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From College Vlogs to Millions of Subs! How Hafu Go Succeeded!

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Hafu Go shares his eight-year journey from making lip-sync videos as a kid to becoming a successful YouTube creator with videos that garner millions of views. His unique perspective on the step-ladder nature of YouTube growth provides valuable insight for creators at all levels.
• Began YouTube career making videos in his mom's house, spending 50+ hours editing videos that initially received just 200 views
• Committed to pushing through for at least one year, which helped him overcome the temptation to quit when growth was slow
• Documented his experience studying at "the Harvard of China" (Tsinghua University) which helped transition his content
• Describes pivoting from college vlogs to Shaolin monk training as a "life crisis moment" that ultimately doubled his subscribers
• Emphasizes the importance of "wedging" when transitioning content types rather than making abrupt changes
• Embraced YouTube Shorts early, with his first dedicated Short reaching 50 million views in a week
• Creates thumbnails and titles before filming videos, with multiple versions tested for performance
• Focuses heavily on pre-production planning to make editing more efficient
• Believes your "rate of progress is going to be equal to your rate of learning"
• Hiring editors and ideation people to support his growing channel

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Chapters

1. Meeting Hafu Go (00:00:00)

2. Early YouTube Journey and Identity (00:01:40)

3. College Days and First Success (00:08:00)

4. Transitioning Away From College Content (00:13:50)

5. Shaolin Monk Series and Channel Growth (00:19:30)

6. YouTube Shorts Strategy and Success (00:27:40)

7. Thumbnail Creation and Video Production (00:34:10)

8. Learning Machine Mindset and Final Advice (00:39:30)

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Get the vidIQ plugin for FREE: https://vidiq.ink/boostplugin
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Join our Discord! https://www.vidiq.com/discord

Looking for a job? Email Hafu [email protected]

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/8XMqY_vXyy4

Hafu Go shares his eight-year journey from making lip-sync videos as a kid to becoming a successful YouTube creator with videos that garner millions of views. His unique perspective on the step-ladder nature of YouTube growth provides valuable insight for creators at all levels.
• Began YouTube career making videos in his mom's house, spending 50+ hours editing videos that initially received just 200 views
• Committed to pushing through for at least one year, which helped him overcome the temptation to quit when growth was slow
• Documented his experience studying at "the Harvard of China" (Tsinghua University) which helped transition his content
• Describes pivoting from college vlogs to Shaolin monk training as a "life crisis moment" that ultimately doubled his subscribers
• Emphasizes the importance of "wedging" when transitioning content types rather than making abrupt changes
• Embraced YouTube Shorts early, with his first dedicated Short reaching 50 million views in a week
• Creates thumbnails and titles before filming videos, with multiple versions tested for performance
• Focuses heavily on pre-production planning to make editing more efficient
• Believes your "rate of progress is going to be equal to your rate of learning"
• Hiring editors and ideation people to support his growing channel

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Meeting Hafu Go (00:00:00)

2. Early YouTube Journey and Identity (00:01:40)

3. College Days and First Success (00:08:00)

4. Transitioning Away From College Content (00:13:50)

5. Shaolin Monk Series and Channel Growth (00:19:30)

6. YouTube Shorts Strategy and Success (00:27:40)

7. Thumbnail Creation and Video Production (00:34:10)

8. Learning Machine Mindset and Final Advice (00:39:30)

357 episodes

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