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You’re like that reliable big sister who protects your siblings from these scammers. I just want to say, that I really appreciate you doing this and for not blurring their channel names so we can avoid them.
You are a beautiful human being, Mey. 💛 I want you to remember that your efforts in your videos are always appreciated! 🙏🏽
Agreed!!
Thank you dear for being so honest and exposing what's happening. God bless u 🌷
Always
I have to tell you that you are my "go to" whenever I need anything in this category. If I feel in need of inspiration, I come to you. If I'm stuck in my business efforts, I go to your channel. You are so genuine and warm. It feels a bit like chatting with a friend when I watch. And I have learned so much from you. Thank you ☺️
Started late but this is really good information! This is so helpful for those feeling discouraged and lamenting they’re not as successful as those who boast on YT about their earnings (that’d be me! Lol!) I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again - you are a natural born teacher and I adore your personality! Another channel I really like is Crafty Stax and Zen Watercolor (same person). He calls himself a designer, not an artist, but there’s still great information on there. I’ll check out the channels you recommended in this. I’ve stepped back from trying to earn money, and just create what I like. Still not brave enough to try to sell my drawings and paintings, so I guess I’m not truly an artist. Recently though I drew a kitten and uploaded it, then “painted” it in my version of polygon art style. I then used different filters to change the look of that design. I like it. So now I’m doing what I like, and hey, if the shop never takes off, at least I’m flexing my creativity muscle and doing what I enjoy. Thanks for sharing so much with us!!! You are Awesome Sauce!! ❤️
IMO you so do not ever have to sell one single piece of art to be truly an artist. I believe being an artist is not at all about making money but rather about a mindset and creating art. It is said that VanGoghs paintings were never bought by anyine besides hus brother until l after his death yet we would never say he wasn't truly an artist.
It's Zen Watercooler (not color), so maybe edit your paragraph to reflect the correct spelling. I looked it up, btw, so thanks for the referral.
We have been so jaded by all the hype on YT with all the POD and finally someone pulled back the curtain. This will make those of us that haven't earned the amounts posted on YT. Thanks so much!!
Def the hype is so unrealistic, shame seeing so many people waste their time (and often money) on jumping in to this "magic money machine" business without knowing all the facts.
Hope your journey to make money online in 2023 would be realistically hard work and awesome !!
I don't think I just happened upon your channel. You are a Godsend! Thank you so much. I am starting with selling notebooks and knowing the truth will help. Thanks for being yourself. I enjoy your channel and will continue to listen. I wish more people had the INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER that you do. Love to you and good luck in the coming years.
Thanks for the kind words
Such a good video, Mey! You mentioned ending up on mailing lists and then being bombarded by emails. When you said that, I couldn't help but think of the mother/daughter duo whom give advice about Zazzle. They send out about 2-4 emails a day promoting their $4K coaching program. I think it takes a high level of greed to first claim they've made $1.5 million on Zazzle to then hammer their email list every day to promote their expensive program.
Yes. They are disgusting.
I figured them out fast. All they talk about is their coaching program. If they really make that much money on Zazzle, why are they pushing the course so hard?
@@ArtisticMysticSoul Exactly! When I tried to unsubscribe from their mailing list, the emails kept coming multiple times a day. It's impossible to trust people who are so aggressive with their marketing.
Actually Jen and Elke Clarke (the mother daughter team you are talking about) are well worth what they charge. I cannot afford their year long Profit by Design Academy at this time in my life but very much want to do it some day. In the meantime though, I have taken some of their other courses and gotten small group training - just four people in our class - on Zoom where we could ask either of them anything we wanted including for individual critiques of our work - and they are the real deal. Yes, it is true that at certain times (such as right before a new PDA is going to close enrollment) they do bombard you with email but they also offering incredibly in depth training including personalized coaching for a year and a community of others to work with. I don't know of anyone else who offers that. Their courses are not easy. They give you a lot of work to do but if you are serious and willing to work hard on an ongoing basis, you will see results. They are also always very careful to say that they cannot promise that you will make X amount of dollars if you take their courses.
You're right, it's greed. Seems a whole lot of people want to become overnight millionaires nowadays. Super expensive coaching programs or courses are their favourite ways of getting there.
I’m really glad you’re calling this out about other RUclipsrs. I literally learned about the code stuff in a class a month ago, and I was wondering if some of them were doing this!
Some people just want to "get rich quick," and there will never be a way to get rich quick. People sell these courses, but you can find all of that same information, for free, either, on RUclips or on Google, or where ever. You're honest Mey, and that is a good thing.
If people knew how very much work was involved and how many hours spent at the computer to try to make a go of it, they'd know there's nothing Quick about it. Lol
wow, a legit person who is straight up and real about things. Not only that, you actually support other artist etc. Please keep up the videos.
Thanks for saying that :)
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE YOU !! IVE SIT & WATCHED SO MANY VIDS FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS & GOT EXCITED THEN GOT SUSPICIOUS TO GETTING HOPEFUL THEN FELT HOPELESS & YOU GIRLFRIEND ARE SO REFRESHING! THANK U...I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY. ITS NICE TO KNOW SOME PEOPLE STILL HAVE MORALS & INTEGRITY. NEW SUBSCRIBER & HUGE FAN. & HAPPY BELATED BDAY💛
Happy people liked this video, was worried people would be angry LOL
People like fast money, but POD, and any online business, is def not a fast cash business. Happy you liked it
@@MeyTribe oh baby you can't be worried about any of the people who get mad cuz they don't like the truth & would much rather be lied to ...let those folks stay in their dillusional bubble...lol....we just gotta pray for em & keep it moving. You just keep being exactly who you are...good karma is always rewarded at the end of the day. 🙏💛
Love, love, love this video ... thank you for calling out these charlatans!!! Love the fact you are genuinely authentic in ALL your videos - it's SO refreshing!!!!
