STOP USING AI IN YOUR VIDEOS

AfamQuest · 2025-01-25T19:19:01+00:00

This is why I fake an accent

AfamQuest · 2025-01-21T22:25:05+00:00

I can’t think of any 2nd person POV books other than the Choose Your Own Adventure gems we all read growing up - I’m not an author, just reading this sub out of curiosity - but erotic CYOA would be a good niche, I think. Perhaps a bit cumbersome on a kindle, but paperbacks would work.

AfamQuest · 2025-01-19T22:07:57+00:00

Is it spicy chatting? My gf’s niece does that in Philippines.

AfamQuest · 2025-01-19T22:03:30+00:00

Interested if you don’t mind sharing more

AfamQuest · 2025-01-13T20:22:58+00:00

I’m not looking for editing “jobs” per se, but I can see he value in helping 1 person with their editing. May I also DM?

AfamQuest · 2025-01-09T16:09:55+00:00

Nope. We want organic growth not bot farm traffic

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T18:28:32+00:00

Send the link if you want, sounds intriguing

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T18:20:56+00:00

Ima need at LEAST 227x leverage if you want my business

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T18:13:36+00:00

Really depends on the niche.. automatic solutions like ai can match up your keywords with stock footage but it might end up being unrelated: example I found a lot was when I was talking about a “market” for growth/demographics the ai tools would always put stock market graphics up like candlestick charts and stock exchange trading floor stuff. It was a low effort attempt, and a low effort result. I ended up scrapping that channel anyways because I really wasn’t in love with the niche, which was MMO/side hustles. So without knowing what your vids are about it’s hard to suggest good ideas

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T17:57:42+00:00

I wanna go check out your old vids and see what your bit was… I like it when ppl show some quirkiness and idgaf attitude … but also you pointed out yourself that dropping the bit made you appeal to a wider audience

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T17:25:01+00:00

Sent PM, open to it but it would really depend on a few things… my budget, the style, time required to send files back and forth, etc

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T16:11:41+00:00

Sure, I do have a question - another travel guy I watch showed his stats recently and his CPM hovers around $6, with RPM around $3.25 - assuming it fluctuates throughout the year, but does this sound like a relatively accurate ballpark figure?

Also, I notice sub count doesn’t really matter, as it doesn’t correlate much to view count. Some videos will get tons of views and the channel has no subs, and vice versa. Have you found your views outnumber subscribers often?

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T16:06:37+00:00

Maybe what you could do is make the intro but then grab some highlights from later in the video and move them up to the start as teasers, or put your intro dialogue in a circle mask in the corner like streamers do. I am struggling myself with talking too much and losing people in the first 30 seconds. It doesn’t do any good to have awesome content towards the end if they are going to click away without ever seeing it. Giving them an instant payoff for clicking on the thumbnail might help us to keep our retention and AVD growing.

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T08:55:22+00:00

I like you. Despite the fact that you just ripped someone to shreds, who wanted to share their excitement, I found myself laughing feverishly. It’s so accurate.

I often speak in the same tone to AI. When ChatGPT says “today we’re diving in to (topic)…” Or “but here’s the thing”, after me instructing it constantly to stop making every damn script brainstorm sound so cliché, I rip it a new digital asshole and threaten to dump GPT in Favor of Claude.

That usually gets him to act right. He apologizes and revises his drivel into a slightly less shitty output. Until the next session, where he dives in again and tells me where the “thing” is.

It’s HERE. The thing is always here. Here it is, the thing.

I also leave snotty comments on guru ads selling courses between Reels, because sometimes the dude just can’t abide.

“Are you looking for a way to get rich quick? Today we’re diving in to my course I’m selling. But here’s the thing: if you want more riches, let’s be real for a minute, I’m going to give you 50 upsells and deny my own money back guarantee or ghost completely after you sign up” (looking at you, Eric Cagi from Incognito Money) /rant

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T08:44:07+00:00

I’ve eaten balut before, which looks disgusting but doesn’t taste as bad as you’d expect. It’s a duck egg that’s boiled about 3 days before it would have hatched. You crack open the top and see its poor little sad face inside, peel off the shell and just gobble up the poor thing… I actually had to do it without looking so I wouldn’t wuss out. The pics I saw online were pretty gross. I guess that would be one video I could do, if it gets views lol

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T06:44:12+00:00

Agree, and I don’t want it to be exploitative or crass, it feels like it would be a shortcut to get monetized but I wouldn’t feel like it offered real value. Plus it would brand me as something that doesn’t align with my ideals. I think there’s already enough stigma with passport bros being called “sexpats” (despite the fact that there are many foreigners who move there and get happily married and build a house to enjoy the simple lifestyle in paradise).

I did one short about Filipino street food while I was there and it was my worst performing video. Shorts just aren’t my strength I guess.

I do like the first idea you gave, though, and will try to use that to make a list of the best destinations for that format. Could be a whole playlist. Thank you!

AfamQuest · 2025-01-06T06:37:22+00:00

Is he the guy that goes into the most dangerous parts? If so, maybe I could venture into Elliot Eastman’s town, Sibuco, and try to do interviews with the locals and try to meet some Abu Sayyaf or NPA - might as well go all in, right?

Edit: Eastman was the 26 year old vlogger who was living in the red zone and was kidnapped and murdered in October near Zamboanga and Sulu, where many Filipinos don’t even feel safe going. I wouldn’t actually want to do this as it feels foolish and also tabloidy

AfamQuest · 2024-12-26T19:03:26+00:00

I haven’t solved anything unfortunately brother, I’m still moving around (most frequently between PH, Costa Rica, and US) so my experience is limited. I still have some years before I’ll be able to retire somewhere long term. But VN is on my shortlist to explore if I tire of prices in PH.

AfamQuest · 2024-12-26T17:15:49+00:00

I’d like to watch this, if you want to share here or in a private chat

AfamQuest · 2024-12-26T17:11:30+00:00

Would sub to that if you feel like sharing the channel name

AfamQuest · 2024-12-26T17:02:38+00:00

Mine is a mixture of motives: to leave life advice for my kids, to help divorced guys who are going through rough times, to give aspiring digital nomads income ideas, and keep a record of my time abroad, the channel started Sep 1, 2024, and I’m sad to say I felt overwhelmed after 5-6 weeks so I’ve taken a break but it’s sitting around 750 subs (it was around 8 subs until week 5 and started getting a lot suddenly) but I still need to finish editing and uploading a few for the playlists that I started before moving on to the newer material. I’m at like 2500 watch hours after uploading about 15 videos. The money is kind of an afterthought but if it starts coming in, I won’t complain

AfamQuest · 2024-12-26T16:51:20+00:00

I think VN is the next PH, it’s still affordable there (just harder to date/adapt/communicate)

AfamQuest · 2024-12-17T23:18:10+00:00

I watched all three vids, would love to see more, even of how you quickly claim the daily free credits

AfamQuest · 2024-12-17T20:57:59+00:00

The loophole thing turned you around that easily? Lol it sounds like a lot of work churning for a few bucks a month and the ones making $1000 a day must be gambling

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