If you want to start or grow a channel, check out my Part-Time YouTuber Academy here: https://academy.aliabdaal.com/?utm_campaign=academy&utm_source=youtube_long&utm_medium=video_description&utm_content=How+To+Start+a+YouTube+Channel+-+Beginner%E2%80%99s+Guide+to+YouTube 🍿 My free 7 day email crash course on how to become a part-time YouTuber: https://academy.aliabdaal.com/ptycc?utm_campaign=ptycc&utm_source=youtube_long&utm_medium=video_description&utm_content=How+To+Start+a+YouTube+Channel+-+Beginner%E2%80%99s+Guide+to+YouTube I started making videos in 2017 and I had no clue what I was doing on YouTube. But, I recently hit 2.7M subscribers and I wanted to share what got me there with a simple three step framework that you can use to get started on YouTube. Enjoy x If you want to use the tool that's helped me optimise my YouTube channel, sign up to VidIQ here - https://vidiq.com/aliabdaal WATCH NEXT: My Top 10 Tips for Aspiring YouTubers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpL4jfLZY3Q How Writing Online Made me a Millionaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyVpRiqOvt4 How I Manage My Time as a Doctor + YouTuber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nin1OtjOlU Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:15 Level 1 - Get Going 04:33 Choice #1 - break up 04:33 Choice #1 - casual relationship 06:50 Choice #1 - serious relationship 07:31 Level 2 - Get Good 10:17 What makes a “good” video? 11:46 Good - Intrinsic 13:08 Good - Extrinsic 15:24 Choice #2 - hobby or business 18:51 Level 3 - Get Smart 21:00 The “Get Smart” Framework 21:32 Workflow 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🚀 Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity 🎓 How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying 🎬 YouTube for Beginners - Everything You Need To Know To Start - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTube-for-Beginners MY CREATOR COURSES 🎬 My Part-time YouTuber Academy Course- https://go.aliabdaal.com/ptya_aliabdaal 🏆 Creatorpreneur - My flagship course for scaling up your creative side-hustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course 🗣 Camera Confidence - My self-paced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.aliabdaal.com/ MY FAVOURITE GEAR 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal ⌨️ My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) -https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard 📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike 🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk 🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, Deep Dive - null - It's also available on all podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc. MY FAVOURITE TOOLS 🚀 VidIQ - How I optimise my YouTube videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/vidiq ✍️ Shortform - The BEST summaries of books - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 Readwise - How I remember what I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound MY KEY LINKS 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 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 (null, and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets). PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