Seeam Shahid Noor is one of the best-known YouTubers in Bangladesh. He had recently completed a Bachelor's in Applied Mathematics at Harvard University and was working as a product manager at IBM. At the time of this episode (February 2023), his YouTube channel had 280k subscribers and more than 10,000,000 views, and his Facebook page had 351k followers and 137k+ likes.
In this episode Ahmed Fahad talks with Seeam, a very good friend of his, about content creation: how Seeam started, what makes a good video, MrBeast's theory on the YouTube algorithm, and how creators make money. They also cover how peers reacted in his early days, how he handles criticism, the one video that drew the most negative comments, and what it is like to run a content team.
What the conversation covers
- How Seeam started, and interviewing Zulkernine
- MrBeast's theory on the YouTube algorithm
- A formula for making a good video, and Seeam's video-making philosophy
- Making money as a creator
- Starting content creation in 2023
- How peers reacted in the early days, and dealing with criticism
- The video that got the most negative comments
- His English channel, his top 3 Bangladeshi creators and the Trinomial podcast
- Short-form content and his content team
- The downsides of content creation, narcissism and meeting the audience
The conversation is in Bangla.