Alright beach bums, I just finished creating something for you all... If you've been thinking about starting a YouTube channel but don't know where to begin (or you're overthinking the crap out of it), I made this for you. The YouTube Freedom Starter Kit - Your no-BS guide to launching a channel that actually makes money through affiliate marketing. Inside: ✅ Simple starter gear (spoiler: just your phone) ✅ How to pick a niche that actually pays ✅ Your first 5 video ideas (ready to film today) ✅ Easy editing (no Hollywood production needed) ✅ Thumbnail secrets that get clicks ✅ How to set up & grow your channel This is the exact roadmap I wish someone had handed me when I started. No fluff. No guru BS. Just "here's what works." Grab it, use it, and let me know what you think. 🤙 David

Hey Beach Bums 🏖️, I want to tell you about a group I just joined that's genuinely impressive. It's called Freedom Builders Club, run by Wendy Nolan, and it's one of the most comprehensive communities I've seen for anyone selling digital products or building an online income. (yet somehow not overwhelming) What's inside: 📚 The range is impressive: niche selection 🎯, creating your own digital products ✨, selling done-for-you products if you don't want to create 🛍️, automation systems 🤖, short-form content for Instagram/TikTok 📱, long-form YouTube strategy 🎥, AI tools for thumbnails 🖼️, affiliate marketing 🔗... it goes deep on pretty much every path you might want to take. But here's what really stands out: Wendy can REALLY teach 👩‍🏫. The content is organized, thorough, and actually actionable. Not just theory or motivation - real implementation stuff. The Beach Bum angle: 🌴 Freedom Builders Club has a 50% recurring affiliate commission 💸. Get two people to join, and your membership pays for itself. Forever. ♾️ That's the kind of math I like - where you can be in a premium community essentially for free just by sharing something valuable with people who'd benefit from it. ✅ Why I'm sharing this: 💡 This aligns with everything I talk about here - building sustainable income through genuine value, not hustle culture nonsense 🚫. Wendy's approach is comprehensive and professional, and the affiliate structure makes it a no-brainer for anyone who likes to share good resources. If you're working on digital products, looking to add another income stream, or just want access to really solid training across multiple platforms... worth checking out. 👀 Check out her group here 🔗 And yes, that's my affiliate link. Transparency always. 💯 Questions? Drop them below. 👇 David

Here’s to another year of building our freedom businesses and crushing it in affiliate marketing. May your conversions be high, your commissions be bigger, and your laptop battery last through that sunset work session. Let’s make this our biggest year yet—more wins, more growth, more freedom. See you in the group! 🤙

Not because I’m anti-social media or think it’s evil, but because I realized I was playing the wrong role. I was a consumer pretending to be a creator. You know the routine: Open Instagram to “check engagement.” 30 minutes later you’re watching reels that have nothing to do with your business. Jump on Facebook to post in a group. Somehow end up doom scrolling your feed. The math wasn’t mathing. I was spending hours a day consuming other people’s content and maybe 20 minutes creating my own. So here’s my 2026 shift: Social media stays on my desktop. Intentional access only. Scheduled times. My phone? That’s for creating. Voice memos for content ideas. Recording videos. Writing emails. Engaging with my actual community. I’m not disappearing from social platforms. I’m just changing my relationship with them. I’ll show up, add value, engage with people, and leave. No mindless scrolling. No comparing. No rabbit holes. Creator mode vs. Consumer mode. One builds your business. The other kills your time. If you’re serious about growing in 2026, ask yourself: What percentage of your social media time are you actually creating vs. just watching what everyone else is doing? The algorithm doesn’t care about your goals. But you should. Let’s build something this year instead of just watching other people build. Who’s with me?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​