152. Become A FULL TIME Content Creator In 12 MONTHS (or less) w/ YCImaging

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What's up Rock Nation, today we have on Chrystopher Rhodes - better known as YCImaging. In this episode we sit down and talk to Chrys about what he sees working on social media right now, and how to turn your creative passion into a full-time living with YouTube.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Trailer

0:25 - Intro

0:52 - One Handed Crack

1:30 - Become a full time creator in 12 months

2:23 - What’s working right now on Long Form and Short Form

3:21 - What Chrys is most focused on right now content wise

3:51 - Why Chrys doesn’t like short form content

5:19 - Why YouTube is the best platform

6:27 - Longer videos are working on YouTube

7:59 - The state of Filmmaking YouTube

8:55 - Chrys’ gear setup

10:58 - Chrys’ YouTube process

12:09 - How much consistency is necessary for success

14:25 - Going all in on YouTube

17:28 - Having a support system

18:52 - Chrys hates business

21:55 - Brand Deal Nightmares

22:51 - How to start doing brand deals

24:21 - Negotiating brand deals

25:29 - Chrys’ biggest brand deal pay day

26:25 - Multi-deal partnerships

30:14 - Learning from other creators

31:50 - Diversifying income

33:36 - Favorite brand partnership

35:25 - Making your first $1,000 as a creator

36:43 - Building trust with your audience

41:18 - Creative Freedom

43:40 - Chrys is leaning more into storytelling

45:45 - Trying new formats and styles

47:08 - How to attract return viewers

50:00 - Will Chrys be making videos at 70

52:16 - How Chrys structures his week around content

54:51 - Dealing with Burnout

56:23 - Dialing in storytelling

58:28 - Do creators need an exit plan?

1:01:32 - Why you don’t want to go viral

1:03:34 - Mistakes young creators are making

1:07:04 - The hamster wheel of content creation

1:10:25 - Advice to your 18 year old self

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