Nicolas Cole YouTube channel thumbnail
Nicolas Cole
Subscribers 63.1K
Videos 1.3K
Views 4.8M

Channels Like Nicolas Cole

Nicolas Cole covers online writing, ghostwriting, and entrepreneurship, offering tutorials, advice, and strategies for building a writing career and business. Content appears as long-form videos and deep-dives on topics like ghostwriting, writing income strategies, and building a writing-focused business, with occasional list-style and summary formats; recent videos exceed 7–49 minutes, and the channel averages around 121.1K views per video, with a roughly weekly upload cadence given 1300 videos since joining in 2016.

AI summary

Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Nicolas Cole

Elna Cain –Actionable Freelance Writing Advice YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

90% relevance

Subscribers 29.8K
Videos 338
Views 1.3M
Appearances 35
SERP 100%
Similarity 83%
ghostwriting business online writing career writing income strategies

Both target aspiring freelance writers and ghostwriters with searches like 'ghostwriting business' and 'online writing career,' and Elna's content focuses on practical freelancing income strategies that align with Cole's monetization and career-building angles (high search and strong content similarity).

AI summary
Location Rebel YouTube channel thumbnail
#2
Location Rebel

79% relevance

Subscribers 66.8K
Videos 443
Views 3.4M
Appearances 21
SERP 73%
Similarity 83%
online writing career freelance writing tips monetize writing online

Shares audience around online writing careers and monetizing writing online, with content oriented toward freelance tips and building a writing business, matching Cole's career-focused, monetization-inclined framing (high search and solid content similarity).

AI summary
Ali Abdaal YouTube channel thumbnail
#3

66% relevance

Subscribers 6.5M
Videos 1.3K
Views 533.6M
Appearances 13
SERP 45%
Similarity 79%
online writing career writing income strategies write online success

Both address online writing careers and income strategies with an emphasis on scalable success, though Ali’s content widens to broader productivity and online business; strong overlap in searches and substantial content alignment with Cole’s monetization-focused storytelling (high search, good content).

AI summary
Joanna Wiebe YouTube channel thumbnail
#4

63% relevance

Subscribers 75.6K
Videos 344
Views 1.8M
Appearances 5
SERP 29%
Similarity 85%
writing income strategies content marketing for writers monetize writing online

Focuses on monetization of writing and content marketing for writers, aligning with Cole’s emphasis on writing as a career and income strategy, but with a stronger copywriting-centric angle (moderate search overlap and high content relevance).

AI summary
Lauren Kay Writes YouTube channel thumbnail
#5
Lauren Kay Writes

57% relevance

Subscribers 11.5K
Videos 29
Views 692.4K
Appearances 6
SERP 19%
Similarity 83%
content marketing for writers self publishing income content strategy for writers

Targets content strategy and self-publishing income for writers, overlapping with Cole on content monetization and online writing careers, though Lauren’s niche leans more toward authorship pathways (lower search overlap but high content similarity).

AI summary
Abbie Emmons YouTube channel thumbnail
#6

57% relevance

Subscribers 584K
Videos 679
Views 63.0M
Appearances 7
SERP 27%
Similarity 77%
content marketing for writers writing system routine copywriting for authors

Covers content marketing for writers and copywriting for authors, paralleling Cole’s career-building and income-focused content, with strong alignment in audience and monetization themes (moderate-to-high search and solid content similarity).

AI summary

Is this your YouTube channel?

Channels Like is a free, independent project for discovering related YouTube channels. If this is your channel, we’d welcome your feedback.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Elna Cain (90% match) and Location Rebel (79% match) as top overlaps, with Ali Abdaal (66% match) also closely aligned. These channels compete on overlapping queries such as ghostwriting business, online writing career, and monetize/write online success. Nicolas Cole has fewer subscribers than Ali Abdaal (63.1K vs 6.5M) but competes for similar search terms and audience interests, while Elna Cain (29.8K) and Location Rebel (66.8K) are closer in scale to Cole and share many writing-centric topics.

