Hank, your transparency and insight into the marketing side of YouTube is, as always, refreshing and meaningful. As an aspiring content creator, this is certainly a challenge to get right – one seeks to be honest and upfront about what it is they are sharing with the world, while simultaneously trying to get the attention of an audience in a non-invasive way.

I do think we can reclaim this form of self-promotion for positive uses, and I hope to learn from your example.