Archive - Chris Sharpe - YouTube and the Creator Economy

Behind the Scenes of Yoga With Adriene: Cameras & Gear

+ the photo I posted that shattered our "invisible" production style and made us rethink our approach to behind-the-scenes content.

Oct 18, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

How To Fail at Filmmaking

Before I made YouTube videos, I made low-budget horror movies for the direct-to-DVD market. This is how that all crashed and burned.

Oct 25, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

The Creator Economy: A Reality Check

"The internet gave everyone a voice… and now the Creator Economy is charging us rent for using it." - Bo Burnham

Oct 11, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

The Power of Constraints

"Art lives from constraints and dies from freedom.” - Leonardo da Vinci

Sep 27, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

How To Run Your Own Streaming Service

What it’s like to run an indie streaming service in the age of algorithms—and why we’re still doing it.

Apr 21, 2025 • Chris Sharpe

How To Turn Setbacks Into Success

"If you want to go further, you must be willing to change. What got you here won’t get you there.” - Marshall Goldsmith

Mar 11, 2025 • Chris Sharpe

How To Make (And Sell) Your First Digital Product

After publishing YouTube videos for almost two years we decided to create a revenue stream we could control by creating and selling digital products.

Nov 15, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

How To Start a Yoga Channel

“Consistency is key. You gotta show up for your friends. You can’t just put something out there and not have their back.” - Adriene Mishler

Dec 13, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

How To Quit a YouTube Channel

We decided to quit Hilah Cooking after seven years. Here’s what I’ve learned about burnout, growth, and the natural cycles of creative work.

Jun 6, 2025 • Chris Sharpe

Behind The Scenes of Yoga With Adriene: Our Digital Tools

Plus, read to the end to see how much money we made from our first digital product launch!

Mar 28, 2025 • Chris Sharpe

How To Level Up

Building an Audience Is Kind of Like Playing a Video Game. 18 months into our YouTube channel we beat the first "boss" and progress to level 2.

Nov 22, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

How To Start a YouTube Channel

How To YouTube Part 3 - We develop a format for the Hilah Cooking YouTube videos and start making and uploading videos on a weekly basis.

Nov 8, 2024 • Chris Sharpe

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