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In this solo episode, Wes takes us on a journey through the perception vs reality of his podcast. The perception is he has tons of followers of his podcast\\xa0 and millions watch on YouTube. The reality is very different.
The truth is people only see a small part of his life and from there make their assumptions. Right now, Wes confesses he is having trouble keeping up with the podcast because of other things happening in his life. The podcast is not his full time job. It is an outlet for him. He is inspired daily by people asking him questions, commenting on his social media, and just doing what they are doing in life.
The reality is Wes has been doing his podcast for 4 years trying to build a following. It has not been easy or fast, but he is pushing through it. People don\\u2019t see the struggles.\\xa0 In the beginning, he had help from a friend when he only had a camera and a microphone. Gradually, he invested in more equipment to help him build the podcast.\\xa0
Today, he is still in the process of finding new ways to get out there. He is looking to get into the Beta Creator Fund on Tik Tok. He already has the 10,000 followers needed, and now the goal is to get 1000,000 views on his videos and maintain it. The creator must reach 100,000 views multiple times.\\xa0
This year he just got monetized on YouTube and has more people to help him with his podcast, such as Jhae Pfenning who has his own podcast Hard Parking. In the 4 years he has done this podcast, he has had 43.000 downloads on the audio and 231 episodes published. On YouTube, he has 1,961 subscribers
He builds a network with the guests he has on his podcast. He follows them, and they follow him and help one another with their following and other possible projects.\\xa0
Wes loves to interview people, but he knows how important the solo episodes are in showing people who he is. He wants people to know he is not fake but authentic. He makes a point to surround himself with positive people who won\\u2019t constantly bring him down. This means if something negative happens or something negative is said over and over, he can bring himself out of it. As seen with multiple guests on the show, the words that are used can affect the outcome.
How can we help our favorite creators? Wes says there are many ways. People can like, share, subscribe, follow them on all their social media platforms, join other platforms such as Patreon, and purchase their merchandise.\\xa0
With his busy life being a husband, father, day job, and moving into a new house, Wes knows he needs to do better. He also challenges us to find our success.
Email: wes@westankersley.com
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/westankersley
Facebook: facebook.com/westankersley
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Instagram; instagram.com/wes.tankersley
Tik Tok: TikTok.com/wes.tankersley
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