E109:
I always love to chat with creatives that have multiple universes that make up their day to day. On todays episode I interview folk musician, Youtuber, & cowboy boot enthusiast Jeremiah Craig. We speak on content strategy, music and tour life, and never holding regrets. We speak through his tips and tricks to look into what type of content to make and how all of these facets of his life come together.
In This Episode We Cover
Done is better than perfect
Starting out as a song writer
Making content on what you love
How to sustain your creative from income
Community is everything
New England life
Connecting with people through your content
Growing a Youtube channel
Make as much content as possible and don’t judge
Content sprints
Creating from what you know
Writing music off of stories
Life is for taking chances
No regrets ever
Quotes
“ As a songwriter you know the first fire songs you write are horrible! I wrote 100’s!” - Jeremiah Craig
“ Places have a big input on what you make and how you feel.” - Host Dave Swillum
“ It’s my goal for people to always be behind on my content because that means I made enough.” - Jeremiah Craig
“ There’s not enough channels until everyone has their own thing, why the hell not?” - Jeremiah Craig
Resources Noted In The Podcast
Google Trends
For Content Creators
Gary Vee
Jeremiah Craig Links
Website
Youtube
IG
@jeremiahcraigmusic
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
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Instagram / Twitter / Tik Tok / Clubhouse
@davewakeup
My wife Meg Swillum
@wakeupproperties
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