What are some good ways to actually get noticed by the YouTube Minecraft community? A friend and I have an LP up and it only has like 14 views. Would an excessive amount of tags work? Or subscribing to a bunch of people perhaps?
Continue making videos, If they are good people will start telling their friends about it, Tags are of course important but only for searching videos.
If you believe that your videos are good and deserve attention, ask someone to make a video with you or make some small advertising under someone's videos. (possibly facing hate by the other members)
You can also make Server Reviews (its that what you call them) that way people will notice you when searching for a Server to play on and will maybe watch your other videos.
Stay Dedicated - Don't bother trying to become big on YouTube if you are not willing to put effort and dedication into it
Stay Original - Noone wants to see another SkyDoesMinecaft or Antvenom wannabe. If you be yourself, Honestly, you would tend to be funnier. That's just mine and a lot of people's opinions.
Add Tags - When uploading or editing a video, Be sure to add lots of tags to it. This will help people cross-paths with your videos whilst they search for similar videos.
DON'T Sub/View-Bot... - Sub botting is creating a bunch of fake accounts to subscribe to yourself over and over to make you seem popular. View botting is repeatedly clicking your video to increase to view count. If you do this, it is easily noticed. Don't be the desperate guy with 3 videos and 300 subs... Noone wants that.
Decide your variety! - Do you wanna do PvP Minigames, Adventure maps, How-To's, SMP/Survival, etc.? Decide what kind of community you wish to pull in and expand upon that!
Find decent software - Any software that 'just works' is fine. I have the paid version of fraps and use windows movie maker for editing which is extremely basic ( will be upgrading ) but it works just fine.
It's pretty hard but you just have to keep producing videos and be yourself. I've seen a jump in views from 10 to about 50+, you have to be promote and get your name on all social networks and use alternative avenues.
Following options have helped me:
Tweet - when new ep are coming out
Post on - MC forums
Post on appropriate server forums
Co-lab with other youtubers around your size
Myself and another youtuber have put together a "how to grow your channel" & spotlight series. If you'd like just check out the video (bi-weekly and we might pick you to do a spotlight.
Add Tags - When uploading or editing a video, Be sure to add lots of tags to it. This will help people cross-paths with your videos whilst they search for similar videos.
I'd also add make sure your tags are relevant to your video, if you add to many tags to can have your channel shut down for tag abuse. So do not add COD tags if you are producing MC videos.
What are some good ways to actually get noticed by the YouTube Minecraft community? A friend and I have an LP up and it only has like 14 views. Would an excessive amount of tags work? Or subscribing to a bunch of people perhaps?
Thank you
Lots of money on ads/marketing etc. would be the number one way.
K so you've done one video., 3 days old with no specific map just a VERY generic LP minecraft vanilla title.
It's like trying to make a brand new website show up in a google search for the word 'and'. Way too common generic words, playing recent maps where you can post a video in the thread will help, finding places to post the video, relevant keywords with smaller less used keywords, maybe map specific/modpack specific.
Main thing is to do LOTS of videos if you don't know how to get enough social media shares and keyword rank.
Also if you're expecting to get 'noticed' after only 3 days, you're not going to last long with that mindset.
We've filmed up to episode 5 so far and will continue putting videos out every 2 or 3 days after a recent release, to space it out. Right now our 2nd episode is almost done uploading and is 6 minutes long because we thought 10 minute episodes were a bit too much to start out with.
I was just making sure what we were planning and doing were productive and could get us notice, I wasn't expecting to be popular the first day or anything.
You guys already gave out great advice, but I would like to add in additional tips on how to get noticed by the Youtube and gaming community:
Create great, and possibly even catchy thumbnails for your videos, so that you would get more viewers from your audience to watch them.
Try not to produce too long videos (no less than 15 minutes), so your audience would not get bored with your videos.
If in any case you need to shorten your videos, you should only cut to the scenes where the action really begins instead of making your audience wait 1 minute for the game to start (especially when doing Minecraft minigames like SkyWars and Block Hunt)
Produce videos with having a schedule in mind might help, for example you produce videos every Saturday so that your audience would know when they should watch your videos.
In addition to collaborating with other Youtubers your size, you should also create a separate group gaming channel with your friends and other Youtubers so that both your community and your gaming channel will grow eventually. Double win!
You could also stream on Twitch so that your followers would both follow your Twitch and Youtube channel.
Most Youtubers have to go on that path starting out as a Youtube amateur.
For example, Skydoesminecraft was initially not so famous two years ago with posting his first videos, but look at him today, he has about 9.5 million subscribers. However, to be on that path of being successful in the Youtube community takes time.
I wish you all the best on your journey in becoming a great Youtuber.
Lots of great advice in this thread! Some of it conflicts with what others provide, but honestly that is the clearest answer to this hobby / career / passion / job - there is no straight answer.
