Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming A Content Creator

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[@techflex.]

Peter, just wanna give you a heads up. You got me hooked on FPV, just like how you got me into shooting those awesome b-rolls back in the day. You've opened up a whole new world of fun for me! You've brought so much awesomeness into my life you've no idea. Thanks a lot!

[@PeterLindgren1]

That’s awesome!

[@paranormalvision]

Same here I picked up the DJI FPV because of you sir ! I just wanna say thank you 🙏 ITS SO MUCH FUN AND JUST NICE TO HAVE AS A EXTRA TOOL IN THE TOOL BOX!

[@imagemakerssociety]

This!! This is EXACTLY to a T me!! This is very close to the season I'm currently in. Very very uplifting thanks, dude!

[@kevinharris1995]

Thank you Peter, as someone who is making that transition from a day job to a freelancer, and a full time content creator in the future, this has been extremely helpful in giving me direction on what I should do. Thank you for helping pave the way for other creators.

[@MerlinVisuals]

Just subbed, keep going man :D

[@davecastic]

This is so true especially on the buffer and accounting part. Thank you for sharing Peter. 🙏👍

[@davidr7236]

Just had to pause at the start and show appreciation for the fist bump, Peter, it gave me a smile of gratitude for your gratitude.

[@digital360]

Great advice! I’m into videography and guitar video content. Two very expensive passions. Sometimes I have to really evaluate every purchase and see if it’s really necessary or not. Thanks for the advice.

[@ds_capture]

I´m glad I´m not alone on this. I jumped the ship 1 year ago. I have quit my job because I couldn´t stand my office job anymore. I was getting depressed more and more over every day. I have saved up some cash, bought some gear (and upgraded some old stuff) and now I´m a fulltime photographer and content creator. There is still A LOT I need to learn, but tbh I am so glad I finally switched. I had to do much sooner though. Its a big risk, yes. But I am sick of it to work as a employee. Because now, when I fail, I fail because of my decisions and I can work on it. But I hate it when I fail because of someone else. Now I turned my hobby (photography) to a business and I am working on big projects I aquired. There drawbacks sure. I actually made a video recently if you should turn a hobby into a business. Because you need the right mindset for it. I know many photographers who don´t have the right mindset and fail within the first 2 or 3 years.

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Excellent advice - especially on finances and saving up before you start 👍

[@Cluee-news]

Love you video mate

[@EHVisual]

Sometimes we need a little talk about the real stuff, not only the dreams and visions, even though thats the coolest part. But hey; thanks for your honest reality check🙂

[@youknowwithMartyKauffman]

Thanks for the advice. I hit the thumbs up button and you know I’m a subscriber.

[@kurtnelle]

I prefer being a jack of all trades, a master of none, but sometimes, better than a master of one. 😢

[@user-ze4yz3hv9x]

皮特，我是你的忠实粉丝，我来自中国，你的视频在我们国家有博主发上平台，但我是2020年就开始关注你了，我很佩服你的毅力还有创作能力，当我有想法做一个vlog博主开始我就每天重复的看你的视频2019年开始vlog的视频到现在，虽然我们这里看KZbin有限制，但是我也会偶尔持续关注你，你的内容让我很励志，我现在也搭建了一个小小的工作间，是模仿你2019年在你合租的工作间差不多，那年你快30岁，我也一样，我遗憾当年没有认识到你，所以我今年快35岁了，我才开始做vlog，我不知道会不会晚了一些，毕竟现在太多vlog博主了，真的很难，但是我已经开始了，如果有机会，我一定要去瑞典去挪威，也要见你！可惜我不知道怎么发照片，不然我一定给你看看我布置的工作间是否跟你2019年的差不多，😁

[@MrMxTech]

Soooooo Real and glad to know im not the only one

[@IAmDavidWhipple]

I used to call myself a "full stack creator". That's a phrase I heard from Tyler Stalman. It sounded glamorous and I adopted it. Because I could do all the things for clients as a freelancer. But you're right. I didn't get great at everything and the money didn't pay off because of that. So I learned to niche down my services and commit to being a specialist, instead of a generalist. It's hard to decide. But it's in everyone's best interest.

[@janvanderwalt]

I've watched this a bunch of times already, you know the one thing that sticks with me, especially when I am feeling lazy is when you said "I have never worked as much as I did when I quit my daytime job", that always inspires me and gets me up and working. Thanks Peter!

[@CreatingwithKaya]

Phew the more you try to do everything the worse you'll be at one hit hard. I am such a jack of all trades master of none person by default, but I also find it tough because once I get decent at something, I get the itch to learn something new.

[@ShotByCurt]

I think about these things a lot and feel it doesn’t get talked about enough! The other side of being a creator people should definitely know. Thanks for bringing this to the table

[@vernelv]

thank you for this. I also been on this problem of over buying to things thinking that it will help grow the channel

[@donovandesigns]

Thanks for sharing this! It definitely helps me as I lead a content creative agency. Thanks so much

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Advice Peter. Thank You.