Thank you so much!! :)
So true! One RUclipsr I follow had a video titled something like Big PERSONAL NEWS and it turned out they had just updated their online course (which had already been announced anyway). I have the feeling that’s a trope because people get kind of attached to their favorite RUclipsrs and the algorithm reflects that by valuing anything that seems “personal” more highly (because it’s going to generate more clicks).
And for viewers, I imagine part of watching those type videos despite their gut instinct is “fear of missing out,” in the off chance they do say something valuable. Once you catch onto them though, it becomes easier to roll your eyes and close the video. I support people who earn money as a residual effect of and in concert with that integrity, but not those who just throw content together with the sole aim of bilking people. They’re swindlers and they should be ashamed.
I know !!! @shinyshinything I think i have seen that video, or maybe that RUclipsr you saw wasn't so "special" in making it.
Exciting news- now I can charge more money LOL
Honestly, those personal news videos, unless tagged very differently, don't get much from the algorithm, as RUclips would prioritize videos within the niche of the channel.. But people sure do click on them when they are placed in front of them.
@@gingersnaps4194 I always fell for FOMO !! wait, what will he say???
And yeah, nothing wrong with making money from youtube, same with affiliate marketing, if you're actually giving out free good info... I feel like as much as I love sharing, it wouldn't be worth it without RUclips, as these videos are such hard work (and I could have gotten paid a lot more, working less, by taking wordpress website design clients LOL )
Happy to see you don't hate all RUclipsrs now LOL
Yes Mey! Tell it like it is. Your t-shirt said it all lol. I have lost count of the videos I have politely commented on to warn the unsuspecting watchers about copyright and poor image size/quality. I get frustrated too. Enjoyed your KDP one as well. Thank you for being an honest and authentic creator ❤️💞
I have stopped doing that... I felt like I wasn't really doing much... I hope for more KDP videos soon, i have started with some test orders, as well as written half books on my break (it's hard to finish them LOL)
I love how candid you are. Your honesty is SO refreshing. Thank you! 💖💖💖💖💖
I watch tons of these videos. And I'm smart enough to know that every video could be lies, truth, stretches of truth, etc. People lie. I just try to take some knowledge from them.
Now, I think you are the only person that I've ever heard that love their job so much and got paid great and was treated so well. Where I've work in the US had never been like that. I've worked since I was 15 and I'm 62 now. The place I work right now has fights and people crying almost everyday. People getting fired for no reason but someone complaining about them.
All I want is to be able to live when I retired. I can't live off my ssn. Its not enough. So I opened a redbubble shop a couple months ago. I have 150 designs. Various things. I keep adding almost daily. And I hope that it takes off. I have opened a shop in tee public too. I'm starting to share on Instagram and Pinterest.
I don't know what else I can do but I hope I can make money to add to my retirement so I can make it. Although I would like to be able to do more than just make it.
By far, your first sentence, is the best approach to anything online... :)
I loved my jobs in IT and Media. Also a bit before, when I was a bartender.
I think it was also me, knowing I have to work, so trying to see the good in it, And I know not everyone has that.
I have had jobs that went from fairytale to horror-story, and I walked out of them. Financially often took a loan to walk out of them- to prioritize happiness over employment. I think my story in the job market is a bit crazy, now that I look back at it.
But it wasn't always gold. At the end of the day, in 2015, I could no longer have a normal job due to my PTSD,FMS and other conditions being worse... So i had to try and make it as a freelancer, and often I did feel inside the rat race.
I Know a LOT of people hate their jobs, living paycheck to paycheck, and I hope you don't think I disrespected that in anyway.
I just thought it's also important to bring out the other side of the rat race, and maybe I didn't talk about it as much... The part in which I set up my business from a hospital bed, severely worried I will be able to pay for rent, for food, or for that 5th ambulance I had taken within 1 month.
My first years as a freelancer were a crazy rat race, so much I moved to Romania for few months, and Thailand for few months- just to be able to pay for food.
I am sorry to hear about your workplace environment, it makes me so angry cause I know how it feels. I have left 3 jobs due to cursing in the workplace, that started after months of golden treatment and a high and love all around. And it is so painful to face that day in and day out, that i always ended up moving on and not looking back. Maybe I was blessed for that option - because I was smack in the middle of the media and IT scene in Israel that was ever growing and always needed more people.
RedBubble is a great way to start with POD, mostly cause you have that super instant access to upload to so many types of products and see what works best for you. However, it's a hard platform to stand out in, unless you design that one thing that the algorithm picks up, or do really targeted marketing yourself.
May I ask your style of designs? Maybe another platform could also fit you.
Eventually I think that POD can be really worth it- and I have seen it succeed for people who had their own shops, their own platform, and not on a big marketplace where even if you bring in your traffic- that person could easily place an order with another designer without even realizing it.
By the way, I also get social security. Started in 2017, and in harsh times that I couldn't work much, that social security payment, while thankfully keeping a very bad roof over my head, didn't allow me to get things like food or medicine.
I do think it's often sad that we pay to a country to later not really take care of us, but it is what it is ? (maybe my mind gave up on my own country to help me, which was a hard realization as they were the ones who "broke" me., PTSD and all).
I do think that it's so awesome that you can do what you do and TRY, I have heard people far younger stating there nothing new they can learn and it is what it is. So with all my heart- I give you a special hug, as it's my birthday so god blesses my hugs today
@@MeyTribe thanks for sharing your experiences!
I have done a big variety of designs because I thought that way I could please more people.
Trying to make them myself. And then using canva for the free 30 days.
Really just starting from nothing just dreaming up stuff and using my own photos and pets. Lol
If want to looks you can. I just don't want to get discouraged. But would love any encouragement I can get.
@@catiefast942 I can be very discouraging when it comes to shop reviews, as I get kinda cold when reviewing something (I was paid to critique things and find all the flaws...)
Do you wanna send me a link over Instagram or Facebook ? I have some time to look into it and give you my honest opinion in person :)
@@MeyTribe sure.
