My Online Journey - From Green Screens to Growth

Going online or creating videos is not easy. But looking back, I realise how far I have come. From Udemy Instructor to running my own membership site.

I think it was 2014 when I first tried becoming a Udemy instructor. To get approved, you had to submit audio and video samples.

The process was clear.

Seems easy, right?

I obsessed over it.

Compared my sound to everyone else's. Convinced myself it was fine.

Waited for their approval message.

It didn't come.

Rejected.

My world collapsed. Negative self-talk. Doubt.

I tried again. And again. Stubborn as hell.

Finally got through. I literally jumped around my home like an idiot.

Then came the actual recording of the course.

Setting up the microphone. Testing it endlessly.

Editing with Audacity software I barely understood.

A "green screen" that was really just cloth taped to a glass wall I'd scribble notes on.

Camera on a tripod - often too high, too low, cutting off half my body.

Stumbling over every other word. Record, stop, delete. Repeat.

It was maddening. Editing almost broke me.

Polishing every second until I couldn't stand to watch it anymore.

Then finally... approved.

Now came the launch.
I stared at the "Launch" button.

I was terrified.

What if they hate it? What if I'm actually terrible at this?

They didn't hate it. Reviews came in.

Good ones.

So I made another course.

Sleight of Mouth - Reframing Objections.

No camera this time, just B-roll. Much easier.

The courses never made me rich. Just bought me a few Roti Canai.

That felt like enough.

I haven't touched them in years. But they're still running. Hardly making money now.

The other day I went back and watched.

I looked so young. Haha.

Talking way too fast. Audio terrible. Setup cringeworthy. But genuinely excited about what I was teaching.

They're also in my membership site, along with a few more I created after that first one.

And I realized something.

Every course was better than the one before.

I've come a long way. I actually enjoy being on camera now, making videos for YouTube.

Editing doesn't torture me anymore. Still takes time, but whatever.

I haven't created many real new courses these past few years.

But here's the thing.

Content creation, like anything worth doing, is a craft. You only get better by doing it.

And I'm ready to do it again.

So yeah. More coming. Soon.

And it is going to be fun. Putting all my learning into it.

❓Question to you:

Ever look back at your early work and cringe... then realise how far you've actually come?

Categories: : Mindset, online journey