I Published Shorts Every Day for 30 Days. The Shocking Results!

[@Daniel_Batal]

🔴 Here are the 30 Shorts I published ▶ kzbin.info/aero/PLsVDy3wGxbDA-pvAT1eH2_khEe0lDe90e

[@monkstandinglast]

Personally am not a fan of shorts they are too similar to tiktok except that the majority of them are just people using them as an advert to their next video and I don't like or use tiktok either I'd just rather wait for the full video to be released from the channels I'm subscribed to or watch any full video I might like the content of. Although your approach to them actually being usefull and not related to any future videos or just being a silly clip of someone elses work is refreshing to see, kind of like getting a cheat sheet for when you forget something you mentioned in your main channel videos and yes I see the irony in the adverts although as said its usefull information and as all techies do we forget some of the basics from time to time like what was the obscure term for this or that again or where did I see this feature before etc which has probably contributed to the rise in views of your channel also. I think the only downside of your method was not telling the regular viewers that this was an experiment at the end as doing so would have opened yourself up to get more data at the end by creating a pole or some sort of quick questionair for both regular and new viewers as to what we thought of the your new presenting style. All in all though to sum it up I think we learned that if you did compare your analytics to a similar subbed channel that purely put shorts advertising their next video against yours, yours would come out on top almost guaranteed. Excellently produced as always hopefully yourself reads this and maybe gets some extra insight as to what shorts could mean to others like myself.

[@Daniel_Batal]

A sentence can be more powerful than a paragraph if it's well constructed. Hence, Shorts.

[@G-and-J-Chapel-Artworks]

I love that you now have a playlist for these tips. Now I can add that playlist to my production playlist that I often refer to.

[@jitk1]

How effective has this been pinning the playlist to your over all shorts metrics?

[@fitnessboss]

​@@Daniel_Batal I'll defo watch the update video on this once it comes out. Really interested in how youtube shorts are working in 2023.

[@GregPreece]

I love how you approached explaining all of this. Very well broken down

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, Greg

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you Daniel for going the extra mile in gathering data and testing new strategies. I simply don't have enough hours in the day to do this. So your work on our behalf is very much appreciated - 😎😎

[@Daniel_Batal]

RIght on, Paul. I will say... just making and publishing a Short every day was harder than it sounds, especially when you're trying to make focused, original Shorts content that serve the needs of the viewer. I sometimes notice that many of the Creators who wrestle with Shorts are just treating them as an afterthought.

[@PaulRansonArt]

@@Daniel_Batal I think I'm in that category. I usually make a short to promote a long form video that might be flagging a bit. Maybe a dedicated shorts strategy is where I should be rather than random hit and run shorts. Great stuff as always. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment too.🤗🤗

[@StingyGeek]

Shorts are an absolute cancer on my subscriber feed. Hate them with a passion. But this video and your experimental approach was very interesting. Great stuff!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're not alone in that thought process. I think too many Creators started out by making Shorts with little or no value and it turned people off. I wanted to see what happened if we decided to make Shorts that were actually useful. The response I got was phenomenal.

[@ÁzsiábaSzakadtam]

@@Daniel_Batal it would be awesome if you made more videos on YT analytics. You are able to explain stuff that all those YT gurus just make me tired with. You know who. Thanks for the analysis, while I'm kinda leaning towards the OP, and shorts made YT quite tiktocky, after your video I might reconsider my position.

[@claycassin8437]

Well, thanks Daniel...you just proved to me that my youtube shorts blocking extension is working like a charm. I had no idea you were posting these. I hope you still get your revenue for posting it...but I just can't bear them. I do purposefully endure youtube ads to make sure creators get their cut, even though I know how to zap them.

[@oakiewoodsman]

I got here because of your shorts! All of what you said was things I have been trying to figure out. Your expertise in creation and also analyzing the analytics is super helpful! Thanks from a new Shorts Subscriber

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome. Welcome aboard!

[@oakiewoodsman]

@@Daniel_Batal I will be here more often as I am learning. You certainly have a great way of teaching that is clear and concise. Much Appreciated! I came from iMovie on a 19' macbook pro and am now using Resolve Free on my 15" air 16GB 512GB and I cannot believe how fast and efficient I am able to work. Thanks again!

[@CalmAndCollecting]

I've been trying to wrap my head around my Shorts analytics a lot recently. I really appreciate all of the info here!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Hope this was helpful!

[@coachjohn]

I literally was running the same experiment at the same time. My channel is just over 1100 subs and I found EVERYTHING DB talks about to be the same for me but with proportionately less numbers. I did the experiment using clips from my listical videos but still it became a grind. Drop off after stopping happened just as DB shows but I actually saw a 20% drop in new subs but no change at all in lost subs. Thanks DB for this videos and I did learn a bunch of Resolve tips that are already making an impact on my long form edits

[@BEERNBBQBYLARRY]

That’s excellent information! Thank you. I’ve been reluctant to even bother with shorts at all.

