How LaurDIY survived YouTube for 10 years (interview)

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Join the waitlist for Karat Banking's new perks program at https://link.trykarat.com/banking-karat-pod - first 1000 members approved get perks free for a year~ LaurDIY has done YouTube for over 10 years - and she's still relevant, active, and not cancelled! Today she shares her secrets on how to build a sustainable career as a creator. ------------ Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6rTtKhHBkSycM6ephfGQQB Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow LaurDIY at @LaurDIY @laurDIYvlogs @WildTil9 https://www.instagram.com/laurdiy/ ------------ 00:00 - Intro 03:57 - Secret to 10 YEARS on YouTube 04:16 - LauraDIY Roasting Eric 05:26 - Extreme Makeover: Eric edition 08:59 - LaurDIY ghosted Eric 10:47 - Staying in bad relationships 13:23 - Privatizing your old videos is good 14:13 - DIY era wasn't always authentic 15:37 - Growing with your audience can save your channel 16:58 - why Lauren talks about p*nises now 17:55 - Secret to shifting content 20:33 - Hello new subscribers, goodbye old ones 25:07 - Vlogging is the new DIY'ing 26:53 - Making money on YouTube 10 years ago 30:14 - 90s kids are natural DIYers 36:38 - Meeting my husband while we both were in other relationships 38:27 - 10+ more years on YouTube? 42:30 - Content planning 101 47:37 - Partnering with Ashton Kutcher 52:10 - The one thing every creator struggles with 53:24 - Lauren's HOLLYWOOD show & ratings on it 57:42 - her show cost how much per episode?? 59:32 - her HBO show got CANCELLED 1:05:43 - Staying sane as a creator 1:09:26 - Outro ------------ Editors: Jayna Benito & Cole Selby