Intro/outros discussion

I like an into and an utro, but saying that, if its more than a few seconds (the intro) then I get a little bit like 'Okay, we get it.. On with the video?' so.. making an effective intro in that time proves tricky for me haha, since I wouldn't put something in my videos if I wouldn't like it in someone elses channel! At the moment I have a little close up video I took of some purple lights as my intro with the title of the video there... Not great, but I'm workin' on it...

For the outro, honestly, it can be as long as you want it to be, I think the most effective outros are a background with a video or two on there, along with the channel name and your snapchat, Instagram, Twitter names ect (like Twitter: @AmberAndGolden ect).. maybe with an animation at the start of the outro

But yeah! Convoluted paragraph there but..
TLDR: Yes, short intros are good, outros are also good lol
 
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AmberAndGolden said:
I like an into and an utro, but saying that, if its more than a few seconds (the intro) then I get a little bit like 'Okay, we get it.. On with the video?' so.. making an effective intro in that time proves tricky for me haha, since I wouldn't put something in my videos if I wouldn't like it in someone elses channel! At the moment I have a little close up video I took of some purple lights as my intro with the title of the video there... Not great, but I'm workin' on it...

For the outro, honestly, it can be as long as you want it to be, I think the most effective outros are a background with a video or two on there, along with the channel name and your snapchat, Instagram, Twitter names ect (like Twitter: @AmberAndGolden ect).. maybe with an animation at the start of the outro

But yeah! Convoluted paragraph there but..
TLDR: Yes, short intros are good, outros are also good lol
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ok :) im still new to all that stuff but ill mabie do one in future vids :)
 
Definitely an intro at the beginning is always the best idea to get noticed, outro is the best idea to boost the viewers on our channel.
 
Brandy said:
do you prefer have a intro?/outro? in your vids or not at all?
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Everyone thinks that their intro is awesome and makes their channel look more pro. They think it adds something to their channel. I fell into this trap at the start too. I, along with everyone else who thought that, was wrong.

YouTube is not a TV station and there are different expectations and viewing behaviours. You have precious few seconds to hook a user, so why waste those with flashy graphics at the start?.You need to immediately hook the user. Give them a reason not to move on. Have you ever watched the typical user use YouTube? It's brutal - just "next, next, next" until they find something that captures their attention. You must capture their attention. An intro does not do that. It adds no value. It can serve only as a negative. It's an opportunity for something shinier to catch their eye and then bam - you've lost that viewer. My own stats showed retention loss at exactly the point that the intro kicked in.

If you want subscribers, you need to hook people by getting them stuck in a cycle of your videos before they decide "hey, this channel is pretty enjoyable and consistent, I think I'll subscribe." That's how most subscriptions happen. Even if someone makes it past one of your intros, do you think they're still going to be super impressed with the same intro for the 5th time in 15 minutes? They won't be.

What you can do, is hook the user and then have the intro. Even then, keep it to 3 seconds or less - seriously. But even then, think carefully about what it actually adds to the viewer experience. It might well be worthwhile from a branding perspective, but it might not.
 
If the video is shorter than 20 seconds I don't use an intro because it isn't worth it. If it is 20 seconds to 1min I use my short intro and if its longer my long one!
I use an outro for all videos because if people are interested they will check it out and if they aren't they can just go to another video
 
I like having intros and outros so people immediately are like oh yea I'm seen her stuff before. But only if they are like max 5-6 seconds any longer than that and people might just get bored and click off the video before it even starts. Outros are nice because they usually tell people where they can find you. Even if they are on a platform that can't click on annotations they can still see that you have a Facebook page, a blog, a twitter whatever it is you put on your outro. Or just asks them to subscribe which is always nice to remind them.
 
I always use my intro with game in the background (because my intro is simple image fade-in and fade-out) - that way I can somehow brand my videos so people know it is from me and also use those initial seconds to get into something interesting/funny before people will leave :)

And outro is standard thing where I try people show another video from my production and with subscribe link :)
 
its a very interesting topic. Right now i have a intro and a beginner outro.
But i want to change it! What tim jacker said: You need to hook people! And a 10 sec intro is boring especially when u use it for all your video's.

I do think an outro is almost a must ;-) You can advertise for your channel, other video, social media etc
 
I love intro and outros. Think its a cheap way to advertise your channel and it looks more proffesional
 
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