For example, the videos I make are well over 10 minutes - usually closer to 30. Rather than losing my particular audience I found that this is the length of time they were happiest with! In fact, some people are sad I don't do more hour-long specials (which happen every Saturday now) for them to watch. ;P
However, that is because of my awesome group of people who have wandered my way - I know what they are comfortable with, talk actively with them in the comments and through social media (Twitter helps a lot with getting your name out!) and listen to their feed-back for where to direct things, while still trying to keep true to what I do.
And there are a lot of Minecraft videos out there. The number one thing I find helpful to think about when creating content is constantly asking myself: "What story am I telling? Would I want to use some of my time and watch what I'm creating? Am I making an environment where my viewers - and myself - feel engaged and excited to see what happens next?"
So many people seem to just hop behind the camera and go - but then wander, mumble, stare into space. Remember, the time people spend watching your videos is a precious resource and finite. You want to make sure your content is worthy of their time - so ask yourself, constantly, if what you are making is really on par with what you would want to watch.
There are a few things you can do to help increase the popularity of your YouTube channel. A lot of great advice has been given already so I am just going to go through and re-point out some of the key points.
Make sure you're videos are high quality, 720p or better should be the case for all your videos. The sound quality should also be of average quality. Most capturing software does this for you.
You need the right software and hardware for the job. A standard 4gb laptop with integrated graphics just won't cut it if you're doing a lets play of a computer game. Although 30fps is a good bench point for quality however every extra frame will count. Most people suggest 60fps for recording.
A schedule is important, even though you're not a big channel (yet) people like channels to be reliable and somewhat professional. Youtube channels are treated psychologically very similarly to shows on a television channel. These channels air specific shows at very specific times, how successful do you think a new show would be if it only aired new episodes every 2-3 days depending on how the producer feels that day?
Keep the episodes longer than most videos but still engaging. You should have at least 15+ minutes of content per video. It's ok if they're longer but make sure the video is engaging and contains a lot of discussion. Long pauses should be avoided along with repeating yourself or stutter, things like "ummmm" should also be avoided. The reason for this is because the mentioned disengages the user from the video.
Brand yourself, Be active on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Instagram making daily posts on these sites can help you raise awareness for your "brand".
Don't do it for the money or fame.
Avoid doing the same old thing over and over again. Things like "Minecraft Survival" are over done, try adding some flare to it. Playing a bunch of minigames on hub servers or doing adventure maps add new and interesting content for your users.
Assets are very helpful. Custom made sounds and image files are a great way to add a unique flare to your videos while promoting brand awareness.
Networks are evil and will do everything in their power to take advantage of you for all you're worth. Jokes aside for the most part networks offer nothing that you can't obtain yourself. When you join a network you are basically handing over all the rights to your YouTube channel and community. It's likely that not all networks are scummy but a lot of them are.
Useful resources
VirtualDub - A free tool for compressing video and audio. It's amazing how much file space this guy can save you when used to its maximum potential. This can cut videos down to a significantly smaller portion of their original file size without any loss of quality.
Incompetech - A site loaded to the rim with royalty free music, this site has lots of premium quality music that you can use on your channel. Make sure to read their license first though.
Approaching Nirvana - Approaching Nirvana is a band that allows people to use the large majority of their music when you buy their albums. Lots of people on YouTube and Twitch use their music. Read their license and statements on that also.
If you have any questions feel free to pm me and I will try my best to answer them.
First off, you need at least 480p videos. I have 12 fps on my videos. How do I have subscribers?! Because I followed all the other steps.
Do not spam on channels. It will give you fake subscribers. Posting on the forum or on other websites is great!
Be part of the community! If you put witty comments on other's channels, they will see you and may be interested in subscribing!
Also, go comment on small channels and tell them how they are doing. A little feedback doesn't hurt.
Intros, thumbnails, and channel art helps a lot. Keep that in mind.
Hope that helped.
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Thank you
http://www.youtube.com/qandaletsplay
If you believe that your videos are good and deserve attention, ask someone to make a video with you or make some small advertising under someone's videos. (possibly facing hate by the other members)
You can also make Server Reviews (its that what you call them) that way people will notice you when searching for a Server to play on and will maybe watch your other videos.
http://www.youtube.com/qandaletsplay
Stay Original - Noone wants to see another SkyDoesMinecaft or Antvenom wannabe. If you be yourself, Honestly, you would tend to be funnier. That's just mine and a lot of people's opinions.
Add Tags - When uploading or editing a video, Be sure to add lots of tags to it. This will help people cross-paths with your videos whilst they search for similar videos.
