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This is an inside look at my media business that runs and operates over 50 YouTube channels - I'll cover my story, advice, tools I use, systems, teams, trends for the next 5-10 years, and monetization strategies. If you want to learn how I make the majority of my income through affiliate marketing, check out my program on how to go from zero to a $3M/Year affiliate marketing business: https://smartaffiliate.yt/start-now If you're an advanced entrepreneur looking to have all of your content managed and done for you, check out my YouTube service: š https://longformlaunch.com/ ^We help entrepreneurs, businesses, and personal brands plan, script, film, edit, manage, and scale their YouTube channel. You stay focused on the business, we run the channel. āŗ Get access to my FREE side hustle courses: https://www.sidehustlemastery.com My favorite finance + business products: š Get an exclusive 30-day free trial to GoHighLevel when you sign up using my link: https://gohighlevel.com/charlie ^ You'll also get my free pre-built snapshot, which includes done-for-you templates and automations. š³ My favorite credit cards: https://yourbestcreditcards.com/card-finder/?ccid=2004 š¦ Favorite online savings accounts: https://bit.ly/top-hysa-2026 š Get a bonus with WeBull Investing: https://bit.ly/webull-bonus š„ļø Best AI website builder (Less than $3/month using code CHARLIECHANG): https://hostinger.com/charliechang š„ Hire the top 1% of overseas talent: https://paired.so āŗ Join my FREE newsletter: https://buildabetterbusiness.co/subscribe If you're new here, I own a bunch of different YouTube channels in different niches and languages, and I would say that my business is quite different from most YouTubers. Instead of focusing on going viral, and monetizing through brand deals, my philosophy has been to create educational videos in many areas of life, and monetize through affiliate marketing. If you want to see more videos like this, check out my other videos: How to Get INFINITE Leads For Your Business Using YouTube (on Easy Mode): https://youtu.be/39fq8q9vIxY 12 Years of Marketing Knowledge in 35 Minutes: https://youtu.be/UbKQFqpRcio I hope you guys found this video helpful, and if you did, please SHARE it with a friend or family member who you think could benefit and also LIKE and subscribe for more videos like this in the future! Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! ā Charlie #YouTube #Entrepreneurship #Money Timeline: 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Building A Media Company With 50 Channels 0:51 - How Much Money Do I Make With YouTube? 1:52 - Breaking Down The Income Sources 3:07 - Growing Up As An Entrepreneur & Building A Media Company 4:31 - My Advice For New YouTubers 6:06 - The Highest Paying Educational Niches On YouTube 6:37 - How Do I Make Videos On 50 YouTube Channels? 8:00 - The Tools & Software I Use To Run The Business 9:01 - How Do I Find Affiliates? 9:53 - Omnipresence & Hiring An International Content Team 11:16 - What My Daily Schedule Looks Like 12:00 - Managing My Team 13:41 - How Do I Reinvest Back Into My Team? 14:23 - Where Do I See The Next 5-10 Years Of Content Creation? 15:34 - Finding Video Ideas & Getting The Right Audience 16:44 - Why My Videos Perform Well 17:48 - How Much Money Did I Start With? 19:13 - If I Had To Start Today, What Would I Do? 19:57 - Conclusion Disclaimer: Some of the links above may be affiliate links, which means that if you click on them, I may receive a small commission. The retailers and financial services companies pay the commission at no cost to you, and this helps to support our channel and keep our videos free. Thank you! In addition, I am not a financial advisor. Charlie Chang does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. The ideas presented in this video are for entertainment purposes only. Please do your own due diligence before making any financial decisions. āŗ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlie__chang/
The hook leads with a specific, almost absurd income number ($300k/month) paired with a surprisingly large scale metric (50 channels) that creates an instant curiosity gap. People click because the combination feels impossible and they need to understand the system behind it. The 'inside look' framing promises a behind-the-scenes breakdown, which disarms the skepticism the big number creates.
Open with the "specific income from surprising scale" beat. No intro card, no logo, no greeting.
Brickell Ā· Roll camera before you arrive at Brickell Ave at golden hour or Biscayne Blvd south of 5th. The reveal IS the hook.
Establish outdoor city with your hero prop. Wide on the 16mm so the GT3 RS sells the scale.
Brickell Ā· Keep the prop count to 1. More props = more cuts = lower retention.
Use direct to camera rant to deliver the rewatch moment. One idea, one take.
Brickell Ā· Cut on the reaction, not the line. If it's a price reveal, hold the number on screen for 1.5s.
Show the consequence. Bystander head-turn, valet face, on-screen receipt ā whatever makes the payoff feel real.
Brickell Ā· Casa Tua and Komodo valets are cinematic. E11even paddock for nightlife crowd. Hard Rock paddock during F1 weekend = prebuilt audience.
I collect 5% on every brand deal my graduates close. Here's the math.
Alex at the Brickell penthouse with his laptop open showing OVO deal flow, walks through how recurring 5% commissions from placed Roster Method grads stack into serious monthly income without him pitching a single brand.
One Nike campaign paid for my $500k GT3 RS. I manage 50 creators like that.
Opens on the GT3 RS parked in the Brickell garage, then cuts to Alex walking through how OVO Talent runs simultaneous campaigns across Nike, Gymshark, Celsius, and Gatorade, and why managing volume is the actual wealth lever.
Implicit beats explicit. Let the caption + pinned comment ask. End on the asset, not your face.
Brickell Ā· Tag @imalexgunnar in the caption. Pin the objection comment within 60s of posting.
I quit being ZoomInfo's top rep at 22. Now I run campaigns for Gymshark and Nike.
Alex films face to camera at the penthouse floor-to-ceiling windows at night, contrasts the corporate ceiling he left against the agency he built, breaks down how going from one sales quota to managing dozens of creator deals changed the entire income structure.