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The Espresso Hour

10 Writing Side Hustles & Audience Building Strategies For College Students | Espresso Hour Q&A E5

Jan 24, 2023
35:45

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Quick takeaways

  • YouTube requires significant time and attention to be successful, so the hosts decided to deprioritize it and focus on simplicity and building trust with their audience through other platforms.
  • Treating writing and monetizing as separate skills is crucial, and practicing making money as a writer through various avenues like email sequences, transcriptions, and writing landing pages can lead to future paid work.

Deep dives

Understanding the challenges of building an audience on YouTube

The hosts discuss their experience with YouTube and their decision to deprioritize it as a platform. They found that while YouTube has potential, it requires significant time and attention in order to be successful. They questioned if it was the best use of their efforts and decided to focus on simplicity and building trust with their audience through other platforms.

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