10 Challenges to Being A YouTube Content Creator and 5 Reasons Why I Am Never Leaving
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- CZcams can be extremely rewarding. It has definitely changed my life in the last 12 months. But it is not all fun and games. In this video we'll explore 10 challenges that can negatively impact creators if they are not careful. But they are outweighed by the 5 reasons why I'll never leave.
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I started this channel in order to document life as it gets lived. It's about where I live, how I live, where I travel, why I travel, and so much more. Eclectic is a good word for the content to be found here. I hope you will come along for the ride!
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Dude, who in the world would have negative comments to leave about you or this channel?!?!? I'm so sorry you've had to cope with that. Your energy is positive, reassuring, and homespun in the best of all possible ways. Hope you keep going for a long time to come.
LOL. It happens. I think some people get paid for it. 🤣
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@@TheNewRetiredMeseriously?? Wow! How anti-everything-wonderful is that?!
I can't think of any reason someone would troll you. Your content and delivery is awesome.
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Very interesting. I’m a watcher on CZcams . I learn how to do things like, put a dimmer switch in, cook a certain meal, clean my porch deck, paint my cupboards, crafting…I even learned how to change the oil in my car. CZcams has been a valuable resource for learning. Yes, I did pay attention to your declutter episode…keep doing what you do! Don’t change a thing….well…maybe have your sweet mom on more. 💕
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The things I love about your channel is the diversity of the types of videos you post, your honesty and openness.
I am not a content creator and I will never be. I enjoy being on this side of the tube 😂. Thank you Tim. I always enjoy your content niche or no niche. God bless!
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CZcams also does a thing called "shadow banning". If your channel has been on for a long time they pull it from the algorithm altogether. They dont notify you either. You start to notice no new subscribers. I learned that from another channel i follow. Tim, you are looking healthy! New Retired Me seems to be doing pretty good considering it doesn't have a niche!😂 Have a great day!😊❤
Thanks!
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“Creates a strong bond and a sense of belonging”. That is how I feel about this and your other channels. I belong here 😊
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It is eye-opening when you go and fish in other waters, her the only thing you need is to be persistent in uploading videos, you have the time, art patience, and charisma. Don't give up, we are here to support you and keep us entertained, I look forward to your videos.
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Those trolls can be so cruel. Why anyone wants to be so negative I will never understand. Thanks for sharing the video Tim.
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You and your channel have definitely grown on me. Good work, Tim! Keep going from a fan.
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I feel like posting negative comments is not helpful for anyone. I could never leave negative comments. I too am very sensitive. I'm glad you will never leave platform. You have helped me look at my own photography differently. Your videos have also opened my eyes and ears to my daily life more closely by watching your channel. Joan
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Your retirement journey drew me in, as I relate to that. Your integrity and good character along that path have kept me coming back. Everyday wholesomeness is presently somewhat lacking in my daily life, so you make a valuable contribution to my well being. Thanks for all of it.
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Very informative and insightful, Tim. Thanks for this.
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Great talk, Tim! I agree! CZcams is the place to be, even with all of its problems and quirks.
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I decided to return to CZcams solely for myself, and my "first" video goes up tomorrow. I wanted the structure it adds to my week, the challenge of making, and getting better at making, videos, the connection with others on my topic, and the ability to share what I know and am doing in my studio. I was monetized and left over a year ago for all the reasons you mentioned, and I missed some of the positive aspects. I'm in it again, this time for those other benefits to my creative and mental health and not to jump through the hoops. I'll let any income be a bonus. Your thoughts confirmed that objective. Thank you.
I wish you all the best! You just got a new subscriber!
@@TheNewRetiredMe lol - happy to have you explore creativity with me.
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Glad you decided to be a youtuber. I appreciate your integrity.
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Very interesting account of YT life - thank you. I have a channel but purely to share my one Christian testimony video. The pressure of keeping going with video after video year after year would blow my brain! Well done for all your great efforts 🎉😊
I honestly don't believe CZcams was designed to be a source of income, but it has.
