I quit RU-vid when everything seemed to be going so well for me. Here's what really happened... LET ME HELP YOU ⬇️ 👉 Build a Successful RU-vid Channel Without Burning Out channelcrafter...
I missed you guys 😃 For those of you who are sticking around, Thank you! You are absolutely amazing, and I cant wait to post more videos! For those who are leaving, Thank you! You made me who I am, and I'm so grateful for you! I hope you go on to do amazing things!
I'm actually a missionary in Japan, started a RU-vid channel as a hobby, now it's turned into a little bit of a "tent making" scenario, but I definitely feel the tension between trying to balance the channel, ministry, and family. Looking forward to seeing what you got coming up next!
Oh, Wow! You have struck a cord for me. I quit my channel for multiple reasons and I've been trying to regain the confidence to start up again. Your story has inspired me greatly! Thank you so much for being vulnerable and for sharing your true experience and feelings. Think Media is one of my favourite channels! Good for you for getting in there and gaining some new experience. I'm glad that when you departed that there was no bad blood. I look forward to seeing what you come out with next. I'm a new subscriber. All the best! Janice.
What a genuine account. I'm just seeing your videos for the first time and the 18 minutes flew by, feeling like I was spending time with an old friend. Keep it up, your new path gives you so much more to share. It's clear that your struggle has come with lessons to teach others, what a gift... 🙌🙏
Probably one of your best and most useful 'tutorials' Billy.... a lot of people don't see beyond the screen and don't realize that time is our most valuable asset. This video will help a lot of people, it certainly helped me keep things in focus.... I am not a youtuber but what you shared today applies to any job or activity you do. Dude you are really young and have learnt so much in so little time, you are already rich, in knowledge and wisdom. Thank you for sharing.
I have watched a ton of your videos and never subbed. I almost didn't watch this either because I'm busy... busy for the exact reasons you discuss being burnt out and drowned in stuff. Your story is shockingly similar to mine in a lot of ways, aside from the fact that I haven't become numb to what I'm doing and I've mostly just continued to branch out and chase the topics and ideas that fascinate me to stay inspired. However I do have all the "lack of processes, no procedures, no systems, etc" which I've been slowly fighting to build for the past year with a team of 6 people. This video made me sub though. Will be paying closer attention now and I think the pivot you have made is smart and valuable. Hats off, wish you luck.
it's been awhile since I watched a video from beginning to end. I've studied and watched a lot of your Davinci tutorials and have found them very helpful in my progression. I'm stoked for you and where you are today. Never knew that you were working for a company that was created from my hometown and I've followed for years as well. I'm excited to see what you're bringing to the table. Being a videographer and editor there are things I always wanted to learn about creating a RU-vid channel and can't wait to see your content. Cheers!
Hey Billy, Thank you for all you are doing, I'm a fellow video editor and youth pastor. I really thank you for your tutorials. they helped me a lot. God Bless
Miss you Billy. You are one of the best Davinci Resolve mentors for me. Don't push yourself too much. You and your family must come first. Greetings from Thailand ❤
Man good to see you back! I saw the way you grew from less than 1k to over 150k 😁 I'm glad to hear that even though a lot of negative things happened to you there's a new chapter in your life with you wife and baby so congratulations on that. I really hope you keep growing and achieving all of your goals.
Hey Billy, God bless you for your transparency! Let me encourage you by saying I watched dozens of your Da Vinci video tutorials during COVID and you helped me keep my church online through the pandemic. I’m a Pastor in Toronto and You were a rock for me during that crisis, and I am eternally grateful.
Thank you so much for this video. I had tears in my eyes and could relate so much. Im not at 150k, just recently crossed 10k on this channel. But in the RU-vid and Online Business Game since 2015. Always Pay-check to Pay-check. 2020 all my income from my first Travel Business stopped…. 5 years of grind. And i guess where the tears came… is when you mentioned you did not have friends. Just employees. I travel now since 2015. Always hustle… And this constant feeling of no meaning inside of me… but somewhere has to come the money to eat food. I totally relate. Cheers Daniel ❤
Still using all the resolve purchases I made! So they’re still to good use. Sorry to hear you’re burnt out. Know from experience it’s not fun. But glad to hear that you’re bouncing back and look forward to seeing your new content!
You helped out so many people man, and were a part of their growth. I hope you know it. Youll find your balance for sure. Thanks for sharing a little bit of yourself, makes it even more important.
Thank you for sharing. You are very young and able to be so honest about these personal things, which is something some of us wait until our late 40s to lower our ego enough to do. I appreciate that. It is good to see @JasonYadlovski and @CasayFaris supporting you here. All three of you have been very helpful to me. Thank you and God bless.
