At this point I just use Instagram as a social media portfolio for my art. I have a website, but most people who ask to see examples of my work, I just let them have a quick scroll through my IG. I have 1.5k followers and get no engagement, no views, nothing. I'm in the process of revitalizing my KZfaq channel after 4 years away because other platforms are just not doing it for me. I'm ready to be in front of the camera again and know I'll get seen by other creatives wanting to learn about art. I'm so tired of making shorts and reels. My brain feels like it turns to mush even making them. Anyway, new subscriber here, keep it up! <3 Love from Australia
@devanwheeler34265 сағат бұрын
Completely unrelated but I find your voice and delivery very soothing.
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
As someone who finds their own voice annoying, this is reassuring, ty! 😅
@creatingasma11 сағат бұрын
This was fun and informative! I enjoyed watching this video and I hope you get the success you deserve
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
aww thank you!!! so glad to hear you enjoyed it!
@AddiRockART12 сағат бұрын
When I was teaching and working at a community college, I always recommended people try affinity since honestly InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator are industry staples- and for me, having Affinty and Procreate pretty much handle MOST stuff people need. Right now the adobe master suite with my discounts is like 68/month, and if your internet is spotty you’re not using adobe. Procreate and Affinty lets you use your brush assets and stuff, so it’s not a bad thing. Thank you for sharing! 6 months plus the huge library of assets here on KZfaq, I agree will give people time to learn.
@Livingin-SaudiArabia12 сағат бұрын
Mybe this is the sign too for me here in yt🥹
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
go go go!!!
@omarseddiki788816 сағат бұрын
Hi i think you did a good step Your video quality is awesome. I see a big star coming out soon keep going ❤
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
omg thank you for all the kind words 🥺
@kyra_noria16 сағат бұрын
Thank you soo much for this video! You just gained 1 new subscriber🫶🏻 I was on tiktok for a few months but now decided to focus on yt as well cause I feel like I can be way more authentic on here and Tiktok doesnt care about its creators and you‘re forgettable.. Yt is where I‘ll hopefully find my very own loving community someday
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
Love hearing this!!! Wishing all the success for you and your YT journey!
@SoftSpokenReviews17 сағат бұрын
I think the worst thing about Instagram is the trending audios. I can’t tell you how much I hate doom scrolling on there and watching a bunch of videos with the same audio. Like why? It makes me hate this song and it’s so unoriginal.
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
I avoid the reels tab at all costs 🤣
@dpgwalterКүн бұрын
Never even saw your channel but I've followed you on IG for a long time, crazy that I got this recommended lol
@leena.things3 сағат бұрын
omg what a coincidence!!! 😂😂 that's amazing.
@Rascilon25Күн бұрын
I subbed because you make some very good points. Just for background I am a Gen-X man and I take the opposite approach for a few reasons. First, I have a full time job, so I don't really need the passive income (although it would be nice). Second, and much more controversially, I am into AI art so my approach on IG is more quantity over quality. That isn't to say I don't attempt to try to make something that looks aesthetically pleasing but I would estimate 1/3 of the stuff I post is pretty pedestrian while 1/3 is middling, and 1/3 is actually quite good. The advantage I have is that if I really focus I can churn out 20 pictures in a 3 hour period meaning I can pretty easily hit 100-200 images per month without egregious effort. Now my expectation is that in a year I can have 2400 images, with about 800 being something very visually interesting. Now these won't be things that would make great large posters but they could make a pretty cool t-shirt or mug logo or something like that. The biggest advantage I have in this space is that I don't need to sell anything or get any views to keep my bills paid. That gives me a lot of freedom to experiment with different techniques and styles. Before I get flamed I want to make it clear I go out of my way to make sure I am not using controversial engines like Midjourney that have had some scandals around training on copyrighted work. That said, I can't 100% guarantee that the models I use don't have some unethical training going on behind the scenes, but at least they claim to be above board and if you were to see my work you'd find it very difficult if not impossible to say I was copying a particular artist. I eventually plan to build up my KZfaq channel with animations drawn from these images, a few of which you can see right now by clicking on my username. I know I am risking some nasty comments admitting to using AI, but I am upfront about it and definitely not trying to steal anybody's lunch. Anyhow, that's my two cents and I wish you well on your YT creator journey.
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
Personally, I'm not supportive of AI art, but I do appreciate you being upfront and honest about it! Although I don't use it, I can see the use cases for AI art as long as it takes ethical approaches (which is its biggest growing pain at the moment). Thank you for your comment and your transparency!
@Rascilon25Күн бұрын
@@leena.things Thanks for your kind words and honesty. I know it's controversial which is why I don't try to pretend it's something it's not.
@aumiponКүн бұрын
YES ANOTHER LEENA VIDEO!!! Please remember me when you’re KZfaq famous 😭 I been enjoying your long form content sooo so much
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
TYSM QUEEN! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE AUMI VIDEOS MYSELF!
