PAYDAY: Boost Payment from Coil!
Well folks... I made it.
Not to say that my journey is over; far from it, I'm only just getting started! But the day has finally arrived. I got the highly anticipated email from Coil that would tell me if I would be receiving a boosted payout for the content I have been posting on my blog for the past three months.
I honestly didn't know how to weigh my chances of receiving a boost- I felt like my posts were being decently appreciated, despite my pretty low current follower count. I even made it onto the Featured dashboard a few times with some articles I'm very proud of:
- Better than the Original: My Favorite Cover Songs
- Valentine's Day Special: Best Love Songs
- Monthly Mixtape – January 2020
- Podcast Corner: My Favorite Murder
It was just amazing to have my work be recognized, even in any small way.
I committed to putting the work into my blog and posting consistently three times a week in mid-January of this year, so February was a pretty packed month for me. I was doing my very best to come up with interesting topics to post on, and always looking out for new music releases from my friends, as well as more popular artists, that I enjoyed listening to and writing about.
I applied to the Boost program on February 2nd, just when I started ramping up my efforts. Waiting was tough, but I kept my head on straight and made the best posts I could for 46 more days ...until I got the glorious email:
It's not huge in the grand scheme of things, but it's monumental to me.
Of course I dream of living the life of countless YouTubers I watch every day- working from home on your own schedule, being able to take time off for whatever you may need with no restrictions, and, most of all, creating content that you genuinely care about, for an audience who genuinely cares about consuming your content. I feel like now, I get to experience a taste of that life. I get to create and feel fulfilled by having others read and enjoy what I have to say, but also get compensated for the time and brainpower I spend on my creative endeavors.
So to ANYONE who is reading this, thinking “I could do that”, YOU CAN! Working hard and loving what you do on this platform can and will pay off. Create an account, subscribe for only $5 a month, and keep on creating.