Striking a Balance: Content Creation vs. Making Money 🚀💰

Muhammad Haris Salman
6 min readOct 7, 2023

Introduction: Burning the Midnight Oil 🌙☕

Picture this: it’s the dead of night, and you’re hunched over your laptop like a mad genius. You’re typing away with feverish excitement, as if Shakespeare himself possessed you. Morning is just around the corner, and you know you’ll show up to your day job with bags under your eyes, clinging to your triple-shot latte like a lifeline.

But why? 🤔

You’ve been pouring your heart and soul into your content for hours, maybe even years. Yet, the earnings from your content creator platform are as stuck as a buffering YouTube video on bad Wi-Fi. 😫

The Dilemma: Chasing Views or Making Money 💔💸

This is a trap many aspiring creators know too well — the ‘influencer age’ dilemma of chasing views or making money. 📈💰

So, what’s the deal? Why do we sometimes choose the pursuit of views over financial stability? Let’s dive into the psychology behind it. 🧠🕵️‍♀️

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Muhammad Haris Salman

📚 Haris: A linguistic artist painting his beliefs about our intricate world. Expressing thoughts with words, unraveling paradoxes. 🎨🌍🖋️