RiderSquad
Wannabie Member
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?
How Long/short Should A Motovlog Be?
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BbqRider
Wannabie Member
Stats can be very misleading, but I personally do tend to skip over 10+ min vlogs unless it's someone I've been following for a long time and I know I'll be entertained all the way through. 10+ minutes is just too long IMO
ChunksLife
Chunk
i will watch motovlogs of all time duration's as long as i get hooked in the first couple of mins il keep watching till the end
Lurch
Administrator
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.
SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
Yeah you can.
You can see for each video the audience retention graph for each video:
You can see the retention go above 100% where people re-watch sections and plummet when you get to the end card of the video.
SighBored
@thesighbored
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.
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.
SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
Analytics > Audience Retention > Select video from "Search for content" box.
X axis is indeed time.
Dark Rider
Wannabie Member
Hmm i try keep my vlogs to just the important information or events that happen. If its long its long, if its short its short I don't really mind.
Motorpsych
Wannabie Member
Thanks, this is very helpful.
Lurch
Administrator
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
SwissMotard
The Swiss Motard
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
You very rarely avoid a drop at the start of about 20-30%, but you should aim for as flat as possible after that in my opinion.
Any big dips or downward slopes and you know something is not right.
Not sure what you mean by organic as both absolute and relative audience retention are organic.
Rath Rides
Wannabie Member
topics been covered quite well really already, but I'll add my 2 cents.
on my old channel I kept videos around the 8 minute mark. had a lot of viewers only watch for 3, maybe 4 minutes. So on my new channel i'm going to cut things shorter, keep footage tighter together and weed out the less interesting stuff. To try and keep videos around the 4 to 5 minute mark. I figure maybe that will keep viewers watching for the whole video.
And hey, shorter videos just means you can have more of them, and save footage for later videos!
on my old channel I kept videos around the 8 minute mark. had a lot of viewers only watch for 3, maybe 4 minutes. So on my new channel i'm going to cut things shorter, keep footage tighter together and weed out the less interesting stuff. To try and keep videos around the 4 to 5 minute mark. I figure maybe that will keep viewers watching for the whole video.
And hey, shorter videos just means you can have more of them, and save footage for later videos!
SalvageSV
Hopes he doesn't crash this month
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.
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.
Motorpsych
Wannabie Member
That's very interesting! Probably the most practical advice so far. Thanks.
SalvageSV
Hopes he doesn't crash this month
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.
I'd suggest that, in your example, you look out for having too much exposition. If the video is about the new bike, keep the build up to 45 sec or so and load it up with the walk around, first ride, initial impressions, etc. Put all the transport in a separate vid if it's good enough to use. That way you don't have a reason to skip.
As an example, I recorded a vlog while heading to do the exhaust sound comparison. I'm keeping that for a vlog post rather than putting it in with the install, which was already a 12 minute video.
I've always thought the length of video should be based off the quality of either scenery, topic or general mayhem your doing. If its just burp and fart noises then it doesn't need to be as long as a perfect ride through the beach with great scenery.
I'd say 3-5 minutes for those 'reaction' vlogs and about 7-10mins for blogs that have heaps going on (scenery, well constructed topics ect).
Just my 2 cents
I'd say 3-5 minutes for those 'reaction' vlogs and about 7-10mins for blogs that have heaps going on (scenery, well constructed topics ect).
Just my 2 cents
