Welcome to the
Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator.

Your YouTube Growth, Supercharged.

With 5.6 million subscribers and $6 million in annual revenue, I'm combining the knowledge I’ve passed on to thousands of creators with direct support and feedback from my team to level up your YouTube growth.

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Sometimes a course on its own isn’t enough.

You can have the best educational materials in the world at your fingertips, but when you’re dealing with something as arduous as building a successful YouTube channel - which takes years of consistent hard work and improvement - the more support you have, the better.

Why?

Ultimately, a course on its own still needs you to do the work yourself.

Look at it this way.

I can teach you everything I know about how to create incredible videos that hook your viewers and keep them watching .
I can teach you how to create exciting and engaging titles and thumbnails that catch people’s attention and make them want to click on your videos.
I can even teach you to build a brand people will fall in love with ; one that turns your audience into a loyal following who look forward to your videos each week and who desperately want more of your content.

But if I just teach you those things and then you’ve got to figure out how to actually apply what you’ve learned to the content you’re creating, how do you know that you’re getting it right?

Being a YouTuber is an incredibly time-consuming process, where the best of the best know that every second they pump into their YouTube channel guarantees them some kind of a return.

You can know all of the right steps to take, but if you’re not executing on them correctly then there’s every chance you’re just pouring more of your time down the drain - and even worse, that you’re doing so while you think you’re nailing it every step of the way.

Yes, there’s an abundance of insight, information and guidance out there on YouTube which you can use to guide you, but you still have to be able to spare enough time to parse through it all, to know the right questions to ask and to know how to apply changes to the content you’re creating - without doubling the amount of time you’re putting into YouTube already.

What do you do if you have a team of people working with you on your channel, but you don’t know everyone can level up their abilities so you’re producing really high-level content which will maximise your chances of growing on YouTube?

It all boils down to this:

Without support, you’re on your own trying to get everything right and trying to figure out what’s happened when things don’t go as planned.

Everyone knows that growing on YouTube takes time. My team and I want to help you get the highest return on yours.

A YouTube Channel can completely change your life - it changed mine.

If we haven’t met before - Hi, my name’s Ali 👋

I started making YouTube videos in 2017, while in my final year of medical school at Cambridge University.

I started off with 0 views, 0 subscribers and $0 in revenue. I knew absolutely nothing about filming, editing or publishing videos, but after watching hundreds of tutorials, I figured out the basics.

18 months later, my YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers and was making as much money as my full-time job working as a doctor.

Two years later, I hit 1 million subscribers, $1m in annual revenue, and finally made the decision to quit my day job.

Now, I’ve been a Part-Time YouTuber for nearly 7 years. My channel’s grown from zero to 5.6 million subscribers, and I have a team of 17 full-time employees and a huge network of amazing freelancers who work with me to help people build a life they love through inspiring, educational content.

I have a podcast with almost 7,000,000 monthly downloads and a combined following of over 1.5 million people on other social media platforms.

I genuinely look forward to Mondays, working with a team of amazing creatives, and doing what I love, with a lot of freedom, fun and flexibility. I get messages every day from people saying my videos have changed their lives. I’ve even written my first book, due to be published by Penguin later this year.

Last year my business made $6 million in revenue.

And I make more money in a single year than I would’ve made in two decades working as a doctor.

A YouTube Channel can completely change your life - it changed mine.

If we haven’t met before - Hi, my name’s Ali 👋

I started making YouTube videos in 2017, while in my final year of medical school at Cambridge University.

18 months later, my YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers and was making as much money as my full-time job working as a doctor.

Two years later, I hit 1 million subscribers, $1m in annual revenue, and finally made the decision to quit my day job.

I have a podcast with almost 7,000,000 monthly downloads and a combined following of over 1.5 million people on other social media platforms.

Last year my business made $6 million in revenue.

And I make more money in a single year than I would’ve made in two decades working as a doctor

The Simple “Secret” Formula to 100,000+ Subscribers

Over the last 7 years, I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to build an audience from scratch, provide value consistently, and monetise in a non-spammy way.

I’ve spent thousands of hours, and over $100,000 in courses and coaching programs to try and find the secret sauce that helps grow a channel and a business. And while I’ve learned a hell of a lot of things (more on that later), the biggest thing I’ve learned is this -

There’s no secret to building a life-changing YouTube Channel.

It’s just a matter of:

Creating videos that people find valuable
Posting them on YouTube at least once a week
Repeating this for at least 2 years

That’s all it takes.

I personally guarantee that if you follow this 3-part formula, your life will change in ways you can’t imagine.

You’ll learn incredibly useful skills, you’ll make friends with amazing people from all over the world and you’ll start to generate ‘passive’ income. You might even get messages from people about how your videos have changed their lives 😳

It seems simple in theory, but the execution is slightly more difficult.

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There are almost 400,000 creators on YouTube with over 100k subscribers, and almost 3 million with over 10k.

