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Should I delete my YouTube channel and start anew?
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clay_ghost
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You have to decides if you are doing this for passion or clicks. Its rare for passion to translate to cash for most. Most who manages to do that have much better quality videos or started when YouTube was young or before YouTube. From what i see, its a harsh world on Youtube and Youtuber will need really great video to just attract viewers. I will be honest, i went though some of your videos and none of them are any interesting since there are so many great alternatives. People who don't know you won't even click on you other videos and take a look since there are so much contents nowadays.
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
I know... but I'm trying to make my content stand out.
So what I've been getting is some of you enjoy it and some of you don't. That's fine. I guess you can't please everyone.
The camera angle is fine, if you want to make it work even more you should level it at bridge of the nose/eye length and point it down slightly.
And your voice doesn't come across as forced, ignore this - if anything all I can say about your voice is that you need to work on the diction of it (so I can hear the whole word, you sometimes cut off the end) but it wasn't grating or off-putting to me in any way...
And you don't have to be energetic and over the top, this only applies for the videos he watches and the stereotypical youtuber, there are many that are popular without these traits.
Edit: I have asperger's so my tone of voice can be rather monotone... This is what I sound like, and people seem to be absolutely fine with it! You sound better than this as you are naturally expressive and add things to your dialogue which reflect what's going on the screen a little better than most people could!
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0Ofbb07d96P
^ THE BREATHS, OH LORD NO! The way I could have fixed this is by placing the microphone in a different place (Higher or lower, depends on the person) or just moving away from it... I blame the beer for this recording!
MrMysterio
Member
Haha, this is great. Would love to see the OP being managed through this NeoGaf thread to gain youTube "stardom".
OP has to fulfill all wishes and notes GAF-studio gives him. He will be put down regularly on his looks, the tone of his voice. Maybe a little make-up would do a world of wonders?
"Just a little editorial note..." a 3000 word treatment of how to review sonic follows by GAF-studio.
Once OP is burnt out, he'll be sent to rehab, replaced by a younger man, who's just a little more eager to smile.
OP has to fulfill all wishes and notes GAF-studio gives him. He will be put down regularly on his looks, the tone of his voice. Maybe a little make-up would do a world of wonders?
"Just a little editorial note..." a 3000 word treatment of how to review sonic follows by GAF-studio.
Once OP is burnt out, he'll be sent to rehab, replaced by a younger man, who's just a little more eager to smile.
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
Yeah... so much conflicting advice. But.... I was feeling down before... but now I feel reinvigorated to do better. To make better videos. So... I should thank some of you guys.
Dude, who are these video's even for? Who is your target audience?
Nobody who is not already balls deep into Sonic is going to watch a half hour video about an old Sonic game. And those who will watch it will have most likely played it, so explaining all the details about the game at length isn't necessary. Keep it short.
This is good advice.
Nobody who is not already balls deep into Sonic is going to watch a half hour video about an old Sonic game. And those who will watch it will have most likely played it, so explaining all the details about the game at length isn't necessary. Keep it short.
This is good advice.
Yeah it's just a matter of doing better content. Analyzing wich is the subject that is getting more attraction nowadays helps too but in the end, it's just a matter of doing videos about a topic you love. Straight to the point videos without 2 minute intros or filler content is what I'm always looking for when I'm searching either for entertainment or tutorials on YouTube. When I found those kind of videos I always give a like and subscribe to that channel and I always leave a comment too.
Allow me to share my humble story about my brief era as a YouTube content creator: Me and my cousin used to run a YT channel back in 2008 doing silly video sketches like the ones from Smosh and Nigahiga. We were called "The Shitz" lol. We did it without any purpose other than pass the time. Until one day, we got featured two times on the front page of YouTube Mexico (We're from Mexico) and man, it was the best feeling ever! It was all unexpected and our videos featured went from 80 views to 50,000 views in just one day! Having that amount of views on a video you created back in 2008 was a big achievement. We don't know how we got featured tho. I didn't even tagged those videos properly.
From there, our channel was getting close to having 10k subscribers by the end of 2009 and we we're feeling like superstars already haha. We continued doing more complex and time consuming videos despite not getting paid for them since the monetizing program was still not available on YT Mexico back on the day. We were getting tired af and to make things worse, our channel got hacked and all of our videos uploaded to that point were deleted. Fortunately, somehow I managed to get the account back but all the magic went to shit from that point forward. We reuploaded most of the videos and promised to continue making more as usual but we simply gave up in the end. That channel is still up since is the one I use to navigate YouTube everyday, lol. It still has like 870 subscribers left from the almost 10k we had back in 2009 but ehhh. Were good times while it lasted at least
So yeah, the key is simply to be perseverant!
