OMG!🙌🏾 WooHoo!🎊 Thank you @Cortney Craven ❣️🤩 who noticed I hit 100 Subscribers!!! I DID It!😁 OMG! I am so happy😀! Now, it's onward to 1000, then 4,000 before February 1st 2027. Phew! I got work to do! (Hello, Lives & Shorts!) Special Thanks to @Alexa Saarenoja who set the example for walk and talk videos (to start), the Creator Breakthrough Series challenge, the Wisdom to Wealth Accelerator Program, and everything else!!! I'm So GLAD!😃🙏🏾💖 (Side Note: This occurred on my first channel, Propelled To Greatness channel! I published there so I would not experiment with my passion channel, which is on my profile.)

My subscription runs out for CapCut Pro on 11.1. I am tapped out on money flowing out so I have decided to switch up editing programs! The down side, learning a new program. I have decided to go with DaVinci Resolve 21 the free version. I have heard from others on here it is a good option. I have heard it said many times, YouTube is no longer the go to place to learn things. Me being me, I did the YT search on learning DaVinci. Well, to all the DaVinci gurus, you didn't help! You assumed I knew some stuff! I was so confused and discouraged after watching a few videos. In my frustration I ran to my friendly assistant, ChatGPT to vent! Oh my goodness, I can't say enough about the step by step process Chat laid out for me to follow in publishing my first DaVinci video! What I thought would take me a month of learning, and practicing took just a few hours! It was a very simple video with some B-roll and music added, no fancy stuff like transitions and text overlay. But still for this 67 year old woman, I was excited to get it done without all the frustration! Bottom line, Chat can be used for LEARNING as well as a rock polisher for scripting! Just wanted to share the tip!

OMG! Buy Me Coffee!!! I got PAID! OMG! It works! It's real! You can get paid doing YouTube! To many who have crossed this threshold, it is nothing. To me, it is THE TRUTH! First pay comes from the public, NOT YouTube. That's validation👊🏾! And the compliment helps--it was just icing on the cake! I couldn't sleep! So excited! Had to getup and write this! It's 2:55am in the morning🌃. It is proof! Look at my FIRST Paycheck! I'm RICH!💰💰💰💰💰 This is eustress! Still stress but the "good stress"! I need to go back asleep and get the rest of my due rest.

I’ve started getting a few brands emailing me about product promotions (free product) and one offer to do a comparison video for an air fryer. I’m in the food niche :) My channel has 3.4 k subs. I have no idea what a reasonable fee would be for this ? Any suggestions or words of advice appreciated!

If you haven’t heard or haven’t joined yet and want to. We go live today. We are already almost 100 members strong! 🎉 https://www.skool.com/alexasaarenoja/about Here’s what it’s all about: Most YouTube growth advice is designed to grow your channel — not your business. Post more. Go viral. End up with 10,000 subscribers and zero clients. YouTube Truth Rebels is for purpose-driven entrepreneurs ready to build a six-figure business — or beyond — with YouTube at the center of it. Not by chasing the algorithm. Not by burning out. But by showing up aligned, speaking your truth, and building something real. What You Get: ➡️Weekly live calls with Alexa ➡️Content feedback ➡️Trainings/Courses (+ more coming) ➡️Community of Entrepreneurs 💥Sign up for annual = Free 30 min. coaching call w/Alexa (My 1:1 clients invest five figures to work with me. Here you get my brain for $67/month.) Who You're Learning From: 🔥 $300K+ in 2 years by being herself on YouTube 🔥 55k subscribers in 18 months YT 🔥 9k Skool community built from scratch 🚫 Not for you if you want viral shortcuts, follower counts that don't pay your bills, or a highlight reel with no business behind it.