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My 3 creator rules

2026-06-07 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:30 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Explanation and tutorial

Ali sums up the game of YouTube as three skills: make viewers click, make them watch, and, less talked about, make them happy.

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

00:00:00 — The three skills of the game of YouTube: click, watch, happy

  • ★ Ali says that cracking the formula of YouTube will make you a multimillionaire with millions of subscribers and change your life completely. (overstated) — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ The game of YouTube comes down to three skills, Ali says: make viewers click, since a video not clicked is never watched; make them watch; and, less often talked about, make them happy. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ If someone clicks on a video and watches it, Ali says, they are getting some value from it, because people are not masochistic and do not watch what adds them nothing. — 00:00:00

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you grow a YouTube channel? — The game of YouTube comes down to three skills, Ali says: make viewers click, since a video not clicked is never watched; make them watch; and, less often talked about, make them happy. (00:00:00)

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