Allow me to share my humble story about my brief era as a YouTube content creator: Me and my cousin used to run a YT channel back in 2008 doing silly video sketches like the ones from Smosh and Nigahiga. We were called "The Shitz" lol. We did it without any purpose other than pass the time. Until one day, we got featured two times on the front page of YouTube Mexico (We're from Mexico) and man, it was the best feeling ever! It was all unexpected and our videos featured went from 80 views to 50,000 views in just one day! Having that amount of views on a video you created back in 2008 was a big achievement. We don't know how we got featured tho. I didn't even tagged those videos properly.
From there, our channel was getting close to having 10k subscribers by the end of 2009 and we we're feeling like superstars already haha. We continued doing more complex and time consuming videos despite not getting paid for them since the monetizing program was still not available on YT Mexico back on the day. We were getting tired af and to make things worse, our channel got hacked and all of our videos uploaded to that point were deleted. Fortunately, somehow I managed to get the account back but all the magic went to shit from that point forward. We reuploaded most of the videos and promised to continue making more as usual but we simply gave up in the end. That channel is still up since is the one I use to navigate YouTube everyday, lol. It still has like 870 subscribers left from the almost 10k we had back in 2009 but ehhh. Were good times while it lasted at least
So yeah, the key is simply to be perseverant!Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
I think I'm gonna remove the video off GAF. Getting some comments like "I guess everyone has a thing they're good at. This isn't yours."
Admiral Woofington
Member
Any sonic fan want to chime in what they thought of the video?
If you can't handle comments like that, you are not ready at all for big youtube. Comments only get much worse from here
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
I know. They say "Don't listen to the comments". You're right.
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
Well, my original name was GamerGreg... I thought that was too broad as I wanted to be able to cover other forms of media.
Re-reading it, it is a bit harsh, however I think my points are all valid, even if expressed in a bad way.
Concerning the shower. On further inspection, it looks like a problem with the lighting and the camera angle. Makes it look like the person is dirty and greasy when it's just the reflection of light. Makeup would fix it, but also using better lighting would fix it too.
There is still a lot of work to be done on voice and presence. OP does not come off as natural, and is incredibly awkward. It makes the whole thing seem amateurish. I understand youtube is full of amateurs, but it's a whole different level.
The last point about the personality. For OP's style of video - just him in front of a camera, there needs to be something entertaining. Some energy he's bringing.
There are youtubers who do things with low energy analysis (Matthewmatosis and VaatiVidya are good examples), but they rarely ever even appear on camera (and as far as I know, don't in their videos, ever).
They use footage and art to make the video entertaining with the content making it interesting and worth watching. Even though their style is sedate, they still sound comfortable and confident. They can project their voice and make you interested. Until OP can do that, he'll struggle. It just comes with practice.
Note: I never commented on OP's content. I didn't get to it, because the intro is so off-putting.
I also should say, the comments I said I have also received on my work. I do a lot of lectures and presentations (although I'm forced, I don't choose to) and I had to really work to get my voice to not be monotonous and awkward. I had to work hard to try to capture the audience. This kinda thing doesn't come naturally to everyone, and takes a hell of a lot of work to get right.
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
I have taken comments into consideration... you're right.. my on-camera personification needs work... so I guess my strength really is in doing voiceovers.
It doesn't have to be...you just need to work on it. IMO two options if you don't want to do voiceovers.
1) Keep doing videos as you are, but become comfortable that you won't get a great following for a while. These videos are practice, and the more you do, the better you'll get.
2) Practice public speaking in other ways. You seem college age, maybe join the debate club or something. Get the practice in. Keep doing it until you get decent. Read about it, focus on it. Then come back to youtube.
It seriously is just practice. Some people get lucky and are naturally good at it, but it's not unlearnable. As I said, I used to be terrible, and still slip into being terrible, but after 2 years of constant practice (and a girlfriend who attended most of my talks and critiqued me harshly) I got competent. Certainly not good yet, but at least I don't bore people anymore.
The people saying your "Fine" or "ok" are just being nice. Don't listen to them. You'll never get good if you get comfortable with being "OK."
