The moment you believe you have discovered "The Truth;" is the moment when you stop searching for truth and start looking for supporting evidence.

Joined November 2011
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Today I'll take a closer look at @HPad2 's channel who got hit by the wave of demonetization on Youtube. Channel has: 224K subs Close to 250 million views. Best Month in earnings: $10k-$15k via Walmart DEMONETIZED by a bot! Note: A few weeks back we shared a few comments, I checked his site, my mind kept on thinking.
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I feel bad for people who are in the endless Bot-Cycle of appeals with Youtube. I honestly did nothing and I get told maybe every week that I'm in the program. Anyhow, I'll begin to use this distribution channel again shortly, just fixing a few fundamental elements to ensure that my audience gets to enjoy the content they want from me. Turn's out people who follow my content are older demographics.
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It's not bad advice for any creator. Here's what the Hollywood advisers failed to mention: 1- Push your animation (Video platforms primarily) but... 2 - Gate them to your own page and provide a FREE Offer... 3 - In Exchange for their email of which you then... 4 - Keep them engaged every week with new updates on everything you're doing, AND... 5 - Build Trust so that eventually when you've earned their trust you can 6 - Pitch them an offer so they can become a supporter of your work. This way, when you're big enough and Hollywood is once again interested in your work, you now have leverage and own an audience. You'll no longer need the Big Studio because you can be your own studio. How long will it take? That depends on multiple factors... Furthermore, and this is something I didn't mention - YOU CAN MERCH YOUR OWN ANIMATIONS! So even if someone doesn't want to support you monthly, they could totally buy a hoodie with your character or a mug - all of which an individual creator can do today...easily. They just need the right architecture for greatness.
All my Hollywood advisors have basically told me to give up on Hollywood and monetize my animation on social media. After 17 weeks of consistent posting I have made $4. Lol
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"Slop" is the buzzword used by gatekeepers to discredit a technology that threatens their mediocrity. Sure, there's terrible content out there (both human/ai gen) but if everything AI is automatically "slop", then the issue isn't AI...it's your inability to see beyond your prejudices.
Unpopular opinion: Not everything AI makes is slop.
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If she got on a Streaming platform she'd make WAY more money. Hell, she'd be monetized in Youtube in like a month or two. At least for a short stint, I can see this type of content performing well. Especially if done creatively.
A 25-year-old housewife in Chennai earns ₹250/hour ($3) just by doing her normal housework. She wears a phone on her head and records herself making coffee, cutting fruit, folding laundry. These first-person videos get sent to AI companies training humanoid robots to handle real-world tasks. She shoots 90 clips a day. Her quote: "Who else will pay you ₹250/hour ($3) an hour just for doing housework?" She's part of a growing gig economy in India where thousands are doing the same thing, filming everyday life to train the robots of tomorrow.
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This is absolutely correct. Get the Ego out of the way. Focus on "simple and practical." Does it deliver on the promise is the most important metric.
The moment you stop designing for applause and start designing for the problem is the moment your work gets good. Likes are nice. Solved problems are the career.
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It's true...seems like it's going to be a productive weekend. I was having a good time with Fable though.
We've reset 5-hour and weekly rate limits for all users.
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In my world, "Thinking" is thinking. "Storytelling" is storytelling and "seeing" is seeing. AI just gives me a mechanism to put it into action.
We spent decades proving that design is thinking, illustration is storytelling, and photography is seeing. AI is trying to fit all of that into a prompt box and call it progress.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
New music video "It aint that serious"
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Even Redban felt the cold touch of Youtube's botty algorithm. I mean, "Kitty Fart Cup" is probably going to agentically trigger a warning, but who can see 15-20 years into the future... Sorry bro, I'm sure you got your own platform you're gating people to anyhow...
