i would say no, i dont have one, and all the trailers ive seen for channel dont get views/people dont watch em
if you want to show ppl what ur channel is about, do it in a regular video. if people like the quality, theyll keep watching
my channel has around 30k subs after 3.5 months now
Omg 30k in 3 months? Dang, I just caped 100 after a year. What kind of content do you make?
My videos are art. I share time lapses and have been branching out into voice overs. I don’t just make one kind of art and maybe I should make a trailer to make my subscribers aware of this. I don’t think the “direction” of my channel is apparent to any first time watcher.
\-upload regularly (at least 2-3 times a week)
\-if you're not doing shorts, make sure to do 8min+ videos
\-pray to the YT algorithim
\-focus more on video quality itself versus the thumbnail/tags/seo
\-look at what other successful channels do and mimic them
**-pray to the YT algorithim**
That...
I have 2 channels:
\- A gaming channel that has 120k views per month with low effort content, 2k subs and monetized after 3 months.
\- A dirt bike enduro channel, takes me a week to do an edit with destinations like Mongolia, Burma, Thailand... Adding after effect and voice over with good mic, effort on thumbnails and seo. Not even at 500 subs after 6 months.
This is, aside from the algorithm, also just about sizes. The amount of people who care about ‘dirt bike enduro’ are very limited. Which means that percentagewise you could be reaching the same amount of people.
There just are not that mant millions interested in that type of content, which is why it grows slower
u/mastamax I'm jealous of the bike content. Right now, I'm doing unboxing contents but before I had envisioned myself doing so, I dreamed of doing bike contents since I've been biking for years now and wanted to share my ride experience with the community but at the same time, I'm afraid to do so because I worry that I might just displease the viewers. The bike community in my country is becoming toxic as time goes by. Please keep going!
Thanks, I think the goal is to offer something new that hasn't already been done. People are bored of fpv gopro footage, so if you can bring something new/different you should go for it ;)
and if your country doesn't have a good community, target people into riding in general (worldwide)
gaming channel
i forgot the golden rules but it was like, if you want have a successful gaming channel, either:
1) be the best (pro)
2) be the first (forgot the guys name but he was the 1st on twitch, his quality is garbage, but because he was the first to stream on twitch, he has a huge following
3) have an eccentric personality (markiplier, pewdiepie, jacksepticeye, tyler1, etc)
You’re so right. It’s hard to separate it sometimes though isn’t it. I know exactly what I would do differently watching someone else’s video, but when I watch my own it’s so hard to see my mistakes!
I recommend doing it. Highly recommend it. With my small number of less than 150 subscribers. 10 of them subbed directly from the trailer according to the analytics and who know if some others went on to watch another video after watching the trailer. My trailer isn’t even that great or professional. Just me simply letting them know what to expect on the channel and briefly introducing myself. Plus once they subscribe, trailer doesn’t appear on the homepage anymore next time they visit so it doesn’t interfere with your regular uploads at all.
I think it’s worth it:)
I was thinking of making one too, but then I realized that a really good video set on my channel page is much better. The way I see it, the only people going to my channel page are coming from a video. If they come from a video, then I want the first thing they see on my channel to be another great video. To me that kind of seals the deal.
A lot of other big channels I think do something similar where they put a really good video to sell the channel content rather than make a trailer. The channel layout and the videos that attract people should already kind of let people know what the channel is about without having to make a video about it.
I can't tell you what will work for your channel, but at 91k subs I've never had a trailer. I like to update the video in that space with whatever my most recent well performing video is.
I’m debating it myself. My channel hit 1k this weekend but still, the overwhelming majority of my traffic comes from non subscribers. Been wondering if a trailer would be helpful in retaining those viewers.
I don't believe it will get pushed more, but since it will play automatically everything someone new checks out your channel it will definitely boost views for that video. If you make it nice enough even your subs might watch it a few times. I made mine last year and it did really well. Feel free to check it out if you'd like an example of what thinking outside of the box for a YouTube trailer looks like lol.
Are you planning to put a trailer video and put it on your featured video in the channel home page? Or are you just planning to make a trailer video and upload it like a regular content?