1) Keep doing videos as you are, but become comfortable that you won't get a great following for a while. These videos are practice, and the more you do, the better you'll get.
2) Practice public speaking in other ways. You seem college age, maybe join the debate club or something. Get the practice in. Keep doing it until you get decent. Read about it, focus on it. Then come back to youtube.
It seriously is just practice. Some people get lucky and are naturally good at it, but it's not unlearnable. As I said, I used to be terrible, and still slip into being terrible, but after 2 years of constant practice (and a girlfriend who attended most of my talks and critiqued me harshly) I got competent. Certainly not good yet, but at least I don't bore people anymore.
The people saying your "Fine" or "ok" are just being nice. Don't listen to them. You'll never get good if you get comfortable with being "OK."
I think everyone should start at the voiceover stage. I know tons of successful youtubers who started with voiceovers and then gradually got comfortable with their own voice, THEN moved on to being comfortable in front of the camera. It's a lot to learn for a beginner, despite how easy some youtubers make it look.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Start over with a new channel if you don't really like your past content.. no shame in that we all grow and change.
I can go back and find some stuff on the net I posted years and years ago that I'm not proud of. It's the internet, you can start over anytime you want really.
I can go back and find some stuff on the net I posted years and years ago that I'm not proud of. It's the internet, you can start over anytime you want really.
Some of OP's criticism is kinda letting me down xD
The thumbs for my channel feature cartoon versions of us
Our logo is super complex (and we have super complex logo for our "series")
(it is Taverna do Jogão ... a play on Caverna do Dragão, the brazilian name of the D&D cartoon)
And we start focusing on us
(for the mario clash video xD)
And the gameplay is kinda small because it has a space for us and stupid images xD
The thumbs for my channel feature cartoon versions of us
Our logo is super complex (and we have super complex logo for our "series")
(it is Taverna do Jogão ... a play on Caverna do Dragão, the brazilian name of the D&D cartoon)
And we start focusing on us
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WSOfgTG.png[/IMG]And the gameplay is kinda small because it has a space for us and stupid images xD
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bQdLP3s.png[/IMG]also you really need to ignore the comments. it's annoying as fuck, but youtube comments really are 90% garbage until you get a real following and your fans push out the trolls.
I spent like 10 straight hours putting together my breath of the wild review video... uploaded it to dislikes, mean spirited comments and death threats because I gave it "only" an 8/10. youtube comments are scum, gotta just ignore them.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Holy shit, that's crazy. What genre does he cover and how do you 'study' something like that?!
starchild excalibur
Member
I don't watch a ton of video game channels, but here are my quick impressions:
- Fewer people will want to watch a 30 minute video. People typically browse YouTube to kill some time and while there are YouTubers that have longer videos (I watch DoubleToasted for reviews, which often have 20-minute videos, for example), a 30-minute long video right off the bat will disinterest many people. Even Double Toasted - for as relatively popular as they are on GAF and for how long they've been around - still only get video views in the low tens of thousands.
Keep your videos within a predictable, smaller time range. Think of it like you're producing a TV show. If it's a sitcom, it needs to be 22 minutes. Not sometimes 18, not sometimes 28. 22 minutes. If you all your videos are within 2-3 minutes in length of each other, your viewer knows what to expect each and every time.
- At the very least, the game you cover in your now-deleted link isn't an especially interesting or niche game. I'm guessing I could find tons of people who have already covered Sonic Adventure 2 before you uploaded your video. If you're currently sitting at 55 subscribers, you're a Johnny-come-lately to this world in the eyes of all the people who've yet to discover you. Consider focusing on either more niche games, or covering more popular games in a niche way. You want to be one of relatively few options for people who are craving a specific style of content.
- Your 50 second intro does nothing for me. I'm sure you're a great guy, but my initial impression of the video is "Why do I want to listen to this guy? Why is he telling me this story? Will he include any gameplay footage in this video?" About 20 seconds in, I skipped ahead to the gameplay.
- Hopping around your video, I get moments that sound like you're just describing the story, moments where you're doing a review, moments where you're just describing the gameplay, moments where you're trying trying to be funny by way of inserting color commentary.
So, if it's a review video which it mostly seems to be: 1) why are you reviewing such an old game? 2) why is the review video so long (especially for such an old game)? 3) What's your angle? There are straight forward reviews that we watch because of how eloquently written, produced, and analytical they are (EZAllies, for example) and there are review videos that we watch for comedy (AVGN) and there are those that blend the two somewhat (Zero Punctuation, Angry Joe).
