Orbit for Creators How to make a Killer YouTube Career w/ Aprilynne Alter
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Mar 25, 2024 
Aprilynne Alter, a rising star in YouTube education, shares her journey of transitioning to a successful YouTuber. She discusses YouTube growth, successful video creation, eye-catching thumbnails, defining success, and encouraging others to start creating content and embrace imperfection.
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From Wall Street To YouTube Reinvention
- Aprilynne started YouTube after quitting her Wall Street job and gave herself a year to experiment across projects.
- Her first channel blew up, then burned out, leading to soul searching and a new channel focused on sustainable creator advice.
90-Day Sprint Led To Breakout
- Aprilynne set a 90-day monetization sprint and aimed to reach 10,000 subscribers before VidSummit.
- Her intros video hit the target and she walked into VidSummit with over 11,000 subscribers.
Use Data + Proven Formats To Pick Topics
- She used evidence from a high-retention segment of an older video to pick intros as a deep-dive topic.
- She combined that topic with a validated title structure and tone from another successful video.