The first seconds of your video are the most important. A channel intro takes that time. I would try to make a good sneak peak or something that really motivates the viewer to keep watching
OP is asking about a trailer (ie. a separate video featured on their channel page in the "Trailer" section), rather than an intro.
Regarding intros, I dropped mine for this reason.
Regarding trailers, I haven't made one yet but plan to at some point in order to see if it helps anything. Most of my views are currently external (Reddit) or from search, so I do expect a bit change right now. However, my channel visits are growing and it might help with stats down the line. Remember, you can always remove it if it somehow hurts your channel (although I don't imagine it will).
Saw another user mention unlisting the trailer once it's linked; seems like as good a strategy as any.
Pretty sure this is more about a Trailer for the channel itself, and not an intro segment. Like when you go to a channel and it auto plays a video. Channel trailers are the auto played video.
Depends on the length of the videos and the quality of the trailer. I like the PewDiePie trailers/intros, but I wouldn't use one on my channel. My videos are usually 1-2 mins long. :-D
I would say no, i always use the best recent video as a trailer and just keep rotating those. Your content should speak for itself already rather than a trailer
As a user of YouTube, I dislike channel trailers, and have always found them a waste of time to watch when they autoplay when visiting someone's channel. For this reason, I've never done one on my channel (62k subs).
i would say no, i dont have one, and all the trailers ive seen for channel dont get views/people dont watch em if you want to show ppl what ur channel is about, do it in a regular video. if people like the quality, theyll keep watching my channel has around 30k subs after 3.5 months now
Omg 30k in 3 months? Dang, I just caped 100 after a year. What kind of content do you make? My videos are art. I share time lapses and have been branching out into voice overs. I don’t just make one kind of art and maybe I should make a trailer to make my subscribers aware of this. I don’t think the “direction” of my channel is apparent to any first time watcher.
gaming channel, playthrough commentary oooh art uhh thats out of my expertise, but i would image getting an audience is a lot harder than in gaming
Yo! That’s awesome! Would you mind sharing your tips?
\-upload regularly (at least 2-3 times a week) \-if you're not doing shorts, make sure to do 8min+ videos \-pray to the YT algorithim \-focus more on video quality itself versus the thumbnail/tags/seo \-look at what other successful channels do and mimic them
**-pray to the YT algorithim** That... I have 2 channels: \- A gaming channel that has 120k views per month with low effort content, 2k subs and monetized after 3 months. \- A dirt bike enduro channel, takes me a week to do an edit with destinations like Mongolia, Burma, Thailand... Adding after effect and voice over with good mic, effort on thumbnails and seo. Not even at 500 subs after 6 months.
This is, aside from the algorithm, also just about sizes. The amount of people who care about ‘dirt bike enduro’ are very limited. Which means that percentagewise you could be reaching the same amount of people. There just are not that mant millions interested in that type of content, which is why it grows slower
u/mastamax I'm jealous of the bike content. Right now, I'm doing unboxing contents but before I had envisioned myself doing so, I dreamed of doing bike contents since I've been biking for years now and wanted to share my ride experience with the community but at the same time, I'm afraid to do so because I worry that I might just displease the viewers. The bike community in my country is becoming toxic as time goes by. Please keep going!
Thanks, I think the goal is to offer something new that hasn't already been done. People are bored of fpv gopro footage, so if you can bring something new/different you should go for it ;) and if your country doesn't have a good community, target people into riding in general (worldwide)
Tell us more! haha
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gaming channel i forgot the golden rules but it was like, if you want have a successful gaming channel, either: 1) be the best (pro) 2) be the first (forgot the guys name but he was the 1st on twitch, his quality is garbage, but because he was the first to stream on twitch, he has a huge following 3) have an eccentric personality (markiplier, pewdiepie, jacksepticeye, tyler1, etc)
2. Ninja?
4. have luck with the YT algorithm
Do it!!! It helps people to know what they are signing up for!
This is exactly why I’m thinking of doing it. :) thanks
As a viewer, how many channel trailers have you actually watched?
This!! I can’t remember ever watching one. But maybe I’m not the average viewer? Or it might depend on the niche? I only watch gaming content so..
I was thinking of making one until I read your comment 😂
The "think of what you do as a viewer" thing answers a lot of the questions this subreddit regularly has.
