2015 Year in Review
2015 Year in Review

Looking back at 2015 gives me a lot of reasons to celebrate. 

It was also very trying year though too. It started with my wife Jen's third round of surgery to remove cancer from her tongue. The success of that and no further appearances has helped fuel Jen's recovery back to almost full strength again. 

Her health challenges have pushed me to work harder, think bigger, make more, and take plenty of time to enjoy life, friends, and family along the way.

But before I look back on the rest of 2015, it helps to look back even further, going five years back to when I start doing work online. Each year while I do my annual reviews I read through my previous ones and I say to my former self, "Oh how little you know." 

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Entrepreneur / Business, FreelancingCaleb WojcikAnnual Review
How to Enter a Crowded YouTube Niche (ft. Dave Dugdale)
How to Enter a Crowded YouTube Niche (ft. Dave Dugdale)

Dave Dugdale has been sharing his filmmaking journey on YouTube since he first got a Canon T2i in 2010. I stumbled across his videos a few years ago when I first bought a DSLR and was trying to figure out what camera settings to use.

In today's podcast episode I chat with Dave about how he transitioned from making videos about real estate to drive search traffic into teaching video production and making videos for a living instead.

We discuss why you might want to use a mirrorless camera like a Sony A7 series or Panasonic GH4 instead of a DSLR from Canon, give advice for making videos in a crowded niche, and why having a regimented release schedule for your videos might not be the best way to go.

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My Podcast, YouTubeCaleb WojcikBeginner / Hobbyist
Is Consistent or Quality Content More Important?
Is Consistent or Quality Content More Important?

Should you put a lot of effort into trying to make something perfect, even if that means you can only create videos irregularly? Or should you have a schedule and stick to it, even if you are releasing sub-par content?

In today's episode we debate consistancy vs. quality and which you should strive for most. 

We also discuss how you can go about achieving both, if you should even attempt to do that, and how the types of content you make may decide it for you.

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YouTube, My PodcastCaleb WojcikBeginner / Hobbyist