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> i dont know what drives people to want to make videos when the odds are like that I used to write tech How To articles on my site around 15 years back, just

by sumedh 4y ago

> i dont know what drives people to want to make videos when the odds are like that I used to write tech How To articles on my site around 15 years back, just to help other people. Then adsense came along and I made some money but the primary motivation was to learn and share my knowledge with others.

swyx 4y ago
yes except here the view counts are dreadfully public reminders that hours of your work can go to get like 10 views if it doesnt please the algorithm… do what makes you happy i guess but i dont get it
- corobo 4y ago
  These days you can probably just replace "algorithm" with "audience". Make videos the audience wants to watch all the way through and the algorithm will love you. I'm 90% sure I've pinched this off mrbeast in an interview somewhere, he seems to know what he's doing. E: Aye, this one. Timestamped but I'd recommend the entire video if you're interested in YT nerd stuff https://youtu.be/6pMhBaG81MI?t=472 https://youtu.be/6pMhBaG81MI?t=472
- sumedh 4y ago
  It was the same 15 years, write a good article and then pray (or use SEO) so that Google ranks your link at the top of the user's search page. Some pages get lot of views because Google decides to show that link to their search engine users, some pages get no views because Google didnt like it.
- jjude 4y ago
  Two years back I started a podcast[0]. By all "viral" metrics pov, it is a failure - didn't get thousands of downloads, no first page hits etc. But I became a better conversationalist. Now whenever I interview people in my professional life (I'm a CTO and have to interview people for top level positions), they routinely tell me, they had their best interview. For long, I couldn't trace it back to the podcast. After many people compliment me, I asked one what made it a better interview. He said, you let me explain my project and you listened. That is when it clicked. Those are the skills I learned as a podcast host. I paused the podcast last year, because I got covid and for other personal reasons. With this feedback, I'm going to restart the podcast. Not all creative projects have to make money directly. There could be 2nd order benefits, which we may not see immediately. [0]: https://jjude.com/podcast https://jjude.com/podcast
  - dopeboy 4y ago
    What a great epiphany. If you are looking for guests and I am a fit for your criteria, I would love to be one.
  - corobo 4y ago
    I did similar but with one main difference! I bought a block of Overcast adverts in a relevant category. (https://overcast.fm/ads https://overcast.fm/ads) It was still doing hundreds of downloads per month a year after the last episode (podfaded unfortunately, my co-host didn't have any more free time after having a kid). The folks clicking the ad seemed to enjoy the show and from there word of mouth took over. Like you say not everything needs to make money, but that worked for me(tm) in terms of growing the audience. YMMV ofc, could have just been lucky. The biggest thing I got out of it (aside from dopamine in the moment of course) was the speaking skills. Just being able to project my voice better, better formulate my thoughts, etc. Well worth doing in hindsight.
  - aembleton 4y ago
    Well, I've subscribed. It's called `Gravitas WINS Radio` for anyone else looking.

by sumedh 4y ago

swyx 4y ago

yes except here the view counts are dreadfully public reminders that hours of your work can go to get like 10 views if it doesnt please the algorithm… do what makes you happy i guess but i dont get it

corobo 4y ago
These days you can probably just replace "algorithm" with "audience". Make videos the audience wants to watch all the way through and the algorithm will love you. I'm 90% sure I've pinched this off mrbeast in an interview somewhere, he seems to know what he's doing. E: Aye, this one. Timestamped but I'd recommend the entire video if you're interested in YT nerd stuff https://youtu.be/6pMhBaG81MI?t=472 https://youtu.be/6pMhBaG81MI?t=472
sumedh 4y ago
It was the same 15 years, write a good article and then pray (or use SEO) so that Google ranks your link at the top of the user's search page. Some pages get lot of views because Google decides to show that link to their search engine users, some pages get no views because Google didnt like it.
jjude 4y ago
Two years back I started a podcast[0]. By all "viral" metrics pov, it is a failure - didn't get thousands of downloads, no first page hits etc. But I became a better conversationalist. Now whenever I interview people in my professional life (I'm a CTO and have to interview people for top level positions), they routinely tell me, they had their best interview. For long, I couldn't trace it back to the podcast. After many people compliment me, I asked one what made it a better interview. He said, you let me explain my project and you listened. That is when it clicked. Those are the skills I learned as a podcast host. I paused the podcast last year, because I got covid and for other personal reasons. With this feedback, I'm going to restart the podcast. Not all creative projects have to make money directly. There could be 2nd order benefits, which we may not see immediately. [0]: https://jjude.com/podcast https://jjude.com/podcast
- dopeboy 4y ago
  What a great epiphany. If you are looking for guests and I am a fit for your criteria, I would love to be one.
- corobo 4y ago
  I did similar but with one main difference! I bought a block of Overcast adverts in a relevant category. (https://overcast.fm/ads https://overcast.fm/ads) It was still doing hundreds of downloads per month a year after the last episode (podfaded unfortunately, my co-host didn't have any more free time after having a kid). The folks clicking the ad seemed to enjoy the show and from there word of mouth took over. Like you say not everything needs to make money, but that worked for me(tm) in terms of growing the audience. YMMV ofc, could have just been lucky. The biggest thing I got out of it (aside from dopamine in the moment of course) was the speaking skills. Just being able to project my voice better, better formulate my thoughts, etc. Well worth doing in hindsight.
- aembleton 4y ago
  Well, I've subscribed. It's called `Gravitas WINS Radio` for anyone else looking.