Andy Black
Help people. Get paid. Help more people.
Staff member
FASTLANE INSIDER
EPIC CONTRIBUTOR
LEGACY MEMBER
MEMBER
What platform are you referring to, or do you mean in general?It's pretty tiring when every single bit of content you see nowadays is engineered for one sole purpose and that's to make money. I'm so over it. Rare that I come across something authentic where they just upload for the love of the game.
I'm not sure whether it's just the way my algorithm is feeding me or if it's the same for everyone? Maybe it's always been like this, it's just more noticeable now? Engagement is money after all...
I quite like short videos (if the platforms stay on topic). They don't have time to ask you to subscribe or Like the video, and we subscribe if we get value.
I think YouTube is pretty good at pushing content that grabs and keeps people's attention, which ideally rewards the better videos. There's a lot of genuine videos on YouTube that do well.
It makes sense for people to be at least breakeven, and I like it when people have an offer interweaved in. My son is just trying to make money from AdSense, which is the worst way to sustain himself from creating videos. I see him spend hours learning Blender and moving objects about on screen, for the love of the craft, but get no views because he's not thought of the marketing side of it (demand then supply).
This isn't a dig at you, but I do think as entrepreneurs we could be a bit more sympathetic to those trying to earn a bit of money using content. I try and throw a Like if I get value from a video, to help the creator get more reach, and to help them keep going. Everyone is figuring it out, and some are just starting out. Fair play for hitting publish... so many don't have the courage to even do that.
Also, if there is genuinely too much content that's self-promotional then that's an opportunity to stand out. You have me thinking now...
Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member:
Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)
Access Restricted: Unlock 1,000,000+ Posts
Stop Peeking Through the Keyhole.
Open the Door.
You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.
- Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
- MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
- Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
- Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."— User Richard Peck
"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?





