These YouTube Myths Could Be Hurting Your Channel...
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- UA-cam is full of myths and false information, but what's right and what's wrong? Today, we take a look at some of the biggest myths that are on UA-cam.
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00:00 - Intro
01:29 - Do you need to post weekly to be successful on UA-cam?
03:32 - Quantity or Quality For UA-cam Videos?
05:13 - Do Bad Peforming Videos Hurt My Future Uploads?
07:03 - Do UA-cam Shorts Hurt My Channel? Should I Make A Second Channel?
09:46 - Do You Need To Be Lucky To Succeed On UA-cam?
Do you have any other UA-cam myths that you think are real? Were these myths holding you back?
Clickbait is bad....
Actually, some degree of clickbait is basically a necessity on UA-cam these days. As long as it's a relevant thumbnail to stop immediate bounce, then it's acceptable, especially if you're getting high click-through.
@@MachineDaena I like to think of clickbait that satisfies viewers as "legitbait".
@@SamWoodhall Legitbait... I heard it here first so you coined it! :P
The Myth that to be a good youtuber you need to quit everything else and do this full time before succeed
Thank you so much for this video! This helps very much! Keep throwing us some myths :)
When It comes to "bad performing Videos Hurting Your Channel" There is actually a few other factors involved. Once you find your "niche" on youtube (makeup, Tutorials, Gaming etc) UA-cam will put you in a "Network" of other creators that make similar content. This is in an effort to boost views from "recommended" This can give you a massive boost in views in certain situations. Now if you post TOO many videos that do poorly, That ALSO fall under a different type of content (Different Video Game etc) UA-cam might put you into a new "newtwork" of creators, changing your views from recommended. This can Give you A Massive Boost In views, Or can drastically hurt your channel where your old videos, that did very well, might not do well anymore. It s a bit more complicated than that, but that's a jist of it.
It's not that 1 or 2 bad videos can kill a channel, its when you try to force to much of something new that's not working. Obviously if you plan it out right, and you know that there is a LOT of traffic that wants to watch a certain type of content. You can start switching to that content. It will initially do very poorly, but onc you get associated with it, it can explode the channel.
nailed the posting weekly question. posting weekly is most often recommended because of how it affects and changes the person creating them instead of how UA-cam responds. same deal with quality over quantity 🤘
I'd be over 150 uploads already if I didn't care about quality
@@Seamusyt1396 facts 😂
Keep up the great work, Samwise the Great!
I just hit 1k subscribers and it's so nice to hear someone else debunk these myths! So many people just starting out are fed these myths and that's what they believe but it's just not true 👍
Honestly covering these different myths especially the UA-cam shorts was extremely helpful. I feel like every year UA-cam changes the algorithms so it's hard to know if we are holding on to Old information or we don't have new information yet.
*Michael Scott slams the desk*
THANK YOU
Quality vs. Quantity is an important discussion. I see people all the time where the quality might be a lot lower than what I consider "good". But what they do have is Quantity and consistency. And now they have sponsored videos and are full time creators.
I started to learn Resolve based solely on how many times I heard you mention it. Ill be posting my 1st vid (movie review) next week because I want to start using your advice instead of just absorbing it.
This shit is hard! Ha!
Thanks for tackling the topics of shorts and live streaming on your primary channel. I've been torn about this for months, mostly concerned if I did either it could hurt my VOD content.
Been running into a wall lately, thank you for the good work! Everything seems a bit more clear.
I really needed this video man. I've heard so much inaccurate advice it almost makes me scared to try anything new, but now I'm going to start uploading shorts and trying new things. Keep it up Sam!
Sam, thank you for the tip at 8:48! Just started livestreams a couple weeks ago and had no idea that the Editor tool could be used that way!
Completely agree with pretty much all of this.
Great video Sam! My gaming video has blown up thanks to shorts and my long form content has continued to do better and better as well with keeping it all in one channel.
Great job debunking these myths!
Liked this video immediately so I don’t have a lifetime of bad luck. Early 2000’s email chains trained me for this.
