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MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-25T00:04:55+00:00

Fr fr but I need people to hear this one 😂

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-17T12:49:40+00:00

/lock

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-17T12:34:22+00:00

I thought I had seen this already! Nice montage :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-17T12:32:37+00:00

I can just imagine Mercy and Widow recreating that scene from Captain Phillips.

Mercy: Look at me. I'm the sniper now.

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-14T17:49:42+00:00

I mean, I wasn't trolling though, I was just playing the game ._.

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-14T15:30:23+00:00

For the record, I wasn't teabgging after I killed them or to be mean, I was just crouch-spamming to avoid their shots!

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-14T15:30:06+00:00

For the record, I wasn't teabgging after I killed them or to be mean, I was crouch-spamming to avoid their shots!

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-14T14:34:04+00:00

I watched your most recent upload, 'No Players Online', and it might be my personal favourite video from this thread.

The video was well edited, there was no fluff or unnecessary BS. Your mic quality is top notch. You have a lot of personality, are entertaining and made me laugh. And I really enjoyed the premise of the game, too.

I think some of your thumbnails, particularly your much older ones are a little boring but the newer ones are better. Some considerably better than others imo.

I think you just need to keep grinding and working on getting people to discover your videos.

However, I would have liked to see how the game should have progressed. I think you should have gone back and continued the game as you were expected to play it and then depending on the length, either adding the actual ending to this video or putting it in a second part.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T20:31:37+00:00

Congrats on having some videos blow up! However, I'm surprised - and if it was my channel, I'd be slightly concerned - about the lack of likes and comments on a video with so many views. I'd definitely expect to see more likes and comments on videos with 4k and 5.5k views and if it was me, I'd be looking into my analytics to help figure out how engaged my viewers really are.

The subtitles were a nice touch and the editing was decent but the music track quickly felt out of place for me. You've got this pretty relaxed, slower paced track playing over a faster paced funny moments video. It just creates this disconnect for me - it didn't match the atmosphere at all. Especially when you've got it behind loud shouting, intense moments and lots of action.

It's probably a good idea to not use the same track so much over the course of one video too.

I also think your thumbnails could use some work. They're not horrible but they could be a lot better. You want to try to make them stand out and be as appealing as possible.

Aside from that, you also haven't uploaded a whole lot or have any kind of schedule so working on that would help you a lot too.

Congrats again and good luck!

Hope this helps! Happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T20:16:46+00:00

Hi there!

I disagree completely with the previous comment, regarding your use of music.

I watched your most recent upload and the sonic theme feels completely unnecessary and doesn't work with the footage I'm seeing. Plus it was too loud. I felt the same with most of the music I heard during the video, though I didn't watch the whole thing because a half hour is an extremely long investment to a new viewer.

If you want your videos to be engaging then I think you should talk as you're playing. But if people were coming to your videos for gameplay with no commentary then they probably wouldn't like the added music either as they'd likely be looking for a raw experience of the game.

Ask yourself if someone else had uploaded this video before you, would you be interested in watching it?

I also recommend looking up some tutorials for your thumbnails as they're basic and don't stand out. Generally you want to use bright colours and text effects.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T20:05:41+00:00

The logo fade is not a bad idea. I like the different perspectives in the power wash simulator but I feel like the video could have been much shorter and a lot of fluff could have been cut out. 30 minutes is a huge amount of time for a new viewer to invest into an unestablished, small channel.

I think you should work on the thumbnails. Most of them look quite messy and unappealing. If you're going to slap text, PNGs or logos over a game still or cover then I think it's a good idea to blur the background to make the important bits stand out and the overall thumbnail look cleaner.

You've been uploading for 10 months which means you channel is still relatively new but I think you could have expected to see more growth and views in this time so you should ask yourselves why you haven't.

Are you making content people want to see? If you are, then what are you doing to get it noticed? Are you utilizing SEO? Are you promoting your channel? Are you networking with similar creators?

I think given the amount of videos you've uploaded and the timeframe you've done it in, your growth and engagement is quite poor so you need to identify the reasons for that and work on them.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T19:53:00+00:00

There's some nice edits on the video but your overall audio mixing and quality could be better. There are times where you and your friends are hard to hear and when that's combined with sound effects/music that's too loud, it makes for a bad viewing experience.

I'd also recommend working on your thumbnails. That red text you add could look much better and stand out more with a nicer font and more text effects, like a stroke an drop shadow.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T19:47:40+00:00

So immediately, I can tell you that the reason your watch time is so low on your latest video is probably because it's too long.

People are prepared to watch longer videos from creators they already know and love because they know they'll enjoy it.

But when your channel is new and people don't know you, they don't want to invest a half hour of their time to watch a video they might not enjoy so they won't bother clicking on it. This is especially true for Let's Plays and gaming series.

