Zach Blank retweeted
Slow burn
How long it took the world’s biggest YouTubers to hit 10M subscribers:
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How long it took the world’s biggest YouTubers to hit 10M subscribers:
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Replying to @zachblank
Some of the coolest facts about this:

Logan Paul was one of the fastest YouTubers to reach 10M subscribers, doing it in just 11 months

MrBeast took nearly 7 years to hit 10M. Imagine if he had quit!

Ronaldo hit 10M subscribers in just 11 HOURS lol
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The best YouTube thumbnails don’t reinvent the wheel

They take what already works and make it better

Inspiration fuels innovation
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Everyone overcomplicates YouTube:

1 - Get really good at making one type of video
2 - Master your titles and thumbnails
3 - Once you’ve figured out what works, start experimenting with other formats

The biggest mistake creators make is trying to do too much at once
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MrBeast publicly launched his banking app Step in his newest video

New users get $5 from Jimmy after making their first purchase
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Replying to @zachblank
It’s becoming clear how Jimmy plans to integrate his banking app into his content

In today’s video, he paid out $350K in prize money directly through Step

I imagine future giveaways and challenges will be increasingly integrated into the app
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New record for us: 40 million views in 1 week 🤯

Every upload is another chance to change your life. Don’t stop creating.
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What 1 million views is worth:

Instagram: $0
X: $10
TikTok: $25
Snapchat: $100
YouTube Shorts: $200
Facebook: $500
YouTube Longform: $4,000

Not all views are created equal
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Replying to @zachblank
Note: These are broad estimates based on my own experience across these platforms. RPMs can vary a ton depending on niche, audience, country, watch time, etc

But the point stands: not all views are worth the same!
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Don't overthink your YouTube packaging:

The simplest idea is often the best one.

Your only job is to get someone to click!
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Prediction: "YouTube Channel Manager" will be a standard role at every major brand within a few years

Not investing in YouTube will eventually feel like not investing in social media
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I love when creators find random little ways to make their videos stand out

A+ work
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Replying to @zachblank
I’ve spent 5 years building a 45M+ subscriber YouTube channel

Follow @zachblank for everything I’ve learned along the way
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5 years ago I reached out to my favorite creator asking for a job

I had 0 experience in YouTube or social media

Today, we’ve built the world’s largest food channel with 45M+ subscribers

Crazy what can happen when you shoot your shot!
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The impossible triangle for every YouTuber:

> quality + consistency = no life
> consistency + life = low quality
> quality + life = no consistency
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Video length is basically a third YouTube hook

Title, thumbnail, runtime

If a video is unusually short or insanely long, sometimes you want to click just to see why
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This is honestly one of the best YouTube titles I've seen in a while - I clicked instantly

Everyone obsesses over unique thumbnails, but there’s something insanely powerful about a title that feels completely new
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Replying to @zachblank
Become known for one thing first

Once people care about you, you can earn the right to expand beyond it
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Outlier theory is the secret hack to going viral on social media

The idea is simple:
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Replying to @zachblank
If a channel averages 1M views and one video gets 10M, that’s an outlier

It’s the audience telling you that something about that idea worked unusually well
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Replying to @zachblank
Find enough of those across YouTube and patterns start to emerge

Those patterns are where great ideas come from
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