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This video goes through a very productive week of being a full-time YouTuber, going through quitting my part-time job and whether or not that was a worthwhile decision. I also show you how I plan, film and edit videos for BookTube, how I make money off my YouTube videos, and so much more.

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✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Desperate Housewives Opening / FlexiSpot
3:03 Introduction
7:22 Monday's To-Do List
10:15 Filming a Video
21:30 Making a Thumbnail
33:22 Using the Green Screen
46:23 Tuesday Morning
46:43 Let's Plan Content Together
59:18 Take Kids to Work Day
1:00:16 Editing a Video
1:07:38 Using and Finding B-Roll Music
1:09:59 Late Night Update and How I Relax
1:14:04 Wednesday Plans
1:18:09 My YouTube Analytics
1:23:11 Reading and Dealing With Hate Comments
1:27:08 Thursday Plans and Visiting a New Café
1:29:02 What I Did on Thursday
1:31:27 Hosting Patreon Reading Sprints
1:32:44 What I Did on Friday
1:34:15 Q&A - Have You Found a Work / Life Balance?
1:36:53 Q&A - How Do You Handle Burnout?
1:38:20 Q&A - How is Your Sleeping Pattern Since Going Full-Time?
1:39:36 Q&A - How Did You Find the Courage and Motivation to Start a Channel?
1:42:21 Q&A - How Can I Grow as a Content Creator?
1:44:40 Q&A - What Do You Do on Bad Mental Health Days and You Don't Want to Film?
1:47:50 Q&A - How Do You Come Up With Your Video Ideas?
1:48:57 Q&A - How Do You Decide Which Videos to Do vs. Which Ones to Scrap?
1:49:59 Q&A - How Much Planning Goes Into Your Read-along Videos?
1:53:50 Q&A - How Do You Stay on Track Doing Longer Projects?
1:55:18 Q&A - What Do You Do to Unwind and Relax?
1:56:06 Q&A - Has Reading Become More of a Job for You Now?
1:57:45 Q&A - Where Do You Find the Time for Mundane Day-to-Day Tasks?
1:58:20 Q&A - Grocery Store Haul?
1:58:35 Q&A - What is Your Biggest Dream for the Future? Is YouTube Permanent?
1:59:21 Was Becoming a Full-Time YouTuber Worth It?
2:01:29 Thank You for Watching and Goodbye!

✨ My Equipment ✨
Camera: Sony ZV-1
Lighting: Umbrella Light
Microphone: Shure VP83 Condenser Shotgun Microphone
Video Editing Software: Final Cut Pro
Thumbnail Software: Adobe Photoshop
Music & Sound: Epidemic Sound
Planning: Google Docs & Microsoft Word

✨ People Mentioned ✨
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