Joyce Ibitoye

Joyce Ibitoye I'm Joyce - Chartered Accountant helping women over 50 manage, save & invest.

Testing real ways to make money online with zero fluff.
📚 My money book is on Amazon 👇

20/09/2026

May the new week be blessed, productive and full of grace.

Amen.

19/09/2026

Saturday is the day we REAP

R - Results
• Posted for 30 days
• Lost my fear of the camera

E - Experience
• Can I make money online? Yes
• Did I make money online in 30 days? No
• I lacked focus on what pays

A - Adjustments
• Be more systematic
• Test Instagram Trial Reels
• Use products I already use for UGC
• Grow YouTube from 561 to 1,000 subscribers
• Work towards 4,000 watch hours

P - Prepare
• Do everything on my adjustment list

I finished my 30 day challenge, and the results were not what I expected.

I set out to make money online, but found that building a sustainable social media strategy matters more than quick wins. Now that the experiment is over, I’m shifting my focus toward long-term YouTube growth and refining my content process. This journey taught me exactly where my gaps are and how to fix them.

Follow along as I apply these lessons to reach my next goals.

18/09/2026

In the busyness of life, the actual money-making activities often get pushed aside.

There’s only one thing for it. Be ruthless about what gets my hours.

How do you make time for everything?

17/09/2026

I abandoned my YouTube channel five years ago after moving to Bishkek.

Day 27 of How Can I Make Money on social media challenge.

This 30-day challenge made me rethink my whole content strategy.

YouTube search runs on intent. I open the app to learn practical skills, watch tutorials, and find direct answers.
When someone wants to learn, they stay for the substance. A platform for grown-ups, unlike some platforms that shall remain nameless.

I regret abandoning YouTube so now the challenge is on to revive and monetise.

The next big target is YouTube monetization and building an audience that actually stays.
Do you still head to YouTube when you want to learn something properly, or do you stick to short clips?

16/09/2026

I saw a video by and was ready to buy immediately.

I am not easily swayed to part with my money.

The traditional belief is that people buy from those they know, like, and trust. So why did I buy from a stranger?

She was doing affiliate marketing. I already knew the brand and saw how it worked. More importantly, I had the exact problem it solved.

She made that sale because she was completely clear on her audience and what she offers.

Day 26 of How can I make money on social media? Note to self: to make money on social media, clarity about your audience comes first.

Thank you for sharing your work.

Have you ever bought something from a creator you just discovered?

15/09/2026

More followers doesn’t mean better results.

Day 25 of How Can I Make Money on Social Media?

My 80K Instagram account is being outperformed by Facebook with 700 followers.

And the real shocker? My TikTok with just 50 followers is performing best of all.

Core lesson: Making money on social media starts with an engaged audience.

I need to build an audience that actually cares about what I share.

13/09/2026

There is a scripture I love:

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord.” Lamentations 3:22–23.

Health, breath, life and sustenance all come from You.

Lord, let me never take these things for granted. Keep me mindful of Your goodness and faithfulness every day.

Comment “Amen” if this is true for you too.

12/09/2026

I use Saturday to review my past week.

Looking back at my results and preparing ahead sets me up to win next week.

Taking time to review makes a real difference before starting again.

Your days off might fall on different days of the week.

How do your days off set you up to win?

11/09/2026

My best-performing social media videos are the ones with zero AI input.

For a while, I was using tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to help with the creative process because I wanted to scale faster.

It didn’t work for me.

I found the ideas too predictable, too polished and often quite boring.

The bigger lesson was that I had started relying on AI in an area where I needed to trust my own creativity, judgement and lived experience.

So now, AI has a different job.

I use it for research, analysis and strategy.

Creativity is back to pen and paper.

And interestingly, my anxiety around content creation has gone down since I stopped using AI to help shape my creative ideas.

What about you? Has AI made you more creative, or less?

09/09/2026

Behind the scenes of me trying to make money on social media.

This week, I’ve been creating UGC samples to send to brands in the hope that they’ll hire me as a UGC creator.

And I got my first rejection.

I was disappointed. So I did what I usually do when I’m upset — I went to bed early.

By the next morning, I felt bright and breezy and ready to go again.

Interestingly, learning to deal with rejection was one of the skills I said I needed to build when I started this challenge.
Well, well, here we are. Even at my big age, I still don't like rejection.

How do you deal with disappointment when things don’t go according to plan?

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