How Quickly are you turned off a video? intro/credits/call to action

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Hey, I'd like to see people's opinions on 3 main things many youtubers use:

Intros, Credits, and call to actions.

Please answer these questions honestly :) and It can help us all improve our videos hopefully!

Q1) - Intros
  • What kind of intro's turn you off from a video?
  • Have you ever left a video because of an intro?
  • Are there any intros you enjoy? who makes them?

Q2) - Credits
  • Do you ever read the credits?
  • What credits do you hate/like?
  • How long should they be?

Q3) - Calls to action (this includes any section in a video where a youtuber directs their subs to a site of theirs, a product, or to subscribe/like)
  • Any good examples/bad examples?
  • Has a call to action ever turned you off from subscribing? or made you decide to subscribe?

Also if you use these yourself, what have you noticed personally for you?
(check retention times and card/annotation click rates to see how good or not so good they perform for you)[DOUBLEPOST=1476878581,1476878260][/DOUBLEPOST]*Replying with my own opinions here to not clutter the original post* (LOL nevermind it got merged with the thread anyway)

1 - obnoxiously loud intro's really put me off a channel, or ones that are extremely long, it makes binge watching a channel a chore.
Making something funny with an intro or catchy is what I really enjoy, Like the Gamegrumps intro theme, its catchy and short, and I've never felt the need to skip it.

2 - Ill be honest I rarely read credits, unless I'm curious how big of a team they got to make the video. Sometimes the quality is so good I want to know how many people were needed to make it! Credits with cool music are a win, or where the creator talks direct to the audience.

3 - These can be really off putting for me. Subbing to a creator that spends 30+ seconds asking you to sub each video gets annoying very quickly.
Especially if you're already subbed. Someone asking me to hit the button doesn't make me more likely to sub, but I do sometimes leave a like when a video asks that we show our support if we enjoyed it. So i guess it does work a bit!
 
Interesting question. Here are mine:

1) Ear rape intros, extremely flashy and lengthy ones. And those force sponsorships (use my code to receive free skins!)

2) I watch the credits when I'm interested to know what are behind the scenes.

3) Overall, the ones I came across hadn't been too annoying since it's the norm to include them all the time. If they had the same traits from the first however, a major turnoff for me.
 
UserU said:
Interesting question. Here are mine:

1) Ear rape intros, extremely flashy and lengthy ones. And those force sponsorships (use my code to receive free skins!)

2) I watch the credits when I'm interested to know what are behind the scenes.

3) Overall, the ones I came across hadn't been too annoying since it's the norm to include them all the time. If they had the same traits from the first however, a major turnoff for me.
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thanks for the response! :)
we both agree really flashy noisy ear destruction is the worst xD
 
Here is my opinion :)

Q1) - Intros
Answer:I like simple intros,maybe not longer then 6-7 seconds.
Q2) - Credits
Answer:Sometime I like to see credits,if I really enjoyed the video.
Q3) - Calls to action
Answer:Yeap...I subscribed to one channel using a annotation.Cause there massage was kind of special :)
 
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Q1) - Intros
  • What kind of intro's turn you off from a video? Long ones that are created from those sites that create dubstep intros.
  • Have you ever left a video because of an intro? No.
  • Are there any intros you enjoy? who makes them? Clever ones made directly by the video creators.

Q2) - Credits
  • Do you ever read the credits? Not really.
  • What credits do you hate/like? Very long credits that just pad out the time of the video.
  • How long should they be? Short! Very short.

Q3) - Calls to action (this includes any section in a video where a youtuber directs their subs to a site of theirs, a product, or to subscribe/like)
  • Any good examples/bad examples? Anything that says, "Thumbs up for..." because that's not helpful. Also, if they sound too desperate.
  • Has a call to action ever turned you off from subscribing? or made you decide to subscribe? Neither way, really.
 
