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#37: Ali Abdaal – Making a living as a part-time YouTuber

Dec 15, 2020

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Efficiency enables Ali to be a successful part-time YouTuber while pursuing a medical career.

Circle offers a versatile community platform for creators with features like live streams and events.

Well-produced videos enhance audience engagement and credibility, as seen in popular creators' success stories.

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Building an Online Community with Circle

Circle is highlighted as an all-in-one community platform for creators and brands, offering features such as live streams, chat, memberships, and events under a user's brand. The benefits of using Circle for creating membership communities like the Creative Companion Club are discussed, emphasizing its clean design and suitability for communities of all sizes. The ability to create immersive video experiences within the Circle community settings is also highlighted, catering to a variety of online events, coaching calls, classes, and broadcasts.

How Much Does Production Quality Matter?

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Document Don't Create - Is That Really What You're Doing?

02:45

Flogging Life Through Medical Score

01:36

Introduction

3min

The Power of Partnerships

2min

Vidios on U Tu - I'm a Junior Doctor Working in Cambridge

2min

Olly's YouTube Channel Has Been Growing Ever Since.

2min

College and Medical School in the U.K

2min

I'm a Doctor and I've Never Been in a Debt Mood Before.

2min

The Expert Versus the Newbie

3min

How Did You Get Started Vlogging?

4min

Your First 100 Vidios Are Going to Be Crap?

2min

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How Much Experience Do You Have With Video?

4min

11.

I'd Love to Marry the Have You Seen the Book of Mormon?

4min

12.

What Are Your Expectations for the Next Five Years?

2min

13.

Flogging Life Through Medical Score

2min

14.

Is Podcast Starting Yet?

3min

15.

Automate Your Business With Zappier

4min

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How Much Does Production Quality Matter?

2min

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The Production Value of Master Class Trailers

2min

18.

Document Don't Create - Is That Really What You're Doing?

3min

19.

Is There a New Way to Connect With Creators?

2min

20.

The Growth of Your Uchyp Channel

3min

21.

The Growth Curve

2min

22.

How to Create a Viral Hit With Your Vidios

4min

23.

How Do You Think About Productivity?

2min

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YouTube Marketing

2min

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The Time Commitment of Making a Video

3min

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Podcast Like the Prose

3min

Ali Abdaal is a Cambridge University medicine graduate, now working as a junior doctor in the UK's National Health Service (NHS). He started making YouTube videos in his final year of medical school at Cambridge University in the summer of 2017.

As of October 2020, his channel has 1.1 million subscribers and earns over £100,000 ($130k) each month, with 5-10 hours of effort each week.

In this episode we talk about going to medical school in the UK, why he started his YouTube channel, how you can get started on YouTube, and why Efficiency has allowed him to do this on the side while becoming a doctor.

Transcript and show notes can be found here

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