Pick your Adventure Poll!
Hello, All!
I need to start editing and uploading a new video series. I have quite a few saved up. Please choose where and when we should go next. I can only list five options, these are the oldest, as yet unseen videos in my library.
Thank you! :D
Big shout out to Paul and Jen!
A pair of local viewers who donated this stack of foam insulation to the Camp Lapidary cause. Including some washers necessary for installation. This will install nicely under the 6x10 cargo camper and there's enough to do the underside of my old 4x6 cargo trailer as well! Looks like we got some work to do and videos to make! :D
Thank you, Paul!
Thank you, Jen!
Today is the birthday of Camp Lapidary as a business.
I'm not sure why I feel the need to share this other than the last time I started a business was in 2003. I remember it taking calls to the IRS and visits to other governmental offices. This time I simply filled out some forms online and had the EIN number and DBA in minutes.
I use an old copy of Quickbooks to do bookkeeping and such. I checked on updating the Quickbooks program and found they no longer have a single purchase option, subscription only now. I'm glad I bought it long ago and it still runs.
Questions for those with monetized channels:
Did you make a business for your YouTube channel?
Do you deduct business expenses from your YouTube income?
Feel free to discuss anything you like related to this topic.
Photo of a squirrel in my yard. I don't get many squirrels here.
Wow, would you look at that, 1000 Subscribers! Thank you everybody!
Some Camp Lapidary numbers for you all.
Channel Created: February 19th 2020 (leap year)
First Video Uploaded: February 29th 2020 (leap day)
First Year Subscriber Count: 23
Second Year Subscriber Count: 263
Third Year Subscriber Count: 603
1000 Subscribers Reached: January 30th 2024 (also a leap year)
Time Taken to Reach 1000 Subscribers: 3 years, 11 months or so.
1 Short, 185 Videos, 128,000 views, 12,900 Watch Hours.
92.5% of watch hours are those not subscribed vs 7.5% subscribed.
90.6% male vs 9.4% female viewers.
Age 65+ 28.8%
Age 55-64 37.3%
Age 45-54 21.2%
Age 35-44 8.6%
Age 25-34 3.3%
Age 18-24 0.9%
An Email sent from YouTube. They have lessened the subscriber and watch hours requirements, and I now qualify for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). I'm a little nervous but excited as well. Should I do it?
Hi Camp Lapidary,
Way to go! You’re now eligible* to apply to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), so you can continue to build deeper connections with fans, earn money from fan funding, and get the tools and help you need to succeed.
APPLY NOW
If accepted, you’ll have access to:
Earning features like channel memberships, Super Thanks, Super Chat, Super Stickers, and promoting your own products through select YouTube Shopping features
Creator Support team and more
Keep growing your subscribers and views so you can unlock even more benefits in the future, beyond what you’re eligible for today, including earning from ads and YouTube Premium revenue sharing, plus more, to connect with your fans.
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Need more information? Visit the YouTube Help Center.
Thanks,
The YouTube team
Youtube took away the Discussion tab for small channels and now we have this Community tab. It would be nice to able to just type a message for Y'all to read but that is not an option, so you get a poll. Please choose one. :D
A fusion of lapidary work and camping/rockhounding in the great outdoors.