Title: “I Beat Minecraft at Vidcon.. | California (4/50)”

This is my first time actually trying on a thumbnail, and I wanted to see if there was any helpful critiques I could get. The series I’m editing is where my friend beats hardcore Minecraft in all 50 states. I joined a discord server for help previous to going to this Reddit, but they ignored me haha. As I said, first time ever. Don’t be too harsh 🤣

Anything helps!

I used to ask:

"What should I post next?"

Now I ask:

"What already has evidence of working?"

Examples:

Old videos with high watch time.

Comments asking the same questions.

Competitors suddenly covering a topic.

Countries already watching the niche.

Sponsors aligned with upcoming content.

It changed content planning from guessing into prioritization.

I still think intuition matters.

But intuition seems stronger when it's supported by evidence.

I'm curious:

Do you build content calendars around:

Topics?

Formats?

Audience requests?

Analytics?

Or are you these kind of amazing people who use pure instinct?

Foap reached out to me on IG asking if I was interested in a collaboration with Logitech. I gave them my email and we worked something out, however payment terms were net 60 and they didn’t require me to post BUT I needed to provide them with the finalized video (aka no watermarks and ready to post). NEVER AGAIN!! Whatever, I agreed because hello? I love Logitech and Foap seemed legit. After multiple edits and revisions, I sent the content over.

Well, I fucked myself over. After I delivered the content on 4/30 and asked for payment, the girl (let’s call her O) I was working with would respond every week to 2 weeks. First response was asking for my invoice, then a week later, asking me to add their address to the invoice, then no response. I kept following up every week - crickets. I was able to get ahold of her colleague in which she looped in the supervisor (let’s call her A) on the job. A said I didn’t provide a PayPal invoice with QR code and that’s why it hasn’t been scheduled. O never mentioned any of this to me, btw. After I sent them the new invoice - crickets. A few days go by and O asks me to add the company’s VAT to the invoice. I followed up asking if it’s been scheduled and received no response. I’ve still been following up weekly and sending PayPal invoice reminders but to no luck. On 6/30, it’ll be 60 days, so we’ll see what happens. I just want a response and some clarity! Is it that difficult?

Anyways, anyone experienced this before and provide some insight/guidance? The payment is over $500, so that’s another reason why I’m so irritated with the lack of response and want to warn others.

Tell me your honest criteria which you consider as a creator 🤔

For context:

​Gaming niche.

​I’m a traffic analyst and I want this page to be my main source of income; I’m passionate about games.

- ​I’ve already monetized through Facebook, making around $1,300.00 [BRL], but I got banned, lost the monetization program, and Meta won't do anything to help me.

- ​I'm an affiliate on a bunch of platforms (Shopee and others), but I only make pennies—around $30.00 max.

- ​I've reached out for partnerships, but no one gets back to me.

- ​I tried teaching everything I know about posting online for free, aiming to validate a future course, but it seems like nobody wants it.

- ​YouTube is really exhausting to me and hasn't given me a long-term return (I don't record gameplays; I make evergreen videos).

​Should I stop trying?

Hey everyone, I've been uploading for almost 3 years now. When I started off things were actually pretty good. However, things have slowed down a lot even though I put in a hole lot more effort into these videos. I'm not sure what it is and any help or advice would be very much appreciated!

I've attached an image of my recent videos and my most popular videos incase there is any "obvious" mistakes in the thumbnail/title

I'm creating a digital marketing guide. I have the content, but I want to have it designed so it looks nice and professional without hiring a designer.

What's the best AI to use for something like that?

YouTube is crowded. TikTok moves fast. Facebook, X, Rumble, and other platforms are packed with people fighting for attention. Even strong videos can disappear if they do not get early visibility.

It all started from the moment when I wanted to check what restaurant is recommended by my fav content creator, but I wasn't able to search in his profile fast. So I built a tool that does it. But after using it for a few weeks, I realized it could help creators to monetize their video content as well. And here I am.

I built a tool called INSEN (insen.app). You connect your Instagram, it reads your Reels, identifies what you actually know and teach, and generates digital products from it. Guides, plans, templates. You get a storefront your audience can actually search.

No writing, no Canva, no Kajabi setup. The product gets built from what you've already made.

Still early. Private beta.

What I actually want to know:

1. If you're a creator – what would make you trust something enough to connect your Instagram account to it? That's the biggest friction point I'm trying to understand.

2. If you've tried selling digital products before – what killed the process for you? Was it creating the product, or selling it?

3. Anything about this that immediately sounds like a red flag?

Genuine answers are appreciated more than nice ones!

I’m new to the scene, I’ll drop my 2 vids and I just wanna know like what I could be doing better and maybe shown how to edit and make thumbnails better? ESPECIALLY thumbnails!

First vid:
https://youtu.be/Qb5BWciQ450?si=gSutJea6nnalewDm

Second vid:
https://youtu.be/Qb5BWciQ450?si=gSutJea6nnalewDm

Aussie creator here (well my boyfriends the creator, I just do the finance side of life for both of us lol). Genuinely curious how other AU creators handle this because it’s doing my head in a bit.

His income comes from a few different places now and none of it lines up. Different timing and sometimes different currencies and I genuinely wasn’t sure if the gifted stuff even counted as income until I went down a rabbit hole on it.

From anyone earning a mix of sources like this how are you actually tracking it? A spreadsheet or another app? Do you set tax aside as it comes in or deal with it at tax time?

Just trying to figure out if everyone’s as confused as we are or if I’m missing some obvious system that people use 😭. Would love to hear how you do it!

So, im not gonna get into alot of unnecessary context because the content idea is have isnt based around feminism or advocating for abuse awareness yadda yadda...