CZcams rules the means of engagement. Now, the bots are on overload lol.
As a platform it's competitive. Most viewers follow a few at least, that's me.
It's very obvious you make a difference. I don't believe you need a niche. It's a source of creative expression. Leave it at that.
As the country evolves so will viewers and topics. So take the season of opportunity with content, and when it ends, so be it. We all have been blessed by your contributions.
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I am very new to this whole CZcams world. Your commentary is as always very helpful. I look at CZcams as being a supplemental source of income once i get to that point, i will be thrilled when i get to making any money, but sincerely love doing it now, making nothing at all.
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I think i was one of your early subscribers. Glad i found you then, and happy to know you'll be here for a while. Enjoyable and informative. Good luck in the comming year!
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Great video! I’m always tuning in and absolutely love it when you put out a new video. I know we’re advised to find “a Niche” but I feel just sharing your interests and knowledge will grow a following of like minded people. Go with the flow I guess… that’s how I plan on moving forward with my channel once I’ve minimized to what I feel is realistic for me… hence the name of my channel 👍. My biggest challenge is how busy my life is at the moment. I know I have plenty to share but I’m on a time crunch 😳. Who knew I’d be so busy once I retired! I put out my intro video and 1 other… then life came at me full throttle. Both my sons moving out at the end of July, getting my home ready to put on the market has been insane. All this with my lack of experience filming, editing, posting and finding a few moments to learn new things has been impossible right now. My time management is currently nonexistent. 😢
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Good explanation of how the sausage is made. Glad to hear you will be staying on CZcams.
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Thank you for this balanced & open perspective, enjoy listening to you, glad to hear you talk with us like we’re sitting across the table from you 😊
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I am feeling good about having a video get to over a 1000 views! I still struggle at what to say in the very beginning, like you said the attention span is short and you need to hold them for at least 30 seconds, which doesn’t seem like very long but in CZcams time it is! How long is too long a video? Are shorter ones better? 15 minutes? I struggle because i like to talk!
When I started this channel I tried very hard to keep videos to 10 minutes. That soon proved to be naive and impossible. 15 is a good number for me. But it’s an average.
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I knew that being a CZcamsr was sometimes difficult, but I never knew that bots controlled the whole platform. How scary is that? WOW! No human contact is so insulting as well as making a person feel like they have no control of their videos. I learned a lot today and I thank you for your honesty and shared information on this subject.
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Thanks for your relaxed slow mature style and straight talk Tim: so refresshing after so many fast-talking salesmen on CZcams. Your experience is appreciated especially on the topic of demonetization which is daunting. I suggestd you drop the background music when I commented from my Ask This Old Man channel. I'll follow your progress with interest.
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I couldn’t figure out how to comment on today’s live deal after the fact, I decided to comment here. This is a general comment.
I imagine many if not most of your followers are like me. We enjoy what you have to tell or show us. We also like your calm articulate presentation.
What I don’t understand is gnit picky comments (like cleanliness for cooking podcasts. I don’t need to see every time you wash your hands,… I want to see how you make the dish)
Anyway, thanks so much for the videos!
Note: we love to visit Chattanooga so I love your ‘spots’ on Chatt!
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I agree about the satisfaction from being part of a community. One segment of my viewers are cash budgeters and they are incredibly supportive of one another. The larger channels will give shout outs to smaller channels to help them grow their subscriber base. Some have “Watch Hour Wednesdays” where they direct viewers to channels which need watch hours. And for their viewers who aren’t creators, they offer freebies consistently. It’s amazing. I also love playing with creative apps.
Since I don’t appear on camera, my greatest challenge is the time it takes to find or create visuals to use in my videos and then doing voice overs. Very lengthy process v
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They just remodeled the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Fort Mill, SC - and I can't find a thing now! 🤣
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I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from you! Keep up the good work!
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WOW,,, it is tough...I look forward to your videos..hope they continue..thanks Tim
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Hello from another Tennessean! You are the only channel I consistently follow and watch. How about doing a video on feeling comfortable to travel overseas? Not related to solo traveling, just tips and things to do to prepare.
