Hi everyone, I’m brand new here, so I haven’t quite gotten my bearings yet. However, at the invitation of Karen Taylor, I thought I would introduce myself in this group. I haven’t posted anywhere else on the platform yet, but this seemed like a good, safe place to give it a try. I started making YouTube videos in earnest in around 2023 when I found myself as a full-time caregiver for my wife, who has early-onset dementia. My original intention was simply to record a few moments so I could show her doctor what was happening, and to share things with family and friends, but the channel slowly took on a life of its own. It's currently a Vlog style channel, and I record it almost exclusively on an Insta 360 GO3S that I always have in my pocket. Once in a while, I'll do a interview style video and I set up with proper multi camera angles and lighting and lav mics and so on, but for the most part it's completely spontaneous vlogging. Today the channel has about 41,000 subscribers and 12.5M views, and the videos receive thousands of comments from people all around the world. What has surprised me the most is that 99.9 percent of those comments are positive, supportive, and deeply kind. It has been astounding and really encouraging to discover that there is such a strong appetite for empathy, vulnerability, and honest storytelling. If you’re curious, feel free to have a look at my channel. I’m looking forward to learning from everyone here as I find my way around. Thanks for the warm welcome. https://youtube.com/@johnvangurp?si=UqlGHVZDAG8k-ot_

I'm not sure why I can never join a live session on Skool. I get this error evry time. Does anyone else have this problem?

I tried it this week, and I found it really good. OK, I think it is a bit YT biased as we could expect probably... like Shorts, it was very optimistic and encouraging on Shorts performance lol But it's free, unlike VidIQ for example (that have a feature like this with the basic paid plan). Just wondered if you've had a dabble?

Have any of you experimented with this? I asked ChatGPT to make a Norman Rockwell image of a photo of mine. Here’s what it gave me. I’d be interested in seeing how this works for you. Have you ever done it? I look worried. Maybe I should be! 😂

Hey @Maureen Greer I'm watching your livestream replay from a few days ago. I have to tell you, it's one of the best livestreams I've seen. I know you had some technical issues at the beginning but you hung in there and that made it great!! It's real, honest, and authentic. Good job!!