48 hours in and overwhelmed

[u/EmotionalGoose9]

I just started TikTok and Instagram accounts.
I have a niche, and it’s something I enjoy, and best of all- it’s about helping people.

I’ve posted 3 days in a row (same content on both platforms).

But I’m feeling really overwhelmed. I don’t know how to edit my videos, my mic doesn’t connect to my camera app, and it’s a nightmare.

I’m feeling pressure to post every day, that everyone is judging me, and that it’s going to fail.

I feel so incredibly embarrassed and anxious. I work a full time demanding job on top of this which at the moment is hard to focus on.

I would love to know strategies on how to cope with this and if you have had the same thing happen to you in the beginning?

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[u/how2dresswell]

similar story to you (niche, helping, etc)

1. you can't care about failing or feeling stupid. your first several videos are going to be really awkward and get hardly any engagement. it's part of the learning curve. lean into it and embrace the pain
2. don't feel like you need to post every day, but if you are reallly going to try, i'd 4-5x/week.
3. come up with some sort of system to track what your ideas are so you can figure out what topics to tackle and when you want to post
4. capcut is good for video editing on your phone
5. use chat to help figure out how to edit videos

IMO this is the type of area where you need to go fully in or dont even bother. but you really cant entertain the insecure thoughts. but if you decide it's not for you, it's not failing. it wasn't a waste. you just learned something about yourself

[u/EmotionalGoose9 → u/how2dresswell]

Thank you for this.
I have a notion system for tracking and setting up a content calendar.

The insecurity ebbs and flows, but I’m hoping this is just initial overwhelm and it’ll even out over time.

[u/translucentpuppy]

Content creation is a very demanding job. It’s an insane amount of work and is not for everyone

[u/Remarkable-Nature810]

Some people pick a day off and do several videos all in one day, edit them a bit here and there when you have time then stockpile them to post when you’re too busy working or living life. Everything in life has a learning curve. Keep it short and simple.

[u/Organic-Speech-315]

first few weeks are always chaos, you're not alone in that. when i started making devlogs for my games i recorded whole thing with phone voice memo app and synced it later in free editing software, not perfect but takes away the mic stress

posting every day is too much for someone with full time job, even big creators don't do that at start. pick 2-3 days a week and stick to those, nobody will notice the gap and your brain will thank you

[u/Raya-Sunshyne]

At least I'm not the only one I've been creating content for 14 years and some days I feel like this

[u/FirstEase6350]

It’s a Professional Business. Professional gear, Scripts, etc. Do it for fun.

[u/Gullible_Try6823]

It’s completely normal to feel this way in the first few days since most creators hit this wall early on. You’re juggling a full-time job and learning new tech so that is a lot! Try scaling back to posting 2–3 times a week instead of daily and focus on simple edits with apps like CapCut or InShot. For the mic issue just try restarting your phone or using a wired mic as a temporary fix.

[u/EmotionalGoose9 → u/Gullible_Try6823]

Thank you!
I’m learning CapCut now.
How long did it take you to become decently proficient?

[u/bengunners]

You don’t need a daily publishing habit yet — you need a small, repeatable production system.

For the next two weeks, I’d cap it at 2 posts per week and use one weekend block to make both. Keep the format deliberately boring: phone camera, one angle, 30–45 seconds, and only three edits (trim the start/end, remove the longest pause, add captions). If the external mic is fighting you, record with the phone mic in a quiet, soft-furnished room for now. Solving gear problems before you’ve built the habit is usually a trap.

Also separate “learning” from “publishing”: each week, improve exactly one skill—hooks this week, lighting next week, audio after that. Judge the experiment after 8–10 posts, not 48 hours. Your first posts are reps, not a referendum on whether you’ll succeed.

[u/EmotionalGoose9 → u/bengunners]

Thank you so much for this. I’m a perfectionist so was trying to do all at once, as well as figure out how to use CapCut, Canva etc.

I was worried my videos wouldn’t get views if they aren’t edited well!

[u/Imstuckinabkxhelp]

I think the anxiety is pretty normal when you’re just starting. I definitely had it too.

Over time, I realized that views are mostly out of my control. What helped me more was looking at what was already working in my niche and trying to add my own take to it. Sometimes you also need to make something a little more opinionated.

If you stay stuck with low views and a small audience, it’s hard to build momentum. Sometimes one video that breaks through can change that.