In this episode Mark interviews fellow tech YouTuber Patrick about his journey to building a successful solo channel. They discuss the challenges of juggling multiple businesses, keeping the fun in content creation, dealing with sponsor expectations, the emotional rollercoaster of relying on the YouTube algorithm, finding a community of fellow creators for support, and why hiding trolls is the best solution.

Patrick shares his top piece of advice for new YouTubers - find a small group of fellow creators at your level to collaborate with. He explains how invaluable it's been for him to have people to bounce ideas off of and vent frustrations to.

Make sure to check out Patrick below:

➡️ https://www.instagram.com/patrick_rambles/?hl=en-gb

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@PatrickRambles If you'd like to get in touch with Mark or enquire about becoming a guest on the Solo Club podcast, you can email him at mark@markellismedia.uk

Find out more about Solo Club here:

➡️ https://www.soloclub.online

Mark and Matthew dive into the world of building a business as a solo YouTube creator, with Matthew drawing on his own experiences, transitioning from a production company to full-time channels. They discuss, the various revenue streams available and life coping with unpredictable sponsorship deals. Other topics covered include the importance of creator communities, their processes for making videos every week, the satisfaction of seeing an idea realized in a finished video and staying true to your creative mission and perspective despite the algorithm's ups and downs.

Make sure to check out Matthew using the links below:

🎥 YouTube: @matthewTobrien 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewTobrien ✖️ X: @matthewTobrien

If you'd like to get in touch with Mark or enquire about becoming a guest on the Solo Club podcast, you can email him at mark@markellismedia.uk

Find out more about Solo Club here:

➡️ https://www.soloclub.online

In this podcast episode, I speak with Gaby Mendez, the mastermind behind the popular Talking Twenties podcast and annual Twenties Fest live event. Gaby shares the story of her journey from education to starting her own business and podcast. She offers a wealth of free advice on everything from building a team, creating content, working with sponsors, finding podcast guests and more.

If you'd like to check out the Talk Twenties Podcast, follow the links below!

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talktwenties/

🎶 TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRRmaVp3/

📧 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talktwenties/

✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_twenties

👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talktwenties/

📹 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@talktwenties

If you'd like to contact or follow Gaby Mendes follow the links below:

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgabymendes/

🎶 TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNXNhot1/

📧 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabymendes/

✖️ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/iamgabymendes

Website: www.talktwenties.com

If you'd like to get in touch with Mark or enquire about becoming a guest on the Solo Club podcast, you can email him at mark@markellismedia.uk

Find out more about Solo Club here:

➡️ https://www.soloclub.online