I Quit Social Media and Built a Website Instead

[@LucindaLives]

My website: www.lucindascorner.com Thank you so much for watching and for checking out the website. Remember, it's still a work in progress!

[@vladcampos]

Websites are a great way to have your own space online. Now that you did that, think of having a blog. It's also a wonderful experience. Reading other people's blog is also really enjoyable. And there a plenty great ones out there being frequently updated. Finally, a more mindful social media that you can try is Mastodon. The way it works, with federated communities, makes it quite different from the others.

[@DNGY]

anytime i watch you, i not only feel like im watching someone with a million subscribers but the fact that you're much older than i am (a lot actually, im just 22), i feel like i can actually listen to you and not these yt people trying to force their content on me. Im rambling at this point. Love your videos, looking forward to your growth and hoping you continue to impact the lives of your viewers. (tempted to say "thanks for your content mom" because your older lol, i just did so there's that) 💜

[@LucindaLives]

hahahaha, I Iove this. Thank you so much for your kind comment. I love being an internet auntie 😊🤗

[@silverfoxrolling]

Wow, you're very good on your camera angles. I'm taking notes from you for my trucker KZbin channel.. I said it before that you content rocks 👍🏿

[@LucindaLives]

Thank you so much Al! I do try to be creative with it 😊

[@modestmusemarsha]

This is definitely the direction I am thinking about to grow my business. I want to revamp my website and drive more traffic there. I needed to see this video.❤. Let's check out your website ❤

[@LucindaLives]

That's so cool that this helped reinspire you with respect to revamping your website.

[@NathalieClair88]

I love this idea... I do the same where I barely look at other social media but KZbin I'm on quite a bit so I definitely need to reel it back as well. Building a website does absolutely sound like fun. I'm a bit inspired. It looks like you've got a nice start on your website 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@LucindaLives]

Thank you! Yeah it's definitely another fun way to establish yourself online, without an algorithm breathing down your neck. It's also an enormous time drain I'm experiencing now. I need to really tell myself to stop researching things for the website and continue making videos hahaha 😁

[@thesimbun]

I love this! I’ve been thinking about these things recently and I feel like TikTok/instagram is for idle viewers and KZbin is for active viewers wanting to gain something valuable. I’ve also considered swapping my smartphone out for one of my old early 00’s flip phones but being in a long distance relationship kind of makes me reliant on that connection to the world we have now! But I just miss life before smartphones so much! Can’t wait to check out your new website and I don’t think being off other social medias matters because KZbin really feels like its own entity now! Your continued growth is coming! Also I know you’ve mentioned living in Florida before so I hope you’re keeping safe ❤ looking forward to the next video already

[@LucindaLives]

We live a little North of Miami so I think we will be ok from the storm. I think the worst of it will be likely flooding and wind. It's already been raining so much now. I do feel terrible for the people on the West coast of FL that will be hit for the second time in two weeks. Oh, with respect to the flip phone. I'm looking into this thing called the "Light" phone. an alternative to the smart phone with which you can only call and text. I might just get one. The thing is tho that I talk to my parents on whatsapp and I use my phone as an external monitor for when I film in bright sunlight. So I'm not sure how to mitigate that. Otherwise i would've gotten rid of the smart phone a long time ago. Thank you for watching! Next video is in the works as we type 🤗😉

[@rominaespinosa]

I do not consider youtube a social media platform. It's mainly a OVP. I agree with your points in the video! congrats for taking the leap, I talk all about this on my channel. this is my first time finding your channel. I like your style! 🍃🧘🏻‍♀

[@LucindaLives]

Thanks for checking out the channel Romina! "your phone is making you boring" brilliant!

[@techtalk-j7q]

Hi LucindaI just discovered you and I love this video☺ My name is Shelley and I am 60 years young and I grew up much like you did without a cell phone, without Social Media, and without computers actually. Social Media to me is just not a real look at people's every day life. It's a fashion show and who has the better items. That is my impression I have been battling back and forth about getting off Social Media and starting my own youtube channel about simple living. Slowing down and start actually living, showing the messiness of every day life and not have the perfect home. You have definetly sealed the deal for me in getting the heck off Social Media and really lean into KZbin. Thank you so much for sharing a timely video it is appreciated and so needed♥I am going to check out your website and you have gained a new subscriber I am a fan!!!

