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Week 21: So along with yesterday, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time learning about improving traffic to each YouTube video I post…

Day 141: “Tremendously determined” 

So welcome to week 21 of the £1 a day challenge. After last week, I am tremendously determined to keep on track with my goals and push on with my progression. 

As it is Wednesday, I edited and uploaded the week 20 update on this website. I also prepared for this weeks recordings by writing scripts and notes on what I plan to say here on YouTube.

Once again I relied on Swagbucks for this challenge today. After work, I spend about an hour to complete 4 surveys to make 132 SB’s (£1.03) to pass today’s £1 online goal.

Day 142: Monthly Bonus

I struggled to find good surveys after work today. I completed one for 50 SB’s then almost clicked off. But then I realised it was past the 5th of the month and so my monthly Swagbucks bonus was due. This was more than enough to push me over the mark today.

Day 143: YouTube Timing for Improving Traffic…

Today, I edited another YouTube video. I intend to post this on Saturday, at midday. I’ve heard that the time you post a YouTube video can have a dramatic effect on how many views you get, depending on your target audience. So I intend to play around with this to work on improving traffic to the channel. As always, I will let you know what I learn…

As for the challenge, I got this out the way early morning before work. I found 1 good survey which took no longer than 25 minutes to complete, then, with a couple of search rewards from today, I earned 128 SB’s (£1.00). 

Day 144: Posting at midday…

So waiting to post the video “5 Things To Sell Online As a Young Adult” at midday today, hasn’t seemed to have much of an effect on when to post. Perhaps I’ll need to do a bit more research to find the best times to post each video for the best results.

My work on Swagbucks today took around 45 minutes to earn 145 SB’s (£1.13).

Day 145: Creating a YouTube Thumbnail Template

So along with yesterday, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time learning about improving traffic to each YouTube video I post. I’ll go into more detail on my findings in this week’s video update on Thursday. However, this is what I implicated today.

In order to improve your click through rate onto each video, it seems having an intriguing thumbnail picture (the small image representing your video) is super important.

These thumbnails need to be relevant to the topic of the video, they must be easy to understand and not be too busy with stuff. It is also a good idea to have consistency with how your thumbnails look on all of your videos. So I developed a template. 

Here is what I came up with. Along with some actual thumbnails I recreated for my most recent videos…

Along with this, I finished editing and posted another video for the YouTube channel. If you’d like to check it out, it is called “How Much Money Can You Make With Swagbucks”. I’d appreciate any feedback you have to give.

As for the challenge today. I flicked back and forth onto Swagbucks. I completed surveys until eventually, I earned 128 SB’s (£1.00).

Day 146: Car Insurance offer

Today I used an offer I’d been planning to use for a few weeks now. In the discover section, I saw an insurance company offering 5000 SB’s (£39.00) to buy with them. I needed to renew my car insurance so I first checked on a comparison site. Fortunately, this company was offering the best deal. 

So I bought the car insurance and I will hopefully receive the 5000 Swagbucks points cash back.

I know this isn’t necessarily making money, but it is a purchase I had to make anyway and going through this provider was of no extra cost. So overall, it was a profitable play.

Day 147: Number Crunching

I got up early this morning and got the surveys out of the way. After 50 minutes, I had completed 3 well paying surveys to earn 187 SB’s (£1.46).

The evening after work today was spent helping my family run some numbers on an investment property. I’ll fill you in on the details of this investment method in future…

So this is my progress from week 21

I know, I still have some way to go, in terms of building passive income online. However, I’m really pleased with how my YouTube content is improving. This is fundamentally important to improving traffic and bringing people to this brand so that I can help them. 

The skills I gain with this will also help me in so many areas of business. This includes my marketing abilities and customer retention skills. And most importantly from this process, making videos on YouTube has significantly improved my confidence.

I definitely have noticed my lack of anxiety when meeting and talking to others, which as an introvert has been a lifelong difficulty for me. I think it’s the challenge of putting yourself out there that makes you feel more open. Also, seeing an improvement in your work builds confidence in what you can do.

So if you are considering starting a YouTube channel yourself, to share your knowledge and passion. I’d say you absolutely should. There’s not just a monetary benefit to be gained from this.

So thanks for watching. 

I hope that sharing what I learned this week has added value to you and you now have more motivation and knowledge to build your YouTube channel to enhance your personal brand.

I also hope I have inspired you to take part in the £1 a day challenge. To make money, your concern and take control of your financial situation. To escape the rat race and add some financial freedom into your life. If you are, be sure to let us know in the comments section below. I look forward to hearing from you.

I you too want to start with Swagbucks, you may like to sign up through my referral link where you will earn an extra 300 SB’s if you earn 300 SB’s within 30 days of signing up. I hope this gives you a boost to begin your journey.

If you’d like to keep track of my progress and what I learn about building passive income streams online, stay tuned with the Blog section of the Money Your Concern website. You’ll find an update every Wednesday.

For video format, you may like to check out the Money Your Concern YouTube channel for an update every Thursday. Here, I go more into detail on what I learned as opposed to the daily occurrences.

For more tips on how you can improve your financial situation, you may also find value in the Investing and Personal Finance sections of this website.

I wish you all the best with your journey in business and YouTube,

Talk soon,

Harry