Thank you for the honesty, great video!!!🥳
Always :)
Just finished watching and I'd like to say thank you so much. I'm a victim of clickbait for the last three months I've been clicking people's channels spending the whole day wasting time watching videos that will tell me how to make 200 dollars in one day if I follow their methods until I landed here two months ago and started learning and practicing on my POD shop. Honest truth I know nothing about online jobs, I'm not a designer but I try to look for guidance here and I'm pissed to the core at the same time sad cause some of us are not financially stable but they'll ask for a ton of money, been used for clickbait sucks. I'm even broken that I asked my dad for money to pay for a course that costs so much just so I can earn. SMH the two RUclipsrs you mentioned I subscribed to their channel. Thank you, Mey, I've learned so much here. (especially seamless patterns☺)
I was talking to Miso and my aunt here after this video about my whole experience with therapy... At the end of a session the therapist tells you what to do till next time. I think i took that, unknowingly, into some of my videos, by ending them with a task- go design, go upload, go explore marketing... But I have noticed many RUclipsrs always ending a video with - now go watch this video... Which is GREAT for the RUclips algorithm, and less great for people who actually wanna do something.
It's one of the reasons I love Juna's channel so much, he wrap things off often with go and design this, go try this, instead of go watch another one of my videos.
I am happy you found out that fact and noticed it in your own self, as a lot of people take years to realize that they are "super motivated to take action" yet haven't taken any action other than seeing the next video.
And patterns are LIFE
I’m only a quarter way through , but the concepts your discussing are why I’ll bother to hit save for later and watch the rest when I have time.
I’m 50 and I’ve seen enough in life to know pretty quickly when someone is full of it and wasting my time, or if it’s just not the channel for me. This channel does not waste my time.
There is a consistent pattern I’ve seen throughout my life and it’s not just on RUclips . The scammers have been around for hundreds of years, either selling fake medicine, or teaching you how to flip houses, or making $$ and quitting your day job. They basically ride the fads, teach others how to do it, and move onto the next thing.
I watch channels where the creators enjoy what they are doing. Are humble and have no issue talking about their honest opinions, and who don’t have a hard sell. They enjoy their community, engage with them, and are getting that benefit of learning through teaching.
You pay attention to detail, care about the quality of your work,and care about the content you produce. I could tell right away you’d be a great channel to watch and I haven’t been disappointed.
That is so refreshing and appreciated, finally someone honest with principles and sticking to it! Thank you very much for this. I have a similar frustration as a web developper seing agencies selling websites by packages, pre-mades websites that are actually poorly made but sold at a very high prices. The clients (not knowing how a website is made) pays and then, they have plenty of bugs and have to start over again. I hate seing companies taking advantage on naive clients, offering bad quality, at high price, for a website not even adapted for the client. Anyway, now that I want to finally go on with my P.O.D. ideas (it’s been on my mind for years), I have watched a LOT of videos on youtube for POD, KDP, etc. They often say the same things, and rarely they will tell you which of the POD sites you have to pay some money until the person pays for your product, but it’s important to know, because not all POD sites works the same way. They say no fees upfront but for some you actually do have to cover the fees for a while. And it’s true that they often lie about the delivery time. You spoke about keywords and how we should not focus as much on this, I was wondering what were your thoughts on Helium10? I am sure youtubers are paid to promote this company since they all talk about it. Did you test it? Anyway, just wanted to thank you for all your very inspiring videos, and thank you for your honesty, it’s pretty rare right now!
I love this video. I hate that people are out there making money about of other’s desperation and misery. I’m pretty savvy and very sceptical by nature which is probably why I don’t believe a lot of the hype, I’m also getting on a bit and have seen a lot of the type of videos you mention over the years. You’re fab and I love your style and openness. Keep up the good work.
Thanks :) And yeah, preying on people's low points to make money is such a low thing to do.
On another note- just had a blast replyign to like 5 companies who offered me so much money for recommending them. one was like- 250$ for making a video about my 6 months experience using their platform and how much it helped my business + affiliate. Needless to say it was not a company that I have been using for 6 months, or that i have ever heard of before LOL
Loved this video so much! I am glad I found your channel.
You’ve done it again, Mey! Really appreciate your honesty. Welcome back, I missed you. I’ve seen a course on YT for $6,000 too, for Zazzle and I said to myself, “Mey can help me do that for free.”! Skillshare is also my new addiction so thanks for that! 😉 I sell physical products on eBay at the moment but it’s very time consuming. Learning from you as I start my new POD venture. Happy Birthday, girl! 🥰🎂🎉
I missed you too !! Honestly,. asked Miso, I was so excited to be back LOL
Yeah, the Zazzle course, we know who we are talking about... I remember breaking down the course with Miso, they estimate an hour of their group call is worth 1K USD, ridiculous. And yeah, i can help, a little, but the main work is to be done by the person wanting to succeed, that's why I hate these crazy amounts charged per course.
Skillshare is such an amazing platform, one of the only 2 I have ever considered having a course on myself.... Even though if I do end up with a Skillshare class it would probably be about Procreate LOL
And thanks for the birthday wishes!
BTW, what on Zazzle interests you the most? I have so many products here to review, if I have one that you're into- I can start with that :)
@@MeyTribe must be the same Zazzle girls! 😉 Two hours a month of group chat for 6 months for $6.000 is out of my league. 😂 Using the info and guidance you provide from your experience in the field is an excellent course in itself. I’m serious when I say that, Mey. You give clear and concise practical advice which is invaluable. Love your honesty and straight forward delivery. Yes, Yes, YES, please do a Skillshare course….on ANYTHING!!! Can’t wait for tomorrow’s video. Now I must get to work so I can get items made for my shop so I can open it and send you a present. 🥰🎉
@@quirkychris2933 I am by all means- not a Zazzle expert, but I think that any system can be "broken down" into actionable steps. I think my biggest value in this case was to show people it's not that tricky, just a bit annoying as the platform is so buggy, and how to research their own things online. I also am really looking forward to reviewing the products for you guys, as it is awful to invest all your time in designing something, marketing it, perfecting it- and people won't buy again because the product itself isn't that good.
