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I have heard mixed things about both! A friend of mine wants to start streaming on his down time in hopes to earn some extra income. I know a bit about audio and have some graphics design skills so I am helping him set up a channel but he is not should which platform to go with. I know you can stream on both at the same time but he wants one to be his main place and the other to host the video stream as a secondary viewing platform. Does anyone here know about the platforms?

This is something new to me but apparently it has become a goldmine for passive income earners. The idea behind these is to help people better utilize their choice AI system for work, building, and general life. Has anyone here give this a look? It could be something that can be good for passive income for someone that is good with AI.

I have a few ideas for a channel that I think will do well. Some people have told me to go with Rumble over YouTube as I would have an easier time gaining an audience. My issue is that Rumble seems to be mostly politics. Like 70% of the content on there. I don't know if this is because they give it a push or what. My niche would be in gaming and I don't see very many gamers on Rumble getting good numbers. Should I just stick with YouTube or should I try Rumble first?

I know YouTube has changed a lot over the years. It was once a space where people just uploaded videos as a hobby, then it turned into a career or business, now it is a bit of both but it seems much harder to actually start a YouTube channel that earns. I have a few ideas for channels I think could do well. I am not looking to become rich or anything but have passive income via my channel. I know you need to get a certain amount of subscribers and views before you qualify to become a partner. What else should I know heading into this?

I am talking about places like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms that allow for video posting. I want to compile a list and do some experimenting with a few sites I have and see if I can replicate some virality and boost traffic using the same or similar trends to the big platforms.

Hey everyone. I am looking for ways to earn more online. I have a few blogs that get decent traffic and I do run Google AdSense on them but the revenue from it has seemingly fell off a cliff in the last few years. I want to see what other options are out there but I am not sure where to start looking. Any help would be great!

I had someone in my family ask about this. Asking if there is anything she could do online to supplement her husband's income. She is not someone that has a lot of experience in online spaces. She wouldn't know how to set up a website or start a YouTube channel. Nothing like that. So I am trying to see if there is actually still an option or two out there. I can't think of anything for newbies with little to no experience.

As I mentioned in my introduction thread, I have a number of social accounts that have good followings. My top is my X account and my Instagram account. I know people earn good money through popular accounts but how do I actually go about doing this myself? Does anyone have any good tips or advise for me? I want to do this right the first time without damaging my rep and losing followers.

I don't see a lot of people talking about this. I am sure some people here have experience with tracking traffic and understanding what helps rank better on Google. What are some lessons you learned doing this? Are there truly right and wrong ways to go about building up traffic to your website or is it just all luck?

Despite doing weekly updates, adding new content, making sure everything was accurate, even keeping up with the latest trends... Not one but BOTH of my blogs lost 90% of their traffic. I am just wondering if this can be saved? Can I regain the lost traffic or is there no hope once it is gone? I have heard of other sites having this happen and never recovering from it.

I tend to multitask and try to work on multiple projects at once but I might be stretching myself too thin. I was thinking about this last night. Trying to juggle two different sites instead of focusing on one. I just don't want to see a decline in whichever one I stop doing work on. I am a bit torn on what to do here :(

Been at this freelancing thing for a while now, some days are good just stare at my screen, no co-workers just me and my laptop with coffee. Thinking of trying a co-working space once a week, anyone tried that? What do you guys do when motivation runs out?

I have been in this space for eight years and I have heard every promise. Passive income. Laptop lifestyle. Work from anywhere. What is the biggest myth you bought into and how did reality differ?

I noticed in the last few years I have had a sharp decline in clients. I was once working with 5 to 10 people at any given time and now I am down to only having 2 regulars and and extra person every now and then. It sucks because I know my work is good and people are always satisfied with it. But I guess free is better and people would rather just us AI to generate the content. One of the things I offered was product descriptions. I don't have any clients for that anymore at all. I know this has to do with AI but I can't compete with it. You can't really compete with something that is free! Has anyone else noticed AI impacting their freelance work?

We’ve all seen some styles that made us wonder how they ever became popular. Curious to know which trend you personally think should stay in the past.

Facebook Marketplace logistics could be a big opportunity. People often get scammed, items need checking, and there’s no clear safe way to trade even though many use it to sell everything.

Different eras had their own popular styles and habits in fashion, food, technology, and culture. If you could revive something from an earlier time and see it return today, what would you choose, and what makes it special enough to bring back?

People often focus on ideas funding and growth but when you start a business what actually turns out to be the hardest part for you and what would you change if you could do it again

I have been creating content for six months and the engagement is minimal. I know consistency matters but some days I wonder if I am shouting into the void. How do you keep going when the metrics do not show progress yet?

I’ve been thinking about getting into freelancing but I’m still trying to figure out what area to start with. I’m considering things like writing, social media, video editing and AI based work. Not sure if I should learn through courses first or just jump in, and whether this is a solid path for someone new

From the outside, it seems like content creators grow fast..launching side businesses, getting brand deals, and even buying homes in a few years. Has anyone here actually tried it? Curious to know what it’s really like behind the scenes.

I have never liked colored contacts and I am too clumsy to use them. I have started to appreciate my light brown eyes they remind me of iced coffee. I also do not feel the need to follow every beauty trend. What beauty trends do you avoid

I have been getting into entrepreneurship over the past week or two and my social media feed is full of successful founders but no one really talks about how they actually got there so I thought I would ask here

Everyone talks about revenue and freedom. Nobody talks about the loneliness, the self-doubt, the admin, the taxes, the isolation. What is the hardest part for you that does not make the highlight reel?

I used to think success was revenue. Then I thought it was freedom. Now I am not sure. How do you actually define success in this space? Not what you post on Instagram. What you actually believe.