Brandon your videos are always great to watch! I love when you show up and glad I came across your channel a while back. Isn’t it crazy with the special effects and more effort not getting as many views? Some of my most crap videos get the views and when I say views I use that term lightly😂 I want you to know I appreciate when you do the tricky stuff! It blows my mind! Also off subject, the paint color in the room you’re in is very nice. That’s me…. A slow grow and I LOVE doing this and I’m going to keep going. I look forward to 2025 and hoping to see more of you.

Don’t get too excited for monetizing anyways. I have months that only bring in $30 and others that have been about $150-$180. Most of the time the cost of making a video is less than the ad revenue that comes in. Still just making what I want and enjoying the process.

I just hit 1k after 17 videos and 117 days. I thought I'd feel more excited, but I have so far to go to reach the 4k watch hours. It seems impossible. I'm just going to continue to make videos at my own pace to avoid burnout and see where that takes me. Good luck and happy new year. Here's to a great 2025 for all of us!

How do you always know when I need to hear your words of wisdom? Are you spying on me? 🕵‍♂️😂

Great to hear about the growth brotha! Looking forward to seeing more from you in the coming year. Happy Holidays to you and the fam. Btw, that Wilmer Valderamma quote was so rude. Wilmer is a “wish app” version of you buddy. Take care

Always coming out with great tips and thank you for the inspo shout out! I saw someone comment about asking why in a store… it’s not really about the location but with that said, if you can record/vlog/talk out loud by yourself in a store, you can pretty much do it anywhere haha. So it’s the bootcamp of vlogging IMO 🤣 - Nice to see you back and happy holidays

The production is great on this I like the raw video and audio. The post production shines. Great transitions soundtrack is a perfect tone. Great message too. I’m glad to hear you’re starting to get yourself unstuck! It helped me to think about this concept of getting unstuck. In order to get unstuck, we first have to be stuck and recognize that we are stuck. When I’ve been in really stuck situations it’s been some of the worst times of my life. then getting unstuck from those situations was even harder to work through. If this video is basically eat, pray loves plot., This comment is what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but also if nothing tries to kill you, your ceiling for growth is much lower. I’ve had my mental health, absolutely broken by challenges. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. I think inconsistency is OK over the course of a lifetime. It’s OK to feel down. It’s OK to get into ruts. Even if you’ve triumph over similar stuck situations in the past, it’s OK to let yourself feel sorry for yourself at the lowest points. My path towards better isn’t linear and knowing that makes me a little bit more resilient in futurestuck situations. Anyway, dope video yo. Thanks for provoking thought.

Filming in public can be really hard 😅 Great video and message 😊

I've just started a KZbin channel, I've posted 3 vlogs, I know I wanna do some more cinematic content, like a journal video thing rather than just random vlog, I'll see how it goes haha

Great video, the point about perfectionism really resonated! Thank you 😊 (Ps Don’t record yourself committing a crime 😂)

So glad you posted it! I’ve been feeling a bit stuck recently and your video was very helpful!

It's so funny how our own perceptions of us differ from how others perceive us. Your absence did not make me think your next video had to BLOW ME AWAY in the way you thought it should. Hearing your honesty always blows me away. Because I'm here for the lessons. 😉😊

Take get unstuck do the 1% of the "thing". If you can do that you are well on your way to becoming "unstuck".

WoW! Ok, so I guess I am an old school subscriber who joined your journey before all this. I definitely am not a target subscriber now. I am NOT a Procrastinator, someone who is there one minute, gone the next and needs to be nudged or nagged to do a channel etc. I live a very, very comfortable life in Northeastern Brazil, retired with my wife because since I was 10 years old it was both my mindset and goal. I do not believe in a lot of the KZbin advise nowadays. My only two cents are that there is still a significant amount of the population that appreciates a channel where you do what you promise to do, when you promise to do it and do it well. Have you ever asked a girl out and worried that you did it too well. If only you could have been sloppier? Keep the drama almost non-existent and like your other viewer "...Judith..."says concentrate on the message. My skill is in Animation, so I am not a One Man, One Mic Vlogger and apparently not in line for advice from almost everyone who is "over 40". Having said that, to give you an idea. My list of Content Creators who do what they say, with no drama are "Wolters World" for Travel; "The Ramsey Show" for Finance; "Saturday Night Network" for SNL Comedy, and my #1 "AWKWARD PUPPETS". All Content, No Chaser...No, my head hurts this week, broke my nails last week etc.. No idea what their personal life is or their "problems'. Just what I subscribed for and that's what I got. - Roddie - 🤔

It wasn’t until I finished posting this video that I realized all of my points combined are simply the plot of “Eat Pray Love.” I’m not trying to “Eat Pray Love” you, kind viewer. But if that’s where your heart is taking you, so be it.

Glad you're back, Man! (even if it's just this one)

I hear ya, I've been there many times and I hate that monotony. My trick is always to take a walk outside. It really clears my head and gets my creative juices flowing. I also find that I do better videos when I step away from the process for a day or so and focus on something else completely. I hope this helps everyone, hang in there-we're all human and we need to just keep going and keep each other up. We got this guys! 😀

Good to see you back! Happy Holidays

The place you record video is not important... the message is. That's what I try to tell myself anyway 😅 Also, why do you absolutely want to film in a store? If it's to practice filming in public, I would suggest doing it where it would be"normal" for, let's say, tourist to film. Also, pretending I am reviewing a product or that I am getting paid for this helps me. I am glad you are back!

