The Current Source Quits Youtube - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 30, 2019, 01:08:07 am
content: Just announced on Twitter:

author: madsbarnkob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2019, 11:19:20 am
content: I must admit that his conclusion is heart breaking for someone trying to achieve the same.In this socialblade compare it is clear that despite he has almost 3 times as many subs, his views and earnings are comparable to mine:https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/UCSukTlgTEWiL-sl0UeYeJvQ/the%20current%20sourceI understand his frustration fully, it is many hours put into something that you hope to pay itself back, which is why I do not aim for that, it simply seems too far away.

author: gnif
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2019, 11:24:26 am
content: Sad to see another channel go. I am also producing some content for youtube these days and slowly building my subscriber base (> 500 now), however, I am not holding out hopes to ever support myself from this. I do get some income via patreon for the open-source projects I work on, but it's not nearly enough to even consider it as a primary source of income. I do it mostly for fun

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2019, 02:30:56 pm
content: Quote from: madsbarnkob on October 01, 2019, 11:19:20 amWhich is why the "old days" of Youtube were better. No one was making a living from it, it didn't even enter a creators mind, you just did the videos for the fun of it.Now the number of big channels is insane, and everyone expects (hopes) to become financially successful at it.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2019, 02:40:16 pm
content: He makes reference to "frequency of upload". If that implies that yootoob prefers lots of uploads, then that's a shame.I would far rather a channel have a small number of excellent videos than a large number of me-too videos exemplifing the "least publishable unit" concept.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2019, 03:03:16 pm
content: Quote from: tggzzz on October 01, 2019, 02:40:16 pmYes, that's ho the algorithm is currently jigged. Upload frequency and watch time are the two key metrics.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2019, 04:42:02 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 01, 2019, 03:03:16 pmWatch time is relatively sane, although I'd be interested in the proportion that watched to the end.Upload frequency works against my interests, since it encourages video diarrhoea.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 01:32:58 am
content: Quote from: tggzzz on October 01, 2019, 04:42:02 pmDepends on the content type.News and other commentary channels for example can upload every day and it's the content people signed up for.Even engineering channels can upload every day if that's the style of content, e.g. live shows, project progress videos etc.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2019, 05:58:14 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 02, 2019, 01:32:58 amNews channels, yes.Other channels, less so. Far too many video channels are unedited talking heads, where the heads hum and har too much, take forever to get to and interesting point, and it is impractical to skip through it to see whether there are any interesting points. Your channel avoids the latter by having a table of contents with time.For an example of a terse, informative video channel where the video is key, have a look at the Pace basic soldering lessons,https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL926EC0F1F93C1837It is no coincidence that the audience's time is money, and that the distribution was difficult.Written articles have to be considered (i.e. not constructed on the fly), can be speed read, so I can read 10* more articles than videos.My eye/brain time is very limited. Guess where I am going to apply it!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 03, 2019, 06:08:48 am
content: Quote from: tggzzz on October 03, 2019, 05:58:14 amAnd you are welcome to. But it's called YOUtube for a reason. People get to know and want to see/hear the person they follow. You don't really get that from a blog article or strict concise info video. It's the reason why even the best produced corporate videos completely die on Youtube.