HairCut Harry

@robertoblake No Mortgage, No Debt, & Live Below My Means has been my go to in both good and bad economic times. 🙂

The reality is I don’t think anyone is genuinely safe in the current economy unless they have a paid off mortgage, no debt and still have an income. I genuinely think everyone should play offense instead of defense and aggressively eliminate all debt… Sell things off, hold cash reserves, keep your job, add a side hustle. If you’re a business owner, you can’t afford not to be promoting and prospecting and going back to satisfied customers. If you’re a content creator, you can’t really afford a break and to not be putting out uploads on your monetized channels or take a “mental health break”. If you’re a freelancer, you can’t afford to slack in filling your client pipeline and you should also consider monetizing any downtime with content creation or a reliable side hustle on the gig work side. Be also offense and in warrior mode for at least the next 2-3 years would be my advice. Increase earnings, eliminate debt, stack emergency fund.

@robertoblake You’d think you would need higher numbers!

What Makes You the Top 1% in Each Platform? (Bookmark this) 100,000 Subscribers YouTube 100,000 Followers TikTok 50,000 Subscribers- Newsletter 50,000 Followers on Facebook 25,000 Followers Instagram 25,000 Followers LinkedIn 10,000 Followers on X 10,000 Followers on Threads 10,000 Customers on Kajabi 5000 Followers on Twitch 5000 Subscribers on Substack 5000 Downloads Per Ep- Spotify

@robertoblake Wow! Were they only doing shorts or other content too!!! We are lucky (and really busy) if we get one a day!!

Yes, the Shorts Blitz Strategy works for small and new channels, even in a saturated niche. This creator got to 90K subscribers in 100 Days with posting 1-3 shores a day. For most of that he stuck to 2 short a day until I convinced him to be more aggressive. And he’s moving up from $50-$100 a day in revenue from Shorts exclusively (adjust for USD conversion rate from Euro). Gaming is the most “saturated niche” and Roblox is the most saturated game. Currently he’s pulled back to 1 sorry a day because of University and running another channel he’s more passionate about. But this channel started in the summer but he barely uploaded until August. Within a month of taking it more seriously he reached the full monetization goal in 1 month as far 10M views and it’s now his new normal. His last long form video from one week ago has 14,000 views and isn’t hurt in the slightest by his Short Form content. The more aggressive versions of the Shorts Blitz Strategy call for 3-5, or 5-8 videos per day, some as intentional Shorts. But this Creator Case Study shows what’s possible and that consistency and volume when it comes to Shorts can and do work for small channels, and that it’s financially viable if you upload enough of them. I’ve posted other case studies with the stronger results such as Jake who does Clash Royale and earned $14,000 in Shorts Revenue the first month of implementing the Strategy and grew by about 25K subscribers in that month, and accumulated over 100M views. Volume works if you’re making content people actually want to watch.

@itsplanetjen Do you test thumbnails and titles together? I felt you need to test one then to other to see the results.

YouTube giving us A/B testing for titles & thumbnails has been an absolute game changer 🔥

@itsplanetjen That’s pretty good 🙌🏼

Yes, it's true a 1M+ view longform YouTube video can generate over $10,000.

That time we filmed at Korea’s Oldest Barbershop 💈🇰🇷

@robertoblake What are the other languages? Has that changed too.

Weird static for YouTubers who speak English to know… 60% of people who speak English worldwide are over 25 years old, with only 40% being under 25… For America the breakdown is basically Under 18 is 20% Under 25 is 30% Over 25 is 70% Over 35 is 60% Over 40 is 50% The idea of catering to a young audience to get more views is outdated by 10 years at least now that millennials have aged up… And with current trends, it makes the most sense to cater to more mature audiences.

@robertoblake @nealmohan Exciting

6 New YouTube Monetization Features for YouTubers Dynamic Brand Segments - have dynamic replaceable brand insertions for brand integrations Brand Hub Marketplace - brand will be able to see which creators are mentioning them and reach out for collaboration via creators business email in about section Shorts Brand Links - approve brand partners for links in YouTube Shorts YouTube Shopping AI- Auto Tagging Products - automatically tag eligible products with proper timestamps based on product mentions and recognition in the video and earn affiliate revenue Side by Side Ads in Livestreaming- earn revenue without interrupting live videos Public to Members Only Livestreaming- Instantly convert your livestreams to members only content when the live stream is over. #MadeOnYouTube

@robertoblake Interesting !

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen …

@robertoblake Probably not, but without my heavy input, I can not get it to where I want it! It is more about the attention to detail. 😊

@HairCutHarry Is the content as dependent on the editing style as you think?

What is holding you back as content creator? 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Be specific and I will try to give you my best advice in your situation.

@robertoblake Are you talking user skills or programming skills?

The greatest disparity in humanity is and will be people who have tech literacy and people who don't... And its going to only going to become a wider divide.

@YouTube Our original barbershop video edit that we uploaded in 2006! 😎

20 years of youtube…what’s the first video that pops into your head?

@robertoblake How many bags ?? I have it down to two carryon size and a shoulder camera bag. I wish I could do it with one bag!!! 🙂

Almost have the perfect travel setup in terms of figuring out packing my camera bag. Balancing out travel clothing is. But harder because I always think I will need or want more clothing options but usually a pair of cargo shorts, a pair of jeans, a pair of slacks, and wearing utility cargo pants for the flight covers it if I also wear a utility jacket or leather jacket, pack a long sleeve shirt and just back 2x shirts, 1x cardigan, a dress shirt and socks and underwear. Sneakers for the plain and casual shoes just in case. The bigger issue is just the send camera bag if I need to bring a full studio setup but since it has wheels I can just put the first camera bag on top of it and push or pull it around or throw one on back and wheel the other. While somewhat inconvenient it works out.

@robertoblake I guess it is not a good idea to try to use Waymo in an emergency evacuation situation!!

The Waymo Cars did nothing wrong 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭

@robertoblake I would be playing the long-game and investing something that just enjoy. 😊

How would you spend $10,000 to invest in yourself and get a 10x return on that investment?

@robertoblake @SmallRigUS I've been using one for travel for over a year now. 😊

Honestly Ulanzi might be the best bang for the buck tripod system and desk mounts. For other accessories @SmallRigUS

@itsplanetjen Because an outside perspective or alternative view can be helpful to understand a domestic issue or policy. However, yes there are a lot of not so helpful ‘opinions' splashed around on social media.

Honest question 🤔 If you're *not* a U.S. citizen nor have you ever spent significant time living + working in this country... Why should I give AF about your "opinions" on American politics?

@robertoblake I’d like a fiscally responsible government!!! Cutting taxes on a skewed bases, cutting social programs that help people lift themselves out of poverty, drastically increasing the national debt is not smart. 🙂. I don’t think this is an indication of poverty.

Worrying about someone not paying enough taxes is just signaling you’re poor if you want a government you don’t even like to have the money instead of an individual… You know damn well it isn’t being used to solve problems in proportion to the ones it’s being used to cause… that you already don’t agree with… So you’d rather a government full of people you don’t like… use it to do things you don’t like… Than just let someone be slightly more rich… 🤦🏾‍♂️