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Here's what nobody talks about: 847 of them make $0 from YouTube. 127 make under $1,000/month. 23 make $1,000-$10,000/month. 3 make over $10,000/month. The "success" you see online is mostly fake. 🧵 The brutal truth about YouTube money 👇 1/ THE MATH DOESN'T ADD UP: YouTuber: "I make 6 figures from YouTube!" Reality check: - AdSense: $2,400/month (1M+ views needed) - Sponsorships: $500/video (if you're lucky) - Merch: $200/month (after costs) Total: $3,100/month = $37K/year Where's the other $60K+ coming from? 🤔 2/ THE REAL MONEY SOURCES: - Courses about YouTube: $50K+/month - Coaching programs: $30K+/month - Affiliate marketing: $20K+/month - Speaking fees: $10K+/event Notice the pattern? They make money TEACHING YouTube, not DOING YouTube. 3/ WHY THIS MATTERS: You're learning business strategy from people whose business model is teaching, not doing. It's like learning to swim from someone who only teaches swimming but never goes in the water. 4/ THE EXCEPTIONS (The real ones): - Business owners using YouTube for leads - Service providers building authority - Product companies driving sales - Consultants attracting high-ticket clients They don't talk about "YouTube success." They talk about business success. 5/ THE TAKEAWAY: Before following YouTube advice, ask: "What business does their YouTube support?" If the answer is "teaching YouTube," run. Find people who use YouTube to grow real businesses. That's where the actual valuable advice lives.

The Secret to Success: Making Good Decisions When You Feel Your Worst The older I get and the more experience I have running a big business, I can say with confidence that—at least for me—the number one secret has been the ability to continue making good decisions when I feel my worst. And I mean the number one secret. Not just the number one secret today, with a different number one secret tomorrow, but the consistent, enduring secret to success (for me). When a customer leaves. When a customer says I didn't do a good job. When a colleague says something that hints that they're disappointed with something I did. When I fail to do what I said I was going to do. When something personal is pushing its way into my mind. When I'm scared and I can't wake up. When I don't know what to do. These are the hardest moments of all because it's in these moments where we tend to go off track. We tend to make the wrong decision. And it's become clear that it's in these moments where you have the ability to stay on course and to continue on the path that you had declared important—or you can veer off. You can get distracted. And do any number of things that are not on that plan. So at least for me, what I can say is most of any of my success at this point right now, whatever that might be, is a result of making the right choice when I lost the ability to think rationally. And climbing my way back to a place where I make decisions aligned with my goals and values, even when everything feels like it's falling apart. Usually perspective is a good way to climb out, because life it pretty damn good, in so many ways. But as we all know that doesn't always work. But it's often the best way that I've found to get back on my feet. Hope you're having a good day = )

Case study: Client's first YouTube video → 2.4K views → 34 qualified leads → $18K revenue. I want 3 more case studies like this. So I'm giving my complete YouTube strategy service FREE for the first month to 3 established business owners ($50K+ revenue). What you get: - Custom scripts + strategy - Professional editing + optimization - Thumbnails + titles that convert - Complete channel setup - Performance tracking + optimization Requirements: ✅ Real business with real revenue ✅ Willing to film 2-3 hours/month ✅ Committed to 90-day timeline ✅ Will share results publicly Not for beginners. Not for "aspiring" entrepreneurs. For business owners who understand ROI and want YouTube to generate qualified leads. Comment "APPLY" if you qualify. First 3 only. $3K value. ⏰

Trends change, platforms evolve, but some call-to-actions just keep working. I’ve been thinking about how powerful a well-placed CTA can be — whether it’s in a video, a post, or even just in a conversation with your audience. Some formulas might be “evergreen,” while others fade fast. 👉 I’d love to know: - What’s the best CTA you’ve personally used that’s still effective today? - Why do you think it works so well? This could be as simple as a phrase, or as specific as a strategy tied to a certain platform. The goal here is to build a little bank of CTAs we can all draw from — because the right words at the right time can make all the difference.