So I had 20 filmed, and 16 edited, with the intention of filming and editing the final batch on the 15th of Decemeber. But things moved fast behind the scenes, and on that day I was offered a new job at very short notice. It was too good to refuse, it's work that I fought really had for and pursued aggressively. But it threw all my plans into chaos, because I started immediately, and the first two weeks, over Christmas, have been... intense.
So, I'll be saving the rest of the videos for next year. Rest assured, it's not just the youtube stuff that was affected, I had to change all my plans to jump on the new opportunity.
It's also worth pointing out that the daily video series actually, and unexpectedly, tanked my numbers. The views are really low compared to my normal stuff, and every video that I published lost me more followers than I gained. When I started taking Bat Country a bit more seriously, I promised myself stuff like that doesn't matter, but to be completely honest with you, it does start to matter over time. It's inevitable. And it kinda sucks to see all that effort come to not very much.
Youtube expects me to be a very raw, long-form content producer, and the algorithm squashes my shorter, better produced stuff. That long form stuff is what I personally watch the most of, and it's what I enjoy doing the most, and it's what I think has the most value. So I'll be sticking closer to that style for the new year.
While I'm incredibly grateful that there's a handful of you who found the daily videos useful, I have to weigh that up against the damage they were doing to my little channel. So I paused them, and I'll try it again next year in some form.
And for those of you worried about my sobriety, I appreciate your concern, and I'm fine. Don't worry about me. You can find me on my socials every day and see that I'm alive and kicking, I leave the links on all the videos and I'm pretty responsive.
Bat Country Alcoholism & Sobriety
Hello everyone!
Just a note about the Christmas videos.
So I had 20 filmed, and 16 edited, with the intention of filming and editing the final batch on the 15th of Decemeber. But things moved fast behind the scenes, and on that day I was offered a new job at very short notice. It was too good to refuse, it's work that I fought really had for and pursued aggressively. But it threw all my plans into chaos, because I started immediately, and the first two weeks, over Christmas, have been... intense.
So, I'll be saving the rest of the videos for next year. Rest assured, it's not just the youtube stuff that was affected, I had to change all my plans to jump on the new opportunity.
It's also worth pointing out that the daily video series actually, and unexpectedly, tanked my numbers. The views are really low compared to my normal stuff, and every video that I published lost me more followers than I gained. When I started taking Bat Country a bit more seriously, I promised myself stuff like that doesn't matter, but to be completely honest with you, it does start to matter over time. It's inevitable. And it kinda sucks to see all that effort come to not very much.
Youtube expects me to be a very raw, long-form content producer, and the algorithm squashes my shorter, better produced stuff. That long form stuff is what I personally watch the most of, and it's what I enjoy doing the most, and it's what I think has the most value. So I'll be sticking closer to that style for the new year.
While I'm incredibly grateful that there's a handful of you who found the daily videos useful, I have to weigh that up against the damage they were doing to my little channel. So I paused them, and I'll try it again next year in some form.
And for those of you worried about my sobriety, I appreciate your concern, and I'm fine. Don't worry about me. You can find me on my socials every day and see that I'm alive and kicking, I leave the links on all the videos and I'm pretty responsive.
One Day At A Time.
Good luck out there.
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