[@martincole]

I did what I now think was crazy, which didn't work. I posted 100 shorts in 8 days. It was gruelling, to say the least. The idea was that I would promote one of my books, which had not been selling well. None of the shorts did that well. So far, the best one (about 10 days old now) has about 350 views. From the 100 shorts, I have so far put on 19 subscribers. The channel was flatlining before, as I have never really uploaded much to it. At the end of each video (basically mini bytes from the book) I held up a copy of the book and said "Buy this book today and change your life tomorrow" I now like Daniel's saying ASKHOLE :-) The upshot of this ..... I did not sell one single book so far from this exercise. Now..... Daniels's shorts do something basic... They offer VALUABLE quick tips on how to do something. In short (no pun intended), they provide USE VALUE, which is ironic as my book is 100% focused on achieving success by providing USE VALUE to others. Hope this helps someone to either save a lot of time or learn what NOT to do.. For me, what Daniel did here has extreme potential value going forward. Many Thanks

[@Daniel_Batal]

Great insights there, Martin! I definitely think that we, as Creators, have to think first and foremost about the viewer experience. We need to provide a great experience for every viewer with each Short, provide value with every Short and give the viewer a reason to watch another video (of any length) from us. I don't believe Shorts are right for every channel but I do think they're right for most. When people tell me they tried Shorts and they don't work, I always think to myself, "Shorts work, your strategy didn't".

[@martincole]

@@Daniel_Batal Just a side note. It was through you that I looked at Resolve. I was using FCPX, but as I was not a frequent user, I never really got on with it. I used screenflow a lot. Then POW watched you on the NOOB videos, and I was hooked. I did all 100 of the shorts on resolve. The fastest way to edit and super software. I have just ordered the speed editor, which will be here in a few days, and it comes with Studio, so it's a great deal. I must say that Resolve has re-ignited my love of video, as I no longer feel 90% of my effort is fighting with software. Keep up the good work. I am watching closely :-)

[@Mpactpics]

The shorts format is perfect for detailing how to do 'a thang' in DR. When I want to do an effect, etc., the bare bones instructions is what I want. I began noticing you apart from other tutors with this approach. Possibly you were creating a niche? Keep it up. It really makes sense to have the short format for Q&A. I have serious memory loss from brain surgery. The idea of getting a 30-60 second how to works really well. I will be visiting and revisiting these quick tutorials much more often than the 10-30+minute videos that are all encompassing and I feel can be a tremendous waste of time. I really like the short and sweet approach to teaching something in bites, versus a seven coarse meal. Please keep doing the DR shorts. Thank you.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Right on. I appreciate the kind words. More to come!

[@TheSalonLife]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing this test!!

[@luckyenigmas]

Your shorts.. HELPED me especially with the resolve program. LOVED it!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome! So thankful you enjoyed them ☮️

[@DishitaNaveen]

The most important thing in shorts to go well is the average percent views, if the average percent views are 80% + it will go well for shorts (40 sec +) for 15 sec below shorts it should be 100%+ Just check the top-performing shorts in this series and compare the average percent views matrix from other shorts.

[@Daniel_Batal]

It depends. It’s more about how it performs at scale. Also, not all shorts have the same depth of audience.

[@paddleboarddog]

@@Daniel_Batal Can relate, some topics just have far less reach and shorts will stop pushing them out at a certain point.

[@JuliHoffman]

I found you through shorts today, more than a year later, so your short content worked. I'm now a subscriber.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome, thank you!

[@PaulPeck]

Good stuff Mr. Batal!🔥🤘🏻😎

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, Mr Paul Peck!

[@Ajvngou]

Your short brings me here... so success!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Perfect!

[@Songbitslaura]

Great info Daniel, Thank you so much

[@JOJOUNCLEBLOGS]

Great job Daniel. This is a lot of information. Thanks 👍

[@AlienDrones]

Interesting for sure. I also did a similar experiment for 30 days (BTW, agreed, it started to wear me out) and it seems on the surface that educational content is more likely to generate "steady" views, but more entertainment or "mindless" subjects (my interpretation) seemed to fare much better overall. Show a cat falling off a TV and it probably would generate 2M views. The next test maybe fall off your chair a few times while working on Resolve tips... I'd watch it. 😂 Seriously though, thanks for taking the time to create this video.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Brilliant. I have two cats and many chairs. Let’s test this thing out 😅

[@dankelly]

When you changed your titles it helped FOR SURE. With the same title beginning and the same talking head/background it looked like i was getting the same video. And then when multiple showed up in one session, i thought KZbin was broken. 😂 I'm very curious about how they work over time. That's one of the HUGE benefits of longform video, they can live forever. If shorts don't, which i have feared all along, then they are not as valuable... But still worth trying.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I’m still learning just like everyone else 😁

[@ROTV-DanLockhart]

Thanks Daniel! Good information.

[@vlogsbymamtalakra]

Got encouraged from the video. Will try to implement.

