🔎 Do these 3 things BEFORE writing your script
Hey Reader, Although I love YouTube, I used to find writing scripts really hard. Even after a year of doing it, the feeling just wouldn't go away. It wasn’t that the subject matter was difficult to understand, nor were my fingers simply too weak to push the keys on my Macbook. I just felt overwhelmed and I couldn’t figure out why! Hahaha this is a ridiculous pic and yes I did do a photoshoot recently. But, having spent the last four months thinking about and systemizing my writing process for...
🔎 My 3-Step framework for writing killer hooks
Hey Reader, I can't tell you how happy I am to be writing this newsletter again! 🥳 Thanks so much for your patience, especially if you're one of the approx 600 new folks who joined during my hiatus. Me, staring lovingly at you for sticking with me. If you didn't know, I made the choice to narrow the focus of my entire business so I could complete my scriptwriting course. However, now that it's finally in the hands of my small army of beta testers, we can get back to business as usual! I...
🔎 I became Ali Abdaal’s scriptwriter because of this
Hey Reader, Thanks for your patience while this newsletter has been on hiatus! Since I last wrote, 4 weeks ago... the email list has grown from 1300 to almost 1700, so I wanted to drop in and say hello to the new folks! While I expect my consistency to remain patchy for another month, it's all in...
🔎 I wasn’t planning to do this…
Hey! Just a quick video update from me this week. But, if you don't have the time to watch it just now, here's the headline! I'm putting this newsletter on a 4-week hiatus 😢 It feels crazy to do this at a time when it's growing faster than ever! But the reasons are outlined in the video below...
🔎 My 4-step scriptwriting method for millions of views
Hey Reader, Does this resonate with you...? I hate writing; I love having written.” - Dorothy Parker. It certainly struck a chord with me. That's not to say that writing a YouTube script is actually a miserable process. But the build-up to a writing session is often fraught with anxiety. And that...
🔎 Why does Dodford keep going viral?
This week, I spoke to rising YouTube sensation and softly-spoken-lovely-man, Danny McMahon (AKA, Dodford). Dodford's videos consistently outperform his subscriber count by an incredible magnitude, and... it's easy to see why. Particularly as a scriptwriter, I've been fascinated by his use of...
🔎 10 proven strategies to create more engaging videos
Trying to make better videos can feel overwhelming. It seems like there's always more to learn 🤯 But there are some skills that are non-negotiable when it comes to YouTube. That is... if you really care about creating engaging content that grows your channel. So here are 10 scriptwriting...
🔎 This 2-minute tweak will boost your retention
This week I've got a super simple tweak for your next script. But it's the kind of adjustment that could have a big impact on retention once you start doing it. The bad news? You'll need to unlearn something you’ve been conditioned to do for years. The good news? It’s not hard! Buy a bin. Like,...
🔎 Interviewing the strategist behind millions of views
Hey Reader, Today, we're doing something a little different! I recently sat down with YouTube strategist and Twitter pal Dabi to discuss something that scares a lot of creators. Storytelling 📚 So what can we learn from somebody who's worked on some incredible, story-driven content that's gained...
🔎 YouTubers know this (so why do they ignore it?)
Every YouTuber wants filming to be stress-free. You wanna sit down, hit record, and get into your flow. But there’s a significant barrier to this freedom that most creators endure. And it'll consistently impact your stress levels while filming until you take steps to overcome it. So let’s talk...
🔎 Creators think this is easy (but they’re wrong)
There's a vital step when making any YouTube video that most people think is simple. Yet creators I work with frequently get it wrong. If you're making this mistake, your audience will not watch your videos to the end. In this newsletter, I’m gonna give you a 4-point checklist to make sure this...
🔎 Why Ali Abdaal never made this video
Hey! I’ve written a lot of scripts that never got made. But one sticks out in particular because the lessons it taught me affected my life as recently as last week. By the end of this newsletter, your content plan for the next 3-6 months may have changed. Backstory It was the early days of...