hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer question from
video I’m going to answer question from
video I’m going to answer question from one of my readers in Oro who is asking
one of my readers in Oro who is asking
one of my readers in Oro who is asking about the videos that I make how I make
about the videos that I make how I make
about the videos that I make how I make them and why I made them so specifically
them and why I made them so specifically
them and why I made them so specifically wrote in asking hi Evan you are just a
wrote in asking hi Evan you are just a
wrote in asking hi Evan you are just a great guy for being consistent with your
great guy for being consistent with your
great guy for being consistent with your messages thank you I have two questions
messages thank you I have two questions
messages thank you I have two questions for you one in what way do these
for you one in what way do these
for you one in what way do these messages you send to people positively
messages you send to people positively
messages you send to people positively impact your business I mean economically
impact your business I mean economically
impact your business I mean economically or financially and to do you have people
or financially and to do you have people
or financially and to do you have people working on them and sending them out for
working on them and sending them out for
working on them and sending them out for you or do you have to write and work on
you or do you have to write and work on
you or do you have to write and work on people’s questions new ideas
people’s questions new ideas
people’s questions new ideas continuously when do you have the core
continuously when do you have the core
continuously when do you have the core of your business to take care of as well
of your business to take care of as well
of your business to take care of as well I want to say something like this but I
I want to say something like this but I
I want to say something like this but I need to know if it’s worth my while
need to know if it’s worth my while
need to know if it’s worth my while thanks andorra so a couple of ideas here
thanks andorra so a couple of ideas here
thanks andorra so a couple of ideas here for you on on how i create these videos
for you on on how i create these videos
for you on on how i create these videos most of the videos that i create come
most of the videos that i create come
most of the videos that i create come from reader questions just like this
from reader questions just like this
from reader questions just like this just like the one that you wrote in I
just like the one that you wrote in I
just like the one that you wrote in I don’t make money from these videos
don’t make money from these videos
don’t make money from these videos sometimes they’re sponsored by a
sometimes they’re sponsored by a
sometimes they’re sponsored by a corporate partner but most of videos are
corporate partner but most of videos are
corporate partner but most of videos are not sponsored I do the videos because I
not sponsored I do the videos because I
not sponsored I do the videos because I really like helping out entrepreneurs
really like helping out entrepreneurs
really like helping out entrepreneurs and this is what gets me excited I’ll
and this is what gets me excited I’ll
and this is what gets me excited I’ll usually create the videos once a week
usually create the videos once a week
usually create the videos once a week and then send them out during during the
and then send them out during during the
and then send them out during during the week once a day and it’s the best for my
week once a day and it’s the best for my
week once a day and it’s the best for my week you know answering reader questions
week you know answering reader questions
week you know answering reader questions and be able to create these videos for
and be able to create these videos for
and be able to create these videos for you guys I do almost everything myself
you guys I do almost everything myself
you guys I do almost everything myself so I’m you know staring at my camera
so I’m you know staring at my camera
so I’m you know staring at my camera that i set up myself what I usually do
that i set up myself what I usually do
that i set up myself what I usually do is print off the questions that I have
is print off the questions that I have
is print off the questions that I have for the week so if you see here I’ve got
for the week so if you see here I’ve got
for the week so if you see here I’ve got you know my pages of questions and I’ll
you know my pages of questions and I’ll
you know my pages of questions and I’ll write notes under what I want to say but
write notes under what I want to say but
write notes under what I want to say but usually they’ll just be free styling you
usually they’ll just be free styling you
usually they’ll just be free styling you know whatever comes into my mind as I’m
know whatever comes into my mind as I’m
know whatever comes into my mind as I’m talking about in whatever question that
talking about in whatever question that
talking about in whatever question that that’s been asked the only part that i
that’s been asked the only part that i
that’s been asked the only part that i outsource right now is the video editing
outsource right now is the video editing
outsource right now is the video editing so i started doing all of that myself
so i started doing all of that myself
so i started doing all of that myself and i found that you know I wasn’t the
and i found that you know I wasn’t the
and i found that you know I wasn’t the best video editor was okay at but time
best video editor was okay at but time
best video editor was okay at but time to bring on
to bring on
to bring on a little more professional and so I’ve
a little more professional and so I’ve
a little more professional and so I’ve hired somebody Assad who is my video
hired somebody Assad who is my video
hired somebody Assad who is my video editor and once i’m finished with these
editor and once i’m finished with these
editor and once i’m finished with these recordings i put to my computer put them
recordings i put to my computer put them
recordings i put to my computer put them in dropbox send them over sad and he
in dropbox send them over sad and he
in dropbox send them over sad and he makes him look great with the intro and
makes him look great with the intro and
makes him look great with the intro and the music and all that sent them back to
the music and all that sent them back to
the music and all that sent them back to me and then I’ll be the one posting it
me and then I’ll be the one posting it
me and then I’ll be the one posting it on youtube and posted on my facebook
on youtube and posted on my facebook
on youtube and posted on my facebook channel and Twitter and all that stuff
channel and Twitter and all that stuff
channel and Twitter and all that stuff so I do most of the work myself and
so I do most of the work myself and
so I do most of the work myself and right now you know the only revenue
right now you know the only revenue
right now you know the only revenue model from it typically is when I get
model from it typically is when I get
model from it typically is when I get some of the videos partnered with a
some of the videos partnered with a
some of the videos partnered with a corporate sponsor but for the most part
corporate sponsor but for the most part
corporate sponsor but for the most part I do it because I really like it you
I do it because I really like it you
I do it because I really like it you know one of the best parts of my week
know one of the best parts of my week
know one of the best parts of my week and I really enjoy helping entrepreneurs
and I really enjoy helping entrepreneurs
and I really enjoy helping entrepreneurs when I first started my website I was
when I first started my website I was
when I first started my website I was just sharing information there was no
just sharing information there was no
just sharing information there was no business model behind it I was just
business model behind it I was just
business model behind it I was just following something I was super excited
following something I was super excited
following something I was super excited about really passionate about and
about really passionate about and
about really passionate about and trusted that somewhere in the future the
trusted that somewhere in the future the
trusted that somewhere in the future the dots would connect in terms of my
dots would connect in terms of my
dots would connect in terms of my regular business I have a team working
regular business I have a team working
regular business I have a team working with me and they run most of my business
with me and they run most of my business
with me and they run most of my business for me so I’m lucky that you built it up
for me so I’m lucky that you built it up
for me so I’m lucky that you built it up to a certain point where i’m not really
to a certain point where i’m not really
to a certain point where i’m not really doing much on a day-to-day stuff so i
doing much on a day-to-day stuff so i
doing much on a day-to-day stuff so i can spend more time doing this kind of
can spend more time doing this kind of
can spend more time doing this kind of stuff which i really enjoy helping out
stuff which i really enjoy helping out
stuff which i really enjoy helping out other entrepreneurs so i’m following the
other entrepreneurs so i’m following the
other entrepreneurs so i’m following the same path of the videos right now there
same path of the videos right now there
same path of the videos right now there isn’t really a big business model behind
isn’t really a big business model behind
isn’t really a big business model behind it but i’m trusting that somewhere in
it but i’m trusting that somewhere in
it but i’m trusting that somewhere in the future the docs will connect because
the future the docs will connect because
the future the docs will connect because I’m doing something I’m really excited
I’m doing something I’m really excited
I’m doing something I’m really excited and passionate about and hopefully I’ve
and passionate about and hopefully I’ve
and passionate about and hopefully I’ve been valued to to my client to the
been valued to to my client to the
been valued to to my client to the entrepreneur community like you guys so
entrepreneur community like you guys so
entrepreneur community like you guys so in terms of if this is something that
in terms of if this is something that
in terms of if this is something that you should focus on or not I would
you should focus on or not I would
you should focus on or not I would really say make sure you’re super
really say make sure you’re super
really say make sure you’re super excited and passionate about it that way
excited and passionate about it that way
excited and passionate about it that way you’ll put in the work to make sure
you’ll put in the work to make sure
you’ll put in the work to make sure there’s a good product nut you know
there’s a good product nut you know
there’s a good product nut you know it’ll start to take off if you’re not
it’ll start to take off if you’re not
it’ll start to take off if you’re not really excited about if you see it just
really excited about if you see it just
really excited about if you see it just as a marketing opportunity then it may
as a marketing opportunity then it may
as a marketing opportunity then it may not be something that you will end up
not be something that you will end up
not be something that you will end up committing to you you’ll probably quit
committing to you you’ll probably quit
committing to you you’ll probably quit it the first giant hurdle that you face
it the first giant hurdle that you face
it the first giant hurdle that you face so when I started these videos I did a
so when I started these videos I did a
so when I started these videos I did a super low budget you know I had a tiny
super low budget you know I had a tiny
super low budget you know I had a tiny flip camera that was under hundred bucks
flip camera that was under hundred bucks
flip camera that was under hundred bucks and didn’t have a tripod didn’t have any
and didn’t have a tripod didn’t have any
and didn’t have a tripod didn’t have any lights did it out of my home or against
lights did it out of my home or against
lights did it out of my home or against a backdrop in my office and they were
a backdrop in my office and they were
a backdrop in my office and they were they were pretty bad if you go back to
they were pretty bad if you go back to
they were pretty bad if you go back to look at some of the videos you’ll see
look at some of the videos you’ll see
look at some of the videos you’ll see that that they were pretty bad and then
that that they were pretty bad and then
that that they were pretty bad and then as I got a couple
as I got a couple
as I got a couple them funded by a corporate partner I was
them funded by a corporate partner I was
them funded by a corporate partner I was able to invest in a better camera and
able to invest in a better camera and
able to invest in a better camera and lighting and I also learned a lot about
lighting and I also learned a lot about
lighting and I also learned a lot about you know how to make these videos a
you know how to make these videos a
you know how to make these videos a little bit better and so slowly so
little bit better and so slowly so
little bit better and so slowly so slowly they get better as money’s coming
slowly they get better as money’s coming
slowly they get better as money’s coming in so one of my business principles is
in so one of my business principles is
in so one of my business principles is not spending money to making money so
not spending money to making money so
not spending money to making money so they want to spend a lot of money on a
they want to spend a lot of money on a
they want to spend a lot of money on a project that i didn’t know if i was
project that i didn’t know if i was
project that i didn’t know if i was going to stick to or not and then as I
going to stick to or not and then as I
going to stick to or not and then as I got a little bit of money coming in from
got a little bit of money coming in from
got a little bit of money coming in from corporate partners I was able to invest
corporate partners I was able to invest
corporate partners I was able to invest and make these videos better but again
and make these videos better but again
and make these videos better but again most of them is just because I like
most of them is just because I like
most of them is just because I like having fun with you guys I like
having fun with you guys I like
having fun with you guys I like answering the questions and it’s just
answering the questions and it’s just
answering the questions and it’s just something i’m super passionate about and
something i’m super passionate about and
something i’m super passionate about and hopefully that leads somewhere down the
hopefully that leads somewhere down the
hopefully that leads somewhere down the road but can’t predict it right now so
road but can’t predict it right now so
road but can’t predict it right now so hopefully that answers your question if
hopefully that answers your question if
hopefully that answers your question if you guys liked the video and you like
you guys liked the video and you like
you guys liked the video and you like all these videos please give this one a
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