[@LucindaLives]

So happy you found this little corner of the internet, welcome! Thank you for the kind words Shelley and how exciting that you're going to lean into KZbin. I'm having a ton of fun with it and I'm sure you will as well! 🤗

[@windasla6129]

Great video! And very on time for me; just over this weekend I was deep in the mountains, where you could only use the Internet after climbing a mountain for 2 hours up (and then 2 more hours down) :) When we went back, I felt surprisingly sad about returning to places where I had unlimited access to being online. Like I was gonna get sucked into the endless drama and arguments again! Even though I never really participate in them, just hear about them from some friends. I'm not sure why I felt this way only now, this is far from my first trip to nature. But now that I'm back in my normal schedule I want to try to reduce my online time. I don't use social media as much to begin with, and I don't scroll for more than 15 minutes at once, but because I share my art (mostly drawings and writing) online and have a lot of international friends I do get a little caught up in things sometimes. Making a small website to host my writing is also something I thought about before, but really not sure where to begin with this so far, especially since I write about lesbians and that's forbidden by law here. Now, it's unfortunately even easier for me not to use social media, as a lot of it, including youtube, is getting blocked or slowed down here in Russia. Just today I lost my access to discord and my one art server I enjoyed and had many friends in. Oh well, there are still ways to connect despite what the government is trying to impose in us. Anyway, again, great video! I found you a few weeks ago (I love when youtube randomly recommends me small channels) and have been really enjoying what you put up here! A lot of it really resonates. Sincerely, a 24 year-old woman from Russia.

[@LucindaLives]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. It's hard to imagine that here I am with all the access in the world and I'm complaining that I need to get off social media. Whilst for you the access is curbed by the government. Such a different world. Gosh, I can't even imagine what it's like for you. All I can say is to be careful with what you write as I don't want you to get into trouble. I'm glad the videos found their way to you and that they resonate with you. And thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. It's such a pleasure to learn about people from people all over the world.

[@KyrasThoughts]

I really like the shots where you sit in the same way in different places!

[@LucindaLives]

Tried to make match cut sequence was harder than I had imagined. Getting myself in the same spot in the frame was a challenge. But I think it worked out well. Thanks for noticing that!

[@baileyharada5824]

I love the little dog on the bottom right corner of the screen!! Bailey approves 😊

[@LucindaLives]

I'm so glad you noticed!!!! I tried to draw Mako my pup.

[@MyJourneyAfter40]

Great video! I had to cut back my KZbin viewing. It felt like I was getting a similar feeling watching others create that I get when I create something but without the hard work! I noticed after reducing my watch time I felt way more creative and have the desire to actually create. I’ve also been reviving my blog! It’s been a great outlet and I’ve been fairly consistent over the last few months.

[@LucindaLives]

Hey Jake, how cool that you are also reviving your KZbin channel! I'm doing the same as you're doing but then in reverse order, started with this channel and I'm setting up the blog as we type! Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@MyJourneyAfter40]

@@LucindaLives same journey, different path! 😊

[@CorinneAtHome]

I love this so much, I love your editing, it must take a long time to plan and film all the shots but it looks fantastic! This is exactly the type of content I'm trying to make in regards to how I shoot and start my videos so you are a huge inspo for me in that regard. Websites are my main job, so I love that you are starting one! It's so nice not to rely on a social media algorithm! But there is Google search to consider but if you're not worried about getting views from search, that's fine. I also overdo things, too. Like with this KZbin thing - I'm deffo spending more time than I intended on it to say I have my main work and family life to also consider! In fact, I have to go now because my 3-year-old is trying to hit the keys on the keyboard :)

[@LucindaLives]

It does take a bit of effort, but it isn't too bad I don't think. It's all about the pre0production. Planning out the shoot and then the shoot itself and editing don't take all that much time. You're doing great on your channel, a great variety of shots! I really have a lot of learning to do when it comes to SEO and Google search. I would love it if my website becomes discoverable on it's own since I'm starting a blog on there as well. I know, old school. But I've always wanted to have a popular blog and now I'm really trying to flex my story telling muscle. A blog seems only fitting. Say hi to your 3 year old for me! Also, must be getting cold already where you're at. My parents say the temps are plummeting (they're in the Netherlands), fall is coming!

