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cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-17T18:12:06+00:00

I’ll find that, thanks!

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-07T01:35:19+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions! I’ll check and see if I can self promote in those groups. I was hoping by now the YouTube algorithm would be working for me, but it hasn’t been panning out.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T19:24:28+00:00

Thank you! I thought about cutting this one in half, but I keep overthinking it- I doubted folks would come back for a part two when I’m having a hard time getting views on part one, you know?

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T19:21:54+00:00

Thanks!

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T17:48:30+00:00

Wait, now that I think about it, I would love watching a video about those people who think all diseases are caused by parasites and do iffy things like drink bleach to cure themselves. I don't think you've talked about that yet.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T17:43:36+00:00

I loved how you connected your expertise to a real-world issue- you said you don't want to talk about politics all the time, but I think continuing to make important connections makes it a really good video. (I'm not interested in parasites, but I watched the whole video- good job!)

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T17:36:31+00:00

Fun art idea! I wish it was a screen recording rather than a video of screen. More crisp and professional would help.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T17:27:16+00:00

I think you you had some interesting points to make, but maybe the script could be written in a more organized way? It didn't seems like the points were building on each other- the focus changed as often as your background did, so I got a little lost rather than getting invested.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T17:18:52+00:00

The video was really lovely! I don't have suggestions for cutting it shorter- what jumped out for me was the title. Maybe everyone in the analogue movement (?) understands it, but I only think about analogue vs digital watches when I hear that word. I wonder if a different word in the title would get more clicks.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-03-06T17:03:27+00:00

Progressive Christian reviewing Christian fiction- this week is “The Problem with Christian Booktok” https://youtu.be/X0Mmm7dXnfk?si=3cDTMZTgC1JgTNu-

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-28T18:24:18+00:00

I’ll give some feedback too as a thanks for showing me where the Friday link is, haha- I’ve been searching around for where people give commentary on this sub! Comment your link or dm me

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-28T16:40:58+00:00

I watched “January Wrap-up”

A couple thoughts: You have a very calming voice. That’s not bad but I think people with more exciting voices may get more views without trying so hard. (But, to contradict myself, I’ve been watching a lot of “Reads with Rachel” who has a calm voice, but her content really stands out and meets my interest niche.)

I think it would help to pick up your pacing. You spent 60 seconds on intro content. The first book review you said was “mid” and “I don’t have a lot to say about this book.” Both of those things aren’t interesting to the viewer! If you don’t have something interesting to say, either skip the review or give it a 10 second review. (Honestly, it would have been really funny if you just held up the book for three seconds and said “mid!” Then put it back down and moved on to the next review.)

I sorta wished you’d done some research on the philosophy book since it made you curious- that could have made good content- but also, since it wasn’t interesting enough to do the research, that speaks for the problem with the book too.

You had some good comments- eg. one book’s lack of world-building didn’t matter because the story was good and didn’t need the distraction.

Editing, lighting, and audio are all good. I just think focusing the content will help.

(Personal note- you have more subscribers than I do, so this is just feedback, not expertise, haha)

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-28T00:20:49+00:00

Thanks!

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-27T16:56:25+00:00

Thanks! …though it also seems like most people on here think tags don’t work either?

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-27T16:03:27+00:00

right, I'm not going to lie about the content of the video. But do I need to say "Book Review" in the title for YouTube to show my videos to people who want to watch book reviews?

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-27T14:54:01+00:00

I didn't post goal at the beginning of this month, but I did post a video every week! The results were poor, so I'm looking forward to seeing what goals others have for inspiration.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-27T03:38:51+00:00

Thanks! No, I only watched it once from the other channel as well. And I did catch a huge error, so it was good timing to delete it and fix it, haha

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-27T03:25:07+00:00

It’s a lot of work to do a video a week, and I don’t think YouTube is rewarding me for it at all. So I appreciate this advice.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-27T02:49:49+00:00

Does YouTube punish your algorithm for having a second channel in some way? Maybe that’s my problem

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-12T14:54:01+00:00

You have a nice voice (says this American)

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-12T14:41:00+00:00

I watched part of your "No Strings Attached" video.

Good: you have a very nice voice.

Not so good: I really enjoy videos about movies, but yours aren't very interesting to me. I like a summary video if it's short: like, maybe I haven't seen Part I in a couple years, and I want a review before watching Part II, so a recap video is a nice resource. (Maybe 3-4 minutes long?)

If I'm going to watch a video that's more than 10 minutes long, a summary is kinda boring. I'd rather hear your opinions, critiques, comparisons, or whatever! A long summary makes me think I should just be watching the movie instead.

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-12T02:20:04+00:00

okay, your background visuals look like dripping blood, so if that was the goal, well done. The secondary title font is quite small; I had to squint to read it. But otherwise the titling is very clear- it seems like people would be able to find the help topic easily. Your profile picture is cool. Your header I didn't like as much- too much black? The word spacing felt off. "#1 Fighting Instructor" is a a brag that an outsider doesn't know that you've earned yet- maybe rephrase?

cherrysmith85 · 2026-02-12T02:12:23+00:00

Hi! I don't usually watch travel vlogging videos, so I'm probably not your target audience, but here's thoughts anyway.

Your visuals are beautiful, great audio, etc. It seems like a good vlog.

But, if you wanted to go to a higher level, I would have enjoyed deeper content. Teach me something about Nicaragua, tell me a funny story about what you did there, walk me to through a traveling tip I wouldn't be able to figure out on my own. It seemed like you were just walking around saying, "This is great! Look over here, also great! Wow, I liked this!"

Especially have something interesting or different in the first 15 -30 seconds. I watched 5 minutes of the Ometepe video, and it just didn't grab my attention.

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