Happy working
I know exactly who you are talking about....what a rip-off! No thanks. Highway robbery and no shame about it either.
Those two Zazzle ladies are ridiculous. I watched one or two of their videos and they never show anything that the video title was about.
Very important share! Thanks for doing this and standing up for real artists who are struggling to navigate this system.
Thank you for this video. I'm not ashamed to say that I have bought into some of these schemes you talked about. I've tried a few things to enable me to be able to work from home while I raise my baby so my husband does not have all the financial pressure on him. I've been feeling a lot like a failure lately and alot of what you said really made sense. I know I can still run a legitimate business from home but not be so hard on myself. This was a very positive video for me
I get the whole thing of being so hard on yourself, I really do. I also know that if I started POD without all the knowledge from previous years in SEO and ecommerce - I would have believed anything these gurus are saying. I mean- I almost fell for all the KDP junk out there.
I wonder what are you looking into selling and where, and I hope you know that if you ever need a solid advice- you can hop on to our FB community and post questions or just lay your story out there asking for more direction
Thank you so much for this video, it is so refreshing to see actual honest people and telling it like it is. It's really hard to tell the difference between what is actual and what is fake especially for beginners and for someone like me who wants to be able to work from home and spend more time with my daughter, I have been researching on how to make money online for a while and have encountered so many lies and that alone is very discouraging. I love all your videos they are honest and transparent and engaging and you are truly an inspiration to anyone who want to work online. I look forward to other videos. Also, I wanted to know if you have any coaching opportunities? I would love you as my coach. Thanks for the great content!
Mey,.. thank you for keeping it real !!! This video,.. much like the truth,.. is long overdue !
Yeah, felt like I had to... got so many viewers hearing how easy everything is and being let down after...
Thank you so much for this video. I was lucky over the months to spot some of the folks who I guess are click baiters who love to show you a thumbnail promising something that will change your designing life but in the end just talk for 15 minutes and never give you anything even close to what is promised. I have happily not made the error of purchasing any of the "courses" though I have looked on Skillshare and others for pro courses. In all honesty I learn more from you (I have gone back to last years videos to learn to do things for upcoming quarter 4) and one or two other dedicated youtubers (Brian, Zen, Lisa) and I take all other youtubers with a grain of salt just hoping to maybe get a little nugget here or there. Hope your eye gets to feeling better and question - The top you had on, was the neck made that way or did you cut it out (As you have been known to mention) See ya soon!
Who is Brian? Have you seen Juna, from Detour Shirts? He is great. He does do what his video titles say he is going to do. I think I know who Lisa is, but not sure who Brian is. I do watch Zen, though, he has some great information.
@@MissMolly3377 Brian Abela he's more like Mey in that he's very instructional.
Hi Mey, so lovely to see you after your break - quick question. I did an "income" video on my channel so that newbie writers could see that it was possible to make a healthy income writing fiction and selling the books on KDP - I didn't want it looking scammy or click baity so I typed in the web address on screen and took my viewer through how I found the numbers and what they were. But I didn't know a thing about that hack you showed on your screen (I was like "Wow, lol"). When you refresh that page that you adapted, does it go back to the original numbers that were on there? My numbers were legit, but I wondered if there were tips on how I could show that, without people thinking they could be changed in the code lines of the web page. Thanks and keep going with what you're doing. Looking forward to your KDP video too - hugs.
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL ‼️‼️‼️‼️ takes a lot to be honest in this odd world here’s to integrity 🙌🏾👏🏾
Glad to hear that :)
Thank you for speaking out mey, I hope people listen and pay attention to you xx
Always :)
I am doing R&D (Research and Dev, no Deciding) this summer and taking a break from creating things to sell, and I found your channel. I am so lucky, cuz I need to refine and trim and eliminate and focus on things that I want and not chase that ever elusive payday. Actually, I earn enough, so I am wanting to expand my skills using some of the software that others use, so I am here, looking and listening. And you are fascinating, full of emotion and seriousness, with facial expressions that make me want to watch, and most importantly, advice on what to do or not do. This video was amazing, and I appreciate your directness and all. I've now watch four or five of your videos, and this on that you put out on the day before your birth, and I am watching it on the day after my birthday. So, cool. Thanks.
Hahaahahha love your energy in this video.. so honest, pure and funny.. love it ❤
Thanks :) it was my first clickbait video, I was trying to make it entertaining, as the content of it could make people kinda depressed realizing these things.
I forgot to mention that puzzles, particularly round puzzles, are my main focus at the moment, along with many other options for my designs. I would be glad to send you some samples if you are at all interested,
Thank you for the information and being honest! This was very helpful! Have a great week!
A great week right back at you !!
I needed to see this! Now I feel better about myself. I felt like such a loser for not making a dime from my designs. At least now I know that these things can be faked. Thanks, Mey! Learning a lot from you.
Ohhh that loser feeling... i hate that ! So many RUclipsrs-course-sellers make you know it's YOUR fault if their proven system didn't work for you. POD is hard ! Selling printables is HARD! Affiliate marketing can take FOREVER ! this is reality... and with that we try to be better, we need to keep a steady job, and be realistic !
Sleepy pilgrim has become one of my new favorite RUclips channels to watch. Really refreshing perspective…
Me too! I only wish i had a microwave in my apartment to watch his vids with popcorn
You just earned a subscriber for life! I have been making money online for the last 13 years. I have done multiple different business models. Lately I’ve been looking to expand and have more passive income streams.
While researching this has been my biggest pet peeve on here. It’s not just in the POD community either. Affiliate Marketing or Crypto for example, so many of these RUclipsrs are getting their views but click baiting people in that are desperate to learn how to make money online, but they don’t know any better that what these guys are teaching them does not work. It’s bogus. So these people looking for answers are instead wasting their time and energy while the RUclipsrs continue to make a fat check lying and being deceitful.
I made an entire list of the crap I personally experienced and have been in the process of creating my own channel to teach people how to spot these bogus RUclips channels and stop wasting their precious time and how to actually start generating an online income with $0 start up costs. It’s so refreshing to see someone else see the crap these guys are pulling and call them out on it!
