I feel this. Negative content does well on platforms like Twitter, and I guess the YouTube thumbnail game is similar. The question is: what do you gain from views of viewers being drawn to negativity?
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Access. It's very helpful having a big audience because it makes it a lot easier to reach out to devs and companies to get answers to make better content. The content is always more correct and actionable when the devs are involved.
I really thought you have that “status” already with almost 200k subs on YouTube. Are subscribers dropping as well, or just not growing as fast as before? At least in my circle, everyone knows you and your content, so I’m having a hard time believing you need XY views as credentials.
Same! Plz don't stop @jherr.dev, always appreciate your content and I know how much effort goes into such videos vs attention-grabbing ones, so it's even appreciated more.
But I've seen a similar trend tbh, which makes me sad. Having to spend more on thumbnails than the vid shouldn't be the norm 😞
For me, I've decided that I don't want that. Interactions with an "angry mob" are exhausting, and while I always come out "ahead" in follower count afterwards, it's not healthy to keep those interactions going. That's why I "traded" 45k on Twitter for 5k here.
I always valued your content, and your "brand" as no-bs-jack: Straightforward content, sharing knowledge, interesting insights, balanced comparisons. I don't consume a lot of video content, but I always look forward to yours.
View wise, you'd likely do better with more "You won't believe how much React Query sucks in comparison to THIS !!" content. I think financial gains would need to be a lot better to make it worth your while going in this direction though. It's probably not easy going back, too.
BTW @mattpocock.com was/is very successful without negativity (or at least I have never noticed this from Matt). This doesn't prove anything, but maybe its not all about negativity, but also the goals?
Yeah, that's a good example. And looking through his videos I see a similar trend with mine. When he goes deep on a topic then his views are ~15-20K, and when it's more general he's getting wider views. Thanks for reconnecting me with his work.
Jack, as others have said previously, you are exemplary when it comes to how technical content should look like. Precise, very well explained - and also you seem to be a nice man.
Just as others said, when I see anything from you, I assume it's always top notch.
This is only natural because people learning some tech are much more likely to consume content, and there’s also way more of them. Thousands of people start learning JS daily, worldwide.
The best advice I have is still to make the content you like, as this is when you’re most authentic.
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I get your point though. But views are views.
But I've seen a similar trend tbh, which makes me sad. Having to spend more on thumbnails than the vid shouldn't be the norm 😞
BTW @mattpocock.com was/is very successful without negativity (or at least I have never noticed this from Matt). This doesn't prove anything, but maybe its not all about negativity, but also the goals?
Just as others said, when I see anything from you, I assume it's always top notch.
The best advice I have is still to make the content you like, as this is when you’re most authentic.