Daily uploading isn't always the answer: a case study

I wonder, for a newer channel is the daily upload strategy until you build an audience smarter? I ask because I upload Mon-Fri and weekends off.
 
caregiver12 said:
How would you interrogate your data properly to decide whether daily uploads are working or not?
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In the analytics section on youtube you can see spikes in watches. You can also see the retention per video. If you see the retention breaking of as soon as you upload a new video, it might be a good idea to give your watchers more time to view the video before you upload again. However, if there are valleys of inactivity in the retention or watch time, it would be good to upload more frequently to keep the view/activity up. I hope this makes it a bit clearer!
 
EVO said:
I switched to dailies throughout Feb/March and my videos suffered lower views. I receive the same number of overall views now whilst uploading bi-daily. Half the effort for the same result.
Im sure I read somewhere in the past about giving subs 48 hours to watch your uploads.
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That makes a lot of sense and would probably work well for my channel too. My hero videos tend to be fairly evergreen but my video blogs wane after about 36 hours, so a schedule of 3 videos a week would work well. Once I can crack the one-a-week regime that will be the next goal!
 
Lasersgo said:
I wonder, for a newer channel is the daily upload strategy until you build an audience smarter? I ask because I upload Mon-Fri and weekends off.
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Go back over your uploads - Does your Friday uploads have higher view numbers?
 
THANK YOU! Virtually EVERY channel I research that does daily uploads has LOWER views than a comparable competing channel that does 2-3 videos a week. Put it this way: *I* watch YouTube EVERY DAY, but 99.9% of YouTube *viewers* DO NOT. So, they watch the latest upload to their favorite content. This kills video views for those channels that upload daily.

Thanks for reporting this. The ever-changing YouTube algo is a fickle beast!
 
I have seen the effect of a new upload negatively affecting the last video several times. Sometimes the drop in traffic to the previous video is drastic. I am now at the point of a video every 3-4 days. What might be a good idea is several channels, and staggered uploading 3-4 days to each, that way you can build a number of brands and decrease the likelihood of this negative traffic effect on any one channel.
 
KiddieToysReview said:
I have seen the effect of a new upload negatively affecting the last video several times. Sometimes the drop in traffic to the previous video is drastic. I am now at the point of a video every 3-4 days. What might be a good idea is several channels, and staggered uploading 3-4 days to each, that way you can build a number of brands and decrease the likelihood of this negative traffic effect on any one channel.
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Great tip regarding several channels, thanks a lot!
 
This is really interesting.

I think a lot of smaller channels focus on trying to hit daily uploads rather than creating real quality content - so I think that can have a hit for some people (as they think they need to upload daily to grow).

With your channel though, it's interesting the effect that uploading daily can have, as I would think with a big audience like yourselves that people would respond to it and it would do well (similarly to PewDiePie - he uploads everyday atm)

Thanks for sharing :)
 
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