[@imera4180]

With everything we're bombarded with on social media it's no wonder kids grow up with huge self confidence issues, anxiety, and a dread for their future. Depending on what you put on the website I hope you have a mailing list because I forget to check out such things. Good luck❤

[@LucindaLives]

I do have a mailing list. You can sign up for it right on the homepage. The website will be the hub of my blog and then later on resources that I want to create. I'm really hoping to flex my story telling muscle in the form of the blog as well 🤗

[@kamilahmichelle]

Love this video!!!

[@LucindaLives]

Thanks for watching!

[@Shane-Lockwood]

This sounds really cool. I want a website for my podcast, but I think including a daily blog and possibly a resume style “About Me” page would be cool too.

[@LucindaLives]

You can absolutely incorporate that all in your website. The daily blog will likely help people discover the podcast and vice versa

[@Shane-Lockwood]

@ Cool. Thank you.

[@MichaelsBackporch]

I think You Tube is social media and TV mixed together so you can get lost even deeper in it. I love that, your head is where your feet are...never heard that before. I never carry a phone. Have one, an IPhone but have no apps on it. You are preaching to the choir with me on this. People are on the phone all day but never call anybody... I find that quite ironic.

[@LucindaLives]

I didn't come up with that quote, I heard someone say it but I can't remember who so I couldn't credit them. But it's definitely my mantra now. Have you ever heard of the "Light" phone? It's like a dumb phone that you can't even put apps on. If my parents didn't use whatsapp and if I didn't need my phone to create videos (I use an app as an external monitor so I can see what I'm filming in the bright sunlight) the i would absolutely get a "Light" phone. Just texting and calling. The latter, you're right... nobody actually talks on the phone anymore.

[@MichaelsBackporch]

@@LucindaLives I have heard of dumb phones but my wife got a new IPhone and I just got the old one of hers. I like dumb phones and want one if this thing ever breaks. I try to carry it when I drive so if I need AAA or to take a picture if needed but I am like you I don't need it. Feels like a leash.

[@LucindaLives]

So funny, that's why I did when I got a new phone. Handed my old one to the hubby 😂

[@dansomervaille]

With you all the way! Websites are so much better- and you can customise them to your style so much more.

[@LucindaLives]

Exactly. There are so many options to make it look exactly the way you want it. I have a lot to learn the learn tho, but I like the start i have now

[@Master_Your_Moment]

Hey! It’s me again. Hyping you up before there is a hype button. 😅 Yay for a website!! It’s great to feel like you can make progress and I’d love to follow your example of slowing down. My to do list seems endless so my goal is always one thing a day to make progress and if I do more than that, it’s just a bonus. 😊

[@LucindaLives]

Woot! I replied to your email btw. Sounds like your one thing a day strategy is already helping you slow down! I think one thing to guard for, is that slowing down doesn't become yet another thing on our to do list. Which as I write it down sounds silly, but I hope it makes sense 😊🤗

[@ashjvlogs]

KZbin i think is a form of social media, but not in the same way as other platforms. You get more choice of what you want to watch and not bombarded with stuff you might be interested in because millions of other people liked it. I love your content, you always make me break away from the norm. And I think that's one of the beauty's of KZbin is you get to the end of a video and you can choose to stop watching, and go back to finish watching at a later date if needed. I dont find KZbinanywhere near as addictive as other platforms. Unlike other platforms where doom scrolling is a real problem. (I don't watch KZbin shorts so no doom scrolling on KZbin for me) Love the idea of a website over social media. It just generally sounds more appealing.

[@LucindaLives]

Can I just say that I love your puppy calendar!!! with that out of the way, I agree that you're far less likely to doom scroll on KZbin, only if you stay away from shorts. Then again, they say that a good way to grow your audience is to grow through shorts. I'm staying away from them for now tho. Good luck with deciding the direction of your channel, you got this! Thanks for watching Ash!

[@ashjvlogs]

@LucindaLives aw thank you 🥰 I tried shorts and found my subscribers grew quickly but the views on my videos went down, and so did my watch hours, because youtube was recommending ling form content to my shorts subscribers and obviously they didn't watch it, which then negatively impacted the search optimisation. I then saw several videos about the psychology between a shorts viewer and a long form viewer. And I decided it would be better to be long form content only. I prefer making long form, it's more enjoyable and relaxing. And I prefer watching long form too. I still need to catch up with some of your videos but I always watch them when I can. The way your videos blend together is magical, and so appealing and relaxing to the mind. Anyway sorry for the rambling 😅 looking forward to your next video!!

