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As I already mentioned last week. I am planning to start several new projects soon. Most notably I want to grow and monetize a YouTube channel in 2023. But I have already started working on the channel. And as soon as I got to work I faced some obstacles.
On a side note, I am doing pretty well at my writing side hustle which I haven’t included in this series. I have already published over 100 articles online. You can read more about that here:
Life Changing Experience of Starting Writing Online - 100th Story on Medium
Now let’s get into the regular stuff.
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I have added a new section to document my journey on YouTube. So far I have created the channel. Uploaded a couple of experimental shorts and one video.
But in the future, I want to focus on a more informative style of videos.
Last week I set a goal for myself to record a voiceover with a decent enough quality. And I did it. There is still a lot of improvement to do. But I could come up with something I can work with.
I used my Shure SM 57 microphone which I originally purchased to record my guitar. But after browsing the web I found out that it works well for voiceovers too. And a lot of podcasters use it.
One thing I need to upgrade the setup is a windscreen for the mic. Something like this should work.
This upgrade would eliminate unwanted popping noises.
And I should definitely work on my pronunciation and voice in general to get the audio to a level that I like.
But I have a bigger problem than this.
My current laptop is getting old and just won't cut it if I want to succeed on YouTube. Yesterday I was working on editing a video and not only it was painstakingly slow, but at one point the whole thing crashed and my progress was lost.
I need to upgrade my computer as soon as possible. And I am looking at a MacBook Air with an M1 chip. I know this might not be the top choice for video editing. But from the reviews I’ve looked at, I feel confident it will get the job done. If you’d like to support me in making this purchase you can leave me a tip on Ko-Fi. Everything helps.
Subscribers: 6
Videos: 1
Shorts: 2
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I haven’t made new sales this week. But I signed up for Amazon Associates which is their affiliate program. And I can now share links to Amazon products and if anyone buys something using my link, I will earn a commission.
I already shared some gear I use or plan to purchase in this article. And I will also be able to do this on YouTube. We will just have to wait and see how all of this works out.
I haven’t been actively working on new designs for the past weeks. And I still have some designs to upload. But I haven’t seen any meaningful returns from this hustle so far. So I am currently focusing on other projects.
Here is my RedBubble store:
And here’s the traffic it got during the past 7 days:
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As you can see it is not a lot.
Start working on a Newsletter
Edit and publish a video
Come up with creative ideas to take advantage of Amazon’s affiliate program.
keep uploading the old designs
Trying Popular Online Side-Hustles From Scratch
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