Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
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Thomas is a YouTuber, podcaster, and author who helps people become more capable and productive. His main YouTube channel has nearly 2.5 million subscribers and more than 160 million views!
In 2020, Thomas began producing a lot of content about how to use Notion, a popular project management and note-taking software. But instead of publishing those videos on his existing channel, Thomas created a SECOND channel called Thomas Frank Explains, which itself already has nearly 80K subscribers and almost 3 million views.
So in this episode, we talk about Thomasβs YouTube journey, why he built a second channel for his Notion content, how heβs thinking about short-form video like Shorts, and how intentional he is about all of the details that go into building his business.
Episode webpage: https://creativeelemenst.fm/thomas-frank/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - How Thomas Frank views money
00:50 - Vlogbros and Crash Course inspiration
02:19 - Logistics of making free content
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π Website: thomasjfrank.com
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/TomFrankly
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/TomFrankly
πΉ YouTube: youtube.com/c/Thomasfrank
πΉ YouTube: youtube.com/c/ThomasFrankExplains
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π Join our community for creators: join.creatorscience.com
Watch the FULL episode: youtu.be/pvF3OmpsaWE
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Thomas is a YouTuber, podcaster, and author who helps people become more capable and productive. His main YouTube channel has nearly 2.5 million subscribers and more than 160 million views!
In 2020, Thomas began producing a lot of content about how to use Notion, a popular project management and note-taking software. But instead of publishing those videos on his existing channel, Thomas created a SECOND channel called Thomas Frank Explains, which itself already has nearly 80K subscribers and almost 3 million views.
So in this episode, we talk about Thomasβs YouTube journey, why he built a second channel for his Notion content, how heβs thinking about short-form video like Shorts, and how intentional he is about all of the details that go into building his business.
Episode webpage: https://creativeelemenst.fm/thomas-frank/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - How Thomas Frank views money
00:50 - Vlogbros and Crash Course inspiration
02:19 - Logistics of making free content
***
CONNECT WITH THOMAS
π Website: thomasjfrank.com
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/TomFrankly
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/TomFrankly
πΉ YouTube: youtube.com/c/Thomasfrank
πΉ YouTube: youtube.com/c/ThomasFrankExplains
***
CONNECT WITH JAY
π Website: creatorscience.com
π¬ Newsletter: creatorscience.com
π§° Get our Toolbox: creatorscience.com/toolbox
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/jayclouse
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/jayclouse
π΅ TikTok: tiktok.com/@jayclouse
πΌ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jayclouse
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π GUEST REQUESTS & LISTENER QUESTIONS
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π Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
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π’ Leave a rating on Spotify
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βοΈ Buy Me A Coffee
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TEAM
Host + Producer // Jay Clouse: jayclouse.com/links
Editor // Conor Conaboy: twitter.com/conorconaboy
Audio Engineer // Nathan Todhunter: nathantodhunter.com
Thumbnail Artist // Neaux: twitter.com/NeauxArt
