Hey everyone! I am so glad you are a part of this community and I want to make it even better. The goal is to create a space that you can feel safe, supported and able to learn in without crazy spammers, dropshippers or millionaires giving money away (what is that anyway??!?!) 😅 To be honest, I have been super frustrated with all the spammers in here. I was even on the fence about shutting it down altogether and starting over. But that is just RIDICULOUS - thank you @Harut Martirosyan for talking me off the proverbial ledge. 💖 INSTEAD this month/year I am going hard core OPERATION CLEAN UP!!🧹🧽🫧 We are going to remove spammers, non-youtubers. I am going to go back to application only - no more free for all. Going to protect this community like it's my baby! I don't want to throw away all the hard work, great connections and strong bonds we have made in here. I love and appreciate each and every one of you and truly enjoy interacting with you in the live calls and learning from each other. So I'm going to need your help if you are willing. Please whenever someone sends you a spam message from this community, let me know...and here's how to do that: 1) If it's a comment - place your cursor to the right of the comment you will see three dots, click on that and select "report to admins". Top right corner on mobile as well. 2) If it's in direct messages - same process three dots, please notify me of them before you block them. You can also block them so they do not bug you anymore. 3) You can also message me directly if you are unsure about them. The sooner I know the sooner we can make this community even more amazing. Thank you everyone! Let's make 2026 MIRACULOUS! 💥🎉💫🔥💖

Hey! I'm Danita, here to learn and implement so that I can work towards my secret goal of making something more of myself other than mom, wife and employee. Currently solo 'mommying' and trying to figure life out in our 'half way house' South Africa while we wait for our visa approval to join my husband in Ireland. Time to do anything is always a factor but I am adamant to make a difference, share my journey and meet some amazing women along the way. I'm a self help junkie and turned my life around from binging day dreamer to action taker I'm very grateful to be here and excited :)

I hit 1K subs today! One video that has 20K views is what made the difference. From what I can tell about 3-4% of viewers who watched that video ended up subscribing. I went from just under 200 to 1K in one week. I was so excited to see that number I kept my analytics screen up until I hit it. I actually screen recorded it and brought my daughters in to cheer with me. 🙌 Thanks so much @Alexa Saarenoja for all the great content you've created. It has helped so much! 🥰 Like Alexa said recently, once you post 10 videos you really start to hit your stride. I think I will hit my 4K watch hours in the next 10 days (ish), and you know what happens then! I know that Ad Sense doesn't typically bring in big money, but it's a huge milestone for me and I can't wait. I've wanted this for so long. Best.feeling.ever!

So after watching Alexa's video "Hook viewers in 5 seconds" .. this happened! My next video had more views, more watch time and the retention graph was way better than previous videos .. it hasn't gone "viral" but its a good foundation. Thank you Alexa 🙂

Just in case you missed yesterday’s announcement on YouTube — applications are now open for my January mentorship cohort. We start January 12th, and the group is already filling with motivated, committed creators. If you want clarity, structure, and real momentum going into 2026, here’s where you can learn more and apply 👇 https://forms.gle/BpWX9NVFguuKBJft8