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Jan. 14, 2025 - Fresh & Fit

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How To Get Started In Content Creation w/ Donovan Sharpe

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	What's up, guys?
	Welcome to Freshman Podcast, man.
	It's Money Monday.
	We're here with Donovan Sharp.
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	What's up, guys?
	Welcome to Freshman Podcast, man.
	It's Money Monday.
	We're here with Donovan Sharp.
	We're going to be talking about a couple things.
	One of them, a lot of you guys want to get on the internet and make some money.
	So we're going to be helping you guys out with that.
	I thought, you know, why not bring Donovan Sharp?
	The guy's been in the game for damn near a decade plus doing this.
	So obviously stood the test of time and been able to make content.
	And, you know, we'll give our tidbits as well.
	And then we got some after hours as well.
	As you guys know, I went ahead and I did my stream earlier.
	We talked about a bunch of different topics.
	Mostly Hassan being a loser.
	Yeah, he's a fucking loser.
	And then now we're going to do, obviously, the Money Monday, and then we're going to go ahead and have After Hours for you guys as well.
	I anticipate that one will probably be somewhere around 10.30 or 11 start time.
	But, Donovan, welcome back to the show, man.
	It's always good to have you.
	Can you introduce yourself to the people?
	Yeah, so yeah, my name is Donovan Sharp.
	I've been in the Manosphere.
	My 11-year anniversary is going to be coming up on March the 14th.
	That's when I wrote my very first article on Return of Kings.
	And I've been on YouTube since Labor Day of 2017. So, 25, yeah, so I've been on YouTube for almost 8 years now, and yeah, so, you know, I'm still doing it, still going.
	I still enjoy what I do.
	I'm very fortunate that, you know, I've reaped the financial benefits, you know, to the point to where I don't really have to worry about money anymore, so even though my channel is, you know, pretty much dead, you know, I keep going.
	Yeah, I mean, that's good.
	You know, it's crazy that, you know, it's, are you like, shuttle ban, or what the hell's going on with that?
	I'm everything, man.
	I mean, I can't figure it out, but I don't really worry about it too much.
	We'll probably implement different strategies, try to get up in the algorithm.
	I'm actually going to move my regular podcast to nighttime because nighttime seems to be when podcasts do the best.
	Obviously, you guys, the late, great Kevin Samuels, Pearl, the rest of that.
	Does Pro still go live or does she just pre-record?
	No, no, man.
	And it was funny because I was talking to her the other day.
	And she was talking about her show, The Pregame, and I think she did it for a year, and that was all it took.
	That was all it took.
	And it's interesting, like, the fact that you guys have stood the test of time, because interviewing girls on a nightly basis, it's not easy.
	And, you know, you learn about female nature, how flaky they are, etc.
	Tipped $100.
	Good to see Donovan back on F&F for the 10th plus time.
	Hopefully we'll see these 304s get cooked on after hours.
	Shout out to the TSO gang.
	Shout out to you, Dr. B. Longtime supporter of both platforms.
	Thank you so much, Doc.
	I've been on like 35 times.
	I think this is like number 36. Hey, man, we gotta always platform the people that put us on, right?
	There would be no Fresh Phil without Donovan Sharp.
	That is true.
	That is very true, man.
	Sorry, you were saying...
	No, no.
	Yeah, so...
	Yeah, listen, I still enjoy doing what I do.
	Oh, yeah, talking to girls every night.
	Yeah, yeah.
	Talking to girls every night.
	It wears on people.
	And I remember Rolo actually called it.
	He said that Pearl's gonna be out by August, and he damn near called it.
	Interviewing girls on a nightly basis, it takes its toll.
	And the fact that you guys are still able to do this at a high level, again, speaks to your consistency, your professionalism, because there have been a lot of imitators.
	There have been a lot of other fresh and fits, but can't nobody do it like you guys do it.
	Appreciate that, man.
	So, Donovan, it's a new year.
	Can you start?
	This is someone that wants to get into content creation, right?
	Yeah.
	How should they start on YouTube, at least?
	Oh, wow.
	You would say.
	Oh, my God.
	Where do I start?
	Thumbnails.
	Oh, boy.
	Content.
	How should they start?
	I would suggest because, boy, so the first mistake I think that most new content creators make is they get a little too ambitious at the start.
	We all want a million subscribers.
	We all want views, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
	But I think one of the biggest mistakes that a lot of fledgling beginning content creators make is that they do too much too soon.
	They're like, all right, I'm going to go live five days a week.
	Now, if you can do that, that's fine.
	But if there's any doubt...
	As to how much you can do and how long, I would suggest start off doing it once a week.
	Do that for a month, and then after a month, maybe do it twice.
	Let's say for month one, you do it every Monday.
	Then month two, you do it every Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
	Month three, maybe you do Monday through Friday.
	But the point is that you have to start slow.
	And I would suggest that you almost I would suggest that you record like up to 10 videos of whatever your content is.
	That way you have like a backlog.
	Right.
	So because I mean, I'm sure you guys have probably experienced this to some degree.
	You know, a lot of content creators hit the wall very, very early.
	And the reason why they hit the wall is because they get out and they they're going full throttle and they get burned out and then they're here today, gone tomorrow.
	But I think as long as you pace yourself, as long as you know what you're doing and you pace yourself, I think you're all right.
	OK.
	Yeah.
	Good.
	So in this case, for example, let's say I'm going to start today for you to for let's say.
	I want to be a creator for dating, right?
	Okay.
	That's the R lane.
	Okay, yeah.
	Should I start with dating, showing receipts?
	Or should I start with actually giving information and data on dating itself?
	Information and data first.
	You really have to show that you know what you're talking about.
	Because one thing about the audience here is they're not stupid.
	We've seen a lot of guys come into the manosphere calling themselves Red Pill.
	I'm a dating expert, dating guru.
	I think we have one of the most educated audiences on the internet.
	I think...
	It's not easy to be in this space, for sure.
	But if you don't know what you're talking about, you will get flushed out very, very quickly.
	And it's interesting, I would actually submit to you guys that the audience, maybe five years ago, collectively...
	Probably knows a lot less than the audience now, because there's a lot more information out there.
	Anytime someone tunes into your show, my show, for the first time, they're a lot more educated.
	They know a lot more than they used to.
	And so if you don't know what you're talking about, and I guess receipts would be a good way to start, but anybody can make up receipts, right?
	I mean, if being a dating expert just required receipts, then everybody would do it.
	No, you have to be able to explain things in a way that people can understand.
	And in content creation, you have to be educational and you have to be entertaining.
	If you're educational, you're not going to get anywhere.
	If you're entertaining, you'll certainly get somewhere.
	But if you're entertaining and educational, I think that's the mix.
	And that's what you guys do.
	It's a good point.
	Especially nowadays where streaming is a new thing now where being a moron will get you way more views than being educational.
	If you look at the top streamers...
	Every single one of them is kind of more on the entertainment side versus the education side.
	So, especially if you want a younger audience, right?
	You're going to have to be, you know, you look at people that watch like Kai Sinan, FaZe, or any of this other stuff.
	It's a lot of that moronic, self-degradation, you know, self-deprecating content, right?
	It's not really educational to any degree, but if you want to bring in the people, you have to do that.
	So it's kind of like where you have to kind of almost have a blend of like...
	The Jerry Springer ridiculousness, but at the same time, you have to be able to teach people stuff because what I've noticed is that people really fuck with you when you help them change their life.
	It's one thing if you're entertaining, but it's nothing if you keep them from making a really bad decision or you help them make some money or whatever, then they really stay low and say, damn, these guys helped me out with that.
	But you've got to get the eyeballs in because there's a lot of people out there that are really smart and good at what they do, but they're boring and people don't want to watch them.
	Right.
	That's the thing.
	I mean, you could be an adjunct professor.
	You could be a rocket scientist.
	If you can't be entertaining while you educate, you will not make it in this business.
	It's just like you said.
	You could know everything from A to Z. You can know how to explain.
	You can know how to teach.
	But if you don't have that entertainment element, then you're not going anywhere.
	And I agree with you.
	I think today's audience, I mean, today's audience, their attention span is like this.
	If you can't capture the audience just like that, like right at the beginning, I don't think you have much of a chance.
	But, I mean, listen, some people have broken through, but I know this is true.
	There's no such thing as a boring, successful content creator.
	Yeah, that's a good way to put it.
	Yeah, no, absolutely.
	And the shadow bans as well, man.
	That's another thing, too, I've noticed.
	Obviously, the other thing you get to deal with is fucking mass censorship.
	Oh, yeah.
	Which, you know, obviously you're dealing with that now, right?
	I've been with it for years.
	Yeah, as far as, like, how would you say people should combat dealing with the censorship?
	Rumble.
	That's it.
	Rumble.
	And it's interesting.
	My YouTube rep...
	I've asked my YouTube rep this.
	Hey, what's going on?
	Well, there's no such thing as shadow banning.
	Yeah, it's a lie.
	Right, of course it's a lie.
	And he'll give me all of these reasons.
	Well, YouTube is purging old subscribers and this and that and a third.
	I have accepted the reality.
	And so if they want to combat...
	If they want to combat shadowbanning, you've got to go to a platform that's not going to shadowban you.
	Rich Cooper says this all the time.
	YouTube is the best place to grow the furthest, the quickest, and when you get to a certain point...
	When you get to a certain point, you know, the shadow banning is going to come, especially if you tell the truth.
	You guys know how it goes.
	I can come on.
	I mean, we got bitches who have YouTube channels with a million subscribers.
	You know, niggas ain't shit.
	But as soon as you talk about unfluttering truths about women, that's when the shadow ban comes.
	There are a lot of channels that should be, I guess, quote-unquote, shadow banned, but...
	Again, if you tell the truth about women, that's normally when it comes.
	But by the same token, if you don't tell the truth about women, then you're not going to get anywhere.
	So it's a delicate balance.
	I don't know.
	Maybe if somebody knows Mr. YouTube or something like that, I think that's probably the cheat code.
	But I would advise guys that you have to...
	And I think another element is this.
	You gotta love what you do, man.
	You gotta love what you do.
	And I remember a long time ago, I forgot who said this, but there are a lot of guys, like men, we tend to be entrepreneurial, right?
	And I had a guy in my group say, hey, Donovan, you know what?
	I'm thinking about starting a business.
	Where should I start?
	I said, that's the mistake right there.
	You don't sit down, okay, I wanna be an entrepreneur.
	What business should I start?
	No, if you are passionate about food, if you love to cook, if you love to make people happy, The natural path is to open a restaurant.
	If you love the law, if you love legal crime, whatever the case may be, then you talk about it.
	And so you have to love what you do because hard times are going to come.
	And the difference between people who love what they do and people who don't is your response to adversity.
	I lose subscribers every day.
	I mean, I genuinely love what I do.
	I actually had a consultation client on Sunday.
	I was on with him for about an hour.
	And right at the end, the guy literally cried.
	He literally cried.
	He says, Donovan, like, look, man, you changed my life.
	You know, I got, he said he was recently divorced.
	And he went through it with his ex-wife.
	And he said, man, you know, I thought I was worthless.
	And this guy's a multimillionaire.
	He says, when I got divorced from my wife, I thought it was over.
	And, you know, I thought I was worthless.
	But, you know, you put me on that path.
	That's why I do what I do is for comments like that.
	So if you want to get into the dating and relationship sphere, the manosphere, so to speak, you have to love it.
	Because if you don't, you'll get sussed out very quickly.
	Yeah, and I do think that that content, I mean, we kind of knew this was coming, that they would start shadow banning, suppressing content like that, you know, because we've definitely dealt with the shadow banning and the restriction.
	We used to be all over the place, and now, like, they're definitely not recommending us as much.
	No, of course not.
	For obvious reasons.
	So I do think that they're clamping down on the pro-masculine content, etc., on YouTube especially.
	But that's kind of what it is, right?
	Like, you know, Andrew Tate had that meteoric rise.
	He blew up.
	And then they said, whoa, we've got to reel this back in.
	And then they started banning all of this stuff all over the place because the truth, a lot of the times, is, you know, considered hateful or misogynistic or whatever they want to call.
	And they're like, no, this is not what we're going to do.
	And, you know, they always pull it back.
	And that's what happens, unfortunately.
	But, you know, but at the same time...
	Lying isn't going to help you either, right?
	You could go ahead and take the Matthew Hussey, Derek Jackson approach and lie, and yes, you'll get a more mainstream audience, but who are you going to get?
	You're going to get women as your customer base, and I don't think, I mean, if you want to make a lot of money, that could be the way to go, but no one's going to take you seriously either, or a scandal will come up like Derek Jackson, right, where they find out that he was cheating, and then bam, cooked, right?
	Because it's like, you're over here simping for women, pedestalizing and whatever, but you're doing the same thing that you were Criticizing men for doing forever.
	And that really hurt them.
	So, yeah, man.
	Being authentic is the way.
	Right.
	And I think the formula to blow up on YouTube is you have to lie to women.
	I mean, women buy when you lie, right?
	We all know women don't want the truth.
	They say they want the truth.
	They don't really want the truth.
	And so, I mean, listen, you have to make a choice.
	At some point, you have to make a choice.
	And it's funny.
	I see a lot of creators who have tried to be like the next Derek Jackson.
	And you can see in their face that they don't really believe what they're saying.
	Right.
	What they're doing is they're making a business decision.
	They're saying to themselves, okay, this is, like, it's going to be, and I'll be honest with you, it is much more profitable to lie to women than it is to tell the truth to men.
	That's why I say you've got to be passionate about this, because if you're not, you're going to get sussed out very quickly.
	Also, the new meta now is to talk about other people, other creators, to gain monetary gain.
	Now listen, I'm all for marketing and getting yourself out there, but let's say I'm a beginning YouTuber.
	I don't want to get myself out there as a new...
	Should I do collaborations?
	Should I do marketing outside of YouTube?
	How should I market my channel to grow, you'd say?
	Collaborations is the key.
	Get in front of new audiences.
	I was actually talking to MLD the other day, and he's like, you know what, man?
	He's like, I remember.
	Shout out to him.
	Yeah, he is awesome, man.
	Probably one of the best mental guys in the space.
	Moneymaker.
	Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
	But he said, you know what, man?
	During the glory days when we were all making the most money, you know what we all had in common?
	I was like, what?
	He's like, we were all working together.
	I mean, we all remember the Red Man Group and all that good stuff.
	That's when the community really sort of took a rise.
	But there's a lot of infighting.
	And you know what?
	It's interesting.
	I thought, and I know that there's infighting in every industry, but there is literally infighting in every industry, the restaurant industry, the medical industry.
	In order to be, you just have to understand that with success in this business also comes failure.
	You have to be prepared.
	You have to be prepared for the slide.
	You got to be prepared for the adversity.
	Because I remember when I first started out, 5,000 subscribers, all the comments are positive, right?
	And then I got my first negative comment, and I was...
	Oh my god, I can't believe this dude said that.
	But then somebody else said, yeah, once you start getting haters, that means you're definitely on the rise.
	So I think being mentally prepared to handle success as well as the, I don't want to say inevitable failure, but at some point, you're going to reach critical mass.
	More people are going to know about you, so you're going to get more haters, more videos about you.
	But to go back to your point, I think the quickest way to grow is to do collaborations.
	That's the way we used to do it in the old days.
	Isn't that formula still works?
	Now for you, as someone reaching out to you for a collaboration, how many videos should they have on our channel?
	250. Okay.
	Yeah, 250 videos.
	Because if somebody reaches out to me for a collaboration, and I see they've done 10 videos, and I know...
	I don't know.
	Like, I get it.
	I know they mean well.
	I mean, they mean well.
	But I'm not going to collaborate with someone if I don't know that they know what they're talking about.
	And 10 videos is not a big enough sample size for me to judge whether or not I know what you're talking about.
	If you've done 250 videos over the course of, I don't know, a year, I know you're consistent.
	I know you're probably going to stay at it.
	And I know that you probably know what you're talking about.
	So I would say 250 videos is the minimum.
	Good point.
	Now, reaching out to other creators could be daunting for most people.
	Obviously, it's a new endeavor because they never had to before.
	How should they approach creators to not sound too...
	Needy, but still want to add some value and give and take.
	I think you've got to start small, and I would take the Myron Games approach.
	I remember this guy used to be in my chat, right?
	This guy used to be in my chat, and I remember he used to call into my show, and you have to add value.
	That's how MLD got started.
	We used to be on the Redman group, and MLD would call in.
	Before we knew it, MLD was on the Redman group.
	Again, you started out the same way, and of course then we started waits and dates and the rest is history, but I would advise content creators to start small.
	You should not reach out to Fresh and Fit to do a collaboration.
	You need to reach out to Red Pill adjacent content creators with about your same or more subscriber base, more videos, and then just kind of work your way from there.
	I'm not saying don't swing for the fences, but by the same token, you have to be realistic.
	That's a very good point.
	Yeah, you also gotta understand kind of where you stand, right?
	So, like, if you're, like, a small-ass channel with, like, a thousand subscribers, reaching out to someone that got a million and saying, yo, just put me on, like, it's not gonna happen.
	Yeah, it's not gonna work.
	No.
	They're not gonna put you on, like, unless they know you or something like that.
	Like, or unless you have, like, some extraordinary, like...
	That skill set that that channel is actively looking for where you can give commentary on the topic as a subject matter expert, 9 out of 10 times they're not going to put you on.
	So you've got to be able to add value in a way where it makes sense for them to do it.
	And this is why I stress that you have to know what you're talking about because when you reached out to me, you didn't even have a channel.
	You know what I mean?
	You didn't have a channel, but I instantly know.
	I was like, okay, this guy, as a matter of fact, I had to tell you, hey, start a YouTube channel, man.
	You've got to quit your, what do we call it, your underwater basket weaving or your...
	Yeah, underwater basket weaving job.
	That was years ago.
	It's amazing.
	It really is amazing how far you guys have come.
	You have to provide value.
	You can't just say, hey, how about I reach out to you?
	Just put me on.
	I get so many DMs from randos on X or Instagram.
	It's like, bro, you're on an Anon account.
	What the fuck are you talking about?
	That's another thing, too, I think that's really important for people to understand.
	The days of having an Anon account and blowing up and just giving random commentary.
	Like, Sandman or whatever?
	Like, I think those days are done.
	Yeah, it's over.
	Like, you can't do that shit anymore.
	It used to be you could get away with that.
	Yeah, but people are more educated.
	2010 to 2017 to 2018 even, but like now, that...
	After the pandemic, after COVID, and everyone started using YouTube way more, YouTube is basically turning to TV now.
	Yes, it is literally TV. You're competing with damn near broadcast networks because they all have YouTube channels now.
	All the news channels are on YouTube.
	So it's like, if you want to sit here and compete for market share where you're able to get attention from people, you need to be having stuff at the highest quality.
	And unfortunately, having a random faceless commentary channel, that would have worked maybe 10 years ago.
	But now, starting brand new?
	Unless you already had a channel.
	These channels like Blackie Speaks or these other niggas that don't even show their faces and they're just talking.
	Bro, nobody's gonna give a fuck about y'all no more.
	Oh, so how do you collab with that?
	I mean, for example.
	Yeah, like, if I don't know what you look like.
	Bro, I don't even know who you are.
	Yeah.
	It's like, what the fuck?
	I don't know, man.
	That's why a lot of them showed their face.
	Like, what was it?
	Face to you, Zeus?
	No.
	He came out and showed himself.
	Jamari does now, too?
	Jamari showed his ugly-ass face.
	So, like, these niggas, like, they had to come out and, like, reveal themselves because they realized, like, damn, like, I can't just sit here and hide behind an avatar in the shadows to talk shit anymore.
	Like, Jamari's bitch-ass.
	He's been doing that shit for years.
	Right?
	He should have stayed hidden, to be honest with you, who's a fucking weirdo.
	But the point is that that whole faceless commentary shit, it ain't gonna work.
	And then we got a lot of these dudes on Twitter as well that have big platforms, but nobody knows who they are.
	It's like, bruh, you already have...
	A tip against you being on X. Being on X and then trying to translate that over to YouTube is going to be very fucking difficult for you.
	And then you're faceless?
	Cooked.
	They have a job and a family.
	They want to protect.
	So obviously I don't want to show my face because then I might get attacked.
	But here's the thing.
	No, no, you're right.
	They actually might.
	So at some point, you've got a choice to make.
	If you want to be successful in this game, there are certain things you're going to have to give up.
	And privacy is probably one of them.
	Like it's just like you said, you can't be a faceless, you know, content creator anymore.
	And I remember I collabed with one guy a long time ago.
	He says, listen, people trust you more if they know what you look like.
	Donovan, you can tell better than most people.
	Tell me what it really means to be a creator.
	The hate and the love.
	Let's start with the hate.
	The hate is inevitable.
	Oh my God.
	Yeah.
	I mean, it's impossible to be a good content creator and not coexist with hate.
	You gotta have thick fucking skin.
	You've got to have thick skin.
	And when we all start, we have thin skin.
	But at some point, you kind of go through the fire.
	I am nothing if not battle-tested.
	The same thing as you guys.
	I mean, you guys have had scandal after scandal with the Jensen.
	You make me pregnant!
	Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
	It's fucking weird, but this is sort of what comes along in content creation.
	And you've got to make a choice.
	You can't...
	You can't dip your toe in the water.
	If you really want to blow up, if you really want to get big, you really have to go all in.
	Because if you don't go all in, you're not going to be successful.
	That's the way I put it.
	You know who I know is bad?
	When I saw Steve Will Do It and Mr. Beast get hit.
	Oh, yeah.
	I was like, hold on.
	These creators are selfless.
	They give back to everybody.
	They show a lot of love.
	And it's like, they're getting hate from people online?
	What is this?
	So nobody's safe as a creator.
	Right.
	So that's the point.
	I think it's part of the game, though, you know?
	And, you know, I think getting hate, I think it's kind of a rite of passage, you know?
	And it's funny.
	The only hate I have ever gotten is online.
	I get recognized everywhere I go.
	And I have never had a negative interaction.
	Dude, I get recognized by taxi drivers, people at the airport, on the way here.
	Like, I was at the airport, freaking Uber driver, like, Donovan Sharp, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
	I've never had someone come up to me like, you suck, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, because number one, I, you know.
	But I think what you have to understand about haters is that...
	Haters are your biggest fans.
	You know what I mean?
	You guys know Abba and Leech or whatever the fuck those guys' names are.
	Those guys love you, man.
	It's almost like they treat you like a jilted ex-girlfriend.
	All they do is talk shit about you.
	And then there's Abba with those ridiculous facial expressions.
	It's like they're trying to get your attention.
	And haters thrive because they get your attention, but they really are your biggest fans.
	And so you almost have to...
	Yeah, for them to make 70 videos, that means they have to watch a lot of our shit.
	Oh, dude.
	No one knows more about you guys than they do.
	I'm shocked that some of the shit that they clip, I'm like, wow, you have to have watched the full stream to find that.
	Exactly.
	You niggas are watching our shit to be able to find that.
	Yeah.
	And that's what they're saying.
	No, it's our fans.
	Shut the fuck up.
	No, it's not your fans.
	It's your research.
	Your research guys and you as well because you have to watch it clearly to fucking make the commentary.
	So it's funny because they clearly watch our shit.
	They watch all of our videos.
	They're tapped in for sure.
	Listen, I think you need haters because But
	Donovan, It's been a year and I'm getting too much hate.
	Should I quit?
	How long have you been in the game again, Donovan?
	Oh my God, 11 years.
	11 years.
	And you never quit, right?
	No, I'm never going to quit, man.
	And the thing is, if somebody asks me that question, Donovan, I have a lot of haters.
	Should I quit?
	Well, you've already answered the question.
	If you are questioning whether or not you should quit, you're in the wrong business.
	This is all there is to it.
	Good point.
	Yeah.
	Alright, Wilson, you got a question?
	No, no, no, no, no, that's fine.
	I can read some of the chats.
	I think we're just making some audio fixes to fresh the mic real quick.
	That's some good points, though, Dom.
	What do we got here?
	Look at the fire emojis in the chat.
	And stay tuned, guys.
	We're going to absolutely be giving you guys an after hours after this.
	You know, the other thing, too, I think people need to also understand is if you're going to make content that's divisive in nature, whether it's politics...
	Anything to do with race, anything to do with cultural stuff, like, you're gonna get a lot of hate by that, too.