DON'T Sub/View-Bot... - Sub botting is creating a bunch of fake accounts to subscribe to yourself over and over to make you seem popular. View botting is repeatedly clicking your video to increase to view count. If you do this, it is easily noticed. Don't be the desperate guy with 3 videos and 300 subs... Noone wants that.
Decide your variety! - Do you wanna do PvP Minigames, Adventure maps, How-To's, SMP/Survival, etc.? Decide what kind of community you wish to pull in and expand upon that!
Find decent software - Any software that 'just works' is fine. I have the paid version of fraps and use windows movie maker for editing which is extremely basic ( will be upgrading ) but it works just fine.
Others are rather obvious or already said. Baiii
Following options have helped me:
Tweet - when new ep are coming out
Post on - MC forums
Post on appropriate server forums
Co-lab with other youtubers around your size
Myself and another youtuber have put together a "how to grow your channel" & spotlight series. If you'd like just check out the video (bi-weekly and we might pick you to do a spotlight.
I'd also add make sure your tags are relevant to your video, if you add to many tags to can have your channel shut down for tag abuse. So do not add COD tags if you are producing MC videos.
Lots of money on ads/marketing etc. would be the number one way.
K so you've done one video., 3 days old with no specific map just a VERY generic LP minecraft vanilla title.
It's like trying to make a brand new website show up in a google search for the word 'and'. Way too common generic words, playing recent maps where you can post a video in the thread will help, finding places to post the video, relevant keywords with smaller less used keywords, maybe map specific/modpack specific.
Main thing is to do LOTS of videos if you don't know how to get enough social media shares and keyword rank.
Also if you're expecting to get 'noticed' after only 3 days, you're not going to last long with that mindset.
I was just making sure what we were planning and doing were productive and could get us notice, I wasn't expecting to be popular the first day or anything.
Thank you for this feedback it really helps!
http://www.youtube.com/qandaletsplay
- Create great, and possibly even catchy thumbnails for your videos, so that you would get more viewers from your audience to watch them.
- Try not to produce too long videos (no less than 15 minutes), so your audience would not get bored with your videos.
- If in any case you need to shorten your videos, you should only cut to the scenes where the action really begins instead of making your audience wait 1 minute for the game to start (especially when doing Minecraft minigames like SkyWars and Block Hunt)
- Produce videos with having a schedule in mind might help, for example you produce videos every Saturday so that your audience would know when they should watch your videos.
- In addition to collaborating with other Youtubers your size, you should also create a separate group gaming channel with your friends and other Youtubers so that both your community and your gaming channel will grow eventually. Double win!
- You could also stream on Twitch so that your followers would both follow your Twitch and Youtube channel.
Most Youtubers have to go on that path starting out as a Youtube amateur.For example, Skydoesminecraft was initially not so famous two years ago with posting his first videos, but look at him today, he has about 9.5 million subscribers. However, to be on that path of being successful in the Youtube community takes time.
I wish you all the best on your journey in becoming a great Youtuber.
For example, the videos I make are well over 10 minutes - usually closer to 30. Rather than losing my particular audience I found that this is the length of time they were happiest with! In fact, some people are sad I don't do more hour-long specials (which happen every Saturday now) for them to watch. ;P
However, that is because of my awesome group of people who have wandered my way - I know what they are comfortable with, talk actively with them in the comments and through social media (Twitter helps a lot with getting your name out!) and listen to their feed-back for where to direct things, while still trying to keep true to what I do.
And there are a lot of Minecraft videos out there. The number one thing I find helpful to think about when creating content is constantly asking myself: "What story am I telling? Would I want to use some of my time and watch what I'm creating? Am I making an environment where my viewers - and myself - feel engaged and excited to see what happens next?"
So many people seem to just hop behind the camera and go - but then wander, mumble, stare into space. Remember, the time people spend watching your videos is a precious resource and finite. You want to make sure your content is worthy of their time - so ask yourself, constantly, if what you are making is really on par with what you would want to watch.
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VirtualDub - A free tool for compressing video and audio. It's amazing how much file space this guy can save you when used to its maximum potential. This can cut videos down to a significantly smaller portion of their original file size without any loss of quality.
Incompetech - A site loaded to the rim with royalty free music, this site has lots of premium quality music that you can use on your channel. Make sure to read their license first though.
Approaching Nirvana - Approaching Nirvana is a band that allows people to use the large majority of their music when you buy their albums. Lots of people on YouTube and Twitch use their music. Read their license and statements on that also.
If you have any questions feel free to pm me and I will try my best to answer them.
Do not spam on channels. It will give you fake subscribers. Posting on the forum or on other websites is great!
Be part of the community! If you put witty comments on other's channels, they will see you and may be interested in subscribing!
Also, go comment on small channels and tell them how they are doing. A little feedback doesn't hurt.
Intros, thumbnails, and channel art helps a lot. Keep that in mind.
Hope that helped.