Before we rush into the next goal, the next upload, the next milestone—let’s pause for a moment. Gratitude for how far you’ve already come. Gratitude for every viewer and subscriber who chose to spend their time with you. Gratitude for YouTube being a free platform where we get to share our thoughts, skills, experiences, and stories—without permission, gatekeepers, or limits. It’s easy to normalize this. But zoom out for a second. We’re living in a time where we can connect with brilliant minds all over the world instantly. Learn from each other. Teach. Build. Create impact from our living rooms. That’s not small. That’s extraordinary. Today, just take a breath and acknowledge it.You’re not behind. You’re participating in something incredibly rare—and powerful. Grateful for this space. Grateful for this community. Grateful for you all and wishing you a happy holiday season.🤍

Four months ago, I was very close to quitting. Sleepless nights. Low views. Constant doubt. I kept asking myself if this was worth it. What saved me wasn’t motivation, it was clarity. Alexa’s @Alexa Saarenoja wisdom reminded me that progress starts quietly and that serving the audience matters more than chasing numbers. So I stayed. I focused on value and retention, not vanity metrics and everything changed. The roadmap that took me to $20K in 4 months: - Draftly for scripts, titles, tags, and descriptions - https://www.draftly.to - CapCut for fast, clean edits - https://www.capcut.com - ChatGPT (paid) for thumbnail ideas and hooks Once my AVD improved, the algorithm did the rest. This wasn’t luck. It was consistency and not quitting when quitting felt easy. If you’re tired, stuck, or doubting—stay.I recommend this roadmap to anyone starting out. Don’t quit. Your breakthrough is closer than you think.

Please 🙏 help me to grow my subscribers on YouTube My YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/@ExploreAustriawithIjeoma 🙏

Don’t be fooled into fake collaborations! Yes, other creators will sometimes ask you if you want to collaborate, but not do a video where both of you are in it, like a real podcast, or you do videos helping each other in some sort of true collaborative way. What collaborations are not. Collaborations are not putting someone else’s content on your channel l. Don’t fall for it! Unfortunately, unethical creators exist. Just like the DMers that want to “work” with us supposedly. Just a heads up. In collaborations. Both of you should be involved in some way

This achievement might as well be the golden play button it feels so amazing! 1,000 people got value from something I said, 1,000 people spent their most treasured commodity, time, to watch my videos and 1,000 people connected with me on some level - how frickin' awesome is that?! I'm now going to celebrate by editing my next video🤣