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Thanks for checking out the £1 a day challenge highlight, day 77. On this day, I finally faced my fears and posted my first Youtube video for Money Your Concern. This day is the end product of a few weeks preparation and learning on how to create a presentation style Youtube video.

Being an introvert, putting myself out there in video form intimidated me. So in the fashion of the Money Your Concern message, I tried to pick the easiest way I could get started and post my first Youtube video. I know the content wont be perfect to begin with, but now I have the ball rolling, I can learn as I go to create a better viewing experience as I progress….

So, it took me until 01:37 AM but I held true to my promise. The Money Your Concern Youtube channel now has a published video. You can check out the Money Your Concern Introduction video here. Where I give a brief overview of what I expect to give and achieve with Money Your Concern in future.

Here’s the process I took to get that first post out there…

So my first focus was what I wanted to say. On Sunday morning I got up pretty early to drive to a quiet car park to re-record for my first post, where I couldn’t be judged. So the morning of recording in my car, I wrote up a whole script of what I wanted to say. This seemed like the least stressful way to get started as I wouldn’t have to worry too much about what to say.

Once I completed the recording, I could then map out how I wanted the presentation to look. Due to a busy week of work, I stupidly left this until the last evening before my promise was up. However, thanks to Tailor Brands, I could quite easily create fairly nice looking slides which I could paste over each slide on google drive. 

I then needed to work out how to record the audio whilst running the presentation on the screen. To do this, I found a piece of software called Screencast-o-matic. This has a free service where you can record your voice over as you show your screen. I however had to pay for the paid version (about £1.50/ month). This allows me to play the audio which I uploaded to the computer and then so I can edit the video afterwards. So far, Screencast-o-matic seemed to work fine. The price seems worthwhile to me, considering I intend to regularly add to the Youtube channel over the coming months. 

Once I had recorded and edited the video…

All I had to do then, was add it to youtube. This is a simple process. I just added a description, thumbnail and tags to the video, to improve traffic and viewer experience. I know my first few videos are not going to be the best but I’m trying to lead by example and just get started. The best way to improve a skill is by just doing the task you want to get better at.

Thankfully, the £1 a day challenge went smoothly today. I opened up Swagbucks after work today to see that I had earned 200 SB’s for completing a course of 6 recurring surveys over the past 6 weeks. I almost didn’t count this towards the challenge but I suppose that’s just like passive income. Receiving pay for work you have done in advance. So after a search reward, today’s earnings were 205 SB’s (£1.60) for barely any effort on Swagbucks today.

Thanks for reading…

I hope this post has been useful to you taking the extra step in your financial lives. Everybody has fears to begin with when embarking on any new journey. I hope I have proven this here. The reason for this post is to inspire you. For you to see that you can also create your own first youtube video despite the anxiety it may be giving you.

Youtube is one of the best ways to get your message out there. If you feel you have something useful to say, then you owe it to the world to pluck up the courage to make yourself be heard.

If you’d like to learn more about my financial journey and the £1 a day challenge, you may like to check out the Blog section of this website. Have any questions about how you can get started in Youtube? let us know in the comments section below. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes with your financial journey.

Harry