Standing out on the platform has never been trickier.

You might have a unique perspective or an unfair advantage over the competition but the sheer standard of the content being created on YouTube these days has never been higher.

So if we want to creating videos that people find valuable, we need to ask a couple of questions:

How can we be sure we’re creating value for an audience that they can’t find somewhere else?
How can we persuade people to click on our videos in the first place?
How do we convince someone to subscribe to see more of our content?
How can we continuously improve the content we’re creating so that we become one of those people who stands out with a strong brand and a bought-in audience?

What if you could learn directly from professionals like this?

What if you could put your thumbnails in front of them, and have them tell you what they’d improve? How they’d think about your thumbnails to make them world class?

And what if it wasn’t just your thumbnails… Imagine if you could work with full-time professionals who are among the best in the world at:

YouTube strategy

Scriptwriting

Social media growth

Editing

Productisation

Video production

Sponsorships

Email list growth

Podcasts

Monetisation

Marketing

Newsletters

and even business management for a creative team...

Welcome to the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator 🚀

With the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator, we want to make sure that you never feel like you have to do it yourself, all on your own, ever again.

Here are the headlines:

When you join the Accelerator, you’ll basically have 6 months of open-source access to the team I’ve built around my business, all of whom work with other creators across YouTube and other platforms in their respective areas of expertise and who are absolutely world-class at what they do.

You’ll get access to over 20+ hours of course material which is the distillation of everything my team and I know about YouTube through growing a channel to 5.6 million subscribers and millions in revenue, and which we’ve taught to more than 6,000 YouTubers and creators over the last three years.

For 6 months, you’ll be able to submit your videos to us for feedback from our team of experts, who have reviewed thousands of videos over the last three years and who can help you lock in on the most important improvements you can make so that you never need to sit and scratch your head about what you could do better.

You’ll have access to a private Slack group with other creators who are investing in their growth on YouTube for the next 6 months, as well as everyone on my team, where we discuss everything from feedback on thumbnails or titles all the way to sponsorship proposals, product funnels, or editing tips and tricks - every day.

You’ll have Q&A calls with me every month where I can give you my expertise (and honest opinions) on any question you have, any challenge you’re facing or anything you’re struggling with.

And much more - but we’ll get to the details soon.

What’s the aim of all of this?

To put world-class educational materials, and world-class expertise and guidance at your fingertips.

To create a close-knit network of driven creators and give you everything we possibly can to create the best possible chance of growing on YouTube.

To create a support network that means you don’t have to do it all on your own.

I’ve been teaching creators how to grow their channels and level up on YouTube and in business for the last three years through my Part-Time YouTuber Academy.

But during that time, I’ve been hiring experts with the explicit purpose of being better than me at the job they’re doing, so that my channel and following across different platforms (and my bottom line) can still grow, without needing my input.

After all, what’s the point of being a Part-Time YouTuber if you can’t enjoy the journey?

In the Accelerator, my team and I get to be a part of your YouTube journey for the next 6 months, and we’ll have the chance to help you tackle and overcome each new challenge as it rears its head. We’ll be right by your side for 6 months.

After each cohort of our Part-Time YouTuber Academy, we’d get countless messages from people telling us that they wished there was some way to ask us more questions, keep getting feedback on their videos and have access to all of the support the team can offer.

Now you can.

We want to help you:

Avoid making key mistakes - we’ve made them so you don’t have to, and we can help you dodge them as you grow

Choose the highest leverage activities to pump your time and energy into, so you know that no second spent working on your YouTube channel is a second wasted

Build a robust ecosystem of YouTube content (the foundation of your content empire) through conversations, brainstorming and workshops with world-class experts who know your content, know the challenge’s you’re facing and have been working with you every step of the way

Grow. Not just in views and subscribers, but in revenue and cross-platform influence

And we’re growing with you. My team and I have helped hundreds of channels with zero subscribers to hit the ground running, and hundreds of channels with thousands of subscribers scale faster than they ever expected.

We’re also at the helm of a 5.6 million subscriber YouTube channel and we’re experimenting and levelling up every day - so you can leverage our experience, the experiments we’re running and what we’re learning so that your knowledge and execution are unparalleled.

You’ve effectively got a network of consultants, freelancers and coaches at your fingertips. We’ll get to know you and your content, we’ll learn what you’re working on and what you’re trying to build, and you’ll grow with us over the next 6 months.

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The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator has only been running for a year - it’s a new product we created after we stopped doing live cohorts. But in just a few short months, we’ve already had tonnes of amazing feedback from our Accelerator students. Here’s what some of them had to say:

Azul had never made a video before he took our live course. He implemented everything he learned, and his channel has grown to 130k+ subscribers since.

“It has transformed my life. If you have any desire at all, if you think you’ve got YouTube in you but you’re not sure, this is the program for you.”

