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The journey began in January 2024 when the creator launched their YouTube channel with the hope of producing a hundred videos. Despite having the technical skills from fifteen years of experience as a freelancer, their initial focus was not on subscriber counts or monetization. Instead, they aimed for a simple evaluation at the end of the year—believing that if they made enough content, success would inevitably follow.
To the surprise of this creator, one of their early videos gained significant traction, allowing them to hit their goal of 1,000 subscribers much quicker than anticipated. With this early success, expectations rose, and they envisioned creating a video about how they became monetized in under a year. But as 2024 drew to a close, that dream remained unfulfilled.