Your review's "funny" moments (like around minute 22) aren't funny enough to keep me interested and the rest of your review isn't concise, "academic," or slick enough to keep me watching. You just sound like most people would if they recorded a review without any sort of hook or angle to keep me interested.
Ultimately, I think the main criticism I have is that - at least based off the Sonic Adventure 2 video - there's nothing special about the way you review videos. You're not doing a deep dive into a popular game, unearthing secrets and facts that bring new light to something we previously thought we knew. You're not bringing light to games people haven't largely heard of before and blowing our minds with gameplay, causing to ask us how we missed out on these games. You're not especially good at comedy or acting, so you're not making us laugh. You seem like a solid, decent dude, but you're also no more or less affable than any random stranger you'd meet on the street.
I'm not saying this to dissuade you, but to lay out the immediate problems that stick out to me. If comedy isn't your bag, don't try to be funny. Blow our minds with thoughtful analysis and esoteric information. Consider looking up ways to spice up your videos with transitions, better editing, etc. Brevity is the soul of wit: say what you need to say in as brief of time as you can (something I'm probably violating with this lengthy post). And most importantly: find an angle.
If you want to just be a guy who tells us his opinions about games, then I hope you're someone who's also content with having relatively low view counts. It's a competitive scene out there and everyone and his mother can speak into a camera about popular commodities. You have to bring something else to the table.
There are people that I give a pass like James & Mike Mondays, but that's because I first developed an appreciation of James via AVGN. From there, I developed a fondness for him as a person, so now he doesn't have to work as hard to entertain me because watching him and Mike play is like watching a couple of close friends play and have natural dialogue. I don't know you yet, so your barrier of entry is much tougher.
- Fewer people will want to watch a 30 minute video. People typically browse YouTube to kill some time and while there are YouTubers that have longer videos (I watch DoubleToasted for reviews, which often have 20-minute videos, for example), a 30-minute long video right off the bat will disinterest many people. Even Double Toasted - for as relatively popular as they are on GAF and for how long they've been around - still only get video views in the low tens of thousands.
Keep your videos within a predictable, smaller time range. Think of it like you're producing a TV show. If it's a sitcom, it needs to be 22 minutes. Not sometimes 18, not sometimes 28. 22 minutes. If you all your videos are within 2-3 minutes in length of each other, your viewer knows what to expect each and every time.
- At the very least, the game you cover in your now-deleted link isn't an especially interesting or niche game. I'm guessing I could find tons of people who have already covered Sonic Adventure 2 before you uploaded your video. If you're currently sitting at 55 subscribers, you're a Johnny-come-lately to this world in the eyes of all the people who've yet to discover you. Consider focusing on either more niche games, or covering more popular games in a niche way. You want to be one of relatively few options for people who are craving a specific style of content.
- Your 50 second intro does nothing for me. I'm sure you're a great guy, but my initial impression of the video is "Why do I want to listen to this guy? Why is he telling me this story? Will he include any gameplay footage in this video?" About 20 seconds in, I skipped ahead to the gameplay.
- Hopping around your video, I get moments that sound like you're just describing the story, moments where you're doing a review, moments where you're just describing the gameplay, moments where you're trying trying to be funny by way of inserting color commentary.
So, if it's a review video which it mostly seems to be: 1) why are you reviewing such an old game? 2) why is the review video so long (especially for such an old game)? 3) What's your angle? There are straight forward reviews that we watch because of how eloquently written, produced, and analytical they are (EZAllies, for example) and there are review videos that we watch for comedy (AVGN) and there are those that blend the two somewhat (Zero Punctuation, Angry Joe).
Your review's "funny" moments (like around minute 22) aren't funny enough to keep me interested and the rest of your review isn't concise, "academic," or slick enough to keep me watching. You just sound like most people would if they recorded a review without any sort of hook or angle to keep me interested.
Ultimately, I think the main criticism I have is that - at least based off the Sonic Adventure 2 video - there's nothing special about the way you review videos. You're not doing a deep dive into a popular game, unearthing secrets and facts that bring new light to something we previously thought we knew. You're not bringing light to games people haven't largely heard of before and blowing our minds with gameplay, causing to ask us how we missed out on these games. You're not especially good at comedy or acting, so you're not making us laugh. You seem like a solid, decent dude, but you're also no more or less affable than any random stranger you'd meet on the street.
