My experience on Reddit.

Jaybabywolf

Jaybabywolf

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So I reached the top of a subreddit for most of a day.

http://www.reddit.com/r/betterCallS...ated_better_call_saul_season_1_review_i_made/

Here's the thread. It was for my Better Call Saul review, and for some reason it blew up! I was really happy about it, especially for something crafted entirely by myself, it was crazy!

But then I read the comments. Holy s**t they are harsh. I asked for feedback and I got it. Now I'm all for listening to criticism, but when it's worded so bluntly and so negative, it's hard to come away with that in a positive way.

So what did I learn? That people both really liked my stuff and/or had a lot of negative things to say about it. That getting exposure on the internet has way more luck involved than I like. That you have to have a thick skin to deal with b******t, and an open mind to take criticism well. That if you reply with understanding and without aggression, people will favour you more than the trolls. And that if you post in a quiet subreddit with a lot of viewers you can get a metric f**k ton of views if your videos okay.
 
Ya reddits pretty ruthless haha, I'm trying to stop going on there, was going on there way too much. A lot of redditors are just people trying to be funny and get upvotes tho =/ I wouldn't take it to seriously :p
 
The were brutally honest from what I read, but I don't think they were just trying to get on your case. I feel like they were trying to help you, just in a rather blunt way.
 
kkushalbeatzz said:
The were brutally honest from what I read, but I don't think they were just trying to get on your case. I feel like they were trying to help you, just in a rather blunt way.
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I totally get that, I think it was honestly a mix of both. There's always going to be truth in those comments and I definitely took the criticism on board. However it was kind of a crash course in picking out legit criticism from a frickin' thorn bush. It's not easy. I didn't post this to circlejerk about how mean Reddit is (or maybe I did a little...) but the point is more to show what to expect from reddit and whether or not you're ready for that backlash.

I've seen a lot of posts lately about reddit being the magic website for promotion, when really it's a lot more than that. It's brutal, honest, and you have to be ready for that.
 
Jaybabywolf said:
I totally get that, I think it was honestly a mix of both. There's always going to be truth in those comments and I definitely took the criticism on board. However it was kind of a crash course in picking out legit criticism from a frickin' thorn bush. It's not easy. I didn't post this to circlejerk about how mean Reddit is (or maybe I did a little...) but the point is more to show what to expect from reddit and whether or not you're ready for that backlash.

I've seen a lot of posts lately about reddit being the magic website for promotion, when really it's a lot more than that. It's brutal, honest, and you have to be ready for that.
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Oh yeah of course. You've got to be careful. There's definitely going to be jerks just about anyhwere you go. Ask some older members from here, we've had our share
 
Jaybabywolf said:
So I reached the top of a subreddit for most of a day.

http://www.reddit.com/r/betterCallS...ated_better_call_saul_season_1_review_i_made/

Here's the thread. It was for my Better Call Saul review, and for some reason it blew up! I was really happy about it, especially for something crafted entirely by myself, it was crazy!

But then I read the comments. Holy s**t they are harsh. I asked for feedback and I got it. Now I'm all for listening to criticism, but when it's worded so bluntly and so negative, it's hard to come away with that in a positive way.

So what did I learn? That people both really liked my stuff and/or had a lot of negative things to say about it. That getting exposure on the internet has way more luck involved than I like. That you have to have a thick skin to deal with b******t, and an open mind to take criticism well. That if you reply with understanding and without aggression, people will favour you more than the trolls. And that if you post in a quiet subreddit with a lot of viewers you can get a metric f**k ton of views if your videos okay.
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That's amazing! Did you notice a spike in subscribers coming in from reddit?
 
In the end, it was a great learning experience and you found ways to let it make you a better person, whether taking constructive criticism or learning to be bulletproof when you're popular. You survived :D
 
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