MasterOfMasks
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find what people want, and provide it + an extra to get a profit
arbitrage works; buy low sell high, etc
If you were to start again from scratch...
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arbitrage works; buy low sell high, etc
Beastmedi
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- Aug 4, 2022
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can you suggest how can i start my career in this field
i want to start my journey in this field and am looking foe a mentor who can suggest me some ways
and i know that people don't spoon feed here but am ready to work hard and be patient about it so if you can help please
regards
Beastmedi
blackbeans
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- Nov 29, 2008
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If I was to start from scratch, and I'm assuming that you mean starting this year instead of when I actually started, which was in 1999/2000.
If I were just starting out this year, I would focus on one thing and one thing alone: video.
When you start with a video recording, you can then repurpose that into so many different formats that can draw traffic from many different platforms.
What I would do is I would focus first on the niche that I'm going to be shooting videos for.
I'm going to select niches that pay well even if I don't get that much traffic.
This pretty much wipes out most of the niches out there and we're left with legal topics, insurance, foreign exchange, personal finance, credit, and some medical subtopics, that kind of thing.
So once I'm clear as to which niches I should be focusing on, I then start thinking about how I can personalize these.
Remember, YMYL is a thing now.
It's a reality.
And if you are just going to be an amateur and talk about forex and it's obvious that you're not really an expert or didn't bother to at least appear like an expert by being knowledgeable enough, you're dead in the water.
And don't even get me started about medical topics.
So the key here is to be completely honest with yourself in terms of what you know and what you think you will be able to know.
So once you have figured out what you're an expert in, then the next step is to look at existing YouTube channels and TikTok accounts that dominate those sub niches.
What are they talking about?
How do they position their topics?
What kind of formula did they use?
Did they use a hook?
What is the most common hook that you see?
These are the types of questions that you need to ask yourself before even sitting down and writing a video script.
And then once you do that, start getting to work.
The great thing about video, much like dictating your blog post, is that the moment the camera is on, content is being created.
Just be yourself, just let it all out, and then later on, confidently edit your stuff.
The key is to get it off your chest.
This is the one key lesson that I would tell myself if I was starting from scratch again today.
Just get started.
Because a lot of people fool themselves into failing because they are afraid to start.
They come up with excuse after excuse.
They say to themselves, "Well, I only get started when I feel right or when things are all in place or the best conditions are available."
I'm telling you, you're just fooling yourself if you believe in that because there will never be a "perfect time."
You have to make the time you have right now perfect.
So it doesn't matter whether you're broke or you're facing desperate times.
You just have to decide to start and put in the work day after day, week after week, month after month until you succeed.
And the best way to do this, really, is video.
So what do you do with video after you've shot it?
The next step is to edit it and this is where the magic happens.
You can edit it and then come up with different segments that you can then upload at different times to TikTok and your YouTube channel.
That is the content.
And this will basically set you up for several days or even a few weeks into the future.
You then have the video snippets transcribed and you have yourself blog posts.
Strip down the blog posts and then you have yourself tweets for Twitter.
Get an image for your blog posts and you get yourself Pinterest content.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
By repurposing video content where you are monetizing your personal passion, interest and expertise, you can create all this material.
And then once you have enough transcribed videos or blog posts, you can compile that into a booklet that you can use to build a mailing list.
And what do you think you will be promoting on your mailing list?
That's right, your full-sized book.
I can go on and on and it all boils down to video.
Will you become a millionaire overnight?
Of course, not.
This is a learning process.
It's a journey.
But the sooner you start, the better.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself, "Well, my voice is squeaky" or "I look like a banana slug."
It doesn't matter.
I can't even begin to tell you the influencers that I follow on TikTok.
A lot of them don't look all that good but I'm not following them because of their looks.
It's not like I'm jerking off to their appearance.
Instead, I'm paying attention to them because they share information that I'm interested in.
So focus on that mindset.
Focus on the message you're sending the world.
Of course, this doesn't mean that you're going to look like a complete and total mess.
You know, it's not like you're gonna shoot a video with your shirt off and your fat gut hanging out and look like you haven't taken a shower in 10 months.
No, I mean look pleasant, but don't obsess about your looks.
Focus instead on the message, focus on your delivery, focus on the connection that you're creating.
There's one TikTok creator that is obviously an introvert.
He obviously has social anxiety issues.
He doesn't even look at the camera.
He doesn't make eye contact with a camera and he has over 1 million followers.
Think about that.
Because at the end of the day, it's your message and people eventually follow you for being you.
So stop giving yourself excuses for not starting.
Even if you speak with an accent or your command of the English language isn't all that good, that's fine.
You gotta start somewhere.
If I were just starting out this year, I would focus on one thing and one thing alone: video.
When you start with a video recording, you can then repurpose that into so many different formats that can draw traffic from many different platforms.
What I would do is I would focus first on the niche that I'm going to be shooting videos for.
I'm going to select niches that pay well even if I don't get that much traffic.
This pretty much wipes out most of the niches out there and we're left with legal topics, insurance, foreign exchange, personal finance, credit, and some medical subtopics, that kind of thing.
So once I'm clear as to which niches I should be focusing on, I then start thinking about how I can personalize these.
Remember, YMYL is a thing now.
It's a reality.
And if you are just going to be an amateur and talk about forex and it's obvious that you're not really an expert or didn't bother to at least appear like an expert by being knowledgeable enough, you're dead in the water.
And don't even get me started about medical topics.
So the key here is to be completely honest with yourself in terms of what you know and what you think you will be able to know.
So once you have figured out what you're an expert in, then the next step is to look at existing YouTube channels and TikTok accounts that dominate those sub niches.
What are they talking about?
How do they position their topics?
What kind of formula did they use?
Did they use a hook?
What is the most common hook that you see?
These are the types of questions that you need to ask yourself before even sitting down and writing a video script.
And then once you do that, start getting to work.
The great thing about video, much like dictating your blog post, is that the moment the camera is on, content is being created.
Just be yourself, just let it all out, and then later on, confidently edit your stuff.
The key is to get it off your chest.
This is the one key lesson that I would tell myself if I was starting from scratch again today.
Just get started.
Because a lot of people fool themselves into failing because they are afraid to start.
They come up with excuse after excuse.
They say to themselves, "Well, I only get started when I feel right or when things are all in place or the best conditions are available."
I'm telling you, you're just fooling yourself if you believe in that because there will never be a "perfect time."
You have to make the time you have right now perfect.
So it doesn't matter whether you're broke or you're facing desperate times.
You just have to decide to start and put in the work day after day, week after week, month after month until you succeed.
And the best way to do this, really, is video.
So what do you do with video after you've shot it?
The next step is to edit it and this is where the magic happens.
You can edit it and then come up with different segments that you can then upload at different times to TikTok and your YouTube channel.
That is the content.
And this will basically set you up for several days or even a few weeks into the future.
You then have the video snippets transcribed and you have yourself blog posts.
Strip down the blog posts and then you have yourself tweets for Twitter.
Get an image for your blog posts and you get yourself Pinterest content.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
By repurposing video content where you are monetizing your personal passion, interest and expertise, you can create all this material.
And then once you have enough transcribed videos or blog posts, you can compile that into a booklet that you can use to build a mailing list.
And what do you think you will be promoting on your mailing list?
That's right, your full-sized book.
I can go on and on and it all boils down to video.
Will you become a millionaire overnight?
Of course, not.
This is a learning process.
It's a journey.
But the sooner you start, the better.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself, "Well, my voice is squeaky" or "I look like a banana slug."
It doesn't matter.
I can't even begin to tell you the influencers that I follow on TikTok.
A lot of them don't look all that good but I'm not following them because of their looks.
It's not like I'm jerking off to their appearance.
Instead, I'm paying attention to them because they share information that I'm interested in.
So focus on that mindset.
Focus on the message you're sending the world.
Of course, this doesn't mean that you're going to look like a complete and total mess.
You know, it's not like you're gonna shoot a video with your shirt off and your fat gut hanging out and look like you haven't taken a shower in 10 months.
No, I mean look pleasant, but don't obsess about your looks.
Focus instead on the message, focus on your delivery, focus on the connection that you're creating.
There's one TikTok creator that is obviously an introvert.
He obviously has social anxiety issues.
He doesn't even look at the camera.
He doesn't make eye contact with a camera and he has over 1 million followers.
Think about that.
Because at the end of the day, it's your message and people eventually follow you for being you.
So stop giving yourself excuses for not starting.
Even if you speak with an accent or your command of the English language isn't all that good, that's fine.
You gotta start somewhere.
- Apr 25, 2014
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Youtube. The potential to make a lot of money in a short period of time is real with Youtube. Once you meet the algorithmic standards, you're golden.
It's gotten to the point now where you don't even have to show your face.
- Mar 22, 2013
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- 10,491
Thats my generic all-encompsssing answer if someone asks me "what do you do for work".
I sell digital products and services on the interwebzzz.
Good job to you sir
- Mar 22, 2013
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Oh and about the topic here.
I would try to do the same thing that i do. Have my own websites, and sell digital products or services on them.
When you sell to your own customers on your own websites, and have an established clientele, youre as safe as you can possibly get.
Youtube, fiverr, cpa company, affiliate company, your boss, hosting company, domain provider, google, any of them can ban and deindex you, but they cant stop you. They can slow you down, but they cant stop you.
Because even in the worst case scenario, say for some weird reason your hosting company bans you, and your domain registrar takes your domain, and all the search engines deindex you. What now?
It would only take a few hours to put your site up on a new host, with a new domain name, and to email all your existing users/customers about the new site. And youre right back where you started
Ok, maybe not all the way back where you started. You lost your old domain, backlinks, rankings, etc. But youre back, the party continues.
But say you do Youtube and they ban your channel. Its all over for you my friend. All that hard work, gone. You got nothing. Maybe McDonalds is hiring you should look into that yes
I would try to do the same thing that i do. Have my own websites, and sell digital products or services on them.
When you sell to your own customers on your own websites, and have an established clientele, youre as safe as you can possibly get.
Youtube, fiverr, cpa company, affiliate company, your boss, hosting company, domain provider, google, any of them can ban and deindex you, but they cant stop you. They can slow you down, but they cant stop you.
Because even in the worst case scenario, say for some weird reason your hosting company bans you, and your domain registrar takes your domain, and all the search engines deindex you. What now?
It would only take a few hours to put your site up on a new host, with a new domain name, and to email all your existing users/customers about the new site. And youre right back where you started
Ok, maybe not all the way back where you started. You lost your old domain, backlinks, rankings, etc. But youre back, the party continues.
But say you do Youtube and they ban your channel. Its all over for you my friend. All that hard work, gone. You got nothing. Maybe McDonalds is hiring you should look into that yes