The Creator Life

Hello! Jullian here. It's been a year since I ended The Creator Life. You might be wondering why I'm posting an update on my podcasting future here on this podcast feed. YES, it has something to do with this podcast. Listen on to find out what it is! For further context, check out this post: https://julliansibi.com/my-podcasting-future-again

This is it guys. #CountdownToTheEnd leads to this episode. I still wanted to have a guest the final episode of The Creator Life so I'm really grateful that I have the wonderful Ashley Uy back! On the final episode, I give my reasons as to why I'm ending the podcast, look back on the podcasting journey I went through, and talk about my future plans in content creation and podcasting. Check out what Ashley does here! ashleyuy.com Check out my tech blog, Utterly Techie! utterlytechie.com Also check out my tech podcast, TechieSpeak, on: Spotify - bit.ly/techiespeak-spotify Apple Podcasts - bit.ly/techiespeak-apple Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

This episode is part of the four-episode Countdown To The End series that signals the end of this podcast. We're in the second to the last episode of The Creator Life, and it's only fitting that I got to talk to another podcaster for this one! My guest is Hannah Ty, a lifestyle content creator and the podcaster behind the Asking for a Friend podcast. We got to talk about how she ended up naming her podcast that way, her content creation journey so far, and even her spicy questions to me on various topics! Check out the Asking for a Friend podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/2TRiAs3kuhHiv0GwjidJfY anchor.fm/asking4afriendthepodcast Follow Hannah on social media! instagram.com/hannaaahty Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

This episode is part of the four-episode Countdown To The End series that signals the end of this podcast. On this week's episode, I got to talk to a content creator I knew during my early days as a tech blogger. She's Jackie Elloise and I first met her during an event here in Cebu. She was doing a lot of vlogs on her YouTube channel until she stopped due to many factors. I find out why that is, why she's doing TikTok now, and more! Follow Jackie on social media! instagram.com/jackieelloise tiktok.com/@taraaeris Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

This episode is part of the four-episode Countdown To The End series that signals the end of this podcast. On this episode, I got a chance to talk to Ace Gapuz, CEO of Blogapalooza. Known as the Blogamomma by the community, she and her team basically cultivated the community that surrounded the Blogapalooza event and became one of the more successful influencer marketing companies in the Philippines. We got to talk about the story of Blogapalooza and also find out whether blogging is still relevant in the current age of the creator economy. We also got to talk about our journeys in podcasting through the years. Check out Blogapalooza! blogapalooza.ph Follow Ace on social media! instagram.com/acegapuz twitter.com/acegapuz Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

Continuing on the theme of the state of blogging in 2022, my guest for this episode has been blogging for ALMOST A DECADE! Patty Villegas, the blogger behind The Lifestyle Wanderer, shares her experiences on the 9 years since she started blogging. We got to talk about a lot of aspects of blogging through the years such as the consistency of ups and downs, keeping the momentum, earning through blogging, and more! I even got to share my own experiences of tech blogging in Cebu and more! Check out Patty's blog! pattyvillegas.com Follow Patty on social media! instagram.com/thelifestylewanderer facebook.com/thelifestylewanderer Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

Back from a one-week break and I'm focusing on blogging for these batch of episodes! My guest for this episode really knows a thing or two about blogging and writing content online. Kristiana Rule of Thirdworldbooknerd is BACK on The Creator Life! We talked about our experiences going through typhoon Odette and the Omicron variant. I also got to ask her whether blogging can still remain relevant on its own or will it just end up being a tool in a content creator's arsenal. Follow Thirdworldbooknerd! youtube.com/thirdworldbooknerd instagram.com/thirdworldbooknerd facebook.com/thirdworldbooknerd Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

I kinda knew that there are people who are involved in podcasting but don't necessarily host a podcast. It's not just something I really think about because I do the whole operation by myself. Good thing I got to talk to someone who does know what it means to manage podcasts. She's Tish Ambal of The Sunshine Collective and I was pretty much in awe of the knowledge she shared. We got to talk about what she usually does as a podcast manager, what drew her into the podcasting world, and her everlasting struggle to start a podcast for some reason. (Haha!) Check out Tish's work over on Instagram! https://instagram.com/thesunshinecollective.ph Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

