THIS side hustle made me $10,000 in 1 month | recipe for beginners

Learn how to monetize your individuality on YouTube with Kimberly Mitchell's proven recipe for success and useful resources like Skillshare.

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Key Takeaways

Monetize your unique individuality to stand out on YouTube.
Commitment is essential to overcome initial challenges and grow your channel.
Skillshare offers valuable courses that can help beginners learn necessary YouTube skills.
Producing multiple quality videos early can help leverage YouTube’s initial boost for new creators.
Learning YouTube metrics is key to optimizing channel performance.

What the video covers

Kimberly Mitchell shares her experience testing side hustles and focuses on monetizing individuality through YouTube.
She addresses common fears and challenges beginners face when starting a YouTube channel.
Kimberly emphasizes the importance of self-reflection to identify unique personal traits to build a channel around.
She recommends Skillshare as a valuable resource for learning video editing, thumbnail design, scripting, and marketing.
Kimberly personally used Skillshare classes, including one by MKBHD, to improve her YouTube skills.
The video outlines a 'recipe' for success on YouTube starting with a cup of individuality and a cup of commitment.
Commitment is crucial to overcome early discouragement from low views and to persist in content creation.
YouTube tends to boost new creators’ videos initially, so producing three quality videos early is advised.
Understanding metrics like click-through rate, watch time, and viewer satisfaction is important for growth.
The video encourages viewers to utilize available resources and stay committed to build a successful channel.

Chapters

What is the main focus of Kimberly Mitchell's video?

The video focuses on how to monetize your individuality by starting and growing a successful YouTube channel using a recipe Kimberly developed based on her experience.

How does Kimberly suggest overcoming fears about starting a YouTube channel?

She recommends self-reflection to identify your unique traits, learning necessary skills through platforms like Skillshare, and maintaining commitment despite early challenges.

What role does Skillshare play according to the video?

Skillshare is highlighted as a key resource offering thousands of classes on video editing, thumbnail design, scripting, and marketing, which helped Kimberly improve her YouTube skills.

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Speaker A

So about two months ago, I started an "I Tried It" series where I try outside hustles found here on YouTube to see whether or not they actually work and whether you guys can make a little bit of extra money from them. The response to this series has been absolutely huge. However, I've also gotten a ton of comments asking me what actually works. I want to say welcome to the day and age in which the biggest form of money will come from monetizing your individuality.

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this Series has been absolutely huge however I've also gotten a ton of comments asking me what actually works I want to say welcome to the day and age in which the biggest form of money will come from monetizing your individuality

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To start off this conversation with you guys and to get into this video, I want to say first things first is to look in the mirror and ask yourself, what is it that I do well? What is it that makes me me? And I'm not talking surface level here. I'm talking about a very deep and broad range of things that make you you. What is it that you do well? Do you argue well? Perhaps you're very analytical. Maybe you're very funny. Maybe you're just a very positive person, or maybe you're a really negative person. What is your individuality? And in this video, I want to teach you guys how to monetize that.

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me and I'm not talking surface level here I'm talking about a very deep and broad range of things that make you you what is it that you do well do you argue well perhaps you're very analytical maybe you're very funny maybe you're

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Okay, you guys, so specifically, I am talking about YouTube. So for those of you out there who have been wanting to start a YouTube but you have a ton of negative thoughts that possibly come to your mind when you're thinking about starting a YouTube channel, I want to give you guys a recipe that I've put together myself that I have followed myself in order to be successful on YouTube.

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so for those of you out there who have been wanting to start a YouTube but you have a ton of negative thoughts that possibly come to your mind when you're thinking about starting a YouTube channel I want to give you guys a recipe

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With that being said, I know that there are many areas of YouTube that may hold my audience or the audience back from actually starting their own channel. Many of these things are things like editing a video, making a thumbnail, you know, appearing on a camera. You know, that's intimidating. Doing that SEO and keyword research, you know, how do you even do that? There's tons of things that may appear in your mind to hold you back because you just don't know where to get started. And I know because I've been there.

