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Tips and tricks on reviewing RPGs

Started by TheGlen, October 25, 2021, 10:51:58 PM

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TheGlen

October 25, 2021, 10:51:58 PM
Was asked to help people in getting their review channels off the ground. Made this video as a guide.

https://youtu.be/7KDHsVYvX_0

Iron_Rain

#1
October 27, 2021, 10:27:35 AM
Not that I have time to watch it, but certainly it's a worthwhile effort worthy of a bump. Many written reviews I've read do not go deep enough for my liking. I suspect part of the problem is that if you haven't played the game, it can be harder to estimate how it will play in real life based on reading alone.

RPGPundit

#3
November 03, 2021, 10:19:56 PM
Quote from: TheGlen on October 25, 2021, 10:51:58 PM
Was asked to help people in getting their review channels off the ground. Made this video as a guide.

https://youtu.be/7KDHsVYvX_0

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#4
November 04, 2021, 02:37:36 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on November 03, 2021, 10:19:56 PM
Quote from: TheGlen on October 25, 2021, 10:51:58 PM
Was asked to help people in getting their review channels off the ground. Made this video as a guide.

https://youtu.be/7KDHsVYvX_0

Are you Mr.Welch?

I am the person to whom you refer to.

RPGPundit

#5
November 05, 2021, 11:09:35 AM
Quote from: TheGlen on November 04, 2021, 02:37:36 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on November 03, 2021, 10:19:56 PM
Quote from: TheGlen on October 25, 2021, 10:51:58 PM
Was asked to help people in getting their review channels off the ground. Made this video as a guide.

https://youtu.be/7KDHsVYvX_0

Are you Mr.Welch?

I am the person to whom you refer to.

Great! You're one of a very few RPG-channels on Youtube I follow. Welcome to theRPGsite!
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TheGlen

#6
November 06, 2021, 02:27:46 PM
Thanks.  It is kind of sad regarding the dearth of RPG lore channels.  There's plenty for Forgotten Realms, but I'm the next biggest with Mystara at only 6300.  Ravenloft is next at even less.  But it's a lot of hard work and people don't realize that when they jump into it.  It takes a while to get noticed and you have to have content to show them. 

Shawn Driscoll

#7
November 06, 2021, 09:00:29 PM
Quote from: TheGlen on November 06, 2021, 02:27:46 PM
Thanks.  It is kind of sad regarding the dearth of RPG lore channels.  There's plenty for Forgotten Realms, but I'm the next biggest with Mystara at only 6300.  Ravenloft is next at even less.  But it's a lot of hard work and people don't realize that when they jump into it.  It takes a while to get noticed and you have to have content to show them.
Internet-famous YouTubers are expected to be showy and be entertaining on their channel if they want that high-subscriber count and make a living from Google.

RPGPundit

#8
November 07, 2021, 05:45:12 PM
Quote from: Shawn Driscoll on November 06, 2021, 09:00:29 PM
Quote from: TheGlen on November 06, 2021, 02:27:46 PM
Thanks.  It is kind of sad regarding the dearth of RPG lore channels.  There's plenty for Forgotten Realms, but I'm the next biggest with Mystara at only 6300.  Ravenloft is next at even less.  But it's a lot of hard work and people don't realize that when they jump into it.  It takes a while to get noticed and you have to have content to show them.
Internet-famous YouTubers are expected to be showy and be entertaining on their channel if they want that high-subscriber count and make a living from Google.

I don't know. Mr. Welch is a lot less of a showman than I am on his channel, and yet he has more subs than me. Though I think I maybe get more views per video.
LION & DRAGON: Medieval-Authentic OSR Roleplaying is available now! You only THINK you\'ve played \'medieval fantasy\' until you play L&D.


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NEW!
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Dark Albion: The Rose War! The OSR fantasy setting of the history that inspired Shakespeare and Martin alike.
Also available in Variant Cover form!
Also, now with the CULTS OF CHAOS cult-generation sourcebook

ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
NOW AVAILABLE: AoI in print form

LORDS OF OLYMPUS
The new Diceless RPG of multiversal power, adventure and intrigue, now available.

Shawn Driscoll

#9
November 07, 2021, 09:32:38 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on November 07, 2021, 05:45:12 PM
I don't know. Mr. Welch is a lot less of a showman than I am on his channel, and yet he has more subs than me. Though I think I maybe get more views per video.
I would say both of you would get even more views/subscribers if you showed your faces in your videos. People like to see faces more.

RPGPundit

#10
November 09, 2021, 07:16:58 PM
Quote from: Shawn Driscoll on November 07, 2021, 09:32:38 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on November 07, 2021, 05:45:12 PM
I don't know. Mr. Welch is a lot less of a showman than I am on his channel, and yet he has more subs than me. Though I think I maybe get more views per video.
I would say both of you would get even more views/subscribers if you showed your faces in your videos. People like to see faces more.

Right, that's why podcasts are so unpopular...
LION & DRAGON: Medieval-Authentic OSR Roleplaying is available now! You only THINK you\'ve played \'medieval fantasy\' until you play L&D.


My Blog:  http://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/
The most famous uruguayan gaming blog on the planet!

NEW!
Check out my short OSR supplements series; The RPGPundit Presents!


Dark Albion: The Rose War! The OSR fantasy setting of the history that inspired Shakespeare and Martin alike.
Also available in Variant Cover form!
Also, now with the CULTS OF CHAOS cult-generation sourcebook

ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
NOW AVAILABLE: AoI in print form

LORDS OF OLYMPUS
The new Diceless RPG of multiversal power, adventure and intrigue, now available.

TheGlen

#11
November 16, 2021, 11:16:11 AM
You have to learn how to game the algorithm. You need to put out at least three videos for optimal reach. Getting mentioned by a much larger channel is the best way to gain followers that's how I first got my bump. But the spiffing Brit was one hundred percent right. The best way to give a lot of attention on YouTube is polls. They give you triple the reach that a regular video gives you.

Ghostmaker

#12
November 16, 2021, 11:26:19 AM
Unless Mr. Welch is particularly memorable or attractive, he's probably better off sticking to audio only. As the joke goes, some folks have a face made for radio. And we can't ALL be lucky like Mark Fischbach (Markiplier) or Steve Thomas (Steve1989). Play to your strengths.

(No, I'm not saying you're ugly, Mr. Welch. But there aren't a lot of Youtubers who are just as visually striking as they are from an audio standpoint.)

TheGlen

#13
November 16, 2021, 11:40:00 AM Last Edit: November 16, 2021, 12:08:09 PM by TheGlen
My reasons are actually much more practical.  My house is quite small I don't have a studio. I'd rather not be streaming and have the family walking by in the background. YouTube frowns on children in videos that aren't designed for them and knowing what I know I would rather not have people knowing what my daughter looks like.

Plus I'm Scottish and Dutch. I'm too cheap to buy a camera

Ghostmaker

#14
November 16, 2021, 12:05:28 PM
Quote from: TheGlen on November 16, 2021, 11:40:00 AM
My reasons are actually much more practical.  My house is quite small I don't have a studio. I'd rather not be streaming and have the family walking by in the background. YouTube crowns on children in videos that aren't designed for them and knowing what I know I would rather not have people knowing what my daughter looks like.

Plus I'm Scottish and Dutch. I'm too cheap to buy a camera
Those are also perfectly respectable reasons and I won't disagree.

Considering the tendency of certain people to go batshit fucking insane... yeah. Point conceded.
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