Getting stuck sucks, your tip about taking inspiration from creators that you follow is a good one though…that’s what I do to try and muster up some motivation. Striving to make that perfect video is a problem that I have too. I listened to my wife (how crazy does that sound?) when she told me social media is supposed to be fun, not necessarily perfect. Great video as always Brandon.

I've found that I always feel stuck when I'm pressured by others to do things that I don't really want to do. As a result, I'm determined to never stick my tongue to a pole in winter no matter how much someone dares me to. At my age, I got nothing to prove lol.

7:40 “Made eye contact with someone” 😂

I'm certain that this console is region free. However, some games are not compatible.

It was the best season and then they sublet their dorm for USA High

Nice video

Hi, Brandon! I’m Kate, project manager for several KZbin channels. We came across your channel and think that your content is awesome. I’d love to chat with you about potential collaboration. Currently, we are looking for a host for our new channel on KZbin. I think you’d be a perfect fit for a new project I’m working on. It’s a channel all about mountaineering and thrilling stories, and we’re already gaining traction-one of our videos is about to hit half a million views! If you’re interested, pls check you email and let’s chat more about it.

It's hard to be consistent the older you get! Family, kids, bills all those things. If you find a way to make it work, having discipline and finding ways to make more content then you will succeed. Batch recording is good but can be a lot of work if you don't do it right. I've watched your channel over the last year and you have come a long way! It took you all those years to get to 1000 but you are well on your way now 😎

Good video and editing and message. We have almost the same sub count, same cameras (zv1 and DJI Osmo3) and in our 40’s. I’ll support the channel. You, my good sir, have just earned a new sub.

Ha

I definitely enjoyed the show. Being a little bit older at the time, (27), it was more relatable.

Hey Brandon.... I work with an 82 year old man and he worked for Kraft foods years ago. He tells me stories about when he used to drive the Oscar Meyer Wiener mobile. It was a highlight of his life. He said everyone waved at him. I will show him a screenshot of your video today. It will make him smile to see his fav ride

Love the special effects 😂 I feel this on so many levels 😂

over 50, still start again, again and again ..........

Unless you count the last two seasons of the show, I wouldn’t consider “Welcome Freshman” a SBTB ripoff.

I sold my soul to an algorithm. Everyday I'm under so much stress. Still better than McDonalds, and knowing that makes it worse, every second I am awake I feel "I need to work" every second I'm asleep I think "I can't oversleep so I don't miss work"

Yup I go in bursts of uploading and then slow down as well. Right now I am on a bit of a roll though. I’m backlogged with so many videos. Just don’t have the time for heavy edits or filming things the way I want to sometimes. Been making a little extra money on the channel and I look at that as just a bonus. For now, a fun hobby for sure.

The fact you found a section in a museum marked Generation X made me feel suddenly ancient. (Luckily your message made it all better...)

Love it! Over 40 as well! This is a hobby but I have recently also thought it can be a nice side hustle after doubling my channel. Both are accessible! Thanks for sharing!

Yes! Not all hobbies need to become a substitute day job. I love your message about looking back. I fully feel the sentiment that you wont look back at your youtibe consistency but feeling glad that you spent time with your kids while they were Young and under your roof. So well said.

Spot on indeed, my situation exactly :) I’ve done close to 20 videos since march, grown from 7 to 430-ish, on and off a bit, and then did 2 last year in september-ish, and now gearing up to drop 3-4 new videos again since i’ve been filming stuff as projects happen but not had time to edit (and I turned 50 this year) … and all the while I’ve been on and off, the subs and views have been growing, not steadily but now and then in bursts. And as I’m closing in on 500 subs, halfway to 1k, the watch time hours are closing in on 2k, so almost halfway there to sniffing at monetization. And I think that is the key takeaway here, at least for me from my experience, as much as I would like to make videos *all* the time, or rather projects that I film and *then* make videos from, now and then is perfectly fine. Treating it as a hobby, but giving it my *all* when I have time, is perfectly fine as long as one is aware that consistency only affects the potential *speed* of growth, and really growth has to do with frequency, the higher the frequency of your videos the faster growth will be, *if* the quality is consistent and your content is interesting. And that’s the key advantage of being older: you can see past the one liner BS pitches from people trying to be youtube coaches, and see things for what they are :) It’s not good or bad, it’s better or worse. Upload frequently but quality is so and so: growth will be slower than if you upload frequently and quality of content is good. Upload infrequently and quality of content is so and so: growth will be slower than if you upload infrequently but quality of content is way above average. Simple facts of life and nothing one should pay a coach to tell you. Video not getting views? It’s not the algorithm, not even if the algorithm is showing your video to the wrong people, because the algorithm is showing your video to people based on what you

You are my 'guru'. I just hope you know how to bring yourself back. 😂

Yes to hobbies! 💯

Needed to hear this today! Been feeling the weight of the KZbin journey bringing me down. It’s ok to do it at my own pace, thanks!

Nailed it!

This was amazing. Normalizing this as a hobby is something I hope catches on. You packed a lot of great advice in this video, especially for those of us ready to throw in the towel. Thanks for keeping it real!

Brandon! You are a genius! I love the “keep trying” message on your wall. You are exceptional at your hobby! That museum looks pretty cool. So funny I just told someone..imagine if Edison gave up?? You have your priorities straight.

Ha! I went looking for you this week!!!! I love this message and also, wow special effects!

I couldn't agree more. Same boat I'm in but I haven't uploaded in about 6 months lol I'll pick the camera again soon...maybe 👊

Poof! That museum looks amazing. Happy uh 18th birthday?

Love the FX good analogy, great message, stay the course. Family time will keep you more sane (or not if your fam is crazy 🤪) when the you tube blues happen...and it will. Take care.