Week 1 of Monetizing My Art Channel
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- This concludes week 1. It was mostly a research week, and I look forward to putting all the info I've learned into practice in Week 2!
Please tell me about any older women creators on UA-cam you find inspiring! We all need to find each other!
Great to have found you Anne! I'm on a similar journey myself. Wishing you every success with getting your channel monetized!
The algorithm recommended this video!
Oh wow! That is so incredibly cool!! Thank you for telling me, and thanks so much for stopping/clicking by! :)
“Make awesome videos while being myself.” YES! Me too, and this was very encouraging!
Oh, this makes me very happy to hear! We WILL figure this out!!
I was also recommended this video! I just posted my first youtube video today! I am only 24, but I still resonated with everything you said. I feel like I have so much to learn about painting still, but I would love to document my journey. I am still trying to figure everything out, but I guess that is just life! Good luck on week 3!
Hi Rachel, at any age, it’s wonderful to share and support each other on our journey! Wishing much success. May you enjoy every step of the way! 🥰
Subscribed! You ROCKED that video, Rachel. I was blown away that this was your first one, it looked so professional! From the different camera angles and editing, to the sound quality of your voice talking (which was very soothing btw), and you even put music in on the first go! Way to go!
@@SpiritualSherryLynn Thank you!! ❤
I briefly worked at car toys for six months when I released my first video. My boss told me to be realistic and that I shouldn't waste my time putting meditations on UA-cam because I wouldn't make any money.
Well he didn't deter me. I haven't created a video in years and it's still paying my utilities + small expenses. It took a little time to get to 1000 subscribers because this channel wasn't even created to be my main focus/job. It's just something on the side that I was passionate about sharing.
The growth was exponential after each subscriber level of ten people, 100, 1,000 and so fourth. I don't think I'll get to 10,000 now unless I make more content. If I had worked diligently on my channel, especially when I had momentum, I could have started making serious money.
You're clearly hard working and have great content (the algorithm is recommending you hehe) so you'll grow quickly. Keep creating! New subscriber here. I can't wait to see what you produce. ✨
Holly, I love this so much. Thank you for this encouragement! I've recently been told to be realistic as well, and I am not deterred, either!
And side note, I went over to listen to one of your meditations, and I loved it so much! Your voice is beautiful, too. I can see why your channel is still successful even years later.
Have you heard of Allie Boothroyd (here on UA-cam)? She has Yoga Nidra guided meditations and I find them so restorative.
@@annelivingstonart aw, thank you so much. I'll check her out I haven't seen her channel. 😊
I meditate and will check out your channel. Appreciate getting inspiration for my new channel too! Thank you!! ❤
@@SpiritualSherryLynn A new channel! How exciting!! Enjoy creating. ☺️
Hey I was really glad to watch your video! I have had my UA-cam channel for about 2 years now and have (as of today) 1080 subscribers and approximately 2200 hours of watch time. I primarily teach fabric painting and do quilt shows and use UA-cam primarily for teaching and educating my subcribers/students. UA-cam has been quite a challenge to master; and I totally suck at videography but I learn something new every time I do a new video and try to make each one a little better than the last... and by the way, I am 68 years old and think you are NEVER too old to learn! I look forward to your insights and stories as you take this UA-cam journey! Good luck!
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! I love your beautiful work!!
OK you are inspiring me too!
Yay! ♥️♥️♥️
High five for Team "Women Artists Over 40 On UA-cam!" I wish you every success in getting monetized!
Woo Hoo! Heck yes! You too! Beautiful channel, Crys! Your "Tree in Spring" is a knockout!
UA-cam recommended you to me. I’m glad! Just subscribed and looking forward to your next installment. Yes, as women of a certain age, we have much wisdom to share and we definitely have much to offer! Creating my new UA-cam channel too. I do Intuitive Readings and Energy Healing. Thanks for inspiring us!! You go girl!! 🥰🙌🤩💕
Hey Sherry, thank you so much!! Looking forward to journeying with you and your wise self!
You‘re absolutely right! I‘m 46 and started my art UA-cam channel a few weeks ago. Loving it so far… still have a long way to go to be monetized ☀️
Wonderful!! I wish you the best on this adventure!!❤️❤️❤️ You've got this!!!💪🏼
Thanks for sharing your progress, I’m just starting out here in my 60’s and it is a learning curve!
