis - Spot On! I am experiencing that myself.
I'll stick with you all the way, even if I need to break my viewing down into a few sessions. You are always a wealth of info and I Love your straight forward HONESTY.
Awwww thanks love
Ha, ha, #8 is so me!!! Something I've REALLY got to work on! Thanks for all these tips Mey! Oh my gosh ... so helpful!
Happy to help :) (and to see I'm not alone, as most of these tips come from my mistakes LOL)
Great video Mey! Watched straight through and found some nuggets of gold!! Thank you for always speaking from a place of experience and wisdom. I have yet to start my '22 taxes as well...and I am late - so don't feel bad!
Excited that one of your goals is to get some new things for your new home. A space you love to be in makes being productive so much easier! And home should be a place of comfort. My on-going goal is to get my place organized! Trying to combine a home and a fibre arts studio into a small space is proving difficult and often leads to being unproductive. But, developing a POD business is also a goql, so I must get things organized so I can focus and do good work.
This took me 3 sessions to watch but honestly, this is one of my favourite videos of yours. Absolutely brilliant ❤
Fab video! Yes I watched ‘till the end… so much good info & funny! 😂👍
Yay! Thank you!
I watched all the way through! Thank you for all of it.
EDIT: I forgot to say I enjoyed the bloopers.
New to your channel and these topics, and will likely re-watch stuff throughout my learning journey.
May I suggest posting timestamps in a pinned comment and in the description box?
I'm perfectly happy to watch an extremely long video when I'm able. (Like today!) Sometimes I don't have the brainspace and/or time for a long video, but I can still get something out of it in smaller chunks, if I can use a timestamped table of contents to sample certain bits.
It's especially great if the video has accurate CC captions, because when I click on the timestamp, I can also quickly read/skim that content in the transcript, which is already indexed by timestamp.
You certainly don't have to go back and do this. Just to let you know, what I find helpful and accessible in any video.
Thanks again :)
I do have that shiny things syndrome, I have a Redbubble store that so messed up, many things and others. I plan to really focus on my Zazzle. Hopefully will make money on one and start focusing really well on that. Thanks for the motivation Mey, hope you all well
Trying to focus is KEY !
Have you considered taking the 150 days challenge for your Zazzle shop? it could def give you some structure!
If you don't know what that is- it's this:
th-cam.com/video/RvSaZ8xlS68/w-d-xo.html
On Zazzle... I feel like shiny new syndrome is soooo strong with 1500 products, but you can make multiple shops, so maybe it's easier to "drift off" to a new topic- without hurting your own shop. Good luck with that :)
Hey Mey, outstanding ❣️
Loved your entire video & learned so much, thank you. I wish you all the best with gathering your expenses before tax time. Been there done that 😂 You inspire me so much & I appreciate it more than you will ever know. Cheers 🍷
Another great video! Thanks for being honest, direct and transparent, it's refreshing. I love all your content and your sense of humor! You said you don't really do any coaching but would really like some feedback or guidance if you will. Maybe if you aren't too busy I'd like to pick your brain sometime. I'm also late catching up on your videos, my grand mother was in the hosptial end of June and then passed away, so I'm just getting back in the groove. I would also like more videos on marketing, social media, blogs and how to get my products in front of people, it's what I'm struggling with the most right now. Thanks for all the great knowledge! You're awesome 😁
Great video again, Mey. Thank you! 🤗
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gold! 🌟🙏❤️
Thanks
NO ADS in 1 hour and 15 minutes! Great Video. I watched it all and need to watch again to take notes.
I have gotten the invalid traffic bug of TH-cam, like many other creators, it's why I am uploading less and opened Patreon, cause I can't make content and TH-cam won't pay,.
Does that remove all your ads on your videos? Last night when I watched your latest video it had a couple ADS in it then today there's no ads on it. I'm loving how smart you are and so helpful.
@@GeraldMcLaughlinGamingVideos Basically this is a system in place to recognize fake views and not show them ads. the bug is that they think legit viewers are fake- hence- TH-cam decided that you are a bot scanning the video and not a real person - so no ads. it caused a reduction of about 90% in earnings, and my entire monetization is at risk...
thanks for the compliments. Honestly? I would have loved to continue making the same amount of content here, but I had to step back a little bit as it was getting to the point of working 8-20 hours on a video just to get 2-3$ from it.
