How do You Consider "Channels"?

FraYoshi

GNU lover ^^
Joined
Jan 30, 2015
Messages
798
Reaction score
499
Age
32
Location
Asti, Italy
Channel Type
Youtuber, Director, Vlogger, Designer, Animator
I mean..
When Goin' on a channel (with the personal name of the owner) what do You expect to find?

i.e. You were watchin' a video Tutorial (that You loved) so You are goin' to that channel...

How do You react if You don't find other tutorials but all another kind of videos?

Do You sub on the hope to see more tutorials or do you just leave the page?

What is a channel for you?

PERSONALLY, I see a channel as TV radio station, so I should find a LOT of contents and not just a category =)
 

BehrmanTheBeerman

BehrmanTheBeerman
Joined
Dec 6, 2015
Messages
38
Reaction score
15
Channel Type
Youtuber
I guess I usually subscribe when I notice that the channel has consistent content. I don't mind a few different vids ever now and then. But if it's all over the board, I'm unlikely to sub unless I really like the person/people. And, for whatever reason, I usually don't subscribe to a channel until I've seen a bunch of heir videos. No idea why I do that haha. I think the only channel I ever subscribed to after seeing the first video was CinemaSins. I immediately knew I needed more of that in my life!
 

darkstarmedia

Words are great.
Joined
Oct 19, 2015
Messages
1,913
Reaction score
1,142
Age
31
Location
United Kingdom
Channel Type
Other
I'm really not a fan of inconsistency when it comes to channel content, unless I really like the person I'm subbing to. I don't mind a variety if I know that's how the channel is laid out - some people upload gaming videos on Thursdays and then comedy sketches on Saturdays. Stuff like that, I'm usually fine with.

I mean, I follow a bunch of different people. Gaming, education, beauty, vlogging - you name it.
But if I'm following someone for one topic, it's because I know they're good at it and are interesting in producing videos in that style. If they go a different route, there's no guarantee they'll be as skilled in that field, so it's a case of checking it out each time.
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi

ZachYT

I've Got It
Joined
Apr 8, 2015
Messages
155
Reaction score
67
It's a great question because it's one that has plagued me with trepidation...

On one hand, I want to have an active channel - on the other hand, I want a channel that's consistent in what it offers. I think that's very important.

Meanwhile I have a series I'm working on, which is unlike my current content (a weekly vlog, and somewhat regular unboxings)... and I've questioned myself (and flip flopped a million times) on whether to put that content on my existing channel or start a new one for it. My fear has been that if I put it on my current channel, it may get a head start in terms of views and dominate the channels content BUT it may also turn off an audience if I have that and other stuff as well. It starts to get a bit muddy if the channel is a mishmash of content.

So if I put it on it's own channel, it may make it harder to get going because it's a brand new channel with no subscribers... but at least I can keep the content consistent.

Sorry for hijacking your thread with my own YouTube therapy session haha.
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi

EmilyJM

I Love YTtalk
Joined
Jul 18, 2014
Messages
1,272
Reaction score
703
Age
27
Location
Newark, UK
Channel Type
Youtuber
See I cover and do a lot of different stuff on my channel but its all in the category of vlogging so I'd either expect a channel to have a set routine of "Thursday - Vlog, Saturday - Gaming, Monday - Beauty" or generally sticking to their own stuff. Of course its fine to give things a try every now and then too :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi

toastedcheese

Active Member
Joined
Dec 4, 2015
Messages
31
Reaction score
19
Age
24
Location
Ireland
Channel Type
Musician, Vlogger
When I subscribe to a channel I think of it as subscribing to a personality if you get what I mean? Like I won't care what that person does in their videos as long as they're entertaining to me.
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi

WeKanGame

Superman
Joined
Feb 7, 2014
Messages
435
Reaction score
166
Age
29
Channel Type
Gamer
I see a channel like a business! How well do they present themselves? How high quality is the content? Does it speak to me or do they have another audience? All that factors to if I watch, and even more if I subscribe :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi

CaptainDelugo

Even Blackbeard is scared of me!
Joined
May 7, 2015
Messages
1,738
Reaction score
1,031
Channel Type
Gamer
Every video should be special, it should amuse me differently than any other channel, thats when I subscribe :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi

xingcat

Be good to self.
Joined
Nov 17, 2015
Messages
5,609
Reaction score
3,048
Channel Type
Other
I go to YouTube for many different things. If I'm just looking for instructions on how to do something, I probably won't subscribe to a channel, unless it's something like a cooking channel where there may be a bunch of different recipes. (I probably wouldn't subscribe to the channel that showed me how to fix my screen door, because that's not something I have to do all the time.)

For entertainment, I'm very personality-driven. I like people who do interesting things, and if they do a bunch of different things, that's okay. I can skip the videos that don't interest me, but keep up with the people when they're doing something I'm interested in.
 
  • Like
Reactions: FraYoshi