I can work on that. That’s my favorite travel. :)
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I've only made CZcams videos just as a way of sharing videos. I do watch a lot of CZcams videos though. It's nice that people who make them can get income from them. Keep up the good work. I came to your channel for the decluttering videos. I also enjoyed your video of you going to coffee shops in your area.
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I was going to comment on the grocery store analogy. 😂.
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Hi Tim, I started my CZcams channel to recall memories so
similar to the way Facebook shows daily memories
It's the only platform that I think will be around tech wise for a long time. I would have loved to be able to see my grandparents live their lives on video. That years from now, CZcams will have my history preserved for my future generations. That being said, I'd also love to build a community, but I'm finding that harder. People don't usually respond to my videos and my subscribers are low.
I'm happy that I am leaving a bit of me for prosperity.
I enjoy your videos. I've been a watcher since your 4th video.
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Thank you for sticking with me!
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Hello, from Wales, UK.
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Hi Tim, as a content creator, I've found the biggest thing for me is that I, like you, built my channel to leave a legacy of stories and life lessons for my sons. I talk about all sorts of things on my channel, and when I talked about music and TV/films, my channel gained some traction.
However, in order to continue getting views, I started straying from the path I originally started the channel for.
Around a month ago, I decided I wasn't happy making videos that didn't do anything for me, so I consciously decided to go back to my original direction for the channel.
The result is that my views have dropped back to much lower levels than I'd been accustomed to getting. Whilst I was disappointed for a little while, I realised that I feel much better doing content that I think is of value, and although my stories tell of life-lessons for my sons, it's humbling when I get comments saying that my video has helped someone with a struggle their having. To be honest, that gives me more of a thrill than a jump in views.
As for the algorithm, I don't worry about it. Over time, my videos will find an appreciative audience, and I'll be happy with that.
I'm 64 next month and looking toward retirement, so the income from CZcams would be helpful, but as you'll be aware, it's nowhere close to yours at my level, and so instead of worrying about it, I'll focus on what value my videos can bring to my viewers/followers, and more importantly, to my sons.
As you said, the connection with my viewers is a joy for 99% of the time. I love hearing from them and some of the stories they share are truly humbling. I feel honoured that they care to share them with me.
All the best. I really enjoy your channel(s). James
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Very well said. I’m working on correcting course with my channel as well.
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Not a content creator, but interested in how it works and the people who do it. Your garden tour video was served up to me the other day because I'm a gardener and watch a lot of that type content. I enjoyed that video a lot, watched some of your other videos, and became a new subscriber. It's funny how those algorithms work. I sell on Etsy and have benefited from and been victimized by it's whims, lol. Anyway, I'm looking forward to watching all your past videos. And in case you haven't showed them yet, I'd love to see your mom's hostas (the ones she was saving eggs shells for). 🙂
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LOL. I’ll see what I can do.
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Thank you for this breakdown. My channel has 137 subscribers lol I am building on it though. I know that my field is already saturated.
You now have one more subscriber! Have you applied for our Emerging Content Creator Grant?
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I just enjoy watching.
