The truth is that the algorithm is a blind, idiot god. It sees everything, but truly understands nothing... but if you wish the blessings of the attention economy, it must lift you up as a creator. I talked about this more in-depth recently in As An Author The Algorithm Controls Your Fate (And It Determines Your Success), but this week I wanted to ask for your help in binding this technological force in order to use its power.
In short, the year is drawing to an end, and Azukail Games could use your help!
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| We won't be able to do this without you! |
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How You Can Pull Us Out Of The Mud!
So, full context for folks who haven't been around these parts before, I am one of the major contributors to the Azukail Games YouTube channel, which is where I host 3-4 regular shows with occasional dramatized stories from the TTRPG supplements I write. And while the channel got monetized earlier this year, it's been a slog for us to actually climb up the hill and get noticed.
And there are two major reasons for this:
- YouTube changes to the algorithm, which has taken our average views from 300-400 per video, to 100, and sometimes as little as 50 views per video.
- Subscriber slow-down. Unless your channel is constantly growing (or reaches a massive subscriber level in the hundreds of thousands) the algorithm hides/de-prioritizes your content, and doesn't share it with people.
The issue that we're running into is that while we can make all the videos we want, and try to share them around as much as we can, we can't tap a magical button and increase our views, or get people to subscribe to us as a channel. And that is what this post is for today... because we could really use a few helping hands before the year is over.
And best of all, it won't cost you a dime!
All we need folks to do is, basically, help us fight the two issues I mentioned above! So, if you want to help us keep pushing forward:
- Subscribe to the Azukail Games YouTube channel. For bonus points, hit the bell to be sure that you get notified so the algorithm can't just bury our videos when they drop.
- Watch our videos. If you're already subscribed, just take a few minutes out of your day to watch at least 1 video. Or, if you enjoy a particular show on the channel, watch one of the full playlists!
- For bonus credit, upvote videos you like, and leave comments of at least 7 words on them. Those are signals to the algorithm that a video is popular, and it makes a difference regarding how much attention our content gets. You could also share links to the videos on your own social media pages, which can have a surprisingly large impact.
And that's it!
My personal goal is to get the channel over 2,000 subscribers by Christmas, and we're currently at around 1,760. So if we can find about 240 folks, more or less, that growth will be a big help that will allow us to regain some of our momentum. And if we could also get a bigger percentage of folks to hit that bell and watch our new releases (as well as sharing older videos they think more folks should see) that would be huge for us. Because while the channel is monetized, it isn't exactly pulling down notable ad revenue... which is something you can help us do just by using your eyes and ears to send a message to the algorithm on our behalf.
Thanks for reading this far. This has been an ongoing project, and I have so many topics I still want to cover, and more involved videos I want to make. But to justify the cost in time, energy, etc., I'm going to need all the help I can get!
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