How to deal with negative feedback?

Tantsandras

Tantsandras

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This might be way too personal but I would like some advice from you guys. I started making videos because I wanted to practise my English. And I recently moved away from all of my friends so I'm mostly just telling people about what I've been up to recently. I never really advertise my videos, I never post them on facebook or twitter and I don't have ads or anything and I don't plan to make any money on my videos. I used some copyrighted music and stuff, so I couldn't even if I wanted to. So I've been lurking around this forum mostly because I like making videos. But this weekend I got my first dislike, and that may not sound like a big deal (which it isn't), but I was kind of shocked. I thought that I was the only one who watched my videos. Me and a handful of close friends. So how did this person even find my channel? I'm mostly over it now but I'm wondering if you have any advice on how to deal with negative feedback. Does this stuff get easier to handle after it has happened a couple of times?



…. and now when I'm reading this it obviously seems like I shouldn't do Youtube if I can't handle it. Lol.
 
I respond back Like a troll, but I wouldn't suggest doing that if you care about how you look on YT. Just ignore it tbh. You're gonna need some thick skin if you want to do YouTube.
 
Its understandable to feel upset when you get negative feedback, or when subs go down or even when getting negative comments. Its even worse when no constructive criticism is given back. I think the best advice i can give is to just focus on the positive. We tend to not care when things go well. But when things don't, we start to panic. Look on the bright side :) and If constructive criticism is given, then embrace it. yea.. when you post videos you kinda agree to expose yourself to what the internet has to offer. trolls and all. Its easier said then done, but just try to stay positive.
 
Yup, that's a part of YouTube. The bigger you get, the more negative you will see, but also the more positive people you will meet, and they will overshadow the negative. There will just be people who hate you and want to see you fail. Maybe out of jealousy, maybe because you said something in a video 6 months ago that struck the wrong chord in them, who knows. I've been lucky, all things considering, but have seen my fair share as well. The most important thing you need to remember is that haters/negative people's opinions don't matter. They don't know you on a personal level, they are not in your life, and they don't & shouldn't hold any power. Keep your head up :)
 
Unfortunately you're going to get negative comments at some point (some people choose to delete the comments, some ignore and some reply). Obviously if someone has taken the time to write something constructive it's always good to sort the subjective from the objective and take what you can from it. It affects larger youtube channels also (where they get affected by negative comments). So far we haven't had any, but I've said in a previous thread that I'm looking forward to it! (due to the nature of our channel). Keep your head up and continue, you really have nothing to lose!
 
People finding your videos will happen, if they're listed and you have titles that match what they're looking for. Your dislike may have been for any number of reasons, none of which have to do with you.

I find negative feedback generally okay (usually it's put in the "constructive criticism" category, or what some people think is constructive, even if it....isn't) and I'll chat with people who are giving it to me and find out where they're coming from.

If someone is trolling, I just delete them. I don't have time for people who just want to make my life miserable.
 
You could see as this: Someone noticed you and in a way helps you, as you will (maybe) focus more on the video itself, looking to improve your english!
 
You are somewhat like me, using YouTube as a way to practise my speech and English. Someone commented that I talk too fast, that I sounded like an African. Well I kinda felt it was funny but I took note of this constructive crtitism.

You shouldn't bother too much about dislikes, even the most famous YouTubers have dislikes on their videos. Ignore non constructive feedback and embrace constructive ones. Why waste your time on people where you will probably never ever meet them in real life?
 
The thing with a dislike is it could be just about anything. They could've thought it was too long, too short, the title didn't match the video, too loud, too quiet, too fast.....you get what I mean. There's so many reasons why someone could've pushed that button and as a creator I think it's natural to assume it was because of an element of your channel that you're still working on, when really it could be just fine.

Without a message to back up why they disliked it, I personally don't even consider a dislike feedback. I can't work to improve my videos based on what that viewer has told me, because they've told me nothing other than that they didn't like it. I consider it a lazy attempt to bring me down so I try not to let it get to me.
 
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