UPDATE - A Year After My Husband Quit His Job (to be full-time bloggers)

[@shannontorrens1]

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[@lucytitus2183]

Shannon, you and Grant are so talented. Your mom is my age and has really given me a push in letting go of stuff but yet keeping the things you love. Your channel has helped me so much and thank you. I am very proud of you. I really love you and your moms art! I hope you and your family have a blessed thanksgiving. ❤🤗

[@shannontorrens1]

@@lucytitus2183 thank you! I am so happy you are here ❤️ I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[@DebbieLinville]

Congratulations Shannon and family! Your perseverance is truly admirable!

[@fionaclarke4828]

Thank you so much for sharing your journey and how it’s working for you. You were the first KZbinr I subscribed to when I discovered KZbin. I love your content. This video has got me thinking about reviving a blog that I have with Blogger. I enjoyed doing it but I was too busy to continue. It’s good to know Blogging is still popular and successful. 🌸

[@shannontorrens1]

@@fionaclarke4828 yes it is! And if you ever decide to move away from blogger then the course I recommended is amazing for getting started.

[@jennyjenkins877]

You do a lot of work so it's nice that it has paid off for you!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! It's been a long road but definitely worth it.

[@rosevv2774]

I’m so happy for you. You and Grant are living a great life! ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here!

[@motherblank]

I absolutely loved the Messy Minimalist!! She was so fun to watch. Glad you are here to fill the gap.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I try! 😊

[@extrememinimalism]

Why did she quit?

[@kerrihamilton189]

@@extrememinimalismshe did an update where she explained had a jaw injury so it could have been because it was too painful talking?

[@jac1797]

Thank you for this Shannon. I really enjoy your videos with your mom. You two have a great Dynamic and your mom is hilarious. She's probably about my age.❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here! My mom and I have a lot of fun working together =)

[@christined2495]

I have been with you a long time, I just love everything about your videos. We live minimally as well, it’s such a wonderful way to live. I enjoy your videos with your mom, I have a daughter your age so watching the two of you is so entertaining, and I love to see another Mother and daughter with a wonderful relationship… So happy for you and your husband, and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🍂🍁

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here so long! I appreciate you! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family ❤

[@mc5366]

Good for you Shannon, love watching your family and your Mom Kathi is a lot of fun. Your hair looks so healthy!😍

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! It's so nice to have you here! =)

[@Toni-747]

You are so talented 💖 I am benefitting from your organization skills, decluttering, and simple living! Keep it up, Shannon❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching, and I hope you are having a nice day.

[@elizabethstead1768]

You are doing an excellent job and in my life alone you have made a massive difference! I absolutely love your vidoes! ❤😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Wow thank you! I appreciate you being here =)

[@Constance-q2b]

Congratulations Shannon, I enjoy your u tube channel . Also anything with your Mom or Grant we watch too. Keep up the good work.❤❤❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much for being here!

[@caballefam]

Thank you for sharing this Shannon! Definitely an inspiration to work more on my blog, so, I can also achieve success with it. What's your biggest traffic source? Is it Google or pinterest?

[@shannontorrens1]

Yay! You can do it! I get a little traffic from everywhere, but Pinterest is my biggest source. I am currently working on diversifying that. =)

[@caballefam]

@shannontorrens1 thank you so much for your reply and encouragement.

[@zsuzsannabak1530]

Excellent job Shannon. Love your personality, your family and particularly your mother. Never miss an episode. ❤🎉 Congratulations for your success.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much for being here! I hope you have a nice week. =)

[@sharie5706]

Shannon, so happy to hear of your success, I wondered how it was going. Your enthusiasm is contageous, while sharing your own journey you're inspiring others who want to grow their home-based businesses.

[@shannontorrens1]

@@sharie5706 thank you! I hope I can encourage someone because this has literally changed our lives. It didn’t happen fast but it was all worth it ❤️

[@alifebydesign2024]

You should cross promote Grant's channel also - as a new decluttering minimalist who is trying not to purchase new items, we are doing more home projects around our house and that content would be attractive to a lot of your audience I think. Especially if you both are in the videos some... I love your personality! Great year-end recap and encouragement to those of us considering this as a possible journey... I'm looking for a bridge into an early frugal lifestyle retirement and wondering if KZbin has a place in that plan.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here. I definitely think you could make a living from a blog after retiring. I have linked Grant's channel, but it's very different from my channel, so that is why I don't really cross-promote it very often =) I hope you are having a great week so far.

