Your growth is phenomenal, but I also fear it will make we subscribers less personal for you to interact with. I think this is unavoidable, but it still makes me a little sad. I've seen this happen to site after site on YouTube. I get used to it, but that brief period early on when the interactions are so much easier to manage is such a joy that I hate to see that end.
Thanks for the concern, David. I’ve recently been cussing and discussing some of the challenges that come part and parcel to becoming more “popular” with audiences. Judging from how well some MUCH LARGER content creators are able to make it work, I’m not that concerned though. I’m pulling back on social media posting to focus on Substack and YouTube. They’re not only my “bread and butter,” it’s where I genuinely enjoy connecting with people. So fear not…I’m not growing as fast as you might think. It’s faster than I ever imagined, but others have had literal overnight success and managed to make it work long-term. So I’m doing my best to follow their leads. Cheers and Happy Holidays!
I only promote some of the videos on social media. But frankly, I’m not very active anywhere but here. As for “boost,” I’m guessing you mean buying Google Ads for them? If so, I’ve heard not-so-great things from other creators. Especially ones—like me—who make “niche” content. The algorithm doesn’t always know what to make of me and my work. Likewise, I don’t always know what to think about it. :-p But when folks see the videos, more watch than not…so no complaints here. Cheers!
Cool. I boost my promo videos of my novel, Devin's Dreams, regularly on Tiktok. I used to do the same on Youtube but I stopped because they did not respect my choice in terms of the audiences I wanted to target.
Fingers crossed TikTok stays in place. The only real winners with them out of the running--in the US anyway--is Meta and Google/YouTube. And I'm not a big fan of either. ;-)
Your growth is phenomenal, but I also fear it will make we subscribers less personal for you to interact with. I think this is unavoidable, but it still makes me a little sad. I've seen this happen to site after site on YouTube. I get used to it, but that brief period early on when the interactions are so much easier to manage is such a joy that I hate to see that end.
Thanks for the concern, David. I’ve recently been cussing and discussing some of the challenges that come part and parcel to becoming more “popular” with audiences. Judging from how well some MUCH LARGER content creators are able to make it work, I’m not that concerned though. I’m pulling back on social media posting to focus on Substack and YouTube. They’re not only my “bread and butter,” it’s where I genuinely enjoy connecting with people. So fear not…I’m not growing as fast as you might think. It’s faster than I ever imagined, but others have had literal overnight success and managed to make it work long-term. So I’m doing my best to follow their leads. Cheers and Happy Holidays!
I think that's very much the best you can commit to at this time. May you also have a wonderful Holiday season.
Thanks, David. I appreciate you.
Hi Clint. Do you boost/promote your videos on youtube at all? Just curious.
I only promote some of the videos on social media. But frankly, I’m not very active anywhere but here. As for “boost,” I’m guessing you mean buying Google Ads for them? If so, I’ve heard not-so-great things from other creators. Especially ones—like me—who make “niche” content. The algorithm doesn’t always know what to make of me and my work. Likewise, I don’t always know what to think about it. :-p But when folks see the videos, more watch than not…so no complaints here. Cheers!
Cool. I boost my promo videos of my novel, Devin's Dreams, regularly on Tiktok. I used to do the same on Youtube but I stopped because they did not respect my choice in terms of the audiences I wanted to target.
Fingers crossed TikTok stays in place. The only real winners with them out of the running--in the US anyway--is Meta and Google/YouTube. And I'm not a big fan of either. ;-)
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