Official Series Playlist Boost

[Douglas MacKrell]

I'm really digging the "Official Series Playlist" option that YouTube has given us. Since I moved my episodes of Internet After Dark into an Official Series Playlist, I've seen a modest boost to my views and subscribers! The best part is that when you click on ANY episode, the first thing you see in the upper right corner is the next video in the playlist and a link to the full playlist.

If you haven't done this yet, first create a playlist, then click edit -> settings -> and click the first box next to "Set as official series playlist for these videos"

It's just that simple!

 

[JohnKenShow]

I'm really digging the "Official Series Playlist" option that YouTube has given us. Since I moved my episodes of Internet After Dark into an Official Series Playlist, I've seen a modest boost to my views and subscribers! The best part is that when you click on ANY episode, the first thing you see in the upper right corner is the next video in the playlist and a link to the full playlist.

If you haven't done this yet, first create a playlist, then click edit -> settings -> and click the first box next to "Set as official series playlist for these videos"

It's just that simple!

Thanks for the info.. I have not done this yet

 

[Zesty Udders]

Thanks for the heads up I've never even heard of that but I will check it out now[DOUBLEPOST=1380226818,1380226694][/DOUBLEPOST]wait so if you have the shows 0ption should you use that?

 

[markkaz]

Yes, I think that it is a great feature!
But be mindful, if you have a video in the Official Series Playlist, it CAN NOT be included in another Official Series Playlist.

 

[Pervert Pete]

Thanks Douglas! Great find!

 

[Douglas MacKrell]

Thanks for the heads up I've never even heard of that but I will check it out now[DOUBLEPOST=1380226818,1380226694][/DOUBLEPOST]wait so if you have the shows 0ption should you use that?

I think I understand your question - but yes. If you have a series - like, Derpy Does Double Dragon - and you have 13 episodes (so far), you can make a playlist that's a MASTER playlist for that series. So that way if someone lucks unto Derpy Does Double Dragon #7, YouTube automagically plays the next video in the playlist (if they finish watching) and also recommends DDDD#8 in the upper right corner along with a link to the series playlist so that folks can watch from DDDD#1 easily!

It's an amazing tool for both audiences AND creators of serialized content![DOUBLEPOST=1380284607][/DOUBLEPOST]

Yes, I think that it is a great feature!
But be mindful, if you have a video in the Official Series Playlist, it CAN NOT be included in another Official Series Playlist.

That's true - you playlist can't be included in other folks playlists - BUT you CAN use your own videos in self curated playlists!

That means I can have my own Official Series Playlist for Internet After Dark, and a playlist made of all my Q&A episodes, and another for my 5 most recent episodes, and another for my Sexy Sites of the Month, and so on!

It's convenient for viewers and it's convenient for archival use on my show's website!

 

[Hummie]

Thanks! I had not seen that setting yet. I wiped out all my playlists and am starting them over to organize them better (I was only allowed 200 in one, so I have to divide them up) and I like the new way of putting the playlists on the channel homepage. This is something great to try!

 

[Douglas MacKrell]

Thanks! I had not seen that setting yet. I wiped out all my playlists and am starting them over to organize them better (I was only allowed 200 in one, so I have to divide them up) and I like the new way of putting the playlists on the channel homepage. This is something great to try!

I've found that I get better traction on shorter playlists. I like my Official Series Playlist because of the in-house promoting that YouTube gives it - but my shorter playlists, like my Recent Episodes Playlist (which only houses my 5 most recent episodes) gets a LOT of views.

Granted I do drive traffic to in on my show's website - but I feel for the site's archive and the average visit time that a 30 minute or so playlist they can view once a week or so is a lot more convenient.