I had wondered what had happen, good to see you are back and I can relate although on a much smaller scale. I learned a lot about Davinci Resolve (and still learning) from you but when you disappeared I actually unsubscribed but the good news is I have resubscribed and look forward to learning from you again !
impressing story billy, wish you good luck and much success for the future, you deserve it & your tutorials helped me to grow with davinci resolve, so thanks for this journey, I will support you and your videos in the future🎥✌
Nice to see you again Billy! I had wondered what had happened to you because I absolutely loved your Davinci Resolve tutorials. You explain things in an energetic way that's really helpful. Whenever I had a question I'd be like, "Does Billy have anything on this?!" Glad you had a nice rest though and were able to "reset." Burn out is no fun, for sure. Thanks so much for putting out this video and best wishes.❤
glad you found your peace again homie!! can't wait for the videos to start up again!! the yt struggle bus is def real, but it's also fun! welcome back!!
Love to see ya back brotha. You were always my go to when I was learning Davinci and it's helped me out tremendously in my YT career so HUGE thanks for everything you've done.
this is the first video I get to see from you, I don't know how you end up on my feed, but I hope you will teach me this in your future videos, I can't wait for your next video. no rush though, family and health come first so take your time, RU-vid is not going anywhere, we will wait for you
Just today I watched first video on your channel. And found attached this. You made BEST decision - not burn out. Because no one can learn and know everything. (20+y ago I was Youth pastor too)
Dude. Welcome back. I loved your videos and couldn't believe you just stopped. You don't owe anyone an explanation but glad you posted this and let us know. I loved your DVR tutorials, learned a lot. Looking forward to what's next.
thank you Billy for your honesty, you are a good person. Social networks are unfortunately modern-day slavers. You also have to know how to stay free. Jim From France
Thank you for sharing your Story. You were one of my favorite Channels for Davinci Resolve - learned so much from you. Looking forward to hear more from you and your journey! All the best from Germany
Thank you for what you have already done and how you have helped in many problems. I congratulate you on what you have already achieved and wish you happiness, as they say in my country, "on the new path of life."
Billy! Your story is relatable to me in so many ways. My channel started in Covid times. I was learning how to teach music online. Learning how to make videos (with a lot of help from you), had a two year old. I made a site and am selling a course. Each step brings so many new things to learn. The marketing part is the most annoying to me. But just to say - I get what it feels like to have too many irons in the fire. Oh yeah, my wife said she wanted a divorce in the middle of all of it. So now - half time single parent, full time job teaching at a middle school, still performing on Broadway (but only a little bit), teaching an online course, and marketing/creating for the course. Anyway....that's my story....I am glad to see you looking good and feeling good
Glad you are back! Also, glad I stayed subscribed over the years, I knew one day you will be back and I'll learn a few more tips and tricks on DR.. Awesome to see you again! Congrats to you and your wife with the baby as well!
Very nice to see you again. Around 2021 till last year Mai i worked and learned at a local film studio and started to use davinci because they used it. You helped me a lot learning davinci and also using fusion and tracking stuff ;) Glad your doing well. Sadly to hear you made the same mistake as many youtubers but good to hear you care now also about yourself 😊 Thanks for your generous help this whole time😊
Hey Billy, great to have you back! Congrats on the baby! Man, it takes a lot of courage to be so vulnerable. I've been posting on RU-vid for almost 2 years now and facing some similar issues around burnout and doing other business to support my content creation. Your Da Vinci Resolve tutorials were super helpful, so thank you! I'm excited with your new direction and am rooting for you!
Definitely missed your videos, I love your style and thank you for your honesty and sharing what has been going on! I pray God will continue to guide you and your family
I was wounding what happened to you mate, Good to see your still alive. You deserve a piece of the cake as you was a OG of the Resolve space. I watched you from the start and you helped me in part with my 7 years journey and relationship with Resolve.
Thank you so much Billy for sharing your story. I hope you are spending quality time with your baby and family, which is the most important. God bless you!
I’m fully understand your burnout. I’ve recently stopped posting videos to my main RU-vid channel. RU-vid is not the same as it used to be, also the revenue is much less. I used to enjoy posting the videos as a hobby but not anymore.
There are many take aways in your story for many other professional areas as well. Really appreciate your openness and transparency. Family time never returns and your decision might even have saved you from other, harder consequences. Good choice and good for you! 🎉
I've been following you for a long time, and your vids are really helpful, but yeah, we never know what's going on in the background. I think this video was very inspiring, you tried building a business, even though it didn't the way you wanted you tried, you put you face out there, that on itself is very brave. The most important thing you will take from it, it's the knowledge and experience. Glad to hear that you are in a better place.
I am so glad you posted again. I always liked your style and teaching skills, let alone your enthusiasm. We'll be praying for you and your next season in life.
I have been looking for you as I've grown my Da Vinci Resolve proficiency - great to have you back. I can't wait to pick up some of your templates! God Bless the work of your hands. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Brother this is a good video. I'm learning to edit video, make my own videos, making my own music tracks ...you know how they run all the credits at the end of a movie ...put my name in all of those rolls. lol I've spent 5 years learning ...time to get rolling out some videos. Thank you man. I learned a lot about Davinci Resolve from you.
I subbed to you because of your davinci tutorials but i stopped watching because i also stopped doing videos because of my job and personal issue hahah but thinking to get back as im more stable now, such a good timing for your video. Thank you for sharing! Stay blessed :)
Wow, what a ride. I work 6 hours a day at a court, and started to develop an app (SPEAK OUT KIDS) to stimulate speech for my autistic son, Heitor. It started growing, and is now helping thousands of autistic children, but it takes a lot of my time, and also not making much money yet. But still, I won't give up.
Thank you so much for this video. I have seen many channels come and go in the years since youtube started, but I always wait and hope that my favorite channels will come back one day, when they go silent. And listening to your story now warms the heart of an almost 60-year-old computer nerd. All the best wishes to you and your family, from northern Norway. :)
Amazing story, especially a peak into others going through similar difficulties even though it looks everything is so perfect and shiny from the outside. Thank you for sharing! Hope the best for you 💪🏻
Thank you for the update. Your videos and the Starter Kit have really helped me when it comes to editing for my YT videos. I look forward to your pivot helping other RU-vidrs. I hope to learn a lot. I want to grow my channel as, like you, I love helping and informing people as well. It's definitely hard with a full-time job on top. Wishing you many successes!
Fantastic video. Burnout is real and something I've experienced myself. Excited to see what's next for this channel. Congratulations to you and your family as well!
Missed you a lot Billy. I'm so glad you were able to learn so many big lessons out of all this. You are stronger because of it. I really appreciate your candor and filling us in.
Thank you so much Billy for all your help and answering to my emails. I started watching your RU-vid channel since you had a very tiny amount of subscribers. I did learn a lot from you 😊
Billy! This is a great video. I had no idea you were a youth pastor. As a fellow pastor and RU-vidr you have been my go to channel for learning Davinci. I’ve also enjoyed your templates. Thanks for sharing all this. Looking forward to continuing to follow your journey and learning something different from you!
I stumbled upon this video and I listened carefully until the end, the story was so inspiring and relatable in some way. The struggle is real. I am happy to see genuine people that inspire others, counting on the what you teach in this platform from now on. God Bless you and your family.
Welcome back man! I was just thinking about what is happening and why you don't post videos anymore. Great to hear you are doing well now. Keep up the good work and stay healthy. 👍
Fair play for posting this video. It’s so hard to balance work and life. I thought growing my RU-vid channel would be easy. Wonderful to hear you have a child and you are enjoying being present for your family.
Thanks for sharing! I’m glad you are well. I have personally benefited from you channel as well as your templates. You were so gracious to me when you helped me out with some issues I had with the templates and you also gave me some valuable tips on using Resolve. Thank you for all you do. Bless you and your family.
good on you mate!!! one of the few things i learnt over my many years in the industry is that you HAVE to stop and look around and decide whether you want to make money, or simply enjoy your life and career. every aspect of video production can be fun, it can also afford you a living, but it can also burn you out like no other industry. all the best for the future:-)
Your honesty !! Waw!! Thank you brother! God has great things for you! I've been discouraged with my channel because of my lack of knowing an this video was awsome!
Sometimes ya just gotta do what ya just gotta do! Nothing wrong with a screeching halt to recollect your thoughts. We all are glad to see you back and doing well! Thanks for all you’ve done for us.
Congrats on getting a gig with THINK MEDIA. I really appreciate this video. It’s hard and as small channel Im always thinking where to go next. I really enjoy the hustle and grind you have. It’s undervalued!
Thank you for posting this. It's very educational and a cautionary tale for someone who's newly looking at coming in to do a RU-vid channel. I believe a very significant thing that you said which may have seemed minor, was that the people you hired didn't know what to do after you hired them. That should be true for the first two weeks, but after that they should be coming to you with 10 new items that they want to push into the business to make it growor improve, and simply be asking you for prioritization. There's a concept called "hiring +1s" That is, hiring someone who's already slightly better than yourself at your business.
Yes! This was HUGE for me. I hired people who needed to be taught, not people who were already better than me in the area I was hiring them for. I have a policy now that they have to be better than I am for the position I'm hiring them for. If not then they aren't the right fit.
A great story which shows that being a RU-vid creator is not always an easy money. It's very inspiring what you are saying, thank you Billy and all best for You and your Wife.🤗
I've learned the same lesson back when I was around your age. You have to limit the amount of work you do because even if you really love it, you're eventually burn out. I've seen other people go through that as well and when I might younger people in my line of work I give them that advice. Don't work crazy hours and make sure you have a life outside of work or you won't last long. The new content sounds interesting, looking forward to it.
Great to hear an update from you. I have learned a lot from your videos, and you made it all so much easier to understand with your fast paste learning.
I love you so much Billy and I missed you, wish you the best, and appreciate you. Now in Spanish: Te quiero mucho Billy extrañaba tus videos, te deseo lo mejor y te aprecio, me alegra saber que estas bien y espero te recuperes pronto de esa operación, un abrazo.