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I had debated just this week about Not because of trolls, but because of the insistence on pushing shorts and news and politics. I typically watch on 1 of 2 channels. This being the main place I watch, and GGM Creates the second. I wound up niching this channel down because it was really hard when I was diagnosed with histamine intolerance to find information. Much of the advice I found was recommending starving yourself until you abdolutely had to eat to survive. Because when I finally found a few people the relevent content had been buried by new niches and the algorithm forgot about it, I wanted to maintain visibility. So I started a second channel, and that is where I post decluttering, gardening, and hopefully in the near future some sewing content. On that channel I run a travel related collaboration called the Raid Parade. So every Friday I am bouncing around the world through a series of premieres and hanging out with friends. I also joined a collab about decluttering and cleaning, so I watched some of that, and I watched content about learning foreign languages. French, Italian, and a Native American one, Potowatomi. And 1 non-dramatic channel that covers the royal families from most of the world. But over time, I cant seem to get away from the political agenda of CZcams. I try to avoid the news in everyday life, and I routinely request not to see videos from news channels. Unfortunately I cant seem to go on that channel without seeing clips of bombings, gunfights, hate crimes (from either side), and all of the politics about everything. I dont know how to get rid of it. I dont know if I subscribed to someone that was political and I didnt know it or what. Last week I just gave up. Only went for the collab I run, and then leave. I've also picked up a renewed desire to cut back on youtube. I have tried goinv to rumble, but of course many people are there because of political censorship here. Ive tried spotify, iheartradio, substack, and a few others. My hope is that I can reduce my time spent to 3 hours or less per day. They actually have studies saying 4 hours is the threshhold that starts affecting mental health. And Im sure attention span should bd in tgere too since everh other video is a section of shorts on the channel still willing to show me something other than news. Or whatever it is you want to call it since news should theoretically be unbiased journalism. Anywho, hopefully that will be enough because the current stuff they are pushing sends my anxiety through the roof, and my mental state through the floor. But here's hoping that I can pivot and spend more time creating than consuming in the coming days.
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As a new CZcams channel, in the most unsexy of niches, I have to be really creative in my videos about planning for the lifestyle you want in your gold years. But it's my passion. If I can help just one person understand the importance of estate planning, or making their home safe to age in place, or help them with their stubborn parents, I will call it a win.
You’ve just got a new subscriber!
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Totally agree!!
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I think the distinction between real life and digital life is something like this. In real life we telegraph very clearly who we are and what we will accept from others. This has the effect of narrowing our social interactions to a self-selected group of people who want or like or can accept what we are, what we offer. Online, all the people who would have been screened out by this in person process, don't get screened out. They stick around and throw rocks from the side, without consequence. These people are not your audience, they are people who in real life you'd pass on, and who in real life they'd also pass on you too. Because in real life they don't have the nerve or permission to spit their venom the way they have the cover to do online. That's it.
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I'm thankful you have not pigeon-holed yourself into a 'niche'. I can't even remember why I started on your channel. It was probably because I myself was about to be newly retired but I also enjoyed the minimalist content. We have enough commonalities that I enjoy almost every video. For a non-creator I'm always interested in how YT works and how I can personally help those I watch. Is it just like, comment, subscribe like everyone asks? Are there negative impacts if I skip through an ad or don't finish the video (but make it past the 30 seconds)? Are there benefits to comments (good or bad)? Anyway, these are just my musings. You dont have to answer them (unless it helps the algorithm 😂).
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Comment and like will always help!😊
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I would like to be a content creator- just not sure yet what I would do?!
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Thank you for this very important information. You take care good care 5:39 of us. 💖💝💞. You can always do redos and I try to watch to the end. My phone does not always let me.
My phone quits often but I finish videos as much as possible from the "me" file on the home page of CZcams...annoying but that's I need to do to compasate for my phone company. I wouldn't do it for any reason other than avoid the CZcams punises the creator
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Another great video! My challenge is that there seems to be no rhyme or reason to why a video does well or not. I know there's an algorithm but I could post same day and time one week and get a few thousand views and a few hundred the next time.
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There are channels i subscribed to, which if I don't have time to watch the channel in a week, suddenly their videos stop getting recommended. Then, it's into me to realize I haven't seen a creator in a while and seek them out, and then I start seeing them for a while. I use CZcams premium, so CZcams doesn't make more money based on how much I watch. How that translates to creators, I have no idea. I'm not poor, but not rich in retirement, so not a big target for channel membership or buy me a coffee payments.
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I also use CZcams Premium. Content Creators do get paid from your subscription fee, and it shows up in our analytics in both number of Premium viewers and the money made on a particular video from Premium views.