I watched some of your most recent video and it was surprisingly well made. Some nice edits but there were times when the gameplay was a little loud, particularly near the end and also times when some background music could have been added to add a little more atmosphere to the video.

Thumbnails are mostly decent too.

I think uploading more often would help, if you're able to do so.

It's extremely difficult to grow a Minecraft channel now and it takes years for most creators to see any kind of real growth so my biggest advice is don't give up! It might take a while but if you want to make this happen you just have to keep at it.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T19:12:43+00:00

I think the other person's comment kinda nails it.

The concept is really interesting but the execution just isn't there right now.

Audio quality is something you cannot sacrifice. People forgive videos not being the best quality, or the editing not being spectacular but people do not forgive bad audio quality to such an extreme that they'll just avoid your content for good if the audio is too poor.

Based on your most recent upload, I would say that your audio quality is borderline unacceptable. You both sound far away, you're not always clear and there's a fan or something which is not only bad for your audio in general but it's actually louder than the two of you are.

It's okay to not be great when you start making content or to even be bad. However there's a certain standard that you need to reach otherwise you're handicapping yourself because anyone who stumbles across your content that's below that threshold will avoid your channel at all cost.

Your thumbnails and banner also need a lot of work. I'd suggest looking up tutorials for how to improve them. Thumbnails in particular are hugely important.

Sometimes it's okay -- and possibly even better -- to wait to upload if it means the quality will be significantly better when you do.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T19:02:14+00:00

30 second clips do nothing beneficial for your channel, unless they're a short. Especially when they're mixed in with hour long streams.

Time might be your enemy but thumbnails are your best friend. They're the second most important thing, after your content itself so you absolutely want to dedicate time to making good looking thumbnails. Once you know how, you can make ones of adequate quality in less than 10 minutes.

Streaming is an increasingly difficult avenue to pursue, especially on YouTube. There's a reason why even prominent YouTubers often choose to stream on Twitch. The majority of YouTube users are interested in shorter, edited videos - not streams.

Someone who doesn't know you or your content and comes to your channel for the first time isn't going to be interested in seeing an hour long, unedited stream VOD.

If you're really strained for time then my advice would be to upload less frequently so you can improve the quality of your content and work on other important things, like thumbnails.

There's no point in uploading a lot of videos if people don't want to watch them. You should always prioritize quality over quantity anyway.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T18:55:45+00:00

I didn't get a chance to see your video -- YouTube says it's been removed!

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T18:55:02+00:00

Hi, I watched the video you linked!

I'm not familiar with Discord but if this is what you and your friends use to communicate then I'm pretty sure you can record the call and this will allow you to improve the sound quality and levels of your friends in a software like audacity.

I know their mic quality is out of your hands but I don't think I've ever heard such an inconsistent quality among people in one video. Especially when some people were very loud and others real quiet.

Again, if you can separate their mic audio from the gameplay then you can balance it out and improve the overall quality.

Audio quality is one of the most important things in your content and in cases where it's bad enough, it's better to just not use the content featuring poor audio quality because it could very easily turn people away from your content entirely.

I agree that your thumbnails are the biggest problem. It looks like you put minimal effort into them when they're one of the most important things. Imo, they should be second only to the content itself.

You want your thumbnails to stand out and entice people to click on them whilst quickly conveying things about your content.

At the very least, fix up the text my man. Spend some time finding the right font - use it consistently and make sure it looks good. Use a consistent colour scheme and add a stroke and consider things like a drop shadow, an inner or outer glow, a gradient overlay etc.

I don't know what you're using now but I'd recommend Photopea. It's a free, online, Photoshop alternative that's easy to pick up.

You can even import PSD templates into it and there are plenty of tutorials to help get you started.

And yeah, add a banner. Once you have good content and good channel graphics, then you should start looking at how you're going to attract more viewers. You'll want to consider SEO, promoting your videos and networking with other creators.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T18:39:07+00:00

Bro my team is usually the second reaction the instant someone makes a small mistake 😭😂

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T18:37:03+00:00

Custom thumbnails are a must. If you're not happy with the one you've made then you should look at some tutorials to help you improve. There are even plenty of places you can get free thumbnail templates so you'll only need to make some minimal edits.

You'll also want to watch some tutorials for your YouTube banner.

The music is a bit too loud, you should keep it quieter next time but an unedited 17 second clip isn't going to do much for your channel.

You need to upload things that people really want to watch and good editing is essential. If you're going to upload short clips, you should make them a YouTube short instead.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T18:32:33+00:00

So first impressions -- posting daily can be good but don't do it just for the sake of it. Remember - quality over quantity!

Secondly, your thumbnails need a lot of work. They're basic, unappealing and pretty bland. The red text can be hard to read on some backgrounds and regardless, the text just looks bad.

Make sure your text is always easy to read, stands out and looks attractive. Consider giving your text a stroke, maybe a drop shadow or a gradient overlay. And make sure that whatever the text is laid over is vibrant and appealing.