Azul Wells (10,100 → 133,000 subscribers)

Zachary had made a handful of videos before joining the Accelerator but has always struggled with the lack of systems and consistency. He has now grown his channel to 140k+ subscribers having no less motivation that when he publish his first video.

"The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator has been unreal for my content creating journey on YouTube. The training material helped me set up awesome systems for my channel, and the supportive community has been a lifesaver in keeping me accountable and motivated. The Accelerator team offers constructive feedback and genuine care, creating an inspiring environment that pushes creators to their full potential. Huge props to Ali and the team for creating a space to learn and grow!"

Zachary Staines (33,836 → 142,000 subscribers)

Okay, so the Accelerator has clearly worked for other creators. But will it work for me specifically?

Well, that depends. This certainly isn’t a magic bullet. And it’s not a get-rich-quick scheme. Success on YouTube is probabilistic.

We can help you save time and can teach you what you need to know to stack the deck in your favour.

But we can’t actually do the work for you. We’ll be there with you, helping you out wherever we can, but you have to put in the effort yourself.

So that begs the question:

Who is the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator not for?

The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator probably isn't a good fit for you if - You're not willing to put in the time and effort to commit to making videos for the long term.

1. You're looking for a magic bullet that'll get your channel to grow without any effort. There's no secret here. It's just about putting in the work, doing it consistently, and stacking the deck in your favour in whatever way you can.
2. You're hoping that starting a YouTube channel will be a get-rich-quick scheme. Again, that's not how it works. There are no shortcuts .
3. You're looking for a guaranteed pat h to 10k, 100k, or 1M subscribers. There are no guarantees in this game. It's like signing up for a writing course and expecting to have 1M readers per month for your blog, or 100,000 sales of your book. That's not how it works . We'll teach you the systems and processes that have worked for us and our students, and we’ll be there to guide you for the next 6 months of your journey through any challenges you face, but we obviously can't 'guarantee' any specific result.
4. You’re looking for a bespoke, done-for-you service where we create your strategy for you or supply you with scripts or thumbnail/title ideas or other finished products. In the Accelerator, we’re trying to tee you up with as much expertise, input, guidance and assistance as possible , but we can’t give you the answers. There are people out there who you can work with who’ll create these finished products for you (and we can help you find them), but that’s not what this Accelerator is intended to be.

Again, the one thing we can guarantee is that if you create useful videos, publish consistently, and do this for 2 years, your life will change. And we'll be by your side until you're halfway there.

Okay, you get the idea.

Let’s break down what the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator actually looks like in practice, and what you get if you sign up:

#1 Access to our Part-Time YouTuber Academy (currently $5995)

A curriculum of over 20 hours of educational material designed to teach you everything I know about growing a YouTube channel.

This includes:

The Core PTYA Curriculum

10 hours of material teaching you everything we know about YouTube from getting started all the way through to monetising, building a team and turning your channel from a hobby into a thriving business.

PTYA Bonus Modules

More than 16 hours of extra video training on camera gear, studio setups, monetisation, repurposing, community building, newsletter creation and more.

Lifetime access to all the course material

So that as your channel grows, there’ll always be useful information and insights you can benefit from every step of the way

Throughout my journey over the last 7 years, I’ve had constant questions from other creators asking about how I grew my own channel as a Part-Time YouTuber. So in 2020, I started the Part-Time YouTuber Academy as a way to help creators invest their time into what really matters when it comes to being a Part-Time YouTuber - building a system.

The systems we’ve developed and which we teach in the course grew my own channel from zero to 1.2 million subscribers (with $1,000,000 in annual revenue) while working full-time as a doctor.

And the systems I’ve continued to develop and use since then have grown my channel to 5.6 million subscribers (with $6,000,000 in annual revenue). All while “working” under 10 hours per week on the channel.

Here’s a flavour of what you’ll get during the 6 months of the Accelerator:

You’ll go through our Niche Discovery Framework, to help you figure out your niche and what to make videos about, so you’re not wasting time creating content that’s unlikely to work for you in the long term

You’ll get my Outsourcing Almanack - a system for outsourcing editing, including job descriptions and a step-by-step guide to finding the perfect video editor who edits in your own style. This’ll help you save 10+ hours every single week.

You’ll learn my Perfect Packaging Process, a step-by-step framework (including best practices, templates and tools) for creating compelling titles and thumbnails quickly and efficiently, so you’re not spending hours trying to craft the ‘perfect’ title and thumbnail combination every time.

And so you’re not wasting hours creating videos that no one’s going to click on because the title and thumbnail suck ;)

You’ll learn my HIVES Framework for structuring and scripting your videos so that you’re not wasting your time trying to reinvent the wheel every time you make a video.

You’ll build your own streamlined Infinite Content Engine, with the next 3-6 months of content planned out, so you can sustain your output after the course ends.

