RobB
Active Member
Okay, so my channel is growing 0-5 subs a day depending if I stream. I am paying attention to all the typical suggestions and implementing improvements as rapidly as I can.
Here is my format, I come up with a concept art project, like 'draw a cool Monster', and then I stream art sessions on how to do the project while doing the project.. then I save the sessions and publish.
The pros have been, my subs love it. They draw along, contribute, and join our facebook group. Our core group of 20 is really cool and fun. Several times out of the blue, I got comments like 'I don't know why this channel is not more popular'. I have gotten 400 or so subs in 10 weeks for a total of 615.
The Cons are, the session videos are long.. like 2 hours, it really is a free art class. The potential audience is much smaller than most videos, but it's a passionate and appreciative audience, they do homework and everything.
The problem, As you can imagine, my retention is very low. Anyone who stumbles through, sees some fun graphics, watches for a few mins, and realizes it's actually as long as a class, then they leave. ..at that point the ytube algorithm gives me a roundhouse kick.
I try hard to market the videos to just a couple spots that I know have artists wanting to learn. I never spam, and I want to grow naturally with a tight dedicated community. The channel is already a tiny powerful product that change a lot of lives, but I need to figure out a way to work with the algorithm instead of against it.
Suggestions needed.
Here is my format, I come up with a concept art project, like 'draw a cool Monster', and then I stream art sessions on how to do the project while doing the project.. then I save the sessions and publish.
The pros have been, my subs love it. They draw along, contribute, and join our facebook group. Our core group of 20 is really cool and fun. Several times out of the blue, I got comments like 'I don't know why this channel is not more popular'. I have gotten 400 or so subs in 10 weeks for a total of 615.
The Cons are, the session videos are long.. like 2 hours, it really is a free art class. The potential audience is much smaller than most videos, but it's a passionate and appreciative audience, they do homework and everything.
The problem, As you can imagine, my retention is very low. Anyone who stumbles through, sees some fun graphics, watches for a few mins, and realizes it's actually as long as a class, then they leave. ..at that point the ytube algorithm gives me a roundhouse kick.
I try hard to market the videos to just a couple spots that I know have artists wanting to learn. I never spam, and I want to grow naturally with a tight dedicated community. The channel is already a tiny powerful product that change a lot of lives, but I need to figure out a way to work with the algorithm instead of against it.
Suggestions needed.
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