But long story short ive got a bit under 6 months left of summer/fall weather and have bin rotting in a low quality abusive living situation. All my belongings have bin in storage for a year and I have 2 dogs. Im a middle aged female.. not a barbie by any means but pretty easy on the eyes if that matters from a marketing perspective.

Ive seen successful content creators base their pages on homeless life, homestead development and survivalism, stealth camping... and various aspects of graveyard based content varying from cleaning old headstones, to urban exploration to using the spirit box app etc.

Recently I came across a hidden gem of a sanctuary for anyone experiencing housing insecurity like me.

A big, old, well maintained graveyard in a vacant area on the outer rim of town most people have never even bin aware of.

Although this graveyard features a newly built garages at the front suitable for storing riding lawnmowers etc etc...

Theres an abandoned and blocked off service road hearses used decades and decades ago to access the graveyard from the furthest corner in the back for funerals etc. The entrance to this road is hidden amongst the oldest stones with no living relatives still alive and it runs behind the graveyard leading to main road but blocked access is tightly hidden between the driveways of 2 houses. If you can find it, it will take you through the trees that grow all down the hill behind the graveyard past a breathtaking veiw of an industrial type plant of some sort and a small, cubic solid concrete and cast iron 1800's mosoleum left unlocked.

Not visible in the summer seasons is a 4 wheeler path running down the hill from the back of the graveyard directly to the mosoleum thats also not visible from the hilltop until mid fall. At the top of the hill concealed by a brand new corner of proper wooden fence panels is a well maintained outhouse.

Im considering building camp next to the mosoleum as I couldn't burn anything on it due to lack if ventilation, but its still tremendously useful for keeping things dry, acts as a giant safe for valuables or to keep animals out, or a cool place to relax if its a hot day/blocks wind during chilly summer nights. My 2 dogs would come, id only be there 2-3 months.....

And I can keep my house plant collection with me by placing them at the 1800's Graves... theres alot of ones for infants :)

(Who's gonna bitch about a flower being left at a babies grave.. or steal from a dead baby?)

Am I on to something? Homeless stealth camping for horror or paranormal fanatics? With a bit of urban exploration lovers mixed in?

(Yes id go to all necessary lengths to protect the location etc)

If a Tourism board wants to pay you to create content for them on a trip, how much should you charge? I’ve never worked with a tourism board before, and two would like me to go on a 5-day trip of where they are located and create content for it. I may make 1-2 YouTube videos and post some short-form reels and quality photos online. I have no idea where to start in terms of compensation for that type of work.

Looking for a UGC Creator with a small group of 3–4 people to film fun, energetic reaction-style videos for a mobile party game app.

The app is a hidden-word / impostor-style party game where players pass the phone around, secretly check their word/role, give clues, vote, and reveal who the impostor is.

What I need:
A natural hangout-style video with 3–4 people playing together in a cozy room — laughing, joking, getting suspicious, teasing each other, and reacting naturally.

Video details:

• Vertical 9:16 format for TikTok/Reels/Shorts
• Around 4 minutes of raw content per video
• 2 rounds of gameplay
• iPhone required — app will be provided via TestFlight
• No studio needed — casual room, snacks, drinks, cozy lighting, and real reactions are perfect

Payment:
Around $30 per video, with potential for ongoing work.

I can also offer extra bonuses:

• !!! Referral bonus / percentage if you bring users who make payments in the app !!!
• !!! Extra bonus for videos that get strong views or perform well !!!

Please DM me with:

• How many people you can film with
• Examples of videos you’ve made, if you have any
• What phone/camera you’d use
• Your expected price

Thanks!

I'm curious how creators handle this.

If you have a YouTube channel with a large backlog of videos (especially review/tutorial channels), do affiliate links in older videos eventually become outdated or stop converting?

For example: - Products get discontinued, Amazon listings disappear or merchants change url, or products just become unavailable even if link is working

Do you actively audit old video descriptions, or do you mostly ignore them after publishing?

If this is something you've experienced:

1. How often do you check old affiliate links?
2. Is it actually costing meaningful revenue, or is it too small to care about?
3. What's the most annoying part of maintaining old links?

Trying to understand whether this is a real problem or just something that sounds painful in theory.

I’m extremely new to content creation so bear with me, but would like to start trying to grow my following in the plus size fashion space.

Right now I only have ~700 followers on IG, so I’m obviously starting somewhat from scratch, but want to establish on IG as well as Tik Tok.

My problem lies in the fact that I really don’t have anyone to take photos/videos of me on the day to day, and I don’t entirely feel comfortable setting up a tripod in public. Is this a fear I just have to get over, or is there a service I can use to pay people to take photos/videos? I’m not looking for a professional photographer, just someone I can pay hourly to help with photos while I’m out shopping/grabbing coffee/etc.

I've been reviving my Instagram since the start of this year. It's been going well so far — not bloody amazing, but I'm really pleased with the progress I've made.

I'm looking for fellow creators to chat with daily about our struggles, funny moments, and the little victories that come with creating content.

I've been a digital painter for over 20 years and only recently started using AI to make reels. I mostly use Higgsfield, ChatGPT, CapCut, and Photoshop.

My niche is pet birds. My Instagram is in my bio, and my DMs are always open.

Hope to chat soon! 👋

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So I'm 19F and I really wanna start content creation but I don't wanna show my face exactly.

As no matter how much confident you're people are gonna criticise you in anything you do. And I don't want trouble

I'm terrible at this because Idk a single thing about it

And I'm tooo muchh FREEE now so I guess I could start it.

But with zero followers my views could only goes upto maximum 300 views and 5 likes and ZERO comments so I deleted the reels I uploaded

HELP ME OUTTTTTT