@Smallshotty97Күн бұрын
You are 100% correct that more isn't always better. More content generation doesn't mean it's good content to interact with, it just means more of an opportunity to get lambasted with repetitive "make sure you guys watch 'til the end" dialogue so metrics can be hit. There are plenty of channels on KZfaq in various genres/categories that would make Instagram go into a psychopathic spiral with how infrequently they post content, but the content is so unique and engaging that it's often worth the wait. Channels like SovietWomble, Jenny Nicholson, ContraPoints, and similar are a few examples of the infrequent-but-good creators. They put time and effort into their work. I think if you have the same ideals, you'll do well on KZfaq.
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
So true!!! I can't help but have this feeling of everyone is such a "try hard" on IG. Because everyone is being forced to create content in a certain manner. Everyone is making content that will satisfy IG even if it's not genuine to who they are.
@ahnuiyaКүн бұрын
i really need to get off my butt and start uploading on yt 😭 its so hard getting quality engagement on ig
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
I'M WAITING
@rikkuxoxКүн бұрын
EZ SUB
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
omg thank you so much!!! 😭💕
@mpo1637Күн бұрын
Bwaaaabwaaa gimme Attention :(((
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
thanks for the comment 😁
@xHelloSushixКүн бұрын
i started to hate IG as well, i tried to reply to several ppl on a post and it said i was spamming for likes/attn...im so petty now that i tried to unsend all my messages, but then IG limits how many i can delete a day.
@damiwriteshereКүн бұрын
You had me at "F Instagram". I'm SAT. I just deleted IG from my phone. No hate on those who cracked the IG algo - that is awesome!! But it's just not for me for all the reasons in this video.
@ForeignManinaForeignLandКүн бұрын
YT is definitely a hard grind but it's definitely worth it!
@jesterfeathersКүн бұрын
@@ForeignManinaForeignLand how long have you been a youtuber? 🙂 Do you have any advice on how to grow my subscriber count?
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
thank you for the reassurance!
@klassikkustard4828Күн бұрын
I like you I like your message
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
thank you!!! 🤗
@Ricardo-DRCКүн бұрын
Just to let you know, I honestly haven't seen you before, I honestly have no idea what kind of content you do and I don't have instagram (never had one). But I liked this from the start. I have been searching (on the youtube search bar) for people leaving instagram for Cara and "why". Maybe that's why this was recommended to me at 221 views from a channel that I never watched before. This is not the first time this happens. Every day I come on youtube, I get 1 or 2 or even more feed recommendations from videos (sometimes with 1 single view) from creators I have never seen before. So yeah, you made the best decision to switch from Instagram to KZfaq. Edit: Actually, after going to your videos, I found that I already watched your Instagram/Cara video. I definitely found that through the search bar and I watched it to the end, so I guess KZfaq thought "Hey, he watched it to the end, maybe he likes this creator, now the creator uploaded a new video with a similar topic, let's recommend it to him again, heeey, he watched it again till the end, maybe he's a follower, let's keep recommending it all the time now". This has been the process on my feed for a few channels and now I simply cannot not watch those videos, even if I'm not subscribed (subscription means nothing here), because I get new upload recommendations sometimes after 10 seconds if I get lucky with refreshing the home page (and guess what, I watch it! 😁). KZfaq works different.
@artofmikka1717Күн бұрын
hey leena, good video, always funny can i ask you to update the discord link? the one listed expired
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
thank you so much!!! i've also updated the discord link. thanks for letting me know it expired!
@artofmikka1717Күн бұрын
@@leena.things gah, thank you x
@grimychuro2 күн бұрын
Do you know how many times I thought you were inactive but I was just not seeing your posts? 😭 I had to go on like spree to bring you back on my feed lol
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
😭the struggle
@jesterfeathers2 күн бұрын
To support your point at 5:20, this very video got suggested to me when it had only about 100 views and was posted a few hours ago. KZfaq is not NEARLY as much of a popularity contest as Instagram. 👌🙂 (Even my microscopic new channel - 42 subscribers - has a few videos with 200 or 300 hundred views. One of my Shorts has 400 views.)
@jesterfeathers2 күн бұрын
Also, I frequently get homepage and right-hand column suggestions of livestreams with less than 10 people watching just because the person is gaming or covering another topic I like. New/small creators are so much better off here
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
omg I love hearing this! It's so cool to see smaller channels being suggested 🥺💕 love how much more support they get on YT.
@jesterfeathersКүн бұрын
@@leena.things same! It's so motivating! I feel like if I just keep working it'll actually pay off 😊💓. Good luck on getting your channel monetized!
@ZyvhurStudios2 күн бұрын
That's so true! Love having you here on KZfaq Leena ☺
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
tysm zyvhur!!! always love seeing ya here!
