How to Make YouTube Videos 10x Faster w/ Ali Abdaal
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Ali Abdal shares his five-step video creation process, emphasizing the importance of planning the title, thumbnail, and hook before scripting. He advises outsourcing video editing to save time and increase productivity, especially for educational content creators. Abdal also recommends avoiding word-for-word scripting in favor of bullet points to maintain authenticity and efficiency, ultimately leading to more consistent video production and less stress.
Takeaways
- 🕒 Balancing a full-time job and YouTube can be challenging, especially when juggling a demanding career like medicine.
- 🎥 Prioritize title, thumbnail, and hook creation before starting to write the script to ensure viewer engagement from the start.
- 🔑 Outsourcing video editing is crucial for freeing up time and can be more cost-effective than spending hours editing yourself.
- 💡 Recognize the value of your time and consider how it can be better spent on activities that generate more value or enjoyment.
- 📝 Scripting videos word for word can be time-consuming; consider using bullet points to maintain authenticity and save time.
- 🚀 Consistency in video production is key for growth on YouTube, and efficiency in the creation process is vital for maintaining it.
- 💼 Even if your YouTube channel isn't making money yet, your time has value, and outsourcing can create a positive return on investment.
- 📈 The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding and optimizing each stage of the video production process for efficiency.
- 📚 Ali Abdal's five-step video creation process is presented as a way to streamline production from ideation to publishing.
- 👨🏫 The video script suggests that being knowledgeable in your niche can reduce the need for detailed scripting, leading to more natural content creation.
- 👍 Encouragement to outsource editing is a recurring theme, with many students in the YouTuber Academy finding it beneficial for their productivity.
- 📖 Ali Abdal's book 'Feelgood Productivity' is recommended for further insights on productivity and content creation.
Q & A
What was the speaker's initial challenge in balancing YouTube content creation with a full-time job?
-The speaker struggled with finding time to create YouTube videos while being a full-time medical student and later a doctor, dealing with long work hours and a commute.
What is the first step in Ali Abdal's five-step video creation process?
-The first step is idea generation, which includes having a clear title, thumbnail, and hook for the video before starting the actual content creation.
Why is it recommended to decide on the title, thumbnail, and hook before writing the video script?
-Deciding on these elements first helps in focusing the content creation process and ensures that the video aligns with its intended message and audience engagement strategy.
What was the speaker's realization about video editing in relation to time management?
-The speaker realized that spending a significant amount of time on video editing was inefficient and decided to outsource this task to free up time for more valuable activities.
Why is outsourcing video editing considered a time-saving strategy for YouTubers?
-Outsourcing video editing allows creators to focus on other aspects of content creation, such as ideation and filming, and can be more cost-effective in terms of time value.
What is the speaker's advice on the financial aspect of outsourcing video editing?
-The speaker suggests considering the dollar value of one's time and finding an editor who charges less than what one's time is worth, creating a time arbitrage.
What alternative to scripting videos does the speaker recommend for educational YouTubers?
-The speaker recommends talking through bullet points instead of scripting videos word for word, which saves time and allows for more natural on-camera presence.
How does the speaker suggest managing the time spent on scripting videos?
-The speaker advises against scripting videos word for word, as it can be time-consuming. Instead, focusing on bullet points can make the scripting process more efficient.
What is the concept of 'Feelgood Productivity' mentioned in the script?
-Feelgood Productivity is a concept from Ali Abdal's book, which likely focuses on enhancing productivity while maintaining a positive and enjoyable work experience.
How can interested viewers get more insights from Ali Abdal and Gary Vaynerchuk?
-Interested viewers can check out Ali Abdal's channel and book, as well as Gary Vaynerchuk's session from the YouTube Summit, both linked in the video description.
Outlines
🕒 Time Management for YouTube Success
Ali Abdal, a busy medical professional turned YouTuber, shares his journey and insights on balancing work and content creation. He emphasizes the importance of productivity and outlines a five-step video creation process that includes idea generation, scripting, filming, editing, and publishing. Ali advises on the crucial first step of defining the video's title, thumbnail, and hook before diving into content creation. He also discusses the significant time investment in video editing and suggests outsourcing this task to free up time for more creative and strategic activities. Ali's experience highlights the value of delegating tasks and the potential for arbitrage in time, especially when considering the dollar value of one's own time.
