Youtube and Online Business

How I Use a Kanban Board For Content Creation
Hello! I want to introduce you to a concept I learned about many years ago working with Sobeys. I was the store administrator, and part of that job was ordering and organizing the cleaning supplies for the store. Quite a few years after I started, they implemented what was called a Kanban organization system. Ultimately, it is a visual tool to represent work flow. At Sobeys, we used it to know how many of any one item was used and how many should be ordered. It’s great as a project... Read more...
Etsy Or Website: My Personal Experience
Time is money they always say. In my case, boy is that true. One of the things an entrepreneur focuses on is money-making activities. That has been one of my focuses over the past five years and it hasn’t gotten me far. So one day, I was creating products for this sale I received on Etsy Whoop! I made $45 dollars and I thought it was great. Times have been tough between the Canada Post strikes and the tariff situation between Canada and the USA. So Monday rolled around, and... Read more...
Social Media: How I Create My Content, Pillars and Day Themes
Let’s talk about social media business for a second. A lot goes into the planning and organizing of content for social media - more than people might think. Take for example when you first start. You might think posting whatever comes to mind will be fine, so you start a lifestyle vlog, but you end up with low views. So then, you decide to do unboxings, or “What’s in my bag” videos. Now you have a variety of content, but still low views. What you need to start with is... Read more...
Telling People I’m a YouTuber
If you’ve come across my channel on YouTube, subscribed and enjoyed my content, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! It’s you who have made my “career” on YouTube a success! I know that I still have lots of growing and learning to do, but I love it and enjoy doing it! Now, if you’re also on YouTube yourself, you’ll know that getting subscribers is one thing, and telling friends, family and acquaintances what you do is completely another. You know when you first meet people... Read more...
Why I Really Started My Online Business
I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this before, but this time, I’m going to explain my WHY. Can you tell I’ve been reading Simon Sinek? (Check out his book, Start With Why). In a previous piece, I explained what happened at my job (I quit), and I was in a kind of depressed place. I had no purpose and nothing to do and I get bored really fast. Yes, it was nice being at home with my family, but there’s only so many times you can clean the same area... Read more...
How To Promote Yourself as a Content Creator
When you first start a business, one of the biggest and most important things you need to do is marketing. Without viewers, followers, subscribers or customers, you won’t have a business. So how do you market yourself? What tools are good ones? It all depends on what you’re selling. If you are marketing yourself, (what a lot of people start out doing on YouTube when they first start out), you are selling an idea. You are sharing information about yourself, or something you like to do in hopes you will... Read more...
Pillars: Change Is Good
Hello! Welcome back! Today, we are going to talk about content and how you can group certain types of content into what we call pillars. Generally, when you think about creating on some platform (let’s use Youtube as an example), you want to find your niche. A niche is an area of expertise that you either excel, or are good at and you can teach others, or learn with others as you discuss your topic. Content pillars are grouped topics that help you to decide what type of content you... Read more...
Online Business: Renewing My Purpose and Doing the Things I Love
It seems like yesterday and forever ago that I started my YouTube channel. I’ve been through ups and downs, and tons of changes. I’m learning new things every day - not only about my business, but also about myself. I’m writing today to explain why and how I’m doing what I love most, and why I keep on going every day. I sometimes get lost in the day to day grind (as does everyone), and I need to remind myself of why I started this and why I keep doing... Read more...
How To Pace Yourself When It Comes To Your Business
When you first start a business, it seems like this grand idea (which it is!), and there’s so much to do and to start, and it can be very overwhelming. You might feel like you have to (or want to) do all the things at once. I will speak on my personal experiences with my business, as well as give you some tips and advice on how to pace yourself so you don’t feel overwhelmed or burn yourself out. There are different types of online businesses (obviously), and YouTube is... Read more...
Gaining 1000 Subscribers On Youtube
Congratulations! You’ve finally reached this big milestone! Or maybe you’re still on your way there. In either case, if you’re close to this number, you know by now all the work that goes into having a YouTube channel and sticking it through. There are times when you’re feeling good, and growth is great. Then there are the not so good times, when you wonder why on earth you’re doing this at all. Or, maybe not - I have seen some channels where the content does not seem to have been... Read more...
