MTN SIDE BUILDERS

How I Gamed The YouTube Algorithm and Went Viral With 25M Views

August 17th, 2019
Andrew Stokes - Cameron Vilcsak
$40K
revenue/mo
2
Founders
5
Employees
MTN SIDE BUILDERS
from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
started April 2018
$40,001
revenue/mo
2
Founders
5
Employees
market size
$282B
avg revenue (monthly)
$15.8K
starting costs
$10.9K
gross margin
65%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
Advertising & Media
best tools
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
42 Pros & Cons
tips
18 Tips
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social media
productivity
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hi there!

My name is Cameron Vilcsak, the founder of Mountain Fire Woodworks, a passion - project - turned - business of mine born from my love of carving and building things out of wood.

The business has grown and evolved towards log cabins, chainsaw carvings, and the main source of income - YouTube videos.

how-i-gamed-the-youtube-algorithm-and-went-viral-with-25m-views

The backbone of my business will always be creating or building things and finding ways to convert that into capital afterwards, or on a commissioned budget. I completed a log home with my brother and grandfather last fall and documented the process in a 12 minute YouTube video for my channel.

With a little luck, and a lot of gaming the YouTube algorithm, I was able to experience the viral effects of the internet. It has now been seen by over 25m people through my...

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