You’ll build your own Idea Generation Machine that’ll help you generate ideas, and tell you which video ideas have a higher chance of going viral and growing your channel, so you’re not wasting time making videos that are unlikely to perform well.

You’ll also get access to all of our checklists and templates, as well as things like our PTYA Workbook - this is a 56-page digital supplement to the course which breaks down each of the lessons into exercises you can use to really consolidate the learnings into actions that will supercharge your growth.

Want more info and a full breakdown of the curriculum we’ll share with you? You can check out our full page about the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here - and remember, you’ll get all of this for free when you join the Accelerator.

#2 Weekly Office Hours with Experts from our Team

In these Office Hours, you'll have an open-source pass to the team behind my $6 million a year business—professionals who specialise in areas such as scriptwriting, YouTube strategy, editing, social media growth, video production, sponsorships, monetisation, marketing, and more.

Think of this as having a dream team right at your fingertips, providing personalised guidance tailored to your specific needs. Whether you're struggling with the perfect thumbnail, a script for your latest video, or navigating the launch of a new product, the team are there to ensure your strategies are sound and your content reaches its maximum potential.

These office hours aren’t just one-off events; they are weekly, interactive 60-minute sessions which you’ll have access to for the entire 6 months. You’re free to drop in and out, ask burning questions, seek advice, and continuously improve your craft under the team’s supervision.

Think of it like continual education from industry leaders who are at the cutting edge of their fields, who know your goals and what you’re working on and who have a single-minded focus on elevating your work and increasing your potential.

Think of them as “specialist subject” hours - where you can go if you need to ask a detailed question on a workflow in Final Cut Pro or After Effects, or want to learn about how to get a podcast off the ground, or even if you’re thinking of starting a course of your own.

Most of the team also work as freelance consultants or coaches, charging hundreds of dollars per hour for their time, and you’ll be able to leverage their expertise every week, building on your previous conversations to continually troubleshoot your issues and level up what you’re working on.

Here’s what the week of calls looks like:

And here’s what our Accelerator students have to say about them, and some of the cool things that have already happened as a result of these calls:

#3 The Hotline: 6 months of access to exclusive Accelerator-only Slack channels for rapid access to our support team

This isn't your everyday chat room; it's a space full of real-time brainstorming, information sharing and feedback manned by the team and I.

Imagine having the power to refine your thumbnails, titles, and content before you ever hit publish.

No more playing the waiting game to see if something works or relying on A/B testing alone for your titles and thumbnails; in our Slack channels we can give you input tailored to your needs, helping you make those crucial tweaks before your content goes live.

We’ve got channels for you to ask questions, and channels for you to brainstorm things like titles and thumbnails and to get feedback on ideas and videos from the team and other students.

The team and I will use this Slack group to share what we’re working on, experiments we’re running on the channel and other cool things. We’ll voice note you our thoughts on a strategy you’re working on, record Looms walking you through something visual or to show you how we think about a certain topic on the team, share thumbnail breakdowns with you when we’re trying something new and we’ll shout out wins and success stories from within the Accelerator group as we go.

There’s also the opportunity to leverage the collective experience of your fellow Accelerator members. This group brings together a collection of content creators, marketers, and business brains, each bringing their unique perspective and experience to the table. You’ll benefit not just from our insight and expertise but also from the other people around you who have made the same commitment to levelling up their YouTube prowess.

#4 You get expert, 1:1 personalised feedback on your videos for the next 6 months

Polished systems, strong ideas and great production value all have their place, but the harsh reality is you’re never going to grow on YouTube if you can’t make good videos, plain and simple.

Yes, iterating over time means you’ll improve, but it’s highly unlikely your comment section is ever going to tell you what you could do to improve your title and thumbnail, or your hook, or your edits. We will.

During the Accelerator, you'll submit a video every two weeks to our team of experts who have reviewed thousands of videos and they’ll give you feedback specifically tailored to what you’re trying to improve.

They’ll look at your titles, thumbnails, hook, storytelling, production value, editing and much more so that you’re exponentially increasing the speed at which you can improve and you’ve got specific and actionable feedback week by week. Our 6,000+ previous students consistently rated this as one of the most useful aspects of our live course, and now it lasts 6 months.

#5 Monthly Live Q&As with Ali Abdaal

Each month I'll be hosting a dedicated Q&A session where you can ask me any and all questions related to your YouTube channel, content, strategy or anything else.

We'll have a chance to go back and forth on questions and ideas you have, and I'll explain the answer to your question as best as I can, and try and "think out loud" to explain the reasoning behind it too.

Even if you don’t have questions, you can come to this Q&A to learn from the experience of other people and to see how I think about our content production engine as a whole, and to learn more about how I’ve grown it from its infancy to the 6 million subscriber channel it is now, and the team I’ve built around it.

#6 Access to our Creator Booster Pack (worth $949)

The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator isn't the only course we've created to help people become successful, confident and driven content creators with thriving businesses.

