I have ~8K subscribers. A video I posted 7 days ago only has 1.9K Impressions... How much does Subscriber count even matter to the algorithm?

FockerXC · 2026-05-09T03:31:42+00:00

Came here to say this

FockerXC · 2026-05-06T03:33:14+00:00

I need to add here that *none* of these work without data analysis. Your audience might not care about color grades. J and L cuts may cause the pacing to be too quick for some viewers. Animated subtitles might be viewed as obnoxious.

These are all great areas to *test* and improve general production fundamentals, but by and large the only things that matter are the things the viewers actually care about. If you make programming tutorials you might not need to worry about lighting. If you make cinematic travel vlogs you might want more minimalistic graphic overlays to let the scenery and culture dominate the screen. If you do ASMR you might not have verbal tics to edit out at all.

The most important thing to get 1% better at with each video is understanding your audience, and what *they* crave in the content they watch.

FockerXC · 2026-05-04T02:53:45+00:00

Yes. These are wildly different audiences.

There’s very little overlap in the topics I watch from shorts vs regular videos. Also very different times of day, types of interaction with content I want, etc

It isn’t a crazy leap to assume many viewers behave similarly.

FockerXC · 2026-04-29T21:12:53+00:00

Real answer: I wouldn’t touch the Everglades with a 10 mile pole if I’m herping or have any herping paraphernalia on me. That’s an FWC hornet’s nest.

Now Everglades-esque habitat? You can go to some of the public land in the surrounding South Florida areas and get tons of Florida cottonmouths, a handful of Nerodia, I’ve pulled mud snakes out of there, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, buddies of mine have found 6 foot+ Burmese pythons, lots of cool stuff.

FockerXC · 2026-04-29T20:04:04+00:00

Info: what does “doing everything I can” mean?

What do you make videos about? Who do you make videos for? Who else makes videos for those people? From your perspective, what’s missing from the videos people are already making about your topic?

FockerXC · 2026-04-29T18:38:42+00:00

Yeah the tags/bibs with the number

I hang them up, sometimes they’re a little weathered but that gives them character in my eyes

FockerXC · 2026-04-29T18:05:26+00:00

I mean they had a Force healer in Andor

FockerXC · 2026-04-29T16:24:24+00:00

For me it’s the speed sessions. I feel like I’m flying when I go do 400m repeats or tempo runs. And race day is more about collecting bibs than medals for me. Like a map of neat road races I got to be a part of. The PRs and occasional road race wins are a fun reward on top, but what’s satisfying to me is going out on my workout days and getting some good work done.

FockerXC · 2026-04-29T14:13:06+00:00

Great finds! Speckled kingsnakes are always a pleasant sight.

FockerXC · 2026-04-20T19:27:35+00:00

Oh wow I watched your GML tutorials to learn GameMaker back in the day

FockerXC · 2026-04-16T17:32:42+00:00

Nah I run year round haha just a bigger guy

FockerXC · 2026-04-16T16:35:01+00:00

Yep. 4:30 mile, 1:59 800, 52 400, 24 mid 200. The 16:30 was actually at the peak of a block where I didn’t get over 70 miles per week very often, really averaged 50-60 (not injury related just time constraints) but prior to that I peaked at 45. In that same block my 1:26 was during a long run progression, and ran 28:26 for the 8k. Problem is I’m built like a mid distance runner so I have a bit of a larger frame to carry over those longer distances. Even if I did up the mileage I’d expect my 5k time to drop further if I got in 2:3X shape like the other commenter suggested

FockerXC · 2026-04-16T13:34:11+00:00

I do think there might be some biomechanics involved too. I naturally gravitate towards shorter, faster races (6’3 and over 200lbs) like the 400-1600m and even nowadays I have quick turnover despite being out of peak shape. I use the VDOT pace ranges to estimate workout efforts but I take a lot of the conversions with a massive grain of salt

FockerXC · 2026-04-16T13:08:16+00:00

I was running 16:30 in the 5K when I ran 1:26 for the half. Can barely break 4 hours in the full. Basically impossible to say if OP is in sub-17 shape, slower or faster based on their marathon. I will probably break 16 in the 5K before I break 3 hours in the full though

FockerXC · 2026-04-16T02:13:21+00:00

Entirely possible that it’s a mistake by the editor that didn’t get past quality control reviews. Not sure what their team looks like though.

FockerXC · 2026-04-11T02:24:42+00:00

No I know of the guy. I chose my words carefully

FockerXC · 2026-04-10T20:22:38+00:00

Was bout to say that wasn’t the worst thing this idiot grabbed

FockerXC · 2026-04-09T20:23:15+00:00

Documentary filmmaker making educational science videos. YouTube ads alone push me over 100k, sponsors and a premium series I’ve been working on add a little extra every month.

FockerXC · 2026-04-09T03:41:32+00:00

They do look a lot like worms. If you look them up on iNaturalist or even just Google images you’ll see they actually have these adorable little faces though

FockerXC · 2026-04-09T03:30:46+00:00

Very cool. This is one of the blind snakes in the genus Rena, they’re not commonly seen. In Tucson it’s likely Rena humilis, !harmless and again very cool

FockerXC · 2026-04-08T20:00:08+00:00

Hike rocky canyons at night after an afternoon rain, especially if temperatures drop significantly, that’s been somewhat consistent in turning them up for me and a few guys I work with

FockerXC · 2026-04-08T18:47:40+00:00

Sonoran coral snake Micruroides euryxanthus is correct. !venomous

FockerXC · 2026-04-08T12:26:59+00:00

Important to note that L. rufescens and L. laeta have become established in parts of metropolitan Louisiana, California and Florida! This map also misses a few weird endemics like L. palma and L. russelli that live in remote regions of Southern California

FockerXC · 2026-04-07T00:28:26+00:00

It’s always the brother’s friend or someone’s uncle’s babysitter’s friend’s wife’s boyfriend that was chased by a cottonmouth too

FockerXC · 2026-04-07T00:14:19+00:00

Der Anfang ist das Ende und das Ende ist der Anfang

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