[@Tdw60]

I know you are an artist, you should do some art on some of your vlogs

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here! I struggle to find time for art lately, but that is a goal of mine. =)

[@TeachingTinyDisciples]

I love this for you! Very encouraging, especially since we both took Lisa’s course. Love seeing your progress in the FB group too ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

It is so fun to see everyone's progress in the group! =)

[@kakylong2]

Wow! Thats awesome. If you took the $20k day out, how would you have done? Wouldn't it be nice to have those days more often? That would be so cool to help people out. Have you thought about filming helping other people declutter spaces like you've helped your parents do? 😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you, It was actually an individual blog post that brought 20K in over the whole year. So you can imagine that if you have several of those it's awesome, that was just my highest performing post of this year. That is the great thing about a blog is all the individual posts all bring in views and money every day. =) I have helped a few people with decluttering. Just friends and family that ask =) It's always fun!

[@simply.clutterfree]

I took your advice and did the course! I'm loving sharing my journey and helping others too 🤗❤️

[@shannontorrens1]

Yay! Let me know if you ever have any questions about blogging. =) I hope you are having a nice week so far.

[@simply.clutterfree]

@shannontorrens1 I've been mostly focusing on KZbin so far, but might go the blog route too. ☺️

[@simply.clutterfree]

@shannontorrens1 I took her KZbin course on your recommendation

[@shannontorrens1]

@@simply.clutterfree I love having a blog because everything that I talk about in my videos I can also share in a blog post that goes out to a completely different crowd. Also I can go into more details in the blog where if that was in a video people would click off LOL. =) The 2 things work so well together.

[@simply.clutterfree]

@shannontorrens1 Great points! 🤗

[@jeanmarie2928]

Shannon, so enjoy your channel! You work so hard and it shows with your success. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving 🥧🥳💟

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@lindaroyal8161]

CONGRATULATIONS! I've been a subscriber for years and have always enjoyed, you, your family, content and of course your mom. I've said it a few times, mom - Cathy needs her own channel, she's so much fun. Hope to see more videos from your husband, love the home reno content and his sense of humor! I'd be interested (curious) to know which vlogs were the ones you mentioned - $600.00 & $20,000.00, would like to check them out. And....Lisa, yes, she's a wonderful creator, great personality and beautiful home life. Another You Tuber, I've followed for years is Hillary of Old World Home, she's also a homemaker and has good content. I appreciate a genuine person and honest content, your channel certainly delivers. I'm glad I found you. Thank you.

[@shannontorrens1]

Hi Linda, Thank you so much for being here! I love reading your comments =) I watch both of those channels and always find inspiration. I hope you have a nice week ❤

[@elizabethsingh2740]

You are so nice Sharon, thank you for encouraging us and being so thoughtful, wishing you the best this holidays 🤗

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you, Happy holidays!

[@CsiGalak]

Thanks for sharing this Shanon. What do you think about blogging in a different language than English? Could it still be profitable with much smaller audience? Thank you!

[@shannontorrens1]

@@CsiGalak Hello 👋 this I am not sure about. I think it would come down to what topic you are blogging about and what country you are in. I know now with AI it is easier than ever to translate what you write also.

[@CsiGalak]

@ thanks Shannon!

[@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj]

I am a faithful follower of your channel- never miss one, You have greatly inspired me. I intend to follow your blog too. Love you & your wonderful family.❣️❣️❣️

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here and for your kind words! I hope you have a wonderful holiday. =)

[@monicagreen9644]

Now I need to know (future content idea?) 1. What is the big blog post, it is a must read for me! 2. Can’t wait to see your next blog!

[@tl2978]

You’re very pleasant, Shanon! I love your videos. ❤️ Your mom is a doll too. I love how your home is not Pinterest perfect, those overly fancy homes.

[@shannontorrens1]

I appreciate you being here! We try to be real! =)

[@margaretvillalpando7722]

Suggestions for videos for 2025... Decluttering with your mom, projects with your mom, cooking and baking within videos, more tips on various topics, and of course, adventures with all your family.

[@shannontorrens1]

I am definitely thinking about all of those ideas! =) Thank you for the suggestions; they are always welcome!

[@margaretvillalpando7722]

@shannontorrens1 forgot to mention I like your decorating, organizing and room makeovers as well.

[@ljubovluczati]

So glad you made your plan work, I remember your video from last year hoping it will work out. How do you compensate for the lack of company benefits, insurance, pension plan? Did you calculate that in? I’m just scared to leave my employer as I get so many benefits, that I would not be able to obtain myself. It is more than my actual net salary.

