Here's what Small Gaming Channels are Doing Wrong

Thank you so much for the review! As the game is quite niche I assumed viewers would understand the idea of the challenge (being that PvE is ok but PvP is not) as it's a tight nit community. The bones of the video are the funny roleplay Voip interactions with other players begging them not to kill me etc. Not debating you, just explaining my thought process lol. I suppose I should have gotten to the bones faster. That lack of consideration for viewers unfamiliar with the game is something I will definitely think harder on. Nonetheless I really appreciate the feedback. I have made more guide content since and it is much less satisfying for me personally. This video came in clutch and I will get back to doing what I enjoy over what I think will perform well! I intend to use all these tips in the next video! Also it's "Dun-Yun Rings" lol

Wow, thank you so much for picking my video submission! Your advice makes a lot of sense looking at my retention graph, a lot of viewers did skip ahead to just watch the second run. I will take a look to see if there's any way to trim down the first section, but this may just have to be a lesson I take with me to my next video due to the way I structured everything. Thank you again! 😊

Thank you so much for the review🔥 it was the first time I made a video essay, and yes, so much can be improved from it, especially the hook and packaging. I implemented the change you're suggesting right away, and it does look so much better and more interesting than before. For the hook, I'm working on it, and I hope to keep improving day after day. Once again, thank you Dan and VidIQ for the review and advice🔥🔥🔥❤

HI! So I want to say thank you for looking at the video!!! This might actually surprise you, but I tried something different in this video from advice from one of VidIQ's associates in eliminating the "corny" intro :) If you check any other video on our channel, we have an intro lmao!!! I definitely picked the WRONG ONE to do that on!!! HAHA!!! Love you guys!!! EIDIT: Quick adition, our intros were a little long before and slightly cringy. In recent videos the intro is not a stopping point to talk about who is here and who isn't. It's done organically as we are starting the gameplay and feels way better placed. I encourage anyone to please go see our improvements. We love feedback and this video along with other VidIQ videos have helped immensely!

Nice video Vidiq! I'd love to suggest a new format for gaming content guide in which you guys take a look at some of the top tier gaming channels and go through some of their videos and explain to us what they were doing right ...and how we could implement those strategies in our own content. I would love to see you guys review channels like 8-Bitryan,Ericvanwilderman, Dashiegames, jacksepticeye, markiplier, coryxkenshin etc..

Here's something that can help the Minecraft video essay: Bring the thesis into the title. People are hooked by profound ideas. Like the essays you wrote in school, there's an argument behind what you're trying to say. If you can bring that argument/thesis into the title in a clear way, it will hook more viewers who want to know more about this new profound idea that you are presenting the community. The title of that video essay didn't really tell me what his argument about, which is why I wouldn't have clicked on it. "You can make Minecraft better"... but how? By creating a personal challenge? By going live on Twitch to make gameplay less boring? An explicit reason would have been great in the title to attract more people.

As a JRPG lets play creator, I struggle with how to title videos and actually making a proper thumbnail for it

Also great they took small channels under 1k subs! My advice would be, pick your audiance biggest struggel and come up with a 10 minute solution, blown my channel up massively

What are the reasons why videos have fewer impressions? This happened two days ago (now each video has impressions only 100 times)

Can you pls do more of this rewieving gaming content, it‘s very helpful ❤❤❤

Hi vidiq! You guys should really set animation channels as a separate category in the form. then review them, bc i noticed that animation on the sidelines and are featured few times. i have participated in 20+ forms and i haven't got featured once.

Always love when you guys do gaming specific videos. Good stuff and thanks for tackling both long and short form content 💯

Love this video. Thank you for breaking down each pain point per video and even breaking the video into parts. :)

This is super interesting to watch, I mainly make tutorial/informational videos about the game Sea of Thieves. Should I go for more clicky titles or more straight to the point titles? I'm worried that if I go for more clicky titles my videos would become less searchable perhaps and I feel like that'd be the opposite of what I think would be good for this kind of content. I'm looking for some advice!

I believe that first creators name is a play and mash up of Done and Onion Rings. Great video!

Do I have a gaming channel? No Did I watch the whole thing to see if anything would apply to me? Yes (robs voice)

I think the shorts tip is huge and really love how you explained. As well as the tips for Hooks on Long Form Videos!

Never in my life did I expect to see you struggle to pronounce Dunnionrings lol

Whoa he looked terrified in the thumbnail

Love it, Dan. You guys should do more gaming focused content. Super underrepresented area of YouTube in the education niche.