How do you raise retention in your videos?

[Phostose]

Hey guys, so how do you raise the retention rate of your audience? What have you guys tried?

 

[Zack Wellman]

You can't simply raise it; the only way to do so is if other people watch your videos longer

 

[Munchito696]

Hey guys, so I was wondering what you guys do to raise the retention of your videos? I currently have about 40% and am trying to raise it because it is one of the things that I haven't tried yet.

Thanks in advance!

make good videos...

 

[Infinite Paths]

Kidnap your viewers and keep them in the basement with a laptop each, hooked up to some kind of SAW device where it chops their head off if they stop watching your channel.

 

[Krozjin]

If Infinite Paths' suggestion doesn't work, you can always try to reduce the duration of your videos, edit them down to the funny/important parts. That usually helps a lot.

 

[amberly]

Make your videos shorter

 

[RonThePlatypus]

You have to catch them in the first few seconds or they will leave so if your a vloger say something that will get them interested like a question or a funny introduction

 

[TheFreshBiz]

Make sure your content is enticing aside from shortening your videos I have other people watch my videos and see when they lose interest. Then you'll know if you need to incorporate an attention grabber or shorten the content

 

[Ciarra deBritto]

Keep your video length at 3 minutes and make sure to add good audio/video transitions to keep them well paced and interesting

 

[Political Junkie News]

I disagree with people saying that simply reducing the time of your video will help audience retention. Sure, people don't want to watch a feature film, but you can easily engage an audience for over 5 minutes. My most watched video is over 7minutes long with a nearly 60% retention rate (which I think is pretty good).
Moral of the story is to be engaging. I'm still learning this lesson myself, but I certainly haven't given some arbitrary number of minutes that I have to abide by