Many agents ask themselves:
"Where should I invest my marketing budget?"
Most end up on Zillow. They pay thousands a month.
They compete for the same leads as 10 other agents, and they pray someone picks them.
Meanwhile, agents are generating $750K to $1M+ annually with a different strategy:
One YouTube video per week.
This isn't theory. Over the last year, I helped manage 50+ YouTube channels for real estate agents.
The result: over $11 million in generated income.
Here's the complete playbook.
— Andrew
Part 1: Hyper-Local Beats "Broad" (Always)
Here's the thing most agents get wrong…
They think spreading themselves across the whole city means more opportunity.
But 74% of buyers choose their agent based on community reputation, not citywide presence.
The agents closing 100+ deals? They've stopped trying to be everywhere and started owning somewhere.
What to do:
Identify the 3-5 zones where you do most of your business
Become THE expert in those areas on YouTube
Associate your name with those neighborhoods in 100 different ways
Deep first, broad later. Simple scales.
Part 2: Packaging is EVERYTHING
You can have the best content in the world. If no one clicks, no one sees it.
The thumbnail is the ad. The title is the magazine headline.
Titles:
Has to summarize the video in just one line, Think magazine headline.
Key tactic: remove the listing price.
Price shuts out 90% of your audience. After 2020, expectations of what $1M buys are completely off.
Instead of: "Tour of $2.5M home in Beverly Hills"
Use: "Tour of an insane modern home in one of LA's best neighborhoods"
Everyone in LA could click. The right people still reach out.
(At the end of this newsletter, you'll find the 12 best outlier videos of the week so you can see real examples and apply the strategy)
The $200 Setup (You Don't Need More)
The #1 excuse: "I don't have the equipment."
Reality check: Ken Pozek built a 50,000-subscriber channel generating several hundred leads per month. He used PicMonkey and basic tools for 3-5 years.
Part 3: Lead Capture (Simpler Than You Think)
You don't need complicated funnels.
The 3 channels where leads will come:
Email (most)
Form (some)
Call/text (few)
Basic setup:
Create a specific email: [email protected]. This lets you track attribution
Create a simple form (3 questions max): Buying or selling? Name. Email/Phone.
Put both in every video description
CTA that works:
"By the way, if you made it this far, you're probably looking to buy or sell in [your area]. You can email me at [email protected] or use the link in the description."
Subtle. Not aggressive. Works.
Why YouTube leads are different:
"They've already watched tons of your content. They don't want anyone else. They're layup lead, they say 'I've watched everything, can you help me?'"
That's not competing with 10 agents for the same Zillow lead. That's a layup.
Most agents send "Just Listed / Just Sold" once a month. That's "buy from me," not value.
YouTube isn't the only underestimated channel:
Email is the one thing everyone opens every day
YOU own the platform, no algorithm dependency
You already have a database of hundreds of people
Example:
The Tactic That Kills Your Brand vs. The One That Powers It
What doesn't work: Using AI to replace yourself, AI tours, 100% generated content, zero personality.
What works: Using AI to enhance yourself.
Claude for scripts
AI for research and outlines
AI for editing and optimization
"People want that personal, local touch. Those who use AI to improve their content will beat those who use it to replace themselves."
In a world of generic AI content, real and local wins.
Your Action Step (This Week)
Today: Install VidIQ and follow 5 agent channels in other cities
Tomorrow: Identify 3 videos with a 3x+ score you could recreate for your market
This week: Record your first video with your iPhone
You don't need it to be perfect. You need it to exist.
Let me know how it goes.
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