I'm not saying this to dissuade you, but to lay out the immediate problems that stick out to me. If comedy isn't your bag, don't try to be funny. Blow our minds with thoughtful analysis and esoteric information. Consider looking up ways to spice up your videos with transitions, better editing, etc. Brevity is the soul of wit: say what you need to say in as brief of time as you can (something I'm probably violating with this lengthy post). And most importantly: find an angle.
If you want to just be a guy who tells us his opinions about games, then I hope you're someone who's also content with having relatively low view counts. It's a competitive scene out there and everyone and his mother can speak into a camera about popular commodities. You have to bring something else to the table.
There are people that I give a pass like James & Mike Mondays, but that's because I first developed an appreciation of James via AVGN. From there, I developed a fondness for him as a person, so now he doesn't have to work as hard to entertain me because watching him and Mike play is like watching a couple of close friends play and have natural dialogue. I don't know you yet, so your barrier of entry is much tougher.
After watching SomeCallMeJohnny's vid ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbfXqOMf0Ak ), it soured my opinion of your vid a bit. I got major deja vu from the similarities to the point where I started to feel like your retrospective was more of a remake of his retrospective.
I don't know if this is just an issue of common format, common complaints against SA2, or what. If they are common, you'll have to work ten times harder to establish your uniqueness. You're working on a Sonic Heroes retrospective...think about everything contained in it that can be found in someone else's video, and consider doing a cut of everything left over (IE the truly unique stuff).
Maybe you should deactivate comments on your videos for a little while?
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
Well I know not to do everything exactly as he did
But you need to do more to sell the differences.
The first ten minutes are very similar - personal anecdote about how you picked up Sonic Adventure 2 leading into a rundown of the plot. For people who've seen his video (at 1mil views, it's more of a known entity than your vid) it will feel very same-y. You even directly reference his video during the Rocket-escape-rant scene, which makes no sense if you haven't seen his (as I hand't before this).
When I took the small business management course in college, our professor told us, when considering to start (as an example) an Italian restaurant... To ask ourselves, "Does my town need another Italian restaurant?" Or in your case, does YouTube really need another retrospective on Sonic Heroes? Perhaps it does. But in such a competitive space where so many gaming retrospective videos have been done, the onus is on you to present an original take on it, to fulfill a need that other channels aren't fulfilling. Either in terms of presentation style, topic choice, or even the opinion itself. What is it that is different about your video that isn't being fulfilled by, as a direct comparison, Somecallmejohnny? The stance of, "People would watch because of my interesting opinion" isn't a great one, because we all think our opinions are the best.
I would also consider starting with a very specific niche, or a very specific style. Where you will eventually be known as, "He is that guy who does _____ videos" in a general sense. Whether it is doing a bunch of, "____ is a Bad Sonic Level and Here's Why" or "What happened to _____ (dumb Sonic friend character)?" videos or whatever interests you. Something punchy, something offbeat, something not too horribly long. Something that either informs or gets your stance across in a pretty concise way.
Anth0ny's suggestion about doing voiceovers at first is a good one, partially for experience sake behind the mic, but also so you don't drive yourself crazy trying to be perfect at everything at once. Know your strengths. If you don't feel great in front of the camera yet, don't sit in front of the camera.
The beginning stages of YouTube are a very lonely one, and it can be a little demoralizing, thinking you're working hard on something to just throw it into a void. It can be pretty rough. Good luck!
I would also consider starting with a very specific niche, or a very specific style. Where you will eventually be known as, "He is that guy who does _____ videos" in a general sense. Whether it is doing a bunch of, "____ is a Bad Sonic Level and Here's Why" or "What happened to _____ (dumb Sonic friend character)?" videos or whatever interests you. Something punchy, something offbeat, something not too horribly long. Something that either informs or gets your stance across in a pretty concise way.
Anth0ny's suggestion about doing voiceovers at first is a good one, partially for experience sake behind the mic, but also so you don't drive yourself crazy trying to be perfect at everything at once. Know your strengths. If you don't feel great in front of the camera yet, don't sit in front of the camera.
The beginning stages of YouTube are a very lonely one, and it can be a little demoralizing, thinking you're working hard on something to just throw it into a void. It can be pretty rough. Good luck!
