Dillan interviews CPreds.CPreds is a full-time Call of Duty content creator with over 400,000 YouTube subscribers. He built his audience from scratch while working full-time as a middle school teacher, editing videos on NYC subways, and uploading daily.They discuss: the harsh realities of going full-time, how to build a sustainable content system, what still surprises him at 400k subs, evergreen content strategies, how to package viral videos, why copying won't get you far, and much more.CPreds’s links...Website: https://linktr.ee/cpredsTwitter / X: https://x.com/CPreds_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CPreds•••Follow Dillan on the interwebs...Twitter / X: https://x.com/dillanroytaylor Newsletter: https://grindstone.coach/newsletterApply for Grindstone Coaching: https://www.grindstone.coach/Music by myboy.scoochy: https://www.instagram.com/myboy.scoochy/ •••0:00 Intro0:43 The CPreds tagline3:18 What's different & the same at 400K subs8:10 Evergreen content explained14:25 Looking back at his first videos20:36 The biggest mistake new creators make30:21 His early grind while teaching full-time34:29 His step-by-step plan to grow from 0 to 100k42:54 Behind his most viral long-form video51:29 Building connection with your audience 56:53 Breaking down the CPreds content business1:06:29 Rapid-fire questions1:12:54 Bye bye bye