Become an FPV Pornstar on Youtube!

[skyscraper]

http://www.scottlondon.com/blog/archives/75

regards
Andy

[FPVSteve]

Informative content will always get more hits than not. But you also need exposure - posting on FPVHub only will not get you many vids, you'll need to participate in other places too, perhaps the UK FPV thread on RCGroups?

Check my rubbish stats out! VERY slow growth but I've never really promoted anything,



See that spike back in July?

That was a direct result to posting a video as a RESPONSE to the FliteTest guys H-Quad video when I built my own version. Therefore, engaging with a community (and especially a high profile channel) is going to give you plenty of hits IMO.

[Loopdreams]

Making a video about a new thing that's just come out will always get you a lot of hits.  People are scouring the Internet for any shred of info they can find.  I made this one about five years ago, the Multiplex Cularis had just come out, it got most of those hits in the first few months:

Multiplex Cularis On Board Video 1

I suppose it's gratifying when you see a lot of hits but my ambition with all this is really just to make something I enjoy and then if other people do that's cool.

[Flyboysee]

http://www.scottlondon.com/blog/archives/75

regards
Andy

Thanks Andy, that's a very Bertrand Russel-esque take on moral philosophy and I like the quote 'Celebrity, when freed of the trappings of ego, is simply another path of service.'

I have to say this is a double edged sword for me. On the one hand I really enjoy making FPV videos and each video in itself is a reminder of a certain day and activity that I enjoyed doing etc. The more of them I have, the more fun I've had and that for me is an important metric in the life long question, "Am I happy?"

That said, I'd like to share them with others. Despite the very tongue in cheek name of this thread, my motives are probably more toward service than vanity if that makes sense? I am glad you made this point though, it's worth taking a personal inventory on our motives in life from time to time.

Richard

[FPVSteve]

Rich, if I'm honest some of the best videos I've ever seen FPV-wise are the narrated ones - it brings the author closer to the audience IMO, and it just feels more interactive when done correctly, more "sharing" than showing off. It's nice to hear how other people react when, say, the picture disappears for a few seconds - you learn that its actually okay and nothing worth worrying about.

That's just one example. For me, the best videos are:

Narrated
Informative about a specific component or airframe, showing us how it works for instance (FY31AP? Naza?)
Informative about the flying area, showing us around

The worst (I say worst, but I don't mean bad) videos are the ones that I do, which is just an HD recording of flying around, with no commentary or anything ... I generally turn those off when I watch other peoples'... especially if they're longer than a few minutes.

If I'm listening to someones voice though, I'll sit and watch for 20 minutes (and subscribe!)

[Flyboysee]

Making a video about a new thing that's just come out will always get you a lot of hits.  People are scouring the Internet for any shred of info they can find.  I made this one about five years ago, the Multiplex Cularis had just come out, it got most of those hits in the first few months:

Multiplex Cularis On Board Video 1

I suppose it's gratifying when you see a lot of hits but my ambition with all this is really just to make something I enjoy and then if other people do that's cool.

Thanks for that Loopdreams!

It's interesting that in the now almost 14000 views on that video, your likes are at 16 and 7 subscribers to your channel. That seems to be a very low percentage of engagement with the video? At the moment, and obviously because people who know me on the forum are inclined (but not always) to like a video my likes get a boost in the first day or so, but I've noticed a new trend on my channel that because of the forum likes (which are a bit of nepotism I suppose, but please don't stop guys :) ) that I've been getting a loose average of 3 new subscribers per video upload in the past two months. I think that is a direct result of my forum likes, and in turn people who are subbed to them see the activity, have a look a probably say, cool, I like that lemme sub.

I'm still just getting my head around this. Perhaps for my channel it's still early days and I'm relying on contacts to make contacts.

What I've got so far in feedback and while it's not an exact science, that topics that are info rich will get the most views, which is a problem for me, as I like to make little music vids of 3 - 4 minutes in general.

I'll carry on doing what I'm doing co's I enjoy it and the growth isn't bad and every now and then do something I'm good at and a subject I know really well as an info or how to vid.

Thanks!

[Flyboysee]

Rich,

I don't think the issue is one of the quality of videos, but the content that people want to see.  As FPVers we're already a tiny niche in a niche hobby. 