Learning curve indeed!! Hahaha! So glad to be on this adventure with you. ♥️
Wow, that's awesome. I look forward to that day. I can start that process ha great work!
Thank you! I like what you are doing -- good business idea using your channel to supplement your ebay account 👊🏼
UA-cam recommended you. Nice video. I will have to check out some more of your videos. I’m a woman in my 60’s and I started my channel last December. I have noticed that myself,that there aren’t too many older women making videos.
Hi Laura, I just watched your seasonal twist on making miniature baskets and was completely captivated! I love how clearly you explained and showed the process. Looking forward to enjoying more of these, and also sharing them with my friend who is passionate about making small scale work! So glad to hear you found me "organically." Thank you for commenting!
@@annelivingstonart Thank you! I’m so glad I commented and we were able to find each other. I even found someone else in your comment section who has some interesting videos.
We are slowly creeping in to this arena! Pretty soon…the millennials and GenZ won’t know what hit them! 😂
@@beautifullifesageg.3951 I love that!! 😂😂
I found this really inspiring! I've decided to start next week (school will be over, and one of my workplaces as a psychologist is school, so I will have more time in summer). You look fabulous, smart and relatable, it's so great seeing women our age (I'm 45) breaking through on internet. The video quality seems great, and the audio is great. I will subscribe and look around your channel, and I'm very interested in what equipment you're using.
Oh, I feel immediate connection with you, Anne, and I'm looking forward to getting inspired by your youtube growth! I'm very intrigued by the art I see in the background.
Diana! Thank you so much for the encouraging words.
I instantly subscribed to your channel and loved your description. Can't wait to see your videos this summer!
I will definitely share my equipment info in the weeks to come, I have some solid recommendations already for some key items.
Right now as you are getting rolling, and based on interests listed in your description I would recommend the Canvas Lamp (expensive but in my opinion worth it after trying other bummer similar items). It has a super solid (heavy, sturdy) base, a ring light, and an iphone holder that is very flexible for moving around, all in one contraption. Can modify light to be cool, warm, or neutral, can adjust to bright or dim.
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
The algorithm recommended this to me, too! Just subscribed. I have been wanting to start a channel with my art content as well. I’ve been afraid to put myself out there. You are inspiring me! Thank you!
Hey Erin, you are so welcome! Not gonna lie, it is awkward as heck at first, but it's already getting easier to talk to the camera. I hope you'll tell me when you post your first video...I want to see and cheer you on! :)
You are just a couple of steps ahead of me! Thanks for the motivation!
Hi Tammara! Your fairy garden automata is so magical! How in the world did you even do that????
@@annelivingstonart oh thank you!!! It was definitely trial and error and a LOT of UA-cam videos!
Excellent video. This is very inspiring AND has practical advice to get started. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for saying so! It's a long road and there are SO MANY bits to keep track of. I've started a list!
I’m right behind you! I just decided last week to get my channel going. Thanks for sharing.
Judy, I'm so glad you are doing it! I LOVED hearing about your journey to abstract painting. Also, it's really nice listening to you talk, you have such an engaging way about you.
Amazing information!
I’d love to join you on your journey 😊
Thanks for sharing
I am so glad we are on this journey together!! You are a real inspiration to me and really moved me with your recent video. Thank you very, very much.
Welcome to the journey! On my way to 1000 as well. :)
Thank you so much, Krista! Love your channel. I like how you narrate your thoughts and do the edited/real-time working process. Following!
@@annelivingstonart thank you! Following you as well.
I’m a new UA-camr too and I’m excited to see your new video! You must have started at almost the same time as me- about a week ago.
Oh, hooray! Way to go! Looking forward to cheering each other on!!!!
Great Job! Anne Livingston 🙂Keep up the good work; I enjoyed your video
Thank you, Jill! Wow, I love your music!
@@annelivingstonart Awww 🥰 Thank you! so much Anne; looking forward to your authentic channel growth. I’ll be there to support.
The algorithm recommended this video to me- so it’s working- ❤
Oh, hooray! Thank you so much for watching! :)
I love your laugh about authenticity! lol
Ooo! And I’ll be joining you soon. Will let you know. Haha
Hahahahaha "authenticity is trending" hahahahahaha😂
Please do let me know!!
