The Upload
🎙 The Upload is your daily download of creator economy news, hosted by Rob Balasabas—creator business strategist and industry insider. Start your day with bite-sized updates, platform changes, and fresh insights to help you grow a sustainable creator business. Plus, weekend bonus episodes with interviews and deep dives. Subscribe and stay ahead in the business of content. The Upload Newsletter: https://balasabas.substack.com Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbalasabas Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rob.balasabas Business Inquiries: robert.balasabas@gmail.com
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In today’s episode of The Upload, we’re diving into three of the biggest headlines in the creator world:
- Meta just launched Edits, a standalone video app built specifically for creators — not just Instagram users
- Bluesky is rolling out a new blue check verification system with a unique twist you won’t find on X.
- And Roblox is giving creators more control with regional pricing for global monetization.
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In today’s episode of The Upload, we’re diving into three of the biggest headlines in the creator world:
- OpenAI might be building a ChatGPT-powered social network (yep, seriously).
- TikTok rolls out Footnotes, its version of Community Notes—but is it a fix or a Band-Aid?
- And MrBeast, Sidemen, and other creators are making major moves from YouTube to big-budget streaming TV.
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Coffee with Content Creators is now The Upload! In this kickoff ep, I’m sharing why the name change, what to expect, and how this daily pod will keep you in the loop on all things creator economy. Let’s go! 🎙️💥
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+ Get the FREE "Creator Business Success Map" https://open.substack.com/pub/balasabas/p/the-creator-success-map + Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:34 Go to the Creator Success Map (link in description) 06:10 Stage 1 of Creator Success 11:09 Stage 2 of Creator Success 14:27 Stage 3 of Creator Success 16:51 Stage 4 of Creator Success 21:09 Stage 5 of Creator Success Thank you to our partners: + Opus Clip https://www.opus.pro/?via=ro...
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