So we decided to give you our other courses too.

Creatorpreneur Academy ($799)

Creatorpreneur Academy is a self-paced online course, with 6+ hours of content across 40+ lessons, where you'll learn everything there is to know about transforming your creative side-hustle into a sustainable operation that's highly profitable, hugely scalable, and ridiculously fun.

In particular, we'll be taking a deep dive into the principles, strategies, and tools businesses use to achieve consistent and sustainable growth, giving you a bunch of actionable + timeless insights you can use immediately to supercharge your creative projects.

Camera Confidence Masterclass ($149)

In this course - with over 4.5 hours of content across 40+ lessons, I’ll be teaching you everything that I’ve learnt about camera confidence over the past few years of making hundreds of videos and coaching over 3,000 students as part of my Part-Time YouTuber Academy.

We’re going to cover a bunch of principles, strategies and tools for being more comfortable on camera, and you’ll see real life evidence of these techniques in action as I take various members of my team through the exercises, and give them feedback throughout.

Sounds great!
So how much does this cost?

For context, you could pay $10,000 for an hour of my time over a Zoom call for a private coaching session. Or, like plenty of conference organisers do, you could pay $20,000 to fly me out to give a 30-60 minute talk where I cover 1% of what you’ll learn in the course.

Back when we were running live cohorts of our Part-Time YouTuber Academy, we’d offer something similar to the Accelerator for the 6 weeks of the course (private slack channels, Q&A calls with me and other perks) for $995. For 6 weeks - not 6 months. Keep that figure in mind 😉

Another way to put our prices into context is to think of it as an investment in your YouTube “business”. If you’re treating YouTube as a hobby, this course probably isn’t for you. But if you’re treating it like a business, then investing some money in saving time and increasing your odds of success seems like a no-brainer. Especially given (a) how much your life can change, and (b) how much money you stand to make if your YouTube channel goes well 🤷

Anyway, enough spiel - here's the price.

The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator

$5995

For the PTYA course materials + 6 months access

The Part-Time YouTube Accelerator is a 6-month blend of all of the highest leverage parts of PTYA, including Slack support from Ali's team, fortnightly video feedback for 6 months, monthly Q&As, monthly specialist workshops and much more.

The best part?

You can get all this for just $5,995 for 6 months.

So what does this look like? If you enrol to our Accelerator, you’ll get:

🧠 The Core PTYA Curriculum (currently available for $995) - 8+ hours of pre-recorded sessions with Ali, covering (1) Crack the Algorithm, (2) Earn the Click, (3) Keep them Watching, (4) Build your System.
📚 PTYA Bonus Modules - Extra video training on camera gear, studio setups, monetisation, repurposing, community building, newsletter creation and more.
🚀 Our Part-Time YouTuber Productivity System , which includes checklists, frameworks and templates to turn you into a content-creation beast…
- 🚂 Create videos consistently and effortlessly through our Infinite Content Engine
- 🐝 Write scripts that captivate your audience using our H.I.V.E.S Framework and video format templates
- 📸 Identify the perfect camera, audio, and lighting gear for your budget (whatever your budget is) with our Gear Guru Checklists
- 💡 Never run out of video ideas again using our Idea Generation Machine (our 7-part Framework for generating endless content ideas), our 5 Months of Content in 5 Minutes template and our 4A Framework.
- 📗 Find the perfect editor or writer using our Outsourcing Almanack - a step-by-step method with a checklist for outsourcing, including pre-written job descriptions for editors and trial tasks for writers.
- 🔥 Showcase your individuality and stand out from the crowd with our Forge Your Brand Framework - a combination of 3 of the best systems we’ve ever used to help you identify and leverage your authentic edge as a creator, and to help you understand how to attract subscribers even in a crowded niche
- 🧭 Ensure your videos always connect with the audience you want using our Creator’s Compass
- ☄️ Find the intersection between the videos you want to make and the ones which will grow your channel with our Identity Analyst template
👋 1:1 Onboarding with a dedicated creator coach.
☎️ The Hotline - 6 months of access to exclusive Accelerator-only Slack channels for rapid access to our team. We’ve got channels for you to ask questions, and channels for you to brainstorm things like titles and thumbnails and to get feedback on ideas from the team and other students.
💌 Priority Email Support - 6 months of access to a dedicated support inbox - another hotline straight to us. We’ll help you with any query, concern or request you could possibly have regarding your channel so that for the next 6 months no question goes unanswered.
📝 Personalised 1:1 Video Reviews - 6 months of access to our Expert Video Analysts , who’ll provide detailed feedback on one of your videos every two weeks (value $2,600 p/a)
🤝 Your dedicated creator coach who will guide you and hold you accountable on this journey and through.
📈 1:1 Personalised Channel Audits from the experts we use for Ali’s YouTube channel that you can request you graduate each level of Get Going, GetGood, Get Smart. These audits provide in-depth idea generation reports, analytics assessments, video reviews, and suggestions/feedback on your equipment and your setup.
❓ Monthly Q&As with Ali - 6 months of monthly exclusive Q&A calls with Ali (Value: I’m not going to put a number here because it looks kinda absurd, but for context, we charge somewhere between $20k - $50k for me to do a 30-minute keynote at conferences…)
💁 Weekly Office Hours w/ Specialists - Weekly drop-in sessions with the team behind our business, who are experts in topics like social media, podcast growth, websites, SEO, videography, editing, marketing, monetisation, product creation and of course all things YouTube (it’s also hard to put a value on this, but for reference, each of the team are consultants/freelancers charging $250+ an hour. And you get each of them for an hour every week for 6 months 🤯).
🎉 Monthly Specialist Workshops - 6 months of monthly exclusive Specialist Workshops led by the team where you can network, troubleshoot issues you’re facing with your Youtube channels/businesses with fellow Accelerators and experts from the team, reviewing your OKRs, and so much more (value $2,500 p/a)
💪 Creator Booster Pack - You’ll get access to two of our biggest courses Part-Time Creatorpreneur and Camera Confidence to help you become a successful, confident and driven content creator with a thriving business (both worth well over $900).
🚲 1:1 strategic and personalized monthly accountability calls with a member of the PTYA Team (value $900)
🎁 Exclusive Bonuses - Just for fun, we’re bundling in a bunch of incredible bonuses too. Keep scrolling for more 😉