WELCOME TO SEASON 6! WELCOME TO MONDAYS! I'm starting Season 6 by having fellow podcasters here on The Creator Life! My guests for this episode are Lance Cham and Matt Yu of The Project Offbeat podcast! It's amazing how two people who are in the corporate world like I am wanting to talk to people who took the road less traveled. You could say they took the OFFBEAT path! (ayyyy) I got to talk to them about their podcast journey, their inspirations on doing offbeat things in their lives, and a lot more! Check out The Project Offbeat podcast! https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Link-ProjectOffbeat https://www.instagram.com/theprojectoffbeat/ https://www.facebook.com/theprojectoffbeat/ Rate and review The Creator Life on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

Hello! Happy 2022! It's been a while since the last episode of Season 5. I wish this update was a more upbeat one, but I can't really bring myself to do that. Due to the aftermath of Typhoon Odette (Rai) to our place, plans for the future of this podcast has changed. It's not all bad though: I AM DOING SEASON 6! It'll just take longer for me to start back up than expected. Hope you guys understand! If you have any feedback on the podcast, you can send them on social media: facebook.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod You can also shoot me an email here: jullian@utterlytechie.com See you soon in Season 6!

I'm ending Season 5 with another Christmas Chitchat!  This time, I got to talk to Rachel Lenli Tuhoy again! She's actually doing less of marketing lately since she is now the Product Owner of Omniquotient. We talk about how this startup-like setup was a very different experience for her, and how she treated this year as a year of learning. Check out Symph! https://www.symph.co You can also check out Omniquotient! omniquotient.com Follow Lenli on Instagram! www.instagram.com/lenlituy/ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

For the remaining episodes of Season 5, I'll be doing some Christmas Chitchats with returning guests. On this week's chitchat, I got to catch up with Mimi Gonzales, a fellow blogger I used to meet at events pre-pandemic. She actually stopped food blogging due to the pandemic! Her focus these days is writing and marketing content for businesses. We talk about how she's dealing with all that, talk about what we miss about blogging events, and how to be consistent with anything that you do. Check out Mimi on Instagram! instagram.com/chasing.bleu Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

I really had fun doing the Bookshelf Conversations episodes! I wouldn't have done it without the support of my guest for this week's episode. She's Kyle Nate, the Deputy Editorial Director of Bookshelf PH! I first met her when we were still talking about the podcast feature over on Ambidextr. On this episode, we talked about her work as the Head of Media Partnerships of Ambidextr, and her current role including how they started Audiophile, the first audiobook platform in the Philippines. We also got into a full-on name rant, and got to sprinkle in some gadget talk! Check out Bookshelf PH! https://bookshelf.com.ph Check out Audiophile! https://audiophile.bookshelf.com.ph Check out the Bookshelf Conversations series! https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/BookshelfConversations-Spotify Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

I actually brought some cat vibes to this podcast! That's all thanks to my guest for this episode, Marianne Dungog! She's the podcaster behind The Cat Hour where she talks to people from different walks of life about their stories. She used to do another podcast with her partner, The Neptunes Podcast! I talk to her about her podcasting journey so far including her future plans to do a show! You'll probably hear some cat noises in the background. Haha! Check out The Cat Hour! https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/TheCatHourPod instagram.com/thecathourpod Follow Marianne on Instagram! instagram.com/humancatbeing Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

On this episode, I got to catch up with Iggy Go! He's a content creator focused on personal finance that recently paused his content in order to gain more skills. He particularly cites learning about podcasting in the context of businesses. We talk about that and a lot of randomness in between! Follow Iggy on Instagram! instagram.com/iggy.go Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

