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2026-08-20 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:32 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Announcement and promotion · tags: Sponsor segment present, His own numbers

In a Short sponsored by ManyChat, Ali says that of the over $10 million he has made selling online, around 85% came from his email list, and that growing an email list through lead magnets is hard because of the many steps people must take.

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00:00:00 — Why the email list matters and why it is hard to grow; ManyChat's Instagram automations

  • ★★★ Ali says he has made over $10 million selling things online over the last few years, and around 85% of that revenue came from his email list rather than his YouTube channel. — 00:00:00
  • ★ Ali says growing an email list is weirdly difficult: after a reel offers a lead magnet, people must still find the bio link, visit the website, enter an email and confirm the opt-in. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Ali says an audience built on social media such as YouTube, Instagram or TikTok is not really yours: you do not own the relationship with it and only borrow it when the algorithm feels like showing it your content. — 00:00:00 · Instagram, TikTok
  • ★ Ali says lead magnets do work for growing an email list, and work much better when the audience can get the promised thing easily and without much friction. — 00:00:29
  • ★ ManyChat, which sponsors the Short, has been used by Ali's team as paying customers for the last two years. — 00:00:29

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Central: ManyChat

Also: Instagram · lead magnet · Meta · TikTok

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