[@Fitographer]

This made me a subscriber! Love it. So ground level man! Peace from Suffolk!

[@wearetrackclub]

Super solid points, really appreciate the honest advice! 👏

[@mukisaelijah12]

I quit my day business last week to enable me focus more on creating and freelance work and honestly this video has been a real life saver.. thanks Peter ❤

[@gbwalther3198]

Good advice, esp. concentrating on strengths. Sometimes, it takes awhile to discover what u are really best at, sometimes u know right away and sometimes other see talents in u that u don't even recognize yourself. I have a friend here in Fairbanks who just got his PhD in Space Physics. Said it took him seven years. Why seven, took him some time to build confidence in himself. I told him I related to his journey because when I was at CalArts in the seventies, one of my profs said that I had knack for writing & directing and that I should push to do a major project which he named. Well, it wasn't until I went to film school in New York ten years later, that I did find out that my prof was right when I became involved with directing. However, the project my friend had mentioned was gone, it was the Tolkien sagas. So goes, huh? Peter, your advice is solid, Hope others listen. 😎😎

[@tazyt3388]

Mate it’s the behind the scenes workload that can be overwhelming,kinda takes the fun out of it a little bit sometimes,but it’s rewarding when you click into the groove .your doing well keep it up mate cheers

[@BrianTheCameraGuy]

Very solid advice Peter. Thank you for the tips.

[@b-art.]

I have that problem, I have my LLC in Poland, providing some services to clients, completely not related with photo and video and I started my small YT channel last year. My problem is that I have to much work with my businness to stay creative and make videos for my YT channel and that makes me feeling bad... I wish I have a possibility to build my YT channel to that level which will allow me to make profit as this passionateme more than current business which I am in :)

[@pysznie]

in my early childhood i've learned to walk on my arms because my legs was ill/disabled. That's why i love ❤️💝❤️ your metaphor - people sometimes don't even realise that two legs are more than enough to do wild and creazy things... big big thank You M8

[@mikegoodwin4632]

Hi Peter, All great advice! Thanks!

[@FlyZoneFpv]

Great information Peter . Thanks so much . Needed this.

[@AhrenSteisBCP]

Dude, this was made just for me. I’m the guy who is so worried that I’m trying to do everything all at once just to make sure that I can still make it. This might be the best video I’ve ever seen. Thank you Peter. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@Raptvre_media]

I just made the step of becoming selfemployed with my own creative business and I can relate so much with the anxiety and accounting stuff. My regular job as a federal prison officer sort of got me into depression. So my dream and goal is to become successful in my own business to finally get away from it as soon as possible. And just having started sometimes gets me scared if I can really make it facing all the stuff you just mentioned. I don’t want to become famous or rich. I just want to be able to take care of my little family. So thanks for that video. Makes me realize I’m not alone with those fears

[@wildlifelouie]

Dude so helpful. Planning on going freelance within the next year.

[@Valleedbrume]

Great video,I have always believed that as well.If you own your skill,you can focus on the business aspect.( wich is the largest variable.)

[@coppensbram]

Very good advice here, Peter!

[@christianwmeyer]

Thank you Peter, good advice. Great insights growing as a content creator 🎬💪🚀🎥

[@CreatingwithKaya]

Seconding how hard it was to transition out of the 9-5. Everything has worked out okay, but *definitely* should have had a bigger savings buffer. 😅

[@kenloyd]

Greta advice for anyone starting their own business - doesn't matter what the product or service is. Focus on what you do best - keep the offering narrow and deep; manage expeenses adn be sure they have an ROI, plan on working twice the number of hours that you did in your regular job, study the tax laws and plan accordingly, have a stash of cash for the rainy days. Great stuph Mr. Linkdren!

[@YasmineAndHenrik]

Hey man, great that you are sharing your thoughts but I didn’t hear you mentioning passion even once. I respect your opinions, but passion imo is the most important thing to focus at first, then second learn the skill. Skills are cheap. Passion is priceless. - Gary Vee

[@PeterLindgren1]

Being passionate about something doesn’t mean it generates a skill set, but it’s equally important .

[@TheNewTravel]

It’s an interesting dilemma on the “save money before starting your business” point. Because from a logical point of view, that makes sense. But from an emotional point of view, having no safety net and knowing that you have to succeed can provide the extra motivation needed to make it work.

[@yipyap5456]

When your main motivation is "If I don't succeed now I can't pay my rent this month" then maybe you should look for a different job tbh

[@manilamartin1001]

This was great.

[@creatorsmafia]

"This is great advice for anyone starting their own business."

