@JohnNellis has grown by over 1 million subscribers in less than a year. We're talking to John's business partner, Alex, to dig deep into the strategy behind one of the fastest growing football channels on the platform. John Nellis: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnNellis 00:00 Intro 01:10 Getting into the world of football content 04:43 Tripling the growth of Sky Sports YouTube channel 07:27 The partnership with John 13:52 Combining the business and creative mind 16:24 How the business operates 18:41 How big is the team? 20:05 Producing content from in-front the camera 24:49 Why John Nellis is the best to work with 29:50 Growing and reinvesting into the business 35:10 The importance of the title and thumbnail 37:34 The myth behind "retention editing" 40:46 How the channel is monetized 44:27 Why you should delete your old videos 46:09 How much money is the channel making? 48:23 The work/life balance of a content creator 51:54 The goal for the channel 55:52 YouTube vs TV #podcast #creatoreconomy #contentcreator