If I Started Content Creation in 2026, Here's What I'd Do

[00:01] content creation, and Waleed Mustafa was sitting next to me. Waleed took the microphone and asked a very important question: how many of us want to be content creators? Almost 90% of the people on stage raised their hands, so I quickly took the microphone from Waleed and

[00:16] asked a quick question: how many of those who raised their hands actually created content? Basically, if you haven't created content yet, raise your hand. What surprised us was that only 5% of those who raised their hands actually took the plunge and created

[00:31] online content. If this proves anything, it proves that there's a huge gap between people who want to create content and those who actually do. I'm pretty sure you have the same gap, so in this video, I'm going to teach you how to start

[00:44] creating content. This year, and also how to start making money from content creation. What I'm about to say is n't just for influencers; it's for everyone on Earth. In this day and age, everyone needs to be creating content. The key takeaway

[00:59] we'll be discussing it from a business perspective— how to sell what you offer, how to leverage content creation or social media to build a profitable business. This video is sponsored by Hexfield, and we'll talk about them a bit later. One last

[01:14] thing, before you watch, please don't forget to scroll down a bit and hit the subscribe button. We want to reach one million followers this year! And please like the video; it Welcome to a new video with Walid Al-Saluki. Let's begin by sending blessings

[01:28] topics we'll discuss are the things you should prepare before starting on social media. And believe me, from experience, if you prepare these five things correctly and start on social media, I promise you'll achieve successes similar to the content creators you

[01:41] see and admire. Let's start with the first topic, which is the goal of social media. You must understand that in order to develop a strategy or steps to follow for your social media success, you must first define a specific goal. Not everyone on social media

[01:53] wants to achieve the same thing. Some people 's main goal is to reach very large numbers of views and followers, while others, like me, primarily aim to generate understand is that the strategy here is completely different from the strategy there, and there's nothing that states

[02:09] or says that if someone gets more views, it means that they are... He'll make much more money, and we've heard this a lot when someone tells you that someone gets millions of views and has millions of followers but doesn't make any money at all. On the other hand, there are people who have

[02:23] few followers and few views, yet they make millions, God willing. This isn't just wishful thinking; it's a real fact, and we'll talk about it now. Whenever I give advice on content creation, I always ask a very important question at the beginning. This question

[02:35] actually determines what strategy we'll set up for you. So now I'm going to ask you this question, and I want you to on a piece of paper in front of you. Please also write it in the comments. Do you want to reach one million the comments. Do you want to reach one million followers or do you want to reach one million dollars? And before anything else, there's no single

[02:49] answer that says if you have a million followers you can easily make a million dollars. That's completely untrue in our time, and it doesn't work anymore. I want you to choose one thing: It's either a million followers or a million dollars. Based on the choice you made, we can determine

[03:04] the strategy you'll follow. But honestly, as Wael, I train people to reach a million dollars, not a million followers. In my opinion, the idea that you only want to post content to gain followers means you're doing it for fun. I'm not

[03:17] my channel, I teach you how to build a business and make money, so that's not our focus. And if you still think you'll one day be able to turn those followers into a money-making machine, believe me, that won't work at all. So, in short, the first point we're making in our video is that

[03:30] your goal must be to make a million dollars. In other words, your goal must be to sell and make money, not to gain followers and numbers. Why do we have to say this at the beginning? Because you need to kill the idea that you're just

[03:45] waiting for... There are specific numbers you need to measure your success by. So, if you didn't get a million followers or a million views, but you achieved the sales figures you wanted, don't be upset now that media. Let's move on to our second point, which is very simple, but I want to tell you that it

[03:59] cost me millions of pounds, if not dollars. Before you post content on social media, you must have something ready to sell. Let me tell you how I lost millions. I started creating content, I think in 2020 or 2021. During

[04:13] that time, because of the coronavirus, TikTok was still active, with views and numbers, and things were good. So I started creating content, and thank God, I achieved very high numbers in a very short time. I spent about three to four years posting continuous content without ever stopping, whether on

[04:27] TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. The first period was when I got the most views, and unfortunately, it was also the period when I wasn't selling anything at all. When we compare that to the period after, when social media wasn't as effective as before and wasn't generating as many views,

[04:40] when there was fierce competition and everyone was online, when we entered wars and economic crises and people didn't have the money to buy anything from you, I money to buy anything from you, I

[04:53] we're making millions in sales. But I keep asking myself, if I had put something in my bio back then, like I was selling it, I would n't have needed to tell people to go buy it. If I had just put it there and was getting millions of views like I used to, imagine how much