[@dsbsdas]

Shorts made me subscribe to your channel and it helped me a lot . Thanks for the good helpful content

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated!

[@StateoftheFranchiseGaming]

I loved the Shorts 30 Day run as I've used Davinci Resolve for 2 years and forgot some things. They get right to the point without fluff

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks. That really was my goal and although I certainly didn't do it perfectly (adjustments were made), they definitely seemed to connect on that level. No big time commitments, just a quick tip for editing. I think I might continue with that series.

[@1n20DnD]

PLEASE make a video on how you recorded and edited your shorts! That would be really helpful. 😊

[@henryluebberstedt7819]

"DR for Noobs" also worked because you are a cool best ager guy with a metal music haircut and a likeable even for non native speaker understandable voice. Honestly, when I saw your first YT-short, I expected tips for electric guitar riffs... :-D

[@Daniel_Batal]

“Ager guy” 😅

[@JevenDovey]

Interesting results. I'm still testing daily but have started to drop off around 70 shorts. Now its every few days when I have time. However, I don't think frequency impacts the performance as much. When I slowed down on daily uploads, older shorts started to get massive boosts. Now they seem to have a life of their own whether I post or not. I'll do a follow up video to my 30 day test after I hit 100

[@Daniel_Batal]

You also have a second channel you’ve been posting only shorts to, if I remember correctly Jeven? I’d love to see your data sometime 😁

[@JevenDovey]

@@Daniel_Batal Yeah thats where my shorts focus is right now. The data is wild on that channel. 125 million views since feb 1st.

[@markw3267]

I am enjoying your KZbin shorts, quick and easy to fllow.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome! I appreciate that

[@Calvin.The.Unfindable]

i have come across many channels doing this posting long or short every single day for a month - and whilst the concept is interesting - so many creators say it lead them to being burnt out and exhausted. yeah its good to try experiment like this - but got to take care of that mental and physical health - being mindful of your limitations. this video serves as hope - whilst uploading anything daily might not be viable for many (real life must come first) - i acknowledge that upload frequency can be key to growth. as creators we must think about how we can create a schedule for ourselves, that can go with our daily lives outside of the internet and outside of YT!! cool video with some interesting stats here Daniel. 👍👍

[@Daniel_Batal]

You’re not wrong. I was surprised how much extra effort it actually took to make an original Short every day

[@philtasticcomicsandart]

Interesting. My only hesitation with shorts is the amount of time I need to make them. I did a short once that took almost as much time to film as a normal video. Yes I kept flubbing etc but in the end i didn’t think the result was worth it. You have given me an idea though. May start implementing my own 30 days of shorts in a week and a half or so.

[@Daniel_Batal]

They definitely aren’t as easy as some people think. Especially if you’re creating original (not repurposed) content

[@brookeg5979]

I look forward to hearing how it goes for you!

[@TomiTom1234]

Thank you for sharing the results! I, as example, knew your channel because of this shorts. I fall in love with them 😍, they led me to immediate subscription, commenting and liking. I even got addicted to the sentence "Dav.Res. for NOOBs" 😄, so that I am planning to make it my standard phone-ring 😂. Thank you for all your hard work, I know exactly how hard and time consuming to make this tutorials that great, easy to follow, informative, and your voice is on high-quality level. You could work as a commentator or a reporter 👍,

[@Daniel_Batal]

Wow thanks! Much appreciated ❤️☮️

[@MindfulMotivation-hv7lf]

Very Informative. Thanks!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You're welcome!

[@brauncowski]

I enjoy your shorts. Well-edited (duh), snappy, and helpful.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Great channel name 😅

[@brauncowski]

@@Daniel_Batal Thanks! I figured most artists have walked that road at least once. ;)

[@watchparty1]

Now stitch the shorts together into a single long form video "30 Tips for Davinci Resolve" and maximize exposure across all your viewers. Can then compare them all.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Unfortunately, I think it would probably move too quickly for a good user (Noob) experience. That’s also available just by clicking the playlist I created.

[@ThisBytesForYou]

Great video brother, it has inspired me, I don;t know if I can do anything with the inspiration, but I am looking into it (The wheels in my head keep on turnin, I don't know what I'll be doing tomorrow). One thing I see you have done in this series, that you have told us not to do is have the number of the video, like #3 of the series or #5, etc. Even before I started working with you, I never liked doing it, but what are your thoughts on it now. Has Shorts changed your mind about that strategy?

[@Daniel_Batal]

It was strategic for this Shorts series because there are no custom thumbnails to help differentiate them and my strategy makes them all feel similar. So the title is the only place I can separate one from another

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

I'm half expecting a crossover with The Spiffing Brit soon to completely break the youtube algorithm.

[@Daniel_Batal]

😅

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information Daniel

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks 😁

[@dylonrasco]

I learned some good facts from your video I love learning about how you made 30 video shorts and I think you have great facts about it 👏👏👏💯💯💯

[@naizokill]

i started following you from your shorts ! :P

[@Daniel_Batal]

And here you are watching a longer form video! Who says we can't have both?

