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My editor told me to cut the first three minutes of every video and I fought it for months
When I started my channel about fixing old tools, my friend who edits for a living said my intros were way too long. He said, 'Blair, nobody cares about the backstory of the 1973 drill press in the first 180 seconds. Just show the problem and start fixing.' I thought he was wrong, that the story was key. I kept making 10 minute videos that started slow. My watch time was awful. After about four months, I finally tried it on one video. I just snipped the whole slow setup and jumped right to the seized chuck. That video got twice the average watch time in the first week. I felt so dumb for not listening sooner. Has anyone else gotten advice that felt wrong but turned out to be the best thing for your content?
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pat_coleman23d ago
Sounds like @emery_lopez gets it, some lessons you just have to learn the hard way.
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dylanmurray26d ago
How did you finally get past thinking your way was the only right way? I had the same fight about cutting rambling tangents, and my retention shot up too.
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