[05:06] money I would have made. Of course, I understand that sustenance comes from God; I'm just explaining the point. What we're creating content, you should have everything you're going to sell ready. For example, if you're selling courses, record the course, prepare it, upload it to your website, and put the link in your bio before publishing any

[05:20] content. If you're selling consultations, put a link for booking consultations. Whatever you're selling, prepare it completely, including your landing page, website, and everything else. Put a link to it in your social media accounts. Then, get your accounts up and running. Now that we're ready to start creating

[05:35] content, let's talk about the sponsor for this video: Hexfield. If you're not familiar with Hexfield, it's one of the largest AI platforms that helps content creators. In short, it's a platform with dozens of AI tools that help

[05:47] you create images, make videos, convert images to videos, edit videos or images, and so on. Anything related to content creation, we can do for you. Personally, I currently use Hexfield for almost everything in my life. Almost all the B-rules you

[06:00] see in my videos are created using Hexfield. All the design you see on my Instagram, TikTok, or even YouTube is also created using Hexfield. One of the newest AI models they released is called Marketing Studio, and honestly, it's amazing.

[06:13] Imagine you're selling a product and trying to advertise it. Most of the time, it would cost millions to create an ad, whether it's photos, videos, a professional advertisement, hiring a director, hiring production staff, and so on.

[06:27] Marketing Studio, in short, lets you add the link to your product, and it does all that for you. It creates approximately nine videos in different formats, advertising your product. In other words, you upload a picture of your product, and Marketing Studio

[06:40] creates a UGC video and another video. The second tutorial is where someone uses your product. The third video is an unboxing, which is one of the most popular product videos. The fourth video is called Hyper Motion; you know how they film a product ad with fast-paced shots and stuff? The

[06:53] fifth video is a product review, where someone evaluates the product and gives their opinion. The sixth video is called TV Spot, which is like a TV ad with Spot, which is like a TV ad with

[07:06] something different, it's all about luck. There's also something called UGC Virtual Tri-On, where someone actually wears your product, not just holds it in their hand and talks about it. This is more common in fashion or makeup. The

[07:20] last video is something called Pro Virtual Tri-On, which is for more expensive or higher-value products. So, in short, if you're someone who wants to start creating content and use AI to make your work much easier, then there are many more options. Hexfield is the platform for you. If you're someone who sells certain products and wants to start

[07:33] advertising them without incurring huge expenses, sign up for Marketing Studio through Hexfield. I've included the link in the video description below. This isn't an affiliate link; I swear I don't take any money. I just wanted to tell you. Now, back to our video. The third

[07:45] very important topic, and believe me, it's the most important topic we'll discuss in the entire video, is something called a funnel. We now want to talk about the content creation process itself. You have existing accounts, you have something to sell, and you want to start making videos, and so on. You need to understand that every video

[08:00] you make in your life must have a specific goal. The word "funnel" means a funnel. Imagine the shape of a funnel: it's wide at the top and gradually narrows as you go down. The top is where we bring in our audience, and the wider the top, the more

[08:15] divided There are three levels. The first level is called awareness. Basically, people do n't know who you are and have never heard of you. So, the first type of content you need to create is content that introduces you to people, that raises awareness. Say, "Hey everyone, I'm on social media,

[08:28] I'm talking!" This is usually the kind of content that goes viral, trends, or gets a lot of views. The goal isn't to sell anything, not even to give them free value. The only goal is for you to be seen. The second stage is called acceptance.

[08:42] These people now know you, but they start thinking, "Oh yeah, I could join We guide people from the first stage to the second in a specific way, which is by using freefollowing. The idea behind freefollowing is that you start posting meaningful content that gives them

[08:58] information that changes their lives, or even provides them with a file or digital resource. Products or anything free they can benefit from, and the third and final stage we have in the final stage is called conversion. Conversion is when you convert this client from someone who was thinking about buying to someone who actually paid

[09:12] you money. This conversion happens by selling to the person, so we post content whose sole purpose is to make them sell. These are the three types of content you will focus on. I'll give you a very quick example so you don't

[09:24] feel lost. For example, I just opened a new Instagram page for FreelancerX, so we are still posting content. The first thing we want to do is increase our number of followers and for people to hear about FreelancerX. So, you will find me initially posting reels there talking about

[09:37] freelancing. Someone asks me an important question about freelancing, so I answer it quickly, or I even do a quick sketch to teach people something about freelancing. In short, fun videos that make people aware that there is something. It's called FreelancerX. The second type of content

[09:49] you'll see is something like, for example, we've created a free course. We've just released a video and a post telling people that we've made a completely free course on FreelancerX and explaining how this course helped many people make money in a very short time. We're now making it available for free to everyone.