[@naizokill]

Yea true ! 😂

[@haplopeart]

I have been loving the shorts

[@derryXDINES]

Just to understand a bigger piece of the picture, I'd like to see on a channel your size the impact of VOD impressions in addition to the views. I've been posting shorts pretty consistently since just about the beginning, and a huge misconception is that (now) youtube will prioritize shorts over long form on youtube proper. While I believe the Best for Viewer endcard is currently broken because of this, I haven't noticed a negative impact to browse/suggested impressions for long form or live. Based on my observations with shorts, that audience has a different viewer behavior, which is why I think it's smart for youtube to keep those experiences distinct. One thing I will say about shorts though is that currently, the ability to reply to comments via shorts may be slightly overpowered as far as converting shorts viewers to long form.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I feel like we’re seeing better compartmentalization of the content type but better integration overall

[@the-gadgeteer]

At some point can you please consider doing a video on how to best use KZbin analytics? Like how you used metrics in this video.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I wish there was one good answer for that! But it’s a great suggestion

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

On my personal channel, I have done 4 shorts as well as my standard vlog videos. One just hit 10k views, the others are all under 1k. It makes no sense to me. But I'll steal some of your tips and try again.

[@SayehAvaPazouki]

In shorts You provided a tip for using Super Scale and mentioned that it can be found in the Inspector tab. However, it is not located there; instead, it appears in the Clip Attributes form. I think it would be helpful if you explained how to access Super Scale in the Inspector tab as well. 😊😊

[@Daniel_Batal]

I’m using 18.5 BETA Studio. Versions may vary

[@SayehAvaPazouki]

@@Daniel_Batal Oh, that explains a lot. I will try it. 😊 Thank you! 🙏💐

[@jimintaos]

I have found your DaVinci shorts helpful and was wondering if you have considered putting all of them together in a long form video that was broken into chapters? It would be a really handy reference guide for us noobs.

[@Daniel_Batal]

There actually all numbered and in a playlist on my channel homepage.

[@jimintaos]

I did find those, but my thinking was that I have a watch file for long-form videos and it occurred to me that if you lumped these all into a long-form then you would also get lots of repeated views as folks like me went back time after time to look for answers to specific problems.

[@Abdullahs_World]

Your channel is my most favourite from years ❤

[@Daniel_Batal]

❤️☮️

[@ChrisHonniball]

Good analysis. The overall viewpoint of shorts will, I assume, change over time as it just becomes a normal part of KZbin. (If they aren't already) Your experiment was great. IMO there are a few reasons shorts have gotten a bad name for channels up to this point: 1. People would post unrelated shorts to their pillar content and therefor lose viewers or subscribers because that's "not where they're here for." 2. People are just reposting TikTok content that's, again, unrelated to their pillar content. 3. KZbin is experimenting still with the way shorts are recommended and pushed to viewers. 4. Shorts are just being used ONLY as a funnel to the main content. When I'm watching shorts, reels, or TikTok I'm normally in the "bite sized and rapid fire" mindset of content consumption. I'm not looking to "discover" a new channel and have to watch more... or worse... have to look for part 2, 3, etc of the short to get the rest. Thanks for another great video and doing the experiment!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Man, you nailed it Chris. I agree with everything you said!

[@G-and-J-Chapel-Artworks]

I think enough time has passed that a lot of viewers have learned how to operate Resolve. Of course there will always be "noobs". For me, many were interesting but, I'm just a basic editor so, many were just that, interesting. Honestly some I just passed by because I didn't, immediately see how they were useful to my purposes. Others I keep going back to because they do fit my needs. If I were into more advanced editing, they all were great. But, I'm not so, some just weren't within my needs. I will say that overall, it did "hurt" the long form versions because I could get that "quick tip" I didn't know I needed or the tip I was looking for without going to the long form. So, it's kind of a trade off. "Should I make a short and a long form of the same content?" Knowing, from experience, that you usually go into more detail with your long form, I say yes YOU should. For a quick tip your shorts are great but, for those needing more detail your long form is great. So, you in particular, are reaching the "how do I do this" audience and the "I don't understand how to this" audience. For me to do shorts, it would be taking a clip of a certain element from a longer project in order to highlight that process. Such as, I'm and acrylic painter so, I might extract a tip on how to paint trees. That clip would then become a short. But, unless you're one of my following along viewers, there is not going to be much value in the long form videos for the tip seeker. This may be why shorts seem to add a "handicap" to my channel.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I think there are more beginner Resolve users than ever. I also tend to get just as many responses from longtime users saying, “Never knew that feature was there”

[@TheSalonLife]

I had 3 or 4 of my shorts go viral. They reached 10M, 6M, 4M and 2M. All of them brought a lot of traffic... from India. I have no idea why. All 4 are very similar. The long form content of these videos didn't really go up that much. My subscriptions jumped (the 10M one gained 16K subscribers) but the long form content stayed the same and the revenue was the same. Very strange.

