Enduring Constant Changes As A Content Creator
It is December 14th, 2024, and I have much to say!
There has been a few month's gap between my posts, and I need to bring you all up to speed. I do feel in my gut that this information will help you if you are looking to get into this type of environment to make money because I have a lot of success and pitfalls.
Let's go!
TikTok Affiliate Program
In my last blog post in June 2024, I spoke about my account growth and money for my product review tick-tock account. This account is still active, and it is still bringing me some income, but not as much money as it once was.
My only issue with this TikTok platform is how long they make you stay on the app to earn a lot of money. I follow a few people and watch their content here and there to understand what's happening with their income and tips they may want to share in videos.
The number one thing they all have in common is the hours they spend paying in time on the TikTok app, hoping to earn the maximum amount of money possible.
I can say with certainty that this strategy does help, but it also depends on the product they are pushing. Going live is the number one way to make more money, it seems, right now, at the end of 2024, because TikTok wants people to make more live streams than they do videos.
I confirmed my suspicion by going to these individuals' profiles. I see they made videos for these products before making a livestream, and they got less than a thousand views. Mind you, they have over 50,000 followers.
I personally do not want to invest that much time on this app because I just don't see the longevity of TikTok to invest that much time with the current congress looking to shut them down.
There has always been so much uncertainty with this app due to its owner being based in China and all of the claims of security issues for us as residents, so I do the bare minimum on this app.
I say all of this to conclude that if you put in the time and you have a great product, you can make thousands of dollars in one month.
Vine TikTok Profile
I have given up on trying to grow this channel, as I mentioned in my previous blog post. It would be so simple you would think of unboxing the Vine product, posting it, and walking away. I want to say my impatience for not having the extra time to dedicate to a brand-new channel.
I really thought it was a simple as making a new tick tock account posting a few videos adding some hashtags and the views would come. It definitely wasn't my experience, and I didn't have or want to dedicate any time to see this through. In the future, but right now, I'm moving on.
My youtube channels
My DIY YouTube channel still brings me $50 or more monthly, even though I have not uploaded a video in the past 11 months. This is a great side income, especially since I do not need to do any work or maintenance. My old content is still valid, and when I created it, I made sure to add value to it.
My business/money YouTube channel, Money Struggle Success, has reached a milestone of 2,000 plus followers. It took me forever to finally hit 2,000 people, and that is because I needed to find my true audience based on the content I wanted to upload.
It has taken me years to understand what I want to show on this channel, to be authentic to myself and not want to copy or mimic someone else because their followers are more than mine.
I had to learn that trying to make content for many different groups of people would not draw in the audience that I need in order to grow my community.
As you can tell from my content creation blogs I am all about sharing my experience because I truly believe you can learn from someone who's actually doing it from their good and bad days.
I do this on my YouTube channel, but I focus on the programs I am actively engaged with and provide value based on my experiences to help others avoid or excel in them.
This has proven to be a proven method for me because those who are interested in these programs love my free content, which does not make them have to buy anything, and that also gives me authority in some way.
I provide proof or guidance on where they can go to find additional information without asking. They should cooperate with what I say so they know I am always honest about what I tell them to do or any information I bring to light to better assist them moving forward.
Now, my income from this YouTube channel is still relatively low because I'm not getting thousands of views, which helps you make more money but I'm going to stay true to what my content is all about, and maybe one day I will have that one video that does break out, and many people would watch it which will result in me having my biggest youtube payout ever.
The new Amazon influencer account
I made a brand new Amazon influencer account to prove to myself that all the knowledge I have been talking about can indeed help someone who is 100% brand new to the platform make money the first month.
I follow the same strategy I used when I started in 2020, and I am still implementing it today to ensure I am making the money I need to pay my bills, save for retirement, and so on. I would like to say everything worked out as planned.
I didn't make too many videos about this because it's the same information I've been saying all the time, but because the packaging wasn't in a shiny bow, people overlooked it. And even these two videos do not have as many views but those who have come across the videos have found it very helpful.
I will link both videos to this blog so you can watch them to see how the process went and how much I made in the first two months.
Month One
2024 has been a year of learning, and I am looking forward to ending this year with a clear picture of how I will navigate 2025.
I feel that the creator and influencer spaces will be more valuable in 2025. However, with the incoming presidential administration, you just don't really know how companies will react to some of the changes that will be implemented. Although you may not want to worry about or think about politics, everything affects your pockets at the end of the day, so you have to have some knowledge or information so that you can pivot when you need to pivot.
Until next time!
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