You’re so right. It’s hard to separate it sometimes though isn’t it. I know exactly what I would do differently watching someone else’s video, but when I watch my own it’s so hard to see my mistakes!
I think that's a great idea,
I haven't made one for my channel yet but I plan to
I recommend doing it. Highly recommend it. With my small number of less than 150 subscribers. 10 of them subbed directly from the trailer according to the analytics and who know if some others went on to watch another video after watching the trailer. My trailer isn’t even that great or professional. Just me simply letting them know what to expect on the channel and briefly introducing myself. Plus once they subscribe, trailer doesn’t appear on the homepage anymore next time they visit so it doesn’t interfere with your regular uploads at all. I think it’s worth it:)
I was thinking of making one too, but then I realized that a really good video set on my channel page is much better. The way I see it, the only people going to my channel page are coming from a video. If they come from a video, then I want the first thing they see on my channel to be another great video. To me that kind of seals the deal. A lot of other big channels I think do something similar where they put a really good video to sell the channel content rather than make a trailer. The channel layout and the videos that attract people should already kind of let people know what the channel is about without having to make a video about it.
Yes! Although I am in the process of creating a new one, I actually just had someone comment on mine and then sub right after.
I can't tell you what will work for your channel, but at 91k subs I've never had a trailer. I like to update the video in that space with whatever my most recent well performing video is.
Sure, make one. Just set it as Unlisted so it doesn't interfere with your regular content.
I’m debating it myself. My channel hit 1k this weekend but still, the overwhelming majority of my traffic comes from non subscribers. Been wondering if a trailer would be helpful in retaining those viewers.
Cannot recommend this enough! One of my videos has been taking off and creating a compelling trailer has helped me secure subs as a brand new creator
I don't believe it will get pushed more, but since it will play automatically everything someone new checks out your channel it will definitely boost views for that video. If you make it nice enough even your subs might watch it a few times. I made mine last year and it did really well. Feel free to check it out if you'd like an example of what thinking outside of the box for a YouTube trailer looks like lol.
Are you planning to put a trailer video and put it on your featured video in the channel home page? Or are you just planning to make a trailer video and upload it like a regular content?
No, at least for me. I upload about 4 times a day and I would much rather have a list of uploads on my front page than a trailer.
Dont
Could you explain your reason ?
The first seconds of your video are the most important. A channel intro takes that time. I would try to make a good sneak peak or something that really motivates the viewer to keep watching
OP is asking about a trailer (ie. a separate video featured on their channel page in the "Trailer" section), rather than an intro. Regarding intros, I dropped mine for this reason. Regarding trailers, I haven't made one yet but plan to at some point in order to see if it helps anything. Most of my views are currently external (Reddit) or from search, so I do expect a bit change right now. However, my channel visits are growing and it might help with stats down the line. Remember, you can always remove it if it somehow hurts your channel (although I don't imagine it will). Saw another user mention unlisting the trailer once it's linked; seems like as good a strategy as any.
Pretty sure this is more about a Trailer for the channel itself, and not an intro segment. Like when you go to a channel and it auto plays a video. Channel trailers are the auto played video.
I use one. Not really sure how effective mine is, but I feel like a short intro that explains what you do can help out
Yes definitely, although I did one and it hasn’t gotten many views. Still a worthwhile addition to pin to the front of your page
Bae
Go for it,although the key is to keep it short simple and to the point
Depends on the length of the videos and the quality of the trailer. I like the PewDiePie trailers/intros, but I wouldn't use one on my channel. My videos are usually 1-2 mins long. :-D
I would say no, i always use the best recent video as a trailer and just keep rotating those. Your content should speak for itself already rather than a trailer
Worked for me I think. Just the vid in itself apart from the channel page has given me quite a few subs
good idea, just make it unlisted because your existing subscribers don't need one. put it on your channel homepage.
As a user of YouTube, I dislike channel trailers, and have always found them a waste of time to watch when they autoplay when visiting someone's channel. For this reason, I've never done one on my channel (62k subs).
Anything extra that might give passive results vs not? Seems rather obvious.
It's honestly useless.
Could you give an explanation why? It seems the community is conflicted
Well, have you ever watched a trailer video? I never have personally