Local Rank · B2B · local SEO software
Post one long and one short YouTube video every day about your narrow niche
1-2K views per video, yet the audience drove most of a $20K MRR launch
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What they did
Pick a niche you can fully own (for him local SEO / AI SEO; e.g. 'SEO for plumbers', narrower is better) so people see you as the thought leader. Commit to daily uploads for at least six months: one long-form and one short-form video a day, accepting lower standards ('30 daily bad videos' teach more than two perfect ones). Unpolished stream-of-consciousness style rather than fast-paced editing. Build it into your routine; he has done it daily for two and a half years.
What happened
Started at 30 views on the first video; now 1-2K views per daily upload from a very valuable audience; called his 'insurance policy' when the content sites died and the source of 80% of Local Rank's launch revenue
- Stage
- Scale (2-3 years, ongoing)
- Effort
- Daily uploads for about 2.5 years
“Number one, start off in a niche that you can completely own. Personally, it's local SEO or AI SEO at this moment.”
“commit to daily uploads for a certain amount of time, six months. Do one long-form, one short-form a day.”
“YouTube. It was my insurance policy.”
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