Coach Craig Rowe

31/07/2024

My first video to ever get to 500k and it was not on the platform I expected. Facebook is the platform I create content for the least due to it being an outbound content strategy with a short shelf life.

28/07/2024

I am used to seeing my Instagram reels and YouTube content do well, but I hardly focus on this platform, so this is a first for me. A FB reel with over 50k views in 24 hours now is that's unexpected.

19/07/2024

YouTube saw a 25% increase in 2023 in watch time for videos that help people shop on YouTube. So they recently announced new shopping features to help make it easier for YouTube Partners (like me) to sell both physical and digital products on the platform.

Main changes included "Shopping Collections," the new "Affiliate Hub" for brands and creators to partner, and now the ability to tag products across multiple videos.

Shoppable content is become the next big thing in retail and taking e-commerce to the next level.

19/07/2024

With ebay live auctions now a thing in the US and UK, it will only be a matter of time before this will be available in Australia. WhatNot is another online shoppable live stream auction site, yet to reach our shores. What does this mean, it means collectors can turn collections into cash, or sell products in auction format live online.

Australia has hardly seen the wave of shoppable live streams and content that is happening overseas. But this wave will reach our shores in the next couple of years.

As an Amazon Influencer in Australia and US, I am already seeing the value sellers get when they combine video content with shoppable items. My videos achieve an average of 18% sales conversions when someone watches one of my videos.

When you add the element of gamification, in an auction format, the opportunity can be considered as, "the sky's the limit".

13/07/2024

Sometimes you can't be too serious.

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10/07/2024

I ordered some sample decorative pins to see the quality and robustness of each design. Both designs exceeded my expectations, looked awesome, and had a quality feel and smart appearance.

I will definitely be ordering these to be gifted to guests as a thank you for appearing in person on Season 3 of my People with a Passion podcast.

02/07/2024

I have owned multiple businesses, but none is more important than this.

Here are 12 ways basketball helps human beings live a happy life:

1. Improves Concentration: Regular physical activity, such as basketball, can help improve concentration and focus.

2. Improves Time Management: Basketball provides excellent time management skills when you turn up to practice and games on time.

3. Improves Brain Function: It increases blood flow to your brain, improving cognitive skills like memory and learning.

4. Reduce Stress: Basketball is an excellent way to alleviate stress and anxiety, contributing to good mental health.

5. Encourages collaboration: Playing on a basketball team helps you improve communication and work with others toward a common goal.

6. Promotes Discipline: Training and improving skills leads to developing good habits, curiosity, and a growth mindset.

7. Improves Confidence: Winning and losing can build resilience and help you with self-awareness and self-esteem.

8. Promotes healthy sleeping habits: physical activity like playing basketball can help tire your body to ensure you get good rest each night.

9. Goal Setting: Basketball requires the ability to define and achieve goals, a key component of measuring success in all aspects of life.

10. Networking: Create long-lasting friendships and valuable relationships with trust and support that can withstand the test of time.

11. Good Health: Basketball promotes good health in the respiratory and circulatory systems, leading to reduced health risks.

12. Belief: Basketball makes people believe they can fly, but only for a moment.

Participating in basketball can help develop well-grounded, healthy human beings (i.e., employees, employers, business owners, entrepreneurs, etc.). But don't take my word for it; ask the 450,000,000+ people actively participating in basketball around the world today.

What would you add to this list?

28/06/2024

In 2021 I interviewed my first billionaire. In 2024 I plan to interview more. I start recording season 3 of People with a Passion podcast this coming July. The video prodcast will be released on YT, Applae, Amazon and Spotify in 2024.

10/06/2024

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08/06/2024

Superkeen to get back to doing in-studio interviews starting in July. In the same way I built my Better Basketball Training channel. I plan to take PwaP to a whole new level in 2025. It charted in the Top 50 people category prior to the pandemic. Let's get it to #1

Season 3, I will be talking with guests who are solving real world problems and having an impact on a global scale.

08/06/2024

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04/06/2024

Dusting off the cobwebs on the People with a Passion YouTube channel, organising playlists according to seasons and most popular episodes.

I plan to take the next season to a whole new level, raising the standard of guests, I already have some guests lined up.

Seaspm 3 will hear from legitimate industry leaders, researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs driving change with a global impact.

Sorry, no more life coaches, self published authors, small business owners, fellow podcasters/youtubers or friends will be guesting.

I will still likely have 1 international remote interview as a couple of international guests have reached out.

Recording of the in person guests begins in July at my studio, and new episodes will be planned to be released weekly starting in 2025.

As well as guests, I am also looking for financial sponsors and patrons to help support the podcast.

If you want to help financially, you can make a small contribution here: https://square.link/u/opNa1r3I

If you prefer to support by watching, please subscribe here:
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I look forward to getting back to finishing what I started before the pandemic, which is the long term vision to create an Australian Podcast Production Powerhouse.

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03/06/2024

Another small achievement for the Better Basketball Training channel—starting the Q&A and posting a 3-hour clinic video as well as 6 shorts—has seen my channel attain the biggest amount of views in a single month since the channel's inception.

