Start Creating Podcast with Alan Spicer

Growing on social media can be hard but constantly staring at your numbers from hour to hour, day to day, week to week will drive you insane. Growth on YouTube just like any other social media platform comes in its peaks and troffs, its highs and lows. Some months you will make huge stride forward while other months you stay standing still or even lose ground - but that is completely normal. If yo...

To grow on any social media network you need to be Entertaining or Educational. Even the most simple of viral videos either makes you laugh or teaches you something enough that you what to share it with a friend for some reason or another. That is the core of any successful media post. If you can pair entertainment or educational content with a SELFLESS foundation, then you have the recipe for tru...

When I was at school I always tried my best and learnt what engaged me. The education system in the UK seems focused more on stats, success rates and jumping through hoops for schools rather than the understand a student has for the real world. Near the end of my main stream educational journey I lost my dad and with it my motivation to learn within a paint by numbers system. Very soon after a poo...

Everyone dreams of getting 1,000,000 views on YouTube but the reality isnt always a viral videos and a huge media career. Sometimes it's hundreds of videos, matching blogs, social media engagement and a lot of hard work. Today on the  podcast I talk to you about the grind to 1 Million YouTube views and how you can do it too. TWEET ME YOUR QUESTIONS USING #STARTCREATINGPODCAST - GET YOUR QUEST...

This week on the #StartCreatingPodcast we talk YouTube verifications, new laptops, my flu and How to make money online! TWEET ME YOUR QUESTIONS USING #STARTCREATINGPODCAST - GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED ON THE PODCAST!! Need help is getting started on YouTube - Download my FREE 10 Tips For New YouTubers eBook - https://www.alanspicer.com/ebook   Want more Alan Spicer in your life? - Check out m...

These days everyone is hoping for a quick fix to fame. Everyone is looking for that shortcut that will catapult them from their boring 9 to 5 grind into a YouTube, social media superstar that has products thrown at them for free, unlimited money, passive income from the fame and all because they uploaded 1 single video and went VIRAL! I'm sorry to burst your bubble but "going live" is not that eas...

The Secret To Growing on YouTube - I have been on YouTube for 7-8 years and for 2 1/2 of those years I have been making YouTube help tutorials and tips videos. I am about to hit 10K subscribers in the coming months and I have a secret that everyone can use to do the same. You have to make people care and offer them something worth their time. When growing on social media there are a few things to...

The older I get the more I realise that life is a non stop opportunity to learn more about the world. In fact the older you get the more knowledge is forced into your head even if you wasn't looking to learn something new. Now I am not suggesting that you just lock yourself a way in a cave with only pot noodles and an xbox for company to avoid learning more... embrace then knowledge. I have learnt...

Sometimes I find myself just sat in silence enjoying the calm. I don't mean meditate, I just mean that 5 minutes of calm before the storm has to start again. Have you ever just sat there for 5 minutes and enjoyed the silence - no tv, no podcast, no audiobook, no toddlers, no partners, nothing to do for just 5 minutes of brain relaxing space with the madness of every day life. I am a firm believer...

Sometime you have to push yourself and step outside your normal routine to test yourself. How do you know if you could deal with a situation if you've never done so yourself. This could be a new skill, a new job role, a new piece of software or a new chore. That new piece of software maybe harder use but might be more efficient when you finally master it. Pushing yourself out of your bubble to soc...

DO YOU HAVE A BACK UP PLAN? - Today I share with you the importance of being self aware and having a back up plan in cases of problems. In my own personal life this week I am facing life challenges that you could never guess or even plan for but if you plan for a long term safety net for the unknown.... it makes it a little easier.

Are you dreaming about shaking of the shackles of the 9to5 grind and becoming your won boss? Have you handed in your notice and just settled down to your first week of work? or are you wondering if its he right move for you, this podcast is for you. Today I deep dive into the hardships that come with going freelance/self employed and the things you might not have considered would be a hurdle in yo...

BURN OUT! As the weather heats up in the UK I want to talk to you about mental overheating rather than physical. Mental health when it comes to life, work and YouTube can be the making or breaking of you. I know from personal experience how hard it can be to balance life, building a business, creating regular content for a YouTube channel and maintaining a healthy mental outlook on life. A few yea...

I noted in my last podcast that you have more time that you realise. Now it's time to make the most of that time by setting yourself goals you want to achieve and doing the hard work to achieve them! The best way to achieve your long term goal is understand WHAT you want to achieve and WHY you want it. Will it help you? Will it help your business? Is it good for your mental health? Will is lay a s...

Learn 2 things, Patience and Motivation - The older I get the more I realise how much of a rush I was in my 20's. You have more time at hand than you think. When I was so eager to "seek the great perhaps" that I packed up my life on a whim and moved 300ish miles to live in Huddersfield. Although this is now something that I dearly love, it was something that 26 year old me didnt think through prop...

Are you looking to Start A YouTube Channel? Maybe you wondering if a new YouTube channel could succeed. Starting A Successful YouTube Channel and starting it from zero is all about foundation, planning and hard work - but you CAN succeed with time and patience. Today in I deep dive into every fine detail you need to consider when starting a YouTube channel from scratch. I give you an update on my...

"I've been on YouTube/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram for 5 years and I've never earnt a dime!" - Jeff "How come I was here first and XYZ is doing better than me?" - Barry Jeff/Barry, you haven't done the leg work to learn the platform and grow. Anyone can do it if they have the right INTENT, CONTENT and HUSTLE! Social media is not an easy game to play let alone win. So it's time you smartened up and r...

Growing on YouTube takes time, dedication and a hyper focused niche. You might love creating YouTube videos and been trying to grow your YouTube channel for years by throwing unlimited content at the channel but in a scattershot manner. Imagine you have a YouTube channel you want to grow in 2019 and you upload sports videos, food videos, child care videos, wrestling videos and then some car repair...

Long term growth on any social media platform is hard and will take a long time to seed a foundation. This tends to be the reason many creators burn out and give up on their goals. If you are creating content just to hit a demographic or to chase trends then it can get soulless, it can get hard and it can become a chore rather than a passion. HOWEVER, you can avoid this pitfall from day one if you...

I uploaded my first YouTube Tutorial video to YouTube in July 2017. In less than 2 years I have been able to grow my channel in a brand new niche from 0 subscribers to over 6300, and today I share with you my thoughts on how. In this weeks podcast I share with you my tips on How To Get 6000 Subscribers on YouTube in Less Than 2 Years.   TWEET ME YOUR QUESTIONS USING #STARTCREATINGPODCAST - GE...

 Social media is the beast that runs our life these days. If you have a business, if you want suggestions of a good restaurant, keep up to date with friends, share your good or bad news... then you are likely to do it on a social media platform to maximize the impact is has. Maybe you are like me and you've got to that age where all of your friends are getting married, having babies or sharin...

Everyone has a creation story, every business starts from day one and today in Episode 1 of the start creating podcast I share with you how being a HUGE pro wrestling fan led me to being a Full Time YouTuber 12+ years later. This is the first of hopefully many many more Start Creating Podcast episodes to come.   TWEET ME YOUR QUESTIONS USING #STARTCREATINGPODCAST - GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED...

We are just getting ready to launch the Start Creating Podcast! A weekly (hopefully) podcast dedicated to all things social media. Hosted by YOUR YouTube Certified Expert, Alan Spicer. Check out http://www.youtube.com/AlanSpicer for more helpful YouTube tips and tricks.   TWEET ME YOUR QUESTIONS USING #STARTCREATINGPODCAST - GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED ON THE PODCAST!! Need help is getting sta...