Something I keep seeing over and over... People trying to build 5 different things at once. A YouTube channel. A coaching business. An e-commerce store. A blog. An online course. And you know what happens? None of them work. Here's what I learned from studying the greats... Amazon only sold books. Netflix only did DVDs by mail. Booking only did hotel rooms. They didn't try to do everything at once. They picked ONE thing. They became the best at that ONE thing. They mastered that ONE thing. Only then did they expand. But nowadays? Everyone's trying to be everything to everyone right from the start. You're not going to build the next Amazon by launching 10 different projects at once. You're going to build it by being insanely good at ONE thing first. What's your ONE thing?

Just wrote some detailed YouTube feedback for @Lloyd Mcleod on his latest video and thought these tips would be valuable for the whole community. Thumbnails need attention on YouTube. Text is often way too small with too much of it. Here's the thing with YouTube thumbnails - less text often works better than more. Remember people mostly watch YouTube on their phones. If you're going to use text, make it 1-2 massive words that complement your title. Including faces in thumbnails is crucial. If you're on camera, grab some proper photos (not video screenshots). People are hardwired to recognise faces and connect with them. Titles are 90% of growing on YouTube NOT retention. Don't believe me, checkout the screenshots with data to back it up. Higher click view trumps view duration every time. Your titles need to be curiosity-based and implant a question in people's subconscious that makes them HAVE to click. Our number one goal here is to stop the thumb. My Thailand video hit 300K+ views because of this: "These People in Thailand Are Not Your Friends!" It worked because people couldn't scroll past without knowing... What people? Who is he talking about? Is he talking about Thai people? Why aren't they my friends? Could this affect me? It invoked a subconscious hardwired response (lizard brain). Watch the attached video to go deeper on this lizard brain concept. Keep titles under 10 words and make every word count - that's copywriting in a nutshell. Study copywriting titles and you'll crush it on YouTube. Here's the framework I use to plan videos: - Hook - Intro (tell them what you're going to tell them) - Talking point 1 (tell them) - Talking point 2 (tell them) - Talking point 3 (tell them) - Conclusion (tell them what you just told them) Content will naturally improve over time. Audio can always be polished - try Auphonic for processing. Key thing to remember...

It is not that difficult to move to Thailand or to any other Asian countries and start build up your business. You can come here as a teacher. All you need is a diploma in any field and a good English knowledge. You can get a job if your English is not excellent and also if you don’t have any teaching course or experience. Come over for a holiday when the semester ends because that is the time when many schools are looking for teachers, You can send in your application online to as many schools as you can a couple of weeks before leaving so if you have a call you can go to the interview. You can walk in as well and see what they say. You have nothing to lose. You already have a nice holiday and maybe a job too. This way you have the visa, you have income that covers not only your cost of living but you have some extra money that you can use to explore Thailand or any other Asian countries . You have a lot of breaks during the semester so you can go to different cities for a few days to feel the vibe. In the evenings and weekends ( and school breaks) you can work on building up your online business, and meet other digital nomads,. This way you are in Asia, have a feeling what it is like to live here, You have the possibility to explore different cities, and you are actually working on building up your online business. All this without risking you becoming homeless. You just have to change the mindset that it is not possible for me and it is only a future goal that is so distant that I will never come to live it. Make the first step without crazy moves that jeopardizes your safety.

Been watching a lot of YouTube videos about Baguio in the Philippines. Not your usual ex-pat destination, but the city and climate look attractive to me. Would be great to hear from anyone actually living there to hear about the realities on the ground.

Hey, all. Just wondering what the air quality is like in Chiang Mai at the moment? I'm thinking of heading that way soon but not until the burning season is over. Am I looking at end of April? Early May? Thanks 👍