[@isavkov]

everything you say is actually very valid for any business, not just youtube. I have my own small design studio and I face all these things that you do too. so, yes, the feeling is familiar 😅

[@PeterLindgren1]

I tried to go at it from a business perspective 👊🏼👊🏼

[@vas5875]

Nice video. I have my own channel now, I think I'm doing same thing that you were doing 5 years ago, as I have 6 websites, trying to do photography, video stocks, drone photography, is just time consuming. Probably need to prioritize everything.

[@Settoautofocus]

Good stuff Peter you hit home with a lot of real life stuff and everything there that I too have thought about and especially about having a 2nd form of income set up. I have other forms of income so that is definitely a benefit and I see other individuals that have not prepared themselves this way, and then they get going for a month or two, and they just fall flat on their face because the reality of Funds run out or their other stream of income that they had saved up and reality hits, and all the excitement and inertia that they created just comes flat and their KZbin channels or their forms of social media just dribble away to nothing. And every video I watch of yours I do give a thumbs up but I do hear you on that because I have been noticing the same thing. The views are there the watch ours are there, but the thumbs ups are not, and that seems to have changed over the last year and I think my guess is that has something to do with shorts Bringing new viewers to channels as well as more people, being mentally changed because of all the short content in the world from other social media platforms as well that people are just getting into the swipe swipe swipe mode and not listening to the Contant. They’re just quickly hearing it and swiping onto the next, what are your thoughts interested to hear if you haven’t had a chance I appreciate any feedback you have for me on any of my videos. I am a bit more of a Vlogger style. Have a great day.

[@LivingLifewithJudith]

Yeah, finance is a big one to learn, there is so much underline you need to know. Also, being your own boss means you need to motivate yourself to work. There is no one behind you. Have a great weekend!

[@PaulFeinberg]

I always hit the thumbs up! Great tips! Working but not hard enough. One day!

[@amrfawzy]

I liked this topic

[@natepotter6911]

Great advise, brutha!

[@inanaksoy]

Good advice but also worth noting, it is also worth in gold to make the mistakes to learn these lessons individually.

[@PeterLindgren1]

It is, but the better prepared you can be, the less the mistakes will affect you!

[@iSpike]

G’day my fellow CREATOR Mate 🇦🇺 👍🏻 yes Great Advice, I do KZbin for FUN & the money will follow.

[@ijlalahmad9652]

please suggest a nice laptop for video editing...and for the beginners, is wondershare filmora a good start?

[@GaryCunninghamyouareenough]

🙏🏻🤟❤

[@ListenHereOldMan]

he's releasing a course

[@PeterLindgren1]

Nope, already did!

[@danielabrahamsson5769]

So put me first in line for the Special "Accounting and other stuff for Aktiebolagsägare"-course that you easily could put together in like 2h and put online. Or should we try to partner you up with some financial institutes and the you could have lectures? ...Lectures is fun and all but better for you to just own the knowledge and share it thru your funnel... So yeah.. Sign me up for the course! ...I will gladly be waiting! :D

[@ijlalahmad9652]

please tell me how to change a photography hobby into a passive income? should i get my own website??

[@oldschoolgaming4763]

Alltid tummen upp! Dum fråga, LLC är det typ "Enskild firma" på svenska? Jag har funderat på att ladda upp massa av mina bästa 4K drönar klipp till olika sajter såsom Artgrid, Shutterstock, Pond5 etc. Kanske inte kommer bli så mycket men najs om man kan få till en passiv inkomst som du pratar om.

[@PeterLindgren1]

LLC är likvärda med AB!

[@danielabrahamsson5769]

Om det är klipp filmade i Sverige, kom ihåg att få det godkänt av lantmäteriet bara! :-)

[@plakugerti]

cool, thank you Peter. my wallet already left me😁

[@smepable]

Everybody is conditioned to think that it is normal to go to school for 10+ years and then make an apprenticeship or university for years without getting any money for it in order to get a job that might be badly paid and work with people you dont like following their Rules. So investing all that time in building your own business without earning big money for some years is a much better Idea.

[@youtischia]

Good video. But there is a small prob with the title. It should be "Things I wish I HAD known before becoming....". You see the "HAD" in there ? This is required to make it correct. Very common error on youtube.

[@PeterLindgren1]

Fixed 🫡

[@MasterfulInsights]

Hello

[@PeterLindgren1]

Hello

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👍✨💫😎🫶✌️

[@IngmarHensler]

... still asking myself - who is moaning in the background ... last time at 8:06 ... ?!? do we know her? ;-)

[@PeterLindgren1]

Lol wut?

[@Denison_Photography]

If you’re not first you’re last

[@PeterLindgren1]

Depends on how many people is in the race 🫡

[@Denison_Photography]

@@PeterLindgren1 been here since day 1 now there are 500K+ in the race 🎉🤙🏼

[@RUBENDELGADODRONES]

OMG first time I'm here so early 😀😀

[@tomhooper_89]

For all successes and downfalls, thank you Peter 🦾🦾

[@yeasinpro]