  • What kind of intro's turn you off from a video? Anything that is a generic dubstep with thing. I don't really like intros at all aside from the creator saying hello.
  • Have you ever left a video because of an intro? Yes.
  • Are there any intros you enjoy? who makes them? Nope.
  • Do you ever read the credits? Nope.
  • What credits do you hate/like? I don't have any opinion on credits.
  • How long should they be? Doesn't matter as long as they're at the end.
  • Any good examples/bad examples? Any who says "Smash the like button" I hate that. I like calls to action that have purpose, like "If you like what we're doing here maybe subscribe to not miss anything".
  • Has a call to action ever turned you off from subscribing? or made you decide to subscribe? yes and it's never made me subscribe.
 
A long intro and I'm gone! lol The other thing I hate is posts and cards all over the screen distracting me. I think just a quick outro is all you need.
 
Q1) - Intros
  • What kind of intro's turn you off from a video? Obnoxiously loud, generic intros clearly generated from the same place as other intros.
  • Have you ever left a video because of an intro? No, but it definitely will affect my judgment on the rest of the content.
  • Are there any intros you enjoy? who makes them? Simpler the better.

Q2) - Credits
  • Do you ever read the credits? On some, especially if the content was enjoyable.
  • What credits do you hate/like? Lengthy ones that take a quarter of the video length. Worse yet, it takes a lot of the video and is pushing an irrelevant product.
  • How long should they be? No longer than 20 seconds, IMO.

Q3) - Calls to action
  • Any good examples/bad examples? Relevant CTA to the content at hand, such as linking to a video relevant to the current video. Save all channel CTA at the end.
  • Has a call to action ever turned you off from subscribing? or made you decide to subscribe? Yes, blatant CTA in the beginning to either subscribe or even subscribe to another channel.
 
Q1) - Intros
  • What kind of intro's turn you off from a video?
First off I'd say very long intros (especially in an intro/video lenght ratio), unless they have some meaning (say the Angry Video Game Nerd introduction or the early Lazy Game Reviews, they both serve the purpose to introduce the show), the extremely obnoxious ones (say for instance, premade dubstep, or the ones that have a very low quality, rather don't use them at all)
  • Have you ever left a video because of an intro?
If I was on that video I was most likely interested in his content, so I rarely close it, but I surely skipped intros several times.
  • Are there any intros you enjoy? who makes them?
I liked the old Lazy Game Reviews intro, especially the one with the chiptune theme. Managed to capture the spirit of the show and the personality of Clint very well.

Q2) - Credits
  • Do you ever read the credits?
Rarely, but to be honest I don't recall watching videos with credits recently.
  • What credits do you hate/like?
Again, not enough knowledge to reply.
  • How long should they be?
I believe post video lenght is irrelevant, or at least not as relevant as pre video or throughout the video.

Q3) - Calls to action (this includes any section in a video where a youtuber directs their subs to a site of theirs, a product, or to subscribe/like)
  • Any good examples/bad examples?
There's nothing wrong in asking, just don't do it every moment of the video. A call to action at the end is enough.
  • Has a call to action ever turned you off from subscribing? or made you decide to subscribe?
I subscribe because I am interested in the channel's content or I like the creator, unless it's the case above (so asking too many times and too often) it's not a determinant factor.
 
Q1) - Intros
  • I hate anything that starts like "Hello! I'm [Insert channel/person's name here] and today, we're going to be doing X or talking about Y."
  • I don't think so? Though, that's a lie as I'm pretty sure I have at one point. Typically, if I want to see the content of a video, I'll wait through the intro. It just depends on how obnoxious it is.
  • Game Grumps has a fantastic intro! For non-grump purposes I think @WhaddupNico on Twitter is pretty great for branding, intros, etc.

Q2) - Credits
  • Sometimes. I will if it's a goof credit sequence cause those are usually hilarious. If they're legitimate credits though, I might not stick around.
  • Parody are my favorites.
  • As long as they need to be. I'd say keep it under 30 seconds if you can.

Q3) - Calls to action(this includes any section in a video where a youtuber directs their subs to a site of theirs, a product, or to subscribe/like)
  • I'm going to keep pointing to Game Grumps for this one. They are fantastic with their ads. Look up their christmas crunchyroll ads and their christmas merch. It's great because it's humorous and enjoyable to watch, even if you're not interested in buying something. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to say what good/bad ones are. I struggle with these myself.
  • Definitely! But I wouldn't be able to recall why. I dunno. Some people are dangerously likeable.
 
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