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Nokuhle Kumalo

Monetising YouTube

Content Creator and Founder of Lumaku, Nokuhle Kumalo, shows us how to make the most out of YouTube to build community, expand your reach and grow your business.

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About This Recipe

 

Nokuhle Kumalo, content creator, author, and founder of Lomaku, shares practical insights on using YouTube to grow your business, build a community, stay relevant with engaging content, and get your channel monetised.

 

What You'll Learn 

  • Find out how to get monetised on YouTube.
  • Discover common YouTube misconceptions.
  • Use YouTube videos to grow your business.
  • Figure out which content does best on YouTube.
  • Learn strategies to keep content relevant.
  • Build a community on YouTube.
  • Grow your channel using budget-friendly tools.
  • Make videos people actually watch.
  • Learn to use ChatGPT to improve content.
  • Start your YouTube channel.

 

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Who Is Our Heavy Chef?

Nokuhle Kumalo is a Chartered Accountant (SA), Financial Educator, Content Creator, Speaker, and Author. She is dedicated to helping young professionals make sense of money, mindset, and modern adulthood. Nokuhle is also the founder of Lomaku, a multimedia platform focused on financial literacy, career coaching and personal development. With a YouTube community of more than 140,000 subscribers, Nokuhle has built a thriving online presence. She simplifies complex financial concepts and turns them into relatable, actionable insights. Her channel, social media content, and #WildFinancialStories podcast make financial education both accessible and engaging. Nokuhle also authored GRWM: Work Edition, a practical guidebook for young professionals, and Boss Your Money, a no-fluff guide to building wealth in South Africa (publishing January 2026). She has supported more than 85 young people across South Africa through her mentorship programme. She was also recognised as one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans for 2025, celebrating her impact as a voice for financial empowerment and youth development.

 

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