Comments on: Why Your YouTube Views on Recent Videos are DOWN

By: BOBJENZ

BOBJENZ — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:40:27 +0000

Interesting read – I missed this post. Peter Coffin dominating the logic!

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:33:06 +0000

I use YouTube for social networking. I don’t really care about the video views. Sure when I put a video up, I hope my friends will see it and enjoy it, but it really does not matter that much to me.

The Most Popular list is controlled by the machines now, so it would be pretty tough to crack that code. Yes, there are certain things we know it takes in to account. Recent videos views is one – and when I say recent I mean right now. So one thing you can do is plan for your video to hit at a high site traffic time. Know when your target audience may be watching and plan for your video to “go live” around that time. For example, it may not be the best time for Fred to have his video hit sub boxes at 10 AM, all the kiddies are in school.

There are 1.5 billion video views on YouTube every day. Good luck getting your slice of the pie.

By: jischinger

jischinger — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:51:01 +0000

FYI on the topic:

Zipster – YouTube Celebs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kER9ai85_XI

Azrienoch – They don’t suck at all!

By: marquisdejolie

marquisdejolie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:18:40 +0000

I HAVE to think of it that way? By law or ministerial edict? Must I? Really? I must think like you?

Oh wait. Playing With Your Peter Day is over.

Nevermind.

By: Peter Coffin

Peter Coffin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:10:07 +0000

You have to think of it this way. People who make movies, TV, or anything us small-time internet folk (which includes even the biggest people on YT – the money they make is chump change in comparison to an A-list celeb) are in competition with have *staffs* of people in charge of promoting the projects as well as themselves. Entire staffs.

There is nothing to be ashamed of for trying to put your name out there. If anything, it’s good. Doing it yourself and with modest means is a hell of a lot better than paying millions a year so a team of people will spend their workweek making you and your projects look good.

By: jischinger

jischinger — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:26:19 +0000

@33 I hate self-promoting, as is apparent by the millions of views I’ve never gotten on anything I’ve done on my own. Heck, I can’t even get people I helped help. It’s dog eat god out there. In addition to dealing with people who say “You Suck!” and worse ignore you, and I think I might be a bit shy. Still, I’m hoping one day that I’ll find something I’m so proud of that will sky rocket me to fame and fortune on dumb luck; not picky, and then drum up the courage to say, “In You Face Detractors, I’m Self-Promoting Now!” or something close to that.

Out here in the free market of Internet ideas the numbers mean you’re worth something. They’re fake of course, but they stand betwixt you, that little thrill and a bottle of capers.

By: Alexis Olson

Alexis Olson — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:54:08 +0000

@27 Jeff, I suspect your remarks were at least partly aimed at me. I didn’t intend to “scoff” or accuse people of “selling out” (and I’m certainly not trying to “alienate people for the sake of looking better”).

My point was that I see self-promotion as a necessary evil for those who want to make a name for themselves. It would be great if creators could focus on creating content and not have to worry about marketing it. Such is not the case of course. With all the competition out there, it takes ceaseless self-promotion to keep up with the self-described insane people with no life who know exactly how to work the system. Being someone with no aspirations to be popular, I can afford to be more carefree and not worry about promotion.

To reiterate, I’m not judging anyone for promoting themselves, I’m just sympathizing with those who HAVE to promote themselves (unless of course you enjoy marketing yourself, in which case, more power to you).

Sorry if I offended you and try not to take yourself (or the comments here) too seriously.

By: JimmerSD

JimmerSD — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:35:56 +0000

@31 LOL you nut!

By: jischinger

jischinger — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:18:43 +0000

@30 Hey!
(click)

By: JimmerSD

JimmerSD — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:11:18 +0000

Sorry to offend Jeff. The whole snarky interaction thing is SOP around here, but you probably know that. Fact is, we all read Kevin’s posts and some of us actually interact in a coherent manner.. with the possible exception of Jishinger. Even Nutcheese pipes up with an occasional comment that isn’t about a bodily function.

I’m a small timer with no expectations of grandeur. YouTube has seen fit to regularly turn their nose up at me and I’m okay with that. I’m not interested in gaming the system but I would like for people who do sub me to get a chance to see what I produce.

It just seems the deck has been stacked more decidedly against the little guys…algorithmically speaking. And now Kevin seems to indicate that the same thing is happening to the more prominent content producers.