So I've a question for all the creators out there (and in here of course). Do you consider what you do to be a hobby, a business, or a business potential? I started my YT channel as hobby (I found some workarounds and solutions to GoPro issues and made some videos about it). However, some of my videos were quite popular and I registered my channel as a business (and then it got monetized afterwards). The thing is, I really wish I had done that quite a number of years ago now. The fact is I'm able to bill a lot of things off as business and start up expenses. There could be more I could bill off, but I'm getting there as I become more business minded. So if there's one piece of advice I would give any creator is that from day 1, you should consider what you do as a business and treat it as such. Get an LLC, get an EIN, Keep track of each and every expense. The fact is, the sooner you start, the sooner you'll see the benefits. Just because you're a business, that doesn't hamper your creativity or your drive. What it does mean is that you can feel much freerer to pursue your creativity as now there's a way to claim back some of your expenses (which is nice come tax time) It can even drive you to create as you have goals and deadlines to meet (which can help drive you to create more content in a timely manner). Just my thoughts, I'd love to know what you think and hey, if you've any questions, feel free to ask!

I have been an Adobe Premiere guy, cause that's what I have always used. Recently I started using Capcut, and i have to say I am pretty impressed. What do you use? and what's your main reasons for using it?

Name: Ian H. Moore From: Kildare, Ireland, but moved to Portland Oregon in 2010 Age: I was the technical consultant on the building of the pyramids. Bio: Portland based creator, mainly tech reviews, tutorials and some scenic flight movies thrown in (my wife has a pilots license and owns her own plane). Started it just for fun, now it's an actual business. Just launched a 2nd channel all about my adventures in car repair (and how I know nothing about car repair). Main Content Channel Focus: Instructional videos, tech reviews, trouble shooting with some travel videos thrown in for good measure. https://www.youtube.com/demonviewllc?sub_confirmation=1 Secondary Content Channels: https://www.youtube.com/@DemonViewDrives?sub_confirmation=1 Car Maintenance, repair, restoration and customization from someone who knows nothing about cars (if I can do it, anyone can do it). Instagram https://www.instagram.com/demonviewllc/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@demonviewllc Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@demonviewllc

My Friends! This is my first video I will have created for the relaunch of my channel! I have 6 videos i created in the 30 days while creating the "Building Your YouTube in 30 days" series and the first 3 (including this one) were all shot with iPhone only / No mic / Nothing special to prove that a decent video can be made regardless of your equipment! I wanted to invite you all to watch the premiere with me, and to help critique what you saw/heard! The video goes live at 8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm GMT+2