In this video I’ll be sitting down with @David Perell to discuss the paths we took to make money online through writing and YouTube. We discuss how to get started, our tips for getting better, how to identify & use your unfair advantages, and the different ways to monetise an audience. Let me know if you want to see more videos like this in the future 🙂
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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:39 Starting out
08:26 Getting better
15:22 Unfair advantages
18:11 How to grow your audience
28:49 Monetisation
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀 Productivity Masterclass – Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity –
🎬 Video Editing with Final Cut Pro X – From Beginner to YouTuber –
🎓 How to Study for Exams – An Evidence-Based Masterclass –
PART-TIME YOUTUBER ACADEMY:
🍿 My 6-week live online course –
MY FAVOURITE GEAR:
🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear –
⌨️ My Keyboard – Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) –
📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector – Paperlike –
🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List – Ugmonk –
MY FAVOURITE SOFTWARE:
✍️ The best summaries of books (Shortform) –
📚 How I remember what I read (Readwise) –
🎵 Where I get my Music (amazing for YouTubers) –
👻 Where I get my Website Themes from –
👻 My personal Ghost Website Theme –
🎙 My weekly podcast –
My brother and I host a weekly podcast where we discuss happiness, creativity and the human condition. You can find it by searching “Not Overthinking” on any podcast app (eg: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts etc).
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WHO AM I:
I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK. I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive ( and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (
GET IN TOUCH:
If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Tweeting @AliAbdaal directly will be the quickest way to get a response, but if your question is very long, feel free to email me at hi@aliabdaal.com. I try my best to reply to things but there sadly aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭
PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜