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And lastly, we’ll give you access to the PTYA Community, so you’re a part of our network of thousands of creators, and you get access to our live in-person events and any future cool things we come up with.

🎁 Did someone say Free Bonuses?

Because this is an exciting new start after 3 years of running live Cohorts, we’ve decided to bundle in a bunch of free bonuses just for fun.

Free Bonus #1

Access to the PTYA Community

Our community is one of the main reasons our students have enjoyed our course so much. Once you enrol, you'll get access to our community of over 4,000 like-minded creators who're sharing their wins, struggles, and learnings and are always ready to help solve your YouTube-related issues or answer your questions. You’ll also get access to our live in-person events around the world, which are exclusive to alumni of PTYA.

Free Bonus #2

Exclusive Discounts on Software and Tools for Creators

You’ll have access to exclusive benefits and discounts with companies like TubeBuddy, Epidemic Sound, Subly, Storyblocks and more. We’re even the only course that can hook you up with a free trial for VidIQ. And we keep negotiating more and more of these deals, which you’ll get first dibs on.

Free Bonus #3

YouTube for Beginners Online Course

(Normally on Skillshare, where the subscription costs $180/year) - Over 4 hours of instruction to teach you everything you need to get started with YouTube, like how to script, shoot, and edit your first video. It’ll also teach you how to set up an awesome-looking channel and talk confidently to the camera so that you’re completely ready to get filming as soon as possible 💪

Free Bonus #4

Video Editing with Final Cut Pro X Online Course

(Normally on Skillshare, where the subscription costs $180/year) - In this 3-hour course, you'll learn everything you need to get started with Final Cut Pro and take your editing to the next level. We'll work to create a YouTube-style video following a 3-part workflow.

Our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee & Money-Back Promise

We want the investment in this course to be an absolute no-brainer for you - if you’re actually going to do the work 😉

“Do the work” technically involves (a) completing the core module exercises, and (b) submitting at least 2 videos for feedback. If you’ve done those things, and for whatever reason aren’t 100% happy with your experience, drop us an email (within 30 days from the start of the program) and we’ll happily refund your entire payment.

However, please note that the money-back guarantee only applies if you actually do the work and you’re submitting videos for feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions…

How long does the Accelerator last?

Do I need to have a YouTube channel to join?

Do I need to have a certain number of subscribers to join?

What experience with YouTube do I need to have?

I’ve made 100 videos already, is the Accelerator for me?

What sort of channel is the Accelerator suitable for?

What is the minimum equipment required to join?

My channel isn’t in English. Is the Accelerator still suitable for me?

How involved will Ali be in the Accelerator?

Do I need to know how to edit videos?

Do I need to attend all the calls?

Can I get an invoice?

Is the Accelerator the only way to learn more about building a successful YouTube channel from you?

Is the Accelerator a live cohort?

Amrit Sandhu

(8,500 → 72,300 subscribers)

“I’d never have gotten to where my channel is this fast without your guidance and support. It probably would have taken years and years of faffing about in the dark. At our current trajectory, we're set to hit 100k by the end of the year, touchwood, and I can't tell you how bizarre and inspiring it feels to see these numbers - after 7 years of hard work to finally see the labor of love that is the inspired evolution being finally received so well, and openly and abundantly - I'm pinching myself everyday. All i can say is that I LOVE PTYA & THANK YOU!”

