Join Spotter’s Challenge before 31st March 2025 (10pm PT) for a chance to be flown out to LA for an in-person collab session - https://sptr.la/ideas-with-ali You can take my YouTube Growth Potential Quiz here - https://play.aliabdaal.com/youtube-growth-potential And if you want to take your YouTube channel seriously, check out the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt -------- MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS 📝 Momentum: Energising Habits (iOS) - Download Here → https://go.sparkle.so/momentum/ytd 👻 VoicePal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free → https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK 📕 My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) → https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/amazon/yt MY COURSES 🚀 Build a $100k/year lifestyle business without quitting your day job → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifestylebusinessytd 🧠 My Productivity System: LifeOS → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd 🤑 Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt CONNECT WITH ME 💌 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt 📸  Instagram: https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 👨💻  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🌍  My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ -------- Hey friends, I recently gave a talk to around 100 YouTubers about how to grow, scale, and monetise their YouTube channels. If you’re a creator (or aspiring creator), hope you get some tips from this talk! Ali xx 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO 📕 Books: Wanting by Luke Burgis: https://geni.us/7yfhhw Wild Courage by Jenny Wood: https://geni.us/wildcourage Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore: https://geni.us/INdbU ▶️ YouTube Channels: Garys Economics: @garyseconomics Colin and Samir's Channel: @ColinandSamir Andrew Huberman's Channel: @hubermanlab The Diary Of A CEO: @TheDiaryOfACEO TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 00:48 - How My Journey on YouTube Started? 02:57 - If I Had to Delete All Videos and Keep Just One… 04:28 - My Process of Video Creation 10:05 - How Long Do You Spend Working on Title Ideas? 12:00 - How to Make Content That Excites You and Performs Well 15:28 - How to Find Your Niche 17:47 - How to Overcome Creative Block? 21:56 - What's More Important: Title or Thumbnail? 24:31 - Should I Try to Follow Trends for Video Ideas? 28:14 - How Do You Define a Good Video vs. a Bad Video? 30:28 - Productivity Advice I Stopped Following 31:53 - Work-Life Balance: Now vs. The Early Days 33:56 - Formula for Crafting a Hook 38:08 - Rules for Creating Thumbnails 38:50 - Brand Deals and Sponsorships 41:40 - What If My Niche Is Too Small? PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-can/