I wish I could do it weekly, or even daily. In the US it’s monthly. To be completely honest, I wish credit cards didn’t exist at all. They’re a tax on the financially illererate, and the fact that financially responsible people can gain an essentially free 1.5% (or more) cash back isn’t enough reason for them to exist. I’d happily forgo the cash back to be rid of them.
I’d second the fact that it’s really difficult to do it, and that you genuinely need to enjoy the process. More likely than not, you won’t “make it” and you’ll just be doing it as a hobby. Though, more than anything, you just need to do it. You might not know what to say today, tomorrow, or next month, but eventually you’ll find a rhythm and know what works for you. There’s no way to find that rhythm if you aren’t making anything.
My source for this is the fact that I’ve been doing YouTube for nearly 2 years now, creating weekly videos. I think they’ve been of pretty good quality for about 14 or so months now. I have just over 500 subs which, while I’m super proud of and thankful for that, isn’t even enough to enable ads on my channel. I also specifically chose a niche that’s a tad easier to stand out in, as the market for gaming videos is so so so saturated and difficult to stand out in, as the barrier for entry is so low.
I don’t mean to discourage, and of course wish you the best of luck, but I do want to share a realistic view on it based on my experiences being a small potato YouTube creator.
Some might say that this comic, despite featuring one, is not the goat.
Yeah, free isn’t the right way to put it, but I’m not sure what other word to use, considering that most places don’t have different pricing for debit/credit (God bless Winco for not accepting credit).