[@LucindaLives]

Working on the next video right now. Thank you so much for the kind words. btw, if you do videos on Japanese, you'll have to let me know!

[@ashjvlogs]

@@LucindaLives will do!! I did notice the genki books in the background of one of your older videos and got very excited 🤣

[@TampasCreekHomesteadandMore]

I truly loved watching your video. It was very inspiring ❤

[@LucindaLives]

So glad this video was inspiring 🤗

[@VENGFX]

Driving a stick shift and talking about the yesteryears, piece of cake! 🥰

[@LucindaLives]

totally showing my age, and my car's age. This model is now no longer sold with a stick shift I think. Even more so, this model with just the two door isn't sold here anymore either. It's the European version.

[@pausa-existencial]

As always, your videos are inspiring and so much truth are always there, thank you 💖. Also, have you considered creating your own Patreon community? In the past Patreon was paid, but nowadays they offer an extra free tier, this means your Patreons don't have to pay. I personally like it, there is no algorithm to feed (just the good old timeline), and from a creator point of view I see more close conversations 😊 Saying that, your website looks cool and I see a lot of potential for the creative mind 😍

[@LucindaLives]

No problem! I did think about Patreon, Mighty Networks, Circle, Substack, all the things. But I think I'll keep it at the website for now and then go from there. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@sari8631]

Goedemorgen Lucinda! Ik ga een rondje rennen (in de regen). Kan ik daarna lekker jou video kijken 😊

[@LucindaLives]

Goedemorgen! Nou ik heb vanochtend in de stortregen gelopen. We hebben weer een orkaan op komst hier en het regent de hele dag. Maar wij zullen er hoogst waarschijnlijk niet heel veel last van krijgen anders dan een beetje regen en wind. En natuurlijk werd het droog op het moment dat ik thuis was 😂. Hopelijk heb je het toch droog kunnen houden tijdens je run!

[@sari8631]

@@LucindaLives oef ja die orkanen.. die buien hier stellen dan niks voor. Duimen dat het bij jullie blijft bij regen en wind! Ik ren trouwens veel liever in de regen dan in de hitte! Kost iets meer moeite om het pand te verlaten maar als ik terugkom voelt het als een overwinning 😄

[@sari8631]

Bedankt voor je video, het was een goede reminder en goed om weer even bewust te zijn van het mobiele telefoon gebruik. Ik ben 44 en heb de eerste jaren van mijn leven, net als jij, ook zonder telefoon overleefd

[@sari8631]

@@LucindaLives nou mijn reactie op jou run in de regen is weg 😁 Het kwam erop neer dat de regenbuien hier niets zijn in vergelijking met de orkanen bij jullie in de buurt.. en dat ik rennen in de regen stiekem eigenlijk best lekker vind. Duimen dat jullie alleen wind en regen krijgen inderdaad!

[@LucindaLives]

Oh, heel vreemd dat een rectie zomaar weg is. Ik keek in de "held for review" sectie maar daar zit ook niks in. Daar ben je dan toch alleen in, rennen in de regen vind ik maar niks 😅

[@amydillardGypsySoul]

Congrats on making a website- and thanks for reminding us to stop scrolling!

[@LucindaLives]

Thank you, and thank you for watching Amy!

[@KyrasThoughts]

Congrats on your website!

[@LucindaLives]

Thank you!

[@alleyeditor]

Smart!!!

[@LucindaLives]

Thanks!

[@macalarose]

I put KZbin in a class on it's own. Kinda like Substack. The frequency required for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X to stay visible is detrimental to your pysche long term. With KZbin, you can build on consistency and quality vs. quantity. You'll do a lot more up front, but as you build an audience, you can move to weekly, and monthly, and after six years, if you choose to lose, the residual ad revenue is a steady income stream. A wellness creator who's friend hasn't posted in two years and she makes $5-6K in ad revenue. Mind you, she was an early adopter in her field (one of the first and racked up 250K followers).

