How I Became a Full-Time YouTuber: 0 to 2 Million Followers (No Gatekeeping!)

Summary

In this video, More Angelic shares her journey from being a hotel receptionist to becoming a full-time content creator with over 2 million followers across platforms. Starting during her spare time as a hobby, Angelic emphasizes the importance of passion over profit, showcasing her transition through meticulous planning, consistent posting, and overcoming numerous challenges, including self-doubt and burnout. Ultimately, she inspires aspiring creators by showing that with dedication and strategic learning, pursuing content creation full-time is achievable.

Highlights

• More Angelic began her content creation journey while working as a hotel receptionist during COVID. 🏨
• She chose ASMR as her niche due to personal interest and a gap in fast aggressive ASMR content. 🎧
• Her initial aim was not to make money, making passion her driving force. 🔥
• Consistently posting despite low views ignited her passion and grew her subscriber count. 🚀
• Leaving her job wasn't impulsive; it involved careful planning, financial and mental preparation. 💼
• Balancing a part-time job and content creation taught her about the challenges of growth. ⚖️
• More Angelic learned to market herself effectively through studying algorithms and viewer preferences. 📈
• Despite fear and financial instability, she took the plunge to full-time content creation. 🏊‍♀️
• Achieving 1.6M on TikTok and 400k on YouTube, she now creates content full-time. 🌟
• Encourages everyone interested in content creation to pursue their passion seriously. 🌈

Key Takeaways

• Passion over profit: Start with a genuine love for content creation, not financial gain. 💖
• Consistent posting is key: Regular uploads contribute to growth and audience engagement. 📅
• Strategic learning: Understand algorithms, market yourself, and optimize your monetization. 🧠
• Juggling jobs: Balancing a part-time job with content creation demands time management and perseverance. ⏰
• Setting clear goals: Establish guidelines for when to pursue content creation full-time. 🎯

Overview

Meet More Angelic, a passionate content creator who transitioned from the hospitality industry into a full-time YouTuber and TikTok star. Her inspiring journey started as a hobby during tedious times working as a hotel receptionist. Engaged by ASMR, she filled a niche gap with fast and aggressive ASMR videos, emphasizing the need to start out driven by genuine interest rather than financial ambition.

Angelic's path was no overnight success; it involved consistent content creation without immediate reward, sometimes just a handful of viewers who appreciated her work. Yet, these small triumphs fueled her motivation and creativity, catalyzing her pivot from part-time jobs to pursuing YouTube and TikTok fame full time, despite the understandable financial and personal apprehensions involved.

Throughout her journey, learning was paramount. She equipped herself with knowledge of algorithm intricacies, marketing strategies, and determinedly navigated the nuances of content creation. Today, with millions of followers, Angelic shines as a beacon for aspiring creators, championing persistence, and sharing her expertise with everyone eager to embark on a similar path.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:30: Introduction and Background The chapter introduces the content creator, who began their journey a few years ago and has now transitioned to creating content full-time. They discuss their background, mentioning that this is their second channel, with plans to post more regularly. Their main channel boasts nearly 400,000 subscribers and a YouTube plaque, along with an active presence on TikTok.
• 01:30 - 03:00: Initial Steps into Content Creation This chapter discusses the initial steps involved in transitioning from a regular job to becoming a full-time content creator. The narrator shares their personal and honest experience, beginning with their life as a hotel receptionist.
• 03:00 - 04:30: Growing the YouTube Channel The chapter titled 'Growing the YouTube Channel' begins with the narrator reflecting on their previous job, which offered potential for growth but lacked personal fulfillment. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic provided them with additional spare time, leading to the decision to start a YouTube channel as a hobby. Being personally interested in ASMR, particularly the fast and aggressive ASMR niche, they decided to venture into this area for their content.
• 04:30 - 06:00: Decision to Pursue Content Creation Full-Time The chapter titled 'Decision to Pursue Content Creation Full-Time' discusses the initial journey of the author into content creation. The author describes how it all started as a small hobby, borne out of passion rather than a desire to make money. Despite the videos not gaining massive views, the modest success in terms of a few hundred views was enough to confirm the author's passion for content creation. This realization motivated the decision to pursue it full-time.
• 06:00 - 09:00: Challenges and Adjustments The chapter titled 'Challenges and Adjustments' reflects on the author's journey in content creation, highlighting the passion and drive behind making videos. The author describes the excitement and satisfaction of reaching 100 subscribers, which served as a significant milestone. This accomplishment motivated them to continue creating content with the hope of assisting and bringing joy to even just one person, reinforcing the author's commitment to their creative endeavors.
• 09:00 - 11:00: Mindset Shift and Resignation The chapter discusses the early stages of the creator's content-making journey. With enthusiasm and a multitude of amazing ideas, the creator maintained excitement for creating content despite initial low performance of videos. This passion drove consistent posting and experimentation. Eventually, this approach led to a growth in subscribers, reaching around 20,000. This milestone made the creator realize the potential of turning content creation into a full-time career.
• 11:00 - 14:30: Full-Time Content Creation The narrator discusses their decision to leave an unfulfilling job with erratic hours to pursue content creation. They sought a part-time job that would offer financial stability while allowing them the time to focus on content creation.