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their own channel many of these things are things like editing a video making a thumbnail you know appearing on a camera you know that's intimidating doing that SEO and keyword research you know how do you even do that there's tons of things

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Whenever I started my channel three years ago, I have two channels. When I started three years ago, I had all of those things come to mind. I didn't even know how to actually cut and clip and paste clips together for YouTube. So I've had to teach myself all of these things that you may have come to your mind that holds you back from actually starting.

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those things come to mind I didn't even know how to actually cut and clip and paste Clips together for YouTube so I've had to teach myself all of these things that you may have come to your mind that

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With that being said, today's world is so different than it was even three years ago, and there's many ways to improve the skills that you may need to monetize that individuality on YouTube. I want to mention first things first is one of the most major resources that I've used myself that I recommend is a website called Skillshare.

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mention first things first is one of the most major resources that I've used myself that I recommend is a website called skillshare now if you've not heard of skillshare it is a platform with thousands of online classes on a

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Now, if you've not heard of Skillshare, it is a platform with thousands of online classes on a large variety of topics, specifically though, YouTube editing, thumbnail designs, marketing, all of those things that you need to start a channel. So if you're looking to learn those skills like I just mentioned, Skillshare is definitely a platform that can help.

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before I personally am still learning the ropes here on YouTube and skillshare is something that I personally use to increase my skills for video editing thumbnail design scripting how to put a YouTube video together it's something that I've personally been able to

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Like I stated before, I personally am still learning the ropes here on YouTube, and Skillshare is something that I personally use to increase my skills for video editing, thumbnail design, scripting, how to put a YouTube video together. It's something that I've personally been able to utilize and get a lot of great benefit from.

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extremely helpful and I highly recommend that specific class however skillshare doesn't just have classes for YouTube editing they have a multitude of other type of classes that you can check out and learn from and skill share was kind

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On Skillshare, I've personally completed a class from MKBHD recently that was all about video editing, scripting, how to do your YouTube thumbnail, all of that. I have found it extremely helpful, and I highly recommend that specific class. However, Skillshare doesn't just have classes for YouTube editing. They have a multitude of other types of classes that you can check out and learn from.

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you don't find that you're finding value from it you are able to cancel in that 30-day period and not have to pay a single penny so it really is a win-win situation you guys and I highly recommend you guys get on there utilize

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And Skillshare was kind enough to offer the first 500 people who click my link in the description box down below a free one-month, 30-day trial to check it out, see what you can get out of that 30 days. If you don't like it, if you don't find that you're finding value from it, you are able to cancel in that 30-day period and not have to pay a single penny. So it really is a win-win situation, you guys, and I highly recommend you guys get on there, utilize that 30-day free trial, and get what it is that you need to learn out of the way.

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let's dive a little bit deeper into that recipe so the first part of this recipe is about a cup of individuality and like I stated before if you haven't noticed from my channel alone I really truly believe that people are tired of the

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These classes have really helped me overcome some things that I've been intimidated by, and I know that it can really help you as well. All right, now let's dive a little bit deeper into that recipe.

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production company who produces the same movie over and over and over and over just changes up the actors how many times are you going to go check that out in theaters probably not that many times because you're tired of watching the

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So the first part of this recipe is about a cup of individuality. And like I stated before, if you haven't noticed from my channel alone, I really truly believe that people are tired of the same old thing. In my personal perception, people really value the individuality of new channels.

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everybody's different so everybody has that cup of individuality that you can add into the recipe for YouTube okay the next part of the recipe is going to be commitment now this part of the recipe and how successful you can actually be

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When I think about it myself, that's also what I personally value. So if you think about it this way, if you have a producer, a production company who produces the same movie over and over and over and over, just changes up the actors, how many times are you going to go check that out in theaters? Probably not that many times because you're tired of watching the same thing over and over and over.

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and the recipe may not turn out as well or you can pour in that whole cup of commitment start your own small business with this and really make it successful so to be successful on YouTube I firmly believe you need to have that cup of

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This is specifically what I'm talking about when it comes to YouTube: individuality. Look within yourself, find that cup of individuality and what it is that you bring to the table because everybody's different. So everybody has that cup of individuality that you can add into the recipe for YouTube.

