It’s Wednesday!
Here’s what this hump day looks like for me. I want to do lots of work on my blog. My blog is starting to really pick up speed now (over 5 million view!!!) and I need to get back to monetizing it the best ways possible. This means trying new ads, getting back to working with some of my old affiliates, and just having lots of fun in the process.
My blog earnings are a game to me just like my youtube earnings. It’s not the actual dollars that matter, it’s the growth and success that I enjoy. Growth leads to Success which leads to Income. Growth is the thing I chase. When my business grows, I know I’m going in the right direction. Success is the feeling I get when I realize my efforts and determination is paying off. The income that I generate just happens to be how I’m rewarded for all that I do. And money comes in handy! So it’s a win/win situation.
Enough about that.
I am excited about something else. Very excited! And I hope to do some videos on the subject. Parasocial relationships. This is a one sided relationship that develops between fans and the “celebrities” they follow. Youtubers totally fall into the celebrity category because they become celebrities in the mind of many viewers. And since youtubers are more reachable, the frenzy builds quickly and it’s very hard for youtubers to cope. I watched a few videos about this and I will be doing lots of research. One thing I know for sure is that my love for my channel came back last night once I was able to know why I had so many mixed feelings. Will talk about this more because I think it’s important that other youtubers know about this phenomenon.
Yesterday I uploaded 2 videos: a car vlog where I gave you an update on how I feel about comments being off and also another super easy disappearing quilt block.
Today, I expect to have another quilt block but also will aim for something else too. I will certainly not be committing to 2 videos per day, but for now I’m still striving to perfect the “quick” videos that I so desire. I don’t mid long ones now and then, but the editing is just so time-consuming with long videos. I want to find some quick and easy ways to put up content without having to spend too much time on them. I’m just trying to hone in on those quick videos skills that I seem to lack. lol
** NEW ON THE BLOG ** Walmart Clearance Roundups! I will try to have this daily or at least close to daily. Yesterdays roundup includes clothing for women and girls and even some undies for boys! See the clearance roundup here!
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10 Free eBooks plus Free Music: I have the new Free eBook Downloads which includes Ice Cream Recipes, Minimalism (organized, stress-free decluttered life), 25 DIY Clothing Ideas, Posh Popcorn Recipes and more! I also have the Free Music Downloads.
What I Have on eBay: I plan on listing something new today so stay tuned! For now, I still have some of these lots of . I also still have . And if you are a member of my Peanut Gallery facebook group, I have some awesome Candy Cane Border Fabric available at a special price! You can join here and just scroll down a bit and you’ll get the link to that deal.
Stuff You Can Do: There is a $2.00 Kids Club Work at Michael’s on Sept 30. They craft while you shop!
Youtube Analytics Mini Update: Now that I have been enlightened by the parasocial relationships that I mentioned above, I have renewed confidence that I’ll be able to handle youtube comments with less stress. I’ll have a better understanding as to why people leave those “I love you” comments that make me so uncomfortable. I’ll know how to react quietly without it eating away at me. I’ve pretty much decided that youtube comments will be going back on, but maybe only while the video is new? Like for the first 2 days? Then turn them off again? Not sure yet, but I will be anxious to see if knowing why people are the way they are will help me to understand and accept the one sided relationship but not feed into it. In other words, I’ll have permission to just ignore and not feel obligated to love back or help them or even reply. Before, I felt guilty ignoring or not “loving” back. But now I know I don’t need to. In fact, it’s probably better to not play that up. Fans can easily turn into stalkers. And I have actually had some like that. One harassed me by phone for 6 months. Another for a few weeks. Others in private messages. Holy fucking shit, I’m so happy to know about the parasocial phemonenon! So anxious to put my new knowledge to good use! You can see my channel here.
Peanut Gallery Facebook Group Update: We currently have 1.080 and we are growing again! I have not decided anything just yet about turning comments on in the group. I’m pretty sure I want to keep it to where only I can post in the feed. I love a clean feed and I like to be able to find my own posts so I can delete them after a day or two. When everyone was posting, my posts would get buried and it took me way too long to find them. So I think I’ll stick with being the only one to post. But I might consider at least turning comments on under my posts at some point. With youtube, I feel comments on is almost necessary for my youtube rankings. In the group, that’s not a concern. So I’ll just play it by ear. For now I’m still enjoying the silence. If you’d like to join my very quiet group and get my at-the-moment updates (I’m currently the only one who can post there, so it’s very quiet) you can join here!
What I’m Watching Tonight: Survivor, for sure!!! I can’t wait!
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