Just a few days ago I reached my first major milestone on Youtube – 100 subscribers! Thank you to everyone who visited my channel and subscribed. You made me feel that I wasn’t wasting my time. On such a new venture, that kind of support is gold, pure gold.
In further news, two of my videos have reached milestones of their own: 1000 views, and a couple more are getting there very quickly so I’m thrilled. This is one of the new ones that’s getting a lot of views:
If you click on ‘Watch on YouTube’ you’ll be able to see a larger version of the video.
I would like to say that my how-to and reading videos are doing as well, but they’re not, at least not yet. I hope that in time I’ll be able to use YouTube for other aspects of my work. Till then, I’m still learning, still improving and, most importantly, still enjoying the process. D
cheers,
Meeks
Meeka's Mind 
December 29th, 2022 at 1:02 pm
Congrats on your YouTube channel!
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December 30th, 2022 at 8:11 am
Thank you! I’m having great fun on Youtube and learning heaps. Hope you have a safe and happy New Year. 🙂
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November 24th, 2022 at 4:13 am
Hi Meeks, I see you are now at 183 subscribers. Go you. I hit 101 so I am also creeping up a bit. A few of my videos have also done well with hundreds or even a few thousand views but it isn’t consistent.
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November 24th, 2022 at 9:41 am
Oh grats, Robbie! I didn’t think 100 would make a difference but it really does. My subscribers have jumped through no effort on my part. I think after that milestone, Youtube presents our videos to more viewers or something.
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November 25th, 2022 at 3:01 am
Yes, I think so too 💗
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November 25th, 2022 at 6:36 am
By the way, if you have a video with distinct sections, you can create links to them in the description. e.g. 0:00 Intro 0:35 Ingredients etc. The timestamp tells Youtube what to do. Seriously, I couldn’t believe it would be that easy. Just type the list in. I’ll be using it on all my how-to type videos.
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November 14th, 2022 at 3:21 pm
YAAAAAY!!! … ** waves arms in the air and runs around in circles like Kermit** 😀
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November 14th, 2022 at 4:29 pm
-giggles- Careful! You could end up green for life. 😉
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November 14th, 2022 at 4:57 pm
Heh, 🙂 … I know it’s not easy, but sonebody has to do it! 😀
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November 14th, 2022 at 8:54 pm
Too true. 😉
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November 7th, 2022 at 1:04 am
Wow, congrats! I have my own Youtube channel but I never use it–maybe I should start doing something with it!
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November 7th, 2022 at 8:26 am
You should! Post a link to your channel and I’ll subscribe. 😀
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November 5th, 2022 at 6:52 am
Wow. You’re doing great with youtube. It seems like you were just experimenting a few weeks ago. That’s great progress and it’s so fun to watch your creations. I’m always astounded at your tech abilities. 😀
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November 5th, 2022 at 7:45 am
lol – I’m /still/ experimenting. The video editing software I’m using is convoluted, to say the least. I’ll do a review of it one of these days. In the meantime I’m still having to look up other people’s how-to’s. Using the player housing as my ‘content’ does make it a little easier as I can just focus on the narration and the tech. Bottom line though…it’s fun. 😀
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November 5th, 2022 at 8:49 am
It looks fun, but also intimidating. I’m glad you’re sticking with it. It will get easier and I know you’ll keep refining too.
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:03 am
Long term I want to be able to create short videos to illustrate techniques in my how-to’s. -fingers crossed-
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November 5th, 2022 at 11:38 am
That’s a great idea. I use those “How to” videos all the time to do anything with technology. They’re super helpful.
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November 5th, 2022 at 9:47 pm
lol – me too! They’re a great way to learn. 😀
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November 6th, 2022 at 1:59 am
You should have seem me trying to make snowflakes on my last trailer. Ha ha. Thank you youtube!
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November 6th, 2022 at 7:47 am
-giggles- you /are/ a geek!!!!
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November 6th, 2022 at 8:44 am
Ha ha. I had to make each snowflake individually. Determination!
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November 6th, 2022 at 9:02 am
OMG…now that is determination! lol
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November 7th, 2022 at 2:39 am
😀
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November 4th, 2022 at 9:18 pm
Congratulations, Meeks… way to go!
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November 5th, 2022 at 7:38 am
Thank you, Ladies!!!!
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November 4th, 2022 at 3:14 pm
That’s the first time I’ve seen one of your YouTube videos … I really enjoyed it! Such a beautiful, peaceful place! I subscribed, too!
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November 4th, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Oh. My. God! You watched it? You should see my face, Jill. Thank you. You’ve completely made my day. And yes, that particular spot is one of my favourites. For some of us gamers, ‘Meta’ happened a long time ago. 🙂
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November 5th, 2022 at 8:23 am
Heh heh … I didn’t think you’d be that shocked!!! This past week, my angst level has driven me to strive for a bit of balance, and when I saw your post, I thought I’d give it a whirl. I was enchanted and stayed around for the entire video! It made me smile and … brought a few minutes of peace. You are very talented to be able to put something like that together!
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:08 am
Ugh…the angst part doesn’t sound good. If my little video gave you some time out then I’m very happy indeed.
By the way, another writer friend of mine plays Minecraft. It may be something you could get into…to switch off for a little while. -hugs-
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November 5th, 2022 at 3:35 pm
No, the angst is not good and is not helping my heart problems one bit, but … it is what it is. I care too much about the people, the state of the nation, our political turmoil, and the environment to turn it off. I have a friend who says she just never thinks about all that, but goes on merrily with her life and tunes all the bad stuff out. I guess we’re all made differently, for I just cannot do that.
