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Why I almost lost 10 million views

2023-10-23 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:34 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Personal story

In a Short, Ali says his typing-speed video, one of his best-performing videos, almost went unmade because its content felt obvious to him; the lesson is that what is obvious to you can be amazing to others, and content need not be original.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — The typing video he almost did not film, and what is obvious to you

  • ★★ Ali says his video on typing speed is one of his best-performing YouTube videos, with a huge number of views and a lot of money made, yet he almost did not film it because it seemed obvious. — 00:00:00 · YouTube
  • ★ Ali has been trying to improve his typing speed for about 15 years, so what he shared in his typing video felt really obvious to him. — 00:00:00

  • ★★★ Ali's lesson from his typing video: what is obvious to you can be amazing and inspiring to other people, and what you create and share online does not have to be original or unique. — 00:00:00

    “what is obvious to you can actually be really amazing and inspiring to other people”

  • ★★ Ali says audiences seem to resonate with creators who tap into personal experience and share from the heart. — 00:00:00

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you come up with ideas for content? — Ali's lesson from his typing video: what is obvious to you can be amazing and inspiring to other people, and what you create and share online does not have to be original or unique. (00:00:00)

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Central: obvious to you, amazing to others

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