Listening to Advanced YouTube Strategy Too Early Harms Beginner Creators
Paddy Galloway · I Asked MrBeast’s Ex-Strategist How to Hit 100k on YouTube · Jan 15, 2025 · at 38:03
Paddy Galloway, a veteran YouTube strategist who worked with creators like MrBeast, shares advice for the first four months of starting a YouTube channel.
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“A big mistake I think people make is they listen to people like me and other people talking about YouTube strategy. Too early and that pollutes their thinking and they end up like overthinking content, spending too long trying to make a video, trying to be perfect from the beginning.”
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