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
When I took the small business management course in college, our professor told us, when considering to start (as an example) an Italian restaurant... To ask ourselves, "Does my town need another Italian restaurant?" Or in your case, does YouTube really need another retrospective on Sonic Heroes? Perhaps it does. But in such a competitive space where so many gaming retrospective videos have been done, the onus is on you to present an original take on it, to fulfill a need that other channels aren't fulfilling. Either in terms of presentation style, topic choice, or even the opinion itself. What is it that is different about your video that isn't being fulfilled by, as a direct comparison, Somecallmejohnny? The stance of, "People would watch because of my interesting opinion" isn't a great one, because we all think our opinions are the best.
I would also consider starting with a very specific niche, or a very specific style. Where you will eventually be known as, "He is that guy who does _____ videos" in a general sense. Whether it is doing a bunch of, "____ is a Bad Sonic Level and Here's Why" or "What happened to _____ (dumb Sonic friend character?" videos or whatever interests you. Something punchy, something offbeat, something not too horribly long. Something that either informs or gets your stance across in a pretty concise way.
Anth0ny's suggestion about doing voiceovers at first is a good one, partially for experience sake behind the mic, but also so you don't drive yourself crazy trying to be perfect at everything at once.
The beginning stages of YouTube are a very lonely one, and it can be a little demoralizing, thinking you're working hard on something to just throw it into a void. It can be pretty rough. Good luck!
Thanks. I mean... I always think my videos could be better. My early ones the Metal Gear ones I consider to be nigh unwatchable.
I watched a bit of the video you posted and as mentioned, the intro bit wasn't too hot. But when it changed to the gameplay I thought it was more than fine. Your narration and voice was good. And while my first instinct would be to say that you should focus on just talking over the video, you can't improve on something if you don't do it a lot. So you should decide if you want to focus on your strengths or work on getting better at talking to a camera.
I know I might be in the minority, but I don't mind watching videos of similar length if the content presented is interesting to me as long as the narration is good.
I know I might be in the minority, but I don't mind watching videos of similar length if the content presented is interesting to me as long as the narration is good.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
You gotta consolidate your content dude. I clicked through the video and it was hard to tell whether you were just going to go through all the story, review gameplay and mechanics, both, etc? You clearly have ideas and messages you want to get across but you need to streamline it like you're giving a presentation to executives that don't have a lot of time. And this isn't entirely based on short videos being strictly better than longer ones, there will be audiences for both, but I'd do it as an exercise for yourself. Streamline your ideas and your videos to create more impactful and impressive work, you know like reducing a sauce or Ant Man.
Also the voiceover was way more compelling than the in person camera time, didn't feel like it added much that couldn't have been done while also exposing your viewers to the game they're presumably coming to watch.
Also the voiceover was way more compelling than the in person camera time, didn't feel like it added much that couldn't have been done while also exposing your viewers to the game they're presumably coming to watch.
Im not a Youtuber but I do watch a lot of Nostalgia gamer videos and all I have to add is:
-You need to make more facial expressions and move more because you are very stiff when you speak which makes you look static and can bore a viewer.
-I like the boat background its clean and has good lighting plus your audio is very good as far as I can tell.
-Cut the video time down to maybe 14 minutes to start and then work it down more as you go.
But in general if you enjoy making videos then keep doing them.
-You need to make more facial expressions and move more because you are very stiff when you speak which makes you look static and can bore a viewer.
-I like the boat background its clean and has good lighting plus your audio is very good as far as I can tell.
-Cut the video time down to maybe 14 minutes to start and then work it down more as you go.
But in general if you enjoy making videos then keep doing them.
dickroach
Member
dude... I'd sub to that channel
B1gg_Randall
Member
Do it! It could be the next big thing!
mashoutposse
Ante Up
If you can't get the few subscribers you do have to like and comment at a consistently high rate, you're wasting your time.
Caddywompus
Member
Honestly, a meta channel about arm chair coaching/back seating driving a channel into the ground or wild success would garner the results the OP is looking for. GAF would tune into the results of their weekly critiques and either bang their collective head against the wall or genuinely help the quality of the product. Get on board the hype train and watch a glorious train wreck that leads to internet infamy. Whooo Woo!
superdeluxe
Member
As others have said, find your niche. Focus on content that maybe there is not a ton of coverage. If you do cover things that other youtubers cover you need to bring something unique to the table.
For example on YouTube there is a guy that just does alternate history, he found a niche and is successful, another youtuber does ATC recordings, and another does all sorts of content for a game called Stellaris (let's plays, mechanics of the game, development diaries etc)
Also great production values etc helps
For example on YouTube there is a guy that just does alternate history, he found a niche and is successful, another youtuber does ATC recordings, and another does all sorts of content for a game called Stellaris (let's plays, mechanics of the game, development diaries etc)
Also great production values etc helps
curiouscharles
Member
Your Sonic video was pretty good man!
But WAY too long - look at successful YT channels their videos are all 10 mins max.
Just make it shorter and punchier and you'll grow.
But WAY too long - look at successful YT channels their videos are all 10 mins max.
Just make it shorter and punchier and you'll grow.
Haribokart
Banned
I have started streaming recently, did an Outlast playthrough and am playing some GTA now but have little idea of how to improve things. Suggestions would be appreciated!
https://youtu.be/PyI2eSFihy4
https://youtu.be/PyI2eSFihy4
Admiral Woofington
Member
i don't know what you're looking for, streaming isn't exactly something we can really give advice on. 'Have an interesting enough personality and commentary as you play as to attract people'
Haribokart
Banned
Cool, I am just kind of... stagnating! I think I need to play with others that have a personality too.
MistaBowaa
Member
It seems odd to me that this thread is allowed to exist. I've posted links to my YT videos before in other discussions, and I've been called out as just trying to get hits despite adding a few paragraphs of text for the conversation.
Having a thread for asking for improvements one's own channel (though it didn't start with a link) seems kinda weird to me.
That said, I've always thought GAF should have a stickied thread for GAFers to post links to their content, whether it be YT videos, music, books, etc. Rather than banning them except under certain rules, just encourage everyone to post them in one place.
Having a thread for asking for improvements one's own channel (though it didn't start with a link) seems kinda weird to me.
That said, I've always thought GAF should have a stickied thread for GAFers to post links to their content, whether it be YT videos, music, books, etc. Rather than banning them except under certain rules, just encourage everyone to post them in one place.
Caddywompus
Member
Depends on how you frame the thread whether or not it's perceived as self promotion. This started as a general question by the OP and turning into a How to Improve a Youtube Channel OT.
In your case, did people actually request a link or did it work it's way into the conversation? I guess you could always add a link in a email quote to avoid being labeled as shameless self promotion.
A general critique my channel thread would be more useful than just lumping all self promotion in one thread. Who would go in that thread other than the ones posting their work? It wouldn't reach the right markets if everything from books to clothing to performance art all encapsulated under one roof.
MWS Natural
Member
OP worked in the link in a smart way that didn't seem like self promotion. So just be less obvious next time?
I hope you took some of the advice in this thread on board, Uzumaki Goku. There's no reason I can think of why anyone here would lie with their critiques, so addressing as many of them as possible gives you a clear route to improvement.
Context is key. Continually posting unsolicited links to your YouTube page will likely result in a ban, but if someone posts artwork and I request a link to their Tumblr page I don't believe they'd be banned for doing so.
Requesting improvements for your own channel isn't unlike requesting advice regarding switching jobs, or how to handle a school problem, and seeing the videos helps people to form an opinion on the issues.
Context is key. Continually posting unsolicited links to your YouTube page will likely result in a ban, but if someone posts artwork and I request a link to their Tumblr page I don't believe they'd be banned for doing so.
Requesting improvements for your own channel isn't unlike requesting advice regarding switching jobs, or how to handle a school problem, and seeing the videos helps people to form an opinion on the issues.
MrMysterio
Member
Can't wait for the round of feedback when we get to completely make-over the OP.
New clothes, new hairstyle, new accent.
Hope you already bought those shirts that have been suggested to you earlier, OP!
New clothes, new hairstyle, new accent.
Hope you already bought those shirts that have been suggested to you earlier, OP!
jetsetnickradio
Member
I think this is a great thread for sharing YouTube advice, criticism, ECT. I certainly didn't mind giving OP some advice and I could benefit from some of the advice from the community in here as well.
That being said, I don't think people should just be straight linking to their channels or videos unless someone specifically asks for them to do so. I'd like to see this thread continue as a legitimate place for discussion and not just spam.
That being said, I don't think people should just be straight linking to their channels or videos unless someone specifically asks for them to do so. I'd like to see this thread continue as a legitimate place for discussion and not just spam.
MWS Natural
Member
We had a YT thread just like that a while ago where people would link their channels and get feedback.