Last week I opened my youtube studio to check if my latest video was doing well.

My eyes got wide and I couldn't believe it!

My Rising Author YouTube Channel just got monetized!

With tons of effort, I mean a TON of effort trying to figure out everything I can about YouTube. I learned so much! I got a lot of feedback, making videos, and experimented with everything.

Finally the channel is monetized 🎉

I always share with people how important it is that if you spend time, energy, and money on a platform to grow on.

Then the return on that investment needs to be worth it.

I only share that because I live it, I have my content strategy in place and my website and channels in place and doing the work to grow.

I try very hard to speak and teach from what I experience.

A huge goal this year was to hit the coveted 1000 subscribers mark.

It took a couple years but I hit that mark and surpassed it in the last few weeks even!!

YouTube is tough to grow on, and those subscribers become loyal fans!

It took me roughly two years to reach this point, but honestly it was consistent off and on.

Lately, I turned up the consistency and launched one long-form video per week and a few shorts per day.

I learned some really powerful stuff and started to apply it and the growth started to rise!

I even made my first 6 cents!!

Laughable I know, however this is the crack in the door I've been seeking, now I can push that door open and make way for new opportunities that await!

I can't express that signal and what it means going forward to create content and grow the Rising Authors Community.