279: How Johnny FD Turned YouTube into a Full-Time Income Source
Invest Like a Boss
Sam Marks Johnny FD Derek Spartz
4.8 • 518 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Johnny and Derek discuss the challenges with trying to earn income off of creating YouTube videos. Johnny has estabilshed a large chanell and been able to turn that into a full-time income while Derek is still struggling to grow his channel and monetize. Johnny discusses his strategy, shooting style, schedule and how much he makes per video in this episode. Learn how you can potentially earn a lot of money by becoming a content creator on YouTube!
Discussed:
Where we are:
- Johnny FD – Kyiv, Ukraine/ IG @johnnyfdj
- Sam Marks – Bangkok, Thailand / IG @sammarks12
- Derek – Los Angeles / IG @DerekRadio
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Time Stamp:
- 04:40 - How Johnny Started YouTube
- 09:35 - How the YouTube Algorithm Works
- 26:50 - Effect of Having a Big Channel Feature You
- 33:00 - How Much Johnny Earns Per Video
- 48:10 - Answering Patreon Questions
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| 0:00.0 | Hey bosses, it's Derek. I want to tell you about our Patreon account before we start this episode, |
| 0:04.2 | because it actually ties in with everything we are talking. We're doing all things YouTube on this |
| 0:09.7 | episode. Johnny has been doing quite well, in fact, so well that he shared all his financials, |
| 0:15.2 | but only to our Patreon members. You can find out exactly how much he's making on YouTube and how he does it right now |
| 0:22.5 | in our bonus episode found on our Patreon account. It's Invest Like a Boss.com, click become a |
| 0:27.9 | Patreon. We go over all things YouTube with this episode, some ideas, how to monetize, and maybe |
| 0:35.2 | how you can start your own side hustle through YouTube. But if you want to go |
| 0:38.8 | deep into the financials and exactly what Johnny has been making, like I said, head over to our |
| 0:44.4 | Patreon. It's invest like a boss.com. Quick become a Patreon. All right, I hope you enjoy this episode |
| 0:49.5 | of Invest Like a Boss. Welcome to the Invest Like a Boss podcast. I'm Sam Marks. I'm Derek Sparts. And I'm Johnny FD. |
| 0:56.3 | We're self-made entrepreneurs who invest our own money and use modern technology to invest like a boss. |
| 1:00.9 | Join us each week for exclusive interviews with our network of modern investors, business owners, |
| 1:05.0 | and multimillionaires to discover new ways to invest our hard-earned cash. |
| 1:11.4 | What is up, bosses? |
| 1:12.7 | It's been a while. |
| 1:14.2 | I got Johnny on the other end. |
| 1:15.3 | It's episode 279 of the Invest Like a Boss podcast. |
| 1:19.0 | Johnny, what's happening? |
| 1:20.7 | It is good to be back. |
| 1:22.4 | I feel like it's been a while since I've spoken to you. |
| 1:24.6 | I mean, I'm sure people have noticed. |
| 1:26.2 | We're doing a little bit less podcasts, but I think we want to focus more on quality over quantity. Yes, quantity over |
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