AI summary

Video Highlights

Recent content from similar channels

Didn't Make the Cut

40 additional channels that were close

Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 57% Alex Cattoni 83% 412K 17% 9
#8 56% MariWriting
77% 17.3K 25% 3
#9 56% Jesse Forrest 85% 27K 12% 6
#10 54% Alexandra Fasulo
70% 387K 30% 6
#11 54% Hudson Rennie
85% 20.8K 8% 3
#12 54% Bethany Atazadeh - YA Fantasy Author
74% 73.3K 24% 5
#13 53% Blessed Chizoba Okeke
82% 8.9K 11% 2
#14 53% Richard Yu 81% 27.1K 11% 5
#15 53% Alex Berman 77% 141K 18% 3
#16 53% HubSpot Marketing 77% 591K 17% 6
#17 53% Starter Story 77% 786K 16% 4
#18 52% Zulie Rane
82% 48.5K 8% 4
#19 52% David Perell 78% 233K 12% 3
#20 52% Mel Torrefranca
81% 73.2K 8% 2
#21 52% Deya 80% 229K 9% 2
#22 52% Write • Build • Scale
78% 1.1K 12% 3
#23 52% Joy Ogide
75% 34.8K 17% 4
#24 51% The Futur 80% 2.8M 8% 2
#25 51% Clifton Sellers
80% 1.8K 9% 2
#26 51% Nicole Wilbur
79% 2.9K 9% 1
#27 51% Bryan Ng 80% 19.7K 8% 2
#28 51% Story Grid
78% 42.6K 11% 4
#29 51% Book Launchers
77% 80.6K 12% 5
#30 51% Bookfox 78% 197K 9% 2
#31 51% Gait Gain
77% 1.9K 12% 2
#32 50% Instantly 78% 74.8K 9% 4
#33 50% selfpublishingcom
78% 100K 9% 2
#34 50% Yale Jeannette 78% 85.4K 7% 1
#35 50% Dan Lok
78% 4.9M 7% 1
#36 50% CNBC Make It 78% 1.9M 7% 2
#37 49% Alex Hormozi 77% 4.0M 9% 4
#38 49% Brandon Timothy 75% 164K 11% 1
#39 49% razorsocial
75% 1.7K 9% 1
#40 48% Skillademia
73% 57.3K 9% 1
#41 47% Dan Good
70% 1.7K 13% 3
#42 47% Elif Hız 70% 54.1K 13% 2
#43 47% Zoe Pritchard 70% 72.6K 13% 6
#44 47% How Stories Work with Jay Sherer
72% 6.8K 9% 1
#45 45% Jill Bearup
66% 581K 13% 2
#46 44% TED 68% 27.2M 9% 1

Search Queries Used

ghostwriting business online writing career ghostwriting agency paid newsletter digital product sales writing income strategies freelance writing tips content marketing for writers write online success ghostwriting services 2026 Irresistible offer copy cold outreach writing self publishing income writing system routine monetize writing online ghostwriting prices freelance writing business content writing rates online writing portfolio writer contract tips writing mentors program email outreach for writers content strategy for writers copywriting for authors self publishing tips newsletter monetization paid newsletters guide writing productivity system beta reader recruiting author branding tips pitching clients effectively remote writing jobs editorial calendar setup writing course creation audience building for writers

Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Nicolas Cole?

Elna Cain – Actionable Freelance Writing Advice (29.8K subscribers) with a 90% match; Location Rebel (66.8K subscribers) with a 79% match; Ali Abdaal (6.5M subscribers) with a 66% match. All three channels focus on freelance writing, online writing guidance, and building writing-based businesses, overlapping with Nicolas Cole’s emphasis on writing, ghostwriting, and monetizing writing skills.

What type of content does Nicolas Cole make?

Nicolas Cole produces content about writing, ghostwriting, and online writing businesses, with recent video topics including building a ghostwriting agency to $180k/mo, reasons you aren’t writing online, and lessons from selling $10M of digital products. His channel averages about 121.1K views per video, with a high view count on recent uploads and multiple videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Nicolas Cole?

We analyze Nicolas Cole's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

Analyze Another Channel

Discover similar channels for any YouTube creator