Great video brother. This is PACKED with value for new and even old UA-camrs.
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I love how you explained quality vs quantity. I love how Roberto Blake explained it also: quantity = quantity. Quality is subjective, but quantity is not. The more videos you make, the more you've made. And as long as you're focusing on getting just a little better with each one, you'll not only have a library of videos, but they will be getting better and better with lots of practice. 👍💯
great explanation
Honestly needed this a ton... I never really think or see myself getting into shorts, but sometimes when I'm off gaming with friends, little things just happen that maybe I can catch a replay on and post a short for. Thanks Sam!
Quantity over quality in the begining is so true. Otherwise people would never post waiting for the best content. I still work a little this way. Trying to do the best I can with the time I have. Since I post daily, tomorrow I have another shot
Your blue and yellow thumbnail is the best I've seen period.
I like that intro, very cool! And this is a lot of great info here, thanks for sharing your thoughts on all this!
Lol the first few seconds really had me laughing. Great video! Thanks for posting 😊
This is such good advice and I could tell from your voice that you actually care about helping others succeed. Thank you Sam!
Great video man I agree with everything here! Did want to comment on the LUCK piece though. One thing no one talks about, you should do all the "right" UA-cam things, thumbs, create for people not systems, be engaging etc etc. BUT most large creators had 1-3 videos that BLASTED off this is where luck comes in those same creators could've created 10 amazing high quality videos but only 1 BLASTED off which propelled them to new heights subscribers, $ etc, this is almost ...I repeat almost ALWAYS the case. So there is some LUCK there, this is just my opinion though. My advice create quality until your 1 video that is just like the others takes off then that new audience finds older same quality content and boom ....you did it. Thoughts?
The editting is really good in this, it's like you're a pro or something :p
You think so? 😂
Thank you sam this is really something that helped me out especially the part about ensuring that I develop the habit of creating content regularly. This has been encouraging!
This was so good, I subscribed. As I am just beginning my youtube creator life - this is the kind of advise and wisdom I am looking for.
I like the vibe of this channel. It stands out more honest and practical than others in this niche
Thanks a lot Sam, really needed to hear this, I was getting in a bit of a UA-cam rut, this helps a lot!
it doesn't take a rocket scientist...feature Mark Rober an actual rocket scientist
Thank you so much for another great video Sam! You've helped settle a lot of my doubts and issues I've had about creating UA-cam content. Appreciate the work you do!
As a small channel, shorts have boosted my channel. Since uploading shorts weekly I have been gaining subs at a higher rate. Great video here Sam. Thanks!
Great video and extremely helpful. I subscribed and liked this all at once (so no bad luck for me LOL)! BTW, I love that you have a lightsaber in the background ✨
I've had 20k views on my shorts this week alone and I average 1-3 views a normal video. It doubled my subscriber account in 1 week so its definitely worth it!
I’d switch to UA-cam for streaming and short form content if only they would be able to put them on different tabs, When someone clicks on your channel through a short they only see shorts so they get what they want this is great but when a viewer clicks on my channel from a video they see my shorts and streams too I don’t want the valuable space on their screen taken up by content that they aren’t looking for. When they come from a video they wanna see another one, when they come from a short they wanna see another one, when they come form a stream they, well they probably just wanna subscribe cause I can’t imagine having the time to watch multiple full stream vods in one day. I just want them seperated but one one channel, hope that somewhat makes sense. This is the only way I can see shorts having a negative impact on the channel.
Great video Sam. Informative and I especially like the way you overlaid yourself and the audio at the beginning!
I love the point about quality. There's content quality, video quality, editing quality, and then there is the value to the audience. I think you can have value without the other 3, and you can work on those as you still build up that upload count.
Spectacular video man… Lots of my newb questions answered! Thanks!
