• YouTube Improvement Checklist

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    Note: this is a personal post. A self-review of my own channel. I’m posting this in the spirit of building in the open, and to show my process. I hope it may be helpful to others. That being said, this isn’t a tutorial, and isn’t meant to apply to everyone. Leave me a comment if…

  • A Website Update


    I want my website to be the primary hub for how people keep up with me. I also want to publish things that are worth following. I need to reenter a phase of life where I create more than I consume (and consume smarter). I actually do some pretty interesting things. I just don’t do…

  • Why I’m Loving the Fuel Your Photos Membership


    I realized recently that many people who know me have no idea what I do. Even the people who have been following Fuel Your Photos for years might not know what I’m currently putting my energy into. In this post, I’m going to give an update about what I’ve been working on, and why I’m…

  • Clean Up Your WordPress Dashboard


    I love my simple WordPress dashboard. However, the standard WordPress experience can be overwhelming and confusing as soon as you log in. In this post, I’ll share a few simple steps you can take to clean up your WordPress dashboard. Plugin Option (No Nonsense) I really love this plugin that basically gives you a checklist…

  • My New Consulting Workflow for 2022


    For my work with Fuel Your Photos, I’ve been offering hourly consulting for the past few years. My workflow for consulting calls has always been a bit unorganized. At first I was doing everything manually… Unfortunately, doing everything manually meant that some things were falling through the cracks. Eventually I added Calendly and a WooCommerce…

  • Present a Slideshow with Streamlabs OBS

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    When recording a course lesson or presenting a live video, I often want to include a slideshow as part of my presentation. I use Streamlabs OBS for recording my videos, so recently I did a deep dive on options for presenting slide presentations with OBS. Note: The standard version of OBS should follow a very…

  • How Much do YouTubers Make in 2021: 100+ Channel Study + Calculator


    “How much money can I actually make on YouTube???”  Jump straight to the YouTube Income Calculator! If you’re thinking about starting a channel, or if you are working hard to grow your channel, chances are you’ve asked this question at some point! I watched over 110 YouTuber’s income reports, and compiled the data to give…

  • September 2020 Income Report – Month 0: ~$400


    Truth is, I don’t have much to report this month. I’m calling this Month Zero, even though that isn’t 100% true. See, I’m not completely inexperienced at making money online. In fact, I’ve made multiple 6 figures through affiliate marketing and selling online courses. However, my projects are quite unorganized and lack a sense of…

  • VidIQ vs. TubeBuddy 2020 | Which is Better & Why? A Full Comparison!

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    If you are serious about YouTube SEO, you’re certainly familiar with TubeBuddy and VidIQ. Both tools add special functionality and data to YouTube and make many SEO tasks significantly easier. Both TubeBuddy and VidIQ offer free browser extensions and free account levels, and both tools have various premium levels and features. But which of the…

  • Unique Music for YouTube Videos for Cheap or Free


    As we think about improving the production quality of our videos on YouTube, we have been on a hunt for high quality music that we can use in our videos. There are plenty of popular options out there, but the more digging I did, the more interesting options I found. I’ll include some of the…