	Casey touched on this last time we had him, actually, but I want to go into this.
	There's an entire infrastructure on YouTube, and you guys are gonna see where I'm going here in a second, where it's anti-masculine, anti-right-wing content, right?
	And they just criticize it, right?
	Whether it's bitch-ass niggas like Auburn Preach, Fillion, all these losers, their job, guys, is to be centrist, moist, critical, right?
	Jamari, all these guys.
	Like, their job is to be centrist, right?
	And anyone that's far left or anyone that's far right, for them to go ahead and come in and criticize those people.
	But they don't really stand for anything.
	Because they have to stand in the middle, right?
	To be able to make their content.
	So, you don't even know where they align politically, ideology.
	You don't know anything.
	You just know that they're centrist to make the content that they make so that they can go ahead and give their unbiased take on shit.
	But the reality is, is that they do that So that they can go ahead and make money off of shock jock content of whether it's right or leftist, right?
	And what ends up happening is they're able to kind of pull people from both sides.
	To agree with them, because if they make fun of a feminist, they'll go ahead and get some right-wing support.
	If they go ahead and make fun of someone that's super pro-masculinity, right, like me or Andrew Tate, whatever, they'll go ahead and get some people in from the left.
	And that's what they do.
	They sit in the center.
	This is why you'll never see people like Abba and Preach, Moist Critical.
	You don't know what they really believe.
	They'll never, ever actually sit down and have a debate with someone that has a strong view on something.
	You want to know why?
	We saw it one time.
	Sneeko absolutely made fucking Moist Critical look like a dumbass.
	Yeah, he did.
	Like, he embarrassed the fuck out of him.
	And the reason why is because when you don't stand for nothing, right, you'll fall for anything.
	Because you don't really know any of the real nuanced realities with the take that you're trying to give, because you've got to be center to make as much money as possible.
	So a lot of these reaction channels, a lot of these, like, you know, center-right, center-left commentary channels, they don't know shit.
	They just go ahead and sit there and criticize.
	And then there's an entire industry of guys that'll sit there and attack anyone.
	They call it like, oh, we gotta attack the alpha males, whatever.
	When in reality, none of us are running around calling ourselves alpha males.
	I've never once called myself an alpha male.
	You haven't.
	Freshers never.
	But they go ahead and say, oh, look at these toxic alpha male podcast guys.
	And it's like, bro, we've never once called ourselves fucking alpha males, dude.
	To this day, I find it hilarious when people still make videos saying...
	Talks to alpha male podcasters exposed or some shit.
	I'm like, bro, we've never called ourselves alpha males.
	What the fuck?
	It's because the alcohol rewards keywords, for example.
	Alpha male, anything bad with that after it gives them views and money.
	Listen, and niggas gotta talk about us to get views, bro.
	That's the crazy part.
	I said earlier, you guys beat a lot of people, man.
	Yeah, but it's more along the lines of like, okay, how do I monetize these guys that have content themselves for me?
	I'm at home, by a computer desk, not doing shit.
	I'm boring.
	So what do I do?
	I get my...
	And listen, listen, let's keep it a buck.
	It's a brilliant strategy.
	It really is.
	It's really smart.
	I'll tell you this, though.
	You know what's not smart?
	When you lie to the audience about what you believe in.
	That's right.
	Listen, I'm sure that they believe some very similar things, but they don't want to say it on camera because they don't want to come off as offensive or, you know, one-sided, which I understand.
	Yeah.
	But then it's like, what are you getting at us for being truthful?
	Well, this is why a lot of people, they make the business decision to be centrists, right?
	Guys like Destiny, Abin Preach, you don't know where they stand because they're always right in the middle.
	Well, Destiny's to the left.
	He has the balls to actually debate people that he disagrees with.
	A lot of people, you guys hate Destiny.
	Look, I get along with him because at least he has the balls to come into the Lions Den and actually debate people that disagree with him.
	These other niggas, they'll never do it.
	They're cowards.
	No, no, you're right.
	You have to.
	And this is why this is not for the week.
	Because if you make a point and somebody challenges your point, if you can't effectively rebuttal that, again, you don't belong in the business.
	And a lot of people are great at debating in the shower, pretending to debate.
	I'm not a good debater.
	I can have discussions.
	I'm not a good debater.
	That's why I don't debate.
	But at the very least, you've got to know what you're talking about.
	Because again, I believe that we have one of the smartest audiences on the internet.
	And if you don't know what you're talking about, again, you'll get sussed out very, very quickly.
	Good point.
	Very good point.
	We got some more chats here?
	Also, speaking of which, I'm going to be on Culture War, speaking of debate, debating two liberals with Andrew Wilson.
	Nice.
	We're going to be talking to Luke Beasley and Josiah from Pondering Politics.
	So you guys have been asking for me and Andrew to team up, so we're going to go ahead and team up and debate these guys on Friday on Culture War over on Temple.
	Then you guys will see me on IRL after that.
	So it's going to be Liddy, man.
	It's going to be Liddy.
	Good.
	What do we got here?
	Jabril.
	Take that ugly ass Eagles hat off.
	Gorums.
	Highside Gorums.
	Donovan looking slimmer, keep going brother.
	Shout out to you Waylo.
	Appreciate that man.
	Appreciate it.
	For real.
	Mr. Sharp, it's my birthday this week.
	Can I ask for a favor as an early birthday present asks you to make one of the 304's cry tonight?
	Alright, guys.
	You got it.
	Xander Legal says, W. Donovan, I'm glad to see you back on.
	It's a joy to see your lively spirit warm the studio again.
	How's your wife?
	And would you be willing to stay on for after hours?
	We could use the WFNF. Don't worry, he's going to be on tonight.
	Yeah, I will be here on after hours, for sure.
	He's going to be here.
	We're trying to talk him into staying for Wednesday as well.
	Yeah.
	For Womanizer Wednesday, a.k.a.
	Red Pill shit.
	You stupid!
	My man Mo.
	Actually, you know, if we can get Tommy to come down on Wednesday, that'd be lit too.
	Man, that would be fucking epic.
	Here, let me text him right now.
	I texted him.
	Yeah, I texted him, but I don't know.
	You'll have to talk him into it.
	He doesn't know that you're staying potentially on Wednesday, so let me ask him.
	Punisher.
	Don, I must say, I love your beanie.
	I'm optimistic, but I don't want to screw up the juju.
	Fly, Eagles, fly.
	Kiss my ass, Mo.
	Damn right.
	Wait, wait, wait, hold on.
	Kiss my ass, Moe?
	I said this the day before the first yacht party.
	Big Moe is the only figure in this community that nobody doesn't like.
	I think that is literally the first negative comment about Moe in the history of everything.
	Oh no, there's a couple.
	That's actually the homie.
	See that?
	Even his trolls are his friends.
	That was not...
	Meant to be harmful, but there's some others.
	666G says, Yo Myron, quick question off topic.
	On the last half hours, there was a young lady whom said she had her own line of cosmetics, including cream of eczema.
	My wife has eczema real bad.
	Nothing's working.
	Do you have her info?
	Hopefully her products help.
	Her IG should be on the last episode, bro.
	So go ahead and reach out to her.
	Stop!
	She said for one of them it was, yeah.
	Oh, you better stop.
	He has titty milk, bro.
	Oh, my God.
	One of them was, yeah.
	If it works, it works, though.
	I mean, if it works, it works.
	Have your wife reach out to her on Instagram, bro.
	Her IG's there.
	And yes, it was.
	Go check her out.
	Yes, it was.
	Over there.
	Yeah, Tiddy Milk.
	Oh, God.
	Phoenix Light Games.
	Hey, you know what, dude?
	I'll give her credit for that instead of being a fucking LF dot like these other three or four.
	She's trying to leave.
	She's helping people out.
	XM is a real problem.
	It is, for a lot of people.
	Shout out to David Sharp for being on FNF. Always getting great advice.
	I learned a lot from you, and I'm grateful to keep doing what you're doing.
	And I promise to keep providing value to you as well.
	Shout out to Phoenix Light.
	Thank you, PLC. It's funny.
	We had a Zoom call yesterday, and I brought up the idea of you doing content creation.
	People loved it.
	Because, you know what, Donovan's been in the game for 10 years plus.
	He would know what to do.
	Yeah, and you've had a lot of attacks people try to take.
	Take your accounts down.
	Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
	Payment processors, all that.
	Yeah, you've been banned.
	Like, yeah.
	So people sit there and say, oh, Donovan, his YouTube fellow, but it's like, bro, he's been shadow banned for years.
	Yeah.
	And so are you focusing on, like, building a Rumble up now?
	Is that what you're mostly focused on?
	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
	Building the Rumble up.
	Really?
	Dude, Rumble is, like, literally, like...
	It is the future.
	And I remember when Sneeko was in here, and he said, Rumble is the future.
	That's the first time I ever heard that.
	But yeah, I'm making some minor content.
	I'm going to start bringing on people that disagree with me so that I can learn.
	I don't know that I'll ever be a good debater, but I figure there's no better way to learn than to bring people on.
	I'm going to start live streaming at night.
	Here's another tip for guys who want to be in the content creation game.
	You have to be able to adjust and adapt.
	Trees don't grow to the sky.
	You can't do the same kind of content forever and ever and ever and continue to go up.
	You're going to have to make changes.
	You have to make strategy changes.
	You're going to have to adjust and evolve.
	You guys have done that plenty of times.
	And I've been a little slow to evolve.
	That's probably why I've fallen off a little bit.
	Being shadow banned and reporting all that, that doesn't help.
	But, yeah, I mean, I'll take some accountability for it.
	And, you know, of course, I just made the move and everything.
	So there are many, many factors involved.
	But I think one thing that you need to be ready for is you have to be able to adjust.
	You have to have a curveball, in other words, if that makes sense.
	That's a good point.
	All right, what's the next one?
	Trevon Suki, we have here, he says, fantastic collab per usual.
	Glad to see you on the podcast again, Mr. Sharp.
	Thank you.
	Appreciate the wisdom from y'all tonight.
	It all made the YouTube journey slash dream less daunting and attainable.
	Yeah, bro.
	It's not easy.
	It's not easy.
	Like, listen, I mean, this shit is fucking hard, man.
	It's so hard.
	It looks easy on paper.
	It does.
	Oh, just get it from a camera.
	Film some content.
	If you have a smartphone and opinion, the only nigga I know that had nothing but a smartphone and opinion who grew up was Alpha Meal Strategies.
	But he is the outlier.
	And even he knew what the fuck he was talking about.
	Guys, and I'm not trying to discourage anyone from doing what you want to do, but just understand.
	I'm not going to use soft words.
	No, this shit is fucking hard.
	And if you ain't built like that, you're not going to last long.
	So just understand.
	You might be interested in this, but you're going to have to understand that this is not for most people.
	Everybody wants to be a content creator until they're a content creator.
	Yeah, there's a game being played at all times.
	You've got to know how to play the game.
	That's right.
	That's exactly right.
	Yeah, you have to know how to trust the right people and all that good stuff.
	Yep.
	What's the next one, Bills?
	Ken Rose, 07. Hey!
	Thumbs up.
	All right.
	He never says anything.
	He always just, he just, he just supports.
	Man, a few words, huh?
	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
	A few words, lots of emojis.
	That's funny.
	Yeah, that's very normal.
	Yeah, yeah, typical.
	Ken Rose is the man, dude.
	Alright, that's it for now?
	Alright, Donovan, so listen.
	We covered the basis, for example, the beginning stages.
	Alright, you need 250 videos minimum to the collaborations.
	Have a schedule for content.
	Yes.
	Have things in place where you actually make the content you love and care about, right?
	Now let's say, for example, how do I go to...
	From, let's say, 5K subs to 10K, then 100K, then a million.
	One word, consistency.
	And I remember when Myron used to come on my show, he used to talk about fitness, and the one thing that always stuck in my mind, your plan has to be consistent, which causes adherence.
	You have to have a schedule that you can consistently keep.
	YouTube, Rumble, it prioritizes consistency.
	People need to know when to find you.
	They need to know where to find you and when to find you.
	What you really have to do as a content creator is you have to create a schedule in your fan's mind, right?
	Because all around the world there are different time zones, but if you're on at the exact same time every day, I think that's the quickest way to grow.
	Because, dude, I did TSR Live at 4.30 Eastern for like three years.
