My YouTube subscriber count crashed through the 25,000 barrier sometime overnight. I have 25,018 subscribers as I write this now on the 2nd January 2024. This target of 25,000 subscribers was one I have been looking at for quite some time and I am delighted to have reached it at the beginning of the new… Continue reading Reaching 25,000 subscribers on YouTube
Podcasting versus blogging-which should you choose in 2024?
I saw a short video yesterday by Neil Patel, a man whose expertise in online marketing is not surpassed by many. He has been a strong advocate and champion of content marketing and blogging for years. But in the video yesterday he was advising that you should now start a podcast as opposed to a… Continue reading Podcasting versus blogging-which should you choose in 2024?
Mickey Mouse running out of copyright in 2024
I came across an interesting copyright story this morning in the Irish Times. They are reporting that Disney is losing the copyright on Mickey Mouse in 2024 as the 95 year copyright in the United States expires in 2024. The character was created in 1928 and copyright in an anonymous or pseudo-anonymous body of work… Continue reading Mickey Mouse running out of copyright in 2024
Heading for 25,000 subscribers on YouTube
My YouTube channel is heading for 25,000 subscribers in the near future, touch wood. And it will be an achievement that I never thought I would see. In fact, I never even thought about setting such a target in 2010 or 2011 when I uploaded my first video to YouTube. The journey to this point,… Continue reading Heading for 25,000 subscribers on YouTube
“How do you find time to get any work done?”
“How do you find time to get any work done?” is a question that is put to me from time to time, in the context of the quantity of material I put out on social media. The answer is straightforward: I work hard and work smart/efficiently. I am well organised and have a standard operating… Continue reading “How do you find time to get any work done?”
The principle of small improvements and creating momentum
I have spent some time over the Christmas break learning more about editing videos. And it has been time well spent because I have picked up a couple of little things which will improve the quality of my videos and the amount of time a viewer will spend watching them. This is key for the… Continue reading The principle of small improvements and creating momentum
The Burkes and Alan Dillon TD at Tesco, Castlebar on Christmas Eve
The treatment meted out by some of the Burkes of Castlebar on Alan Dillon TD at the Tesco shop in Castlebar on Christmas Eve was an attack on our democracy. Imagine going to your local shop on Christmas Eve to pick up something that was perhaps overlooked and to be beset by a group of… Continue reading The Burkes and Alan Dillon TD at Tesco, Castlebar on Christmas Eve
Improving my videos in 2024
I have an idea about growing my YouTube channel in 2024. It is rooted in the idea of improving the videos by better editing with a view to gaining more viewers and holding their attention for longer periods of time. The content of the video will not change a great deal, or at all. But… Continue reading Improving my videos in 2024
The 5 year memory book-an ambitious but worthwhile project?
I went into Easons yesterday morning on my Christmas Shopping commando exercise. And I came across this notebook by Leuchturm1917, a German company, which allows you to record, over a period of five years, some of your daily thoughts. “Some lines a day” and “5-year memory book” it says. I am a big fan of… Continue reading The 5 year memory book-an ambitious but worthwhile project?
Doing the Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve
I am about to continue a long running tradition of mine: doing my Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. I will be heading to Liffey Valley shopping centre shortly and will be there before the centre opens. My Christmas shopping is not a long campaign, but more of a commando operation. I know who I am… Continue reading Doing the Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve