Have you ever seen a Mukbang video where a person eats an incredible amount of delicious (or sometimes not…) food? And did you know that creating content like that could make you millions of views and subscribers? 

KEEMI is a South Korean Youtuber who started back in 2015 with over 199 million views and 895K subscribers. Her content is mostly Mukbang videos and then transition to vlog-style content, more about camping with her fiance and cute dog, living her life, and not trying too hard for making a lot of views from mukbang. 

In this episode, Grant and Augie talk about the popularity of mukbang videos and how they make millions on Youtube. They talk about Keemi’s journey from being a mukbang star with millions of viewers to now a professional vlogger, the reason for her switch, her thumbnails, title style, and monetization method.

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:07 - Keemi’s lifetime subscribers and views

02:48 - The Mukbang videos that hyper-growth her Youtube channel

05:54 - What makes Keemi a purist type content creator

09:13 - The effects algorithm transition from mukbang to camping contents

16:55 - How to smoothly transition from one genre to another

22:25 - What thumbnail style gets more than 6.3 million views

27:19 - How effective are relationships and stories in promoting a YouTube channel

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration:

KEEMI

Nikocado Avocado

Dongdigity

David Dobrik

Video Creatr Youtube channel

Augie Johnston: 

Vidchop Blog

Baller Boot Camp Youtube channel

Grant Ball:

Treesicle Youtube channel

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