TLDR Success as a YouTube creator requires perseverance, continuous improvement, and a willingness to think creatively and overcome obstacles.
Key insights
🤔 Just fail, a lot of people get analysis paralysis and they’ll just sit there and plan their first video for three months.
📹 MrBeast advises new YouTubers to make 100 videos and improve something every time before expecting to get views.
📝 Learning new editing tricks can help make your videos more engaging and professional.
🎥 There’s literally no such thing as a perfect video, so if you knew everything you know now but no money step one would I just brainstorm like okay.
🤑 MrBeast emphasizes the importance of taking risks and investing in content creation, even if it means losing money.
🧠 Having a dominant personality and resilience to failure is imperative for creators online.
Highlights
💡 00:00 Just start making videos and don’t overthink it, because your first video won’t get views anyway.
👉 00:40 Make 100 videos and improve something each time before expecting views on YouTube, unless you have an exceptional personality or background in filmmaking.
💡 01:28 Improve each video by putting more effort into the script, learning new editing tricks, having better inflections in your voice, studying new thumbnail tips, and coming up with new titles.
💡 01:45 Content creation online offers infinite possibilities for improvement, even without money, by brainstorming viral ideas and seeking attention through simple yet attention-grabbing challenges.
💡 02:22 Come up with ideas that you think would do well and don’t be cynical about their doability, as there are many different ways to accomplish something.
💡 02:42 You can achieve seemingly impossible goals by finding alternative solutions and being creative in your approach.
💰 03:16 You don’t need 10 million dollars to create a video on a nice island; spending three and a half million dollars is enough.
💡 03:29 To succeed as a YouTube creator, you need to be determined, resilient, and willing to push through obstacles, even when people say it’s impossible.
What advice does MrBeast offer for new YouTube creators?
Focus on improving video quality over obsessing about views or subscribers.
Don’t spend excessive time planning; execute and make videos.
Give and receive honest feedback for content improvement.
Collaborate with other creators and share lessons learned.
Make 100 videos even if they are not perfect to gain experience[1][2][3][4][5]
What does Mr. Beast suggest new creators focus on instead of obsessing over subscribers or views?
Mr. Beast suggests that new creators focus on improving the quality of their videos instead of obsessing over the number of subscribers or views.