For creators and founders trying to build on YouTube

Rated 5 / 5 by creators, coaches and founders

Get views, hold attention, and become unforgettable.

The exact packaging, retention and storytelling system I built over 4 years, in one 60 page guide. For creators and founders trying to build on YouTube.

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  • 60 page PDF
  • Worksheets included
  • One time payment

The problem

You are pouring your life into videos nobody sees

It is not talent. It is not the camera. I spent years creating every single day and getting no views, and the only thing that changed was structure: how the film is packaged, how attention is held, how the story is told.

One film can change the entire trajectory of your career. This is how you build it.

Reviews

Don't take my word for it.

“I was a little skeptical because there is lots of Ai junk out there, but I've watched zak for ages and I wanted to improve my car review channel. It's a big book and clearly hand written with loads of diagrams and models that help you understand how he gets so many views. The chimp brain thing for thumbnails and the 10 list rules was so good, I'm going to use that straight away”
Dj Cars · YouTuber
“I have a social media agency and I use zak's retention system across all my clients socials. The way he explains his editing process to keep the viewer watching is so goood and I feel a massive improvement in my videos now. 5 STARS!”
Moet Griffiths · Content Agency Owner
I found the storytelling model the most useful, it's completely reshaped how I think about my youtube videos. I haven't found a way to even approach this level of story before but zak's breakdown makes it digestible. brilliant bro as always.
Louis Joe Calvert · Coach
super.... I really, really loved it. Super, super useful. I really like how you sectioned it, and all the formulas, the way you visualize it, the way you explain it. I can tell you've put a lot of time and work into it, you can really tell. And honestly, it's super useful. I'll be reading stuff about the thumbnails, the titles, etc., but the way you condense all the information into just one PDF, and the way you explain and visualize it, it's I would say, the most useful guide ever.
Irene Gonzalezh · Content Agency Owner
just wanted to let you know that your tips for YT were super helpful and now i just made a video using your materials too!
Joona Lehto · Coach
love it, use everything for my ecom vlogs. work with zak a lot
NugenNath · E-com Entrepreneur
btw the PDF is so fire man
Ryan Khaira · Creative Director
wanted to say well done zak, big PDF very visual and no fluff, there is a lot of swearing inside so just keep an eye out for kids in the room 🤣 but i understand it's because he is passionate. again well done!
Anon · Verified buyer
What's inside

A 60 page guide with the exact system I built over 4 years.

The YouTube Film Model, 60 page guide
01

Packaging

Earn the click.
  • The 50-20 Model for finding ideas that actually land
  • How to hide deep, complex stories inside simple ones people can't help clicking on
  • The thumbnail and title rules that got half a million strangers to click on a guy they'd never heard of
  • Why you're probably packaging for your ego instead of the algorithm
02

Retention

Make them stay.
  • How to build an intro that hooks people second by second
  • The 3 minute re-hook that pulls drifting viewers back in
  • The magic 6 minute mark, the exact point where someone stops wondering if they should leave and just watches
03

Storytelling

Become unforgettable.
  • How to find your themes so every scene points at something bigger
  • Want Arcs vs Belief Arcs, the two structures behind every video you can't stop watching
  • Peeling the onion, the technique that makes a total stranger genuinely care about your characters
  • Instant download
  • 60 page PDF
  • Worksheets included
  • One time payment
Look inside

Real pages from the guide. No fluff.

Every framework is laid out, labelled and explained, so you can see the whole system on one page and use it the same day.

Page from the guide showing The YouTube Film Model in full
The model, in full
Page from the guide titled Your Problem
Why your videos get 10 views
Case study page breaking down a film that got 562K views
Case study: 562K clicks
Bonus page on testing thumbnails before they go live
Bonus: thumbnail testing
The real problem

You probably don't have a talent problem.

You've got three problems, and you're attacking them in the wrong order.

No views.

Nobody watches a video they never clicked on.

That's packaging.

They leave.

People are bored and looking for any reason to click off.

That's pacing.

They forget you.

They watch on Tuesday and forget you by Wednesday.

That's story.

Solve all three in the right order and you've got a video that gets clicked, holds people, and makes you impossible to forget. One film like that can change the whole trajectory of your career. I'm not being dramatic. One did it for me.

Proof, not theory

I break all of it down using my own films.

The Grab driver documentary

250K on YouTube, 1.1M on Instagram

The film that changed everything

562K views

My most watched film

624K views

YouTube channel analytics showing 26,933 subscribers and 406.9k views
26,933 subscribers · 406.9K views
Instagram profile analytics showing 9,024 followers and 701.9K views
9,024 followers · 701.9K views

You also get fill in worksheets so you can use the system on your next video straight away.

Why listen to me
Zak Saeed, filmmaker

I'm not a guru. I'm a filmmaker.

I'm Zak. I help people tell hypnotic stories, grow their brand and build on YouTube.

I went from 0 views to 650k+ a film, making Netflix quality documentaries and building to 27k+ subscribers, then got flown around the world in business class and paid 5 figures to make films for some of the biggest entrepreneurs on the planet.

Everything in this guide is broken down using my own films. Not borrowed case studies. Not theory. The actual videos, the actual numbers, the actual decisions.

I really wish I'd had this when I started. I didn't. You do.

650K+
Views a film
27K+
Subscribers
2M+
Views generated
4 yrs
System built
Who it's for

Is this for you?

This is for you if
  • Creators growing on YouTube, Shorts, Reels and TikTok
  • Coaches and consultants using video to attract clients
  • Entrepreneurs building a personal brand
  • Filmmakers adapting to social without dumbing down
  • Agency owners who want a retention system for client content
This is not for you if
  • ×You want a quick hack, viral in a day cheat sheet
  • ×You aren't willing to look at your own work honestly
  • ×You want content to stay something you churn out
One film

One film can change the whole trajectory of your career.

I'm not being dramatic. One did it for me. Content is art, and the second you treat it that way with the right system underneath, it performs and it gets fun again.

  • Instant download
  • 60 page PDF
  • Worksheets included
  • One time payment
Questions

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