The Systems That Got This Middle School Teacher 400K Subs (w/ CPreds) | 052

Dillan interviews CPreds.

CPreds is a full-time Call of Duty content creator with over 400,000 YouTube subscribers. He built his audience from scratch while working full-time as a middle school teacher, editing videos on NYC subways, and uploading daily.

They discuss: the harsh realities of going full-time, how to build a sustainable content system, what still surprises him at 400k subs, evergreen content strategies, how to package viral videos, why copying won't get you far, and much more.

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Website: https://linktr.ee/cpreds

Twitter / X: https://x.com/CPreds_

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CPreds

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0:00 Intro
0:43 The CPreds tagline
3:18 What's different & the same at 400K subs
8:10 Evergreen content explained
14:25 Looking back at his first videos
20:36 The biggest mistake new creators make
30:21 His early grind while teaching full-time
34:29 His step-by-step plan to grow from 0 to 100k
42:54 Behind his most viral long-form video
51:29 Building connection with your audience 
56:53 Breaking down the CPreds content business
1:06:29 Rapid-fire questions
1:12:54 Bye bye bye