Thread by @AliAbdaal

Starting a YouTube channel is the single best thing I've ever done in my life.

Here are my top 10 tips on how to get started on YouTube 👇

🙉 1. Don't worry about what other people will say - the number one fear people have is always the same: "I'm worried about what my friends and family will think." The truth is, everyone's too worried about their own lives to care what you’re doing.

📷2. Gear doesn't matter at the start - when I started my channel I filmed everything on my iPhone and only bought fancy gear when I decided to take YouTube more seriously. It's like when you're learning to write: it doesn't matter what pen you use as long as you write something.

🔢 3. Don't worry about the numbers - the only thing you really have to do is consistently produce videos. The average channel with 1-10k subscribers has made 152 videos, so before you've made 152 videos there's not too much point worrying about the analytics.

🥞 4. Stack the deck in your favour - there are broadly 2 ways of doing this:

1. Time - the more time you put into your videos the better they'll be (like @jamesvjani).
2. Money - the more you invest in gear or hiring people, the better your content will be.

😎 5. Use your unfair advantages - there's a 3-part formula to success on YouTube: success = work x luck x unfair advantage

If you're thinking "I don't have an unfair advantage", check out my video on The Unfair Advantage by @StartupHasan + @Ash_Ali 👉

✨ 6. Focus on quantity rather than quality - it's far more important when starting to make 100 rubbish videos than to try and make 10 great videos. By creating lots of content you're naturally going to improve the quality of your videos without even really thinking about them.

🤹‍♀️ 7. Don't really worry about what your niche is - people get very hung up on this. My recommendation is to start making videos about whatever you enjoy (like your favourite pen or some close-up magic) and let your niche emerge over time.

🔨 8. Be patient and be consistent - these are the only 2 things you really need to succeed on YouTube. You need the consistency to publish at least one video a week and the patience to realise that you're not going to get any traction for a while.

🧠 9. Try and think about it in terms of systems - you need to build systems that are going to help you put out 1-2 videos a week for 5+ years. This is something I teach on my PTYA live course. But check out The E-Myth Revisited by @MichaelEGerber if you want somewhere to start.

💪 10. Just do it - if you're thinking of getting started on YouTube, just do it. Stop reading this thread, get out your phone, start speaking, and upload it using the YouTube app. It's really that simple.

🎬 There's honestly nothing else you need to know if you want to get started. You can watch my video on this if you want - - but I'd much rather you just close Twitter and start recording.