[@Daniel_Batal]

India banned TikTok and was their largest user base so KZbin jumped into India first to fill that void. That’s most likely why you saw a lot of views from that region

[@TheSalonLife]

@@Daniel_Batal thank you so much!! This makes so much sense!!!

[@ViralLawncare]

🤓I’ve learned a lot from you, and continue to learn! Thank you

[@Daniel_Batal]

❤️☮️

[@MajeedaArt]

I appreciate that you mentioned how tough it is to create shorts regularly as it's often assumed easy to the point that they are dismissed as valid content, creating shorts can be a quite a bit of work especially if one has multiple social media and or you're niche requires several minutes hours or even days of painting sketching or drawing and you happen to be a faceless channel which isn't doing commentary or driving interest via brand personality and providing value. I had considered shifting a bit more towards conversational art tips and topics along side my usual art videos but after the weird glitch that occurred a few weeks ago I'm nervous something else might "glitch" example intro hi today we are going to talk about these paints and how they work, suddenly the screen blinks out or something like that, lol I'm kidding but who knows, social makes me nervous haha even after years of business goal related use, but yeah creating both shorts while also trying to improve long form isn't easy regardless of niche but especially if you're doing a lot of physically and mentally creative work and your almost constantly trying to think of ideas which are helpful but won't take an eternity to create. that said, this is very insightful some of this I noticed as well though I don't upload every single day I've been uploading every other day to every two or three days as I need time to record the content. I appreciate shorts I don't have any particularly negative feelings regarding shorts but I have noticed a drop in views and even video stutter to the point in which video are not pushed out which felt discouraging but I'm still trying my best, thanks for the info ☮️❤

[@Daniel_Batal]

My personal experience has been that if you've done a good job helping KZbin understand who your content should be served to, everything works out well. The biggest problem I see is that creators tend to come up short in developing strong value propositions for their channels and executing on targeted content strategy. That's a general statement, not point that at you. I'm hoping the larger take-away from this video is that really thinking about how all of our content works together and understanding why a viewer would want to come back and watch tomorrow is the key to success, regardless of content type.

[@KennethGottfried]

Great info. Is there a platform that you recommend which pushes your shorts everywhere?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Yes. KZbin.

[@AdziGaming]

Great video Daniel, I'm going to do the same soon and see how it goes 👍

[@Daniel_Batal]

Nice! Try to come up with a great strategy. That's what I really believe the key is. Just publishing every day won't move the needle, I proved that in the first half of this test.

[@AdziGaming]

@@Daniel_Batal any thoughts on clipping the best part of a long form video and using it as a short? For me I would use the conclusion of a video game review and reformat it for a short

[@beckelheimerracing]

Interesting information

[@uniktbrukernavn]

One danger of Shorts is if the content doesn't land and youtube keep promoting the channel it's super easy for me to block that channel. Example is a woman living in a van making Shorts of her making breakfast. To me that's not content and it can be aggravating when youtube has decided that it should be in my feed. Shorts could also make it tempting to make zero effort content, like 20 sec gameplay with no commentary. I think I've only subscribed to one creator because of Shorts, I haven't unsubscribed to anyone. KZbin didn't put your Shorts on my homepage, but it did put this video on there. I'm not a subscriber to your channel. Thanks for sharing data, it's always interesting to see how things work.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Well... not really? Yes, there is content we are all recommended every day (long, short, community tab posts, live streams, stories, etc). Yes, we have the ability in the elipsis of any content to choose to not be shown that content or ask to hide that channel. The reaility is that's probably a smaller worry and not worth any real focus. KZbin is getting better at serving the right content to the proper target audience based on their behavior. I would focus on making sure the content you make serves the needs of that audience. In your example, I wouldn't advice Creators, "Don't make long-form KZbin videos because they might get served to someone who doesn't like that content and they might block you" so I can't really make that argument for Shorts either.

[@BLSKauthor]

I personally have my pc set to certain sound levels and shorts have no sound control(or at least didn't when I was giving some chance to 'ANY SHORT' and did add like 2 extra people I subbed to now) but yeah... just personally hate how just glancing will blast me out of my seat... not sure why 'Normal YT Volume' setting isn't applied by default...

[@Daniel_Batal]

Valid point.

[@jadefinchscene5644]

This video was very helpful information. I for one do not watch shorts. i have maybe watched 5-6 in my life. YT still bombards me with them. i have un-subbed from many channels for posting too many shorts to the subscriber feed. i wish more creators realized they dont have to publish them to their subs. it is hard to teach or learn anything very meaningful with shorts. thank you for not clogging up my feed as i really like your longer form content.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I always hear about people feeling bombarded with Shorts and I'm always confused. I watch shorts daily and they are maybe 3% of my feed...? They have their own tab now on both mobile and desktop. Help me understand.

