YouTube Shorts are helping my channel. TikTok is hurting my soul. 🤣

[@BrandonBautista]

Is anyone else in their forties and on TikTok? What's your experience like? 🤔

[@pnwpaths2925]

I should be at 2,000 subs on KZbin in next few months and without putting in nearly as much work as I should have. Tiktok, you need to post a lot and being 40, it’s just not viable with 2 kids and a full time job. I post my best videos on there but mostly just for the hell of it. 109 followers and I’m not getting any traction like I have with youtube

[@BrandonBautista]

Congrats on nearly 2000 subs; that’s great! What my experience has been with TikTok is that I can get a ton of views on something pretty easily, but that doesn’t translate to followers or anything tangible, and therefore it feels like views are far less meaningful than on KZbin where you can create a better community/relationship with your viewers.

[@SharpWitted]

I have a lot of social media accounts … tick tock is a lottery no matter how consistent it’s random roll of dice but fast results , YT Shorts effort and consistency with and patience brings u more eyes overall I feel more valuable than tik tok - tik tok is fleeting and causes us to have less of a attention span…. I would finish that thought but I forgot what I was gonna say next ….theses freaking distractiion Devices or Anti Attention devices are really changing the game but the future of wearable technology will eventually make vertical king again I truly believe that … awesome video Bran Don Jaun

[@akmclemore]

Love your setup man, you'll be at 1k before you know it!

[@BrandonBautista]

Thank you -- much appreciated! 🙌

[@yuppie992001]

I just joined TikTok for a business I started and the views are all over the place. It's easy to use, but I find most of the users /content to be strange and overall the vibe is off. I'm 40 and it's just too chaotic for me lol. It's a tough call because I know I definitely got some sales from TikTok. I prefer KZbin tho so I am thinking about starting a channel! Anyways thanks for starting your channel and helping us out!!!

[@kuya_timmy]

Shorts have helped my channel a lot. I post my shorts, on TikTok and KZbin reels. I definitely like KZbin more though.

[@BrandonBautista]

Same -- I get more excited about 1,000 views on KZbin than 10,000 views on TikTok!

[@e.christopherclark7367]

😂 “pondering scarf” but also: I have a friend who does social media who suggested I get on TikTok but my youngest has half-jokingly threatened that if I get a TikTok then she should get one too (she just turned 13). So, anyway, it’s super interesting to hear about your experience over there.

[@BrandonBautista]

Maybe there’s a robust writing community on there that you’d connect with, but it doesn’t seem rife with thoughtfulness as a whole. I doubt you’re missing much!

[@marieladomingo6068]

"makes me feel less ancient." - 🤣

[@yt.monetization]

Amazing👍 ..... Let's discuss how can complete the remaining subs and unlock YT earnings.

[@motherboomer]

I think skull 💀means "i'm dead" which means they actually think your video is funny

[@BrandonBautista]

Hopefully you’re right! 😂

[@JeffGerlach]

Negative comments are still impressions right? I say keep firing them off to TiklTok and pay less attention to the comments over there.

[@BrandonBautista]

Not only do they contribute to views, the comments are a positive signal to the algorithm, prompting TikTok to show it to more people. So they do actually help. 💁🏻‍♂️

[@JeffGerlach]

@@BrandonBautista In that case maybe reply to all basic negative comments with "Ok" see if they reply back 😆

[@BrandonBautista]

@@JeffGerlach or pretend like I misunderstood their comment as a compliment. "OMG, thank you so much!"