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@AprilynneAlter is a YouTuber who abandoned her 20,000 subscriber channel to completely start over a year ago. Over that next 8 months, she tried everything. Nothing was working until she got 755,000 views on a video she posted with less than a 1,000 subscribers.
In this episode, she'll take us through the process of how it happened from ideation to upload, so you can do it too.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Formula for a Breakthrough Video
00:43 - It All Starts With an Idea
05:23 - Why Make a THAT Idea
07:41 - Creating the Perfect Title and Thumbnail
12:35 - Our Lovely Sponsor :)
14:46 - The Packaging That Didn’t Make it
16:57 - Gathering Good Feedback
19:40 - The Most Thorough Research Process You’ve Ever Seen
33:04 - Writing a Script for YouTube
36:50 - What Influences High Retention?
39:28 - How to Edit a Breakthrough Video
41:44 - What You Didn’t Know About Uploading
44:06 - Why Was This THE Video that Broke Through
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DESCRIPTION
@AprilynneAlter is a YouTuber who abandoned her 20,000 subscriber channel to completely start over a year ago. Over that next 8 months, she tried everything. Nothing was working until she got 755,000 views on a video she posted with less than a 1,000 subscribers.
In this episode, she'll take us through the process of how it happened from ideation to upload, so you can do it too.
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🧰 My Full Gear List: creatorscience.com/toolbox
📬 Newsletter: creatorscience.com
🧪 Join The Lab: join.creatorscience.com
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Formula for a Breakthrough Video
00:43 - It All Starts With an Idea
05:23 - Why Make a THAT Idea
07:41 - Creating the Perfect Title and Thumbnail
12:35 - Our Lovely Sponsor :)
14:46 - The Packaging That Didn’t Make it
16:57 - Gathering Good Feedback
19:40 - The Most Thorough Research Process You’ve Ever Seen
33:04 - Writing a Script for YouTube
36:50 - What Influences High Retention?
39:28 - How to Edit a Breakthrough Video
41:44 - What You Didn’t Know About Uploading
44:06 - Why Was This THE Video that Broke Through
***
CONNECT WITH APRILYNNE
🌐 Website: aprilynnealter.com
🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/aprilynnealter/
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/aprilynnealter
📹 YouTube: youtube.com/@AprilynneAlter
***
CONNECT WITH ME
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/jayclouse
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/jayclouse
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💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jayclouse
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Thumbnail Artist // Jonathan Sippel: twitter.com/thumbnailgrail