Thank you for staying true and honest to your viewers and not giving in to the temptation of making more $. I wish you much success in all of your future endeavors!
-Miranda
I love this video I my self be doing these videos to expose these so call gurus on RUclips it's nice to see another channel doing this
How refreshing! Love this. Tell it like it is, Mey. That's why we love you! Shame on the charlatans who prey on people desperate to live a more fulfilling life by selling their designs. Manure happens! So glad you do not promote that on your channel. :)
I ended up watching some of your videos without skipping them. Thank you for being honest. New subscriber here!
Mad respect Mey for this video. Thank you Chica!
My pleasure!!
Calling a spade a spade. I have noticed such things before and you have articulated it perfectly. Kudos for making this video. We need more of you out there to keep people from being mislead.
Mey, You are one of a kind person.. I really love your honest and strong personality.. ❤️
I have learned so many things from you.. thank you very much ☺️
And Wish you a Happy Birthday Dear Mey !!
You are truly a breath of fresh air, and I am so glad I found your videos. I am a retired 77 year-old gentleman (always) who is a graphic designer. I have created over 7,000 very unique designs, and I am trying to get my first website online to sell my designs. Could you please give me your best advice as to which POD supplier you would recommend, for best quality and, of course, most profitable for me. Thanks in advance for your help, and now back to watching the rest of your videos regarding You Tuber's lies and how to see past them.
I applaud you Mey! You´re brilliant! :)
Awwwww
So glad you did this as I hate the con videos
Me too... I just get so angry seeing what nonsense people say online...
I love your fire for integrity and quality. You are the best of anyone. The real deal.
Ohhhh my first super thanks LOL thank you :)
Happy you like this channel
Miss Mey - you speak the truth. I'm exactly like to you in that you just don't care for lies and promoting lies for profit. Thank you for being real. I really appreciate all of your experiences and insights with this crazy industry.
Thank you so much for being so awsome. I love your integrity!
Awww thanks
I like your ,s truth, inspiring always...
Thank you for your honesty..
I appreciate all of these videos, and yeah, I've been the goof who listens through most selling things to find out if there's one or two bits of info I didn't know already (I have a lot of real world experience at freelancing and creating and teaching, but sucketh at it on line). That said yep, you are right on, and I'm very happy to sit through your videos because it's full of actionable and sincere info. Even without the other parts of "selling" yourself positively, there's a mythos that the only way to be successful, is to speak successful, and for many that is to work little and reel in the real dough.
and loved the "sh-ne-ne-NEH!" comment on the Redbubble viewership-19:17 (forty more seconds and it would have been my birth year, lol. You've done admirably at not swearing, I think I shall incorporate "Sh-ne-ne-NEH!" into my own vernacular!
Hello Mey, and welcome back! Well, what can I say? This video has come at just the right time for me. I have had to take a few weeks away from 'work' because to be honest, it was all getting a bit much for me. I was working so many hours a day on my business, yet seemed to get nothing productive done! In the end my anxiety etc flared up again so I just had to step back for a while and regroup. I even had to stop watching RUclips videos to do with POD, Etsy etc because I was sick and tired of a lot of the b******t! So, I am back working on my business now and am concentrating on one platform, one niche at the moment. I still have a crazy amount of ideas going on in my brain in different niches and will have to figure out a way to do something with them. Oh an idea! Would you make a video on how you keep organised? I am assuming with each different niche I would need separate shops on my chosen platform, which will need new email addresses ( how to keep track of all that info!!) Also wouldn't each niche need its own Pinterest account too? Again more juggling! Great video too and happy belated birthday 🙂
Oh, and Happy Belated Birthday!
Mey, you are my spirit animal. I respect you very much, and I think that you actually help a lot of people. With POD businesses AND artist confidence. Keep it up lady ✌️
P.S. You are 10 yrs younger than me, and I want to be more like you when I grow up
Thanks for being an honest, awesome person! I am a fluid acrylic artist, poet and graphic designer! I work as a Pharmacy Courier, but the first of the year I had a foot operation and can't work. I need to sit down and get my business up and running, but I'd rather do art or poetry than do marketing! Let me get paint all over myself, rolling the paint around a canvas, but don't ask me to do Social Media! But I will! Because I have bill that don't pay for themselves. and I'm tired of having to ask my sister for money!
I know Mey has talked about the importance of marketing, but I’m with you. I want to do the art, the rest from writing the listings to making mock-ups to the marketing side feels like such drudgery! Plus it takes so much time! I know it’s important to shelf that bad attitude, but it’s hard for me. I’m not on any social media because of the negativity of the world, and I’ve been much more at peace since I closed my SM accounts years ago, but I understand it’s a necessary evil. I know customers aren’t going to find me, it’s the other way around. And bills, damn the bills!!! But how to shift that negative thinking associated with marketing, especially on social media! Maybe Mey will do a whole video just on this topic? She’s got a healthy attitude about the whole shebang from creating to listing and mock-ups to marketing. Whatever she’s doing in guiding her attitude, it’s working. I mostly draw and do acrylic painting btw, and am teaching myself to use my digital drawing pad. In my shop so far are just graphic designs, not my artwork for the most part, so I also need to step it up. Hope your foot mends well and quickly!
Physical fluid liquid artist ???????!!!! Dang !!! that is brilliant !
And hey- poetry could be awesome for trying out KDP, you def have an advantage on other poets when you know graphic design.
I also started my business when I could no longer work, so i feel you on that... It's the crappiest feeling, but also crazy motivating at times, when you have no choice !!! Social media can be super hard... Though I know many artists who managed to crack down selling their art when they started RUclips- showing their process, their home, their creations. I myself watch these videos to get inspiration and hopefully the courage to face that much paint in my house LOL
I kinda had this vision in my head of you making a video of creating a liquid art painting, while reading a poem in the background... Don't know why LOL
@@gingersnaps4194 I know how you feel. I talked about marketing being important, yes, but I also mentioned I hate it LOL
And social media can be a hole without a pit.