[@jadefinchscene5644]

@@Daniel_Batal i basically only look at my subscriptions feed. YT tends to recommend only stuff i am not interested in so that tab is useless to me. so whenever someone i subscribe to publishes a short to the subscriber feed i have to scroll past it. many creators dont know or dont use the button that lets you choose if this happens. i think you did use it cause i dont recall seeing too many from you. hope this helps.

[@DVDfeverGames]

Regarding the titles, I often do a similar thing with some gameplay series, such as Last of Us 1 and 2, so when I publish a chapter at a time, I'll start with the chapter name, since that shows at the start of the title, then the rest is "Last of Us Chapter blah blah blah". That's because people will be searching for how to get past something in a particular chapter, and this gives the information on where to look right at the start. Interesting thing about the Shorts, too. I've sometimes done it for a brief clip of a forthcoming gameplay video, if something stands out. I might try it from older clips, too 😃

[@Daniel_Batal]

I haven’t had any success with repurposing longer form content. I’ve been leaning on original content.

[@DVDfeverGames]

@@Daniel_Batal Thanks. Coming up with 30 brand new shorts that people have never come across, and in 30 days, is quite a feat. It's like Brewster's Millions, but without the cash. 😁

[@35milesoflead]

It was very interesting to hear what you learned through the process. Did you film your footage 9:16 @ 1080 or did you reframe and rescale 16:9 footage? I have a 16:9 source for my shorts but the rescale I am using in Resolve left me with huge frame borders at the top and bottom of my 9:16 frame. Even smart rescale and reframe didn't help much - but I am pretty sure that that is user error.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I have to screen capture at 16:9 because the software UI defaults to that display aspect ratio Great question!

[@carnsoaks1]

Tell a short viewer how to instantly find another short in ÿour series. You'll gain kudos for making me a more effective consumer of content . Both yours & everyone elses too.

[@Daniel_Batal]

If I do my job right, KZbin should serve those other videos up organically without having to point viewers anywhere 🤞

[@jonogray2378]

Way to eat the elephant, one bite at a time, buddy! Great video as usual.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, Jono!

[@GrowYourHomesteadWithAngie]

Let me ask this… as a creator, what if we don’t enjoy doing shorts. We can’t handle the mental stress of the ups and downs. We see other creators and it blows up their channel, yet does nothing for us and feel it destroys long form as well as we lose subscribers. Smaller channels can’t afford that! Is the loss of long form viewers worth the risk of a few sprinkles of shorts subscribers? So if we don’t enjoy them and can’t handle the stress of them, are we just to be left behind with long form? Are we being punished as creators for not getting on the shorts ban wagon? Because everyone is screaming shorts shorts shorts? And it’s being shoved at us left and right to get on the train or be left behind? I don’t want to be a shorts channel. I don’t want to do 15 sec of content spending an hour of editing. I like long form. I like teaching people to garden and homestead. I love video editing. So is my YT career dead in its tracks without shorts? Thanks for letting me ramble :) Great video and experiment. I did see all the shorts but didn’t care about Davinci resolve so I just swiped past. 😂

[@Daniel_Batal]

Don’t make content you don’t enjoy making! Shorts aren’t mandatory. Neither are live streams. Do what makes you happy and works for hitting your goals

[@jeff_williams]

A short brought up on google was how I found your channel. I was trying to find out how to set the default timeline back to 0:00:00 in Resolve, and your short specifically on that subject came up in the google answers. A concise answer for a quick question. Very well done.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated, Jeff. My whole goal with that Shorts series is to do exactly that. Provide simple & fast answers while respecting the most valuable asset of the viewer.... time.

[@DanTheMonkey]

Thanks Daniel for all your helpful 🩳, these were great in terms of learning quick and easy function's of DaVinci. Thank you aswell for foing all this research and analysis.

[@GoFishOffice]

I noticed my shorts did really good last year. This year not so good

[@Daniel_Batal]

Content strategy is definitely the key

[@jimavery3211]

I like your shorts.

[@allstarbury]

Your short are relly helpfull they are educational

[@Daniel_Batal]

Awesome. Glad they've been useful

[@RealJustinZiegler]

What's your thoughts on a pinned comment on shorts? I saw you did it for some of your shorts, but not the most recent ones. Did you run out of time since you're a rock star? 🤪 Or was this a planned decision? Thx. Have a great weekend. Justin Ziegler

[@Daniel_Batal]

I think it's a net positive the tests I've run.

[@RealJustinZiegler]

@@Daniel_Batal thx!

[@TheBiodynamicDuo]

Shorts are helping my channel and gets me new subscribers even if I don’t really like them. But I feel KZbin’s strategy on shorts is just to counterweight TikTok and nothing else.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Disagree. They definitely launched Shorts to compete with other vertical video platforms but the integration is night & day

[@iamoneabe]

Show the shorts in the short shelves in a sea shore..

