From Teacher To Full-Time YouTube Creator | Tom Hitchins
YouTube Creators Hub
Dusty Porter
4.7 • 551 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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In this episode of the YouTube Creators Hub podcast, host Dusty chats with Tom Hitchins from the Byte Review YouTube channel. Tom shares his journey from being a full-time teacher to a successful tech content creator with over 227,000 subscribers. He discusses his unique approach to content creation, the challenges of transitioning to full-time YouTube work, and the importance of standing out in a crowded space.
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| 0:00.0 | I used to be a full-time teacher. |
| 0:01.8 | So I've been making videos for like pretty much 10 years now on YouTube. And for those first three years, I didn't make a penny, which a lot of people probably find shocking. They always expect to start a YouTube channel and be famous and earn loads of money off the bat. But yeah, I didn't for a long time. Welcome to this week's episode of the YouTube of Creators Hub podcast, Dusty here, and I'm so thankful that you're here. |
| 0:21.8 | If you're looking to start, grow, or monetize a YouTube channel, this is the podcast for you. |
| 0:27.3 | You can consume this show in your podcast player of choice and normally on YouTube in a video version. |
| 0:33.9 | Unfortunately, this week we have no video version due to some health issues with the guest, but normally you can watch the video on YouTube. |
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| 1:04.0 | So if you would, check out all of our resources down below in the show notes. |
| 1:07.8 | And with that said, let's jump into this week's conversation. |
| 1:10.9 | Hello and welcome to this week's conversation on the Creators Hub podcast. I am super excited today |
| 1:16.5 | to be joined by Tom Hitchens. He is from the Bite Review YouTube channel. As of recording of this |
| 1:23.3 | episode, 227,000 subscribers, just over 350 videos. It covers everything technology over there. |
| 1:30.9 | Tom, how are you doing today? I'm good, thank you. How are you? I'm doing wonderful. So your |
| 1:37.6 | channel, when I go to your channel, I'll have to admit I have consumed some of your videos |
| 1:42.3 | during the tech craziness of all the new releases |
| 1:46.1 | of new technology, and you are definitely one of those channels that I go to. I love the style of |
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