Interacting with Viewers through Comments!

OliverFrenchie

OliverFrenchie

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Howdy all,

I just wanted to share a strategy that I've been using for the last week or so now. It involves interacting with your viewers through the means of comments and questions.

A good example is in my current "World in a Jar" series, where I play some Minecraft on a custom made map. Each episode, I ask my viewers an easy question in the video for them to answer in the comments, something as simple as "What's your favourite animal?". Not only does it get your viewers involved with your thought process, it also makes them feel a part of the video!

You can follow up this technique with some "example answers" in your next video in the series where you showcase some comments (either verbally or visually) and give those people some shoutouts. Disadvantage to this is that some viewers may feel left out if you don't pick them.

Another good thing to do, is to take half an hour or so just ploughing through your comments and answering them. This way, your viewers can see how active you are and how important their opinions and comments are to you. You're making them feel valued, which is what they are, valued. They are the reason that you may be earning money or the reason that you continue making videos, so this is a way to just chat with them.

A final point is something that I've only recently started, livestreaming. In my case, I'm livestreaming once every week using the new Google Hangouts livestreaming hub available to all YouTubers. I'm not even livestreaming games, I'm just livestreaming me, answering some live questions and comments and getting to know my viewers. This way, you can really make your viewers interact with you.

tl;dr -
  • Read my post, lazy!
  • Ask questions in your video for users to answer in comments
  • Follow up by verbally or visually expressing those answers in your next video
  • Answer comments on your videos
  • Livestream yourself just to get to know your viewers every week or so
So, I hope this short guide to interacting and connecting with your viewers through the means of comments has helped and has maybe aided you in improving your channel.
Til next time, have a good day!
-OliverFrenchie
 
Thanks for this,helped me and it should help others.
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Good advice :] i haven't tried livestreaming yet but question if anyone would even show up haha.
 
Bryant said:
Good advice :] i haven't tried livestreaming yet but question if anyone would even show up haha.
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Thanks! As long as some people show up and you provide them with a friendly smile and some good entertainment, you'll be satisfying those viewers. Then, they might go off and tell their friends how funny your streams are and then the cycle repeats itself. This happened with me!
 
When I first started making videos, I wanted to make them
stand alone so that if I wanted to upload them somewhere
else, they wouldn't have any references to YouTube.

In the YouTube ecosphere, that is a failed plan. It makes for
a sterile environment. YT can be so interactive and engaging.

Without a doubt, everybody should plan their videos. Know
what the plan is to say at the start, the middle, and how to
wrap it up. As naturally as possible, have a "call to action".
That is where you ask a question. Or even at the least, make
a statement and then say, "how about you".

If you're going down this path, it also means that you should
be replying to as many comments as possible. Try to make them
relevant to the comment rather than just 'thanks'. If you take
the time to recognize their participation, it makes for a much
more satisfying experience for everybody involved.

I just checked and my channel has had 73,705 comments on
almost 800 videos. That's about a 90 comment average.
 
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