I'm starting November with a catch-up with one of my friends, Ashley Uy! She's now working for Plentina, a fintech startup accelerating access to credit in emerging markets. I unfortunately never touched on exactly what she does for Plentina, but we tackled a lot on what she did prior to that! This includes her MBA program in Japan, the travels she took during that time, how she never really left the startup ecosystem, and even if her time management principles still hold up! Check out Ashley's blog to see what she's up to! ashleyuy.com Listen to the playlist of all our episodes! https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/ConvosWithAshley Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

On the last episode of the Bookshelf Conversations series, I have Janella Ventura, author of Warm Blankets in Cold Midnights. It is a compilation of one-shot stories in the romantic genre. We managed to recreate the one-shot story vibe on this episode! Topics ranged from everything she has done so far in terms of school and her writing career, the things she wants to do in the future, and even thoughts about love and relationships between different generations! Hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording! Get Janella's book on Bookshelf PH! https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Bookshelf-WarmBlanketsEbook This episode is part of the #BookshelfConversations series in partnership with Bookshelf PH. https://bookshelf.com.ph/ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

On this episode, I talk to Kaye Allen, an international and best-selling author of “Chasing Sunsets” and “Laws of Motion & Attraction". We get into what made her start writing books, the origins of "Laws of Motion & Attraction" (or LOMA as she calls it) from being chapters of a fan fiction series to a full-on romance novel. We also got into some BTS talk (yes, that BTS), why we should appreciate movies based on books, and the appeal of romance and YA novels today! Get a copy of her books on Bookshelf PH! Laws of Motion and Attraction Words, Fate & Accidents Chasing Sunsets: Love & Wonders Anthology Falling Falling: Love and Heartbreak’s Anthology Check out everything that Kaye Allen does! kayeallen.com This episode is part of the #BookshelfConversations series in partnership with Bookshelf PH. https://bookshelf.com.ph/ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

On this Bookshelf Conversations episode, I got to talk to Faye Villanueva and Arya Chelabian. They are both comic book writers and the founders of Kawangis Komiks! Kawangis is the home of Filipino comic book series such as MA-I and Incognito. I talk to Faye and Aria about how they both started Kawangis, their inspirations on creating their wondeful comic books, and even got to touch on some anime talk! Get MA-I 1-3 in eBook form on Bookshelf PH! https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/BookshelfPH-MA-I1Ebook https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/BookshelfPH-MA-I2Ebook https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/BookshelfPH-MA-I3Ebook Check out Kawangis Komiks! https://www.kawangis.com This episode is part of the #BookshelfConversations series in partnership with Bookshelf PH. https://bookshelf.com.ph/ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi

When dealing with topics like the LGBTQ community and religion in the same episode, I decided to tone down all the humor and be careful with what I say. On this episode, I talk to Raymond Alikpala, author of "God Loves Bakla". It's a book that tackles his story as a closeted Filipino gay man through the Marcos years and how he decided to take that leap of faith and come out. We get into his journey of writing the book, the realizations he has a decade after the book was published, and if coming out in the age of the internet is actually more difficult or not. Get "God Loves Bakla" on Bookshelf PH! Book: https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/BookshelfPH-GodLovesBakla e-Book: https://creatorlife.julliansibi.com/BookshelfPH-GodLovesBaklaEbook This episode is part of the #BookshelfConversations series in partnership with Bookshelf PH. https://bookshelf.com.ph/ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! bit.ly/CreatorLife-ApplePodcasts The podcast is powered by The Company Cebu! Book a visit through the link and use the promo code CREATORLIFE50! bit.ly/TCCVisit Follow The Company Cebu on social media! Website: thecompany.ph Facebook: facebook.com/thecompanycebu Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanycebu Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanycebu Check out my feature with Ambidextr! creatorlife.julliansibi.com/Ambidextr-Feature Starting a podcast? Get analytics and monetization through Podmetrics! Go to podmetrics.co and use promo code TheCreatorLife when you sign up! Podcast updates and behind-the-scenes stuff are on social media! facebook.com/creatorlifepod twitter.com/creatorlifepod instagram.com/creatorlifepod Follow me on social media! facebook.com/julliansibi twitter.com/julliansibi instagram.com/julliansibi