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YouTube's wildest creator, Danny Duncan, shares untold stories of his early years, his successful businesses, and how he's sold $150 million of merch. Topics include his motivation, early days on YouTube, pranks, being homeless, launching 'Virginity Rocks', turning jokes into million dollar brands, dealing with copycats, and his contributions to the community.

Paddy Galloway has worked with the biggest YouTube creators in the world like MrBeast, Ryan Trahan, Noah Kagan, Airrack, Jesser and more. He's also made video essays about how Peter McKinnon, Mark Rober, SSSniperwolf and many on how MrBeast himself (aka Jimmy Donaldson) became successful. In this interview, we spoke about how to grow a YouTube channel, how to start a YouTube channel, Shorts, monetization and the future of YouTube.Timestamps:(00:00 - 00:40) Intro(00:41 - 02:07) Working with MrBeast(02:08 - 03:55) Finding Great Video Ideas(03:56 - 08:12) Writing Killer Intros & Titles(08:13 - 10:25) Thumbnail Breakdown (10:26 - 11:01) When It's Okay To Sacrifice Retention (11:02 - 11:34) How To Make Shorts(11:35 - 14:20) Testing New Formats  (14:21- 18:10) How Paddy Makes $50-100K Per Month(18:11- 19:15) Future of YouTubeFollow me on: ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram

I interviewed Hayden Hillier-Smith, who is the unseen force behind Logan Paul and the 5 billion views on his YouTube channel. In the process, he helped redefine what it means to be an editor on YouTube and shares some of his best lessons and stories for creators are editing their own videos or trying to bring on an editor. Today, Hayden Hillier-Smith co-hosts a podcast with Jordan Orme called The Editing Podcast where he's had guests such as Ryan Trahan and Colin and Samir and he's also edited for MrBeast (including the recent "1,000 Blind People See For The First Time"), Sam & Colby, Alex Wassabi and more.Timestamps:(00:00) Teaser (00:47) How it started  (01:48) Editing the vlogs (03:30) Did Logan give direction? (04:15) Editing with humor (05:23) Logan's "Style Guide" (06:56) Breaking records (09:41) Tough moments (11:00) Making better, more mature videos (12:52) Eureka moments (14:20) Editing with emotion  (15:45) 3 elements of a "good cut"  1(16:39) Good vs Bad Storytelling (example) (18:20) "Traditional editing" mistakes (19:45) How Hayden Makes Money (23:19) Looking AheadFollow me on: YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Instagram

I answer your questions after 8 years working inside YouTube & Instagram. Here’s our top questions from last week with timestamps below. How do you stand out on Instagram in 2023 | (00:54) What’s Instagram’s new “Broadcast” feature | (03:08) Should you pay for Meta Verified? Was that a good move? | (06:26) How to improve your YouTube Shorts? What do payouts look like? | (12:10) What YouTube’s new CEO mean for creators? | (18:31) Is “How To” content dead? | (24:48) If you have a question for next episode, join our Discord community of 1,600 creators: www.Discord.gg/Created Or DM me on Instagram anytime: @Youshaei

Peter McKinnon, a talented photographer and filmmaker with over 5 million YouTube subscribers, reveals the secrets behind his meteoric rise. He shares how a mere $0.55 inspired him to quit his job and pursue his passion for content creation. Discover how he carved out his unique space in a crowded market, learned filmmaking from Casey Neistat, and the power of genuine collaborations in building his brand. McKinnon also discusses the impact of sound in storytelling and his strategies for making photography engaging in today’s digital landscape.

In this week’s Creator Office Hours, I answer your questions after 8 years working inside YouTube & Instagram. Questions include:  Why are your Instagram views dropping and is IG actually dying? (01:18) How will AI tools like ChatGPT impact creators and what are the best ways to use it to help your creative process? (06:30)  Finally, when’s the “right” time to quit your day job to become a creator and how can you best prepare? (10:22) Buckle up, these answers probably aren’t what you’d expect. If you have a question for next episode, share on our Discord: www.Discord.gg/Created Try this prompt on ChatGPT to get ideas for your next video (Credit to @0xDavn on Twitter): Generate 20 ideas [Superlative] + [Specific Subject] + [Mystery or Uncertainty] - the word "the" Follow me on: YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Instagram

Nas Daily is one of the best storytellers on YouTube today - and in this interview, he shares his creative process step-by-step like never before.With over 40M followers across YouTube and Facebook, Nas Daily aka Nuseir Yassin has uses his platform to tell stories that mainstream media companies like Vox and CNN aren't always covering. His secret? Great copywriting. Even as someone who didn't speak English growing up, Nuseir Yassin now gets billions of views because of the way he brainstorms, scripts, and films his video and has made videos with Bill Gates, Khaby Lame, and Sam Bankman-Fried before the whole FTX scandal broke out. In this interview, he breaks down his process step-by-step. He also shares what wishes he knew before starting his 1000 videos over 1000 days journey, building the Nas Daily Company and Nas.io, translating his videos to over 10 different languages, his honest thoughts on MrBeast and Dear Alyne, and so much more.  Follow me on: YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Instagram

Born in 1966, Jordan Matter is the world's oldest YouTuber to cross 10 million subscribers. In a field dominated by people half his age, Jordan Matter calls himself the oldest YouTube creator with over 10,000,000 subscribers and may just be the Tom Brady of YouTube.  In my interview with Matter, we spoke about everything from how to collaborate with huge creators like Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae, sourcing ideas from his community for his popular formats like the 10 Minute Photo Challenge, and how photographers can find success on YouTube, just like Jordan and Peter McKinnon have.Follow me on: YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Instagram

Ex-YouTube & Instagram employee Jon Youshaei takes you inside the Creator Economy with guests Logan Paul, Paris Hilton, Jason Derulo, Jake Paul, George Lopez & more. After working at YouTube & Instagram for 8 years and writing for Forbes, Jon shares how to build a career as a creator, improve your creative process, and stay ahead of content trends. Follow me on: YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Instagram