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commitment now I want to share a little secret here whenever it comes to YouTube because what I've noticed with my personal Channel and other channels as well is that when you first start out a channel you know in the older days

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Okay, the next part of the recipe is going to be commitment. Now, this part of the recipe and how successful you can actually be on YouTube is going to depend on the amount of commitment that you pour into your YouTube channel.

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boost in the very beginning so the first two three four videos YouTube's really boosting new creators content so I personally don't recommend just throwing out content your first three videos being crappy I think that you need to utilize that initial boost that YouTube

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If you just want to do it for a hobby, you're not really looking to make it a business, you can pour about a half a cup of commitment, and the recipe may not turn out as well. Or you can pour in that whole cup of commitment, start your own small business with this, and really make it successful.

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it is that you need to learn because in order to really boost your Channel at the beginning and get that boost at the beginning and get that Head Start I would suggest producing three really good videos in the beginning all right

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So to be successful on YouTube, I firmly believe you need to have that cup of commitment. It's very important. It's very vital because in the beginning, you know, you may only see a few views on your channel. You may get disappointed, and that may cause you to quit. Don't quit. That's the whole point. You need that commitment.

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thumbnail do your research on your topics all of those things additionally learning the ropes of click-through rate watch time satisfaction of the viewer those are all very important things that you're going to need to learn about in order to boost your channel forward so

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Now, I want to share a little secret here whenever it comes to YouTube because what I've noticed with my personal channel and other channels as well is that when you first start out a channel, you know, in the older days whenever people on YouTube would recommend, you know, just upload your first three uploads are going to be crappy videos anyways. Who cares? Just upload. You know, that's great advice.

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viewer to click on your video you must invest time and thumbnail creation and title of video those two things are important because it's the preview of the content that you're offering them so ensure that it's something that your

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But something I've personally noticed is new channels, YouTube's kind of giving them a boost in the very beginning. So the first two, three, four videos, YouTube's really boosting new creators' content.

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this means that you must and let me say that again you must learn about the viewer learn about the person that you're making the content for Place yourself in the viewer shoes what is it that my viewer wants to see from this

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So I personally don't recommend just throwing out content, your first three videos being crappy. I think that you need to utilize that initial boost that YouTube is giving you and really put out three valuable videos because if you can really grow your audience right there at the beginning, you can get monetized really quickly.

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that you're planning is going to be what is the best way to wash your car think about the viewer who is typing for that video what type of situation could they be in exactly that would cause them to

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So I want to recommend again, go back to Skillshare, learn what it is that you need to learn because in order to really boost your channel at the beginning and get that boost at the beginning and get that head start, I would suggest producing three really good videos in the beginning.

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what is the best way to get rid of water drops on your car after you've washed the car because your spouse doesn't like those water drops and you don't want to hear your spouse talk about the water drops on the car so my whole point here

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All right, the next part of the recipe is scaling your abilities. So if you're new to this, you're going to really need to learn how to do this. You're going to need to know how to edit a video, how to create a thumbnail, do your research on your topics, all of those things.

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audience may be searching for is to utilize YouTube's new research tool in the YouTube Studio that allows you to see what exactly is your audience looking for look for keywords that your audience may be searching for and create

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Additionally, learning the ropes of click-through rate, watch time, satisfaction of the viewer, those are all very important things that you're going to need to learn about in order to boost your channel forward.

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self-explanatory however I'm going to go over it with you guys take take that action that you need to do the best job that you can do in the position that you're currently in take the action to plan out your first video and begin

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So it is an initial investment to start the channel, but let me tell you, does your channel have huge poten...

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are and monetize that there's nothing more freeing than that if you have any questions for me about starting a YouTube channel what it is that I did on YouTube what you could do something I didn't mention in the video that you

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have a question about please leave me a comment down below I will get back to you as always thank you guys so much for your support I look forward to seeing you in my next video bye-bye

Topics:side hustleYouTube successmonetize individualitySkillsharevideo editingthumbnail designYouTube growthcommitmentcontent creationbeginner YouTube tips

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