How I Became a Full-Time YouTuber: 0 to 2 Million Followers (No Gatekeeping!) Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Music] hi guys welcome back to my channel a few years ago this was all the dream but now I create content full time here's how I did it and here's how you can too in case you don't know anything about me this is not my first channel this is my second channel that I'm going to start posting on more regularly but I do have a main Channel with a YouTube plaque that has almost 400,000 subscribers on it and I have a Tik Tok account as well
• 00:30 - 01:00 does pretty well so if you've ever thought about becoming a full-time content creator from a normal job or you're just interested in my experience and this is my honest experience how I did it no [Applause] gatekeeping guys let me start off by telling you my life before all of this content creation okay starting off a couple years ago I was working as a hotel receptionist now I did enjoy my
• 01:00 - 01:30 job there was definitely room to progress and to grow but it didn't keep me fulfilled and I definitely had other interests and I just wasn't really that happy within what I was doing this was also during the time of Co so there was a lot of spare time that I had so I decided as a hobby to start a YouTube channel obviously one of my personal interests was ASMR and within ASMR the niche at the time of fast and aggressive ASMR which I personally just couldn't
• 01:30 - 02:00 find a lot of at the time so I decided you know what what is there to lose I'm just going to film a little video so this started off as a little passion a little hobby I didn't tell anybody about it and I did not go into it as a way to make money which I think is very important so I posted a couple of videos and these videos did not blow up or do amazing but they pulled a couple hundred views but honestly that was all I needed to realize how passionate I was about
• 02:00 - 02:30 YouTube how much I enjoyed creating content and how driven I was to make more content eventually I accumulated 100 subscribers and I remember thinking wow like a 100 people watch my videos and enjoy them enough to press subscribe and want to see more videos from me and after a couple of months of just consistently posting because I loved posting I had all these Amazing Ideas and just knowing that my videos would help even one person to relax or go to sleep really really drove me and I was
• 02:30 - 03:00 so excited I had all these Amazing Ideas and even if my videos did not perform well I was so excited about what my next video could be and what I could post so that's what kept me posting and eventually because I posted so often and so much and tried so many new things out I found myself at I think around like 20,000 subscribers which wow and I didn't realize until I think I hit that moment this could actually be something I do full time and
• 03:00 - 03:30 like why not try for that so I reflected a lot and I hummed and hard and I decided I do need to leave my current job my job at the time was very unrewarding very draining and had very inconsistent hours so I wouldn't even know when I was able to film I handed in my resignation and I started looking for a part-time job which would give me Financial stability but also allow me the time time to
• 03:30 - 04:00 create content now I want you guys to know I did not make the decision lightly at all I thought about it for weeks and weeks before I even did it I spoke to my friends my family I journaled about it I wrote pros and cons lists personally I really prepared myself financially mentally logistically before I made the jump as well financially I realize I would probably be making less money so less money into my savings but also I live with my parents which meant less
• 04:00 - 04:30 rent less bills mentally there were a lot of pros and cons but I think the pros definitely outweighed the cons I was very very very stressed anxious upset frustrated unhappy at my previous job but then I would have a new mental hurdle of trying to grow my content creation platforms and would I be able to handle the stress of that whilst trying to also juggle a job and also the stress of hate comments and then
• 04:30 - 05:00 logistically would I be able to have enough time to work my part-time job and make a steady income whilst also trying my hardest to build my platforms now let me tell you guys about the reality of trying to juggle working whilst building your social media presence so I would work between 40 to 50 50 hours and my part-time job and
• 05:00 - 05:30 also try and build my platforms at the same time which left me extremely burnt out tired overworked and stressed cuz guys it was not as easy as it looked to try and grow a platform honestly and there were a lot of struggles along the way self-doubt trying to learn the algorithm burnout everything seemed to be a learning curve in terms of how to Market I think I also
• 05:30 - 06:00 had a lot of mental pressure in terms of how fast everything was growing because I so badly wanted to do content creation fulltime I just knew I was not making enough from content creation to support myself solely so I ended up working at this part-time job for around a year I was offered a managerial role which I did take for some extra money but that did mean I neglected Ed the whole reason
