Ex-YouTube Employee on How to Get 100,000 Subscribers FAST | 036

Many creators aim for fame, but only a few build lasting careers while others quickly fade. What sets the long-term successes apart?This week at Craft & Commerce, Nathan interviews Ex-YouTube employee, Jon Youshaei, to uncover the secrets.They discuss the truth behind captivating social content to stand out in the crowded digital landscape, effective methods for building a thriving newsletter subscriber base, and tips on hiring the right team to scale faster.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:13 Long-Term vs. Short-Term Creator Success05:25 Capturing Audience Attention08:09 The Value of True Students Over True Fans12:16 Hiring and Delegating for Success21:11 Balancing Creator Aspirations and Team Loyalty26:43 Jon’s Creator Business29:37 Newsletter Systems and Processes33:16 Exclusive Interview with Mr. Beast39:00 Strategies for Growing Your Audience43:33 Scaling While Maintaining Quality48:01 Creating Effective Landing Pages49:48 High-Converting Video Strategies55:00 Building a Strong Team58:54 Service-Based vs. Product-Based Businesses01:01:31 Handling Uncertainties in Business01:03:40 Main Motivations01:04:51 Effective YouTube Packaging Strategies01:09:22 Chasing Views vs. Maintaining Quality01:10:53 Insights from Jon’s Time at Instagram and YouTube01:13:58 Creating Live/Raw Content01:15:13 Closing ThoughtsIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave us a review. We read every single one.Learn more about The Nathan Barry Show: https://nathanbarry.com/showFollow Nathan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarry/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarry/X: https://x.com/nathanbarryWebsite: https://nathanbarry.com/Follow Jon:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youshaeiX: https://x.com/YoushaeiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/youshaei/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@youshaei/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youshaei/Website: https://www.youshaei.com/Featured in this episode:Mr. Beast Created Episode: https://youtu.be/IXEewFEDieU?si=_VzzVkCBaye9da_lConvertKit: https://convertkit.com/Pat Flynn: https://patflynn.com/Jay Clouse: https://creatorscience.com/author/jayclouse/Highlights:01:25 Teach a skill that makes money to people who have money13:44 Creators are proud of very strange things19:28 Perks of working for well known creators22:56 If you pay for half of someone’s time, you get a quarter of their attention25:06 Questions Nathan asks when interviewing people01:04:05 What really drives Nathan?