The Man Behind James Smith's YouTube Success | Ed Lawrence

​Watch how top coaches escape the grind and scale to £100K/month using systems that run without them: https://www.7fss.com/7fss-vsl-a?el=yo... Want a FREE copy of our 5C Million Dollar Content & Ads Course - Click here : https://www.charlieslivetraining.com/... Connect With Me On Other Platforms: Instagram: @charliejohnsonfitness   / charliejohnsonfitness   Instagram: @sevenfigurescalingsystems   / sevenfigurescalingsystems   Podcast: The Charlie Johnson Show https://podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast... LinkedIn : Charlie Johnson   / charlie-johnson-fitness   00:00 - How Ed Lawrence Helped Build James Smith's Channel 01:12 - Posting 3 Videos a Week for 18 Months and Getting Nowhere 03:06 - The Shift from Search-Based to Homepage Discovery Strategy 05:34 - Why Niching Down is the Only Way to Win on YouTube in 2025 09:14 - Why Ed Shut Down a 378K Channel to Start Over (And 4x Revenue) 13:10 - Views vs Money: The Trap of Chasing Vanity Metrics 16:52 - The Three Stages That Make or Break Your Video 22:23 - The Perfect Weekly Posting Schedule for Long-Term Growth 26:01 - Best Video Formats to Grow & Monetize as a Coach 39:57 - Why Most People Fail on YouTube (And How to Never Quit) 44:07 - High-Converting Compilations, Roasts, and Deep Dives 48:15 - Ed’s Funnel Strategy: Waitlists, VSLs, and Price Leverage 53:40 - How AI Tools Are Automating Content Creation & Research 58:00 - The Case for Scripting & Using a Teleprompter 01:04:01 - YouTube Posting Frequency, Overlapping Videos & Scaling 01:10:33 - Final Advice: How to Win on YouTube with a Business