• 06:00 - 06:30 I got a part-time job for in the first place which was to grow my YouTube to grow my Tik Tok to grow my platforms but that was a bad idea for me at least and I know I only did that as an excuse to stay longer yes it's nice for now and it's comfortable and it's cozy and it's fun it's not what I want I want this and I kept forgetting this is what I want if I'm being honest I think I took that managerial role to run away and like
• 06:30 - 07:00 deflect the fact that I was not doing as well as I wanted to be doing I was trying to remain consistent come up with fresh ideas be intriguing being engaging with my videos after just working 12-hour [Music] shifts so what changed mindset I went into this so motivated and at this point in my life I was really struggling again so I took a
• 07:00 - 07:30 step back I realized how much time I was spending at work and I realized do you know what this is not the trajectory that I want my life to be I wanted this and I've been wanting this what happened so I spoke to my manager and I told him look I can't do this anymore I'm going to have to reduce my hours and I you get a lot of judgment people will judge you at this point I think I had around 50k which was a really substantial amount but it was not what what I wanted and at
• 07:30 - 08:00 this part-time job I was really enjoying myself I had amazing colleagues I loved going into work I made good income so I kind of wanted to hold on to what was comfortable and this was scary this was unstable at this point so I set myself these deadlines or guidelines that after 75k I'm going to leave this job and pursue this full-time or after I make this amount of money every month and it feels more stable
• 08:00 - 08:30 I'm going to do it that was a bad idea so I built up the courage one day I drafted a letter to my manager and I told him in 2 weeks I will no longer be working there and I am handing in my resignation and I'm going to be so honest I was so petrified making this jump and everybody asked me like how are you going to do it you're so brave for doing this and what I could think was I
• 08:30 - 09:00 really hope I'm making the right decision it was so so scary especially because financially this was not stable yet but I knew you know what I live with my parents I'm fine if I don't have a lot of disposable income at the moment and if I can't save any money that's okay for me because I'm going to put all my time and effort into building this I put my head down I started planning videos I started planning when I was going to post the videos started planning what my videos were going to be how often I was going to post post and I
• 09:00 - 09:30 started pumping out content and I saw amazing results I started learning the algorithm I started learning how to Market my videos how to title my videos when to post my videos everything started coming together and [Music] working there's so much that goes into content creation for it to consistently be performing well you need to learn how to manage your your monetization and how
• 09:30 - 10:00 to optimize that you need to learn how to Market yourself and Market your channels really well who your audience are how to touch your videos effectively search engine optimization you need to work out what thumbnails you're going to have how often you're going to post what time you're going to post and I didn't realize So Many Factors play a part in how your videos perform so if I could tell you guys anything it's learn learn learn soak everything up like a sponge
• 10:00 - 10:30 be consistent try out things that people haven't tried and learn what works well for the content that you want to create and I'm going to be real I spent as much time studying all this stuff as I did filming editing and posting everything and I think that played a very vital role in how everything panned out and how my platforms grew soon after I had such a big love for Tik Tok as well so I started posting on that platform I learned that algorithm I learned how to
• 10:30 - 11:00 Market myself on Tik Tok compared to YouTube and the two are vastly different I can also make a video about how I grew on YouTube specifically Ed Tik Tok because I've personally found the two extremely different to grow on I then started refocusing all my energy personally into Tik Tok because that is where I wanted to grow and then I hit a million and guys although it was challenging have I received hate comments yes have I received hate mail
• 11:00 - 11:30 hate DMS yes have I experienced times where it felt like I was making no progress at all yes have I tried out new ideas I was super excited about that I spent so much time effort planning filming editing posting and they flopped yes but it got me to where I am today with almost 400k on YouTube and I think 1.6 million on Tik Tok and now I create content full
• 11:30 - 12:00 time so are you thinking about becoming a content creator full-time what is stopping you I honestly encourage anybody who's ever wanted to become a content creator in any field of YouTube or Tik Tok no matter what you want to make content about to go for it because I also did not think it was possible at all a couple years ago and now I am so so blessed that this is what I do full time so if you guys want to know how to
• 12:00 - 12:30 become a full-time content creator subscribe because I'm going to be releasing a series of videos of how I did it and how you can do it too also guys if you have any specific questions or video ideas please comment down below and I will see you on our next video bye