Why I Quit Fooling with YouTube and Went Back to Feeding My Soul!
Youtube isn't for everyone!
YouTube is one of the most widely viewed media platforms of our time. From comedy skits, tutorials, vlogs, and animal cuddles YouTube is a one-stop shop for anything you are curious about or want to escape in. Listen, the Tube be having some strange and unusual Narnia-filled content!
Anyway, about 3 years ago I took my chances with this ever-growing platform just as a means of self-therapy and confidence building. It was a way for me to find my voice and freely express my mental and emotional weight which in the long run helped shape the person I am today so, thanks YouTube.
It took no time at all to become excited about posting new content and sharing my day-to-day vulnerability, so much so that my video lengths became longer and longer. This, unfortunately, was one of my YouTube downfalls.
In addition, today's short attention span and fast-paced turnaround of technology added to the burial of my channel. People weren’t interested in long-form content and if you don’t grab one’s attention in the first 30 seconds your hard work simply becomes a part of the algorithm landfill.
After some time I noticed I would barely get views, likes, or even comments which set my confidence back a bit and also my distribution consistency. I hate to admit it but I really wanted to excel at something self-created…for once. Cue the pity party!
Anyway, I’ve tried rebranding by renaming my channel 3 times, meticulously tweaking my content, shortening its length, and even watching videos on how to obtain channel growth but crickets! It was like my page was too far gone to be resurrected! With that, I made the decision that it was simply time to let the dead remain dead and move on to something else. The fact that I had not gained 100 followers over a 3-year span speaks for itself!
Those that did watch my content would try so hard to make me feel better by saying “Stick it out”, or “Remember why you started in the first place”. Thanks, but let's be honest, staying where I began is not the point of my life nor the meaning of growth! Yes, the page helped boost my confidence and verbal forthcoming but like anything else it either should expand to the next level or be a wake-up call to shift. And in this particular case, hello shift!
Am I disappointed that it didn’t gain the traction I’d hoped? Of course! However, it also pushed me to refocus on the one thing I love which is writing and maybe YouTube was simply a tool to help me see that!
Thanks for Reading
Comments