So my current situation with @youtube - my 20 year old account (redban) is DE-MONITIZED (again). I got two strikes today one for "NUDITY AND SEX" on a video that has neither of those things, and it wasn't even published publicly. I was actually deleting the video when it happened, and I got it. The other is for "CHILD SAFETY" because I have a different version of the 15 year old video below that had a part in it where my friends kid smelled a cup and went "EWWW" - thats it. How is that Child Safety? Both appeals were immediately denied. @YouTubeCreators why am i getting attacked? KITTY FART CUP - youtu.be/U3gBxiK-LK8?si=2Le_…
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Jeandre Gerber retweeted
The story of my professional life told in 54 seconds No matter how good the pre-planning, no matter how organized it starts out, this is where I end up
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Over the past 20 years of marketing/branding and building systems for clients - alignment is probably the biggest issue. Prior to creating any of the things you created - how much market research did you do? Did you do any UX testing, copy testing, etc? Over the years I have learned that making things is probably step 2 or 3 in the process and certainly isn't the final step either. And this is the hardest part for a creator of any kind - you spent so much time and energy crafting and building and solving a problem, nights that you sacrificed, sleep debt you've accumulated.... Finally, you're done...it looks good! Publish! you breathe The next morning NOTHING. Maybe one or two hits on your analytics dashboard. "That's okay" you say - "I got to promote!" You do. Nothing! A week goes by. "Do I throw money at it? Ads?" so you throw a hundred bucks at whichever platform you think will work for you. IT DOESN'T. Your heart begins to sink. All this effort, all this time, all this creativity and for what? NOTHING? The truth is, often times, you're 90% of the way there, you're just missing a few tweaks here and there to get it to the right market, with the right messaging - and often times - the right timing. Anyhow, my 2 cents in the next tweet.
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I think I will give up. I have made a bunch of very interesting things over the last 6 months. But I cannot get any attention for them and don’t know how. My son is 4 and he deserves my time. I'm going to go and get a normal job. My time making things is over I think.
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As a "Solopreneur" you must understand a few things; 1) You're money is limited so spend it on the 20% of the tasks that will deliver 80% of the results (Pareto the MF) 2) Your Time (unfortunately) = Money (for most people) , which means that you are investing money when you're working on your project. 3) You are your investor - having a side job removes the pressure of "needing to sell" which is desperation and desperation is like dousing your salad with bull semen - nobody wants it. 4) Take care of your basic needs (non-negotiables include all basic necessities). If this isn't being met, then you must find some way to ensure this is taken care of because this spirals out of control quickly. If a part time gig can cover it, that's more than enough. 5) Be Water - things will break, not work, fail miserably. That's okay - adapt, change, pivot. This is the fundamental key to surviving all of it, don't be married to "one way" of doing things. Maybe your ways are outdated - scrap them. one phrase that became a mantra for me; "Winner Quit Often and when they do, they quit fast and without remorse". In other words, if it ain't working to benefit your bottom line, cut it out and don't even think twice about it. There's no time to chase vanity. If you have a real solution, believe in your vision, do the diligence - there still is no guarantee that the market will adopt it. But with the right marketing, branding, and strategic execution - you can make market adoption be more fluid and organic, less effort, and simply "fucking forward" as they say (whoever they are). Anyhow, I know it's hard, but hopefully there's something in these words that can be a nugget of inspiration. Take a breath, relax - think clearly. You got this!
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This is the perfect representation of how prompting is not linear.
Un hombre con un traje de sensores dándose una patada en los huevos a sí mismo 💀😭
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This right here is prime marketing intelligence in action. It's actually beautiful if you think about it. Take the rage, Aikido it and turn it into engagement. Don't try to justify - go all in. Bravo @AIslop_ , Bravo! PS. The dog is totally AI - just look at the tail shadows.
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Not all marketing systems are equal. Not knowing what you "can" and "cannot" do in any particular industry is key to making it. For example, what should a therapist do when they get a bad review on their Google Business Profile? Your gut reaction could land you in a world of hurt...
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Your digital presence isn't just a marketing problem. For licensed professionals, it's a liability exposure. The person who built your website probably did a fine job on the design. They almost certainly didn't read the HHS guidance on digital marketing and PHI. That's not a knock on them — it's a specialized intersection most generalists don't work in. When something goes wrong online — and at some point, something will — you need someone who already knows the rules, who built your platform with them in mind, and who picks up the phone when it matters. That's what we do at Metamorphix. We work with therapists and counselors specifically because this space is underserved by people who actually understand it. Before we write a line of copy or configure a form, we ask the compliance questions your last developer never thought to ask.
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If you're interested in me taking a look at your site and seeing if it's compliant, shoot me a DM.
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