If You Want Some Yt Traction, Try Shorts |
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Nov 2 2021, 01:47 AM
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I just noticed that out of the top 5 vids on my channel. 4 of them are "Shorts". This is like reels on instagram. You can only upload them from your phone. Vertical format. Even a video of my dog (God rest his soul) got 1,000 views on shorts. I just threw some stuff in there that wasn't even formatted correctly just to experiment. Works well
  check out this "Short" phrase lesson https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Short-Phrase-Blues/ |
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Nov 3 2021, 08:39 PM
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-------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE  “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 4 2021, 12:11 AM
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I should have included my shorts article that I wrote which has a video introduction and how to
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...t=0#entry793357 QUOTE (Phil66 @ Nov 3 2021, 03:39 PM)  |
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Nov 4 2021, 10:10 AM
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QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Nov 4 2021, 12:33 AM) ...and when I've tried the shorts, maybe a jacket too. Silly pun! Sorry  Great to see you in good spirits buddy  I'm wondering if there's a way to make a video on a pc the send to phone and upload. I'm thinking of this https://youtu.be/_Fr06hizLHo -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 4 2021, 07:53 PM
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Here is a link to a android video downloader so you can do it right from your phone. there are many of these and it might be the easiest way : Once youdownload from youtube, just upload as a 'short" and bam.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...en_US&gl=US ++++++++++++++` QUOTE (Phil66 @ Nov 4 2021, 05:10 AM) Great to see you in good spirits buddy I'm wondering if there's a way to make a video on a pc the send to phone and upload. I'm thinking of this https://youtu.be/_Fr06hizLHo Yup it's exactly a tik tok sort of rip off which is what youtube is trying to do. same idea with instagram reels. They are wanting to offer tik tok type functionality. QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Nov 3 2021, 07:33 PM) Nice! It's a very TikTok-like format, which is a platform that can give you crazy traction, but also only allows videos up to 3 minutes. It used to be 1 minute, but they allow longer videos now. I do want to try out shorts on YouTube at some point...
...and when I've tried the shorts, maybe a jacket too. Silly pun! Sorry This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Nov 4 2021, 08:27 PM |
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Nov 4 2021, 09:12 PM
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Thanks I've done a short now
 I'm finding it a bit confusing, "old fart syndrome" For the record, there was a little switch to make in 60 seconds but I didn't do that. Maybe I can't upload my End Of Day thing. Ben said you can do 3 minutes though. This post has been edited by Phil66: Nov 4 2021, 09:22 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 5 2021, 11:17 PM
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I did one 'short' last week. It got 639 views that day and then dropped off to practically nothing.
They're designed - I assume - to just be attention grabbers. I did get few more subscribers due to it though. I'm gonna try using them to advertise my longer vids. Kinda like a teaser/trailer. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Nov 6 2021, 08:34 AM
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QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Nov 6 2021, 02:29 AM) I meant on TikTok, not sure if that was what you meant. TikTok you can select 15 seconds, 60 seconds and 3 minutes (but anything in between that will work too), it's just sort of the limit when creating the video or uploading, I think. If you upload 1 minute and 14 seconds that's fine too. Sorry buddy, senior moment QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Nov 6 2021, 04:05 AM) super congrats on getting on to youtube shorts Thank you 
-------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 6 2021, 04:05 PM
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QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Nov 6 2021, 02:43 PM) There might be a market for you at TikTok, come to think of it. Not sure how to approach it though, but my suggestion is to maybe make a small peaceful movie to go along with the sound. I.e. just filming some trees swaying in the wind or waters dropping off a leaf etc. for those 1½ minute, then maybe a small text that says "Serenity Dimension" and "End of Day". I'm not saying TikTok should be your main market, but sometimes you can get a good amount of traction there - even go a bit viral, it seems, and then you could potentially guide them to YouTube, Spotify and so on. TikTok in itself is very fast paced. Short video, swipe to next video, short video, next, short, video, next... it can almost be a bit hectic. Maybe someone would find it useful and peaceful to come across something like Serenity Dimension and just have a breather. Sort of a different market than what you might first have thought of, which seemed to be someone who had a very busy (work) day and was just taking a moment to relax, but maybe the people at TikTok can be a good market too. There are all kinds of age groups on there, not just dancing teenagers or whatever it was known for. I see quite a few TikToks about music, as the algorithm has found that I watch that a lot and stay with those videos, interact and so on, so that has become what is mostly suggested to me Thanks buddy, I'll give it a look. I want to do a video anyway so it might kick me up the bottom -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 18 2021, 08:53 AM
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the algo is hunting for content so it's a great way to get some new traction.
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Nov 18 2021, 06:04 PM |
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Nov 19 2021, 05:19 AM
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QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Nov 18 2021, 09:53 AM) the algo is hunting for content so it's a great way to get some new traction. Gave it a go, now let's see what happens |
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