Granddaughter Natasha plays Minecraft … it just never really captured my interest. I do, however, work Sudoku puzzles! Does that count?
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November 5th, 2022 at 9:44 pm
I admit I was getting that way on Twitter. I still care, but now that I’m away from that toxic environment, at least I don’t stress as much. And yes, Sudoku counts. 😀
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November 4th, 2022 at 5:11 pm
p.s. building houses in ESO is a bit like building dollshouses as a kid. Or maybe like creating something new as an architect. It’s…play. 🙂
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November 5th, 2022 at 8:24 am
Sounds like fun … and time-consuming! As I have no artistic talent whatsoever, I’ll just remain on the viewing end of it!
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:06 am
-grin- I wish I could get you interested in the gaming side of things. Getting in-game and letting off steam by killing some monsters is very therapeutic believe it or not. And you can decorate houses without building them!
Sometimes you /need/ to switch off, especially in today’s world.
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November 5th, 2022 at 3:33 pm
Believe it or not, I do play Animal Crossing New Horizons with my girls (daughter Chris and granddaughter Natasha) every night! It came out quite timely in March 2020, just when the pandemic hit and the shutdowns began, and we began playing it then. Except for the couple of weeks I was in the hospital last year, I’ve played it with them every night! We design our houses, our island, interact with the animal residents, complete challenges, fish, catch bugs, and have a good time all ’round. It’s an hour or sometimes two that my mind is NOT on politics and the state of the world! 😊
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November 5th, 2022 at 9:45 pm
Oh that sounds like fun! I might check Animal Crossing out myself. I used to play Stardew Valley as a break from mmo’s and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the tip. 😀
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November 6th, 2022 at 12:47 pm
I think you’d enjoy it!
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November 7th, 2022 at 8:27 am
I checked it out yesterday, Jill…and I can’t play it. -sob- Or at least not without an emulator. Ah well. Maybe one day they’ll port it across to the pc. Looks like a lot of fun.
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November 7th, 2022 at 4:34 pm
Awwww … I’m so sorry! I asked Natasha, my geek granddaughter, and she said it’s because Nintendo owns the exclusive rights to the game. In today’s world, it seems that we need all the fun and joy we can get and ‘exclusive rights’ be damned! It is a lot of fun … peaceful, yet challenging at the same time.
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November 7th, 2022 at 6:01 pm
Yes, sadly Nintendo owns the game and can do whatever they want with it. I am glad you have such a fun ‘escape’ from politics. -hugs-
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November 4th, 2022 at 11:59 am
Congratulations! I haven’t looked at my YT channel in a long while. You sent me down the rabbit hole checking on it, updating, stuff like that!
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November 4th, 2022 at 1:41 pm
-grin- Sorry? lol Have I subscribed yet? If not can you send me a link to your channel and I’ll subscribe post haste. 😀
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:05 am
I just subscribed to yours. Here’s my link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1iAn_Ezjyow8zjtSz2V1jw
There’s not much of interest there. Most of it is for my education classes!
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:19 am
Thanks Jacqui. Subscribed and watched your video for Natural Selection. It’s brilliant! Seriously. It had me engrossed from start to finish. What app did you use to put it together?
I was surprised though that you’d turned comments off. Why? I love leaving comments and reading them too.
Sticking my big nose in here but…maybe put in an endscreen as well? That way people who watch one of your videos will get the option of immediately watching another one.
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:30 am
I used Canva for this one. I was amazed how easy that program made it to be a creator. That endscreen is a great idea. Is that what those are? I had no idea.
So often, YT comments are snarky so I just didn’t want to deal with them! Sigh.
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November 5th, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Yes, those things that pop up at the end of my videos. They lead viewers to more of your work. Of course they can cancel without watching, but I know I’ve ended up going from one video to the next if I’m interested. 😀
Turn the comments on Jacqui, especially for the education videos. Often people will ask for specific help. That kind of engagement will get more people watching the videos. Just ignore the snark. 😀
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November 6th, 2022 at 12:46 am
You have me pondering this!
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November 6th, 2022 at 7:50 am
😀
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November 4th, 2022 at 9:20 am
Yay! Great to hear—you clever lady! Sending wishes those numbers keep growing! 🙂
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November 4th, 2022 at 1:46 pm
-grin- thank you! And before you ask, yes I have been writing! Well, actually I’m still in the throes of outlining dates and story timelines in excel, but I am writing reams of notes. 😀
Have you made a start on the next book yet?
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November 5th, 2022 at 4:29 am
For sure, thanks for asking. Early days yet, though. Glad you’re pushing on too 🙂
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November 5th, 2022 at 7:42 am
Good. I’ve grown addicted to the Chronicles. 😀
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November 5th, 2022 at 8:03 am
Bless you, ac, thanks *hugs*
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November 5th, 2022 at 10:08 am
Nada. 😀
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November 4th, 2022 at 9:09 am
I’m sorry – I don’t do ‘things that move.’ My brain gets behind on the processing fairly quickly, and then I get antsy.
I’m sure yours is lovely – it’s my brain, not me.
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November 4th, 2022 at 9:14 am
-hugs- that’s ok. Just take it easy. Don’t put any additional pressure on yourself.
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