Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0000
<p>Blogs, YouTube videos, podcasts, e-books, and online courses are all types of digital content. If you’ve ever wondered how you can get started creating digital content of your own, then look no further. Today we’re joined by Sidney Buckner, a Software Engineer and YouTuber, to discuss how we got started creating digital content, how much you can make from publishing content, and more! Let’s get started.</p> <h1>Shownotes</h1> <p><strong>03:00</strong> - What kinds of content do we create? <strong>06:08</strong> - Pros of creating digital content <strong>14:19</strong> - Cons of creating digital content <strong>19:01</strong> - Online courses <strong>24:27</strong> - YouTube <strong>37:38</strong> - E-books <strong>41:17</strong> - Blogs + podcasts <strong>44:17</strong> - How to monetize your digital content <strong>47:13</strong> - Shoutouts</p> <h1>Resources</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/sidneybuckner18" rel="nofollow">Sidney’s Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZeQeD_cQfQ&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">Sidney’s YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pscp.tv/sidneybuckner18/1eaJbzvjRgqJX" rel="nofollow">Sidney’s Periscope Q&A</a></li> <li><a href="https://sidneybuckner.ck.page/3c7811c85a" rel="nofollow">Sidney’s email list</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shidonichan/" rel="nofollow">Sidney’s Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://pinecast.com/feed/[https:/www.ladybug.dev/episodes/blogging-101?rq=blog](https://www.ladybug.dev/episodes/blogging-101?rq=blog)" rel="nofollow">Ladybug Blogging Episode</a></li> <li><a href="https://compiled.blog/" rel="nofollow">Emma's blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/FX8C" rel="nofollow">Emma's blogging book</a></li> <li><a href="https://welearncode.com/" rel="nofollow">Ali's blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://welearncode.com/blog-post-workflow/" rel="nofollow">Ali's blogging advice</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/" rel="nofollow">Fiverr</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canva.com/" rel="nofollow">Canva</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/" rel="nofollow">Payhip</a></li> <li><a href="https://leanpub.com/authors" rel="nofollow">Leanpub</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.podia.com" rel="nofollow">Podia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blurb.com/bookwright" rel="nofollow">Blurb</a></li> <li><a href="https://convertkit.com/" rel="nofollow">ConvertKit</a></li> <li><a href="https://mailchimp.com/" rel="nofollow">MailChimp</a></li> <li><a href="https://compiled.blog/blog/how-i-made-40000-dollars-on-a-book" rel="nofollow">How I Made $40,000 Off A Book Before I Published It</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tubebuddy.com/" rel="nofollow">Tube Buddy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDkRPbUAnjbzCvLPgPsvpIw" rel="nofollow">Kelly Stamps</a></li> <li><a href="https://blacktechpipeline.com/" rel="nofollow">Black Tech Pipeline</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BlackTechTwitter&src=hashtag_click" rel="nofollow">Black Tech Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ParissAthena" rel="nofollow">Pariss Athena</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ladybug.dev/episodes/side-project-balancing-act" rel="nofollow">Ladybug Side Project Episode</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Badass%C2%AE-Doubting-Greatness/dp/0762447699" rel="nofollow">You are a badass book</a></li> </ul> <h1>Transcript</h1> <p><a href="https://github.com/ladybug-podcast/ladybug-website/blob/master/transcripts/57-content-creation.md" rel="nofollow">[](https://github.com/ladybug-podcast/ladybug-website/blob/master/transcripts/57-digital-content.md)Here</a> is the transcript for this week's episode.</p>
