Conversations with Creators

I hope you’re not sick of me yet because there is another guest spot episode, with many more to come.

I was just a guest on Conversations with Creators, a show that is on the Geeks Rising Podcast network. If you don’t know about this, Geeks Rising is a podcast network I started back in 2014/2015, and within a few months brought Logan on to write on the site.

On this episode, Logan and I why I started creating youtube videos, why I started podcasting, and how I almost quit doing Podcastage. I also share a message that I don’t think is shared enough between content creators, that you DO NOT have to post your entire life on social media to be successful, and you will likely lead a safer life if you don’t. There’s also a nice guest spot from your favorite Cricket, Jimminy.

Thanks again to Logan for having me on the episode, I had so much fun in this chat. Hope you enjoy the guest spot and make sure to check out other episodes from Logan on Conversations with Creators.

PodLords with Jim Harold

I was recently interviewed by THE Jim Harold on his show PodLords. I am beyond honored to be included amongst such amazing guests such as Elsie Escobar, Todd Cochrane, Dave Jackson, Ray Ortega, and many more. If you’re unaware of who Jim Harold is, he is an OG podcaster who started in 2005 with The Paranormal Podcast, and has expanded to include more than 5 shows, not including the premium show she puts out. He is an absolute legend and staple in the podcast industry.

On this episode, we discussed what got me into podcasting, what my microphone recommendations are in three separate pricing levels (low, medium, high), and we also discuss why I am not personally a fan of the hugely popular podcast microphone, the Heil PR40.

Thank you so much Jim for having me on the show, I had an absolute blast, and think you’re doing amazing work. If you would like to check out some of Jim’s other podcasts (including my favorite the Paranormal Podcast) check out https://jimharold.com/

100,000 Subscribers!

On May 12th, 2015 I uploaded my first review to the Podcastage youtube channel, and it was a review of a bag. It may seem crazy to think that an “Audio Review” channel started with a review of a bag, but I was just reviewing what I had around my house because I couldn’t afford to buy a bunch of stuff.

At that time, I never thought I would get any traction on YouTube because after all, I am just some random guy filming himself in his spare bedroom talking about stuff that he thinks is cool. But thanks to the amazing support of people on youtube, we hit 100,000 subscribers on April 9th, 2019. I was only able to do this because of everyone’s support and criticism, and I am beyond grateful for that. If you watch my early mic reviews, they are trash, and the only reason they have gotten better is because of the constant critiques and suggestions I received in the comments. That’s why I say that WE hit 100,00 subscribers, because this is not something that I did alone, it’s something that we did (and I know this sounds like some kind of cheesy line from Mighty Ducks 7 or something, but it’s true).

In the video above, I forgot to mention this, and I think it’s important to say. I am INSANELY grateful for YouTube existing. Not only does it provide a platform to upload video content for free (which used to be prohibitively expensive, and it’s why I signed up for my first youtube account in October 2005), but also because they have an algorithm and great search engine that helps surface content. This is not me making excuses for google or youtube because they make plenty of mistakes, and I’ll continue to criticize them for this, but I do think that they deserve a huge amount of credit for doing all they do for creators.

Thank you all again for the support, you’re amazing and I appreciate each and everyone of you. Here’s to 40 more years of me screaming at you all on the internet.

Geeks Rising Podcast Livestream

Geeks Rising is launching it’s very own “flagship” podcast which is titled…Geeks Rising! What a surprise! In this show, myself and other members of the Geeks Rising podcast network will get together and discuss what we’ve been working on, and what we’ve learned in regards to content creation. I don’t view this as another interview show, but rather as us broadcasting our chat to allow you to learn from our mistakes and successes.

The first livestream is going to be on 4/27/19 at 5:00PM PST / 8:00PM EST, and you can join the live stream at www.geeksrising.live

I am extremely excited about this new podcast, and I hope you can make it to the livestream. If you’re not able to, the show will be available in all Podcatchers.

Podcaster's Roundtable

I was recently on the Podcasters’ Roundtable with Ray Ortega and Dave Jackson to discuss creator Burnout.

In this episode we discussed what creator burn out is, what leads to feeling burned out, what happens when you are burned out and how to avoid burning out.

I had a great time chatting with both Ray & Dave, and I think the discussion could be very helpful if you’re a podcaster or youtube creator. I was also honored to hear that Dave Jackson used clips from the roundtable on an episode of The School of Podcasting.

80,000 Subscribers

On 4 NOVEMBER 2018, I hit 80,000 subscribers. 3.5 years to hit 80,000 subscribers.

Creator On The Rise, What It Meant?

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20th of October 2017, Youtube was kind enough to select me as Creator on the rise. This feature is a way for youtube to feature smaller creators and expose them to a larger and more general audience.

I opened my e-mail in the morning and saw the e-mail to the right. I then had to go to the youtube trending tab to verify that it wasn’t a prank. It was not. I was featured on the trending tab on youtube and I was right next to a pewdiepie video.

The important thing about this is how it affected my channel. I monitored the growth of my channel for weeks following this feature and I was expecting the result to be positive but ultimately ended up being somewhat negative.

Initially I saw a large spike in my subscribers which was great, and gave me a huge endorphin rush. I also saw a big influx of views on the 20th of October, but over the following weeks I started to see large jumps in subscribers in the morning and a large drop in subs in the evening. Somehow being featured on the trending tab of youtube had placed me on some kind of spam list where fake accounts would subscribe to in order to seem legitimate, and youtube was purging all of these accounts quickly.

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Not only was there this influx of subscribers followed by purges, but it led to my videos performing poorly over the next few weeks as well. The justification I have for this is the fact that there was an influx of people subscribing to the channel who are “normies” and are not into the esoteric or the subtle differences between two microphones. This means that while I was continuing to produce the content that I normally make, the majority of new subs were not interested in them. Therefore, when they are shown my video by the algorithm, they do not click on it. This tells the algorithm it’s a bad video and it stops recommending it to other people.

This led to a few months of very difficult going on the channel, and it took a lot of hard work to pull out of the downward spiral. Eventually I did and we’re now on the way up. Just wanted to document that.

40,000 Subscribers

27 AUG 2017 - We did it! 40,000 subs! You guys are nuts and the best! Thanks so much!

30,000 Subscribers

24 APR 2017 - Oh damn. This is crazy!

25,000 Subscribers

I'm blown away. Just hit 25k subs! Never thought I'd make it past 100, 1,000, or 10,000 subs, but here we are. Thank you so much!!! Also passed 3.7 Million views!