Look at Video Gaming, in my previous life as recorder of gameendings, the Halo 2 ending on my channel so far has over 1.7m views.  It's not great capture quality, and mainly people argue about the fact that the Legendary ending is the same as the others.

However, what I have noticed is that people tend to be drawn towards more informative things than purely lovely flights.  I've noticed little spikes in views (and most of my FPV vide generate 50 - 200 views) if it's about something - howto do, or a review or something similar.

I think one of my best videos I made was one flying 1km away in the New Forest, but a video I made where the title was "Naza FPV testing - why the sun is not your friend" and "First flights on the KK2 board" eclipse this several times over. 

I'm guessing because FPV is very niche, that people like to go after information - if they are thinking of buying a quad or a KK2, then odds on they'll watch this instead of my lovely New forest video.

You've mentioned yourself, and I think we all tend to agree - that watching a narrated video is generally more interesting than some scenes of flying and music.

Incidently - I sent my OSD "review" of my Suppo OSD to Suppo - saying "look at this and tell me if there's a problem", and a new OSD popped through the door last week :D

Wayne, I consider this to be the very best advice out there, and I see now it's affirmed by others!

Brilliant about the OSD - that new one that came, was that them saying please do another review or cheers mate, here's your payment? Your temperament, voice and command of the language is seriously broadcast quality in my opinion. I hope there's more!

[Flyboysee]

Rich, if I'm honest some of the best videos I've ever seen FPV-wise are the narrated ones - it brings the author closer to the audience IMO, and it just feels more interactive when done correctly, more "sharing" than showing off. It's nice to hear how other people react when, say, the picture disappears for a few seconds - you learn that its actually okay and nothing worth worrying about.

That's just one example. For me, the best videos are:

Narrated
Informative about a specific component or airframe, showing us how it works for instance (FY31AP? Naza?)
Informative about the flying area, showing us around

The worst (I say worst, but I don't mean bad) videos are the ones that I do, which is just an HD recording of flying around, with no commentary or anything ... I generally turn those off when I watch other peoples'... especially if they're longer than a few minutes.

If I'm listening to someones voice though, I'll sit and watch for 20 minutes (and subscribe!)

Very true Steve, I'm exactly the same! The narrated FPV or Info vid is definitely more engaging. That said I will try and monitor the stats and see where things spike. I now have a very good idea for a new video, but I may need to get a voice over artist - somehow a Saffa just don't fit into the English countryside :)

[FPVSteve]

Your voice is quite nice to be honest .. /nohomo

Mine isn't, Geordie's aren't renowned for having nice approachable voices, lol.

[Flyboysee]

Your voice is quite nice to be honest .. /nohomo

Mine isn't, Geordie's aren't renowned for having nice approachable voices, lol.

That makes me feel a bit better, thanks Steve! I think I would be perfect narrating funerals - I need some Red Bull to sound more animated :) People generally don't like their own voices. I put up a poll on the Narrated FPV thread and only two people said they liked the sound of their own voices. The rest were like us... don't like it. I've removed the poll...

[krikey]

great info guys, very helpful. im a YouTube channel newbie and never found the time before to make videos. This is all very useful. The biggest issue for me is finding video editing software that I can use as I tend to flit between Linux, osx and windows every three months or so, not out of any sadistic pleasure derived from the whole switching process itself, but because I'm always looking to find the best experience.

Let's not turn this into a flamewar on who's os is the best, but what video editing suite would you recommend and why? Hope this is not stealing the thread and if so, bounce it somewhere else :)

[skyscraper]

great info guys, very helpful. im a YouTube channel newbie and never found the time before to make videos. This is all very useful. The biggest issue for me is finding video editing software that I can use as I tend to flit between Linux, osx and windows every three months or so, not out of any sadistic pleasure derived from the whole switching process itself, but because I'm always looking to find the best experience.

Let's not turn this into a flamewar on who's os is the best, but what video editing suite would you recommend and why? Hope this is not stealing the thread and if so, bounce it somewhere else :)

I use Linux exclusively. For editing software I currently use avidemux. I have also had a quick look at Pitivi but not used it much, but keen to know about other software, but only on Linux.

Linux is very poor for Video in particular, because many drivers arent supported, so video runs slowly at high resolutions, or at least that is my experience.

regards
Andy