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[0:00] Welcome back. Today we're going to build a content strategy from scratch — and I mean completely from scratch. No templates, no generic advice. Just the actual process I use with clients. [1:30] Step one is always the same: figure out who you're actually talking to. Not demographics. Not age ranges. One specific person. I call this the "one person principle." Write for one person, reach thousands. [3:45] Once you know your person, you need to understand their three core problems. Not surface problems — the underlying frustrations that drive them to search for content in the first place. [6:20] Now we get to content pillars. Most people create content randomly. That's why their channels don't grow. You need three to five content pillars — recurring themes that everything you create fits into. [9:10] Distribution is where most creators drop the ball. Creating is 20% of the job. Distributing is the other 80%. I'll show you exactly how to repurpose one piece of content into twelve formats. [12:30] Finally, let's talk about measuring what works. Forget vanity metrics. These are the only three numbers that actually matter for content growth.