#52: Jeven Dovey - The Creator Economy, YouTube Growth Strategies, Online Trolls, Censorship, and Metrics That Matter

Jeven Dovey is a Filmmaker, YouTube and Adventurer. He runs a production company based out of Los Angeles focused on fitness and operates 2 channels on YouTube; Jeven Dovey and Project Discover Earth  

SHOW SPONSORS:

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EPISODE LINKS:

Jeven's 90 Minute Master Class: How To Start A YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/NL7-r3lr2wU

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://mailchi.mp/abemaynard.com/the-mayn-idea-podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mayn-idea-podcast/id1587799395

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1v6OzDxxMUYlNUXN1AAPw3?si=eda5aae609874c69

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/6b4fbe04/podcast/rss

YouTube Full episode playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGFodxtKEioDkOtd65xyuXs5p1qNjQpC

YouTube Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYA_B1bx0rWVs-mNWc2QidA

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. You should be able to click through then timestamp on most players:

(0:00) Intro

(3:18) First 1,000 subscribers 

(7:00) Focusing on progress, not trolls

(12:21) Utilizing constructive criticism

(15:00) Importance of a core audience

(21:00) Speed of growth

(28:00) Opportunity cost of brand partnerships

(37:00) Why "evergreen" content is important

(47:00) What YouTube wants...

(56:00) ASMR trend

(1:00:00) Censorship and lewd material penetrating the filter 

(1:08:00) Curated VR reality 

(1:12:00) How to curate your feed

(1:19:00) Mental health and channel growth 

(1:29:00) Valuable metrics for growth

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