	That's when I shot to the top.
	Then when things started to tail off, I moved it back a little bit, called TSR Prime Time.
	Then I went up a little bit more.
	I've never...
	I've never done a late night show because I lived on the East Coast, but now I live in Reno.
	I live on the West Coast, so now I can start live streaming at 6, which is 9 o'clock on the East Coast.
	And again, I'm hoping that will sort of reinvigorate my channel, but the quick answer to your question, the biggest way to blow up is consistency.
	You can't stream on Monday and then Thursday and then Tuesday.
	No.
	It's got to be the same time.
	It's got to be the same day, the same time.
	Absolutely.
	It's got to be the same day, same time, all the time.
	If you're clean, you make good content, and you're consistent, the algorithm will reward you for that.
	The algorithm will reward consistency.
	Not that it doesn't reward engagement and quality, but if you want a superpower in the YouTube game, consistency should be your superpower.
	Good point.
	Let's say, doing the beginning steps, doing that as well, Things are taking forever, bro.
	It's been almost six months.
	I'm still at 40k subs.
	Is that all?
	Six months?
	Let me give you a little tip, man.
	Listen, you've got to play the long game.
	You've got to play the long game.
	In order to be...
	And I know the internet makes everything look microwave.
	Like, overnight, no, nothing.
	Like, it's funny.
	They see an overnight meteoric rise.
	Because...
	You'll see a creator go from 10,000 subscribers to 50,000 in a month.
	And people think that that's the norm.
	But what you don't see is that person is grinding their ass off behind the scenes.
	They're live streaming every day.
	They know what they're talking about.
	They're passionate about what they're talking about.
	They genuinely want to help people.
	But you've got to play the long game.
	If somebody comes to me and says, Donovan, I've been at this for six months, what's the problem?
	My answer is, like I said.
	Is that all?
	Because if you want to do this, you're going to have to understand that this is...
	Honestly, it honestly might be a lifelong commitment.
	You might not do it for a lifetime, but you've got to be prepared to do it for a lifetime.
	I watched Mr. Beast's interview a couple months ago.
	He spoke about doing YouTube for seven years before he blew up.
	And I was like, wait, 70 years?
	Yeah!
	Good content, not getting no views.
	And I'm like, alright, I don't know too many people that will stick through.
	Yeah.
	Through YouTube, getting no views for seven years.
	That's him's commitment.
	But then again, it paid off.
	Look who he is today.
	And the reason why he kept doing it, even though he was on YouTube for seven years, is because he loves what he does.
	Exactly.
	And listen, man.
	The reason I do what I do is because I wish I had a Donovan Sharp when I was coming up.
	That's the way I look at it.
	And I derive immense satisfaction from people telling me, you changed my life.
	Like, dude, you will never know.
	Like, the money and everything is great, but you will never know the ecstasy that comes with grown-ass men telling me, hey, man.
	You changed my life.
	Or I've been watching you since 2017 or 2020. See, I'm always late.
	I remember my very first appearance on Fresh and Fit.
	I had no idea what cap was.
	Oh, yeah?
	Yeah, I remember.
	I was like, yes, and don't cap.
	I'm an old guy.
	What are you going to do?
	It works, man.
	You make it work, bro.
	I try.
	So, listen, I'm all for staying in the game, keeping that longevity going, be consistent.
	Now, let's bring in...
	You need to look forward to the haters.
	Because when people put out hit pieces about you, what do they do?
	They come to your channel and they comment.
	It doesn't matter what they are commenting.
	The point is that you're getting engagement.
	I would advise, guys, it's almost I don't want to say look for the haters or look for those hit pieces, but I'm telling you, when you get hit pieces done on you, you have made it.
	You are worthy of someone taking the time to shoot, cut, and edit a video about you.
	We just had this FS1 fallout with Joy Taylor and Skip Bayless and all that good stuff, right?
	And Joy Taylor's show, Speak, is now one of the highest rated on FS1. Now, it's not going to be that for long, but...
	But, I mean, and Joy Taylor should not be on TV, but it is what it is, right?
	So I would tell guys, like, you really need to embrace the hate, because I'll tell you this, when a lot of people blow up when people start hating on you, right?
	They'll talk shit about you and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, and you'll notice that you're steadily gaining subscribers.
	Embrace the hate.
	Listen, haters are your unpaid marketing team.
	And you know what?
	It's funny.
	I was actually thinking about this the other day.
	I was thinking to myself, you know, if I were advising someone, you know, to do like a YouTube channel, I don't know, maybe hire someone off of Fiverr and have them do hit pieces on you.
	That's funny you said that.
	You know what I mean?
	If it bleeds, it leads.
	People are more likely to watch a hit piece on you than to watch you until they actually watch the hit piece.
	So I struggle to understand relevancy in certain departments because I'm like, why are some people more relevant than other people?
	And they do almost the same thing, but you know what it really is?
	It's the hate.
	So imagine, right?
	Your timeline's filled with people.
	That are hitting on other people.
	So let's say, for example, I forgot about Donovan Sharp.
	Yeah.
	While I was out of the blue, I'm on XR, I'm on YouTube, and I say, Donovan Sharp ends his YouTube channel.
	Here's a video.
	I'm like, oh shit!
	Oh my god!
	Oh Jesus!
	That actually happened to me!
	Click it!
	Yes!
	Oh, Donovan's still here!
	Let me tap in.
	Now people that forgot about you are kind of like, went away.
	Oh, he's still here!
	Yeah.
	Let me go check him out.
	Yeah.
	Now, I got a friend, Casey Redbeard.
	Yeah, yeah.
	Oh yeah, I've known him for a year.
	He does content all over the world with different girls.
	And...
	He got his first taste of viralness when Ivan Preach made a video about him.
	What?!
	Now, mind you, right?
	He's like, oh shit, bro.
	This is crazy.
	I'm like, bro, watch what happens next.
	So he had sales around a certain figure.
	Sure.
	It quadrupled after that.
	And I was like, wow.
	There's a lot of power in being hated.
	Now, granted though, obviously you want to have some good in there too as well.
	Sure.
	But for the most part, being hated does lead to monetary gain, which...
	And surprisingly, you know who kind of made that a whole stick?
	Andrew Tate.
	He turned that hate into money.
	That's right.
	Listen, man, I'll tell you this.
	At the end of the day, if you're relevant, in the spirit of things, you can make money and make moves.
	But if you're not...
	You could be content, but nobody really cares.
	You could be the world's greatest content creator.
	If other creators are not talking about you, for better or worse, you will never make it.
	Again, and the hate, sometimes in the beginning it used to suck, but you really have to understand that once you start getting haters, and people say it all the time, haters are your biggest fans, but they don't really believe it because when it happens to them, oh, what do I do?
	No, no, no, man.
	Embrace the hate.
	Because if people are talking about you, that means you are relevant.
	Perfect.
	Okay.
	Donovan, I've been through content.
	I'm a consistent creator.
	I'm doing all those right steps.
	How do I monetize off the platform?
	So the way I did it is...
	So how to monetize up the platform?
	I would do, like, Patreon or do your website.
	You know, do, like, paid subscriptions.
	You know, books, courses, etc., etc.
	That's how I made my money.
	You know, books, courses, and womanies, and things like that.
	If you have a specialty in dating and relationships, if you do relationship management, I would highly, highly suggest doing books and courses.
	Because if you're doing content, you can also do books.
	And it's easy for me to write books because I type quickly.
	But if I were advising someone, I would say that the best way to monetize off the platform is to go do multi-platforms, write a book, do a course, and create content that's not on any platform.
	And then sell that offline.
	I think that's the formula.
	Good point.
	Yeah.
	I remember Steven Crowder got demonetized on YouTube.
	Yeah.
	And he went about it a totally different way.
	He was like, you know what?
	I got you guys.
	And then, obviously, Rumble came along supporting him.
	Shout out to Rumble, by the way.
	Yeah.
	The real bosses in the rich beach platforms.
	And he started doing his own membership.
	There we go.
	And that covered more than YouTube revenue.
	And more.
	And way more.
	Yeah, that's what you guys did.
	Yeah, pretty much.
	That's what you guys did.
	If you guys make more money now, you guys were demonetized back in August of 21 or 22 or something like that.
	You guys make more revenue now that you have been demonetized than you did when you were monetized.
	And again, if you get demonetized, and see, this is the thing.
	And I'm very, very fortunate.
	I don't know how this is, but I'm still monetized.
	I don't know how I'm still monetized, but I am.
	So I'm one of the fortunate ones.
	That's awesome.
	Yeah, I mean, you know, but I know my time is coming.
	I mean, at some point they're going to cut me from the partner program.
	But yeah.
	I mean...
	I don't really think so, man.
	I think you've got to be on their radar, I would say.
	Yeah, yeah.
	And I'm not on their radar anymore.
	And I think that's probably the reason.
	Which is fine with me.
	I don't care.
	Keep the super chats rolling in.
	But this is a type of content that people don't really look into.
	I think you have to build relationships outside of the content creation world.
	Yes, absolutely.
	And a lot of people, they just make content.
	Okay, I'm a great creator.
	I'm this and that.
	But when it comes to making things happen, you know, for the platform itself, if you're not able to negotiate, Yes.
	or even be in certain rooms, but it's almost like they're gonna shut you out at some point.
	Yes.
	So I think having that connection with people that are established in the industry helps a lot too.
	For example, Rumble.
	How much if you don't have Rumble?
	Dude, I don't know where we would be without Rumble.
	And, you know, I've said this for years.
	Any man can do anything he wants to do.
	You just can't do it alone.
	Yeah, you need a team.
	Yeah, like we need each other, man.
	I don't think any of us would be where we are today if not for each other.
	And I told you earlier, MLD, I was having a conversation with him.
	He's like, dude, we all made the most money when we were all working together.
	And I also think...
	Relationships are probably one of the most important elements of content creation, to be honest with you.
	And I know a lot of guys like to go solo and you don't want to have to rely on anybody.
	And I get that.
	But you've got to put yourself out there.
	You have to build relationships.
	Because if you don't build relationships, you're going to be on an island.
	For example, I've been shadow banned and this and that and a third.
	But I have a good relationship with you guys.
	And this will help me to get subscribers and this and that and a third.
	If you're shadow banned but you don't know anybody, you're a man on an island without a team.
	So, I agree.
	Alright, good points.
	Alright, we can open up the phone lines, right?
	For Castle Club members.
	That's a live Q&A. Is that cool?
	Let's do it.
	Yeah, for Donovan.
	I mean, we've got time now.
	Do you want to do, or do you want to do Zoom call?
	Castle Club Zoom call.
	Alright, let's do it.
	In the meantime, get some chats.
	Two birds, one stone, man.
	There you go.
	Might as well add some more value.
	Those are some very good points, by the way.
	If you can add those points and write it down, that's a good formula to follow.
	Yeah.
	No, I totally agree, man.
	And I think this is where...
	I think this is where loving what you like.
	I go back to the Mr. Beast thing.
	The only reason why Mr. Beast was still doing YouTube, but nobody knew who the fuck he was after seven years is because he loved what he was doing.
	And when you get into this, you will quickly find out whether or not this is for you or not.
	If you've been at this for six months and things aren't going as quickly as you want them to, but you still wake up thinking of ways to improve your content, then this Business is definitely for you.
	Good point.
	Oh, cool, Luke.
	1980s.
	What do you say?
	Eagles versus Bills.
	Super Bowl, Donovan?
	I would love to see the Eagles in the Super Bowl, but if I were a betting man, I'd have to say Detroit Lions and Kansas City.
	Damn.
	Yeah, I mean, listen, I hope the Eagles get to the Super Bowl.
	I think we have the best roster in football, but I don't know.
	They're really, really good up in Detroit.
	And on the other side, I mean, until somebody...
	Until somebody beats No.
	15 in red at Arrowhead, it's going to be the Chiefs.
	I don't even see Bills beating the Ravens.
	Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are way too, like, on a roll.
	Now, you know what?
	That's actually a very good point.
	And the Bills' defense is not that.
	Like, the Bills' defense is not built like that.
	I think they played the Lions and the Rams on back-to-back weeks.
	You know, Josh Allen, you know, solidified MVP, 40 points a game.
	They won those shootouts, but their defense was like a sieve.
	And I agree.
	Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry have the potential to run through the Bills like a hot knife through butter.
