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He Makes $125,000/year As A Niche YouTuber
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Apr 3, 2023
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300
is
all
Shervin
shares
made
in
his
first
year
on
YouTube
Now
he
makes
a
full
time
income
as
a
YouTuber
living
in
the
most
expensive
city
in
the
world
New
York
City
boy
yeah
In
this
video
he
tells
us
why
he
quit
his
six
figure
job
just
to
make
pennies
on
YouTube
I
was
just
like
this
is
the
end
Turns
out
it
was
a
little
motivation
I
watched
the
Gary
Vee
video
and
he's
like
this
is
exactly
when
you
can
live
with
four
roommates
in
a
basement
and
eat
fucking
fast
food
Do
you
understand
Paired
with
a
humbling
move
back
into
his
parents
house
Moving
back
into
my
parents
We'll
show
you
exactly
how
he
was
able
to
go
from
miserable
office
job
to
YouTuber
with
thousands
of
subscribers
and
six
figures
in
revenue
I'm
Pat
Walls
and
this
is
Startup
Story
All
right
we're
headed
up
to
the
content
closet
right
now
Let's
check
it
out
How's
it
going
Welcome
Pat
Good
to
see
you
Good
to
have
you
Welcome
to
the
content
closet
Thank
closet
Thank
you
Before
you
became
a
YouTuber
you
were
a
software
engineer
and
you
had
like
a
pretty
big
six
figure
job
but
you
left
it
all
So
yeah
tell
me
why
you
did
that
You
know
I
did
everything
my
parents
had
told
me
to
do
which
was
you
know
study
hard
go
to
college
get
a
good
job
And
then
I
came
to
the
realization
that
all
right
now
I
have
50
years
of
my
life
left
Is
this
what
I
really
want
to
be
doing
But
it
was
just
the
desire
to
chase
something
kind
of
like
internally
This
internal
voice
was
telling
me
hey
you
got
to
go
chase
after
something
that
just
doesn't
make
logical
sense
right
now
Did
anyone
help
you
Or
how
did
you
come
to
the
decision
to
finally
quit
How
did
that
look
So
funny
story
is
I
quit
my
job
twice
technically
Once
was
the
software
engineering
job
and
then
I
kind
of
like
did
YouTube
and
kind
of
explored
and
then
I
became
a
product
manager
and
then
I
quit
that
job
too
There
was
no
one
else
Like
I
think
all
my
friends
were
working
regular
jobs
They're
enjoying
it
They're
doing
well
financially
And
I
watched
the
Gary
Vee
video
and
he's
like
if
you
just
graduated
college
you
need
to
chase
your
dreams
This
is
dreams
we're
talking
about
We're
talking
about
dreams
Like
this
is
the
time
to
be
high
risk
And
I
was
like
he's
so
right
Like
in
five
years
if
I'm
married
and
have
kids
It
was
like
in
five
years
if
I'm
married
and
have
kids
I
won't
be
able
to
take
a
massive
risk
Like
you
can't
just
quit
your
job
because
you
have
to
pay
for
your
mortgage
or
whatever
else
like
you're
supporting
other
people
So
I
was
like
now's
the
time
Just
take
the
risk
What's
the
worst
thing
that
can
happen
I
can
always
go
back
into
a
software
engineering
job
And
that's
when
I
kind
of
like
decided
and
then
it
just
became
like
okay
how
do
we
go
about
it
And
journaling
journaling
journaling
journaling
And
then
finally
one
day
I
was
just
like
this
is
the
end
Putting
your
job
for
YouTube
is
a
crazy
move
How
much
do
you
have
saved
up
Do
you
have
a
backup
plan
at
the
time
So
I
had
a
lot
of
investments
from
software
engineering
Luckily
that
I
had
put
like
in
retirement
account
and
then
like
other
assets
And
I
was
fortunate
enough
that
those
assets
had
grown
immensely
So
I
had
kind
of
like
a
asset
I
could
pull
from
if
I
really
needed
an
emergency
But
in
my
bank
account
I
think
I
had
like
five
or
10
000
But
I
felt
comfortable
because
I
had
like
those
assets
backing
me
And
I
was
like
if
I
really
need
more
money
I'll
sell
stuff
and
I'll
use
that
money
But
I
didn't
really
want
to
sell
anything
at
the
time
But
you're
able
to
make
it
off
of
five
10
000
at
least
in
the
beginning
Yes
so
luckily
YouTube
was
already
making
some
money
I
was
making
I
think
