Benjamin Bryant, a budding content creator with a small YouTube channel, shares his journey in the world of content creation. He discusses the initial hurdles, like self-doubt and low engagement, that newcomers often face. The conversation highlights the importance of authenticity and community, encouraging creators to embrace their uniqueness. Benjamin also emphasizes balancing personal passion with audience expectations and the impact of feedback, both positive and negative, in shaping content and building resilience in the creative process.
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First-Video Nerves And Mom Views
Ben's first YouTube attempt was a nervous high-school stick-figure animation that barely reached anyone beyond his mom.
He kept returning to filming despite awkwardness and low views until he pushed through the initial embarrassment.
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Anchor Your Why And One Viewer
Remind yourself of why you want to create and keep a small anchor audience to ease posting.
Even one guaranteed viewer (Ben's mom) made uploading feel worthwhile and reduced fear.
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Iterative Trial And Error To Find Fit
Ben experimented across formats: facts, D&D, shorts, goofy green-screen bits and discovered what he hated and enjoyed.
Repeated trials uncovered storytelling and conversations as his strengths, guiding his channel pivot.
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Everyone can be a content creator. Whether it's posting long form content on YouTube, shorter content on TikTok, or photos on Instagram, content creation is accessible to all. In this episode, Angelica and Matt are joined by Benjamin Bryant to talk about what it takes to become a content creator. This episode contains extra chapters for supporters.
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Table of Contents:
Prologue (00:00:00)
Chapter 1: Introducing Ben Bryant (00:02:20)
Chapter 2: Starting Out In Content Creation (00:03:32)
Chapter 3: Self Preparation for Making a Video (00:06:26)
Chapter 4: Finding Your First Content (00:09:47)
Chapter 5: Hows the Channel Going? (00:17:41)
Chapter 6: How Much of You Do You Show in Your Content? [Supporter Only] (00:31:01)
Chapter 7: Matt's Journey to Content Creation [Supporter Only] (00:31:34)
Chapter 8: Finding Your Why (00:32:06)
Chapter 9: How Do You Find The Fun? (00:38:21)
Chapter 10: Dealing With Negative Comments [Supporter Only] (00:54:04)
Chapter 11: YouTube vs On Stage (00:54:52)
Chapter 12: What Does Success Look Like? (01:03:03)
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