How do you train LLMs and test accuracy, and what advice do you have for a newbie willing to work daily?
Good stuff. My recommendation for you, Curbman, is that we're not actually training the LLMs—that's a common misconception. What we do is applied AI: we take the work from companies like OpenAI, who build and train the models on vast datasets, and we sell it to businesses. We're not doing any training ourselves; we just give the model examples of what we want it to do, which some people call training but it's different from actual model training. Regarding testing the accuracy of the model as stated in the video, it's simple: set up an accuracy test prompt, run it multiple times (e.g., 10, 20, 50, 100, or 1,000 times) on slightly different inputs with the same prompt, score each run, then average the scores. For example, if you get scores like 93, 96, 95, 92, 97, 95, 93, 97, 97, 99, the average is 95.4, which exceeds a 95% threshold, so you can use the model. To be thorough, you can then test with a dumber model and continue down the list to ensure you stay above the threshold; this can be fully automated. I once set up such an automation for my content writing workflow. In terms of expectations, things usually take longer than you think, but once you get initial traction, results accelerate—it's asymmetrical. For me, I wasn't planning to make over $300,000 this month; I thought I'd make around 190k–200k, but I made 1.5 times that because I'd put in daily inputs long enough to be rewarded when it blew up. As for the biggest pain points in our automation services, idea generation was a major issue until we solved it by repurposing YouTube comments and using tools like '1 of 10' to find trending formats, then applying my industry knowledge to make them unique. One of my highest‑performing videos was a clone of a popular video, but I rebranded it to AI and automation—'Watch me do an AI version of this and sell AI.' Editing is also a big pain point; while you can't fully automate it, content repurposing helps. Creators often treat their main YouTube channel as the source and create short‑form offshoots on other platforms. I've tried to address this using creator rewards, though it's hard to measure attribution—we have around 300,000 views but can't track exactly how well it's working. I'll keep you posted.
It depends on your goals. If you teach people how to build automations, you’ll attract those who want to learn automation—mainly AI‑automation enthusiasts—leading to coaching, info‑product, or consulting opportunities. If you create content for businesses that need a system (e.g., HVAC, fitness, manufacturing), you’ll attract clients seeking implementation work, such as building a cold‑email system for a recruiting company. So decide whether you want to be known for knowledge‑based work or hands‑on implementation. Regarding what I shared next: I’m currently reviewing applications for an editor and a strategist. For editing, I’ve narrowed it to two candidates—one local and ambitious but less experienced, the other more experienced but with a time‑zone issue. I plan to make a decision by Friday after a paid trial: I’ll pay $150 for a 48‑hour test task, then evaluate the result and pick the best fit. For the strategist role, the main issue is writing quality; I need someone who can craft outlines and scripts that require minimal edits. I’ve shortlisted about five people and will decide soon. My hiring process uses a NAD canvas: start with a general app, then a pipeline where applicants fill out a general application, answer simple cues to show they can represent themselves and write well without relying on ChatGPT, then a paid trial, then evaluation and selection. In the meantime, I haven’t posted on my main channel for five or six days, but I plan to return to a daily publishing schedule. I believe I’m among the top producers in the AI‑automation space, and even less‑polished, consistent output will win over time. My goal is to maximize the minutes I spend sharing knowledge online, so I’ll keep publishing regularly. Finally, thanks to everyone who applied—if you like the content or find my answers helpful, please keep engaging.