two
to
3
000
a
month
And
I
was
like
as
long
as
I
can
increase
that
revenue
by
focusing
more
on
that
then
I
should
be
fine
So
I
really
just
focused
on
increasing
that
revenue
And
I
cut
my
personal
costs
as
low
as
possible
And
that's
kind
of
how
I
lived
And
for
the
most
part
that
was
helping
me
And
I
recently
just
started
paying
myself
through
the
business
You
said
that
you
brought
your
personal
expenses
down
to
basically
nothing
What
did
that
look
like
That
was
kind
of
like
moving
back
into
my
parents
So
no
rents
they
paid
for
food
I
didn't
have
to
pay
for
a
car
car
So
I
had
this
lucky
opportunity
that
I
could
lean
on
them
So
that
was
kind
of
the
big
thing
I
was
like
all
right
how
can
I
go
about
using
this
as
a
way
to
kind
of
not
have
to
spend
too
much
money
Being
a
YouTuber
for
anyone
else
who
wants
to
do
YouTube
full
time
how
much
do
you
have
to
spend
as
a
YouTuber
You
don't
have
to
spend
any
money
And
you
have
to
spend
all
the
money
I
think
it's
all
hard
work
and
dedication
One
thing
I've
really
prided
myself
is
trying
to
meet
as
many
other
creators
as
possible
And
the
big
thing
you
learn
from
that
is
a
lot
of
people
don't
want
it
They
say
they
want
it
They're
like
yeah
I
want
to
do
this
I
want
to
do
that
Or
I
have
this
dream
But
no
one
wants
it
If
you're
hungry
enough
you
could
do
it
That's
the
part
that
I've
realized
So
many
people
just
say
things
but
they
don't
actually
put
in
the
work
If
you
put
in
the
work
day
in
day
out
there's
nothing
stopping
you
How
can
you
tell
if
someone
really
wants
it
It's
not
about
how
they
talk
It's
about
what
they
publish
Are
they
publishing
consistently
Are
they
adapting
and
learning
and
growing
And
are
they
asking
questions
One
thing
I
struggle
with
is
asking
for
help
But
I've
realized
that
even
people
who
I'm
not
a
big
creator
but
people
who
might
be
one
step
behind
me
if
they
ask
me
for
feedback
like
OK
that
person
is
hungry
And
then
I'm
like
OK
maybe
I
should
be
asking
other
people
for
feedback
too
So
that
shows
that
you
want
to
learn
and
you
want
to
get
better
When
you
first
got
started
how
much
time
were
you
spending
creating
videos
And
how
many
subscribers
did
you
have
in
the
early
days
I
was
doing
I
think
daily
vlogs
were
the
thing
back
then
So
I
was
like
oh
I
need
to
publish
every
single
day
So
I
would
record
during
the
day
edit
at
night
and
then
publish
the
next
morning
And
I
did
a
couple
like
30
day
90
day
challenges
And
I
think
I
had
like
100
maybe
200
subscribers
at
the
time
How
many
videos
were
you
putting
out
What
was
your
output
like
I
think
it
was
once
a
week
twice
a
week
I
still
switch
between
that
I'm
trying
to
do
like
I
did
three
months
where
I
was
like
we're
doing
twice
a
week
And
then
I
scaled
it
back
to
once
a
week
But
for
the
most
part
I
think
twice
a
week
once
a
week
week
or
twice
a
month
are
probably
like
the
three
best
cadences
for
YouTube
is
what
I've
learned
and
noticed
noticed
from
most
people
So
how
long
did
it
take
you
to
get
to
1
000
subscribers
Was
that
a
big
mark
for
you
I've
heard
this
great
quote
100
subscribers
is
the
hardest
1
000
is
the
next
hardest
10
000
is
a
little
bit
harder
100
000
is
a
little
easier
And
then
a
million
is
even
easier
And
I
think
it's
because
of
the
snowball
effect
right
I
don't
remember
how
long
it
took
me
to
get
to
like
1
000
But
I
remember
it
was
like
years
like
two
years
maybe
just
posting
content
And
I
wasn't
really
analyzing
what
was
bringing
in
subscribers
I
was
just
posting
out
of
like
oh
this
is
fun
I
like
this
Let's
just
keep
doing
it
But
it
took
like
two
maybe
three
years
And
how
long
did
it
take
to
make
your
first
dollar
through
your
videos
So
before
the
1
000
4
000
hours
limit
that
YouTube
had
I
was
monetized
And
I
was
making
like
10
a
month
within
the
first
year
that
I
started
YouTube
And
then
they
created
that
cap
And
I
was
under
