Almost all my videos are 10-20 minutes length..But my average view duration just 2:58 according to youtube Analytics..
Is that bad?
Is that bad?
Almost all my videos are 10-20 minutes length..But my average view duration just 2:58 according to youtube Analytics..
Is that bad?
Problem with that average is you don't know how many are watching to the end. If very few people are, then maybe it's too long, or not engaging enough for the duration. Not sure if you can find out this information via YT or not.Almost all my videos are 10-20 minutes length..But my average view duration just 2:58 according to youtube Analytics..
Is that bad?
Yeah you can.Problem with that average is you don't know how many are watching to the end. If very few people are, then maybe it's too long, or not engaging enough for the duration. Not sure if you can find out this information via YT or not.
So the X axis is the video timeline?
What's that under? Is there a retention menu option? Not on the pooter at the moment so no chance of getting it up on mobile!
Thanks, this is very helpful.Analytics gives you an idea how your video is doing. Since every video you make has a different topic or content, it's not that easy to say how long is the ideal length.
Example:
If you see the analytics result and determine your average view time is 4 minutes and you decide keeping your videos to 4 minutes. That doesn't mean your future videos being 4 minutes will get entirely viewed.
It all boils down to the content/topic, if it is engaging, people will stick around to view it, if they don't find it engaging, they probably won't even sit through it even though it's only (for example) 4 minutes long.
Be on track with your topic, try not to drift away from it, delivery your talk on point, minimize the draggy/unimportant parts, sweet and straightforward.
That's what I feel anyway.
Quite a nifty thing. Picked a few of the vids with the highest view figures and it's a gentle ski slope for most! click the other thing to get the organic line and it's a bit flatter and therefore looks betterAnalytics > Audience Retention > Select video from "Search for content" box.
X axis is indeed time.
Quite a nifty thing. Picked a few of the vids with the highest view figures and it's a gentle ski slope for most! click the other thing to get the organic line and it's a bit flatter and therefore looks better
That's very interesting! Probably the most practical advice so far. Thanks.I work in video professionally, and there is one basic rule. It can always be shorter.
Like many have said, the content will dictate the length. That's why feature films can run 70+ min and we don't lose interest. But the key is that the 75 min film started in post at 100+ min.
I say do your first edit and then rewatching the entire video. Did you repeat things? Go off topic? Is that cool shot really that interesting for that long?
I usually end up with an initial edit around 5 or 6 min, then cut another 30+ sec off with more review, just tightening things up.
As for gaining new viewers and retaining them, 5 min is an important mark, as is 10. Under 5 and you'll get more of the "browsers" just looking for content. Under 10 will be enticing to people specifically looking for motovlogging content.
I'll do it if the content dictates it. I recently did it on my exhaust installation video as it made sense to have a skip to the sound clips. Some viewers just want to hear it and don't care about the install.Any opinions on adding skip annotations to the vids?
I did it recently on my 2nd video because there was 6 mins of talking about the bike while driving the truck I hauled it with before I actually revealed it. So I made it easy to skip to the point.