Shirley is a primary school principal in New Zealand, and has been singing and songwriting on the side for many years. When the pandemic started, she started writing songs about it to destress herself. When she saw that others appreciated them, she continued creating what she loves! In this episode, I sit down with Shirley to deep dive into creating content that spreads joy during challenging times and how she has found her passion to create. Shirley shares how she creates parodies, isn’t afraid of the copyright notice on her videos, and where her income can come from besides adsense. Join the Money and Youtube Clubhouse room on Fridays: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/talking-youtube-by-vidiq Join our Facebook Group: http://t.ly/Nl9T Get vidIQ to blow up your channel at womeonofyoutube.com/vidiq Follow Desiree at http://t.ly/GbY4 Connect with Shirley at http://t.ly/LN7c Time Stamps: 00:00 - Podcast topic intro 03:36 - Meet Shirley 07:48 - Monetizing when you create from copyrighted work 11:25 - How Shirley stays motivated to create regularly 13:10 - Attracting and growing your audience through authentic relatability 21:30 - Adding in various streams of income 25:40 - Shirley’s advice for creators 30:20 - Rapid fire fun --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/womenofvideo/message