[10:01] This is the second stage, the conditioning stage. I gave them something 100% free, so they liked me and felt I was trustworthy. They also got a free course that gives them real value. The third thing is that these people who joined the course later, whether they completed it at the end or even if they come back

[10:15] telling them that if they want the complete experience and to actually build a business from freelancing, they should subscribe to our platform. This is a sales video where I sell them something. You need to be creating these three types of content when you're just starting out. First of all, we really need a

[10:29] consultation here to explain to you that you shouldn't start selling at the beginning, when to start selling, and short video like this. The fourth thing we want to talk about in the video is market research. We're not reinventing the wheel. You don't just grab a pen and paper and try to come up with a completely new

[10:42] idea. All the content creators you see and like on social media, whether they do it themselves or have a whole team whose job is to conduct internet research. In this research, they look at their competitors: what content they released that got views, what content they

[10:55] didn't talk about at all, and what's trending right now that they can talk about. The most important thing for your success with the content you publish is having your own market research. You need to do your research and really see what's working and what isn't. Of course,

[11:08] after you gather all the content you need... If you want to create something, you shouldn't just steal content as is. The best thing is to express the same ideas in your own way so people like you for who you are. But you need to have a brand and research. The idea of ​​releasing content without knowing if it

[11:21] will work or not is no longer logical in our time because no one is creating anything new anymore. Everyone takes existing ideas and keeps rehashing them until something in the video—and I feel this is the part you want to hear—

[11:35] started creating content and even making money from it. in your head. We spent almost an hour talking at the event I mentioned at the beginning of the video, and we got the same questions. So I imagine these are questions you're thinking too. Listen to what

[11:49] afraid to post content, afraid people will make fun of you, afraid it won't go viral and no one will see it, afraid you'll look foolish in front of everyone. Look, I understand all these fears, but they're completely meaningless.

[12:01] There's no one interested anyway. When you post content, you think all your friends are already on social media looking for your video, when in fact no one is interested and no one will even see it. Secondly, even if your video doesn't

[12:14] go viral, you don't look bad. No one saw the video, so why are you saying you look bad? For example, if you imagine only 50 people will see your video, say 100 million people will visit your account and notice that you have a video with only 50 views, so no one will

[12:26] visit your page. You haven't lost anything. And another thing, in response to this question, is something very important: you need to make money. We're doing all this because you need to improve your financial situation. People's opinions of you and the way they look at you, especially if they're the ones in the wrong, shouldn't

[12:38] affect the goal you want to achieve because it's a very noble goal. The second problem people talk about is filming equipment, Wael. I don't have a camera, I don't have lighting, I don't have a microphone, and all that stuff. You don't need anything except your phone. If you're watching me

[12:51] now, it means you most likely have a smartphone. Open your phone's camera and take pictures. Of course, there are many things we can help you with, like using the sun, sitting in front of a window while you're filming, and all that. I understand that you're watching people with high-quality images, but

[13:04] we didn't start with that quality, and even that quality is n't what helps us get views. Look at my views; I don't get views. What I want to show you is... It starts with just a phone, without even a microphone. When you save up a little money, then you can buy the

[13:17] very cheap things available. For example, if your house is in else. What I'm trying to tell you is that these things shouldn't stop you from starting content creation. Because, God willing, content creation is what will change your life. And that's it, my friend. Very quickly, these are

[13:33] the five things you should know to start creating content right now. Since I see the future and know that many people will feel they didn't get anything practical shoot my first video and upload it! I understand everything now!" I'm here to

[13:46] tell you that, of course, you definitely need to watch a complete content creation course to learn everything in detail. Because I care about you, I'll put a link below this one. It will take you to a website we created. On this site, you'll enter your email address, and a file will be sent to you.

[13:59] This file, God willing, will contain practical steps to help you start creating content and uploading your first 10 videos, God willing. So, I've done more than enough. All that's required of you is to don't forget to like the video and subscribe to the channel because

[14:11] we want to reach one million subscribers before the year ends. As always, I have delivered the message, O God, bear witness. See you As always, I have delivered the message, O God, bear witness. See you in the next video.