I have an average view duration of just 1 minute on a 13 minute long video

I didn’t watch the video, but this comment is super helpful. I HATE videos of people hanging out with their friends laughing. The reason those types of vlogs work is because people are already rich and famous so their silly videos feature big houses and hot girls and expensive cars so there’s a fantasy element to it, OR the videos are for kids.

People watch gameplays to learn how to get better at the game, to see what the game looks like before they buy OR because they really like you and think you have something special to offer. Your video doesn’t fit into any of those categories. No offense but the beginning with you and your friends is so annoying and shows the viewer you’re sloppy and aren’t focused on setting an intention with your videos and there are other youtubers who you can tell care SO much about creating an experience for their audience. Why would I watch you haphazardly play this game while ur annoying friends cackle in the background? Like seriously answer why would someone watch that. Not to be mean but it’ll help you when making your videos because you’ll also think like a consumer of content, not just a content creator.

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