645: How to Become a YouTube Celebrity with Brandon Carter & Connor Murphy

Nov 23, 2017

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with YouTube fitness celebrities, Brandon Carter and Connor Murphy about how they built successful brands on YouTube.

If you are an aspiring fitness celebrity or just wanting to know the behind the scenes on how celebrity is built, you will want to listen to this episode.

You can find them on social media as follows…

Brandon Carter

Brandon Carter on YouTube, Facebook

@kingketo on Instagram

@bcartermusic on Twitter

brandoncarter.com

Connor Murphy

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Connor Murphy on YouTube, Facebook

@connormurphyofficial on Instagram

@cmurphyfitness on Twitter

How did they meet? (5:44)
When did he use social media as a business? (7:35)
What got them into fitness? (12:59)
How much fitness education did Brandon have? Born entrepreneur? (21:30)
For Connor, what has been the most difficult part of fame? (25:22)
Does Connor struggle with his personal relationships? Being an introvert? (31:25)
Does Connor have a plan for his page? (33:50)
What is the process like to produce content for his page? (35:08)
What makes Connor’s page stand apart from the rest? / Rewarding good content (38:00)
How shooting thumbnails first on YouTube can get you more clicks? (46:47)
Confirmation bias (50:40)
Has Brandon always been growth minded? (52:15)
What is the goal of their podcast? Any hate? (54:35)
Hard to get away from social media? (57:50)
What is the best platform to monetize? (1:07:00)
Brandon’s 3 step Facebook ad formula (1:13:30)
What are some easy pieces of advice for someone getting started? (1:17:00)

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