Ready Set Do w/ Naman Pandey

In this episode, featured not-expert is Pritesh Jagani. Known more commonly as Yudi J online, Pritesh has built and grown his youtube channel to over 280k subscribers - leveraging his knowhow and lived experience to share amazing insights on how to succeed in the US during and after getting your Masters degree .

Yudi J shares the exact blueprint he followed to amass such a huge following - covering not just the highs but also the lows that are part of the journey but that not nearly enough creators talk about. We go over the importance of being authentic and consistent, essential steps creators must take to prevent stagnating and continue to accelerate their growth, and specific tools, methodologies and gameplans to scale your creator journey to finally achieve financial stability. Indeed, the part where Yudi talks about how much therapy helped him in times his mental health was taking a hit due to content creation is a stark reminder that even the very best need to take necessary steps to look after themselves - and it is a sign of strength and not weakness to do so.

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Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/priteshjagani/

https://kit.com/

https://www.beehiiv.com/

kajabi.com

podia.com

Timestamps:

(00:00) Background + Introduction (02:47) Where does Yudi J come from? (04:36) Why did Yudi start making content? (09:16) Kickstarting creator journey on YouTube and finding a niche (12:05) Road to first 1000 subscribers (14:39) Dealing with “subscriber cycles” - THIS PART IS CRAZY (17:16) Study abroad creator to vlogger pipeline (cringe) (19:07) On (almost) giving up - therapy helps… (21:11) Stigma around therapy (22:29) Impact of meetups and personal interactions (24:15) Planning and logistics for “fan” meet-ups (25:57) Monetization woes on F1 visa (yes, it’s illegal) (27:19) Building a runway for financial stability (30:44) Baby Yudi (32:21) Does a strong online presence help with getting a job? (33:33) On launching courses as a means of passive income sources (36:24) Tools/websites for hosting courses (38:05) Why do ALL creators have newsletters? (41:43) Affiliate marketing (42:04) When should creators consider hiring a team? (46:04) Balancing revenue and investments as a mid-tier creator (48:13) Funneling views from Instagram reels to YouTube (50:17) Is the study abroad creator space saturated? (53:14) Yudi J’s YouTube creator inspirations (55:02) On Harnoor Singh (56:15) Outro + Gratitude