[@shannontorrens1]

That would be something you would want to calculate. We got zero benefits from my husband's job because he was a finish carpenter for a very small company. So, no health insurance, no paid time off, nothing LOL. So it was an easy decision for us. =)

[@ljubovluczati]

@ got it. Indeed then no regrets 👍

[@Maria-mq9te]

Great video. Happy that you are doing well. When you say a blog post made say 20k. How does it do that exactly. Is it when people read the post and then click on the ads? Can you make money just from people viewing the post and not clicking on ads? Thanks

[@shannontorrens1]

Hello, Great question. No one has to click any ads at all. If someone reads the post and the ad network puts an ad on that post, then you make money. The amounts are small, so it's all about getting lots of views. =)

[@Maria-mq9te]

@@shannontorrens1❤

[@SpeakTruthBeKind]

@@shannontorrens1do you have a link to that specific blog post? I tried to find your blog link in the :more button but all it gave me was the links to the online classes that you were talking about. What is your blog called so I can find it?

[@shannontorrens1]

@ hello 👋 I linked it in the description. But it’s just my name Shannontorrens.com

[@helenelindholm656]

Congratulations. Well done.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much 😀

[@vazlet]

Hey Shannon, I used to love watching the Messy Minimalist! Hmmm I wonder if I found you because I was watching her. Anyways, I've watched you grow your channel and you're doing amazing. I love your Mom too, she's a riot!! And she's gotten very comfortable on camera. I wish I could do it, maybe someday. -Lety from Chicago

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you, Lety! I also love the Messy Minimalist. You can do it! =) I hope you are having a nice week. =)

[@vidamaria29]

I also watched The Messy Minimalist! Now you are my favorite You Tuber.

[@shannontorrens1]

Wow, thank you! I really loved her channel and was sad when she stopped posting videos.

[@JRC76444]

Hi Shannon! I love your channel... I am contemplating starting my own blog and channel. I live in Canada, and I am not on social media. Do you think that will hinder any progress in doing so? thanks J :)

[@shannontorrens1]

@@JRC76444 hello 👋 no I don’t think it will hinder anything. Actually I am in a blogging mastermind group and the lady that runs it is from Canada. I know she has several successful blogs 🤩

[@chickensandwich3398]

I watch your videos because you seem like a positive person. When your mom participates, its like shes a favorite guest star on a show. I personally have no interest in gardening, but I even watch those parts. If you did cooking videos, I'd definitely watch those. I also like the home renovation videos. I'm here for most things but the home organization is what originally brought me here. If you advertised more products I might even buy something. Despite my avatar, I'm female. Beauty, hair products, clothes--I at least look at the Amazon link. I once bought a makeup product featured on a The Minimalist Mom video.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much for being here! I have plans to make a few videos on what we eat in the future and see how they go. I appreciate your feedback and I hope you have a wonderful week.

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Shannon, I meant to ask you, do you have a Manager or an Editor?

[@shannontorrens1]

Nope, I do everything myself =)

[@carolynoquinn4573]

@shannontorrens1 WOW!!!

[@Ripplesinthewaters]

I haven’t been able to do anything since August because I went back to work. I really want to make a new video and I have the clips. I even have an update. I think I know what I’ll be doing today. :)

[@shannontorrens1]

Yay! It's hard to find the motivation sometimes, but I think of it like a train that has to keep going lol.

[@amychen2504]

Geez I made $1k off an academic book I got a PhD to write .. 😢

[@robertakeogh8650]

❤❤❤

[@shannontorrens1]

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[@kathrynwebster6307]

Congratulations to your family for making this work as your income. This is none of my business, but I wonder what your out-of-pocket cost is for health insurance for a family of five. When you are employed, the employer offers health care benefits, but self-employed people do not have that. Just curious, but again, none of my business, really!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I am happy to talk about this because we have paid for our own health insurance WAY before I started this as a job. Every job my husband has ever had never offered health insurance. If a company is small they don't have to offer insurance. (this is a major problem in America hopefully, someday, someone will figure it out) But we get our health insurance through Covered CA I think it's called something different in every state. Then we just pay for it, just like anyone would who is offered a health plan through a company. The price all depends on what kind of coverage you choose and how many members you are covering. For a family of 5 we pay around $600 a month, but then if we get hurt or have to go in we also pay. The U.S. is the only developed country without a system of universal healthcare...

[@breathelori]

👍

[@1224caf]

What is Grant's channel called? You should put it in your link to send him traffic from your channel.

[@shannontorrens1]

I added his link to the description box. I don't promote it much because it's a completely different audience without a lot of cross over. =)

[@monicagreen9644]

@@shannontorrens1the crossover is you!

[@lauraved3055]

Congrats! I'd like to know what is your blog? How can i see it?

[@shannontorrens1]

Hello, Thank you for being here. I have added the link to the description box. Feel free to join my email list too, I send out links to posts on decluttering, organizing and my most recent video every week. =) I hope you are doing well.