here is another screenshot from July 2017 up to now
I wish I can go back to my early statistics and show people exactly how much of a grind it is to get things going. Posting on various forums and groups is only the tip of the iceberg. If the groups you're posting on aren't translating into views, then guess what? Don't post there. Go elsewhere. Look for a more engaging audience. Or maybe it's your approach to your marketing. Does it come off as too pushy? Are you trying to make it relevant to any discussions?
And here's the kicker: Is your content even worth clicking on in the first place?
First thing I noticed about your page is the shoddy thumbnails. Small font, difficult color choices in contrast to the rest of the thumbnail, and overall just unappealing.
Then we get into the content. Casey Neistat-inspired I presume? I don't think there's much problem with it, but it's nothing fascinating or haven't been done before. Personality isn't bad. Story delivery is bland.
And finally, 10 months, 19 videos. <--- #1 problem.
Make more content. Improve your content each time. Find better means to market yourself. Engage your current audience. Ask for help from friends/family. Learn a bit on SEO (although your tags seems decent).
This is probably one of the best pieces of advise I have ever had in my YT channel. I'm very grateful, thank you!!
May I counter-ask some questions?
Going back to the views problem, still no explanation to it. But maybe it's good to leave that apart and see what I can improve instead.
Forums/groups: I'm never spammy.. probably because I never intend it as spam. I get a lot of discussion on some topics and other topics that I don't get any answers, it really depends. My niche is quite small, there are few groups that are engaged and few forums that there is a good traffic to it. (most popular YT channels that made a huge impact on our field are around 100k subs, we don't have huge channels like in lifestyle for example) If I would say "let's not post there because I didn't get much traffic" probably those extra 20 views I got wouldn't be there, and as there are really few options, I'm kind of more screwed. If I would get 1k + views, I wouldn't care for 20 views. I normally don't post on all of them, as there is a lot of people that is already on the other forums, as I said before, no spam. I also don't want to spam my content everywhere, right?
So, I used to get enough with only one forum (the biggest in combination with a facebook group) but now posting like that + the other forums is not reaching even half of the views I used to get.
In my posts I always try to engage the audience with something to talk about related to the video, I mean it. I mean it good. I leave them the link about it if they want to look at it, but the post goes mostly on the post itself and not as the typical spam of YT. Again, I hate those spams myself, so I don't want to be one.
How would you approach this otherwise? Maybe there is a better way.
Thumbnails: I hate my thumbnails. I'm never happy with them. I have been experimenting with the last vlogs (from vlog 11 up to vlog 14 wich is the last one) on a new way to post them and make them all a bit "related" in style. You mean those or the ugly ones before that? I would appreciate that. After you have told me this, I'm rather unsure how I should replace the text. I will probably do some brainstorming later, but want to hear your opinion, maybe you have better ways. I'm really so open for other's people voice.
Casey Neistat..? I sure love his content. But I try to find my own "art" so to say. I have been focusing very hard on improving the quality of my vlogs, Neistat is not the only vlogger and not the one I can really take any inspiration right now, the level bar is way to high ad he is way too famous to even try and "steal" some ideas, won't work.
Mostly trying to find my own style and way to vlog. I think that's the best I could do on it.
I follow many other really great vloggers, in my field too and in general. Especially a lot of photographers/filmmakers with tutorials so I can learn and apply. What would you make better in the storytelling? I'm particularly very bad at telling stories, I have been struggling with it since the beginning. I have tried both methods of mprovising or scripting, have a script template, etc. The last vlogs I have been improvising, and that seemed to work really good in the terms of helping me with my recovery on my illness. Especially that I stutter in English as I get stuck with my tongue, I admited to myself that if I have to retake the shot every time it happens, I could spend an entire day losing time with it.
Vlogging with my iphone has become a huge limitation for me, as many techniques and editing is very difficult. I know I can make good content with less camera quality, but I want to soon step up. I'm saving for a new camera but as I gig in low light conditions, I can't just buy the first DLRS or the first mirrorless camera that appears in a shop. I've been saving up since August last year, I was about to buy it in september when I had to spend the money elsewhere as always, an emergency. So here I am, saving again. I'm expecting April to be the month for it, finally.
10 months, 19 videos. Yep. That sucks really hard. It's due to my health last year, I was very ill... Actually you should notice the difference on the early 2 or 3 videos (I know that it was quite visible in my face that I was not ok) I barely was able to do a video. As my health improved, making videos became easier and faster and ofcourse possible. I now try to vlog twice a week. One with Q&A/share my life and one with a ranking topic vlog. I'm still not sure if I should keep this? If I recall to my SEO YT training, I should, for the sake of the algorithm, but to the otherside, it doesn't help my statistics so...YT will probably drag me down with it anyway. What would you do?
I have an entire notebook filled with SEO stuff. Not just on YT. Yesterday still had a webinar on the changes of FB and IG to apply. I think that's pretty visible by now on my videos. If there is something I should improve, please spot it. I appreciate this kind of feedback, as it's constructive!
That I study and try to apply this, does not mean I'm immediately nr1. I'm still far from being happy with it myself.
I love feedback, so thanks admins for moving this post. Maybe that's the thing I need. The only feedback I have is from friends that watch this, I always tell them to be honest with it but sometimes is difficult to know the truth anyways. The best feedback normally comes from outsiders.
Sorry for the long cake.
