Does the Quality over Quantity principal have a maximum?

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JV Trammell

A Filmmaker/Vlogger attempting to make you laugh.
Hello!

Everybody says Quality over Quantity, but then again YouTube likes creators a lot more if they are doing daily videos, or at least multiple videos a week. I would love to do 2 videos a week but even doing 1 video a week is hard for me. My videos can take anywhere from 10-25 hours to make and I also have a full time job as a video producer, so it's hard to crank out 2 videos a week. I had an idea for a show that would probably only take >10hours to make every week, but I'm not sure I would be happy with it.

Should I be fine with the amount I'm uploading now, or start to realize my extra efforts when making videos don't add any extra value and therefore, I've hit a maximum on my ROI.

My solution has been to just work harder to create 1 video a week. But It's left me no time for anything else.
 
If your core content is great you can easily get away with lower quality bonus stuff. Have a look at the bts videos of corridordigital e.g.
Furthermore note that the last 10% quality of a video will take 90% of your time. Always think carefully if it's worth it.
 
You have to look in the perspective of your content. Gamers and Vloggers can crank out videos daily because they're extremely easy to make. They have the luxury of getting a lot of videos out and ultimately garnering a lot of views. But they run into the possibility of becoming stale and repetitive, which is the main reason that a lot of them fade away. The ones that tend to stay at the top are smart enough to change things up a bit, whether it be the game they're playing of the topics they are discussing.

However, if you're creating videos that have a lot of production value and time effort, you need to think within your realm of possibility. Be realistic with yourself as far as how fast you can produce videos. If you feel that you can crank out only 1 video a week, then let your viewers know that so they can expect such a schedule, BUT it's utmost important that you actually stick to that schedule. Once you start falling behind, so will people's interest in your content. I ran into this problem last year where I just ran out of time creating videos and my channel stagnated. It took me a long time to recover from it.

Also, realize that it might be difficult to produce many videos now, but you'll eventually hit a stride and making videos will be a lot easier and takes a lot less time. My first video took two months to create and it's not even a quarter as good as my newer videos! I now can crank out videos in 3 days or even just one if I'm willing to devote hours without interruption to it. So all in all, be realistic with yourself and truthful to your viewers. After that, it'll become routine.
 
I think there is no clear cut formula for the quality vs. quantity debate. If your stuff is super high quality you can even get away with uploading once a month. There is a motivational video channel that uploads like once every 6 months and is the most popular motivational channel on YouTube since his stuff is SUPER cinematic and high quality. If once a week is a struggle for you, perhaps try once every two weeks and see how that goes :)
 
I think you have to look at it from a subscriber's perspective, somewhat. If they're looking at YouTube comedy videos, generally those types of videos are largely talking head-style videos with funny people saying funny things or they're quick, silly skits that aren't terribly many takes. While you're working on your own or with a limited number of people to help with shooting and setting up shots, it may be to your advantage to cut down your videos to the essence of what you're looking to say, get right to the comedy and be able to make a deadline.

Of course, if your long game is to create exactly the vision in your head and it doesn't matter quite as much how long it takes to build an audience, then focusing more on getting everything exactly right may be worth it.
 
Quality to me is ALWAYS more important than quantity.

Example: Take DashieXP. He cranks out a video a day. Unsure if he takes weekends off... He might... ANYWAY WITHOUT FURTHER ADO... LET DO THIS $H17!!!

I end up usually watching a video of his a week. A single one... So on me he wasted his time on the other videos. And I bet there are other people out there that are the exact same way. Sometimes you are just not feeling it, and want to do (or watch) other things. It is EXTREMELY hard for me to find time to catch up with watching YouTube or even go to these forums, I rarely can up my pro status on here so I can post in the video section for instance.

Now he gets a lot of views, so it is worth it to crank out those videos. But I bet his viewership would not go down at all if he did a video every other day. Back in the day I cranked out 3 a week. now I barely make 1 at times. My viewership? Stayed the same, or even went up! Granted my content changed too, but that is beside the point. I can concentrate on editing down a vlog or a video to my liking. Spend as much time on it as I want. Re watch it and make sure it is as good as I can make it and post it.

So yeah, on the Quality bandwagon here. Don't waste your time on daily content unless you have the viewership to support it. And even then, you are probably still wasting your time.
 
PictureFIT said:
You have to look in the perspective of your content. Gamers and Vloggers can crank out videos daily because they're extremely easy to make. They have the luxury of getting a lot of videos out and ultimately garnering a lot of views. But they run into the possibility of becoming stale and repetitive, which is the main reason that a lot of them fade away. The ones that tend to stay at the top are smart enough to change things up a bit, whether it be the game they're playing of the topics they are discussing.

However, if you're creating videos that have a lot of production value and time effort, you need to think within your realm of possibility. Be realistic with yourself as far as how fast you can produce videos. If you feel that you can crank out only 1 video a week, then let your viewers know that so they can expect such a schedule, BUT it's utmost important that you actually stick to that schedule. Once you start falling behind, so will people's interest in your content. I ran into this problem last year where I just ran out of time creating videos and my channel stagnated. It took me a long time to recover from it.

Also, realize that it might be difficult to produce many videos now, but you'll eventually hit a stride and making videos will be a lot easier and takes a lot less time. My first video took two months to create and it's not even a quarter as good as my newer videos! I now can crank out videos in 3 days or even just one if I'm willing to devote hours without interruption to it. So all in all, be realistic with yourself and truthful to your viewers. After that, it'll become routine.
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Well it really depends on the content you make. For example my channel would be considered gaming/comedy but I can't make daily videos due to them not being lets plays (pewdiepie, markiplier, etc.) My videos are usually heavily edited cut commentaries on irrelevant topics.
 
I think if you produce content that you're happy with then people will notice - or at the very least you'll be proud of the content. My rule has always been to produce content that I'm satisfied with and that I'm happy with because why would I want others to see something that is subpar or that I know I didn't put my all into it?

This is where I think quality reigns in. I think my favourite YouTubers are the ones that actually produce content once a week because I don't have to overly commit myself to being lost to content they create. (ie. I love Markiplier, but because he produces so many videos I find it very easy to get lost and don't have time to watch all his videos. On the other hand, Glam&Gore produces a video once every two weeks and I always look forward to her high quality, genuine videos because you /know/ she put so much time into it.)

I think my only suggestion if you feel stagnant, of which I think you already are thinking of it is to produce easy, fast content. This way you can get more activity on your channel, but I think 10 hours is still a lot of time to create it. Maybe think 4-5 hours, something that won't cut too much time out of a) your life, b) your job and c) the main focus of your channel.
 
Both viewpoints have their own advantages. Even I agree, that quality would be better in the long run, as people would be more likely to stick to it.
 
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