YouTube Advice for 45 Minutes Straight (2025)

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 Join my Spring Reset Workshop on Saturday 29th March 2025. Together, we'll align on our goals and make the next 90 days count. It’s completely free to join – https://go.aliabdaal.com/yt/spring25desc

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MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS

 VoicePal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) – Download for Free → https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd

MY BOOK

 My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) → https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/amazon/yt

MY COURSES

 My Productivity System: LifeOS → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd

 Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt

CONNECT WITH ME

 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading u0026 learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt

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  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/

  My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/

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Hey friends, I recently gave a talk to around 100 YouTubers about how to grow, scale, and monetize their YouTube channels. If you’re a creator (or aspiring creator), hope you get some tips from this talk! Ali xx

 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO

Books:
Wanting by Luke Burgis: https://geni.us/7yfhhw
Wild Courage by Jenny Wood: https://geni.us/wildcourage
Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore: https://geni.us/INdbU

YouTube Channels:
Garys Economics: @garyseconomics
Colin and Samir's Channel: @ColinandSamir
Andrew Huberman's Channel: @hubermanlab
The Diary Of A CEO: @TheDiaryOfACEO

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction
00:48 – How My Journey on YouTube Started?
02:57 – If I Had to Delete All Videos and Keep Just One…
05:00 – My Process of Video Creation
10:36 – How Long Do You Spend Working on Title Ideas?
12:31 – How to Make Content That Excites You and Performs Well
15:59 – How to Find Your Niche
18:18 – How to Overcome Creative Block?
22:27 – What's More Important: Title or Thumbnail?
25:02 – Should I Try to Follow Trends for Video Ideas?
28:45 – How Do You Define a Good Video vs. a Bad Video?
30:59 – Productivity Advice I Stopped Following
32:24 – Work-Life Balance: Now vs. The Early Days
34:27 – Formula for Crafting a Hook
38:39 – Rules for Creating Thumbnails
39:23 – Brand Deals and Sponsorships
42:11 – What If My Niche Is Too Small?