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YouTube and content creation

Get Views

YouTube channel growth, video breakdowns and group feedback.

Sell the growth loop you already run on your own channel.

Monthly cost to run
~$99+

Starter stack, all-in.

Time to real MRR
60–90 days

With focused weekly execution.

Realistic 6-month goal
$15k–$30k MRR from a modest paid group.

Not guaranteed — but proven possible.

Positioning

The credible YouTube educators are the ones whose own channel is visibly growing. Your channel IS the demo. Everything else — packaging, retention, monetization — flows from there.

Who this works for

  • Creators with a growing channel (10k+ subs or clear traction) willing to teach in public
  • Ex-YouTube employees, MCN operators, or agency editors with insider knowledge
  • Coaches who already work 1:1 with creators and want to scale delivery

The offer

A community that reviews members’ packaging and analytics weekly, plus a library of frameworks for ideas, thumbnails, retention, and monetization.

How to build it

Content pillars

  • Weekly packaging reviews (titles + thumbnails)
  • Retention teardown clinics
  • Idea generation and validation sessions
  • Monetization case studies (sponsors, products, funnels)

Onboarding a new member

  • Day 0: Channel audit form + one 90-day goal
  • Day 1: Watch the ‘packaging fundamentals’ pillar
  • Day 7: Submit next video for a packaging review
  • Day 30: Ship a video applying at least 3 community frameworks

How to grow it

Growth engines

  • Your own channel documenting the frameworks in public
  • Guest appearances on creator podcasts
  • Case study videos featuring member wins
  • Cross-promo with adjacent creator communities

Monetization stack

  • $49–$99/mo community access
  • $3k–$10k cohorts for creators going full-time
  • 1:1 channel audits as an upsell
  • Affiliate revenue on tools (VidIQ, TubeBuddy, editing software)

What it costs to build

Line itemMonthlyNotes
Skool subscription$99Flat.
YouTube analytics tools$0–$40VidIQ / TubeBuddy free tiers are enough at first.
Thumbnail / editing tools$0–$30Photopea, Canva free, DaVinci Resolve free.
Streaming for live reviews$0–$20Zoom or Riverside free tiers.

The only true fixed cost is the Skool subscription. Everything else scales with revenue — most creators start with free tiers of the tools listed.

How fast you can expect to build it

Days 0–30
Publish 3 channel teardowns, open free tier.
Milestone: 150 free members from your channel.
Days 31–90
Launch paid tier, weekly packaging call.
Milestone: $4k–$10k MRR.
Days 91–180
Add cohort + guest teardowns.
Milestone: $15k–$30k MRR from a modest paid group.

Why it's possible for you

1of10, The YouTube Blueprint, The YouTube Academy and The $100k YouTuber are all in the same category — each with a slightly different angle (packaging, blueprints, monetization). The category isn’t crowded, it’s specialized.

You don't need to match Get Views's size. A 100–300 member paid community at $49–$149/mo is a real business, and the playbook is the same one used by the biggest names in the category — just run at your scale.

Common pitfalls to avoid

  • Teaching YouTube without a channel that shows growth
  • Talking algorithm instead of packaging + retention
  • No feedback loop on members’ actual videos
  • Bundling too many topics — pick packaging OR monetization OR shorts

Ready to build your own version of Get Views?

Start a free Skool community today and apply this playbook step by step.

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