Keywords are the foundation of internet marketing

If I could tell anyone starting out online..whether it's youtube, blogging, email marketing, affiliate marketing..etc..I would tell them this one thing. Learn how to use keywords to attract traffic from search engines.

Long tail keywords are the best form of free promotion you are going to find. If you use keywords correctly, your blog, youtube channel, twitter account, Instagram, etc will all show up in Google searches and you will get a lot of visitors to them.

No matter what you're trying to do whether it's grow a youtube channel, blog, or email list, you need to use keywords otherwise most people will not be able to find you.

Keywords will help you grow big..for free. They are completely free. You just have to take the time to do the research. The rest after that is easy..just sit back and watch your websites grow! One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't learn the importance of keywords earlier in my marketing.

I made a new lighting setup for making YouTube videos

I made myself a better lighting setup for my youtube videos. I should have done it a long time ago. I basically bought one of those halogen work lights. They're around 10 bucks at Walmart. They are made for construction projects I'm pretty sure.

They are super bright and they give great lighting...I already made a few videos and they look super high quality.

Now I can be an actual professional YouTuber and take it seriously. Everyone needs to have great lighting for their videos at the very minimum. It makes a night-and-day difference in the quality of your videos.

RANK VIDEOS BETTER

It even helps them rank higher in the algorithm if they are of higher quality!

I've got a home office that doubles as my YouTube studio. I've got a backdrop now and everything. I've also got a camera tripod and ring light now that doubles as a tripod as well. 

FOCUSING ON QUALITY

I feel like taking things more seriously, people can definitely tell you put in more effort. That's especially true for YouTube and blogging.

People and algorithms both respond when you put in more effort. And with YouTube, lighting definitely makes all the difference.

I'm excited about my lighting setup.

Summertime..hot..and all that

It's summer…and it's hot. But I'm enjoying it. You might think I'm crazy for enjoying the heat…but hey, it's better than freezing cold, right? Really cold weather is hard to deal with, for the most part. I think we can all agree on that.

What a day

I went to the same store 3 times today (Walmart). I went once to get an item, then had to go back and return it because pieces were missing.

Then I had to go back AGAIN to get something else. I think I've had my fill of Walmart for a while. I've been kind of busy…have been wanting to blog and make YouTube videos…but I'm just tired and burned out.

Been busy

I had a good friend who wanted to collab on a YouTube project…but I had to tell him we'd have to wait. I didn't want to tell him that…but I already have my hands full.

It's been a good summer so far. I just feel like I've been stressed out. I need to relax and enjoy my summer. Furthermore, I forget to just stop and enjoy life sometimes. Sometimes you have to just relax and actually slow down. You can't just be going non-stop all the time.

Be grateful for the little things

Gratitude is amazing..the law of attraction and so on. When you're grateful for little blessings in your life...the universe blesses you with larger and larger blessings!

Be grateful for everything you receive..and you will wind up getting more! It really works. The law of attraction will change your whole life.

You will see that the universe is abundant..and is full of miracles..just waiting to bless you. Just have faith.

Everything you want will be yours..if you're grateful for what you already have. 

Gratitude is like magic, it really does bring great things into our lives. It will make great things happen for you.

Practice it everyday and watch your life change.

UPDATE 2022: I still practice gratitude on a MOSTLY daily basis. I still falter sometimes, I'm definitely not perfect.

But I know that there is so much to be thankful for. Even when I'm having a cup of coffee, I feel so blessed to be able to drink that. Life is just an amazing journey.