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Oct 2, 2022 • 1h 19min

005 - Chewjitsu | Building a YouTube Channel Around Jiu-Jitsu

Nick "Chewy" Albin runs the Chewjitsu YouTube channel, where he guides people along their journeys in Brazilian jiujitsu. He also hosts the Chewjitsu Podcast.As of this recording he has 317k subscribers. He goes over specific moves and techniques. But most of his videos are him answering specific jiujitsu questions from the internet. As a long-time black belt, Chewy usually responds with his philosophies on life and relevant experiences he’s had in his 20 years of BJJ.Chewy and I cover: why you shouldn’t let goals motivate you, the importance of sticking with something you suck at, why Chewy doesn’t look at his analytics, why beginners are like baby sea turtles, and much more.——————————Here are Chewy's links...Website—https://www.chewjitsu.net/YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/c/ChewjitsuChewjitsu Podcast—https://chewjitsu.libsyn.com/Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/chewjitsu/——————————Get in touch with me!YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@youtubersguideBlog—https://dills.blog/
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Sep 18, 2022 • 55min

004 - Courtland Allen | Founder of Indie Hackers

Courtland Allen is the founder of Indie Hackers—a community of people building profitable online businesses.He and his brother Channing host the Indie Hackers podcast, which is huge in the tech and entrepreneurship space. Their show digs into case studies of creators who’ve taken their ideas and side projects and turned them into lucrative businesses. Since graduating from MIT, Courtland’s had a passion for building things with the people he loves. He spent a decade in the Silicon Valley startup world and found it to be kind of a popularity contest. Who can raise the most money...who can sell their company first…According to Courtland, he’s just “a nerd who loves computers.” So he’s dedicated his work to standing up for the lesser-known creators building useful products and services.We cover: the power of not being financially dependent on someone else, why the saying “don’t work with friends or family” is bullshit, how Courtland sold Indie Hackers to a billion-dollar company, why he and his girlfriend turned their Airbnb into a garden, the biggest mistakes beginner entrepreneurs make, and much more.——————————Here are Courtland's links...Indie Hackers—https://www.indiehackers.com/Indie Hackers Podcast—https://www.indiehackers.com/podcastsTwitter—https://twitter.com/csallen——————————Get in touch with me!YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@youtubersguideBlog—https://dills.blog/
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Sep 4, 2022 • 1h 23min

003 - CupppaJoe5 | Using Data to Grow a YouTube Channel

Joe is an educational Call of Duty streamer who started during the pandemic. It wasn't long before he realized he wanted to quit his full-time job to create content. His YouTube and TikTok channels have skyrocketed in the past year. And Joe attributes his success to posting every day and using analytics to make better videos.We cover: quality vs. quantity, the importance of good thumbnails and titles, what the algorithm wants, how Joe works so hard, the different types of streamers, how Joe balances a 9 to 5 job and posting every day, why his wife shot him with a rocket, and much more.——————————Here are Joe's links...YouTube (main)—https://www.youtube.com/c/CupppaJoe52nd channel—https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Er...Twitch—https://www.twitch.tv/cupppajoe5Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/cupppajoe5/Twitter—https://twitter.com/CupppaJoe5——————————Get in touch with me!YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@youtubersguideBlog—https://dills.blog/
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Aug 21, 2022 • 1h 5min

002 - Eric Rosen | Teaching Chess to the Internet

Eric Rosen is one of the most popular chess content creators today. An International Master in chess, he combines tricky gambits, instructional play, and dry humor to make for fun and educational content.Eric started streaming consistently in 2017, just after graduating with a degree in interactive digital media. Since then, he's leveled up as a creator and has been able to play against some of the best chess players in the world.We cover: going from 0 to 1000 viewers, the value of repetitions, how Eric diversifies his revenue streams, his favorite games against strong opponents, the importance of passion when creating, why Eric hired his mom, and much more.——————————Here are his links...YouTube (main)—https://www.youtube.com/user/RosenChessClips channel—https://www.youtube.com/c/EricRosenClips/featuredExtra channel—https://www.youtube.com/c/EricRosenExtraTwitch—https://www.twitch.tv/imrosenInstagram—https://www.instagram.com/ericrosenphotography/Twitter—https://twitter.com/IM_Rosen——————————Get in touch with me!YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@youtubersguideBlog—https://dills.blog/
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Aug 7, 2022 • 1h 9min

001 - Raiders of the Lost Podcast | Quitting a Day Job to Run a Podcast

James and Anthony Deveney are twin brothers who host Raiders of the Lost Podcast, the fastest-growing TV/film podcast. They started recording during the COVID lockdown in June 2020. And in late 2021, James quit his 9-5 to join Anthony in running the show full-time. They sacrificed the present for the future, built strong connections with their audience, and never lost their passion for cinema.We cover: creating what you would want to consume, what to do if you don't have a defined passion, how to push through when you're not seeing results, what it's like to build an audience, the perks of being uncomfortable, the beauty of sacrifice, and much more.Here are their links...YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UAjE8c_akIoNhGIUerAPQApple Podcasts—https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raiders-of-the-lost-podcast/id1519147221Spotify—https://open.spotify.com/show/01pm7TeM5woWGnAu4V4ryx?si=dadd446da3ee4415Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/raidersofthelostpodcast/Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/RaidersOfTheLostPodcastGet in touch with me!YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@youtubersguideBlog—https://dills.blog/

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