An underrated path to financial freedom for content creators. — What if I told you that you could become a millionaire by reading articles/books, watching YouTube/TikTok videos, listening to podcasts, and learning about things that truly interest you? That would be pretty cool, right? Yeah… But you might be thinking — What’s the catch? The “catch” is that you have…

Decoding Your Content Diet — I grew up in one of those super strict Christian households where anything that was considered “worldly” was censored as it was considered to be “a gateway to spending the rest of eternity burning in hell.” [FYI: This is not a story about religion — I’m going somewhere with this…

Solving your problems in public is a path to profits. — The biggest “secret” to success that I’ve uncovered in my decade-long journey as a solopreneur is to study other successful people. I recently wrote about how I implement that concept here — The “Copycat” Strategy That Made Me Over $1.4 Million as a Creator Monkey see. Monkey do. Monkey does NOT reinvent the wheel.blog.startupstash.com Before we get into today’s story, I want you to try a mental exercise with me.

If one falls, you can lose them all. — I recently wrote a short tutorial explaining how to manage up to 100 YouTube channels from a single Google account. How to Manage Multiple YouTube Channels from One Google Account It’s easier than you think.medium.com There are plenty of reasons why a YouTube creator might want to do this — the most apparent being that keeping all of your channels under one main account keeps…

It’s easier than you think. — I frequently write about my unconventional strategies for building a portfolio of faceless YouTube channels. Like this story here — How I Use AI to Make Money with Faceless YouTube Channels Building a “cash cow” YouTube empire without showing your face on camera IS possible with the right strategy.medium.com However, one question that keeps popping up again and again is,

Please don’t assume that I do just because I write about my business. — I use my Medium account as a “public journal” for documenting my experiences as a one-woman business owner who has been self-employed for over a decade and for curating stories I find interesting or useful. I decided to do this for a couple of reasons: I’m obsessed with making money — I grew up in poverty and worked my butt…

Come take a peek inside my one-person business. — As a full-time creator, I’m always curious to peek behind the scenes of other people’s businesses. How EXACTLY are they making money? We often find stories here on Medium that give us tips or small glimpses of other people’s entrepreneurial experiences — which can be very useful. But we rarely…

A masterclass in profiting from trends — I love studying and doing case studies on books that are selling unusually well on Amazon. You can find my growing collection of “book money reports” in Kristen’s KDP Project here on Medium. Kristen’s KDP Project A collection of KDP income reports, case studies, niche research, and more. Documenting my publishing journey from $0…medium.com Today’s case study has a hidden gem that is likely making the author tens of thousands in…

You don’t ALWAYS have to spend money to make money — Every other day I get an email from someone who has read one of my stories here on Medium asking for advice on how they can start making money online. The catch is — they have $0. I completely understand the pain and frustration. When I started my business over…