I remembered when I was dealing with FMS for the first time, I entered support groups for FMS on Facebook. I wanted to share, you know "Hey I had a good day" I wanted to see other do it on days in which I was feeling so low. I wanted to share food-tips, tips on how to deal with negative people, but all everyone wanted to do in these groups is have their own pity party.
The opposite with digital nomad groups- i wanted to share in the struggles of this lifestyle, while other people just wanted to share their 1 happy minute pretending it was a happy month.
Bills are bad. I know. for me, one of the things that enabled me to focus on art and on this channel was that I simply moved to a country where my money was actually worth something !!
I think Pinterest is a great marketing platform, as you're not exposed, out there, no "socializing" it's just a huge google board of photos. I was thinking of doing a video about how to do marketing when you hate social media LOL Maybe that should take priority in July.
What software are you using on your tablet? And you can try and do that social media here on RUclips, same comment I gave to the person you're commenting to, by sharing tutorials on how to draw, reviewing different drawing tools. Honestly ? You'd be surprised how these things can end up being awesome. One of my first ideas was to make a channel about coloring pages, as I know people who make so much money from that, while basically being paid for coloring, how brilliant is that?
Anyway, digressing here... Thanks for watching, and I really hope to hear you're starting to upload your own art online, at least lets all make money from something we actually care about.
love this info!
Glad you enjoyed!
Good video Mey, The last statement was the best Stop watching these channela because if they carry on getting views they will carry on scamming people. And very important if you now finally see them for what they are remember to unsubscribe to them!.
Mey what do you think of Kettl? I'm a Canva user and enjoy it but Kettl seems stronger with t-shirt designs.
Yep I also was binge watching Paul Miles and Co and I wish I would have found you and sleepy pilgrim A lot sooner. Thank you for being real.
Well, you found us now LOL
BTW, at 7PM (my timezone, Bulgaria) there's a live premier and chat showing the quality of KDP books VS Ingramspark VS Blurb- you might find it interesting as well >>
ruclips.net/video/ddFmbCXN8gI/видео.html
I just discovered your Channel and I am really glad I managed to find someone honest that is confirming my own remarks.
You would have saved me 2 years of wanderlust !
Now, I am focusing on creative fabrica, canva and youtube.
Anecdote about Etsy : I submitted a portfolio and they refused me with such a harsh manner (we won't except you, never try to get in touch with us etc.... I was treated like a sort of king of a mob lol)
I never believed some youtubers "incomes" but there were a few that handled the art of appearing honest.
I love this video so much. Thank you 💜
was watching late or I would have put this in chat. When you described the job you had that was amazing. I can tell you why escaping the rat race videos are so popular, because in America most jobs suck. I have worked at the same place for 17+ years, the people suck (they smile at you and stab you in the back), the pay is barely enough to live on, disrespect is the norm, there is no advancement, and in general it sucks. Want to know the kicker? This is considered a "good" job! Its above minimum wage, has air conditioning, benefits, etc. I hate my job. So yes I have watched many of those RUclipsrs, because I am desperate for an escape, I imagine many people feel the same and that is why they are popular. Jobs like you described, if any of them actually exist in this country they will only go to rich and mostly white people.
My experience exactly.
I don't think it's just in the USA. I know plenty of unhappy people in Israel, and in any country, hating their jobs. For me, i loved bartending, selling anything in a shop, and when my back couldn't take it anymore I just started learning whatever I can to help me work in an office, and in the Media and IT industries- salaries are amazing. It wasn't always perfect, but because of that growing scene of IT and Media, I was so lucky to leave a job I hated, a job that went from gold to "I don't wanna go to work" and get hired that same day. Until I got too sick to be employed in 2015, and officially entered the rat race as a freelancer.
I know not everyone has this experience, and I hope you don't think I disrespected anyone by saying this,.. I think my point was just to share that rat race isn't a 9-5 job, there are so many business owners in a rat race. A lot of people have it better than they think before quitting their job, taking a loan for some course that wasn't worth it, and realizing that now it's even worse.
I understand that desperate feeling. I do. But I feel like people are brainwashed into "this is how to make money" when in fact there are so many other ways to get some side income, while doing something you like.
May I ask... What is a hobby of yours? what is a topic you love?
I wanna do a video about how to monetize a hobby, and would love for it to be as beneficial to you guys as possible
@@MeyTribe I didn't mean its just in the US but that its especially bad here. Our politicians have made it a corporate state, so companies feel emboldened to abuse workers. We have also developed this weird mentality that its ok to be abused as long as its worse somewhere else. I'm thinking about starting my own RUclips channel to fight against the insane brainwashing that happens sooo much here. I don't think you were disrespectful at all, but I do think the 9-5 job is a rat race, you spend your days at work your nights preparing for work and your weekends on your side hustle. There is no rest, no retirement and no way to get ahead. When you are constantly 1 step away from losing everything every day for sooo many years (well all my life) it just gets old.
I'd just like to be an artist and still have a roof over my head and food to eat, I've been wanting that for 40 plus years. Not saying I have any artistic skill. I never had the opportunity to learn most of it. I'm semi good at photography and design and I'm excellent at sarcasm. I'm a pretty decent writer.
I don't know if you have discovered Sarah Crisp aka wholesale Ted yet, and she is probably full of **** but the thing she says that resonates hard with me is, its not about money its about time. I'll try every side hustle in existence because the one thing I want is the time to actually live before I die. Sorry that got really dark and deep. I have a problem with excess honesty always gets me in trouble but eff it. PS aging is a b****, I'm gonna go play with my dogs now, dogs rule.
@@MeyTribe PPS Photography
@@jennm2545 I loved her videos about discovering the value of time, and less liked her telling people they can make an insane amount of money with no skills doing "simple things" like copywriting.
And I know it's bad there... It's bad in a lot of places.
