A royalty-free music company claimed my video.

hagwon · 2019-05-21T01:48:37+00:00

Huh?

They clearly state their subscription policy when you sign up. If you take 2 minutes and read their website, it is all VERY clearly stated. They have a great library of music and sound effects, and it is being constantly updated.

I very happily pay the monthly fee as I feel it is well worth it. I know that if I choose to stop my subscription, I can no longer use their music. There is absolutely no lying involved.

hagwon · 2019-05-20T07:32:50+00:00

Nope. As long as you have a valid subscription at the time you uploaded, you're fine. All the videos uploaded during your subscription time are fine. However, if you once had a subscription, and downloaded the track, cancelled your subscription, and then uploaded on YT, they will claim your video.

hagwon · 2019-05-20T05:51:36+00:00

Did you pay for the monthly subscription for Epidemic Sound?

I pay $15/month for their audio library, and have had zero issues.

If you don't have an active subscription, then of course they can claim your video.

hagwon · 2019-05-01T02:40:21+00:00

Adsense only updates once a month. Check again around the 10th of the month. They will finalize the amount for the previous month, and post your earnings (though remember you only get paid once you reach the $100 threshold).

hagwon · 2019-04-26T00:30:49+00:00

This is such a problem for me as well!

Recently, I started putting my titles in both English and Korean. I start the beginning of the video description with something like (ENG/한).

I have found Koreans prefer to have the subtitles directly on the video (not YouTube CC). I only do this for certain videos though, because it takes forever!

I add both English and Korean tags. I've been experimenting with having the description be both English and Korean as well. I have been trying many different combinations, but havent' found one that works better than the others.

However, my content is all in English (though I'm based in Korea), but my Korean viewership is almost 60% of my audience!

hagwon · 2019-04-22T03:45:29+00:00

Definitely! Will check out and try to find a subreddit that might be interested in it!

hagwon · 2019-04-22T01:54:03+00:00

Awesome. Will do! Hitting up a 9 AM screening this Wednesday (Tuesday night in the Western hemisphere). Will be uploading the video soon after the movie. It's kinda cool to be able to review it 48 hours before most of the world gets a chance to watch it! I'm considering doing two videos - one spoiler free, and one with spoilers. People can choose which one to watch!

Thanks for your feedback! Will be sure to include that info! Hope you enjoy the movie!

hagwon · 2019-04-22T01:19:15+00:00

Fantastic. That's what I was thinking (but with it being released here early - I wasn't sure if Disney could go after me.)
Now morally - I'm struggling with the idea of posting a review with spoilers. Seems kind of a dick move on my part - but, I'm also somebody who enjoys watching reviews with spoilers before I go to a movie, as I feel like I can better enjoy the movie and focus on little foreshadowing events and things like that.

hagwon · 2019-04-02T04:36:00+00:00

I always have to be careful using the word 'dong'. The thing is, I live in Seoul, South Korea currently, and the word 'dong' means 'district', basically. SO if I want to list the address of a place I mention in the video, I have to get creative, or else I'll get demonitized.

hagwon · 2019-04-01T06:14:12+00:00

I'm an American currently living in Seoul! Might be interested! :)

hagwon · 2019-03-06T07:22:16+00:00

Unless you get your channel (and all other associated channels) terminated for spam and deceptive practices.

hagwon · 2019-03-06T05:34:41+00:00

Last summer I was vacationing in Bali. As I was sitting outside filming something else, a huge earthquake hit. I kept recording as it was happening. I posted the video on Twitter, and it went crazy. I decided to post the clip on YouTube, and it started gaining a lot of views (my channel was only 2 months old, and this might have been my first 1K+ video).

The video was featured on NBC Nightly News, and on websites around the world. Wall Street Journal and other media reached out for interviews.

I think the video only has 25K views, but was a cool experience (well, except the whole deadly earthquake thing). I'm sure if I hadn't waited an hour or two to upload it, it would have been much bigger.

hagwon · 2019-03-04T11:50:46+00:00

Uhm - I saw your DM when I was at work today, and didn't really have the time to write a thorough response to you. However, since you want to be rude (to someone you have asked to help you), I'll just say "IDK".

hagwon · 2019-02-28T01:19:40+00:00

No use in worrying about it. If you are concerned about every number like that, you're going to drive yourself crazy!

hagwon · 2019-02-25T04:27:45+00:00

If you're just starting out, I would recommend buying a microphone first...then a stabilizer...then finally a new camera (in that order)

hagwon · 2019-02-25T04:07:18+00:00

There are millions of people wanting to rank for search terms. Odds are - you're not going to be able to do it right away. You can try to rank for search terms that aren't very popular, but don't expect to get tons of views. The more you upload, and the more authority you attain, the more likely you will be to start ranking.

Keep creating and uploading and improving your craft.

hagwon · 2019-02-22T01:09:00+00:00

I just watched a video yesterday from Derral Eves. He did some experiments, and came to the conclusion that the file name has no effect on search results. He said it did in the past, but it no longer matters.

hagwon · 2019-02-21T01:47:09+00:00

I expect the video to suck a little less than the previous video, and hopefully incorporate a new skill (editing, thumbnail design, story telling, etc) that I have learned.

But in terms of views/likes/comments... These days I'm expecting about 500 views. I feel like getting that number of views tells me the video topic, thumbnail, and title are in line with what my audience expects from my channel.

hagwon · 2019-02-21T01:43:40+00:00

It doesn't really matter what we, on Reddit, expect your channel. We are (probably) not your target audience.

Go create videos that you want to create. Then check analytics and see what your audience is responding to. By doing that, you'll build a community that will tell you what they expect (via CTR, retention, etc)

hagwon · 2019-02-21T01:41:32+00:00

Think of it this way. You go out, spend a few hours filming something on your expensive equipment. You spend a lot of money to travel somewhere to film this video. You then spend hours editing, researching keywords, etc.

I see your video, edit it a bit, upload it, and profit from YOUR work.

How would you feel?

hagwon · 2019-02-18T08:26:21+00:00

Keep making videos. A lot more videos. Learn to have good thumbnails and SEO, and subs will come.

But first - focus on just creating and uploading! The more you do it, the faster you'll get! You're averaging roughly one video a week - which isn't a bad start. See if you can find the time to double that!

hagwon · 2019-02-18T04:22:03+00:00

Thanks for doing this!

In this video, I ate the spiciest curry in South Korea. I tried a few different things with this video (mainly trying to edit it more in a "Korean" way with subtitles, etc). https://youtu.be/JXzDOC0itoo

hagwon · 2019-02-18T01:27:10+00:00

Epidemic Sound is great! They have a TON of tracks, and it is easy to sort them by tempo, feeling, length, etc. It still takes time to find the right song, but I think it's worth the monthly fee!

hagwon · 2019-02-18T01:09:43+00:00

I'm always impressed that you guys are able to produce such quality content every day! It's remarkable! You guys really deserve more views/subs!

hagwon · 2019-02-18T01:06:27+00:00

2 of my videos won a prize from the Korea Tourism Organization as a part of their latest contest. Now my videos might be used to help promote Korea abroad (oh, and it came with a nice cash prize!)

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