Some creators are sharing that this has improved, and it has improved a bit for me, but not in a stable manner, and still less than 50% of the usual rate. There is more content available on patreon :
www.patreon.com/MeyAroyo
Some free to watch videos as well
and a FREE newsletter blog for updates and cool tricks and design news:
meyaroyo.substack.com/
Not sure why you'd delete the comment... did I respond something wrong ?
There is no issue in my settings... TH-cam has a bug that tells them that many valid views are fake, and it's hurting MANY creators on this platform.
I didn't delete those videos, just unlisted them, as I was getting a lot of bad comments and DMs from them and wanted a bit of a breather...
Thanks for the support and trying to help, though this can only be solved by TH-cam...
@MeyTribe No you didn't do anything wrong. I sometimes delete comments if I feel that my questions are wierd lol Sorry about that.
Love your videos Mey!! Love the long format too!!
Yes to the Master Plan video. And can you talk about how to deliver a free printable of a design? Would that be a pdf or something else?
Thanks Mey, I always appreciate the information and honesty. Watched the video all in one go and stayed until the end. I don't mind your longer videos. I have to say at the end when you were on your phone after everything that happened, that might have been frustrating for you, but you carried on and I'm glad it worked out and the video saved, (after all the time you spent). Epic effort ❤
I just wanted to let you know that you're gorgeous, and that you have a different glow about you, yes, you seem kind of pissed off or annoyed at points, but you still have a different vibe about you than your videos from a couple years ago. I admire the hell out of you and you already know that you're killin it. I'm not sure what's different about you exactly, and haven't kept up with all your vids as they come out, but you definitely have a different vibe about you in this one. Stronger, more bitch face, but you totally rock it and I love it.
Mey, thank you so much! I believe you were talking to me.. I literally paused it and changed all what I was planning, decided to add another week to my plans of making my new social media platforms live and few other things that need to be addressed before I go live. I learn a lot from you, I trust you and appreciate all your work, honesty and teachings! But I have to say: this one video is the best in the advice and tips videos !!! Happy belated birthday, my 35 birthday was in Israel :) many many years ago :) The best for you! Monika
I hope that me triggering a pause & change was a good thing LOL
And happy to hear I am not alone in all of these, as I pause and change A LOT !!
And wow- 35th in Israel? awesome! (it's my 3rd in a row in Bulgaria LOL)
Hope you'll have an awesome July planning for your "easier" or more organized plan :)
Thank you! Workflow and templates. oops, me not naming files or receipts... it's all chaos. I haven't earned enough to pay taxes from POD ever. The saddest part of watching this video, for me, is that I didn't think to take notes until it had been 53 minutes. lol. Guess I have to watch again. My July goal: set up the 12 week year - a system, post the ~10 designs I have ready for CF to CF. Make at least 2 text designs per week on Kittl since I paid for it and haven't used it much in the first month. Use the AI I paid for to make elements now that I realized if I don't use all the generations I lose them. Draw one face per week to get back in practice. I listened all the way through. But yes, paused a lot. Great video, thanks, Mey!
Don't feel sad, simply blame me for forgetting to say "grab a notebook and a pen, you're gonna write it down " LOL
And it sounds like your July plan is awesome !!
@@MeyTribe Thanks, but no way I'll blame you. I will watch again and write it down. And thank you! I'm working on the system today.
Great video! Thank you so much! I actually learned a lot and I am not a beginner but you gave me something to think about and just to start organising all my designs and I will be getting back to my Redbubble shop and learn to market on Pinterest! Thank you for the inspiration, I really needed this. Oh and I would love a video about your new creative business masterplan! ❤
Amazing video as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are incredible ❤❤❤😊
A question on the tip about knowing legal stuff:
You gave the example that when you sell to certain countries from your own web site, you're required to have a separate "contact me" page.