[@Daniel_Batal]

😅

[@SmartTro]

Please help me davinci resolve ui display seclae not show save button and 200% not auto screen is soo big then not show save button please help me

[@Daniel_Batal]

Left click on the top of the pop up window and drag it up. It’s just off-screen

[@Dobviews]

I just passed Give A Shitze when it came to the channel. If people sub... great. If they don't, IDC.

[@F-Pfiff]

I hate shorts. Is there a possebility to disable them?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Yup. Just click the 3 dot elipsis above any shorts shelf and choose 'Not Interested' but I think you know theyve alread been separated to their own tab in most regions of KZbin. If you don't watch them, you won't get served them in places like Browse.

[@BrianGJohnsonPhotography]

fantastic video my friend, well done. Funny, black and white … me too, on my latest offering, great minds perhaps.

[@Daniel_Batal]

I thought I’d leave on the data in color. Keep the focus on the important stuff instead of my fuzzy head.

[@BrianGJohnsonPhotography]

Oh my gosh dude. So funny. I left the color in my video at specific points as well. I guess I copied you since you’ve published first. LOL

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

04:09 although it's not reported it the new Subscriber, is the one that previously unsubscribed. I'm guessing that into the Subscriber, there is someone that just came back home 🙂

[@Daniel_Batal]

There might be some of that, but my guess is that’s a fractional number… and it is actually reported in a roundabout way. You can filter by ‘New’ and ‘Returning Viewer’. Those are purely based on behavior, not subscription status

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

@@Daniel_Batal indeed ….

[@NajSinghs]

Good morning ❤🌤

[@Daniel_Batal]

Morning!

[@KathehFIT]

Say shorts one more time 🤣🤣🤣💀 jk. This is great insight!

[@Daniel_Batal]

😅😆

[@Steve30x]

I don't watch shorts. Not because I don't like short videos but because my TV and computer monitor is in landscape not portrait mode. I hate those portrait mode videos. If Shorts were in 16:9 then I would watch them

[@Daniel_Batal]

There are still some people who don't watch shorts. There are also still even more who don't read community tab posts or leave comments on videos. I don't know that fact should be viewed as anything other than an individual viewer choice. About 70% of views on KZbin everyday come from mobile devices. Recent studies showed of those views, the vast majority (regardless of aspect ratio) come from people holding their phone vertically, not rotating it sideways. So, while you may not own a mobile device or watch KZbin from one, from a Creator standpoint that puts you in the minority of viewers. No judgement 😅

[@Steve30x]

@@Daniel_Batal I don't really look at the community tab myself. Especially on windows because I can't find the community tab on waterfox. Also my original comment was posted with a Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G phone. But I always watch videos in landscape mode because its no longer the 1990's I watch youtube the majority of the time on a 50" TV using a Homatics Box R 4K officially licenced Android TV OS box. Shorts look odd on a 50" TV

[@muhammadbikbashi8423]

Huge fan from Syria😊😊😉😉

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks, Muhammad! How's Syria this time of year? My grandparents are from Lebanon.

[@muhammadbikbashi8423]

@@Daniel_Batal it's different from City to City some places is good and some places it's very very bad I'm very happy to have a chat with a mentor like you I watched your channel from 2020

[@CycloneCyd]

Hope you don't mind me asking: how's it going there in the aftermath of the earthquake? It has completely dropped out of the news here in UK.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Much appreciated! Stay safe out there, my friend.

[@chairyogawithbarbara]

Shorts helped me get to 1K subscribers. It put my channel in front of new eyeballs 😊.

[@Daniel_Batal]

They definitely can do that

[@HitfilmSensei]

Interesting choice to desaturate this video. I'm curious why you did that?

[@Daniel_Batal]

Because I am a rule-breaker! 😜 Ha! Actually it’s because I wanted to put all of the focus on the data and the conversation, not on how pretty my set might look. I thought maybe having only the data be in color might make that stand out a bit.

[@HitfilmSensei]

@@Daniel_Batal Nice! That's a good decision.

[@MarcGriffies]

Majority of the shorts done by others can not be closed captioned😥

[@Daniel_Batal]

Most can…? There wasn’t auto-captioning originally but that’s changed

[@Luke-Nightingale]

That's interesting. I'm only a month in on my Channel and my shorts are getting more traction than my main videos. e.g. main video 130 views 2 likes 1 sub.. short of the same video, 2300 views 24 likes 7 dislikes and 2 subs.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Shorts are great at reaching a very specific audience so they can drive views and subscribers. Not as good for driving revenue as long form, though. So a great content strategy is important.

[@Luke-Nightingale]

@@Daniel_Batal Thanks Daniel! I moved to Japan in March and have finally started posting . My channel is growing slowly but surely. However I have noted that youtube is not reaching my target demographic. My channel is about Japanese life, festivals e.t.c however my target demographic is English speakers. the majority of my viewers are Japanese e.g. out of the 6000 views I have had so far around 5000 are Japanese. I'm guessing it will just take time for the algorithm to kick in. I'm using Tube buddy which is helping me with keywords e.t.c. Not sure if I should be doing something else?