📚 Streamlining Video Production with Bullet Points
In this segment, Ali Abdal delves deeper into the video production process, focusing on the scripting phase. He argues against scripting videos word for word, especially for educational content creators, as it can be time-consuming and hinder natural on-camera presence. Instead, he recommends using bullet points to guide the video, which allows for a more conversational and engaging presentation. Ali shares his personal experience with scripting and how it affected his consistency in video production. He encourages viewers to consider the value of their time and the benefits of focusing on ideation and filming rather than spending excessive hours on scripting. The summary also includes a call to action for viewers to engage with Ali's content and resources, such as his book 'Feelgood Productivity' and his YouTube channel.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡YouTube
💡Productivity
💡Outsourcing
💡Video Editing
💡Ideation
💡Title, Thumbnail, and Hook
💡Educational Content
💡Scripting
💡Bullet Points
💡Consistency
💡Time Management
Highlights
Balancing full-time medical studies and work with YouTube content creation.
The daily routine of a UK doctor and the time constraints it imposes.
The struggle to find time for YouTube amidst a busy schedule.
Ali Abdal's five-step video creation process from ideation to publishing.
The importance of planning the title, thumbnail, and hook before creating content.
The realization of spending too much time on video editing and its impact on productivity.
Outsourcing video editing as a solution to save time and increase productivity.
The value of time and the decision to outsource based on the cost-benefit analysis.
The benefits of not scripting videos word for word for educational content creators.
Using bullet points instead of full scripts to save time and appear more natural on camera.
Ali Abdal's personal experience with the challenges of scripting and the switch to bullet points.
The recommendation to outsource editing for those who find it a bottleneck.
Ali Abdal's YouTube Academy and its teachings on outsourcing video editing.
The potential stress relief and time freedom from outsourcing video editing.
Ali Abdal's book 'Feelgood Productivity' and its recommendations for content creators.
Gary Vaynerchuk's session from the Think Media YouTube Summit and its relevance to productivity.
Transcripts
for the first 3 years of my YouTube
channel I was a full-time medical
student and then working full-time as a
doctor here in the UK you got to like
wake up at 6:30 got to drive an hour to
work got to be at work from like 8:00
till 5:30 p.m. and hope that you don't
have to stay behind late you drive an
hour back home from work it takes a bit
longer because there rush hour when
everyone's trying to get home you get
home you cook and then by that time it's
time to sleep again and and then just
repeat the process and go to work the
next day where the hell do you find the
time to make the YouTube videos even now
I still struggle to find the time for
YouTube videos because now I'm building
a business and blah blah blah and have a
whole team of like 20 people and all
that jazz having said that somehow I've
become known as a productivity expert
and so I want to share some of the
things that have really helped in the
world of creating educational content
that makes it feel a little bit more
effortless you got to just press record
hey what's up Sean canel here with think
media in this video we're going to be
learning from Ali abdal he recently
spoke at our think media YouTube Summit
and if you actually want to get on the
weight list for the next one we'll put a
link to that in the description down
below but in this video he shares his
five Step video creation process all the
way from ideation to publishing the
video and this is going to help you not
only save time and be more productive
but'll ultimately help you get more
views as well so let's cut right into
the video essentially what I realized
after talking to a business coach what
we did was we got out a big piece of
paper and we drew out the stages of
video
production and the first stage is idea
generation the next stage you know at
the time I was making the video first
and then doing the title and thumbnail
but what I what I appreciate now is that
title
thumbnail and even hook tth comes first
if there is only one thing you take away
from this talk do not even think about
what your video is going to be don't
even think about writing the video
unless you know what the title thumbnail
and hook is going to be you don't have
to create the thumbnail in canva or
photoshop and stuff but like you should
have a very good idea of what's the
title what is the thumbnail and what's
the hook and by hook I mean the first 30
seconds all of that stuff should be done
way in a advance of actually trying to
write that video if so you start with
the idea this is the concept of the
video you got title thumbnail hook then
it comes down to writing the video then
it comes down to film then it comes down
to edit and then sort of like publish
