Aprilynne Alter - How to begin your journey as a YouTube creator‪!‬ The Undefeated Underdogs

👉🏼 About the Guest:
Aprilynne Alter (ex-Wall Street, published in Business Insider, FounderStory, The Tilt) is a content creator and YouTuber with 19K+ Twitter followers and 23K+ Youtube followers. She's an NFT maker and course maker, with courses teaching people how to create and popularize their YouTube channels according to their expertise.
👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.
👉🏼 Description:
Tune in as Sharath and Aprilynne discuss pivoting from Wall Street to creating content, the building in public lifestyle, and the various YouTube tips and tricks that shot Aprilynne into popularity!
Timestamps:
0:00 | Episode highlight1:28 | Intro to Aprilynne Alter2:45 | How Ali Abdaal inspired Aprilynne to start on YouTube6:45 | The barriers to creating on YouTube: How Aprilynne overcame camera shyness, lack of editing skills, and no equipment10:45 | YouTube 101: Aprilynne's playbook17:00 | Aprilynne's favorite (free!) YouTube resources19:00 | How to become a creator with a full-time job23:30 | The important parts of YouTube: Editing, tools, and more28:06 | How becoming a creator changed Aprilynne's life32:31 | Downsides of ownership as a creator33:40 | Aprilynne's Creator Routine: How to plan, ideate, and record videos36:30 | How to get over creative blocks40:15 | Balancing creation and popularity statistics as a creator42:50 | Youtube 201: Setting prices, monetizing your channel, and more46:55 | How to get over limiting beliefs as a creator50:00 | The truth of YouTube shorts in the algorithm52:39 | Aprilynne's Building in Public secrets and methodology57:49 | The power of community as an indie maker1:01:10 | The unconventional way of growing on YouTube1:03:09 | Why YouTube wins out over other channels to grow a following1:06:40 | How to storyboard a YouTube video to make it super clear1:08:40 | Outro👉🏼 Resources:
Ali Abdaal: https://aliabdaal.com/Cathrin Manning: https://cathrinmanning.com/Daniel Vassallo's Small Bets Community: https://dvassallo.gumroad.com/l/small-betsEdius Net - Editing videos: https://www.edius.net/info.html👉🏼 Where to find Aprilynne Alter:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AprilynneAlter/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilynnealterTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aprilynnealterNFT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NFTsSimplified/videosPersonal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AprilynneAlterWebsite: https://www.aprilynnealter.com/Why Aprilynne Alter Stopped NFT Content Even Though She Was Making Good Money: https://www.thetilt.com/content-entrepreneur/aprilynne-alter-nft-contentI launched an NFT collection with no experience and made 3 big mistakes. Here's what I should've done instead: https://www.businessinsider.com/launched-nft-no-experience-3-mistakes-not-to-make-2022-3?IR=TAprilynne Alter on Tenderfoot - a startup connecting students with internships: https://www.founderstory.io/aprilynne-alter-tenderfoot/👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harathYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harathWebsite: https://5harath.com/Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/