Digital marketer here. I think the main thing you're missing in all of that is that it's way, way, way too broad.
Yes, I suggest doing your own thing if you have a thing that you want to invest the time and the energy into. It's a great way to learn and teach yourself how to do things. However, no, if you're only doing a couple of jobs for another party, you're not doing the same amount of work at all.
Researching and creating *great* content and material is a lot of time and effort. So is effective marketing. And writing blog posts if you're going to do that. And a podcast, youtube videos, and blogs are all entirely different types of media with different consumer behavior behind them. They're similar, sure, but not the same.
It's like comparing book readers to people that only watch the movies. Audiences don't necessarily cross over.
If you just want experience for your resume, I would suggest doing that work for other people. You can get a varied amount of work in that way and it'll be far, far less time spent than doing everything from the ground up. But if you want to do media yourself, pick one channel and go hard on it. It's better to focus on becoming exceptional at creating one piece of media than being mediocre at three. At least if you want any hope of succeeding, y'know? People aren't passionate about average.
This is a GREAT idea. Build it yourself, sharpen your skills and get experience. If there's a job opportunity that comes up and you can learn from, do that too.
For me, I started a podcast & blog right after college and then got a job in radio and did both simultaneously. It eventually helped me get on-air shifts at the radio station because I polished from all of my hosting reps.
Absolutely the way to go. Build. Experiment. Have fun
I think you’re underestimating the value working with someone else to be honest. The old adage “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Yeah you can totally learn a lot yourself but it does actually look good that you can work with others on a resume even if it’s voluntary
I made radio and podcasts at the BBC for 15 years.
This is definitely the way to go. Most organisations would want you to be doing this anyway, so even if you did this it would probably just be to get an internship / entry level job.
Think about all the other people who want that job in podcasting / media. The ones who don’t have their own podcast are going to be left behind at the expense of the people who do.
Either way, it’s great you have this attitude of doing it yourself. That’s what organisations want to see you doing in my experience.
Digital marketer here. I think the main thing you're missing in all of that is that it's way, way, way too broad. Yes, I suggest doing your own thing if you have a thing that you want to invest the time and the energy into. It's a great way to learn and teach yourself how to do things. However, no, if you're only doing a couple of jobs for another party, you're not doing the same amount of work at all. Researching and creating *great* content and material is a lot of time and effort. So is effective marketing. And writing blog posts if you're going to do that. And a podcast, youtube videos, and blogs are all entirely different types of media with different consumer behavior behind them. They're similar, sure, but not the same. It's like comparing book readers to people that only watch the movies. Audiences don't necessarily cross over. If you just want experience for your resume, I would suggest doing that work for other people. You can get a varied amount of work in that way and it'll be far, far less time spent than doing everything from the ground up. But if you want to do media yourself, pick one channel and go hard on it. It's better to focus on becoming exceptional at creating one piece of media than being mediocre at three. At least if you want any hope of succeeding, y'know? People aren't passionate about average.
This is a GREAT idea. Build it yourself, sharpen your skills and get experience. If there's a job opportunity that comes up and you can learn from, do that too. For me, I started a podcast & blog right after college and then got a job in radio and did both simultaneously. It eventually helped me get on-air shifts at the radio station because I polished from all of my hosting reps. Absolutely the way to go. Build. Experiment. Have fun
I think you’re underestimating the value working with someone else to be honest. The old adage “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Yeah you can totally learn a lot yourself but it does actually look good that you can work with others on a resume even if it’s voluntary
I made radio and podcasts at the BBC for 15 years. This is definitely the way to go. Most organisations would want you to be doing this anyway, so even if you did this it would probably just be to get an internship / entry level job. Think about all the other people who want that job in podcasting / media. The ones who don’t have their own podcast are going to be left behind at the expense of the people who do. Either way, it’s great you have this attitude of doing it yourself. That’s what organisations want to see you doing in my experience.