	That being said, the game is being played in Buffalo, and that crowd is raucous.
	And if there's bad weather, I'm going advantage, Bills.
	But it's snow out in Baltimore, too, so it's not like...
	You're right, but the Bills are the only team that actually looks like they like playing in the snow.
	It looks like they're playing backyard football.
	They love it to snow.
	I would agree with you.
	If anyone's going to beat the Buffalo Bills, it's definitely the Ravens.
	You make a good point.
	Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are probably the second best quarterback, running back combination in football.
	Of course, my guy Saquon.
	They're not too far behind because Saquon got 2,000 yards.
	Derrick Henry, almost 2,000 yards.
	I think Lamar Jackson is probably the best.
	Lamar Jackson is like a wide receiver when he carries the football.
	Jalen Hurts is like a running back.
	Jalen Hurts has tailback skills.
	Lamar Jackson has wide receiver skills.
	Derrick Henry is a sledgehammer, and Saquon Barkley is fucking Superman.
	I just believe that the loss of Stephon Diggs is going to finally bite them in the ass, especially just deep into the playoffs.
	That's my big question.
	I love Stephon Diggs, but there's a saying in sports, sometimes it's addition by subtraction.
	Love Stephon Diggs, but the Bills became a better team when he left.
	Stefan does definitely dig.
	Stefan digs.
	Alright.
	What do we got here?
	That was it?
	Okay, that was well.
	Alright.
	Zoom call.
	Are we going to do one right now?
	Yeah, yeah.
	Let's do it.
	Our link should be in Castle Club, right guys?
	Yes.
	And Noble, any announcements for the chat?
	Yeah, give me one sec.
	Cool.
	Alright.
	Yeah, the premium thing is sales done, guys.
	If you didn't get in at 65, then I think Noble already closed it.
	So it's going up to 98. So we'll go ahead and answer some questions here.
	Let's do it.
	Are we going to stay on stream and do this?
	Yeah.
	Okay.
	This is my favorite thing to do, is to talk to the people.
	This is my favorite element of this.
	Love to livestream, love to educate people, but I love to talk to the people.
	That's why I love doing this.
	You know who does this very well, has been doing this for years?
	I'm sorry!
	Is that you?
	Holy shit!
	Yeah, they AI'd me.
	Oh my god!
	Scroll back up!
	That looks just like you!
	Yo, that is fucking classic!
	Yo, that looks just like you!
	They even got the nose right!
	They got the nose right!
	This is great!
	Yeah, you can show it on the screen so they can see it.
	Yo, that is crazy!
	Yeah, that's in Castle Club, man.
	I swear to God, y'all's audience is fucking creative, man.
	They are.
	We got one of the best audiences, bro.
	Super based.
	Super based, super funny.
	And I like how our fans playfully troll us.
	I love it, man.
	Yeah, it's good.
	It's definitely good.
	Alright, so we got the Zoom thing ready?
	Okay.
	Put the headphones on so you can hear what's going on, too.
	Go ahead, Noble.
	Oh yeah, so the calendar is posted in the WAP for the rest of the month for the Zoom call schedule, so everyone who is in premium, go check that out.
	And then, secondly, anyone who bought the annual for $8.99, you guys should have an email in your email from freshandfitmanager at gmail.com, and that will go and give you access to locals.
	And then, lastly, we'll have instructions, a new set of instructions for the Discord posted after this show, because a lot of you guys were having trouble with it.
	So, yep.
	That's for Locals, by the way, the Locals Discord.
	Awesome.
	Alright, who's up first?
	Oh, one second.
	We got, uh...
	Alright, we got...
	Should've cast a clip, man.
	Real shit.
	On Locals.
	Hey, what's up, guys?
	How's it going?
	What's up, man?
	Good.
	Donovan's here, so let her rip.
	So I have a question for Donovan.
	I remember you said that your wife built your app and your website.
	Isn't that correct?
	Yes, that's correct.
	So I'm going into that field as well.
	I was wondering from, like, your perspective, like, what is, like, the biggest, like, benefits and difference going from, like, not having that and doing it and running it?
	Yeah, financially.
	Fresh actually referenced this earlier.
	What happens when you get shadow banned?
	What happens when you're losing subscribers?
	Having an app and multiple websites, that is what will carry you.
	Because, listen, adversity is going to come.
	And if you don't have your own app, if you don't have your own...
	own.
	You don't have to have an app and a website, but if you do, the advantages are innumerable.
	Make sense?
	Thank you.
	I guess I answered this question.
	Alright.
	Who's next?
	Also, remember guys, the link for the Zoom meeting, it is available pinned in the Castle Club news feed or the locals feed.
	Joshua.
	What's the problem, guys?
	How are you guys doing?
	What's up, man?
	So, obviously, Fresh, you helped me out last time, and now we're talking about content creating?
	Yes.
	Do you think it's a good idea that I should try and do content creating for my budgeting thing to get myself more exposure?
	110%.
	And listen, you've got Donovan here to help you back it up, actually, with some actual strategy behind it, so ask away.
	So, yeah.
	Do you think I should try and have these things pre-thought out, or should I just do it on a fly, like doing it live, or should I try and do some...
	So Donovan, he has a passion for helping people get out of debt and finance.
	He wants to put it on YouTube to kind of express that and gain more customers and more following.
	The answer to your question...
	So ask your question one more time, and then I'll give you the answer.
	Long story short, I'm trying to start a new business with budget coaching, helping others get out of debt and things of that sort.
	And I want to try and not go through Google Ads and things of that sort.
	So with the topic being on content creating, how should I go about it when it comes to trying to...
	Gain more following.
	Yeah, so in the beginning you asked, should I do freestyle, so to speak, or should I script it out?
	The answer is yes.
	You should absolutely do both.
	You should have notes before you go live, have your talking points, and here's another tip I'll give you.
	Your audience will give you your talking points.
	You have to start off, you have to have a fire starter.
	Have 9 or 10 bullet points of things you want to talk about, script it out.
	But as you're actually doing something live, your audience will give you talking points to do.
	So definitely script things out and freestyle at the same time because, again, if you know what you're talking about, you can do it pretty easily.
	But pay attention to your chat because your chat will ask you questions.
	Answer your chat's questions.
	So we mean doing both at the same time.
	Do you mean I should try and have topics and then freestyle on each topic?
	Yes!
	There it is.
	That's it.
	What he's saying as well, just understand it should be a part of who you are.
	Right.
	So it should be in you anyway to talk about it.
	Some people bring up certain topics on stream or, for example, in comments, oh, I could talk about that too as well because I know about that.
	And they build upon that.
	Oh, sure.
	And I guess one more thing to add to that.
	I heard that on YouTube that I would need to have at least 1,000 subscribers to start YouTube live streaming, right?
	Or is that any time?
	I don't even know.
	I think you can live stream.
	The requirements do change depending on their guidelines.
	That's a good question.
	Let me double check that for you.
	Yeah, I don't know.
	That's a good point.
	I don't know what the live streaming requirements are.
	I think I've got six or seven channels, and they're all well over 1,000 subscribers.
	Okay, it's a live stream.
	You need 50 subs.
	Oh, perfect.
	And 90 days on your channel with no restrictions.
	I think that's pretty much it.
	Alright, thank you very much, guys.
	I appreciate it.
	Thanks for the questions, man.
	Shout out to you, bro.
	Oh, no.
	You need 1,000 subs.
	Oh, you need 1,000 subs.
	For mobile, you need 50. You need 1,000 subs on the actual channel.
	What's up, fellas?
	Good to see y'all.
	Again, bringing the wisdom here to the rest of us.
	Mr. Sharp, I wanted to ask about idea generation.
	Thinking about YouTube as a decade-long game.
	How do you come up or continue coming up with ideas that maximize the amount of value you bring to your audience?
	Oh my god.
	Honestly, I don't know.
	I really don't know.
	It's got to be in you, man.
	And I know that's not the answer that you're looking for, but well...
	Listen, follow other creators.
	Watch other creators that are in your space, in your field, and you will get ideas like that.
	Try to come up with original ideas, but yeah, follow other creators.
	Look on social media, Instagram, Twitter, etc., etc.
	Also, if you want a following, open up a Discord.
	And when you start getting fans, they'll send you videos, articles, websites, etc., etc.
	If you start a Discord at a certain point, you will never run out of content.
	That's true.
	Okay.
	Or Telegram.
	Or Telegram, yeah, yeah.
	Either or.
	Create a community for the rest of them.
	Okay, that makes sense.
	Because it kind of piggybacks on what you said to the last gentleman, just now talking about your comments.
	The comments from your viewers can help facilitate ideas.
	And I'm just always thinking, like, I'm thinking super long-term, but I know that's a little fearful.
	At the same time, like, am I going to learn other ideas?
	But as I continue the journey, things will populate, huh?
	Yes.
	Once you get started, once you have that momentum, you will never run out of ideas.
	It's literally impossible.
	I appreciate that.
	Yeah, man.
	Of course.
	Thanks for the question.
	I mean, look at us.
	We've been doing content for how long with no stop in sight?
	The content being there nonstop?
	Why is that?
	Here's the thing.
	It's because you have people on who have differing opinions.
	It's the girls, right?
	Pearl, the reason why she blew up is because she had people on that disagreed with her.
	The late, great Kevin Samuels, same thing.
	And I remember his form, he's like, listen...
	Pull up if you have a disagreement.
	That's how Average at Best got started.
	Kevin started off, as we all know, as a men's image consultant.
	And black women loved him because he was holding men accountable.
	But then when he started holding women accountable, that's when he blew up.
	Right, exactly.
	But yeah, bring people on who have differing opinions than you, and you will never go wrong.
	That's why you guys have been around for a while, because you don't only have people and guests on who agree with you.
	You guys have differing opinions.
	You guys have girls, literally, who have differing opinions.
	That's why people tune in every night.
	Alright.
	Definitely don't want to be an echo chamber.
	That's, I think, one of the mistakes that a lot of channels end up having is just becoming an echo chamber.
	Yeah, of course.
	Make sense?
	Thanks for the question, man.
	Oh, I didn't...
	I had to unmute myself.
	Yeah, that makes perfect sense.
	Yeah, it's a good question.
	It makes a good question.
	Alright.
	Who's next?
	Riley.
	Riley.
	Hey, hey, how's it going?
	Good, good.
	I'm just a little bit sick.
	Is this only for content creation or could I ask a real estate question?
	If you're going to ask a real estate question, I think that's Myron's specialty.
	Yeah, go ahead.
	So how would I... Basically, my parents want to be able to provide me and my siblings with help for a down payment for a piece of property, but I obviously want to buy a duplex or more.
	How would I go upon that with...
	Then giving me money and not having to pay taxes on that.
	Do you know?
	Well, anytime you get money given to you for a down payment, it can be problematic, bro.
	Because the bank is going to want to know the source of those funds because they're going to want to see how you got it.
	So legally, families allowed to give their kids up to $18,000 a year per parent untaxed.
	Do you suggest just collecting that for a couple years or is there any way that you could buy the property with?
	Your family or a family member?
	Well, it depends.
	What kind of loan are you going to get?
	Well, I guess it would just be a standard mortgage.
	So basically, you're a 30-year fixed?
	Probably lower than that.
	I'll probably be able to put down at least 40% or 50%.
	No, no, no, no.
	The mortgage I'm asking.
	You're going to get a 30-year fixed loan, right?
	If that's the suggestion, I was going to try to go for 15. A 15-year, you know your mortgage is going to be significantly more expensive if you do that, right?
	Like, double the price.
	So might as well just get a 30?
	I mean, again, okay, how much is a house and how much are you trying to put down?
	Well, it's in between 6 and 7, and I'd like to be putting down about 250 or 300. God damn.
	That's a hell of a down payment.
	A $600,000 house?
	It's a duplex?
	It's a triplex.
	Nigga, where you live?
	Wow.
	Nigga, where you live?
	Reno.
	He lives in my goddamn city.
	I mean, $600,000 for a triplex isn't terrible.
	Is it South Reno?
	It's not terrible.
	Yeah, but putting it down for a first property?
	Do FHA. Yeah, I mean, that's the other thing I was gonna ask.
	Like, are you planning to live in it or not?
	You could do multiple.
	Yeah, I'm gonna live in it for 12 months and then hopefully get the fuck out of it.
	Yeah, if you're gonna live, then there's no point.
	If you're gonna live in it, bro, then just put the bare minimum down and get another house.
	Yeah, bro.
	Okay, so do a couple properties at the same time?
	That's actually the way I did it in Vegas.
	Yeah, you're better off taking that capital and putting it into other houses if you're going to live in it.
	If you're going to buy as an investor, then yeah, you've got to put your 20-25% down.
	But if you're going to go ahead and live in it for a year, and you're going to get a triplex on top of that, which means you'll have two tenants to offset the cost of the mortgage, then yeah, dude, absolutely go with FHA. Put as little down as possible.
	And that'll be better for you because then we'll scrutinize the funds as bad.
	Okay, that makes sense.
	Because I would want to do that and then immediately get a rental property after that, are you saying that I'd put the 20% down on the second piece of property?
	Yes, I would.
	You would have to.
	Because if you're going to get the second house, right?
	So let's say you buy the first house, you do your FHA, and you live in it for a year, right?
	Another deal comes by.
	And you're like, damn, this house is a good deal.
	Well, you can't move into that one because you still have to meet the prerequisites of living in your first home for a year.
	So, for that second house, you would have to put the 20% down.
	Because you would have to buy that.
	You would have to get that second house as an investor.
	Okay.
	Okay, that makes sense.
	Does that make sense?
	Yeah, that does.
	This one is residential, so you can get it for 3.5% to 5%.
	Then, while you're in that house, let's say a year hasn't elapsed, then you can go ahead and get the second house, but that second house you're going to have to buy as an investor, which means you've got to put 20% to 25% down.
	Okay.
	Okay, perfect.
	Alright, that's just about all.
	Thank you, boys, for always answering the questions.
	No worries, man.
	Let me just comment on this.
	Anybody thinking about moving to Reno, don't.
	It's a dump.
	Why do you say that?
	It's not.
	I'm just trying to discourage people from moving to literally the best-kept secret in America.
	Reno, Nevada...
	I really fucking like to hear that, and if I can get a second, my parents actually are building a house up in Reno.
	I live in Southern California, and right now I'm actually...
	Renting one of my parents' house from them over on the beach.
	Okay.
	But it's fucking ridiculously expensive here and I'm not going to spend the rest of my fucking life here.
	So I'd like to be able to, you know, kind of do my own shit.
	And yeah, with the assistance of the parents, I still want to be able to grind it and do it myself too.
	Absolutely.
	How old are you, bro?
	I'm 24. Oh, he's a young boy.
	Okay.
	He's a young boy.
	Yeah, I will die.
	That's a blessing, man.
	I will die in Reno.
	I'm never moving in.
	That place is awesome.
	So it looks like your family has some coins, so don't fuck it up.
	Just pick up that first house, live in it, and then as far as the second house goes, depending on whether it's a year in or not, that will dictate whether you buy the second house as an investor.
	But understand that when you buy...
	If you're putting a big down payment on it, they're going to want to know where that money came from.
	They're going to scrutinize you.
	Anytime you get a loan from the bank, bro, they're going to want W-2s, tax returns, income.
	They're going to want all that shit.
	And even if you do get that money as a gift, it could still be problematic for you when you're getting a loan.
	So keep that in mind.
	Who else is on the Zoom call?
	What's your name, sir?
	My name's Donovan.
	Donovan?
	Okay, cool.
	I'm going to follow you, Donovan.
	I appreciate that.
	It's good to hear that you like Reno up there.
	Oh, dude.
	Check him out on YouTube and on Rumble.
	Just to update everyone, I moved to Reno from the Philadelphia area, and I can't even begin to describe the lifestyle change.
	Dude, there's more space.
	Like, the vistas are picture-perfect.
	We have a mountain in our backyard.
	Yeah.
	Like, you could become a photographer living where I live.
	It's just...
	Nice.
	Best decision I've ever made in my life.
	Do you live in South or Sparks?
	Oh, South.
	No, no, no.
	Definitely South Reno.
	Definitely South Reno.
	Okay.
	Honestly, man, I don't go North 85, brah.
	Okay, cool.
	Yeah, my parents live off of Mount Rose Highway.
	Oh, yeah.
	Yeah, Mount Rose area, Galena, Damani Ranch.
	Yeah, that area is fucking brilliant.
	Nice.
	Awesome.
	Yep.
	Thank you guys so much.
	Yes, sir.
	All right.
	We'll try to keep it on topic, though.
	Who's up next?
	Ibrahima?
	Oh!
	That's Alchemist.
	Oh, I did not know that.
	Yo, Myron, can you hear me?
	Yeah, we got you.
	I just want to tell Myron, thank you for the last time.
	I just found a job, so I'm working on a target right now, and I just monetize on this.
	I just want to say that.
	Alright.
	You got a job quick.
	Good job, man.
	Yeah, good stuff, bro.
	Good work.
	Thank you so much, man.
	That's it.
	Alright.
	Well, I'm glad that you were able to get yourself out of that situation, man.
	And like I said before, man, fast money typically comes with slow problems.
	So don't associate with those scammers ever again, bro, and just make your money legit and clean from this point forward.
	Yeah, yeah.
	Byron, AC469 says, who's Donovan Sharp?
	Would you like to tell him who I am?
	There would be no pressure without Donovan Sharp, guys.
	So go check him out on YouTube and on Rumble.
	That's who I am.
	So just go check him out.
	And it saved many lives.
	Go watch his stuff.
	Yep!
	Womanese!
	He'll help you out enormously, I promise you guys.
	Is that a mistake that he's here?
	Thank you.
	I appreciate that.
	Baith, Roel, go ahead.
	No, go to Eddie.
	You don't want to go to...
	No.
	He's been on before.
	That's somebody new.
	Okay.
	Go to Eddie.
	All right, go ahead, Eddie, and then we'll go back to Baith after.
	Go ahead.
	And just so you guys know, these are with our Castle Club guys, man.
	So join Castle Club guys.
	It's $35 a month and you get to fucking talk to us once or twice a week.
	We had a Zoom call last night, too.
	We've been giving you guys even more value, man.
	It's like $1.16 a day, man.
	Yeah, literally.
	Damn, I didn't even think about that.
	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
	Just $35 divided by $30.
	Yeah, just, you know.
	Yeah, man.
	You guys talk about free speech?
	$1, man.
	Basically $1 a day, bro.
	Support free speech.
	Support free speech, support us, and we support you guys back.
	We give you guys fucking life-saving advice like this, like save you guys a bunch of money.
	That dude was going to put 25% down on how he was going to live it.
	One guy had five accounts for debt.
	Like, really bad debt.
	And he didn't know what to do.
	We gave him some advice.
	Holy shit.
	Solving it day by day right now.
	Oh my god.
	Talk about a hole, man.
	Holy shit, man.
	Go ahead, bro.
	Go, Eddie.
	Okay, a zoom user.
	Can you hear us or no?
	Thank you.
	Thank you.
	Yeah, I can hear you.
	There we go.
	I just got a question.
	I called in to Money Monday before Christmas.
	I called in.
	I was moving down to Miami.
	And you guys told me to start networking in the Telegram chat.
	And I actually just got kicked over the Telegram chat today because I was networking and teaching people actually how to trade.
	And Noble kicked me out.
	And I'm just wondering, is there anything you guys can do about it?
	Because I'm actually giving heavy value in the chat and Trucker can vouch for me.
	And a tooth can vouch for me, too, that I'm actually a real trader giving a lot of value.
	And I'm just wondering if there's anything to either get you guys' approval.
	I have receipts that I actually do withdraw from the market, five years, lots of hours in the market that I know what I'm talking about, and lots of client reviews.
	A lot of people can vouch for me in the chat, and Noble kicked me tonight.
	All right, this is going to be a public execution, bro.
	Noble told you not to repeat soliciting people, right?
	And you continued, right?
	Is that not correct?
	And also, you didn't confirm with us who you are or what you do.
	You just, hey, do you want to learn how to trade?
	I can teach you.
	That's not cool, bro.
	So Noble spoke to you because I told him to.
	Hey, bro, chill with that shit.
	You did it again today because people told me you did, by the way.
	And I'm like, bro, who is this guy?
	He didn't ask us.
	He didn't ask for permission.
	Nothing.
	Now, you may be a great trader, nice guy, but it's our group, bro.
	So unless you ask...
	Don't do that, bro.
	And that's why he kicked you.
	Is there any way I can get permission?
	Because I can legitimately prove I'm an actual trader.
	A lot of these scammers out here, I can actually sit down one-on-one with my clients and actually teach them.
	We have Rob, my guy Casper, that are verified.
	I've been in for years.
	Listen, you might be too as well.
	But again, I'm actually coming to your house, right?
	Making my own rules and says, oh, you know what?
	I'm going to take my shoes off when I feel like in your own home.
	That's what's happening here, bro.
	And listen, we gave you a chance.
	I said, you know what?
	Don't get him out yet.
	We'll tell him what to do so he doesn't, you know, I made that mistake again.
	Yeah.
	But you did it again, bro.
	And I'm like, bro, why are you doing this?
	Well, I wasn't, so listen, I was telling people if they need help, DM me because I can really help and if they want further instructions, let me get on a Zoom with you and then I can show you because a lot of people teach the wrong way.
	Let me read this very clear, bro, right?
	I got niggas everywhere.
	In real life, in chats, and as well in membership, bro.
	If you do some fuck shit, I'm gonna find out.
	And I found out about your fucking ass, bro.
	So don't come down, oh, nigga, you're done.
	Yo, get him out of here, bro.
	Go ahead.
	Yeah, I think what is happening is...
	He wants the audience, but he does not want to provide value.
	He's saying, take my word for it that I know what I'm talking about.
	You gotta show it another way, man.
	See, I'm all for helping people out.
	Of course.
	And giving value.
	Yeah.
	But we need to go behind our back doing that shit.
	It's weird, bro.
	Yeah, it's like you're trying to take a shortcut.
	And shortcuts don't...
	That shit doesn't fly, man.
	Bro.
	Whatever, man.
	Who's next?
	Because imagine they lose money.
	Yeah.
	You know what I'm gonna say?
	Oh.
	Fresh and Fitz guy lost his money.
	He don't even know who this nigga.
	Who is this nigga, bro?
	I don't know who this nigga is.
	Do you know who he is?
	I don't know who he is.
	Yeah, that was weird.
	Bro, and you know what's funny?
	We warned him.
	He messaged my guy and said, he said, bro, do you need help with trading?
	I can teach you, bro.
	Bro, my guy, yo, first look at this shit.
	I'm like, nigga, you're done.
	Yeah, two strikes and you're out, bro.
	Yeah, I gave you a chance, bro.
	That's some fuck shit, man.
	Yeah, yeah.
	He tried to take a shortcut.
	And listen, maybe he does know what he's talking about.
	We'll never know.
	Well, too late now.
	You scam us, bro.
	Hell no.
	Alright, who's next?
	See, you didn't even know about that shit.
	They came here trying to talk shit.
	Alright, who's next?
	Hey, what's up, man?
	I have a question for Donovan.
	Hey, I have a question.
	Are there rules to content creation, bro?
	Like, when you're creating content, are there any rules to it?
	There aren't any rules, but I would say the most important elements of being a successful content creator is consistency.
	Consistent?
	Yep.
	Look, if you are consistent, if people know when to find you and where to find you, you will be more successful than the greatest content creator who is inconsistent.
	That is the key.
	Okay.
	Okay.
	And are you moving to AI content creation?
	No.
	No.
	Because, like, I'm me.
	Like, I'm the guy.
	Like, I don't want AI talking for me or whatever the case may be.
	Uh-huh.
	Okay, yeah, that'll be all, man.
	I appreciate your time.
	No problem.
	I think AI is better suited for editing.
	Yes, there you go.
	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
	That's a very good point.
	AI is good for editing.
	Editing and small shit like that.
	Scheduling, but not creating itself.
	No, no, no.
	Because anybody can do that.
	Yeah.
	Thank you.
	No problem.
	Good, Rob.
	You said Rob Bass?
	What?
	Hey, yo, can you guys hear me?
	Yes, sir.
	Alright, what's up, Myron?
	What's up, Fresh?
	Shout out to you, Donovan, for just being an OG in the space, man.
	Thank you, man.
	Appreciate it.
