Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan Taylor
Doin' The Thing is a show for creators who want to build their content business better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He interviews top creators to share their biggest mistakes and lessons and tells stories from Grindstone, a coaching company for video creators.
Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan Taylor
The Systems That Got This Middle School Teacher 400K Subs (w/ CPreds) | 052
Dillan interviews CPreds.
CPreds is a full-time Call of Duty content creator with over 400,000 YouTube subscribers. He built his audience from scratch while working full-time as a middle school teacher, editing videos on NYC subways, and uploading daily.
They discuss: the harsh realities of going full-time, how to build a sustainable content system, what still surprises him at 400k subs, evergreen content strategies, how to package viral videos, why copying won't get you far, and much more.
CPreds’s links...
Website: https://linktr.ee/cpreds
Twitter / X: https://x.com/CPreds_
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CPreds
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0:00 Intro
0:43 The CPreds tagline
3:18 What's different & the same at 400K subs
8:10 Evergreen content explained
14:25 Looking back at his first videos
20:36 The biggest mistake new creators make
30:21 His early grind while teaching full-time
34:29 His step-by-step plan to grow from 0 to 100k
42:54 Behind his most viral long-form video
51:29 Building connection with your audience
56:53 Breaking down the CPreds content business
1:06:29 Rapid-fire questions
1:12:54 Bye bye bye
