 But don't flex up high, let's see it, I'ma tell you something about it. James welcome back to my channel so in today's video I just want to share with you guys what my intentions with this whole YouTube thing is. As we all know YouTube is a big platform and it's basically a lot of people careers like people who started 10, 7, even 5 years ago are big influencers making thousands of dollars a month and living a great life and that is great that's honestly great. However I just want to be honest and let you guys know what I'm using YouTube for because this platform has changed a lot over the years and it's not as simple as making a video getting thousands of views and then making money. It's not like that well I don't know if it ever was but it's not like that right now. So when I first started my channel the requirements were to get 10,000 views overall before you can start monetizing. Monetizing meaning you know when you see those little ads on the sides or at the bottom of your video or when ad interrupt your video people watch that or click on it or whatever the case may be and you get money in your AdSense account. So when I first started my channel the requirement was you need 10,000 views overall like over all of your videos on your channel before you can start monetizing. Before I even reached that the requirements changed again and now you need a minimum of a thousand subscribers and I think a couple other stuff that I can't remember right now. But I just say that to say this. It's not as simple as just making a video getting thousands of views and then yeah you start making money. There's more to it and if that was my goal I would have stopped making videos a long time ago. So this is why I wanted to make this video because one of my goals for this year is to grow my channel. However I need to I want to have a connection with my subscribers in terms of you guys know why I'm doing what I'm doing and maybe that would make you guys or make people want to support me more because I'm being transparent about my goals and what I'm working towards. So first things first my goal is not to become a big youtuber where YouTube is my only means of income. It's not my goal. It never was and never will be. If I get to the point where YouTube is one of my streams of income then that's great. That's a little plus a bonus but it's not my end-all be-all. So my goal is to use YouTube as one of the social media platforms to build a following and a community of people who maybe share the same interests as me and would want to support me when I launch what I intend to be my actual business. So let me break that down. I followed a lot of you like I've been a YouTube watcher for years years and a lot of YouTubers that I started watching back in 2011 or even before that they're not actively on YouTube anymore and most of them are still living great and and doing well for themselves and that's because they used YouTube as a platform to get themselves out there and now they're doing bigger and better things with their own business their own companies their own products and services. So I guess my goal is to more use YouTube in that form. So it's a social media platform just like Instagram just like Facebook just like snapchat where people follow you like your pictures comment whatever you interact with people you may not interact with on a daily basis. So YouTube is one of the platforms I want to use to put myself out there and build this sense of community with people who are maybe like-minded or share some of the same interests as me because I do have a business idea that I'm not gonna share yet I will share it soon but I do have a business idea and something that I want to do soon where I will need a good following or or people who would be willing to support me purchase my product pay for my services or whatever the case may be. So this is just one of the platforms I'm using as somewhere to get myself known and put myself out there the same as Instagram the same as Facebook or whatever. So that's really that's really what my goal is my goal is not to be a big YouTuber and quit my quit my nine to five. I still work I did not make any money from YouTube right now I do work from home but I still work I am not self-employed I'm hoping that me being transparent about that will get people to you know maybe connect with me on a different level because I am not somebody that wants to mislead anybody or wants to try tricks and traits to get a big come-up that's not my style. This right here is actually was a challenge for me to even get comfortable talking in front of the camera and putting myself out there however like I said one of my goals this year is to grow my channel and get more of a bigger following. So some of the things that I know I have to do is want to be more consistent with uploading my videos which I've been doing for the past I'll say month or so. I want to start uploading more consistently and uploading more videos a week so I started off with every Friday and now I'm trying to do two a week by doing every Friday and Sunday I'm hoping I can get that going and keep it steady and be consistent with that I want to put myself out there and build more of a social media presence so that you know people know who I am so when I put a product or a service out there they are like yeah she's good people I would love to support her I know who she is that kind of way I'm trying not to be so reserved and in my own world I'm accustomed to doing because if you know me you know I am not a socialite I am not I'm actually slightly socially awkward and I prefer to stay in my own bubble but one of my goals is to break out of my shell and like I said put myself out there YouTube is one of the platforms I'm using to do that so even with all of that being said I've realized that I'm still missing something I don't know if maybe I'm not being maybe I'm not putting myself out there enough or maybe I'm not sharing the type of content that is likeable to the majority of people I don't know what it is however I've realized that it's easy for you to get views than it is to get subscribers because subscribers to somebody channel is more of a commitment than just watching a video I know that because I'm the same way when I'm looking when I'm watching videos on YouTube I will quicker click on a video that has an interest in title than I would subscribe to somebody's channel especially if they're uploading stuff that I'm interested in so this video is me asking my current subscribers or people who's watching this video right now why why do you follow me what is it that I can put out there that will attract the people I'm trying to attract which are young black queens like myself new moms or people who enjoy doing DIYs people who are interested in a vegan lifestyle or healthy and clean products whatever the case may be people who are you know naturally studs and into haircare like I am but um you know I want to I want to build more of a relationship with those who follow me get to know more of my subscribers get to know more of my supporters whether you're on Instagram whether we're friends on Facebook or the case maybe so that's the point of this video me trying to put myself out here some more what do you got what would you guys like to see from I am not sharing my what I plan to put out as my business yet because I'm still doing some groundwork and you know working on it when I put something out I want it to be the real deal I'm not trying to half half do anything and when I do decide to put a product or service out it has to be a hundred percent so I'm not ready to share that yet but I will and when I do share it it will most likely be on this platform so again if you have been enjoying what you've been seeing on my channel so far and haven't subscribed yet go ahead and hit that subscribe button it does not cost you to hit the subscribe button you know I do this because I actually do enjoy making videos and uploading it however I would like to reach that a thousand subscribers and then beyond and start doing more with you too so if you would like to help me get to that point go ahead and subscribe I'm being openly honest about what my intentions are and I hope that resonate with some people so I hope you guys enjoyed this video look out for more content on this channel like I said I started this channel doing mostly you know here videos so that is the the main focus however I do have other interests I love to do DIYs I am vegan I live a vegan lifestyle so if I could share you know vegan meals with you that would be like that's something I'm interested in I did get a few requests but I'm still debating if I want to go down that route because filming a cooking video is a little more work than filming a hair video so if I'm gonna go into all of that I want to know that there is it's actually something people want to see and it's gonna be worth my while so like I said if you haven't already hit that subscribe button and don't be afraid to comment I'm going to respond I promise you I'm gonna respond comment let's get to know each other let me know what you would like to see going forward on my channel if you've been liking what you've been seeing so far what are things I can do to improve I take constructive criticism very well I don't get offended when it comes to constructive criticism so you know let me know let's let's let's chat anyways hope you guys enjoyed you'll see me in my next video like comment subscribe hit that bell so that you're notified every time I hit that bell so that you're notified every time I upload a video because YouTube don't be telling people when videos go up for some reason so anyways if you want to see another side of my life which is yoga feel free to follow me on Instagram at jaw underscore impress underscore and I share my yoga journey there I'm also gonna be teaching yoga classes at Ninja Fit gym in Orlando so if you're in the Orlando area come on through come flow with me you can get all the details on my Instagram or Facebook and yeah let's connect let's get to know each other I really really want to bring more women like myself into the yoga world that's another passion of mine getting more of my community into yoga so come and flow with me I would love to have anyway or if you would like private sessions I'm also going to start doing private sessions as well hit me up follow me on social media all of my information is in the description box below so feel free to reach out again I will respond anyways that's it for today's video I hope you guys enjoyed my little chit and you will see me in my next one