[@LucindaLives]

That's super interesting. I was actually thinking on starting a Substack but opted for a website and starting a newsletter. I do have a hard time creating content other than my videos. But I really want to become consistent with my newsletter

[@macalarose]

@@LucindaLives I'd personally go with BeeHiiv. Most women that are creators of color find it works better for their overall business objectives. Myself included.

[@LucindaLives]

I'll have to look into that. There are so many choices out there. so hard to decide where to start. Thanks for the tips!

[@workinprogresssince1974]

YT has replaced all my other social media. Scrolling and seeing so many ads, so many things I didn't subscribe to and so much AI nonsense put me off. YT is far more curated. I get to choose and I like that I can find authentic creators in action.

[@LucindaLives]

That's the word i was looking for, curated! That's exactly how I feel. You can curate what you want to watch and what you feel inspired by.

[@lionelreesable]

Thank you for a truly insightful video. It is interesting to see others who have stepped back from social media. Personally, I do not post on social media, the only exception is a few KZbin posts to the channels of people I follow. My phone only rings when an incoming call is in my contact list. My personal email is read once a day. FYI, I attended a conference in Yokohama Japan earlier in the year and I saw a presentation relating to humanoid robots, the presenters said in a couple of years they see a market for their new humanoid robots larger than the automobile market. This development will have major implications for our society. BTW, the female robot they had on display was cute and sensual and was warm to the touch, I could live with one of them. Smile. Best wishes.

[@LucindaLives]

yikes, that whole development of humanoid robots. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Westworld anyone?!

[@torontowalker17]

One thing I noticed about social media is that there's a bunch of hypocrites. I always wish social media never existed in the 1st place it's like religion it can divide family and friends you will have those who want to support and those who pretend to support by laughing and giggling in your face but behind your back they are wishing for your down fall. I'm 43 since I joined this social media thing which was introduced to me by one of my cousins on fb in 2007 it has been the biggest mistake I've ever made. Here I am 17 years later still using social media which I thought I could connect with others when I'm feeling down I have people telling me I complain too much but never want to congratulate me on my good side as an only child with no brother or sister it's hard

[@LucindaLives]

I'm sorry your experience with social media is so negative and thanks for sharing your story. I'm sure you have your reasons to stay on social media but it sounds like you may want to step back from it as well

[@NoryVeeTV]

Dear Lucinda, do you find yourself checking your KZbin analytics like there is no tomorrow, if you do so, could you please make a video about it hehe I would like to learn from you how you manage that part of this yt world. thank you so much for your videos!

[@LucindaLives]

Let me tell you, that's absolutely something I struggle with. Because on the one hand I want to make sure I reply to everyone that's taken the time out of their day to comment. But on the other hand I don't want to see the analytics all the time. I now have a rule that I only check once a day, reply to comments and that's it. It also affects my mood and my ability to keep creating. If I make something that I'm really proud of and it doesn't do well i get super discouraged. So it's better to just let it go. It's much easier said than done tho. But I'm getting better with it

[@kludgecraft813]

Preferring landscape shows you're an oldster, like me :-)

[@LucindaLives]

hahaha, a proud oldster!

[@LoquaciousPint]

Have you considered using a non-smartphone? 5:47 I have a t-9 in my effort to get off of sm

[@LucindaLives]

I have thought about it, I was thinking about getting the "Light" phone.

[@HealthyHomesteading]

I left social media (for the most part). I did decide to have a private IG account just so I can keep up with my kids and close family. Im also on fb a little but scrolling is not as much as an issue for me there. I still try to answer my IG and fb dms though. You can did that on a desktop . It’s much less tempting to scroll. I enjoyed watching your video 😊

[@LucindaLives]

That is true, on desktop it is just less enticing to scroll. Wonder why that is

[@HealthyHomesteading]

@@LucindaLives I’ve discovered my issue is the scroll. It can happen other places too but because IG and TT have perfected doom scrolling with short form content it’s harder to resist. At least on YT if you stay away from shorts the temptation to scroll is slower down because content is longer. I really think it’s the taking in of too much too fast that’s causing people to want to leave the platforms.

[@VENGFX]

...and there is NOTHING wrong with using AI as a tool!

[@PurringMyrrh]

AI is not a tool, it's a yucky stupid disaster.

[@LucindaLives]

It's interesting to see how the use of AI has such strong supports as well as people that are against it. I don't use AI very often, but it has been super helpful with this website building