and analytics and stuff that sort of
thing and at the time he asked me you
know how much time are you spending at
each level of the process and I was
spending like 10 hours a week on editing
which was just really dumb and he
encouraged me to Outsource my video
editing and so after 2 years of doing
all my video editing myself I decided to
Outsource my video editing the number
one tip unfortunately that I would
recommend for anyone who is struggling
with consistency or time management is
you cannot be editing your own videos
unless you really really really love it
and if you really really really love it
then fine okay is it the highest value
thing you could be doing etc etc but
we're thinking like a business right
editing is for most channels a thing
that could be done by other people
editing does not is not necessarily the
thing that you have to do yourself so
you automatically free up a ridiculously
large amount of time by just Outsourcing
your video editing um then at this point
people like well I'm not making enough
money and etc etc and yeah I I I would
really be thinking what is the dollar
value of your time what is the dollar
value of your time maybe your YouTube
channel isn't making money but how much
do you value your time would you rather
edit videos for 8 hours or would you
rather spend those 8
hours coming up with new ideas or coming
up with filming new things or spending
time with your family or hanging out
with your kids all of that stuff what I
realized is that even when my YouTube
channel wasn't making money I should
have really outsourced my editing
because yeah I was working as a doctor I
was earning like $15 an hour so my time
is worth at least $15 an hour right and
I can find an editor for $10 an hour
great I've now got Arbitrage on my time
I have now freed up this enormous
bottleneck which is the fact that it
takes me 10 hours a week to do my
editing so the first recommendation I
would give is please please please
Outsource your video editing people
always have issues with this I have a
whole session in my course where we
teach people how to Outsource their
video editing people always like oh I
don't have the money no one can edit
like me but like my style is so unique
and every time for the last four years
I've been saying to every student in my
YouTuber Academy that like guys come on
you just need to Outsource your editing
here's how you do it and every single
person I've ever met who's actually
outsourced the editing has come back and
said to me wow I'm so glad you pushed me
to Outsource my editing because now I
have all this free time and now I'm not
stressed anymore etc etc so if there is
one thing you take away from this
talk please let it be that if you are
currently doing a video editing I would
implore you do whatever you can to
Outsource that get it off your plate
because usually for most people editing
is not the fun part of making YouTube
videos if it is it's a different story
but you're kind of in the minority there
so we realized we should Outsource my
video editing um the other thing I've
realized over time is that you know
what's the thing that takes the next
amount of time idea generation is kind
of quick making a title and a thumbnail
like you just take a lot of photos you
have a thumbnail photo library you have
you have a house style for thumbnails
it's not that bad the writing process
has the potential to take a very large
amount of time what I realized is that
scripting videos is a total waste of
time if you are a educational YouTuber
and you are struggling to produce videos
consistently I would very much recommend
not scripting your videos and instead
just talking through bullet points
scripting videos word for word my
goodness that takes a huge amount of
time ideally when it comes to this thing
around finding your Niche ideally the
thing you're making videos about is
something you
feel
sufficiently something that you feel
you're enough of an expert in that you
don't need to script things word for
word cuz usually talking through bullet
points you're more confident on camera
you're more comfortable doing it and it
takes a lot less time than scripting
videos word for word so what I realized
for myself is that if I wanted to be
consistent with making YouTube videos
especially when I had a day job is that
I could not script them word for word I
tried but it would take me like 12 hours
to script a video and then I'd be trying
to read it off a teleprompter and then
it would be a total show and I'll be
like Oh I'm stumbling over my words and
so if I just remove that requirement to
script things word for word and I just
thought about bullet points then that
made all the difference if you got value
from that session with all all hit the
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Channel linked up in the description
down below also highly recommend his
book Feelgood productivity you can grab
it on audiobook or physical that'll be
in the description as well and if you
want to check out Gary vaynerchuk
session from our YouTube Summit click or
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