	Yeah, I've been around since the Redman group.
	Wow!
	That's way back.
	Wow, well, thank you.
	Way back, yeah, man.
	Alright, so as somebody trying to make it in the RP space, I'm trying to create content for Asian guys.
	My question is, what kind of content has worked best for you?
	Was it reaction videos, call-in shows?
	Like, were they, like, those politically charged videos?
	Reaction videos.
	Yeah, reaction videos.
	Yeah, I blew up on YouTube when I started doing play-by-play breakdowns of the Netflix show Love is Blind.
	That, like, that is literally the reason why I am where I am.
	Because when you react to interpersonal dynamics between men and women, you're commenting on what is happening in real time.
	That's my superpower.
	It's my superpower.
	I love to do it.
	If you want to point out the RP, just watch and break down dating shows.
	It's the gift that keeps on giving, man.
	Yeah, man.
	So, I guess this is kind of like a part two question, because, like, I mean, there's a lot of people, like, there's a lot of blue pill people in the space right now, and, like, they make some really whack dating content, so if I started reacting to that and kind of, like, being an enemy, sort of say?
	No, you don't have to be an enemy, just be an antagonist.
	If there's a blue pill guy giving blue pill dating advice, yeah, react to that and debunk their talking points one by one.
	I'll give you an example.
	Two days ago, we did a debate with LaCaro on Casey Redbeard.
	Oh, yeah!
	LaCaro did a reaction to one of Casey's videos, and he said, you know what?
	I don't like this.
	Yep.
	Because XYZ. Yep.
	And now they did a debate after that, so you never know what we could take here, bro.
	Yeah.
	Good point.
	Yeah, react to it.
	Like, react to Blue Pill content creators.
	That's another great idea.
	Dope, dope.
	Good job.
	That helps a lot, because I've just been shotgunning content out and seeing what kind of sticks, so I appreciate that, man.
	Yeah, that is what will stick.
	Awesome, awesome.
	All right.
	Thanks, guys.
	Thanks for the support, man.
	Appreciate it.
	Alright.
	One of the coolest things that people tell me is like, man, I've watched you since the Redman group, or I've watched you since 2020. Like, that's pretty cool, man.
	That never gets old.
	Alright.
	Alright, what's up next?
	Uh-oh.
	Not this guy, man.
	Not this guy, bro.
	Uh-oh.
	I know what you're about to say right now.
	Go ahead.
	I don't even need to say it.
	You already know.
	You're the king of ducking and dodging and catching those hands, man.
	Okay, so let me explain what happened.
	Here we go.
	We played Smash Brothers, right?
	You know, the video game?
	Oh, yeah, yeah.
	Okay, to be fair, he beats you sometimes.
	Sometimes.
	I've beaten you every time we've played.
	You've won the one time I picked you around.
	I won one time when I stopped playing this nigga.
	You retired.
	I already beat you, bro.
	I don't want to play you no more.
	I am tired, bro.
	I'm retired.
	I'm out.
	I'm going to call her real quick.
	Alright, what's the question, bro?
	Go ahead.
	This man, a bully, Casey and a smash.
	We're scared to plug up.
	Anyway.
	He's stupid.
	Anyway, I was just going to...
	I mean, I guess it's not directly content creation related, but...
	And I don't know if you, Fresh, or Donovan, or even Myron, a lot of people, I think, don't...
	How can I say it?
	They don't have a straight...
	Like, golem on when it comes, like, passion or what they want to do.
	So, basically, the question is, would you make a video or what is your quick advice or information on, like, the 4% rule?
	Is that even a thing anymore?
	If you, like, let's say just have a million, 500,000 or something like that, you know, and people, like, live off 4% of that, put it in a bank and just kind of live off the interest of that.
	Is that even viable anymore and do you just put it all in one bank or is, like, kind of spread it out over multiple banks?
	Because...
	I don't know.
	I don't have a real passion.
	I do stuff here and there, but I'm like, okay, I might as well just get a bunch of money and just try to live off of that rather than trying to find a passion in something that doesn't pay as much because as I get older, these passion jobs don't really pay as much.
	That's a financial question.
	I think that's probably a question better suited for Myron.
	I'm not in the financial field.
	I would love to answer your question, but I just don't have the answer.
	Is it more like you just want to make money?
	And I focus on passion projects because they don't really pay how you would think they would pay?
	Pretty, yeah, pretty much.
	I'm a vet tech right now because, you know, I love animals and stuff.
	Oh, wow, that's cool.
	I deal with animals, but they don't pay a lot.
	It's capped.
	You only got really, like, technician and then doctor.
	And technicians don't, you know, never going to make as much as a doctor, so...
	I was thinking about going to IT, which I still plan on studying and doing.
	It sounds to me like you need to find your purpose.
	A lot of times, you don't find your purpose.
	Your purpose finds you.
	How old are you, bro?
	I have a feeling.
	Everybody asks me.
	I'm going to tell you for sure, but how old do you think I am?
	I get 28, 27. Let me just tell the chat, nigga.
	I don't know.
	I was just wondering because I was just...
	I'm 32. I just turned 32. Cool.
	Well, listen.
	It took me, literally, 28 years to find my purpose.
	Right.
	Now, it could take you 40 years.
	Yeah.
	It just depends on the person and what's going on in their life.
	But what I will say is that, like, you could go down two paths here, bro.
	You could either focus on making money, stack it up, and then live off of that.
	But I find that when you go down that path, you don't have a purpose-driven life.
	Right.
	And you kind of just, like, die out slowly and surely.
	Yeah.
	And it's not fulfilling at all for men.
	But you can also go down the path of having a purpose-driven life and passion where you make money with your career and you love it.
	And for example, let's say you don't make money in the very beginning.
	Eventually you will because you love the passion, you love the drive, and it's very fulfilling for your lifestyle as well.
	Now, and again, you don't know what that is right now.
	Understandable.
	But if you keep trying different things, you will find something that you do love and care about.
	And again, listen, you're a vet tech now, but it doesn't mean you're going to stay there forever.
	Try different things, bro.
	Try IT. You actually might like it.
	Or maybe you don't like cybersecurity, programming, whatever it may be.
	Try different things.
	But!
	Don't give a whole yet, because I'll say this right now.
	Making a lot of money is cool, but having a purpose behind what you do is ten times better, bro.
	You ever hear someone say, oh, bro, I'm going to retire, live on a beach, and laptop lifestyle?
	Right.
	They die young, because there's nothing to do.
	That shit is so played out and fake, bro.
	I'm telling you right now, that shit does not work.
	Listen, Clint Eastwood is 94 years old, and he is still acting and directing in movies.
	He says, I'm going to die in the director's chair.
	That's what you need to find.
	Yeah.
	Even for me now, bro, it's changed a little bit, but like...
	My purpose that what makes me happy is going outside, meet people, and say, yo, bro, you changed my life.
	Or for example, yo, bro, because of you, I made this connection at work, this networking event, and it changed everything for me.
	So that, to me, turns me out.
	So for you, I don't know what that is, but you gotta try different things, bro.
	Yeah, a lot of people, you've heard this over the years, fresh is useless, da-da-da-da.
	You guys gotta understand, man.
	Fresh's superpower is networking, and is literally the reason why there are people here every night.
	I appreciate the advice, man.
	Next time I see you, log on.
	You're going to retire?
	You're going to put that undefeated record on the line, bro?
	Listen, my purpose is not smash.
	Nah, I know.
	You got your one win.
	We go!
	We go!
	Thanks for the advice, man.
	No problem, bro.
	It's all love here.
	Just kidding.
	I'm not going to fight you, bro.
	Alright, who's next?
	Nope.
	We got Jarrell.
	Hello, gentlemen.
	How are you doing tonight?
	Doing good, man.
	I just want to piggyback off of Rob's question in regards to content creation, especially in the red pill space.
	How do you balance anonymity with content?
	You don't.
	Listen, there is no balance with anonymity.
	There is no such thing as a good anonymous content creator.
	It's like a waterproof mop, a solar-powered flashlight, a good cheap mattress.
	At some point, you have to make a choice.
	If you want to be a successful content creator, you're going to have to understand that your privacy is out the door.
	Is that worth it to you, yes or no?
	That's the decision you have to make.
	Wait a minute.
	Nigga, why are you trying to hide?
	Well, because...
	He's going to be honest.
	Well, I have a career.
	I have a career with a company that I have a job that I love.
	I work for a good company, but it's a company that is...
	Very woke, very conservative, and even though the content that I want to start creating has nothing to do with what I do for a living, we always know that when you start talking about male-female interpersonal dynamics, especially with me, I'm someone who has been traveling internationally for years, and so I want to start doing content around that.
	And it's also kind of controversial, especially when I sit back and I see all the mistakes that a lot of gentlemen make when they're dating and traveling internationally.
	I'm from Philly, just like Donovan.
	And I don't know how.
	I'm in Texas now, and I am struggling out here, not being able to order Chinese at 1, 2 o'clock in the morning or missing my cheesesteaks and hoagies.
	But that's another story.
	But yeah, I started dating.
	So I've been traveling for, you know, being in the military and traveling for decades.
	And around 2018, I literally started dating exclusively internationally.
	And so whether it's Canada, France, Colombia, DR, I've lived in over, what, almost a half dozen different countries, over a half dozen different cities, and dated.
	Let's just say...
	Let me cut you off right there.
	Listen, I hear what you're saying, but nobody will believe you if they don't know what you look like.
	That's the bottom line.
	And listen, it sounds like you're passionate about this, but again, you're going to have to make a choice.
	Listen, you can be an anonymous content creator.
	Just understand it's not going to be a career for you.
	It's going to be a hobby.
	If you just want this to be a hobby, if you want to just inform people, cool.
	But if you really want to blow up, if you really want to do this for a living, anonymity is not a luxury.
	Yeah, because I'm thinking along the lines, I probably will end up retiring in the next, what, two to five years.
	And so I figured, you know, just getting started and just putting things out there just so that when I do officially say, you know, hey, guys, you know, turning my paperwork, I'm retiring.
	And then, you know, using that as a transition.
	But yeah, I just see so many.
	That's why I enjoy the content that Casey puts out when you do it.
	But I see so many mistakes, especially when those WorldStar videos come out and dudes simping overseas.
	And it's like, oh, come on.
	Come on.
	Yeah.
	If you're going to retire in two to five years, that would be the time to show your face.
	Nigga, show your face right now, nigga.
	No, man.
	It works for a super woke company, man.
	You're trying to get this nigga fired, man.
	Come on, man.
	I'm kidding.
	I'm kidding.
	I really work for a Fortune 100 company.
	And when I say it's very woke, it's not...
	We believe you.
	Oh, no.
	We believe you.
	Yeah, yeah.
	Yeah.
	One of my good friends, 10 years at the company, was doing YouTube videos.
	It's unrelated to the company, and they found a reason to fire his ass.
	And so it's like, nah, I'm not playing that game.
	At least, you know, when I'm trying to work on getting my pension where I need it to be.
	Well, bro, Donovan, tell you what you got to do, bro.
	You got to show your face if you want to make that move, or just stay with company, bro.
	You got to make a choice.
	Yeah, listen, if you're...
	And I get it.
	Like, I understand you want to protect, you know, what you make.
	But if...
	If you work for this company and you're having hesitations or misgivings about doing this content, this might not be for you.
	Well, thank you so much for the advice.
	I'll keep you guys posted.
	Also, I'm not going to lie, bro.
	You sound sassy as fuck, man.
	No one's going to take you seriously, bro.
	Me just coming in and listening to you speak for a few seconds here, it's already bad enough you sound that way.
	You have to speak with a little authority.
	And a lot of guys think that to be a content creator, you have to have this booming, deep voice.
	Dude, I have a high-pitched, nasally voice.
	But when I speak, I speak with conviction.
	You've got to speak with conviction, man.
	I'm just being honest with you, bro.
	You sound very flamboyant and feminine.
	A lot of people are not going to take you seriously, especially if you want to be in a self-improvement space.
	This is what I'll say for you.
	This is my tip.
	Get on Twitter.
	Go ahead and use your Anon account on Twitter.
	If you're not able to build an audience on Twitter, don't even fucking bother coming to YouTube if you're not going to show your face.
	That's what I'll say as a litmus test.
	Go ahead and put your ideas in the marketplace of ideas and let's see what happens.
