After completing the course, you will:

start a channel: choose a topic for your channel according to your interests and work on your channel art
publish the first few videos and optimize them for the YouTube algorithm
create a content plan for 10+ videos (this is about three months worth of content if you publish once a week)
choose necessary equipment depending on your budget and goals
get clear instructions on how to script your videos to increase watch time and audience retention
download my PDF instructions and checklists for a video editor and a channel manager to help you delegate things
understand how the algorithm works and what kinds of videos it promotes
learn to create evergreen videos that will generate views and income for years, even if you stop posting
learn to clickbait a little to speed up growth
find out how to monetize small channels
learn the legal aspects of working on YouTube

How I started on YouTube

I published my first YouTube video in December 2014. At that time, I was applying for a master’s degree at a university in the United States and felt like I was the only Russian person in the world who was doing it. I really wanted to start sharing what I was going through to get to know people who were also doing the same

I made my first video right after passing GMAT. Then I made the second video, then the third one. In April 2015, we moved to Silicon Valley, and I began to film everything: how we rented an apartment, how we bought a retired police interceptor as our first American car! I started documenting my life

It took a while for the channel views to really take off, but I was able to start monetizing by consulting and tutoring my subscribers (I charged around $20 for 30 minutes)

Now I run three YouTube channels in two languages (Marina Mogilko, Linguamarina, Silicon Valley Girl) with more than 5 million subscribers combined

By combining various sources of income, I am able to gross around $80,000 – $100,000 per month (Google AdSense, paid partnerships, product sales, affiliate programs). That doesn’t include taxes and expenses (I have a team now to help me with everything), but this means I only spend 5-7 hours a week to run all of my channels!

YouTube is never an overnight success

YouTube is like your reputation: you earn it first, and then the reputation, or algorithm in the case of YouTube, works for you. I believe that you need to post at least once a week for a year to find your niche and gain your first subscribers. It isn’t about just posting new videos. It’s about working with analytics, experimenting and interacting with your first viewers. It’s a process of finding your inner voice.

It sounds like hard work, but YouTube is actually one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my life

I created a community of like-minded people around myself — now I always have someone to talk to
My videos help to change people’s lives — my subscribers constantly approach me on the street and thank me for the motivation and information I give them (people get accepted to universities around the world, speak English better, and start their blogs — after watching my videos!)
I do what I love – talk to a camera, learn and share information
It’s an almost passive source of income (YouTube pays me for what I am willing to do for free), and if I use a proactive approach (working with advertisers, launching products), I am able to make 5x what YouTube pays me through Google AdSense

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