I finally wrote a new article on my website (and I plan to do that a lot more in the future).

As the 5 year anniversary of the channel approaches, I wanted to reflect on what it means to work as a full time content creator, how it happened, the good, and the bad. Enjoy the looooooong brain dump!

https://thelinuxexp.com/working-as-a-content-creator/

Five years of TLE: what is it like to work as a content creator

In a month, The Linux Experiment will be five years old. The channel, not me. So I wanted to write a lengthy brain dump of what it feels like to make a living as someone creating content. Here we go!

@thelinuxEXP Oh Nick, that was really insightful read! Loved it. Gives me plenty of things to think/consider. I want to do more videos but I still find it hard to muster the confidence it takes. Kiiinda worried about how some sections of the community will react to my sexuality given it's a bit more obvious when I'm on screen. Anyway, this has turned into a brain dump of my my own.

tl;dr write more often!

@omgubuntu I’m glad you liked it, coming from you, it means a lot!

It took me about 2 years to appear on camera, and probably another year to appear confident, and even now, sometimes I feel like an impostor… It’s tough, but it gets easier! What I’d say is: go for it, give it your best shot, and don’t let a few angry comments prevent you from doing it!

@thelinuxEXP Thaaanks for the advice, dude – you're crushing it so I need to listen to you - you know what you're talking about! Also, I discovered Iotas through your post - great app, so thanks!

I, too, snagged Iotas under the same circumstances… 🙂 Perfect replacement for Apple Notes.

And keep up the good work, Nick. 🙂