Sam, you became my only content creator I watch when it comes to growth or helping. Literally stopped watching or caring about any other videos. You’re an awesome guy, keep it up
UA-cam is definitely a marathon and not a sprint
One thing I worry about with my shorts on my main channel is that it makes my uploads page look a bit silly without a proper thumbnail, not sure if that really matters but I like when upload pages have continuity with how all the thumbnails look! Shorts can kinda throw that off a little bit 😅
What an amazing video! Honestly filled me with more confidence as a smaller creator! 🧡
Thanks for the video, Sam!
Well done Sam! Thanks 🙏
Definitely needed to hear this after just starting to upload to UA-cam. Super helpful! Thank you
People that dislike a British video/graphics genius that tells u how to succeed on UA-cam are just saaaaad!
Weekly videos? Pfff, let's spam those multi vids a day 🤣
Thanks again for the great video.
Looking good dude! Loving the red backdrops, is that a red film over the Elgato Keylight?
Keep it up! More please! :D
Great video as always Sam!
Hey Sam, dunno if you read comments, but the origin of the "don't post shorts" is the spiffing brit, who has a lot of successful growth hacks.
The real Statement however was, that shorts are much more effective on a shorts-only channel, than having a mix.
I know, I watched the video. I think that particular myth started as a Chinese whisper to be honest, maybe from a few creators videos. I think combining them has power as well. They've changed slightly since Spiffing Brit made that video. I think they can perform well on whatever channel posts them, but, being aware of the content niche/style is important. As I said in the video, don't post cooking shorts on a gaming channel. It's not the same kind of content. That would do better for a second channel in my opinion.
@@SamWoodhall
Thanks a bunch for your answer mate! I just wanna tell you, that you are a true inspiration, and that your work is amazing. I would not enjoy the alpha gaming channel without your input, as Charismatic as Harris may be.
Thanks for the wisdom ☺️
Thank you Sam! I've grown from 4 Subscribers to 170 in a year. Slow but steady progress and I've been following your advice you speak to here. I appreciate your candor
Luck = preparation + opportunity. If you haven't done any preparation, you can't take advantage of opportunity when it presents itself.
Couldn't agree more on the quality v.s. quantity question. Quality, and an ability to create quality consistently comes with time, and the time it takes to do that comes shorter with practice. The more you practice, the more you'll find quality over time. Great video Sam.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE WORK YOU DO HERE ON YOUR AND ALPHA GAMINGs CHANNEL! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WORK YOU DO!
Thanks Sam. This is great advice. I am going to look over your past videos for great content of editing tips and creating some cool design to add to my videos coming up. It looks like you have some great skills and tips in editing and improving the look of your channel in your video library. This is something I don't always get as much from other channels.
Thanks for this man 🙏🏽 It’s extremely helpful!
Incredible video, thank you very much Sam!
Thank you for the video! This will help me as I strive to grow my upstart channel.
Thanks for the video. Makes me feel a little better about my struggles, but does it matter WHEN you post? (Times, day, etc?) been trying to post longer content on Monday and shorts on Wednesday.
Shorts are getting views, but long form aren’t
I'm so glad that I read the title before this video because the first couple of things you said made me go "wtf". 😂
Great vid!
Great video! It was really helpful. On my channel I'm doing a bunch of content that isn't even remotely related, so it'll be interesting to see if that works out, or if in 6 months I'll be dividing it up. I'm really hoping I can pull it off as a variety channel though. Keep up the awesome work. I love your videos!
INCREDIBLE vid, sir! Cheers
only thing I disagreed with was the fact that youtube gets to put ADs on channels under the monetization threshold so in that regard I do believe they prefer creators of a certain size before they care about your channel, even the support system being junk till reaching 1k is pretty rough requirement just my opinion though, back in the day 10k views then boom you were set so it has raised the bar but not necessarily gave the tools to the ones under the bar yet
Nice vid! thanks for the info. very thought provoking.
#2 I is definitely a big one. Been doing video production for years, started making TikToks, and going through the setup, filming, and editing workflow every day VERY quickly taught me so much more about good lighting, mic placements, editing tricks for speed etc.
Thank you for the help! Your content is really useful!
Thanks for the video, Sam! So helpful.
Love your videos Sam, always so helpful!
Good advices, thanks Sam!