@@annelivingstonart I did it - my video is up! Eeeee! lol
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us
Thank YOU for watching!
I started my channel almost 3 months ago at the age of 53. It started off well and got 450 subscribers and lots of views pretty quickly. The last month or so has been pretty horrible for views and subscribers. Going to continue for a while and see how it goes. I subscribed to your channel to follow your progress 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I have noticed that with my channel too. A big slow down last couple months. It could be a seasonal thing.
This is really interesting! And yeah, maybe a seasonal thing? People inside in the winter watching the Tube, and then heading out in the warmer months. Looking forward to seeing how we all progress, and it sounds like it will be useful to track progress in different seasons!
So great Anne! I was just thinking this week about social media - am I too old? Was it stupid to start full time as an artist at 52? Am I too late? So it is so inspiring to see you jumping in! I'm in!
YES! I want to watch your videos about art and about eco-friendly /sustainable choices as an artist!!
Hi there, my videos are a little "sucky" but thanks to you and other mature folk I have been inspired. Oh yes, the algorithm recommended this video for me also.
This is wonderful news! Thank you so much for watching.♥️
i use howdy as a greeting too. new sub, here to stay :)
Heck yeah! Thank you so much, nice to meet you! :)
Bears!
Interesting stat about women over 40. I have art UA-cam channel (I am 49) but I haven’t been consistent with it. I have had it for 6 years I believe & have only 62 followers.
I for some reason fear/lack confidence showing up on video. I diversify my artist income.
I feel art channels only get attraction if you only talk about the business side of art. Vlog style or showing your work people don’t want to see that as much.
I would love to hear more about how you diversify your income! I am developing my plan for that.
And yes, I agree that talking about the business side of art is very popular. The art situation on this platform is definitely a sort of the practical, educational corner of the internet (except for the super entertaining or soothing bits).
Have you heard about the new app Cara? It is a new platform by artists for artists, being developed by volunteers in a group based in San Francisco/Bay area. It's like how IG was many moons ago. No vids, just artists showing each other art right now. Probably other parts of the art community will follow suit, such as gallerists. I'm very curious to see how it develops. There are still bits of glitchiness as they work out the kinks. But very promising!
Glad that I got I on the recommendation. But how do you monetize with 63 subscribers?
Oh, I'm glad you asked. I should explain in the next video...this is my JOURNEY to getting monetized from the beginning with this small channel. Thanks for visiting!
Best of luck to you. My channel is a collaboration of two of us, and we have just now reached the thresholds for monetization. A few suggestions for you that worked for us: LEARN. Research what works for other people. Find good resources. Experiment. I know it feels like a LONG road at the beginning. As they say, overnight success doesn't happen overnight! It took us just over three years of posting every week before we got much attention, BUT that attention only came after we started really paying attention and learning how this all works, and once we did THAT, it came pretty fast. Just posting a video every week, without having a clue how to run a channel, wasn't getting very far very fast at all. For your search: I'm female, in my 60s, working with a male business partner. It's his face in the videos, for the most part, so you'd only know I'm there if you read the info on our channel page. I like the idea of connecting older women creators.
Hi Linda, thank you so much for this useful information. Your channel is so impressive! I just watched a couple of your videos and appreciate the depth and intelligence with which the information is presented. Your audience is so lucky to have you as a resource.
You Tube suggested this video to me. I started my channel just over a week ago after being inspired by Jen from @SilverandSolo. I am in my 7th decade and need to create a small passive income to supplement my state pension, which is not enough to live on. The learning curve for video creation has been steep. And yes, my one and only video which I posted last week sucks, big time! I hate the sound of my own voice... UA-cam likes consistency apparently, so I am aiming for one video a week. I have liked your video and subscribed to your channel. I wish you all the very best and every success and look forward to following your journey.
I just watched both of your videos and THOROUGHLY enjoyed them both! And liked, subscribed, and bought both books you recommended. Yours will be a dangerous channel to watch for this book lover/collectir! 😃In the best way.
@@annelivingstonart Thank you so much for your kind comments Anne. I really appreciate the likes and subscription. You won't regret buying those books. They are wonderful and two of my favourites. I look forward to watching your channel grow...