the
1
000
subscribers
So
they
cut
off
my
money
And
I
think
I
made
like
300
over
a
year
But
that
was
the
first
couple
of
dollars
that
came
in
And
you
couldn't
get
the
money
until
you
hit
100
threshold
So
I
was
like
I
would
see
it
rise
rise
rise
And
I
was
like
oh
I'm
at
80
We
need
20
more
to
get
the
cash
And
how
did
you
make
that
money
Was
it
just
through
YouTube
AdSense
That
first
dollar
It
dollar
It
was
all
YouTube
AdSense
yes
I
know
you
make
money
through
lots
of
different
ways
now
How
did
you
find
those
And
what
does
that
look
like
for
you
I
started
to
make
videos
that
were
kind
of
search
based
and
were
product
reviews
One
of
them
was
a
fitness
tracker
band
And
I
was
like
oh
they
gave
me
a
referral
Sometimes
they
say
oh
put
your
link
in
the
app
Oh
you
get
one
month
free
if
you
refer
someone
So
I
was
like
all
right
let's
do
it
So
I
put
that
link
in
there
And
the
video
got
some
views
And
then
all
of
a
sudden
I
had
three
years
of
membership
And
I
was
like
what
do
I
do
with
this
And
then
it
became
10
years
of
membership
And
I
was
like
what
do
I
do
with
this
So
then
the
company
reached
out
to
me
They're
like
hey
we
have
an
affiliate
program
It's
invite
only
Do
you
want
to
be
in
it
And
I
was
like
of
course
What
am
I
going
to
do
with
10
years
of
membership
So
that
was
the
first
time
they're
like
OK
here's
your
link
Instead
of
getting
a
free
month
which
was
like
I
don't
know
30
or
something
we'll
give
you
50
And
I
was
like
all
right
that
sounds
better
Cash
over
this
thing
that
is
not
really
attainable
And
that
was
the
first
time
that
I
started
to
get
some
amount
of
cash
And
I
was
like
all
right
let's
replace
that
link
And
then
I
was
like
OK
So
it
looks
like
if
I
make
a
product
review
and
people
are
searching
the
review
and
I
provide
value
and
some
people
will
decide
not
to
buy
it
because
of
my
video
and
some
people
will
And
if
I
tell
them
to
use
my
link
then
I
can
make
some
money
So
that
helps
support
making
more
videos
Could
you
break
down
all
the
different
ways
that
you
make
money
as
a
YouTuber
I
know
affiliate
marketing
YouTube
AdSense
Do
you
have
any
brand
deals
Could
you
break
it
all
down
for
us
Yeah
Right
now
it's
just
affiliate
marketing
and
YouTube
AdSense
I'm
starting
to
get
into
sponsorships
but
I
don't
really
want
to
yet
because
I
want
to
optimize
for
watch
time
And
I
don't
know
It's
like
a
fear
that
maybe
if
I
put
a
sponsorship
in
views
are
going
to
drop
I
think
it's
probably
like
80
20
20
is
YouTube
AdSense
80
is
affiliate
marketing
And
then
within
that
there's
two
major
companies
that
cover
most
of
the
AdSense
probably
around
50
of
that
And
then
the
rest
is
a
whole
bunch
of
other
small
companies
This
is
my
bedroom
Very
tiny
New
York
City
boy
yeah
So
living
in
New
York
City
is
obviously
really
expensive
How
are
you
able
to
live
in
New
York
as
a
creator
You
just
have
to
give
out
an
arm
and
a
leg
I
think
part
of
it
I
was
lucky
and
fortunate
enough
to
meet
two
other
creators
who
were
also
chasing
the
same
thing
And
we're
like
we
figured
out
what
we
want
to
prioritize
And
for
me
it
was
like
location
I
want
to
be
surrounded
by
other
creators
And
we
know
a
lot
of
other
creators
who
kind
of
live
near
this
area
And
then
the
second
aspect
was
save
as
much
money
as
possible
So
we
tried
to
find
the
cheapest
place
where
all
three
of
us
could
live
in
And
this
was
it
It
provided
bedrooms
for
all
of
us
It
has
a
nice
big
living
room
So
that
way
we
can
have
our
desks
and
create
content
It
kind
of
got
our
basic
needs
met
So
it's
just
cut
costs
as
low
as
possible
and
get
your
high
priority
items
And
that's
it
And
how
much
does
this
place
cost
for
rent
the
whole
place
and
this
room
We
pay
4
500
for
the
three
of
So
me
and
my
roommate
Tejas
we
pay
1
600
And
then
Colt
our
third
roommate
pays
the
rest
And
do
you
eat
out
a
lot
How
do
you
save
money
I'm
trying
to