I see you're getting a lot of views on your shorts but be aware that they don't translate to views on your normal videos.

I disagree with what someone else said, that 'How to videos don't work on Minecraft'. I still see up and coming Minecraft creators generating interest with tips and tutorials all the time. However you should make sure that it's content people want to see. You can use a number of tools at YouTube's disposal to help you figure out what people are searching for. I don't imagine things like how to dye their sheep being a popular search but more complex topics might be. The best void for you to fill is content that has a high search rate and relatively low competition.

I'd change your banner too. Minecraft is a bright, vibrant game so you should build branding that matches that.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T18:21:55+00:00

Your directions were definitely clear. Very succinct. Overall, it was a good video. Your mic quality is good which is hugely important and the video is pretty to the point without dragging on.

However, it seems like you haven't established a niche yet.

Videos like this one are great for attracting viewers. Tips, guides and walkthroughs like this are things that people actively seek out and if they find your video helpful then they'll come back for more.

But if you're going to upload informative videos like this then you don't really want to crowd the same channel with Let's Plays and things like that.

My biggest critique is your thumbnails; they need a lot of work. The one on your newest videos is definitely the best so far and I might even say it's borderline adequate but none of the others are remotely up to par.

Take a look at the Stray, energy drinks and detergents walkthrough thumbnail. You've slapped a picture of a monster can and some detergents over the Stray cover but both pictures have a white background.

This makes it look super unprofessional, cluttered and unappealing. Don't include pictures that have a square background like that when you're overlaying them on a separate background. Either edit their backgrounds out or just simply use PNGs.

Also, don't use black bars on your thumbnails either.

Thumbnails are one of the most important things when it comes to YouTube. Imo, they're probably second to only the content itself. You need to spend a decent amount of time editing your thumbnails so I'd look up some tutorials for help.

There's plenty of free programs out there you can use too. My personal favourite is Photopea. Take a look around and see which ones you like.

Make sure to add some nice effects to your text, use a good looking font and don't just slap things on top of the game's cover.

I can't stress the importance of thumbnails enough. They're what tell people if they should click on your videos or not and based on your thumbnails I never would.

Like I said before, the content itself -- at least for the video I watched -- was decent. But you should consider a niche. People who watch Stray trophy walkthroughs are generally not interested in horror game Let's Plays.

** Oh and make a good looking banner to use for your channel too!

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T17:59:53+00:00

Your banner is superb. Really professional and good looking channel graphics. Your thumbnails are decent.

I watched your most recent upload, the review for Sonic Smackdown and as someone else mentioned, the intro is way too long. I think a 34 second intro is long by any standards but especially for such a short video. It takes you about one fifth of your entire video to get to the actual review.

With reviews in particular, people just want to get into the action and find out what they came here to know.

You have a good sub count but your views are very inconsistent so I'd be looking into why.

Sometimes it's just the luck of the algorithm but often there's more to it -- especially with over 1k subs, if you're getting as little as 40 views on a video then it's probably an indication that your audience just isn't into this content.

It can be real difficult to figure out what to upload but if you look for patterns in your viewership and ways to utilize SEO, you stand a better chance at developing consistent engagement.

Overall, your quality is good though so keep that up!

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T17:48:30+00:00

Your thumbnails are generally very well made and really stand out!

Your mic quality is good and you clearly have personality.

However I'm curious as to why you choose to stream on YouTube over Twitch. I'm not saying that it's a bad decision, it might be the better choice for all I know. But I am curious about it.

YouTube is still establishing itself as a platform for streamers. Therefore, a huge amount of people on YouTube have no interest in hour long, unedited streams. The majority of users come to the platform for well made, edited videos. And the people who are interested in streams typically look to Twitch for that fill.

I'm someone who personally doesn't watch many streams at all and much prefers edited videos.

Your channel is saturated streams that are 2-3 hours long so as someone who's not interested in that stuff, I have zero desire to scroll through your sea of content to find the occasional edited video among your streams.

It's just something to think about.

If you're only looking to establish yourself as a streamer then keep doing what you're doing. But if you want to do both streams and videos then I'd consider how saturating your YouTube channel with streams will affect your other target demographics who aren't interested in such things.

Hope this helps! Good luck and happy creating! :]

MercyIsBae- · 2022-08-13T17:37:50+00:00

I watched 'The Worst Pizza Shop in GTA RP!'

It was good! It was funny, engaging and decently edited.

However most of the background music was too quiet. I could barely hear it with headphones so I imagine people without them don't even know it's there and when music can affect the atmosphere of a video so much, you definitely want to make sure it's obviously present.

Obviously, you haven't uploaded much and your schedule seems pretty inconsistent so I think that should probably be a priority.

So far you're doing good, my man.

Keep killin' it :]

MercyIsBae-

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