I have friends in Israel still fighting the government for the right to have psychiatric care for their Army trauma- a trauma they are not legally allowed to share with a civilian therapist. Last year, a friend of mine light himself on fire after being denied again- mental treatment. I have stopped fighting them after 8 years, and just left. Not everyone has that option, I know.
It's also bad here for locals, paying the same gas prices as in the USA, even more, and living from 320$ a month, as that is the minimum here. And not everyone even get that.
I know it's bad... But exiting a rat race into another one is what most of these courses are really selling, and that just made me so angry that, well, I made a video on that LOL.
I hope that you, me, everyone, will find a way to remove themselves from bad work environments, and find joy, in whatever we do. Have a roof, have food, have a bit of comfort.
you are such an amazing soul. i love your energy
I just went through that with another youtuber. Was told stuff i could get on their youtube channel. Then at the end, I had to take their course or I will be like everyone else won't get.
I know, it's mad out there... And I have seen so many people fall for that, and either get useless advice, or get the same advice they could have found on another RUclips channel for free.
Wow - I have said this, too. There is one channel, Heather X Studios, and the lady that claims to have earned more than $400,000 in two years on Etsy has a total of 10 sales in her Etsy store. When I sent her an email asking it she had another store and to please send a link - all I heard was the sound of crickets. I also posted this multiple times on her channel. How scary is it to think that people are buying courses from people like this, number one, and number two, they are not even checking out these people !!????She is one those people selling courses. People believe whatever they want to believe. There are people making a lot of money selling tshirts but they are too busy doing so to have to offer "courses." I learned in life that people who are the biggest BS'rs are the ones who make a lot of money. Some people just can't willingly lie to others. Then there are people who have absolutely no problem with it. The "work from home" channels by and large are also a scam. Or they tell people they can make $100,000 a year without a degree and those are advanced coding and programming jobs. It's just unbelievable.
I think there's a part of me that wants to believe that this girl maybe has another shop that she's just not showing cause she doesn't want anyone copying her ?? LOL
Re- the 100$k without a degree... I'd have to say that I know many people who make that amount without having a degree...
If you're an artist, grown into your style, teaching cool techniques, selling your stuff...
People who learned marketing by employment and actively trying it...
I mean, you have plenty of talented people who make a lot of money- having learned a valuable skill without a degree...
One example out the top of my head, a friend that I met in Bansko, learned wordpress on their own, started by making websites for clients super cheap, gathered experience, went to conferences, learned more and more skills, built websites for much higher prices, and 10 years after- teaching people who to build websites - that person doesn't have a degree- but they have an actual skill that they have learned over a decade...
(Just a small comment from me, someone who never went to uni since I never had time or money, having worked 10-12 hours a day, and on my "spare time" learned things online)
Mey- this is such a good and informative video. There is so much misleading info out there, it can be really hard to sort through it all. So glad and grateful for you, and your honesty that we can expect from you.
Thanks so much for doing this video and putting these sharks on blast. I have always been hesitant to follow anything that boasts get rich quick. You're honesty and integrity has been what's drawn me to your videos.
I can bet we get more out of what you teach us about Zazzle, for free, than the two women selling a course for 6k, on YT, saying they have made 1.5 million dollars, on Zazzle. Stay true to yourself Mey. I am going to check out the channels you had mentioned, in this video. This could actually make for a fun monthly series..."Scammer of the month." 😂😂 I watch a few people, but most are just out here scamming. I love Juna and Zen Watercooler/Crafty Stax and you. These are my three go to channels. I just ran across another guy too, who seems to be an open book, sort of like you, but I can't remember the name of his channel, until it pops up in my YT recommended feed. 🤦🤷 I use Ibis Paint, and it is similar to Procreate, but it is free (you just have to watch a 30 second ad to unlock all the brushes, and they have most of the same brushes, just named differently). I love it. I am going to get procreate, though, because there aren't as many tutorials about Ibis Paint, it is mostly used by people who draw Anime. Thanks for this awesome video. I am going to go back through some of your older videos, again. You are a natural at teaching and your personality is awesome.
Yes I just recently found this channel and I have learned so much for free. More than I learned from those 2 who then try to upsell you more classes when you already paid for one that didn't even work to begin with.
The truth always prevails.
Albert Einstein quote
"IF I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity "
Shout it from the rooftops, Mey.
We won't always be popular, but we can try by stating the truth.
Nadia
Happy you like the honesty:)
Meyo, thanks for this, you don't hold back, there are many here that are doing this, and it's good, to name and shame them. I have been looking into the affiliate marketing methods and have found the same there, I have tried redbubble, and have had my account suspended, I was using simple public domain images and adding text, so I don't know what I did wrong, but they do not tell you, so that is it. Keep it up, and this is good content, and makes people more aware before they pay for something that is just, of little or no use.
Hello I just wanted you to know that I am currently finishing my Master's degree in journalism& design. And in a course about RUclips and the creative field they showed us your video 😁.
Now I'm watching all of your videos which are really useful.
Thanks from France 😁
What?!?! Wait !!! Which video did they show you guys ? I’m shocked here
Brilliant advice Mey. You are the real deal.
I appreciate that :)
It will be great to do a video of RUclipsrs you like.
Thank you Mey!! Very helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful! :)
At first thank you for all the info you shared with us in this video! Then: Before coming to your channel I actually found and subscribed to the two women who are mentioned here, because I had the impression that for the first time I found some substantial information about how to work on Zazzle. However, after a while I found out that the titles of their videos and podcasts promised more than what they actually offered as content. Obviously they use their RUclips channel in order to get clients for their Academy. So I was disappointed. Fortunately I found your channel, and I am very pleased with your honest and down to earth style and the information you provide! Thanks again!
there is sooooo much false information online, there is nothing easy about making money online, it takes so much work and effort to see your first results. Blogging for example, it took me so long to see my first $1, most people give up before that point and I did before aswell. But once I actually started blogging about what I loved it didn't feel like work and it was easier to keep my head down and push on. I am starting from scratch again now in the same niche and while it is hard to start over it will be worth it in the long run and I'm loving it.