	Make a Twitter account.
	Be anon on there because a lot of people are anon on Twitter.
	If you go build a following on Twitter while being anonymous, then you can go ahead and try to transition over to YouTube.
	But I'll be honest, bro.
	If you're going to be in a self-help space, people want to know who the fuck they're listening to and who the hell they're getting advice from.
	So, you know, it's already bad enough you sound this way.
	The niggas can't see you either?
	Hell no, bro.
	That's not gonna fly.
	So, get on X. Make some tweets.
	See if you can build an audience there.
	If you can't, this might not be it for you, bro.
	Perfect.
	Just being very honest with you.
	I appreciate the constructive criticism.
	Thank you so much.
	Alright, man.
	No problem.
	Later.
	Hey, somebody said it.
	Yeah.
	I don't know why I didn't tell them the truth, man.
	I didn't even think of it that way.
	It sounds nasty as fuck, man.
	I didn't even think of it that way.
	If y'all can tell by my facial expressions, I know Booth made out a point to look at my face, bro.
	I was saying it.
	It's interesting.
	The reason I didn't pick up on that is because when I first started out, I was on SoundCloud, you know, and people talked about my voice.
	But as soon as they saw what I looked like, that's when they started taking me more seriously.
	So, you know, listen, you can't help what you look like, but you have to speak with a little more authority.
	Yeah.
	Alright.
	We got Kaz.
	Shout out to Kaz, man.
	How's it going, gentlemen?
	Can you hear me?
	Yes, sir!
	Awesome, awesome.
	So, I had a question.
	So, when you're first starting out, is it good to go ahead and go on a platform to go on live that's free and you can do it with, like, zero followers and then upload that video onto?
	YouTube, somewhere that requires you to have a certain amount of followers before you can go live?
	I would recommend being on as many platforms as humanly possible.
	I think that's part of the formula.
	Kevin Samuels used to talk about it all the time.
	You have to be platform agnostic, and that means you've got to be on everything.
	So the answer is yes.
	Okay, sweet.
	Thank you.
	Much appreciated.
	No problem.
	But you've got to start, little bro.
	Yeah, yeah, I gotta start it, I know.
	We'll talk, we'll talk.
	All right.
	All right, Chris G, it's been a minute.
	Okay.
	Wow!
	Is he here in Miami or is he still in Texas?
	Let's ask him.
	I can't see you guys on camera, but I just wanted to hop on and say hi real quick.
	Hey, there he is!
	What up, Chris?
	It's been a while, man.
	What's going on?
	I know, man.
	It's been a while.
	I guess my question or I guess my commentary is one of the things that I've been trying to do on the side.
	It's like doing resume and LinkedIn reviews, but also tying that into personal finance because I've noticed that if you're trying to better yourself with your career or your job or your professional digital footprint, you're typically trying to also improve on your finances.
	And so that's something that I'm trying to maybe combine with.
	I've had a couple of clients just on the side, and I guess if I'm trying to maybe do it more low-key as a side hustle and not necessarily blow it up, what would be you guys' Maybe advice for something like that.
	Well, you want to start?
	No, go ahead.
	So this is what I'll do, Chris, for you in this position, right?
	I'll focus on adding value from a standpoint of just finances and employment itself.
	So what do you mean by that?
	I mean, I'm going to talk about how to get a job, how to do a resume, naturally on YouTube, Rumble, Twitter, wherever I can.
	I'm not even known as a guy that people can go to and ask a question, for example, how to do a resume.
	And answer quickly like that, or I can do it for you personally for a fee or consult right off the bat.
	Once I become that guy, and people know me from spreading this throughout all social media platforms, doing this consistently, now I have trust in the community.
	At that point, when you make a post, or for example, you say, hey guys, I'm going to do, maybe you're going to do a free one-day resume review.
	Oh my god, that's Chris from YouTube videos.
	Of course, let's go do it.
	So you're building out authority each and every post that you do, and at the same time you're building as well your credibility into space.
	That's what I would do.
	Another idea you could do is write like a mini e-book and put out there the five biggest mistakes you're making on LinkedIn.
	That will definitely get you eyeballs.
	What platform would I do the e-books on?
	Because I've already got presentations that I've already put together.
	Oh, wow.
	I suppose you could do it on Amazon.
	You could do it on your own website.
	And what you want to do is you want to funnel people in, right?
	And so on all your accounts, you know, use like a thumbnail, you know, five biggest mistakes on LinkedIn, and then have a link to go to the e-book.
	Dude, there are so many white-label platforms.
	I mean, dude, as a matter of fact, you can even just make it like a Google Doc and just give people access to the Google Doc with non-editing privileges.
	You could do it that way.
	The point is, is you just gotta get people there.
	Doesn't matter to the platform.
	Yeah.
	Yeah.
	And on the personal finance, I already have a super basic Excel spreadsheet that I've made.
	I'm talking like it's very, very basic.
	That I thought about maybe putting on one of those platforms where you can just buy it for like five bucks.
	Yeah.
	That could work.
	See, you're already coming up with ideas.
	Yeah, if you want guidance for it or a tutorial, then I can charge you and I'll send you the thing for free or something.
	Listen, if you provide value to people and don't charge them, they're going to be much more willing to pay.
	You have to prove to them that you know what you're talking about.
	I remember a long time ago...
	A guy was thinking about putting out a course, and he's like, well, Donovan, you said people don't pay attention unless they pay.
	That's absolutely right.
	But they don't pay attention until they know that you know what you're talking about.
	So the onus is on you to prove to them that you know what you're talking about.
	If they don't know who you are, they're not going to pay for your services.
	So that's why I suggested that free e-book, The Five Biggest LinkedIn Mistakes.
	Good to see you, Chris.
	Good to see you, Chris.
	It's been a while, man.
	Yeah, cool guy, man.
	Yeah, he's a good dude.
	Leslie's...
	Who that?
	Yeah, hello.
	Yeah, what's up, man?
	Go ahead.
	Good evening.
	Thank you for the amazing content.
	Thank you for taking my call.
	I'm playing with the idea of...
	Starting a podcast.
	I'm thinking of covering, like, relationships, current event.
	The bread and butter would be, like, relationships.
	Sure.
	Get some interactive calls in.
	I'm still working out the blueprint to my head.
	So, what would you guys, what would be a crude plan?
	From starting from scratch, from the position where I am.
	Well, I can't give you a plan from start to finish.
	That's going to have to be something you do.
	But you actually answered your own question.
	Current events as they apply to relationships.
	An example of what just happened at FS1 with the lawsuit with Joy Taylor and Skip Bayless and all that good stuff.
	You can talk about that situation as it applies to relationships.
	So, for example, Joy Taylor literally fucked her way to the top.
	That's red pill as fuck.
	She leveraged her sexuality to acquire resources.
	Now, and the reason why there's not much pushback is because she's a woman.
	Because in this day and age, women are allowed to leverage their sexuality to get resources, but men are not allowed to do the opposite.
	That's why Joey Taylor is being exalted and the Tinder Swindler got a documentary made out of him.
	So what I would do if I were you is I would talk about the current events of the day from a red pill dating perspective.
	That's a good point.
	Whatever's trending works very well.
	Absolutely.
	So he's saying comment on current events, relationships, put out daily content and slowly start building up like...
	Not a fan base, but a following.
	Yeah, absolutely.
	And then interact with them slowly and build that up.
	But just keep in mind, it's you and everybody else trying to do the same thing.
	Yeah, you have to be able to separate yourself in some way, shape, or form.
	Definitely.
	I can't tell you how...
	The thing is, is every...
	Every successful content creator has that one ingredient that separates them from the rest.
	And I don't know what your ingredient will be, but without that ingredient, you will not be successful.
	That's just the bottom line.
	Because it's just like Fresh said.
	Everybody wants to start a podcast.
	I mean, everybody wants to start a podcast until they actually start a podcast.
	You have to make sure you're going to be built for this.
	But again, make sure to just keep everything in perspective.
	I can dig it.
	Cool.
	Thank you.
	Alright.
	AGK, OB. Yeah, hi.
	Hello, good evening everyone.
	No, we can end the stream soon.
	Because we've got to set up for the next one.
	Go ahead, bro.
	Go ahead, we're listening.
	So, my part is like, I think I can also call it self-improvement, but is fashion.
	What would be your advice being that, because I know, I think my greatest strength will be coming mostly on TikTok, and now they're trying to ban TikTok.
	Where would you suggest or what would you advise?
	Everywhere else, man.
	Do it again.
	You have to be platform agnostic.
	You got to be everywhere.
	You got to be everywhere.
	Okay.
	All right.
	I don't know if you have any other advice.
	Ask another question.
	That's pretty straightforward, bro.
	Alright, thank you.
	No problem.
	I mean, that's it.
	Alright.
	We got...
	Eddie?
	I think what this goes to show is that if you're really good at what you do, you make it look easy.
	You know what I mean?
	And dude, look, shout out to these guys.
	They want to hang their own shingle.
	They want to do content creation because it can make you successful.
	Guys, most people ain't built for this.
	I'm just telling you right now.
	Everybody wants to start a podcast.
	Look at Hawk Tua.
	Yeah!
	Yeah, right!
	You know what I mean?
	It looks easy.
	And I'm not trying to say that you shouldn't try to do this, but you just have to understand that this isn't for everybody.
	It's just not.
	Yeah.
	That's the hard part about it.
	Yeah, man.
	And TikTok is...
	Oh, boy.
	TikTok is just weird.
	Might be out very soon.
	Who knows?
	Yeah.
	I think it will be.
	Okay.
	We're talking about Elon Musk.
	Might require it.
	That's interesting.
	They got money and power.
	That's right.
	Go ahead.
	We got Bathe, right?
	Because he's been waiting for a minute, hasn't he?
	Yeah.
	We can do him again.
	Unless you want to go to Chris G, or did we not just answer Chris?
	Yeah, we did, Chris.
	Okay.
	We'll do these two, and then we'll get off air, because we've got to set up for the next show, guys.
	Hey.
	Sorry, that was the first one.
	I forgot to unmute myself.
	My follow-up question to Donovan was...
	At what point do you recommend a content creator starting their own website or their own app or stuff?
	Immediately.
	You said it benefited yourself?
	Immediately.
	The two elements that helped me the most when I first got started is that people know...
	I used to be on SoundCloud, but I didn't get anywhere until I had a website and if people knew what I looked like.
	And dude, these days, it's easier than ever to build a website.
	You know what I mean?
	Dude, software, AI, there are companies that you can use.
	But yes, I would suggest a website.
	That's the best way.
	You said it helped you with sales.
	Is that because you do tax and stuff and everything on different platforms?
	Yeah.
	Well, if you make good content, people are going to find you.
	Obviously, the more platforms you're on, the wider the net.
	But if you don't have your own website, then that's definitely going to hinder your sales.
	You have to.
	Okay.
	That's all.
	Thank you, guys.
	Okay.
	No problem, man.
	No, I was not a SoundCloud rapper.
	I can't rap.
	You sure?
	No.
	Hell no.
	Actually, you ever heard Jay-Z's Bitches and Sisters?
	No.
	Oh my god.
	So I'm gonna do like an adjacent called Brothers and Niggas.
	See, the song that Jay-Z did was about bitches and sisters.
	Basically, hoes versus good girls.
	Chris Rock said it best.
	I love black people, but I hate niggas.
	And so I'm going to draw a dichotomy between brothers like you guys and niggas like, well, you know, niggas.
	Okay.
	Fair enough.
	You know, and a funny-talking nigga like me doing something like that?
	Oh yeah.
	Yes, sir.
	I can't wait.
	It's actually going to be a fun project.
	But yeah, that's what I'm going to do.
	Some funny views right there.
	Alright, guys.
	This was a fire Zoom call.
	Yep.
	We'll be back in roughly, hopefully within the next hour, guys.
	It depends on when Chris gets here and everybody here.
	But we will be definitely live with some lovely ladies.
	And yeah, guys.
	Obviously, time stamps will be up soon.
	Like the video.
	Subscribe to the channel.
	Go check out Donovan on YouTube and on Rumble as well, guys.
	He's going to be back here.
	I messaged Tommy, waiting on a response from him to see if we can make this thing happen for you guys.
	Maybe on Wednesday.
	But other than that, love you guys.
	Peace.

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