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Post by Johnkenn on Aug 14, 2020 13:04:18 GMT -6
How do I make sure these videos I'm doing are getting views counted when people watch them here?
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Post by Blackdawg on Aug 14, 2020 13:44:13 GMT -6
They just do.
If you go to Analytics on your channel you can then go Advanced you can view by Traffic Source.
YouTube will put this site under "Externals", you can click on that and it will break down where all the external source traffic is coming from.
That said, what counts as a "View" is anyone's guess. There are Impressions which is every time someone looks at the video but doesn't play it. But an actually view count no one really knows what qualifies. Some say an ip has to view it for 30sec before it counts. Others say longer or shorter. YouTube won't tell people what counts as a "view".
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Post by mrholmes on Aug 14, 2020 17:38:43 GMT -6
They count all views from everywhere you can see this in the statistics.
Important is that you bring interesting/significant topics on a regular basis.
A video a week or one every two weeks.
I don't post regularly and I get new customers anyway, that's interesting all the time.
But I subscribed to interesting channels a lot and I like bonus stuff like interviews.
For example, Casey once explained the M7 for Sweetwater this was interesting to me.
As much as I like the audio gear I would love to hear to old dogs talking about music in the studio.
I can imagine hearing something about other people's workflows, how do they write, how do they move forward in production time, etc.
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Post by Blackdawg on Aug 14, 2020 18:53:15 GMT -6
there have been studies on it and you do not need to post videos consistently to grow your audience. They found that the quality of what you are posting was much more important than the frequency.
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Post by sirthought on Aug 15, 2020 4:41:15 GMT -6
I follow a channel called the Pedal Zone. He posts fairly seldom and doesn't cite any sponsors, but it seems he gains a large number of followers and he's been able to use the channel to go to NAMM (from Europe) and he has personal relationships with all the guys behind the bigger boutique pedal brands. He's one of the few posting just a handful of videos each year, but still seems to grow his audience. I think that is rare, but it's likely because he's doing performances that really showcase the pedals for certain types of music fans.
I've watched a few videos from folks in different topic-genres breaking down what they earn. It can vary wildly depending on the subject matter. After all the gear they invest in and the constant pressure to produce fresh content, I think it might not be something I'd aspire to do. At least not on my own. Maybe if there was a team of like-minded folks creating content together or collectively.
We're going to see this YouTuber bubble burst at sometime because the whole platform is just becoming more of a hassle all around. Guys are getting flagged for playing their own music, much less using others' stuff as an example on gear.
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