I have a simple method for CZcams. I watch while I’m drinking my first cup of coffee and immediately go to the Subscriptions tab to see what’s new from the people I signed up to watch. :)
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Very well said and put. I am a very small 1750 Subs creator with no niche either and while everyone says you need that my thoughts are "eh" I am not in this to make a massive amount of money at all. I enjoy what I do, I am super appreciative of the night in and night out support I get and I still enjoy doing it. Question do you follow any other channels or just skip around from time to time.
Thank you for allowing me to post my thoughts!
I do follow several channels. Now I’m going to go find yours! :)
Hmmmm. Not found under the name you commented with. Care to give me a hint? :)
@@TheNewRetiredMe My channel and CZcams name is Ken Stout Live, I believe the ImKenster08 is from when I uploaded one video back in 2008 and that is the name I was given, thanks for asking.
Found you! Subscribed!
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As a CZcams viewer I can say that often I watch a video and then I am flooded with hundreds of similar videos! Very frustrating.
I prefer to watch a variety of content and not to be bullied into watching similar videos over and over!
Sincerely, a Frustrated viewer
Gotta love that algorithm. :). God forbid you ever search for anything. :) I get the same thing. Same videos recommended every day. It’s tiring.
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I know you didn't talk about this or at least I didn't hear you say it. But, do you use tags when you upload your videos and if so, do you think it helps?
Sometimes I do. I’m told tags are kind of out these days. Keywords in the title and description go further. I’m still working on that as well.
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My mind explodes how people come to YOUR channel and complain about things like camping, decluttering travelling and retirement. I mean seriously,!! These losers must have very sad uneventful lives 🤦🏼♀️😔.
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I love CZcams because of all of the interesting channels and topics available, but there isn't total freedom for the creators. Beginning 4 years ago and probably before that, certain channels were taken down or they weren't allowed to post videos for several weeks because they mentioned a treatment for an illness that could save your life, but CZcams didn't want anyone to know about it there's other topics that Christians talk about and that they want others to know about and they have to use code words. It's a very sad thing when an American company tells people what they can and cannot say about certain topics.😉
You are right, of course. And it was unconscionable in my opinion.
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Maybe a new topic could be....how does a retired person on a fixed income survive in this economic crisis. ? Just a thought.
That’s a big ask. :). I’m in TN. Living here is pretty easy compared to other parts of the country.
We are A-L-L In for "Rough Time's" Ahead, but in the Not too Distant Future, "EVERYONE" Will be Living
In Abundance.
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I can get behind all of your icons.
Thank you for NO MUSIC.
Eventually it’s going to lead to absolute demonetization. Being prepared now? Sure. Makes sense.
Edit: two responses with question marks so I’ll clarify what I mean.
Don’t add music. We don’t need it. My thoughts are building on what he said… when he adds music it can take up to 30 days for him to get an answer about whether the robots at CZcams will approve the upload.
In the past he knew it was iffy his video would be a copyright infringement and he would allow the monies generated to filter straight thru to the copyright holder.
Occasionally people create an issue where none existed… just trolling.
AND the algorithm is forever changing so there is an issue today that didn’t exist yesterday.
My point is I’m grateful you didn’t add music at all. It’s easier to hear the content. My additional guesstimate is that at some point there will be nothing but restrictions when any music (including original) will anger the “sadists” that take weird pleasure, and enjoy creating havoc for the “fun” of it.
Acidic & toxic people.
I’m suggesting you take those lemons and stockpile different recipes for lemonade. It’s gonna be such a cluster you’ll quickly tire of the basic variety.
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I appreciate the thoughts. I learned very early in this channel that music under my talking isn’t the way to go. Especially for those where English is a second language. However, some videos (like the garden tour and camping video) need music. That’s why I pay for the license. It always gets cleared up. Just a handful get dinged. It’s annoying, but not so much that I plan to stop. :)
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I am very new to this whole CZcams world. Your commentary is as always very helpful. I look at CZcams as being a supplemental source of income once i get to that point, i will be thrilled when i get to making any money, but sincerely love doing it now, making nothing at all.
I'm still trying to find your CZcams
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