[@1Zero9999]

I enjoy making them.. i try many things on my Channel.. the result? None of the vdeo's even close to work😂 KZbin are very hard to impress, but i have fun doing it.. and i get a lot of hater 😅😂

[@Daniel_Batal]

Haters… blech. 🤮

[@katiegrayx3637]

informative, nice!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thank, Katie. I might hvae to get right back to publishing them daily. I miss that momentum

[@primuczmadridista]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Steven_VE9SY]

To be truthful, I never look at the shorts. I wish I could filter them out of my subscribed feed. They clutter it up. I tried for a while, but I found MOST shorts, never finish. The person, we will say you for argument sake, gets to the end of the short and you hear ""all you need is ...........""???????? So now I ignore them. I will not unsubscribe from any of them, I like their content. But shorts are just that. Short. I'd prefer to watch a 20 minute video that teaches me something, or just entertains me Than a bunch of shorts that are incomplete. I have nothing against any creator that does shorts. But maybe rehearse a few times so you can get everything into it. If most were doing shorts saying Join me on Tuesday for the best video seen on KZbin!! You won't want to miss it. Would be better than most shorts. Just my opinion. I don't watch 2 a 3 or more hour live feeds either. I do have to act like I'm still alive once in a while!

[@Daniel_Batal]

You can filter them out.

[@Steven_VE9SY]

@@Daniel_Batal I just found a browser ad on to block them. Have not loaded it yet to test it. But I could find nothing in the KZbin settings. Add on works well!

[@silvershades22]

Im getting 0 views in shorts help dont remove my comment daniel please 😢

[@Daniel_Batal]

Why would I remove your comment? What kind of strategy are you implementing for your Shorts series? I think a lot of Creators aren't taking enough time to really sit and develop a strategy and then make original and focused Shorts that serve the needs of a very specific target audience. That's where I would put my focus. ☮️

[@vyvyanbasterd4133]

So youtube meth is what I am hearing. If you don't keep publishing... you lose all your audience. No thank you.

[@Daniel_Batal]

Don’t think like that. What I was hoping you’d hear is that creating a strategy is what can move the needle

[@GOT33]

Thanks For Sharing Your Experience Bro , Actually I Watched All These Shorts And It Helps Me A Lot In My Editing Process . Appreciated 🤍🌹

[@Daniel_Batal]

Glad they’ve been helpful ☮️

[@ZdenkaDarula]

good for you..... I had to stop this experiment right away... as you said, big load over the regular work.. very interesting to see your results.

[@LegionTree]

Your method of learning one thing a day is hugely inspirational. I am going to start doing that myself. Great work as always, Daniel! Keep it up!

[@Daniel_Batal]

Thanks!

[@BestSportsHighlights]

The most important data is that you earned $6.23 (minus tax fees)! So you need 30 videos/shorts and 118k views for $6.23! I also had "catastrophic" earning on shouts - only one short (first and last) and I had 3.2K views and 12cents. So if you don't have something extremely cute, weird, funny ... Shorts isn't for you! If you like Shorts - you are probably watching it on TikTok! Shorts are an invention of TikTok. This is why USA and EU wants to ban TikTok ;).

[@Daniel_Batal]

I was wondering who would mention that first! They really don’t make money, if that’s anyone’s primary focus. I never make Shorts hoping to drive revenue same way I don’t expect Community Tab posts to drive revenue. I’ll leave that to the long form content. It’s all about channel growth and deeper reach for me 😎

[@TinkerManMick]

I didnt get any notifications of your shorts from what I can remember. (Just some more data for u) Seen the drop off you mentioned too. Send me a dm if u get time, I have some data to share with you that may help

[@Daniel_Batal]

Will do Mick.

[@Costume_CO]

Thanks for sharing your data with us Daniel. PS you are looking a little grey. I would recommend getting some sun now that we have good weather. 😂

[@Daniel_Batal]

😅

[@JoesFirewoodVideos]

I had 3 shorts go viral for me in March-April and I picked up 1600 new subscribers and a million views on my channel as a whole.

[@Daniel_Batal]

They certainly can reach a segment of viewers that sometimes our longer form content hasn't

[@KonaSuba]

Last month I got 1 million views because of shorts. Helped the channel gain some subs too which is nice

[@Daniel_Batal]

Nice 👊😎☮️

[@IcelandAdventures]

I have been doing the same for my real estate channel just started a few days ago and now know what to look for ! Thanks 👍

[@EforElectric]

I'm going to switch my channel completely to shorts only. What are your thoughts on that?

[@Daniel_Batal]

If your Shorts strategy is driving the awareness and conversion metrics you’re looking for pal, I see no reason not to lean on them more heavily. Exactly what I’ve done. The issue I have is when people make bold statements as if content is ever an “either/or” scenario. It isn’t.

[@EforElectric]

@@Daniel_Batal there is more to that because obviously I don't know what my metrics are going to be. But bottom line is the shorts can go on all social media platforms where the long form content can only have a shot on KZbin