Is there a place to look up what each country requires online sellers to do? I don't even know what countries my potential customers would be in. (I don't have a business yet. But I certainly don't want to break the law when I do!)
Hey Mey, I've been watching your videos and I could really do with your help, I'm a newborn to this industry, and when it comes to exporting just to have stored and ready to put into a store of sorts of my own, I'm at a loss as to know what the heck I'm doing. my q. to you would be. I have to most intricate images, I mean the patterns I'm developing are next level, I can scale right to the last scaling point and the clarity is so vivid it's out of this world. , I'm not even sure how to articulate what I'm trying to say here .. I hope this gives you an idea of what I'm trying to get at .. ?? PLEASE HELP it would be most appreciated.
❤❤ Thank you.
You're very welcome :)
Still watching..no25! Lol still can’t be used to your hair colour! Xaxa
I can't get used to it too !! still I jump at night going to the bathroom and seeing a black haired girl in my house LOL
@@MeyTribe xaxaxa
@@MeyTribe it makes you sweeter I have to say, but you have to wear lighter colour clothes to make a contrast and may be get used to it sooner.. lol
Thanks
First - Happy Birthday
2-nd - Taxes in Bulgaria. I think here ( I am from Bulgaria ) Artists can claim 50% of their income as an expenses. Even without providing any evidences of this. I did not pay taxes here as an artist but as a company. So Im not sure but I think as an artist u pay much less. On the left 50% u have to pay 10-15% income tax. '
3-rd - Thanks for the Great info and may suggestions.
4-th - A question - what is this AI membership ?
1st - thank you |:|)
2nd - From what i have seen so far it was about 25% to declare automatically without showing proof for a freelancer type business..
Though- I haven't asked the CPA here about art, since when you get a commission from a marketplace it isn't selling art, it's a commission for graphic services. With POD outside of a marketplace, with a supplier, you'll have about 80% expenses on each sale- super tricky.
I am still trying to figure out if to switch my business to Bulgaria, as in Bulgaria the payments for social security and pension are SO high... especially when in Israel I barely pay those- as I am disabled.
3rd Anytime :)
4th - Not sure in what context I said "AI membership" Maybe with CF ? Creative Fabrica has a separate membership for their AI CF Spark.
Great tips as always...(I watched it all :))
Quick question about posting on IG - I've posted >200 times over around year and half, I've gotten 40+ followers but I'm pretty close to giving up. When I look at the statistics for accounts reached, I've never seen a number higher than twenty and it hovers around a dozen. Around 40-80% of the views get likes (if I read the numbers correctly). Since no one sees my art - what's the point? I opened the account as a biz account - I wonder if I got shadow banned due to keywords or some other thing I am unaware of? Not really sure what to do with the account at this point... I'd be super happy if anyone has insight.
It would be quite hard for me to respond to "giving up" on an IG account I have never seen.
Perhaps you should? or perhaps there are things you can change and make it better? (Again, can't know without seeing it)
Can you add your store and IG account to the shop review form? (I am gonna make a video touching up on marketing review soon, so just go to the form, place a shop link and IG and write "You told me to add IG for a review" - adding the info in this comment, even if the form itself doesn't say to do so.... - that way I can maybe help further :
forms.gle/5PGbC2H6mUsLC16Z9 )
@@MeyTribe Thanks, Mey - I will do that. I am on RB but I stopped contributing after the tiers happened (I have over 200 designs there and got put in the bottom tier, only sold a couple items in 2 years). You may ask 'why are you posting on IG still?' and that is because I never figured out who my audience is and I thought I could use IG to figure it out (but when only a couple of folks see my posts, that kind of makes it a dead end...).
I imagine you will tear my accounts up a fair amount but I probably need to listen. :\
@@verdedoodleduck Srsly - just write all of this down in the form, can't wait to see if I can help with your IG :) (or maybe help direct you to a niche to focus on ? :))
Rats, I botched the form and only put the two links in (but not the description...thought that was a no-no). I'll do another if you wish or I can tax you with remembering they are both VerdeDoodleDuck. :)
@@verdedoodleduck Since, to be honest, I don't remember all the details after commenting back- feel free to do the form again with everything you wanna write :)