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Patreon Podcast: Information Overload (Patreon)

Published:
2023-07-13 14:08:00
Imported:
2024-01

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The Internet bombards us with information that we may or may want, usually as part of companies' quest for profit. But is this practice approaching "critical mass" where we finally decide that it's too much?

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Dan Vincent

You're not the only one noticing less views/engagement on youtube; if you check out creator communities for those with lots of subs you'll see a lot of similar anecdotal evidence. That said, I'm not sure you'll find a better audience for your content than YouTube. With the encrapification of Google, it's harder and harder to get traction on written content. Podcasts have no real discoverability mechanism other than top 100 charts or word-of-mouth. Unless you have some way to promote it the thing won't go anywhere. You have enough of a following at 360K subscribers that some network would probably pick you up if you pitched a show. Does that mean you should lean into more "sensational" titles and thumbnails? I don't know. Perhaps Youtube deprioritizes videos that don't show faces both in content and in thumbnail? How do you condense a 45 minute documentary into a single thumbnail, let alone a few catchy words in the title? Questions with no easy answers. You could theoretically make the most brilliant video ever and Youtube won't promote it because it's an unfeeling computer. People seem to engage more with what's on the youtube homepage versus following their Subscriber feed (the youtube.com/subscriptions feed which always shows every video from your sub list in reverse chronological order). I'm one of the latter types; I always make sure to watch what's in my curated feed. I have watch history turned off and I have a dim view of Youtube's recommendations. Finding new content is a matter of searching and finding recommendations from people I trust. But I realize that makes me an outlier. I find "calls to action" obnoxious, especially ones that interrupt the flow of content. But I guess I have to admit they work... much like I have to admit my material performed much better as videos on youtube than written blog articles or podcasts. Anyway, I subscribe to your channel because I enjoy the work you produce. Keep up the good work.

Alan Grassia

OMG, yes! I thought that I was the only person who avoided click bait-y headlines. I really do try to avoid them regardless of where they appear - I mostly see them on blogs and social media. I’ve used a few click bait cards for my videos and it kind of feels gross. And it seems like the only way to get views on YouTube. I really don’t engage in social media a lot. It might be days between checking Mastodon or LinkedIn. I dumped Facebook and Instagram years go and I’m happier for it. I noticed the new video opening right away. To be honest, I kinda miss the old welcome and the sense of community that I felt it created. I also think the connection to you and other supporters here on Patreon make up for it. I really enjoy watching and learning from your videos. I also think that there is a good mix of content variety. Keep up the good work.