@jesterfeathers2 күн бұрын
One step ahead of you. 🙂 👌 I started focusing on KZfaq over Instagram at the beginning of this year. Instagram has been dead af (for non-mega-popular art accounts) for a couple years. I only still have an IG acct to see what my buddies are doing on there since some of them haven’t left there. I’m aiming to build my KZfaq following up, and I’m sharing art for fun on Cara and in some YT community posts. (YT community posts seem so underused/underappreciated to me 🥲)
@tylercunningham68682 күн бұрын
IG is just more curated Tik tok. YT is king
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
YT has and always be king 👑
@kimlynnwin2 күн бұрын
Wake up!! its a new leena video!!
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
🔊🔊🔊 WAKEY WAKEY!!!
@TheFalseGeniuss2 күн бұрын
Great content!!
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
TYSM 🥺💕
@hello_loiss2 күн бұрын
Me the whole time: 🙂↕️ that make sense 🧐 she right 🤔 uh huh Smaller doesn’t mean UNDESERVING 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
bigger isn't always better 😋
@kuya5k2 күн бұрын
leena is THE voice of reason. Love watching ur vids
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
😭😭 omg tysmmmm
@alera5202 күн бұрын
Yes IG doesn’t paid, they only paid me ones then stop completely and demonetized me conpletely, no matter what content I posted even though was what they asked and no matter how many emails or help I asked and they did nothing and never replied, still says my content is up to monetized it’s doesn’t at all.
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
It so disappointing to be on a platform that doesn't directly support their users :c
@FranchesterWilliams2 күн бұрын
You are going to blow up on here. You always drop gems and you have a fun energy to you.
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
omg tysm for saying that. so glad to hear you're enjoying the content 😭💕
@FranchesterWilliams2 күн бұрын
You are absolutely right that is insulting to smaller creators
@MsToshi19902 күн бұрын
LEENA VIDEO! ❤❤
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU!!!
@uchuclub2 күн бұрын
ANOTHER VIDEO YES. I LOVE YOUR TSHIRT 😍😍
@MsToshi19902 күн бұрын
Hiii ❤
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
HEHE TY UCHU FOR BEING HERE!!
@ohcushion2 күн бұрын
LIKING AND COMMENTING ❤
@leena.thingsКүн бұрын
LOVE THE SUPPORT!!! 😁💕
@Alex_Short10 күн бұрын
Not artists. Creators are fucked. You welcome
@viviancamarena193313 күн бұрын
Such a good feeling when higher fenestration leaves pop up on monsteras! Also, not sure if you're looking for variegated monsteras but I've seen Thai Constellation popping up at costco
@leena.things12 күн бұрын
Honestly been keeping my eye on FB market place for a decently priced albo 😅
@hello_loiss14 күн бұрын
Who else out here loves blind boxes? 📦 😂
@leena.things13 күн бұрын
a danger to us all
@uchuclub15 күн бұрын
god damn cozy ass vlog WOOOOOOO🥪🥪
@leena.things13 күн бұрын
COZY AF!!!
@tylercunningham686815 күн бұрын
another cozy vlog. love it
@leena.things13 күн бұрын
the coziest 🥺🥺💕💕
@MsToshi199015 күн бұрын
Plant Lady Leena blessing us with Vlogs again ❤
@leena.things13 күн бұрын
the plant era is strong
@MsToshi199013 күн бұрын
@@leena.things And we love it! That vlog was so cute. I am glad you got to see your friends again. The Pop Mart things were so cool ❤
@NoHomage16 күн бұрын
plants so good!
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
my prides and joy 😭💕
@aumipon16 күн бұрын
I CAN SLEEP WELL KNOWING THAT I AM WATCHING A NEW LEENA VLOG!!!! 🥹🥹🥹
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
CAN'T WAIT TO KEEP WATCHING YOURS TOO
@eugenepioquinto522216 күн бұрын
Huge fan of the plant era 🙌
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
plant parenthood at it's finest.
@air-ren16 күн бұрын
ok its official. I'm going to start using your videos as my new random "4k video" test for new displays I get in the future! they're just toooo beautiful!!
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
omg that's so flattering 😮😮😮
@jonathansakura16 күн бұрын
I move to tokyo in September 😊❤
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
omggg!!! that's amazing!
@ZyvhurStudios16 күн бұрын
The vibes here are cozy and your editing is so FREAKING good XD, loving the videos Leena <3 edit: TIM AND LOIS!!!!! :D
@hello_loiss16 күн бұрын
Come see us 😭😭😭
@ZyvhurStudios16 күн бұрын
@@hello_loiss That would be so awesome, miss all of you 😭
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
aww thank you zhyvur!!!
@chrispedroza101116 күн бұрын
where did you get your hat?
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
there is a link to the artist in the description! I'm not sure if she still sells this hat however, I got it years ago!
@chrispedroza101115 күн бұрын
Thank you leena!
@Kortatochip16 күн бұрын
Why did you stop working out? I use to follow you when you went by "rockleena" (perfect name btw lol).
@leena.things15 күн бұрын
Honestly I got bored of lifting and working out for awhile xD there isn't really any crazy reason behind it. I lift mainly for the fun of it! I got back into it cause I needed to give myself a reason to get out the house once in awhile lol.