Productivity Tips For Working From Home
There are more people working from home now more than ever. In my previous job (prior to entrepreneurship), I was not able to do so. I had to be in uniform, at a specified time and ready to work. However, with most office jobs and new online businesses sprouting up, the opportunity to work from the comfort of your own living space sounds very inviting. It may seem too good to be true - the comfort of staying at home and simply signing in to your computer, but there are... Read more...
Entrepreneur At Home: My Creative Process
I must say, when I started this journey of having my own business and working from home, I didn’t imagine how it would work out or where it would take me. I’ve been doing this for about four years now, but I can say my process and business direction has changed more than once along the way. If I was to give any one piece of advice at all in the world of entrepreneurial-ship, it would have to be “be adaptible”. Especially if you work from home, as is so... Read more...
Etsy Or Website? Which Should You Choose?
So, you’ve started your own business and you want to open an online shop. Congratulations! The next step is to determine what online platform you want to use to sell your items. This decision may in turn depend on where you are in your process, or in your life. For instance, if you are a super busy multi-talented and multi-faceted individual, do you have time to set up a website? Or, if you hire someone to do it for you, do you have the resources, money and time to follow... Read more...
Gaining Your First 100 Followers on Medium
Today, I want to join the sheep herd and talk about this 100 minimum followers (before gaining entry into Medium’s partner program) business. I myself have recently reached this minimum requirement at the time of writing this article, but I am speaking to all the newbies out there who are just joining Medium, as well as anyone who participated in any of the 100 follower challenge articles on this platform (myself included). I have personally been on Medium for over two years now. When I first started, this program requirement... Read more...
How I Am Successful At Work (Online Biz Edition)
Hi friends and fellow online business advocates! So, I think success at business is a pretty important topic. Specifically, a business that is online, and something that you create and care for all on your own. I could talk about how to be successful at any job, but working for someone else, outside of your home is a lot different than building your own business from the ground up. Technically, social media business is different than other types of entrepreneurial businesses. In my case, I do Youtube as a full... Read more...
The Challenges of Having a Stationery & Bullet Journal Youtube Channel
Hey guys! We’re back talking about two things that I love talking about. I would love to find more ways to integrate these two topics, because it has been my focus for the last two years; reviewing stationery and creating monthly bullet journal spreads on Youtube. What I’ll talk about today also encompasses planner videos, since, essentially, it is related to stationery. I used to do a Plan With Me in my Erin Condren Life Planner every week for the longest time. The main reason why I quit was because... Read more...
You Finally Made a Youtube Channel! What Comes Next?
Hi! Welcome! Today, we are going to talk about the next steps you can take in your Youtube journey now that you have already established your channel. At times, I will refer to ‘Youtube’ as an ‘Online Business’, because that is exactly what it is, even if you aren’t making money, or, you have just started out and your channel is a past time or just for fun. It’s important to remember that the experience of having a Youtube Channel will be different for everyone, because you are different. You... Read more...
The Work That Goes Into a Youtube Channel: It’s Not All Fun & Games
Hey everyone! I hope this week is treating you well! I feel like there are a lot of misconceptions about the amount of work that actually goes into content creation for a Youtube Channel. I’m talking to two groups of people: the people looking at starting a channel, and family members or friends of people starting a youtube channel. First, if you are looking to start on Youtube, you also may be split into two groups: those of you who think it’s going to be super easy; all you need... Read more...
How To Start A Youtube Channel
Welcome back! If you are reading this, you have been thinking about starting a Youtube channel. Well, you may have some questions about it. I have a youtube video where I talk about this as well, so if you want to watch the video too, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHyQueLCGQY&t=6s   The beginning steps of starting a channel on Youtube are actually pretty simple.   You need to create a Google Account. Go to Youtube; sign in and click on the icon located at the top right of the screen.... Read more...
Life as a Youtuber: Starting Out
Hi! My name is Sandra. I started on Youtube February 15, 2019 creating makeup videos. At that time, I was going through some difficulties. I had experienced severe depression and anxiety but I was lucky enough to be supported by my mom and boyfriend (at the time) so I quit my job, which I figured was the trigger for my depression. I enjoyed time off with my son (we had planned to enter him in kindergarten that September), so I basically had the entire summer off to just relax, unwind... Read more...