Craig referenced the possible mistake of splitting apart all the the dis channels, and it made me think, "I should go to the boards and post something about it that they won't read and won't do anything to change the situation." Clearly I'm full of good ideas!
I thought the splitting of channels was a puzzling business choice. Maybe people complained about not wanting to hear about X when they only care about Y. Maybe I'm alone, but I like the crew and am happy enough to listen to related subjects even if they're not something I plan on doing.... I'm not moving to Florida, nor am I going on a cruise, but I don't mind hearing about them. If I did mind, I would just not tap on the video when it shows up in my feed. So... let's call me the worst case scenario. I watch a video about a cruise. I don't book a cruise w/ dreams unlimited, I don't tell someone else to, etc. There's still some extra revenue for the channel.
Better case (someone else) they came across the channel - I don't know, looking up a restaurant review. Suddenly they see a few compelling DVC videos.. they already were on the edge and say "ok, I'm in - now that I know I can save a bit w/ resale."
I know that may seem far-fetched but since there is absolutely 0 cost or effort involved with keeping all the videos under one place (less effort I'd imagine?) wouldn't it be worth a shot? I now miss videos sometimes even though I'm subscribed to all 6 or 8 or however many channels there are. Also, wouldn't there be fewer subscribers per channel now? Isn't that bad?
Or, do I have it all wrong and splitting reduces a problem with engagement. User X subscribes to The Dis [old version with everything] and always skips DCL videos, user Y does the same but ONLY watches UO videos... so the engagement seems lower and hurts the channel? (I clearly know very little about YT monetization...)
I thought the splitting of channels was a puzzling business choice. Maybe people complained about not wanting to hear about X when they only care about Y. Maybe I'm alone, but I like the crew and am happy enough to listen to related subjects even if they're not something I plan on doing.... I'm not moving to Florida, nor am I going on a cruise, but I don't mind hearing about them. If I did mind, I would just not tap on the video when it shows up in my feed. So... let's call me the worst case scenario. I watch a video about a cruise. I don't book a cruise w/ dreams unlimited, I don't tell someone else to, etc. There's still some extra revenue for the channel.
Better case (someone else) they came across the channel - I don't know, looking up a restaurant review. Suddenly they see a few compelling DVC videos.. they already were on the edge and say "ok, I'm in - now that I know I can save a bit w/ resale."
I know that may seem far-fetched but since there is absolutely 0 cost or effort involved with keeping all the videos under one place (less effort I'd imagine?) wouldn't it be worth a shot? I now miss videos sometimes even though I'm subscribed to all 6 or 8 or however many channels there are. Also, wouldn't there be fewer subscribers per channel now? Isn't that bad?
Or, do I have it all wrong and splitting reduces a problem with engagement. User X subscribes to The Dis [old version with everything] and always skips DCL videos, user Y does the same but ONLY watches UO videos... so the engagement seems lower and hurts the channel? (I clearly know very little about YT monetization...)