The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare" https://skl.sh/katiesteckly04241 🔗 Everyone loves to talk about how much money they make as a full-time content creator - but how about how much we spend? As your creator business grows, chances are, your expenses will grow, too. And I want to show you a realistic picture of what it costs me to run my creator business (and my creative agency, Creatorly Media) in a month. So let’s go through each line item and talk about how much it costs to be a content creator.
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📕 TABLE OF CONTENTS 📕
00:00 last month I spent HOW much?! 👀
00:30 let me take you behind the scenes (and tell you how much money I made!)
01:37 my biggest expense is the Creatorly team!
03:36 okay, but SHOULD you hire before you’re ready though?
04:30 oops actually I need to post to Instagram first
05:53 meeting with Shelby 🎧
06:20 how much I spend on software subscriptions, etc 💻
07:25 the problem with trying to do everything for free
09:30 if you know the song I was singing, we’re besties
10:20 How much I spend on coffee shops every month…
12:05 shout out to Skillshare!
13:16 time to open some packages 📦
14:20 my current vlogging set up & prices
14:46 time to record my podcast!
15:46 my spending on camera gear last month
19:05 I don’t wanna complain but I’ll be real, this sucks lol
19:59 yay I finally recorded!
20:30 quick ZVE10 hack!!
21:11 clean up dance party time 🎉
21:34 my final business expense: travel ✈️
22:09 time to reveal my full profit / loss
23:12 transparency is scary, but important. I hope this was helpful!
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🔗 Links
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🎧 Background Music: https://share.epidemicsound.com/6x4f73
💻 how I edit my videos: https://geni.us/davinciresolveGGlink
📹 the gear I use to make my videos:
main camera: https://geni.us/kszve1
lens: https://geni.us/ks1625
lav mics: https://geni.us/ksdji2
mini mics: https://geni.us/djimicmini
tripod: https://geni.us/ksulanzi
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👋🏻 About Me
Hey, I'm Katie! I make videos about social media strategy and content creation. In addition to being a YouTuber, I’m also the founder of a small video editing agency called Creatorly Media! We edit videos for YouTubers and video podcasters. If you want our help or just want to learn more, check out https://www.creatorlymedia.com. Outside of my work, I love to travel (I live part-time in a self-converted camper van!) and I have a hobby YouTube channel that documents it! https://www.youtube.com/@KatieandDan