Happy 2026 everyone! As Alexa says it's 'game on' for me this year! I've had a channel for ages but never thought about monetizing. I just used the channel to grow my mailing list. And from there I built a lovely little 6-figure biz in creative writing. But now I'm getting way more excited about all the possibilities on YouTube. I've pivoted my channel. I've moved away from helping authors with their creative writing issues and now I'm building a lifestyle vlog. I know this isn't a traditional path to monetization but it seems to be working. I have 1000 watch hours to go. I've got my subs to 1.4K in six months since pivoting (NB I had a base to build on!). Alexa's channel has helped me so much and I'm excited to work with her 1:1 this year! Good luck everyone and keep going! We're so lucky to have this amazing opportunity to build an online biz through YT. Take every advantage of it!

My channel is only a month old (but I’m in it to win it). ;) VidIQ is offering 55% off a monthly subscription forever (including Live Feed). Do y’all think it’s worth it? I’ve been using the free version for titles, descriptions, and looking at outlier videos, but that’s as far as I’ve gotten. I use chatgpt (and myself) for title ideas and then see how they score with VidIQ. It’s been helpful (although views are of course low at this stage), but it’s also time consuming to do it that way and they only give one set of title suggestions per day with the free version. I think Alexa also recommended comparing both VidIQ and Tube Buddy keyword analytics, but I haven’t gotten that far. I’ve also seen several YT teachers recommend Descript, but I don’t even know if that offers title/keyword help. I’d love to hear your experience. TIA!

If you are open to doing a collaboration with someone in this community, drop your niche below as a signal that you are open to it! Let's help each other go further faster. (Thanks Ajayy for the idea!) *Not a place to sell your services*

Hello everyone and wishing you a Happy New Year from France. I'm completely new to this and haven't yet made my channel. I've wanted to get started since September but I seem to be frozen because I can't work out my niche (geez I'm beginning to have nightmares about niches!). I'm trying hard to gain some clarity but it's just not happening. Sigh. Maybe this new year will see a change 🤞🏼 I am however excited to see all your projects. Well done! Kind regards Alison