SPI 503: From Med Student to Passive Income—Ali Abdaal's Incredible Success Story & YouTube Tips
The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast
Pat Flynn
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
#503 Has this ever happened to you? About a year and a half ago, I discovered a six-minute YouTube video about note-taking, by someone named Ali Abdaal. After I finished watching it, I thought, "Whoa, I really like this guy." So I watched the next video, which was about iPads. (I had just recently bought an iPad Pro and I wanted to learn how to make the most out of it.) Thanks to the way Ali taught, and his easy-to-listen-to accent, I started binge-watching everything on his channel. Ever since I started paying attention to Ali, things have been really taking off him for him. His brand and community have grown tremendously, and he's even released his own online course. And we've become good friends! I knew I had to ask him to come onto the podcast to share his journey from med school student to creating a YouTube channel, and how he's grown it to nearly two million subscribers, with passive income now coming in from multiple sources. We'll unpack the strategy behind Ali's impressive rise, and if you're interested in YouTube or creating video yourself, we also dive into some tips to help you with the algorithm and taking advantage of what YouTube can offer in terms of driving traffic and finding new customers. Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/session503.
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes getting an online course just by itself isn't enough to get you where you want |
| 0:04.2 | to go, right? |
| 0:05.2 | You know what this is like. |
| 0:06.3 | Sometimes maybe later, turns into maybe tomorrow, which turns into maybe never. |
| 0:10.0 | And that's just a waste. |
| 0:11.0 | But it doesn't have to be like that. |
| 0:12.4 | If you want education, community, accountability, and the growth that you deserve, you can |
| 0:16.9 | have it all in one spot with SPI's brand new All Access Pass. |
| 0:21.6 | All Access brings education and community together. |
| 0:24.4 | This is community-powered courses. |
| 0:26.7 | All in one roof to support you and hold you accountable. |
| 0:28.8 | It's the best thing that we've created so far to help entrepreneurs like you start building |
| 0:32.0 | real growth in your business. |
| 0:35.0 | Community-led courses are a ground-breaking approach to online learning. |
| 0:37.8 | In one study, the American Society of Training and Development found that 95% of people |
| 0:41.8 | are more likely to meet a goal when they're held accountable by others going through ongoing |
| 0:47.1 | meetings and progress check-ins, etc. |
| 0:48.9 | Which is exactly what we offer. |
| 0:50.4 | You're not just getting access to a course. |
| 0:52.8 | We've designed the All Access Pass to offer several pathways. |
| 0:55.5 | So no matter where you are in your business, even if you're just trying to pick an idea, |
| 0:58.7 | we have a curriculum design for you. |
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