My content creation process begins with recognizing that my videos haven’t been performing well recently, which serves as a reminder not to pause content creation. I believe it’s better to focus on producing one truly excellent video rather than many mediocre ones. My average performance is boosted by strong search‑based results, but when I look at raw numbers, the performance has been lackluster. I therefore share my current, imperfect process: I start by considering two or three different approaches, aiming to shift toward making videos I genuinely care about, even if short‑term metrics suffer, because long‑term performance improves when I’m more aligned with my interests. I make a good living, so I don’t need to chase short‑term views, but I acknowledge that beginners must prioritize metrics. My recommendation is to base decisions on search trends—using tools like Google Trends to identify high‑performing search terms in your niche over the past two weeks, since platforms and strategies emerge and fade quickly (e.g., the recent Fable trend). Once you have a sense of what people are searching for, see how you can fit your existing activities into those topics. For example, if part of your workflow involves a token‑optimization technique you tested for a couple of days, make a video about it. The challenging part is packaging—crafting a title and thumbnail that work well together. I haven’t fully mastered this yet, but you can try outlier matching or rely on developing intuition about what works; most of my attempts don’t succeed, perhaps around 70% of the time, so I focus on high volume and accept that only about 30% of my videos will be remembered positively. My top‑performing recent video, which gained 77,000 views in 9 hours and 53 minutes, covered topical subjects like Claude manage agents, Claude Opus 4.7, and Claude routines—these do well in the short term, which is how I’m currently judged. However, the video that has generated the most revenue for me is not on that list; it’s my Claude code course. That video was 100% search‑based: I searched for a full Claude code course, found none, recognized the opportunity, and created the course at the right time, earning roughly $30,000 and continuing to grow. Regarding other ideas, a viewer suggested uploading the content to Spotify for morning listening; I think that’s a great idea and plan to explore adding a Spotify upload to my workflow. In terms of growth, my subscriber count is currently 464,288, with a modest 0.16% increase recently, while my Instagram engagement has risen from an average of 0.05‑0.11% to 0.37% after consistent posting. If I had continued growing at 0.11% I’d reach about 609,000 followers by year‑end, but with the current 3.7% growth rate I’m on track for roughly one million followers. My X (Twitter) account has 2,701 followers, which jumped by 70 in the last 24 hours—a 2.58% increase that feels significant, though I’m still figuring out how X works. Maker Zero, my community, now has 1,345 members, a 44% increase, placing us in second position, with the Maker Zero ranking itself having risen dramatically. Overall, I see the recent surge in content posting as having reversed prior declines, essentially recouping losses from three weeks of inactivity with just a modest amount of new content. I’m eager to keep this momentum going, try new formats, and possibly record an extra video before my upcoming trip to Vancouver to avoid slipping back into old habits. Imagine if I had published one video a day from February 1, 2024, through today—that would exceed 700 videos. Even if they weren’t polished, simply speaking openly about what I care about would have built a core audience that appreciates my daily updates and received substantial value from them. I believe my content is genuinely more helpful than most, and I want as many people as possible to benefit from it because understanding AI and automation will be crucial for future economic success. By spreading this knowledge, I hope to accelerate the transition to a more effective economy. I’ve been硬on
The biggest pain point is content ideas. AI can help by researching what others are doing, finding unique angles, and creating a summary bot that compiles summaries into a Google Sheet, saving you daily research. It can also generate titles based on high‑performing templates, though you should still add your own human touch because titles and thumbnails are the highest‑leverage elements for virality. Another major pain point is repurposing. Repurposing long‑form content into short‑form, text, and distributing across platforms is valuable, especially when you take content from creators in adjacent niches — like video editors or personal trainers — who use AI terms. By scraping their reels, you get domain‑specific experts recommending AI tools, letting you create content that funnels their audience into your automation niche. Finally, AI can help generate outlines for content using deep research, allowing you to produce large amounts of content quickly.
Maker School works like this: you join, then go through a pre‑program where I walk you through my methodology and mindset for building a new business, giving you my high‑level view of how I've approached every business I've run. Next, you choose a path. If you lack automation experience, you enter the automation program, which covers an end‑to‑end process including cloud code. I now have a full course on generating media because I see that as the next frontier now that text is saturated. After finishing that (if you still lack automation experience) you move into the main program; if you already have automation experience you can jump straight into the main program. The main program is simply a daily checklist: each day you show up and I tell you what to do—like 'do this, do that.' As part of the checklist I share a video where I actually perform the task, so you learn by reading and watching, then you apply it to your own business. It's not drip‑fed; you can only advance further if you ask me directly and show evidence that you already have a successful business or similar result. I don't let everyone move forward automatically because most people's biggest obstacle is themselves—they get stuck thinking about future content, feel overwhelmed, and lose focus on the daily actions.