Spring Vibes, Subscriber Milestones, and AI Experiments
Good morning! What a stunning day it is – the sun is shining, it feels warm (14 degrees!), and the birds are singing. Waking up to this is just lovely, although admittedly, I'm still feeling the need for more sleep. I actually woke up early, had some tea, and promptly went back to bed for a bit longer! Nature calls, but sometimes so does the duvet.
YouTube Update: Nearing 100!
Some exciting news on the YouTube front: the "Loic and the KwingZ" channel has almost reached 90 subscribers! It's fantastic to see the community growing steadily. We're getting closer to that first monetisation threshold of 500 subscribers. The RuPaul outfit Short that exploded seems to have plateaued around 17,000 views, as expected, but the overall channel views continue to climb, which is the main goal. It seems the YouTube algorithm gives Shorts a boost when new content is uploaded, so the key is consistency.
Podcast Schedule Change Confirmed!
Yesterday, I talked about potentially changing the podcast release schedule. Well, I've thought it over, and I'm confirming the plan: Starting April 21st, the podcast release format will change.
Here's how it will work:
I will continue to record daily thoughts and updates.
These daily, raw recordings might become available exclusively for subscribers (I'm still finalising the details about free vs. paid tiers for this).
Every Friday, a free weekly briefing episode will be released publicly. This episode will compile the key moments and topics from the daily recordings of that week.
The idea is to provide a more substantial weekly listen for everyone, avoid flooding subscriber inboxes with daily notifications, and potentially offer the more immediate daily check-ins as a subscriber perk.
Streamlining with AI
In line with managing workload, I've started experimenting with using AI tools, specifically ChatGPT, and Gemini, to help process these podcast transcripts. The goal is to quickly generate summaries, highlight key points, and draft the descriptions (like the one you're reading about!) and website articles. It's a learning process – figuring out the best prompts to give the AI to get the most useful and accurate output. It definitely speeds things up compared to manually re-listening and typing everything out!
For today, though, my brain is signalling it needs rest more than productivity. So, after getting Episode 16 ready and sorting these notes, I'm planning to take it easy.
Remember the date: April 21st marks the switch to the weekly podcast briefing format!
Until then, enjoy the daily episodes.
Talk soon!
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