Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Hey guys I’m back home in Canada for the holidays and I’m throwing a second car meet this week since the one on Wednesday went so well! It would be great to meet some of you folks again and for the first time. Please see the details below:
ALBO X-MAS CAR MEET!
When: SATURDAY 12/16/2023 (tomorrow)
Where: Markham, ON (Canada)
Commerce Gate 3:30-5:30
Pacific Mall 6:00 - 8:00
(Location subject to change - please keep an eye on these posts on YT and IG)
Requests:
1. Please bring a toy to donate if you can
2. Please be respectful (no revving/burnouts/etc)
3. Please have fun!
Please vote in the poll so I have an idea of how many of you guys will come out (may need to change the venue if there will be too many cars)
See you there!
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UPDATE: new sub channel!
Soo I feel like I owe you guys an explanation.
“Albo I thought you’ve gone full time with YouTube, what happened to the regular videos??”
I’ve been getting a lot of DM’s and comments about this and trust me, I read them all.
The reason is that the first couple months of my experiment, I was trying to upload regularly and find a cadence of work/life that worked for me. This turned out to be quite challenging with the birth of my son Keishin. Working from home has been an absolute blessing in that it’s really been the happiest time of my life seeing my son grow before my eyes.
But that caused me to take a step back and think - what am I actually doing with this time? My son will never be a new born baby again and I will never get this time back. Editing videos on top of filming is extremely time consuming so when I calculated the amount of money each video was ACTUALLY generating, vs how much time it was ACTUALLY taking me to edit, vs the fact that I was physically WITH my son but not really spending that incredibly important time with him, I had to make the hard realization that what I was doing was not sustainable.
I had turned my passion into a job and I could feel I was going about things very inefficiently. It could not scale. I was the bottleneck.
So I thought about it harder and realized I need to focus on making money. I started doing more JDM Experiences; every week.
And I learned I need to rely on an editing team, to train them and develop a repeatable process. I need to be the host AND the post production manager not an editor.
So I started to rebuild my process, started re-documenting everything more clearly, creating better guidelines and expectations.
I also spend this past time getting my paperwork sorted to file an LLC, to make my dream of having a business a reality.
And I’ve been doing a lot of basically biz dev, trying to lock down better video ideas and sponsors for the channel. I’ve been creating new merch designs and starting production. Also working on my book! I’ve also been working out everyday and keeping my mental health high-that’s the most important thing.
So basically what I'm trying to say is that - I'm still here, I'm not going anywhere and the dream has never been more alive. I'm going with the flow and letting my intuition guide me on what is the ONE THING I should put my effort on to move forward at every given moment.
Interestingly, it's become apparent that very rarely has the answer been "Albo, you need to sit down and edit the next video." As soon as I start to sit down and spend 6 hours straight editing a video I know will get 50,000 views vs planning and working on producing video I know could get 500,000 views, I realize, I am the bottleneck and I need to do something else. But the other important thing I realized was that I needed to start a second sub-channel.
This was the conclusion I came to after studying my analytics for days, and doing deep dives with my YouTube Partner Manager. I realized that my daily vlog type videos are actually messing with the algorithm.
The vlogs are causing the more "serious" videos to perform worse which is creating a downward spiral. This was contributing further to a limiting belief that I was hurting the channel and making my subconsciously avoid uploading videos on the channel!
But, I know many of you guys want to see daily vlogs, and I DO want to make them. I AM able to do multiple vlogs a week with the support of my editing team. So I need YOU guys to subscribe to my new second sub-channel. Let's get it to 10,000 subscribers so it can get monetized ASAP! Thank you guys for reading the caption and this comment for my update. Hope you are all well. Love you all and I'll keep grinding!
Here is episode one on the new channel:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=b6iLNt...
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I’m sitting in my car wondering if I’m doing the right thing 🤷🏻♂️
I have a newborn at home. A mortgage to pay and parents back home to support.
And of all the freakin things I could do, I decide to do YouTube fulltime at this critical juncture in my life.
I’m literally sitting here and was starting to overthink and could feel what was maybe a panic attack starting to come on.
Like, the audacity to think that YouTube can replace a full time corporate job making a very good living in Japan.
What the fkn hell am I thinking and doing?
As I sat here contemplating my life, I got a DM from a very close friend who I haven’t spoken to in a few months.
6 years ago he did the exact same thing. He went all-in on YouTube and the business he built around it.
He is now one of the 3-5 most successful people I know.
Out of nowhere I got exactly what I needed to hear exactly when I needed it the most.
Today would have been my payday at work. It was scary to look at my bank account and see that it hadn’t changed since yesterday.
It’s all on me now. It’s scary, it’s terrifying beyond belief. I simply have to succeed there is no other choice.
I hope I can do it.
I know I can do it.
I will do it.
And I guess as fans/viewers/followers/supporters of my channel/content/brand - all I can say right now is Thank You for supporting my journey with your attention, your views, your likes and comments, and your orders.
I’ll do my best to make you all proud, because there is literally no other option.
It’s for real now.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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New video! This one might get take down so please watch while you can:
Ride Along With the Newest Member of the KANJOZOKU! *Watch before this gets taken down*
https://youtu.be/fDwkJkiXKWE
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You guys are going to love this video
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The NDGV drop is now live on the Hvnters storefront! Available are a hoodie, a tee, and a dad hat, available separately or in a complete capsule that comes with an NDGV sticker and a key tag.
The hoodie comes with puff print, and both the hoodie and tee feature an embroidered ✌️logo and double sided logo hem tags.
Enter FROM YT or something similar in the notes field upon check out and we’ll send you a little extra bonus item ✌️
Supplies are LIMITED! AVAILABLE NOW at theHvnters.com
Follow: @the.hvnters on Instagram
#thehvnters
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Hi everyone, terrible news - my Instagram was hacked/deleted.
I have a new account now: @albomedia.official
Please follow it from now on. Thank you!
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Check out part 2 of this miniseries!
I Set My Best Friend Up On A Blind Date With A Car Girl! (Part 2) 僕の親友に車好き女子とのデートを仕掛けてみた！
https://youtu.be/u-ArdzgckQY
Btw IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
My Instagram got hacked! Please follow my new Instagram @albomedia.official
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Join the premiere at 12:00 A.M. Japan time/8:00 A.M. California time tonight for my latest Road Trip video with @dustiinw !
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My name is Albo and I am a JDM car enthusiast and filmmaker who moved to Japan in 2010. Over the years I have continued to explore many aspects of car culture and life in Japan.