Ohhhh I suck at getting back to comments LOL
And yeah, the online world has so many lies spread about making money online, making people think it's soooo easy !!
I hate the most the RUclipsrs who tell people to quit their jobs now, take a loan to afford that RUclipsr's course, and "live the best life" whatever...
Starting from scratch is shit... BUT- it's also so cleansing, you have a different focus... i am "restarting" a lot of my POD shops on several marketplaces, to include the things I am now better at doing.
I wish us both luck
I love your channel, and your honesty!
I appreciate that!
I think you covered most my gripes. I still have a few more. Thanks
A typical Bulgarian manner is when they force you to do something do the opposite you will be most of the time right and successful. I don't know why but for me works all the time and if they are selling something "great and awesome that will do all the work for me" I run like a beaten dog. My 2 years of experience went through such tubers like the ones you spokeabout in this video, to the small tubers which actually give you the real value and tons of reading material and tausend of viewed designs that actually sell, and I found that the absolute best thing to do is to create your own style mixed with tiny little bits of what works. Van Gogh is not popular because when made copies of Mone for example.
I so appreciate you!
You rock!
Appreciate all of you as well :) Hoping more people would open their eyes to this so they can make a true decision, from facts, on how to spend their time and money.
Good advice thanks
You're welcome :)
Bravo Mey! It's amazing how money talks. I never trust reviews on products anymore because people get things for free and say how amazing the product is. *rolls eyes* A product is not so bad when it's free and you don't spend your hard earned money on it. Same thing here, vloggers are saying how great a platform is because they were bribed.
Getting something for free doesn't mean the person wouldn't say their own opinion.
I mean, i got these horrible shoes from ThisNew for free, and other items that I said were not so good... Though it seems like a lot of people are just raving about quality, even when quality isn't there. But I get it... I often like better making videos on printful cause I pay for the items myself :) But I don't want you to think that all vloggers out there are fake, some good ones out there too...
:)
@@MeyTribe I absolutely agree with you. I watch vloggers who are good about reviews. I am sorry if it came off that I don't trust any vlogger. This is not the case. Being a vlogger is hard work and I am thankful there are ways for them to get paid. 😊
Having been awake since 3am with my Daughter, and then listening to this video on my drive to work at 5am cheered me up. Love you rants and it's so true 😅. So much fake S*** online
as a client.....never ever heard about redbubble....zezzle or whatever....randomly I buy a tshirt through this channels.....
I guess nowadys there are by far more "artists" than buyers around.....
Happy Birthday Mey! I've been binge watching Sleepy Pilgrim since you mentioned him on an earlier vid, he's very addictive. I'm also a James Jani fan too - his videos are pretty much broadcast TV quality! BTW Don't wear that teeshirt in public if you visit us in the UK, as you could be arrested for offensive language. I kept smirking to myself watching this video as I'm guessing you don't know what it means?
Several meanings to that phrase on the tshirt... There's HUGE Britt scene here in Bansko, so I know what the shirt says LOL
But no worries, I'll keep it for my vacation in Greece as I'm pretty sure they wouldn't get it LOL
@Mey Aroyo I wear mine all the time. Never been arrested. Not for the shirt anyway. 😂😀😂
The best ❤️❤️🔥
Thanks :)
I haven’t even got half way through this video and I love the honesty you have and calling ppl , sites etc. on their bs.
The info u talk about does not surprise me one bit.
What is sad though is that there is so many people that falls for the dumbest advise that you can get On Facebook, RUclips ,websites etc. if it sounds too good to be true 95% of the time it’s because it’s just simply not true. another thing is sad that everybody wants to make a quick buck and will lie to you and do anything to get you sucked in.
People are gullible, it's human nature and they're taken advantage of, sadly. I think the problem lies with RUclips. Ads on the TV (which are just short videos) are controlled by legislation to be ethical and honest, etc - those same TV ads can advertise on a YT video that gets huge traction from a dishonest video - hopefully one day YT will find a way to change this but let's not hold our breath! Another great video Mey!
Thanks!
Thank you :)
Awesome information. I fell for one of those things a few years ago from a supposed Zazzle know it all. I took her $1k plus class even though I couldn't afford it and it didn't work but she told me for more help I could purchase more of her classes and private coaching. Lol like I would give her more money.
I dare to say i know who was on the other end of that money...
I saw they were making some videos "about" zazzle, more like talking about how much money they make without an actual tutorial.
That is what sparked the Zazzle series, I just thought that this VERY basic info should be free, and not something that is so deceptive and exclusive.
FOR THIS TEEPUBLIC VIDEO ALONE I FOLLOW YOU
Happy to hear that LOL
Are you selling on Teepublic? I do other tutorials on them, whenever I design tshirts and stuff like that
I enjoyed your outrage so much 😂 So many scams out there, I appreciate you speaking up!
You spoke my mind. LOL You get it girl.
Thank you very much.
This is why I love you Mey! Thank you for always being such a bright, beautiful and genuine soul! 💛
Nice to be appreciated
Go GIRL!! Agreed, so many Clickbait videos and most are so obvious, some I spend time watching for a while before I realise its bullshit
Love your videos
Hello, I found your vid on art sizes super helpful. Do you think you could do one on printing in RGB vs CMYK? I've read conflicting things.
Honestly? I got conflicting info as well... But for me it all comes down to testing. I ONLY do RGB, coming from the web-world, and mostly I found that i get awesome results with product printing... The video I did about Awkward styles wall art (ruclips.net/video/z0GcRuD_XK4/видео.html) I was shocked to see how vivid the colors were, I would have not gotten this vividness with CMYK...
However, ordering socks from RB (ruclips.net/video/K-ydxd-C9TI/видео.html) the designer made then in RGB which was clearly not right for them, not to mention these socks were terrible regardless of any print.
InPRNT- uploaded RGB with amazing results, same with S6 merch, for the most part.
What platforms are you interested in displaying in?
You can try and check out more product reviews I did, ALL were made with RGB, and see the quality yourself