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Ian Boggs: How I Created Viral Videos with 30 Billion Views | E91

2023/12/12
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Ian Boggs:我的父亲停止了我的经济资助,这反而成为了我成功的催化剂。它让我意识到,如果我不努力,就会一无所有。我开始专注于创作自己真正热爱的内容——制作和分享故事。我第一部获得百万点赞和千万观看量的视频,正是在这种心态下诞生的。我的跨文化背景(肯尼亚和日本)也帮助我创作出更具全球视野的内容,吸引了来自世界各地的观众。在创作过程中,我经历了从焦虑到自信的转变。起初,百万粉丝的关注让我感到焦虑,因为我并不完全满意自己当时创作的内容。但后来,我父亲的鼓励和对自身热爱的坚持,让我克服了焦虑,专注于创作更优质的内容。我从不购买虚假粉丝,始终坚持有机增长。我的盈利模式主要包括销售周边产品,YouTube 广告分成(AdSense)以及与品牌的合作。AdSense 是最稳定的收入来源,而品牌合作则需要选择自己真正喜欢的产品。 主持人:Ian 的成功并非偶然,他的跨文化背景、从小培养的商业意识、对视频创作的早期热情、以及父母的支持,都为他后来的成功奠定了坚实的基础。他从割草赚钱开始,就展现出了商业头脑。在大学期间,他通过理发和摄影兼职,积累了创业经验和资金。他从2.9 的GPA 提升到3.7,也展现了强大的学习能力和毅力。他从学习生物,立志成为医生,转变为从事媒体创作,体现了他对自身兴趣和职业规划的重新审视。他的成功也并非一帆风顺,在达到百万粉丝后,他曾因焦虑而考虑放弃,但最终在父亲的鼓励下坚持了下来。他强调了有机增长的重要性,反对购买粉丝和点赞等虚假流量的行为。他分享了社交媒体创作者的三种主要盈利方式:销售周边产品、YouTube 广告分成和品牌合作,并详细解释了AdSense 的运作机制。

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Ian Boggs discusses how growing up with parents from different cultural backgrounds and living in various countries influenced his understanding of global audiences and shaped his approach to content creation.
  • Ian's father is American but grew up in Kenya, while his mother is Japanese.
  • Ian believes that exposure to diverse cultures helped him cater his content to a global audience rather than just a U.S.-centric one.

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Welcome to another episode of In Search of Excellence! My guest today is an incredible young man, Ian Boggs. Ian is one of the most successful influencers of all time. He has more than 30 million followers on YouTube, TikTok, Snap, and Instagram. His videos have been viewed more than 30 billion times.

Tune in to hear Ian talking about his childhood, education, and his journey from dreaming about being a doctor to becoming one of the most successful influencers online. Find out how he started doing what he loved, how his videos went viral, and how he gained millions of followers on social media. He also shares how he dealt with hateful comments and how he earns money as a social media creator.

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01:27 Ian’s background

  • An American father who grew up in Kenya and a Japanese mother
  • That helped him build his audience all around the world

02:48 Creating his first content

  • His mother loved photography and had a camera
  • Ian created content with Legos

04:46 What was Ian like as a kid?

  • Introverted and super creative
  • Learned that nothing comes for free
  • Made money mowing lawns

07:53 The education and the shift in mindset

  • AP classes in Italy
  • Cheating on test
  • Studying to be a doctor at UCI
  • Decide to go a different route
  • Switched to Media Studies

14:53 Cutting his own hair for a video

  • Making fun of alpha males
  • Started doing haircuts for $15
  • Passionate about photography and videography
  • Started earning money

19:28 Becoming a social media creator

  • A dream of becoming a social media creator
  • A video went viral
  • Did live of himself sleeping
  • Parents supported his dream

25:44 Hitting a million followers

  • A million followers on Tik Tok
  • Had a lot of anxiety
  • Wasn’t happy about the content he was posting

27:24 Making the content he loved

  • Going to California, starving, and working hard
  • His father cut him off financially
  • He decided to make the content he was happy about

30:30 Hateful comments

  • He made some cringy content
  • Bad comments gave him anxiety
  • Learned to deal with it
  • Engaging with comments on social media

34:45 Buying followers

  • Bought followers are usually bots
  • Fake followers are harmful
  • Buying followers is a scammy business

38:27 How to make money on social media?

  • Merch – selling different products
  • Earning with AdSense on YouTube explained
  • Brand deals - Marvel, Netflix, and Old Spice

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