Tyler Chou

(12,905 → 30,500 subscribers)

“If you’re new here, welcome and congratulations, this is such a good decision because Ali’s PTYA course allowed me to start my channel last July, and as part of the Accelerator program, I get to have direct access to Ali each month and that has been invaluable. I have opened up my law firm just this past month and I already have five big YouTubers with million plus subscribers as clients!”

Ohn Mar Win

(6,620 → 72,300 subscribers)

“The Accelerator is like a treasure trove of value. Massive kudos to the PTYA team for their unwavering assistance and expertise! There's unparalleled support from the each member of the PTYA team who are generous and highly knowledgable with their insights. The game-changer for me, has been understanding my audience and crafting videos that address their pain points. It's like having a guiding light in the midst of YouTube's vast landscape. The growth of my channel has been not only steady but also consistently rewarding, with a true sense of fulfilment and accomplishment.”

❤️ Our Wall of Love ❤️

Our students say very nice things about the course.
Here’s what quite a lot of them had to say.

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If you’ve got any questions about the Accelerator, or need a hand with anything else, we’re just an email away. Drop us a line and we’ll do our best to help 😊

Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator

$5995

For the PTYA course materials + 6 months access

🧠 The Core PTYA Curriculum (currently available for $995) - 8+ hours of pre-recorded sessions with Ali, covering (1) Crack the Algorithm, (2) Earn the Click, (3) Keep them Watching, (4) Build your System.
📚 PTYA Bonus Modules - Extra video training on camera gear, studio setups, monetisation, repurposing, community building, newsletter creation and more.
🚀 Our Part-Time YouTuber Productivity System , which includes checklists, frameworks and templates to turn you into a content-creation beast…
- 🚂 Create videos consistently and effortlessly through our Infinite Content Engine
- 🐝 Write scripts that captivate your audience using our H.I.V.E.S Framework and video format templates
- 📸 Identify the perfect camera, audio, and lighting gear for your budget (whatever your budget is) with our Gear Guru Checklists
- 💡 Never run out of video ideas again using our Idea Generation Machine (our 7-part Framework for generating endless content ideas), our 5 Months of Content in 5 Minutes template and our 4A Framework.
- 📗 Find the perfect editor or writer using our Outsourcing Almanack - a step-by-step method with a checklist for outsourcing, including pre-written job descriptions for editors and trial tasks for writers.
- 🔥 Showcase your individuality and stand out from the crowd with our Forge Your Brand Framework - a combination of 3 of the best systems we’ve ever used to help you identify and leverage your authentic edge as a creator, and to help you understand how to attract subscribers even in a crowded niche
- 🧭 Ensure your videos always connect with the audience you want using our Creator’s Compass
- ☄️ Find the intersection between the videos you want to make and the ones which will grow your channel with our Identity Analyst template
👋 1:1 Onboarding with a dedicated creator coach.
☎️ The Hotline - 6 months of access to exclusive Accelerator-only Slack channels for rapid access to our team. We’ve got channels for you to ask questions, and channels for you to brainstorm things like titles and thumbnails and to get feedback on ideas from the team and other students.
💌 Priority Email Support - 6 months of access to a dedicated support inbox - another hotline straight to us. We’ll help you with any query, concern or request you could possibly have regarding your channel so that for the next 6 months no question goes unanswered.
📝 Personalised 1:1 Video Reviews - 6 months of access to our Expert Video Analysts , who’ll provide detailed feedback on one of your videos every two weeks (value $2,600 p/a)
🤝 Your dedicated creator coach who will guide you and hold you accountable on this journey and through.
📈 1:1 Personalised Channel Audits from the experts we use for Ali’s YouTube channel that you can request you graduate each level of Get Going, GetGood, Get Smart. These audits provide in-depth idea generation reports, analytics assessments, video reviews, and suggestions/feedback on your equipment and your setup.
❓ Monthly Q&As with Ali - 6 Months of monthly exclusive Q&A calls with Ali (Value: I’m not going to put a number here because it looks kinda absurd, but for context, we charge somewhere between $20k - $50k for me to do a 30-minute keynote at conferences…)
💁 Weekly Office Hours w/ Specialists - Weekly drop-in sessions with the team behind our business, who are experts in topics like social media, podcast growth, websites, SEO, videography, editing, marketing, monetisation, product creation and of course all things YouTube (it’s also hard to put a value on this, but for reference, each of the team are consultants/freelancers charging $250+ an hour. And you get each of them for an hour every week for 6 months 🤯).
🎉 Monthly Specialist Workshops - 6 months of monthly exclusive Specialist Workshops led by the team where you can network, troubleshoot issues you’re facing with your Youtube channels/businesses with fellow Accelerators and experts from the team, reviewing your OKRs, and so much more (value $2,500 p/a)
💪 Creator Booster Pack - You’ll get access to two of our biggest courses Part-Time Creatorpreneur and Camera Confidence to help you become a successful, confident and driven content creator with a thriving business (both worth well over $900).
🚲 1:1 strategic and personalized monthly accountability calls with a member of the PTYA Team (value $900)
🎁 Exclusive Bonuses - Just for fun, we’re bundling in a bunch of incredible bonuses too.

