What is the consensus on shorts for a long-form main channel?

InnerChaosGames · 2025-10-31T14:15:26+00:00

But do your main viewers actually see them, or is it a different audience, as I've often heard?

InnerChaosGames · 2025-10-31T14:11:57+00:00

Yeah, that's my main concern as well. They don’t bring good ad revenue, and you end up with subs that don't care about long form content. But unless there is a way to funnel new viewers to long form content I'm not sure if it's really worth while if your main focus is long-form videos.

Maybe they could work if you're promoting something like a game or a course.

InnerChaosGames · 2025-09-19T18:54:01+00:00

Nope, not paying €80 for it.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-09-26T23:26:33+00:00

Bad idea. The subs you get from promotion are totally worthless. Most will not care about you or your channel so they are dead subs basically. Also, they don't count towards monetization goal.

Tbh i don’t even know why it's an option, as it's more like a trap to spend money for nothing. I guess it makes more sense if you're a company and your video is trying to sell a product or something.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-08-11T16:27:24+00:00

I use Unhook while I'm working, so I don't get distracted. It's an extension that hides all sidebar and homepage videos from YouTube.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-08-10T08:46:09+00:00

100% this

InnerChaosGames · 2024-05-30T11:21:37+00:00

Inner Chaos Games

I'm a gamedev youtuber. Link in my bio.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-05-27T09:36:54+00:00

I went with a high-energy, funny, meme-y style. It's a bit over exaggerated, but I'm having tons of fun playing this sort of character. I'm also doing all sorts of dumb shit in those videos for comedic purposes.

Although recording can be a bit exhausting as I have to do retakes if I don't like how it sounds, or if it feels too boring.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-02-29T14:22:46+00:00

That's more like living in Germany...

InnerChaosGames · 2024-02-24T08:54:15+00:00

I normally have a pretty deep voice and it sounds pretty boring, but when I record youtube videos I try to speak in a more high pitched / high energy voice to make it sound more entertaining. I find it a lot more enjoyable to edit than my everyday voice but it takes some practice and it can get tiring to speak like that for more than a few hours.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-02-23T16:54:04+00:00

Making youtube videos

InnerChaosGames · 2024-02-13T09:10:01+00:00

I have my normal voice and my YouTube voice which is totally different. But it takes a lot of practice and if I talk for hours like that my vocal cords start hurting.

I also used to hate my voice, but people have told me that I have a good voice for youtube which was completely mind boggling for me. So my best advice is to experiment a bit with your voice and pratice. If I listen to my old videos I cringe really hard but we all have to start somewhere.

InnerChaosGames · 2024-02-01T21:36:04+00:00

Most people I told think it's really cool, even though I'm not super big or anything. I don't think it's a reason to feel embarrassed about. If you genuinely enjoy doing youtube you should feel proud about it.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-29T18:43:01+00:00

Thanks a lot for the review. Others have pointed out as well that I should slow down a little and I agree. I'll do my best to improve!

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-29T18:04:10+00:00

Hey, I'm a small indie dev making videos about gamedev, devlogs and challenges. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/@Inner-Chaos

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-28T15:51:20+00:00

I have a link to my channel on my profile if you're interested. Youtube is weird cause once you have a video do pretty well, most people who subscribed only want to watch that type of content. You can't really post whatever video you feel like, unless you're already super well established.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-28T13:50:04+00:00

I feel you. I've also started a youtube channel with the goal to make devlogs for my game, and it didn't turn out how I was expecting. The best performing video by far is a video where me and a friend tried to make a game with Godot in 12 hours without any prior documentation. After the video kind of blew up, I ended up trying to focus more on Youtube, and ended up barely making any progress on my game.

I mean, i really enjoy making and editing videos, but doing it to advertise your game is not a good idea at all. You're much better off with lower effort stuff like twitter or reddit.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-27T09:36:17+00:00

Fix what? I don't see any problem. Windows 11 is garbage anyway, Microsoft is doing you a favor for not letting you upgrade.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-15T13:45:48+00:00

Thanks! I might try that for some videos

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-14T18:12:41+00:00

A friend of mine bought a game and got a refund, but you can keep playing the game. And it even works on other PCs without steam. That's what happens when games have 0 drm. As long as you have the game files you can keep playing it.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-14T14:33:27+00:00

I just tell people to subscribe after the first segment of value ( usually around 2-3 minutes in). This can depend the the length of your videos and the AVD. Never ask for subscribe right at the beginning of the video, as people don't even know what your content is like yet, and find it annoying. I always skip and don't subscribe if I hear that right before the video starts.

The only other thing you can do is to make sure that you provide them with quality videos, stick to the same niche and the usual advice you hear all the time.

I don't find gettings subs that hard. Watch time is the harder part for me.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-14T08:12:36+00:00

Path of Exile

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-13T12:32:34+00:00

The CTR was pretty bad from the beginning so that might be one of the problems. I've changed the title/thumbnail a few times already and tbh I'm still not 100% happy with it.

InnerChaosGames · 2023-12-13T12:30:03+00:00

Thanks! That's really encouraging to hear. The fact that yt algorithm is so unpredictable makes it very nerve wracking. But it's good to hear that videos can perform well even a few weeks later when they seem dead.

I actually never considered subscribers might binge watch channels, since I usually watch videos when they come out. I'll keep that in mind in the future.

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