cut
that
down
So
actually
one
video
I'm
working
on
is
how
to
make
homemade
meals
in
less
than
two
minutes
and
save
money
that
way
as
well
as
optimize
time
So
I
have
a
little
smart
oven
thing
that
I
use
And
that
helps
me
cook
most
of
my
meals
Nice
And
what
are
the
other
big
expenses
as
a
new
NYC
creator
Other
than
rent
and
food
what
are
you
spending
Coffee
This
place
is
so
small
it's
nice
to
just
change
your
environment
and
go
outside
somewhere
So
I
like
to
go
work
at
a
coffee
shop
or
meet
people
at
a
coffee
shop
That's
probably
my
biggest
expense
And
then
gym
I
love
working
out
So
there
was
a
time
where
I
had
two
gym
memberships
but
now
I
don't
But
going
to
the
gym
or
a
sauna
and
cold
plunge
studio
that's
another
cost
So
I
would
say
health
and
wellness
costs
are
pretty
high
Anything
you
really
want
to
do
in
New
York
City
it's
almost
double
the
price
sometimes
I
think
that's
a
good
segue
to
go
check
out
a
coffee
shop
Right
as
soon
as
I
say
coffee
coffee
shop
go
to
the
coffee
shop
All
right
so
what's
been
your
most
successful
or
viral
video
On
YouTube
it
was
definitely
the
I
replaced
my
iPhone
with
an
Apple
Watch
Ultra
I
think
it's
around
1
56
million
views
right
now
And
what's
the
story
behind
it
So
that's
been
a
video
I've
done
a
couple
of
times
before
And
the
intention
behind
it
was
like
can
I
survive
with
just
my
Apple
Watch
I'm
always
consuming
social
media
on
my
phone
and
I
want
to
just
get
rid
of
my
phone
So
I
was
like
can
I
do
24
hours
just
Apple
Watch
And
I've
done
it
before
and
it
did
pretty
well
And
I
was
like
all
right
the
new
Apple
Watch
is
coming
out
Let's
launch
this
video
at
the
same
time
that
all
the
Apple
Watch
Ultra
hype
is
happening
So
as
soon
as
I
got
the
watch
I
did
the
video
literally
the
next
day
And
I
tried
to
release
it
as
fast
as
I
could
Like
I
don't
think
the
editing
was
great
It
was
just
like
get
it
out
now
Why
do
you
think
it
went
viral
Timing
topic
and
just
having
previous
data
that
like
this
style
could
potentially
work
So
I
think
it
was
a
factor
of
those
three
things
of
like
I
know
this
video
has
worked
for
me
in
the
past
Timing
of
Apple
Watch
Ultra
and
then
the
topic
People
love
Apple
Watches
And
how
did
it
feel
when
you're
getting
like
all
those
views
Was
it
crazy
I
think
I
was
like
oh
I
really
don't
care
I
was
like
it's
not
about
the
views
Like
yeah
having
one
viral
video
is
cool
I
guess
But
like
I
want
to
have
an
engaged
audience
and
engaged
community
And
if
all
those
1
5
million
people
watch
the
video
and
never
come
back
like
what's
the
point
I
want
people
to
come
back
I'd
rather
have
consistently
100
000
views
than
one
video
that
gets
like
10
million
views
So
that's
kind
of
my
goal
You
got
a
team
working
with
you
now
How
do
you
find
good
editors
and
good
filmers
and
good
people
to
work
with
I
think
it's
network
either
through
other
creator
friends
ask
them
hey
do
you
know
anyone
who
is
available
for
work
Going
to
different
events
and
meeting
people
and
then
asking
them
That's
probably
the
biggest
one
And
then
online
like
Upwork
is
a
good
spot
It's
hard
to
find
good
people
You
really
have
to
like
go
through
like
hundreds
of
people
to
finally
find
a
good
editor
That's
kind
of
how
I
found
my
first
one
I
think
they
were
like
7
to
10
an
hour
Yeah
And
if
you
outsource
it
to
other
countries
then
you
can
save
a
ton
of
money
that
way
Yeah
All
right
right
So
Shervin
what
would
be
your
advice
for
anyone
that
maybe
is
in
a
full
time
job
right
now
and
wants
to
create
content
for
a
living
or
be
a
creator
or
just
to
get
start
creating
Start
creating
I
think
take
a
day
one
day
a
week
like
your
Sundays
and
dedicate
that
day
to
creating
content
and
just
start
building
momentum
because
that's
the
most
important
thing
If
you're
not
consistently
creating
then
it's
not
worth
quitting
your
job
You
have
to
first
build
the
momentum
