Making It with George, Jamie, and Gwilym
Making It with George, Jamie, and Gwilym
We met as Ali Abdaal employees.
Now, we’re scaling our own creator businesses.
This is Making It, a podcast roundtable discussion exclusively for the faceless people who work behind the camera.
We'll share our experiences as YouTube producers, writers, thumbnail designers, and strategists, revealing the real stories behind working with some of the biggest channels.
Expect honest discussions about getting hired, growing channels, and finding that work-life balance in this fast-paced industry.
Now, we’re scaling our own creator businesses.
This is Making It, a podcast roundtable discussion exclusively for the faceless people who work behind the camera.
We'll share our experiences as YouTube producers, writers, thumbnail designers, and strategists, revealing the real stories behind working with some of the biggest channels.
Expect honest discussions about getting hired, growing channels, and finding that work-life balance in this fast-paced industry.
Episodes
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May 11, 2024 • 32min
What Are the Characteristics of a Successful YouTuber?
We've worked with a lot of YouTubers - these are the traits we see most often in the successful ones.
Follow Jamie:
🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieWhiffen/featured
🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/
🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT
✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com/
Follow Gwilym:
🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com
🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw
✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com
Follow George:
🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/
🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_
✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/
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Apr 30, 2024 • 37min
I Closed My $15k /month YouTube Agency. Here’s Why.
George recently closed his $15k p/m scriptwriting agency after only 3 months. Today, Jamie and Gwilym quiz him about the harsh lessons he learned (and what creators should consider before embarking on any major new project.)
Follow Jamie:
🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieWhiffen/featured
🌐 Website - https://jamiewhiffen.co.uk/
🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhiffenYT
✉️ Newsletter - https://www.thecreatorstream.com/
Follow Gwilym:
🌐 Website - https://gwilymsw.com
🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gwilymsw
✉️ Newsletter - https://gwilym.substack.com
Follow George:
🌐 Website - https://georgeblackman.com/
🕊️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeorgeBlackman_
✉️ Newsletter - https://georgeblackman.com/write-on-time/
Apr 25, 2024 • 37min
How to Get 5.63M Views in 2 Months
We analyse three of our favourite YouTube channels in recent weeks, asking - what's made them so successful?
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/
Apr 22, 2024 • 37min
The Reality of Building a YouTube Scriptwriting Course
We quiz George on what it was really like to write, market, and release his YouTube Scriptwriter's Playbook course.
George's course: https://www.ytsp.co/
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/
Apr 2, 2024 • 35min
How To Build a Personal Brand in the Creator Economy
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/
Mar 28, 2024 • 51min
How To Write & Sell an Online Course in 2024
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.
Mar 23, 2024 • 58min
How We Got Jobs as Ali Abdaal's Scriptwriters
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/
Mar 7, 2024 • 37min
YouTube Strategists React To Zac Alsop's Viral Videos
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/
Mar 1, 2024 • 44min
How We’re Using AI to Make YouTube Videos
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/
Feb 23, 2024 • 31min
Should You Start a Vlog in 2024?
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/