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Welcome to the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator.

Your YouTube Growth, Supercharged.

With 5.6 million subscribers and $6 million in annual revenue, I'm combining the knowledge I’ve passed on to thousands of creators with direct support and feedback from my team to level up your YouTube growth.

Sometimes a course on its own isn’t enough.

A YouTube Channel can completely change your life - it changed mine.

And I make more money in a single year than I would’ve made in two decades working as a doctor.

A YouTube Channel can completely change your life - it changed mine.

The Simple “Secret” Formula to 100,000+ Subscribers

There are almost 400,000 creators on YouTube with over 100k subscribers, and almost 3 million with over 10k.

Standing out on the platform has never been trickier.

And what if it wasn’t just your thumbnails… Imagine if you could work with full-time professionals who are among the best in the world at:

YouTube strategy

Scriptwriting

Social media growth

Editing

Productisation

Video production

Sponsorships

Email list growth

Podcasts

Monetisation

Marketing

Newsletters

and even business management for a creative team...

Welcome to the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator 🚀

With the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator, we want to make sure that you never feel like you have to do it yourself, all on your own, ever again.

What’s the aim of all of this?

To put world-class educational materials, and world-class expertise and guidance at your fingertips.

To create a close-knit network of driven creators and give you everything we possibly can to create the best possible chance of growing on YouTube.

To create a support network that means you don’t have to do it all on your own.

We want to help you:

The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator has only been running for a year - it’s a new product we created after we stopped doing live cohorts. But in just a few short months, we’ve already had tonnes of amazing feedback from our Accelerator students. Here’s what some of them had to say:

Azul had never made a video before he took our live course. He implemented everything he learned, and his channel has grown to 130k+ subscribers since.

Zachary had made a handful of videos before joining the Accelerator but has always struggled with the lack of systems and consistency. He has now grown his channel to 140k+ subscribers having no less motivation that when he publish his first video.

Clara had made a handful of videos before taking PTYA early in her YouTube career. She has grown her channel (in Spanish) to 200k+ subscribers.

Okay, so the Accelerator has clearly worked for other creators. But will it work for me specifically?

Well, that depends. This certainly isn’t a magic bullet. And it’s not a get-rich-quick scheme. Success on YouTube is probabilistic.

We can help you save time and can teach you what you need to know to stack the deck in your favour.

But we can’t actually do the work for you. We’ll be there with you, helping you out wherever we can, but you have to put in the effort yourself.

So that begs the question:

Who is the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator not for?

Okay, you get the idea.

Let’s break down what the Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator actually looks like in practice, and what you get if you sign up:

#1 Access to our Part-Time YouTuber Academy (currently $5995)

The Core PTYA Curriculum

PTYA Bonus Modules

Lifetime access to all the course material

Here’s a flavour of what you’ll get during the 6 months of the Accelerator:

#2 Weekly Office Hours with Experts from our Team

#3 The Hotline: 6 months of access to exclusive Accelerator-only Slack channels for rapid access to our support team

#4 You get expert, 1:1 personalised feedback on your videos for the next 6 months

#5 Monthly Live Q&As with Ali Abdaal

#6 Access to our Creator Booster Pack (worth $949)

Creatorpreneur Academy ($799)

Camera Confidence Masterclass ($149)

Sounds great! So how much does this cost?

The Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator

$5995

And lastly, we’ll give you access to the PTYA Community, so you’re a part of our network of thousands of creators, and you get access to our live in-person events and any future cool things we come up with.

🎁 Did someone say Free Bonuses?

Because this is an exciting new start after 3 years of running live Cohorts, we’ve decided to bundle in a bunch of free bonuses just for fun.

Free Bonus #1

Access to the PTYA Community

Free Bonus #2

Exclusive Discounts on Software and Tools for Creators

Free Bonus #3

YouTube for Beginners Online Course

Free Bonus #4

Video Editing with Final Cut Pro X Online Course

Our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee & Money-Back Promise

We want the investment in this course to be an absolute no-brainer for you - if you’re actually going to do the work 😉

Frequently Asked Questions…

How long does the Accelerator last?

Do I need to have a YouTube channel to join?

Do I need to have a certain number of subscribers to join?

What experience with YouTube do I need to have?

I’ve made 100 videos already, is the Accelerator for me?

What sort of channel is the Accelerator suitable for?

What is the minimum equipment required to join?

My channel isn’t in English. Is the Accelerator still suitable for me?

Welcome to the
Part-Time YouTuber Accelerator.

Sounds great!
So how much does this cost?

Our students say very nice things about the course.
Here’s what quite a lot of them had to say.