build
the
habits
of
actually
doing
it
And
you
have
to
sacrifice
like
some
of
your
social
life
You
have
to
sacrifice
other
things
in
your
life
but
I
think
it's
important
to
just
get
the
ball
rolling
You're
doing
videos
on
tech
and
gadgets
and
fitness
How
do
you
find
ideas
for
videos
Yeah
it's
just
a
lot
of
searching
on
YouTube
Like
I'll
search
the
topic
Like
right
now
I'm
doing
a
testosterone
supplements
video
And
one
thing
is
like
I
can
search
like
the
supplements
called
Tonkat
Ali
So
it's
like
I
could
search
that
It's
like
OK
these
videos
aren't
doing
that
well
But
if
I
do
testosterone
supplements
maybe
that
is
doing
well
But
if
I
do
a
video
about
gaining
muscle
like
oh
that's
going
to
do
extremely
well
So
yeah
the
video
might
be
about
the
same
thing
but
it's
like
how
do
I
frame
it
And
it's
about
researching
and
then
all
right
what's
kind
of
related
to
this
And
then
looking
at
other
videos
kind
of
related
to
that
And
then
just
kind
of
going
down
a
rabbit
hole
of
a
whole
bunch
of
YouTube
videos
To
finally
figure
out
what's
the
best
way
to
kind
of
frame
this
video
And
then
just
chasing
my
curiosities
like
I'm
a
very
curious
person
I
like
to
think
So
if
I'm
like
I
want
to
learn
about
this
I
must
know
like
what
happens
if
you
do
this
And
that
kind
of
becomes
an
idea
And
then
it
becomes
how
do
I
package
that
idea
Do
you
believe
it's
important
to
to
surround
yourself
with
creators
I
think
anything
you're
trying
to
achieve
you
must
surround
yourself
with
people
who
are
also
doing
the
same
thing
You
know
the
five
chimps
theory
you
become
like
the
people
you're
surrounded
by
So
I'm
a
big
believer
in
that
And
that's
why
I'd
surround
myself
with
other
creators
And
then
how
did
I
go
about
finding
them
It
was
just
I
went
to
creator
events
So
like
I
think
I
looked
on
Meetup
or
random
things
like
that
Once
you
move
to
a
new
city
it's
just
like
you're
just
searching
online
to
find
whatever
you
can
And
then
as
soon
as
you
meet
one
then
they
start
to
invite
you
to
other
events
And
it
becomes
like
the
snowball
effect
where
once
you
have
at
least
like
five
creator
friends
like
they
know
about
other
events
and
it
becomes
this
kind
of
word
of
mouth
thing
And
it's
just
like
going
to
these
dinners
going
to
any
kind
of
event
that's
based
around
creating
content
You
get
to
meet
other
people
who
are
also
doing
the
same
thing
And
it's
kind
of
lonely
I
would
say
a
lot
of
creators
like
it's
there's
not
that
many
creators
in
the
world
right
People
are
actually
serious
about
it
So
when
you
do
meet
other
people
who
are
also
in
the
space
like
it's
just
like
an
instant
bond
because
you
know
the
challenges
that
they've
been
through
and
you
know
like
this
person
is
also
hungry
like
they're
not
just
like
here
to
like
lollygag
I
heard
that
you're
trying
to
run
a
five
minute
mile
How's
that
going
I
got
injured
but
I'm
going
to
do
it
I
am
I
want
to
do
If
you
know
a
guy
named
Dr
Andrew
Huberman
I
just
recently
learned
that
he
his
fastest
time
is
a
4
57
So
that's
my
new
goal
is
I
want
to
beat
his
time
in
the
mile
I
think
it's
like
one
thing
as
I'm
getting
older
is
like
my
body
is
I've
hit
the
age
where
my
body's
deteriorating
every
year
So
I
just
want
to
see
like
what
am
I
physically
capable
of
doing
And
I
also
want
to
use
that
as
a
goal
to
build
these
long
term
habits
for
longevity
of
just
staying
healthy
with
my
cardiovascular
system
But
I
did
get
injured
but
I'm
slowly
getting
back
into
running
and
I'm
like
I
need
to
take
a
safe
approach
I'm
not
a
21
year
old
invincible
man
Just
about
you
know
maybe
this
is
not
going
to
take
longer
than
two
months
Like
it's
going
to
take
a
year
two
years
but
chase
after
that
goal
Yeah
And
how
close
did
you
get
5
26
is
my
fastest
time
so
far
That's
pretty
good
Yeah
Almost
there
Almost
there
Okay
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