Thomas Frank gets on a Skype call with Ali and introduces him to Standard, the agency Ali joins (2019)

story · status: told 3× · last event: mentioned (2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied)) · owner: Ali

date	event	what	video
2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied)	first in the videos (mentioned; it began earlier)	The productivity YouTuber Thomas Frank gave Ali a lot of good advice a few months before and introduced him to Standard, the agency Ali is now part of.	My Annual Review using Notion 00:02:56
2020-04-17	retold	Ali publicly thanks Thomas Frank for changing his life: on a Skype call around September 2019 Frank introduced him to Standard, the YouTube agency Ali is now part of.	Answering your Questions 00:06:34
2020-09-01	retold	Thomas Frank changed Ali's life most directly: in October 2019 he introduced Ali to Standard, the agency Ali is now part of.	Gymshark, Inspirations & Pet Peeves - ONE MILLION Subscribers Q&A 00:07:37
2020-12-16 (happened 2019-09)	retold	Thomas Frank followed Ali almost at once; Ali messaged him a question about sponsorships, and Frank got on a two-hour Skype call with him and introduced him to the agency Ali is now part of, which Ali says completely changed his life.	How Twitter Changed my Life #Shorts 00:00:00
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied)	mentioned	Towards the end of 2019 Ali joined Standard, an agency of about 100 educational creators including Simon Clark, MedLife Crisis, LegalEagle and Wendover Productions; Thomas Frank introduced him.	How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber 00:29:53

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2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) · My Annual Review using Notion — Ali: Signing with the agency Standard changed the game for Ali on YouTube: he can now do sponsored videos pretty much whenever, and the extra money lets him hire people full time and scale the channel. — 00:03:25
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied) · How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber — Ali: Standard sources Ali's sponsorships; he now works regularly with a small number of brands, such as Notion, Skillshare, Brilliant and CuriosityStream, who keep coming back. — 00:30:23
2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) · My Annual Review using Notion — Ali has never met Simon Clark in real life, but Simon Clark was one of the two YouTubers who really inspired him to start his channel. — 00:03:25
2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) · My Annual Review using Notion — Ali: Peter McKinnon, the other big inspiration for Ali's channel, recently released a camera bag on Kickstarter, and Ali immediately spent $500 on it as a chance to give something back. — 00:03:55
2020-12-16 · How Twitter Changed my Life #Shorts — Ali's point: replying a few times to someone on Twitter can lead to life-changing connections, as just replying to Thomas Frank's tweets led to his agency. — 00:00:29
2020-12-16 · How Twitter Changed my Life #Shorts — Ali says Sarah Dietschy was a big part of the reason he started his YouTube channel and a really big inspiration when he was starting out. — 00:00:29
2020-12-16 · How Twitter Changed my Life #Shorts — Ali: When Sarah Dietschy tweeted that she wanted to go on podcasts with more than 30 downloads, Ali contacted her; she joined him and his brother on their podcast, and a few weeks ago he was on hers. — 00:00:29
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied) · How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber — Ali will not disclose his sponsorship income; citing Grapevine Logic, he says YouTubers usually charge $20 to $30 CPM, per thousand views, for a brand deal. — 00:30:52
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied) · How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber — Ali: From public figures Ali estimates his 2020 sponsorship revenue: about 800,000 average subscribers, 160,000 views and $3,200 to $4,800 per sponsored video, 46 videos, $147,200 to $220,800, call it $180,000. (speculative) — 00:31:51
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied) · How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber — recommendation: Ali tells beginner YouTubers not to worry about brand deals until they have made content once or twice a week for two years, when they will have the views and a trusting audience. — 00:32:39