How I stumbled into success as a YouTuber (big announcement)

Hey {NAME},  I’m going to cut right to it – Black Friday is near and we’ve cooked up a brand new course that I think you’re going to love.  In a few weeks, we’re going to release YouTube Growth Engine (YGE for short from here on out).  This course has been in the works for the last 6 months, and I’m happy to say it’s about finished.  We took our time creating this because we wanted it to be as amazing and helpful as Blog Growth Engine has been.  If you want to get notified when this course is live, [click/tap here and submit your email](. I’ll make sure you get first dibs once it’s live.  Now I want to tell you a little story…  Back in 2019 when I started my blog, my goal was simple: make enough money to quit my 9-5 and live off my blogging income.  Within a few years, I’d achieved that.  I was floored.  It was insane, actually.  I still walk around my house and pinch myself to make sure I’m not asleep on my couch stuck in a dream.  Now I was making way more than I ever did at a job and my life felt complete.  Sort of…  After mastering blogging, SEO, and affiliate marketing, I got bored.  So I do what every entrepreneur does and I started looking for what else I could do to keep myself occupied.  At the time, I was lying on my couch scratching my dog's head with one hand and scrolling through social media with my other hand…  I saw all these people talking about their favorite things…  People made content about anything and everything from:  - how they clean their hot tubs - to how to master their golf swing - to what camping gear was hot for summer vacations, - and even what underwear they recommend to prevent chafing. 😆 If you have an idea or an interest, chances are there are people on the internet who have a similar interest and are searching for it…  So I thought… maybe I would start posting and sharing everything I’d learned about blogging, SEO, affiliate marketing, and building a content business.  There was just one thing, most social media platforms are fickle beasts.  TikTok, Instagram, Twitter (X, whatever)... were incredibly tough to get traction on and I didn’t see a way to monetize them.  And then there was YouTube, which intimidated me a bit…  After all, I’m an introvert at heart, and I loved being safe behind the wall of my computer screen, in relative anonymity, just making content.  While I had ZERO experience making videos, the concept did make sense to me.  That’s because YouTube is similar to Google in terms of the search component (that’s about it tho).  And I could basically do what I did with blogging, which was:  - Create content around topics I know very well.  - Post regularly in a niche that is popular.  - Use my keyword research skills to find untapped opportunities.  - Create topical authority around keywords that people were searching for all the time.  - Monetize it with ad revenue, sponsorships, affiliate income, and eventually digital products.  But there was one little problem.  I didn’t know how to record videos.  I didn’t know how to be on camera.  I was AFRAID of putting myself out there.  I kept thinking...  Would I be awkward on film?  And would I fumble my words?  Then I wondered…  Would people make fun of me?  My biz partner Colin pushed me – and helped me come up with a process for scripting and creating content.  And I started recording videos.  The first one I hated.  The second one... I hated it a little less.  The third one could still use a lot of work, but it was better than the first two.  What you see on my channel today is much different than what I was making 18 months ago when I first started.  And I’m way better on camera now than I was then.  Fast forward to today and I have 158,000 subscribers and my channel gets hundreds of thousands of views each month.  But this didn’t happen by accident. It's not because I’m some genius marketer… It’s because of the process that we created and followed obsessively.  I studied YouTube very closely – just like I did blogging when I first started my site.  Today I feel I’m ready to finally teach YouTube growth strategies, just like I’m consistently teaching people about blogging every week on the channel.  That’s how YouTube Growth Engine was born… and it’s releasing this Black Friday, so if you are interested in learning more, [go to this link and subscribe to be notified the minute we make it live.](  Now, you probably have some questions… so I’m gonna cover the most anticipated questions I’m sure I’ll get… and if you have questions that aren’t answered here, make sure you hit reply (but only after you [go here and get on the early bird list]()  Q. Adam, are you teaching YouTube because blogging doesn't work anymore?  A: No. First of all, blogging is still alive and well. Over the last year, despite all the Google Algorithm updates and traffic going up and down, my site still makes 6 figures each month.  This is truly because of the way I approached blogging from day one, and all the updates and changes to my strategy I’ve implemented over time.  Plus, I think my results speak for themselves:  [1023_1699548581b72aeyt-red.jpg](  –  Q. Are you quitting blogging?  A: No. In fact, I’ve ramped up my blogging strategy. My team is working on a bunch of brand new content on the site and we’re continuing to use all the strategies we teach in Blog Growth Engine to grow it even further.  –  Q. Does this have anything to do with the recent Google Helpful Content Update?  A: Nope! While this recent algorithm change has hurt a lot of people’s site traffic and revenue, we survived it. Sure, traffic has gone down on some of our articles and has increased on others, but revenue is still up and we are continuing to grow the site despite such a huge shift in the way Google ranks articles now.  –  Q. How will YGE be different from the other people teaching YouTube Growth?  A: As of now (and I’m sure people will copy us soon), no one is teaching people how to use YouTube as a business first and foremost. Most people teach how to build a channel to get traffic and views, but they don’t teach monetization.  You would be surprised at how many big channels there are with 100k+ subscribers that barely make any money. I know this because I’m in some paid mastermind groups with people who have channels that are bigger than mine, and I’ve seen their income reports.  There are so many influencers with huge followings and very little income to show for their work. My goal with YGE is different – and that’s to help you build a channel the right way from day one, so once you hit your first 1,000 subs, you can begin to monetize in multiple ways out the gate.  And we’ll show you all of that, and more, in the course.  –  Q. What type of person is YGE best for?  A: It’s for anyone who wants to grow a YouTube channel with the sole purpose of turning it into a business. If you’re an introvert who wants to stay off camera and just work on your blog, YouTube is not the best vehicle for you.  But if you are extroverted and are comfortable (or at least think you can get comfortable) with the idea of making videos around niches and topics you know a lot about, then YouTube is an insanely lucrative opportunity – but you have to approach it with a specific focus from day one if you want to make it.  Lastly, if you run a blog and want a way to diversify your income and increase your blog’s reach, pairing up a YouTube Channel with your blog is a content marketing machine on steroids.  → Now… if this sounds interesting to you, [get on the early bird list - go right here and submit your email]( and I’ll let you know the minute it’s live and ready for the world.   Talk soon,  ~ Adam  [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit your details]( Income Growth Engine LLC 7542 Excitement Dr Reunion Florida 34747 United States [Powered By Kartra] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -