Making It with George, Jamie, and Gwilym

In this episode we discuss whether marketing yourself as "The Writer Guy" or "The Thumbnail Girl" is actually a good idea when trying to grow a business. We also give our advice for anyone looking to land their first client. Follow Jamie: 🌐 Website - ⁠https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/⁠ 🕊️ Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT⁠ ✉️ Newsletter - ⁠https://www.thecreatorstream.com⁠ Follow Gwilym: 🌐 Website - ⁠https://gwilymsw.com/⁠ ✉️ Newsletter - ⁠https://gwilym.substack.com/⁠ 🕊️ Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/gwilymsw⁠ Follow George: 🌐 Website - ⁠https://georgeblackman.com/⁠ 🕊️ Twitter - ⁠https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_⁠ ✉️ Newsletter - ⁠https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/

Entrepreneur and author Alex Hormozi shares his successful book and course launch strategies. The podcast also covers updates on a YouTube scriptwriting course, challenges in course creation, mastering YouTube thumbnail design, time management tips for entrepreneurs, starting a cooking and gardening YouTube channel, and nostalgic reflections on past projects.

George and Gwilym discuss how they got hired as scriptwriters for Ali Abdaal, and why it's so difficult to find good writers for YouTube channels. George also opens up about the difficulties he faced finding Ali's tone of voice, while Gwilym reveals the scriptwriting system he and Ali developed that created outlier videos with 5,000,000+ views. Follow Jamie: 🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT ✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com Follow Gwilym: 🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com/ ✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw Follow George: 🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_ ✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/

In this episode we react to Zac Alsop's latest viral video. Follow Jamie: 🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT ✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com Follow Gwilym: 🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com/ ✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw Follow George: 🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_ ✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/

In this episode we talk about all things AI, and the potential threat it poses to YouTube creators. Follow Jamie: 🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT ✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com Follow Gwilym: 🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com/ ✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw Follow George: 🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_ ✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/

Sam Sulek recently took the internet by storm with his simple, minimally edited vlogs. So today we're asking: are YouTube vlogs back to stay? And if so, who should start one? Follow Jamie: 🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT ✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com Follow Gwilym: 🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com/ ✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw Follow George: 🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_ ✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/

In this episode, Jamie and Gwilym have a candid discussion about working in the creator economy. Jamie opens up about the reality of his work schedule, often stretching up to 12-14 hours a day. We also talk about having a diversified income, and how to stay focused while juggling multiple tasks and responsibilities. Follow Jamie: 🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT ✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com Follow Gwilym: 🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com/ ✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw Follow George: 🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/ 🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_ ✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/

In this episode of Making It, Gwilym asks Jamie and George for advice on starting his creator economy newsletter. We cover the basics of starting and growing a newsletter, including content strategy, audience engagement, and which platform to use (Substack vs ConvertKit vs Beehiiv?). Jamie and George both share their insights from 1+ years of writing their own newsletters. 🚀 Sign up to our newsletters: Gwilym - https://gwilym.substack.com Jamie - https://www.thecreatorstream.com/ George - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-t...

This podcast explores strategies for hiring a YouTube team, including finding and hiring talented individuals, transitioning from traditional writing to YouTube scripts, and the potential impact of AI in influencer marketing and content creation. The hosts also discuss the future of AI in writing, music, and virtual reality.

George recently earned an amazing $6,000 in only three days by pre-launching his YouTube scriptwriting course… with only 900 subscribers on his newsletter. In this episode we’ll break down George's strategy, how he started writing a course in the first place, and give advice on monetising your audience as a creator. Follow Jamie - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/ Follow Gwilym - https://gwilymsw.com Follow George - https://georgeblackman.com/