How to make money on YouTube in 2021 (and how much I earn)

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Hey friends, in this video I'll be going over how much money YouTube paid me since the very beginning of this channel. Enjoy

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TIMESTAMPS

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MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

🚀 Productivity Masterclass Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity

🎬 Video Editing with Final Cut Pro X From Beginner to YouTuber

🎓 How to Study for Exams An EvidenceBased Masterclass

😃 How to be Happier Stoicism Masterclass

MY FAVOURITE GEAR:

🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear

⌨️ My Keyboard Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue)

📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector Paperlike

🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List Ugmonk

MY FAVOURITE SOFTWARE:

📚 How I remember what I read (Readwise)

🎵 Where I get my Music (amazing for YouTubers)

What I Use For Analytics

🌐 My website platform (Ghost)

🎤 My podcast hosting platform (Transistor)

OTHER RECOMMENDED COURSES

📔 Effortless Output with Roam Research

📓 Building a Second Brain

🎙 MY WEEKLY PODCAST

My brother and I host a weekly podcast where we discuss happiness, creativity and the human condition. You can find it by searching “Not Overthinking” on any podcast app. And we post clips + full episodes on the YouTube channel, so please subscribe to that!

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WHO AM I:

I'm Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things ().

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GET IN TOUCH:

If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Tweeting @aliabdaal directly will be the quickest way to get a response, but if your question is very long, feel free to email me at hi@aliabdaal.com. I try my best to reply to things but there sadly aren't enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

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