Why am I not Getting any Feedback or Comments on my Videos?

Meatloaf Princess

Meatloaf Princess

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I've noticed recently that every time I post a video to YouTube, I get zero comments or feedback on my videos, even though one of my Calls to Action I give is to comment on my videos. I'm starting to think people on YouTube are just ignoring me, yet I can't think of a good reason why I deserve to be ignored. It frustrates me. I've tried asking my viewers a question in my video- no comments. I've tried starting a discussion in the comments- zero comments. So how can I get more viewer engagement of any type on my videos?
 
First thing you need to check is your retention, if people are clicking off your videos way too early, it means they're not engaged enough with the video to leave a comment in the first place. Someone only needs to watch the video for 30 secs for it to count as a view so remember that. The thumbnails won't need to be your priority for now because the source of comments comes from viewers, which you are clearly getting regardless of thumbnails at this stage.[DOUBLEPOST=1436275994,1436275653][/DOUBLEPOST]I've already noticed 2 problems within the first 30 secs of your recent video: 1) the music is too over powering, make it more subtle, more ambient, I shouldn't have to force myself to focus on your voice, but I should have to force myself a little to focus on the music if I want to. 2) you're not making anywhere near enough eye contact with the camera, you need to treat the camera as though as if you're talking to someone, a friend, family member or whoever. This is probably where the audience is already loosing engagement because they don't feel like you're talking to them.
 
I don't think my retention rate is the main problem- it's around 50%, or 2 and half minutes. I don't know if that's bad or not.[DOUBLEPOST=1436277478,1436276918][/DOUBLEPOST]
iBreakMatter said:
Use better thumbnails because it looks like a background with some pictures on it right now :p
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What do you think my thumbnail should look like? I'm trying to create my own style in my thumbnails.[DOUBLEPOST=1436277849][/DOUBLEPOST]How do I make more eye contact with the camera if I'm doing my cooking videos? I need to see what I'm doing when I'm mixing ingredients, for example. I'm just a bit confused about that.
 
Meatloaf Princess said:
How do I make more eye contact with the camera if I'm doing my cooking videos? I need to see what I'm doing when I'm mixing ingredients, for example. I'm just a bit confused about that.
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Obviously I'm referring to the portion of your introduction or the first 45 seconds lol as far as I could tell you weren't cooking for that duration, it didn't start till about 45secs into the video, in that time you should be making as much eye contact as possible; as you're explaining what you're planning on doing. Having notes near the camera can help if necessary. I wouldn't expect someone to make eye contact while they're concentrating on a task like cooking though, even professionals like Jamie Oliver don't maintain eye contact but when he's explaining something he's generally looking at the camera as much as he can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c0MWP94Cr0 watch his eyes, he doesn't look at the camera for very long (around 1-2 seconds), but he does it very often and that makes a massive difference to an audience because they can feel acknowledged.
 
Have you tried asking for something specific to ask them to comment on? I haven't done that yet, but it may be the next thing I do to try and drum up comments on my videos.
 
In general, I think the comments to views ratio is pretty low across the board. It's a pretty small proportion of the population that takes the time to comment. I wouldn't worry too hard on it. I'm sure you'll get more as your views increase. In the meantime, just engage as much as you can with the comments you do get to encourage those people to come back.

Also, be friendly around here. :) My channel is less than a week old, and my only comments so far have come from people I met here first.
 
It depends on the niche you do. I tend to find cooking channels have less comments than others such as gaming. They are mainly a tutorial type.

I have been known throughout YouTube, so it wasn't pretty hard getting subscribers from the Buzzfeed videos. I do my best to entertain them. So far so good. :)
 
lets be honest. ppl skip commenting or liking if you're a small youtuber. its like they don't have faith or they're selfish and doubting ppl who get small views like ehh... that person won't last *next video* the only reason they would click on your video in the first place is either cuz of thumbnail or tittle. its your job to take it from there and surprise them. blow their minds. think yourself if you would randomly stumble upon your video and watched like first 15 seconds would u have anything to say right away or a reason to stay longer?
 
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