Day 26 of My 90-Day Monetization ...

Day 26 of My 90-Day Monetization Challenge: YouTube Took Off

Redhead Ranting by Redhead Ranting
S3 · E6
Oct 3, 2026
08:00

Episode notes

Day 26 of my 90-Day Monetization Challenge, and things are not going quite the way I expected.

When I started this experiment, I decided to spend 90 days consistently creating content and tracking what happened across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and, eventually, this podcast.

One platform has suddenly taken off. Another isn't growing nearly as quickly as I expected. I'm actually losing followers on a couple of them. And somehow, the podcast is making money too.

In this update, I share where everything stands on Day 26, what I'm learning about growing an audience, and why I'm going to keep going even when I have no idea what I'm going to talk about next.

If you're trying to grow an audience or monetize your own content, I'd love to hear how it's going.

Keywords

making money online
YouTube monetization
TikTok monetization
90 day monetization challenge
social media monetization
YouTube growth
social media growth
Gen X content creator