UA-cam Shorts hurt your channel.
Actually for those who start it could be the contrary.
I post UA-cam videos just for fun, nothing serious. The longest gaming videos I post (5 to 10mins) get like 10 to 50 views. Yes, 50, with average view of 30 seconds watch time.
So I wanted to put more work in 1min videos as a challenge cause it's hard to find what to fit in that minute. It takes more planning and editing, at least for me.
I posted a short and it made 2k views in 3 hours with 30s watch time! So I posted other shorts, and on the 5 or 6 it's between 750 to 2.2K views with 30-45s watch time!
Plus I got nice comments on my voice overs so I'm gonna look what I can do with it.
I think shorts are a good way to experiment and to come up with ideas to catch the attention of the viewers.
It's worth trying.
My last short took me a few hours of planning and editing. I posted it 2 hours ago and I will certainly learn a lot, negative or positive.
"Gaming channel with cooking shorts..." How did you know I was thinking about doing that? 😂
New subscriber ive been on youtube for years but never really uploaded and now moved fully over to youtube to live stream make videos and really enjoy making youtube shorts only been doing it full time for the last 40 days and grow has been amazing and thank you for this amazing video clearned up a LOT OF STUFF very helpful 👏👏👏👏👏
Came from your tweet about how subscribing would make you happy
Realized I was already subbed 😌
Great video!
Great video Sam, really found from value from it, especially with being new to making content on UA-cam.
I think watching videos is also very helpful. The main feed shows what other channel viewers watch. I could be wrong as I'm a noob creator and still need to improve
Thanks Sam for this video. Always well done and great advice.
Quick question, would you classify streaming tips with gaming streams and gaming videos when it comes to your niche?
Thank you Sam!
Thanks Sam for this capsule of motivation. Really appreciated, your videos are always awesome.
I’ve been editing up twitch clips into shorts for the past month and my channel has grown significantly since doing that.
Also do a weekly live stream as well and again that’s increased my growth.
Now I need to get back to my long form content
Love when I get a notification for a new Sam video!
Hey, Actually informative!!!! Thanks
This is a great video that I really appreciate. Thank you!
Nice video! You give great advice and I appreciate the work you put in to your videos. I’m learning a lot! Mahalo
I was so Worry about the weekly upload, I want to make good content, so I put a every other Friday at 15:30 as a deadline, and I've been scared it might not be enough.
As a content watcher I find UA-cam shorts annoying and bordering on spam.
Sam is the most underrated youtuber ever and it's not a myth the guys awesome!
Always a good time watching you, Sam!
honestly i get frozen in the second myth i am just never OK with quality of my videos so i re record them over and over and honestly im many times caught in that loop until i give up
Excellent video!
Hey i'm not sure if you're done it before or not but how do you go about making Thumbnails? Like what IS a good thumbnail? how do you go about creating thumbnails for videos and what programs do you use? Love yours stuffs thanks for all the information.
Thanks for dropping a comment bud. I’ve got two videos on my channel. This is one ua-cam.com/video/5bS10z3cw1Y/v-deo.html and this is another ua-cam.com/video/rLgfpGe76UM/v-deo.html. One is a tutorial and the other breaks down what makes good thumbnails. Hope they help shed some light. If you still have questions feel free to jump into the discord too.
@@SamWoodhall thanks dude! Your videos have really helped me when it comes to editing and stuff. You really give awesome advice! Thank you again and God Bless!
Great video!
(Commenting so youtube knows that too!)
thanks for the kick in ass Papa Sam. I've been procrastinating on a video for a couple days. i will go finish it now.
Sam always hitting us with the big facts 🔥🔥
Thanks for the pro tips, you’re the best!
I subscribed because of the intro. Haha very intriguing
I've even started uploading videos, still no likes or comments as yet, But I'm Patient, i can wait!
super solid video!
Whenever I need to remember that the big creators started where I am now, I go look at MKBHD's first videos. Makes me feel better :)
There is a channel that got 1000 subscribers in a month, how did he do that? Channel name English nomad.