The Creator Feed

This week on The Creator Feed, Renee and Jim talk about new ways for creators to build their teams, how the creator economy is like the music industry – or not, and a hit piece saying most would-be creators will never make it because "your content sucks".  We look into age-gating on TikTok, as the popular platform adds an 18+ tier – but will it actually work?  Also, Jim shares his first impression...

This week on The Creator Feed, Renee and Jim talk about the latest in the TikTok vs. Everyone war, including how the company is readying a warehouse/e-commerce push in the US, its Instagram takeover, and the oodles and boodles of billions that parent company Bytedance is losing.  We speculate on what all that means and more.  Plus a deep-dive on YouTube's latest analytics update for mere mortals a...

This week on The Creator Feed, Renee went to VidSummit, learned a ton and had a grand time – and Jim didn't even get a T-Shirt!  Renee shares details on what she learned, what happened, some great folks she met and some speculation on why VidSummit decided to move to Dallas Texas in 2023.  Also, much speculation about what is likely to change – or develop – as TikTok tries to muscle into Google's...

This week on The Creator Feed, Renee and Jim explore what the new monetization changes coming to Shorts mean for creators, for YouTube overall, and for TikTok and Instagram as well. In addition, they talk about two crazy news stories built around leaked documents, including Patreon's failed experiment with two top TikTokers - which could have exacerbated its 17% "RIF" - and how TikTok (along with...

This week on The Creator Feed, Renee and Jim explore what MrBeast's amazing burger store launch in the meadowlands of New Jersey really signifies, talk through the latest round of stories about how "creators are dead - long live the creator", discuss VidIQ's acquisition of Tim Schmoyer's "Video Creators" company and how it's a big change for the popular analytics platform.  In addition, Jim waxes...

Welcome to The Creator Feed, the show where we cover the most important trends and news in the creator economy so you can build a business, diversify your revenue, and make more impactful content! Your weekly roundup of what's new and notable with insight, analysis, and updates on what's important today, what will be important tomorrow - and what's really important to you as a creator. You'll not...