How Davidsbeenhere Build A YouTube Travel Empire | The Sagnik Show

Since starting Davidsbeenhere in 2008, David has traveled to 96 countries and over 1,300 destinations. We talked about his life before blowing up on YouTube, how David makes money while traveling the world, his epic food reviews, and how he wants to change people's approach toward traveling outside their comfort zone.

Show Notes:

0:00 Hey David Hoffmann!

01:23 Going viral in India

04:43 Life before YouTube

07:43 Raising money to travel vlog?

12:02 Losing audience after leaving a country

16:40 Casey Nesitat: Inspiration vs plagiarism

19:18 The grind of creating while traveling

25:52 How David makes money

31:18 Investing In Eastern European real estate

35:05 Davidsbeenhere: Brand, Team, Workflow

40:20 How to edit for YouTubers

45:55 Travel Vloggers eclipsing TV travel shows

48:29 The future of YouTube: Shorts vs Long form

51:10 Changing travel: stigma of 'unsafe' places 

54:31 Personal life: burnout, sacrifices, goals 

59:26 Buy David's Hot Sauce!

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