Samer Brax

YouTuber + Online business builder // The business guy for creators & the creator guy for businesses 🤙 and make videos sometimes

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

I can vouch 💯✅
that's ~130% at the start

[Roberto Blake 🇺🇸🇵🇦 Creative Entrepreneur @robertoblake]

Try using 10-12 cuts and or visual changes in the first 15 seconds of your videos and tell me if that improved the first 30 seconds retention rate for your videos.

It sounds insane… I know.

Blame TikTok.
Yeah, I said what I said.

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@AgentOpusAI Congrats @OpusClip team. Will be testing this with the creators I manage. Especially looking forward for the real world asset pulling feature. Would love to hear more about that one if you have examples

[Richard the Youtube strategist @Richard_YTS]

This is what @vidsummit is all about 😁
@vexian @timhaubeil @noahmorris @Sprouht_ @tkgpsd @DyLighted_Catan @samerbrax @jeremyjohnmary @devoncnp @dabidoYT @jamierawsthorne @justaskgen @SteAndRach @MichaelTetkoski @STELLASUN1 @soyritro @samerbraz @chezwaansyt

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@heydannymiranda @JColeNC You should also ask if anyone knows his manager @KingOfQueenz

[George Mack @george__mack]

16. Hardware > Software:

Rule of thumb: Fix hardware (physiology) before software (psychology).

1. 95% of software problems seem to get fixed when you take care of the hardware.

2. The remaining 5% is easier to debug once you've fixed the hardware.

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@justinmooretfam I've noticed that it's usually too late at that stage. Brands plan budgets in quarters, or just way in advance.

And if we're seeing the collaboration live, I've noticed that it usually means the budget is already spent and the campaign prep is already over.

Thoughts?

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@dinofavara - Be useful / save someone time / make someone money

- give the best service possible / care more than anyone else

- get recommended through word of mouth 👏🏻

- repeat until you have to hire some help yourself, do that and keep going

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

I live my life by a lot of these principles

#6 is a huge one and unfortunately not very easy to find sometimes

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

Just a few notes to myself (a driven & ambitious person):

1) Kings are overrated and usually unhappy. It is much better to be kingmaker.

2) Eventually, everyone realizes that they don’t want to be Elon Musk or Steve Jobs. How quickly do you want to get there?

3) Legacy is overrated. So is impact.

4) Learn from everyone & everything. Don’t view people as better or worse than you, worthy or unworthy of teaching you. And if something doesn’t fully resonate, don’t reject it wholesale. Try extracting the useful bits and learn from those. Wisdom is everywhere, if you can spot it.

5) When you find someone inspiring, try to separate their content and their charisma. And if it’s the charisma that inspires, be very careful.

6) The chief indicator of authentic confidence isn’t bravado. It’s the person’s openness to discovering why they’re wrong.

7) Whatever industry or domain you are in is probably smaller than you imagine it is. People talk. Don’t burn bridges over the small stuff.

8) When in doubt about where to take a job, pick the place with the better people. Even if it ends up being the wrong bet, you will still be more fulfilled with your work.

9) In the tech industry, things often change. Platforms change, technologies change, office signs change, employers change, centers of gravity change. The one thing that remains constant is the people. Always optimize for the people.

10) If you choose to understand just one cognitive bias, let it be the Fundamental Attribution Error. If you choose to understand one more cognitive bias, let it be Confirmation Bias.

Last but not least, very important note:
No rule is valid for every single situation in life. Except this rule.

[Zack Honarvar @ZackHonarvar]

We all recognize the value of Mental Clarity! 🧠

But rarely do we prioritize the habits that help us improve it.

Here are 5 habits that I prioritize to keep my mind sharp 🧵...

[Dylan Lu @DyLighted_Catan]

The introduction is the MOST important part of a YouTube video.

A terrible intro = no one watches the video.

Here are 5 essential components to a successful intro 👇🧵

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@jeremyjohnmary @PaddyG96 beautiful breakdown

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@robertoblake Have you considered editing out that last part with the dip ?

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@JoseIsOnTour @robertoblake Look into descript. Saves me a ton of time editing. Especially the feature where you can edit based on the transcript + you can bulk delete words like "umm"

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@justinmooretfam + affiliate marketing 💯💯

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

you don't even need a lot of subscribers to make $$ if you're niche enough

my experience:

- quit engineering job for youtube
- from (mostly) affiliate marketing + (some) ad revenue
- under 40k subscribers
- around 3k-5k average views per vid

[Roberto Blake 🇺🇸🇵🇦 Creative Entrepreneur @robertoblake]

Creators, you have a business.
The business model is:

“Content as a Service”.

The 7 Income Streams of Creators

1. Platform Income (Ad Revenue)
2. Products
3. Services
4. Brand Deals
5. Affiliate Links
6. Memberships
7. Donations

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@justinmooretfam @TomFrankly @creatorwizard @jayclouse That's smart! Also, do you have a free A-Z webinar or a free video series where you share the high level of what you teach?

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

Best tweet writing tip I learned from @WrongsToWrite

The "what -> how -> why" framework

"What"
Tweet writing tip all ghostwriters need to know

"How"
Start with what, explain how, end with benefit.

Benefit
To increase engagement and followers

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@electricitywave You move quick!! I like it :) excited to watch you grow this and provide value to your subs

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@thejustinwelsh I heard @ShaanVP have that realization on a recent podcast and wondered if he got that from you

[Samer Brax @samerbrax]

@hitsman @jthomas__ Music to my ears