Slightly OT, but for electronics videos, what search terms / tags would be good? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 31, 2016, 05:53:39 am
content: Hey all, so I finally found the microphone stand that I had gotten in order to shoot videos from above, and I have my wireless mic system set up again so I can use a lapel mic (I think the audio is pretty good, I'm uploading a test of it shortly, will probably be up in 30-40 minutes or so)Anyhow, the problem as when I tried making videos before is the same, virtually no views at all, which is pretty disheartening, and I think part of the problem is that I just don't know how to tag things properly, aside from "electronics" or "project" I just can't really think of good general use tags to help people find the content, unless it's about a specific thing with a product name/model that I can use.I think it might also just be because aside from EEVblog and a couple other channels, there just isn't as much interest in electronics related channels, or getting word out about them is difficult?Not really sure, I suck at the whole "interacting with people" thing, which is why I could never really be good at making gaming videos, unless it's an MP thing with some friends in which case I just have fun, and clips from that turn out good (but again, basically no views which puts a crimp in your style)So, TLDR; What are some good tags/ways to make it easier for people to find electronics related content, and get word out?

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 31, 2016, 06:26:21 am
content: If you have an established channel - such as Dave - you can get away with a title as simple as "Mailbag" - because people will already have an idea of what to expect ... and that will spread organically.Until then, people will not have any idea what you are offering, without a lot of help in searches ... something you are aware of.IMHO, words like 'electronics' and 'project' are far too generic and there is no fascination associated with them. You will need to be much more specific ... and find words or phrases that grab attention and have some excitement value.There are a number of ways to glean search terms, such as asking others to come up with some after being shown the material ... but I would suggest this to begin with........Think of a subject that you want to cover and do some searches to see if you can find that, or related topics, somewhere on the internet. They may not necessarily be videos, they might be simple written articles, news items or even 'how to' pages. When you find some that are in the same ball park as the idea you had, see what words are featured in headings or otherwise jump out at you.Just some thoughts.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 31, 2016, 06:29:20 am
content: One thing you might like to consider is having a channel name in the title - just like Dave has EEVblog at the start of each of his titles.Once you get your channel out there, people can search directly on the name.Make sure it is unique, though. No good being a commonly used word or phrase.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 31, 2016, 06:46:40 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on August 31, 2016, 06:29:20 amThe link in my sig is to the channel, not sure how well it would work in the title, eevblog works well since, well, blog and all that.

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 31, 2016, 11:28:28 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on August 31, 2016, 06:46:40 amThat requires effort, shove it in people's faceshttps://www.youtube.com/user/JunctionRunnerSome channels are slow to take off, but I've noticed that people like regular content, even if it's something they might not care about.Get the basics right like Dave does.1. Good lighting2. Doesn't wave the camera about3. Frames each shot well.that's the difference from "christ this kid is annoying" to "oh, interesting"Think of it as telling a story, and keep it under 15 minutes

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2016, 09:25:11 am
content: Quote from: bitslice on August 31, 2016, 11:28:28 pmYeah, I've recently rigged up a better mount (Still needs work) so I can get that birds eye view of what I am doing, lighting needs work but there's not a whole lot I can do.Problem with regular content is that I am broke 90% of the time so I can't really afford to pick stuff up for teardowns, no good salvation army shops or goodwills here, I've checked from time to time and it's all pretty much garbage or overpriced vcr's.I also posted some new vids in the other equipment and teardowns section but they still got virtually nothing, the topics have 66, 31 and 68 views respectively and the videos have 32, 6 and 14 views respectively. Makes you feel kind of shitty when 14 out of 68 people even bother to watch the video. It just reminds me of the crapload of work I put into a teardown of a really niche bit of equipment that I thought would finally get some attention, and it got absolutely nothing, not even a response to the topic on this forum. Just makes you feel like no matter what interesting stuff you have it's just pointless.Two years later and I just check and I'm amazed to see the first part broke 1000 views, but the second only 500 (which is still way more than most others)

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2016, 05:49:04 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on September 04, 2016, 10:47:13 amEek, I'm pretty introverted and I really can't cope with people talking enthusiasticallybut I'll listen on low volume/FFWD if they are explaining something new.This guy I love.The Radio Shophttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHJpeSrEjtVk1YtRU3FrpQQI know nothing about tube radios, but he's got such a fantastic voice. I'll have a video on in the background just for the sake of it.Teardowns are not the be all and end all, I'd rather watch someone building something or playing with a new chip.Or if someone is doing an idiots guide to configuring a bit of software, that's invaluable when I can't get something like Altera to "just work, dammit"Don't be afraid to cut boring stuff out, the story is told in the edit room.Compare how other people do the same videos, like there are two Dictaphone videos up on youtube and curiously yours only has 9 views.