In this episode, the hosts discuss the rise of bsky over twitter, navigating uncomfortable sponsorship offers and battles, the UKs strict AD law with creators, how the newest Youtube algorithm and other factors are currently pushing decline on both the hosts' videos. A little bit of therapy, a bit of a quick'n'dirty short discussions and some analytics dives. The hosts discuss other little tricks for boosting videos on youtube (please comment! Like! Hashtag!) and how some creators may have a "break in case of emergency" tactic when views tank and fluctuate heavily.
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Chapters
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00:00 - Introduction and Setup
01:44 - Exploring Blue Sky: A New Social Media Platform
09:13 - Navigating Sponsorships and Legal Obligations
11:01 - Strict UK AD Laws
13:32 - YT Algorithm Changes AGAIN
19:41 - Revisiting Guests & Therapy
20:36 - Engagement & Foolproof Tactics
22:40 - Beaver Video Analytics
25:52 - Can We Reach A New Baseline?
27:56 - Further Analytic Deep Dives
31:57 - Quick & Dirty?
36:08 - Accepting Lowest Views
39:35 - Long Formats Are In Their Best Era
40:56 - What Is Your Break Glass In Case Of Emergency?
45:40 - Audience Ebbs & Flows
46:56 - Call to Action!
49:38 - Hashtags In Youtube Comments??
50:10 - Video Specific Captions
52:18 - Wrapping Up
Links
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Midgeman bsky - https://bsky.app/profile/midgeman.tv
Lionheart bsky - https://bsky.app/profile/lionheartx10.bsky.social
Matthew HoodedHorse bsky - https://bsky.app/profile/kazwen.bsky.social
Midgemans blog - https://doras.to/midgeman?blog=2-steps-forward-1-step-back
ASA - https://www.asa.org.uk/
Real Civil Engineer Beavers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUnjW7B_ZM
Aragorn Lego Short - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TialbfuufS4
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