Given that the channel is seasonal and the NBA and NBL are over, the channel will go into a bit of a hibernation until US schools go back and professional/college basketball returns. Meaning I expect the views will drop significantly as they have done each year.

While that happens, I will be planning, recording, and editing the next series of content for the channel for release later in the year when basketball spins back up.

I will however continue to do the live Q&As on a monthly basis and share more short videos too to keep some fresh content coming.

Once again, thank you to those who support by watching, subscribing, commenting and sharing my content to help basketball coaches, teachers and players improve.

01/06/2024

The Better Basketball Training (aka Ozswoosh) channel reached its first 1 million views overnight. The main reason I chose to focus on this platform during the pandemic was it works like a digital employee 24-7.

Here's some other reasons:

1) To help others grow and learn
2) To invent never-before-seen content
3) To build legacy that will exist beyond me and my brand
4) To create a digital version of me for people to meet globally
5) To create a body of work, much like writing a book, but in video
6) To demonstrate knowledge, experience, expertise and authority
7) To contribute to industry growth and thought leadership
8) To attract brands, sponsorships and partnerships
9) To better understand my audience and, and therefore, people
10) To be found by like-minded coaches and teachers via search
11) To improve my presentation, editing and content creation skills
12) To earn income from ad revenue, patrons and partnerships
13) To create something from nothing - idea to action to outcome
14) To understand the platform and help others achieve the same
15) Because my tertiary training (journalism and radio) is a good fit
16) To evolve with the new media/modern media landscape

Thank you to all involved whether helping, watching, sharing or commenting, everyone contributes to the success of the channel. I look forward to moving towards the next million views with new content coming soon.

01/06/2024

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24/05/2024

It's been a while since I added a new tool to my content creation kit. This was a bargain.

24/05/2024

I don't tend to check my Applaudable Media YouTube channel too often, but on the occasions I do I am always surprised to see how my content continues to get views even though I don't really promote the content their, I just park my product reviews and reshare also decided to reshare Season 1 and 2 of the People with a Passion vodcast there. YouTube gets easier when you understand the strategies.

23/05/2024

What makes GoBrunch awesome as a virtual meeting space for 1 on 1, co-working, webinar and online events is how warm you can make your spaces feel. Not only can you share your screen, music and YouTube content live you can also use presentation mode and have up to 400 attendees at an online event. You can also create branded breakout rooms. It certainly beets how boring zoom and the like look and feel. Plus of course you can record your rooms too. I got all these features for a lifetime subscription of about A$130.

20/05/2024

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19/05/2024

I am hosting another US Amazon Live Stream this coming Tuesday 11.00 am sharing my thoughts on products from Amazon Seller Four Candies, among other items.

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15/05/2024

I guess this makes it official.

I am starting the process of finding guests for Season 3.

Seasons 1 and 2 were recorded prior to the pandemic and charted in the top 50 in the people category.

I feel I have unfinished business.

Originally an in-studio video podcast, Covid saw me take the podcast online and, in some instances, live, due to lockdowns.

With the pandemic behind us, this past month, I contemplated creating a "new" show with a new title and theme, but then I realized something.

I have unfinished business.

Ending People with a Passion was not my choice, nor was cancelling the Applaudable podcast network I had started to build.

It was this epiphany that made me decide to get back on this "People with a Passion" horse.

I am seeking local "High Calibre" researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who are making real change in the world.

You will need to be prepared to travel to my YouTube studio in North lakes, Queensland to guest.

I am seeking amazing people with amazing stories who are having an impact and can share their wisdom and knowledge to help others grow.

I am accepting media kits to help identify potential candidates.

If you know someone in your network who would make an amazing guest, please tag or share this with them.

Potential guests may email their media kit to [email protected] providing links to other articles and interviews.

Potential show sponsors, please email [email protected] in the first instance to express initial patronage or financial sponsorship support.

Thanks, Coach Craig Rowe

08/05/2024

Perspective is the foundation of your truth.

07/05/2024

I will be doing an Amazon live stream on my US influencer page tomorrow.

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01/05/2024

I am doing some mechanical pencil-shoppable product videos for Four Candies on Amazon US and AU. Here's what I see from behind my product review desk.

30/04/2024

It was good to answer questions from the audience on a virtual panel today discussing different types of microphones used for content creation. I joined other content creators, voice-over artists, social audio experts, and the founder of the Gobrunch virtual events platform on stage at the live event.

29/04/2024

The edited version of yesterday's Youth Basketball Q and A is now available.

Ozswoosh Coach Craig Rowe responds to questions asked within youth basketball coaching communities on Facebook and Reddit offering advice and tips to youth b...

26/04/2024

What makes something go viral?

I had the privilege of presenting this to an amazing group of business owners and am sharing the presentation.

When you examine content, patterns emerge, helping you identify traits and trends.

In the video, I discuss a few characteristics or fundamental qualities that viral content frequently demonstrates.

I have created several viral videos related to my own basketball business, and after analyzing my own and other people's viral content, I discovered the information I shared in my presentation to be true.

I hope anyone who takes the time to watch it gains some insights and value from what was shared.

Coach Craig Rowe provides insights into what makes something go viral on social media, offering 8 core traits viral content has.As well as sharing his though...