fierce ibex
My video is my FIRST EVER gaming video
It has decent analytics but the main one I wanted to be good was ABYSMAL…
AVD was 2:22 :/ any reason why?
The audio? Sound effects? Story telling? The hook?
Please help me understand the average view duration statistic
Trying to BEAT Minecraft on HARDCORE MODE | Noob Plays Minecraft
https://youtu.be/IFZcbw1UlbI
fierce swift
My video is my FIRST EVER gaming video
It has decent analytics but the main one...
I think you need to put more funny gameplay cuts and memes / sound effects in the morning to hook the viewer, I do like all the zooms on your face and at 2:22 you say, "I got a oak log" and the audio goes too high pitch for my eardrums so I woulda left at 2:22
stuck hare
AVD of 2:22 rarely means that people left at 2:22
I'll give the video a watch later and see if I can give you some tips
stuck hare
AVD of 2:22 rarely means that people left at 2:22
once its available, look at the retention graph
it'll show you which parts of the video were good or bad
fierce ibex
it'll show you which parts of the video were good or bad
We’ll see the retention is mostly flat but a huge drop in the very beginning
Maybe people just don’t like my face or something lol 😂
fierce ibex
I think you need to put more funny gameplay cuts and memes / sound effects in th...
Oh dang I’m sorry about that thank you for letting me know
stuck hare
We’ll see the retention is mostly flat but a huge drop in the very beginning
send it here
gusty sierra
My video is my FIRST EVER gaming video
It has decent analytics but the main one...
i'd recommend just working on making your intros more engaging. avd of 2:22 on one of your first videos is actually pretty great, because as you keep going you'll learn more about this whole thing. i'd say, for your next intro, spend an hour or 2 thinking about the first minute of your video, to make it more engaging
fierce ibex
i'd recommend just working on making your intros more engaging. avd of 2:22 on o...
Oh thank you so much! I appreciate the advice! Question though: should like my entire video be like super duper engaging like my intro or should it have some slow parts too?
The huge 4min drop off is when YouTube decided to yeet that section out of my video so I had to re-edit it and then cut it out later
stuck hare
the bumps up are where people liked the content so much that they rewatched it
drops are people leaving
fierce ibex
I think my new video is more engaging though I just posted it yesterday Escape the car or DIE | SoBo Plays
https://youtu.be/54j5ObXTxBA
stuck hare
flats are people watching but not rewatching
that sharp drop at the start tells you the intro isn't hooking people in
fierce ibex
Okay yeah my intro to my new video is hopefully better
The Minecraft one was definitely boring
So is where the apex of the spike happens, that second, are where people are re-watching the most or is it that whole spike?
fluid sphinx
My video is my FIRST EVER gaming video
It has decent analytics but the main one...
I would say the intro/hook. If I would to watch a video of a "noob playing hardcore Minecraft", the thing I'm most excited to see is he struggling right in the beginning of the video.
Maybe you could start with a bunch of consecutive scenes of you dying in the game and thinking about quit and then cut for you explaining the challenge and creating a new game. Just some ideas
Still watching the rest of the video. Btw, the production seems quite good so far (better than mines haha). Keep up the hard work o/
That part in 10:44 when your tool breaks! That part could be a very good hook. It's funny and shows your "messing up" as "noob playing hardcore mode".
fierce ibex
I had that at first with a bunch of clips in the beginning but I guess that was the problem idk but will keep posting and keep improving thank you all for your help!!
stuck hare
the section being rewatched is from the beginning of the spike to the end of the spike, the spike itself represents the point that all the people rewatching it see
so if someone rewatches 00:01-00:07 and someone else rewatches 00:03 - 00:05, the spike will be at 00:04 since both people watched that second
the chart is basically a chart of the number of views for each second of video, and the same person can create multiple views per second
or in other words, how many times each second of video was played, regardless of who played them
gusty sierra
The huge 4min drop off is when YouTube decided to yeet that section out of my vi...
yeah you seem to be good at holding retention. if you had 15-20ish% more people get through the first minute, a lot of them would have stayed to the end, and your avd and watch time would shoot through the roof
what’s your ctr look like?
fierce ibex
Is that good?
stuck hare
CTR is a difficult stat to look at
higher doesn't mean better
lower doesn't mean better
it needs context to say whether its good or not
gusty sierra
Is that good?
ctr is really depended on the impressions. again, since this is an early video for you i’d say this is okay, but it definitely needs work
fierce swift
Yeah I just looked at 4 of my past videos CTR and they range from 3% to 8.8%
gusty sierra
although it can be weird. for my most recent video, my ctr was 1.4% 2 days ago, and is now at 6.7%. i didn’t even change the thumbnail, title or anything. so it’s possible that youtube hasn’t quite yet found the best audience for your video, but if they do, your vid could end up gaining an influx in views
fierce ibex
Ahhh that makes a lot of sense yeah
fierce ibex
ctr is really depended on the impressions. again, since this is an early video f...
I got 1.8k impressions and it’s flatlined now but I definitely think you’re right about not finding an audience
And I did have a video “blow up” before but I probated it because I switched niches
