So in the past I've not had the best viewer retention (I assume since that's all I'm showing it's allowed). A quick 1:30 minute video I did got really high retention - Over 106% in the us, and never dropping below 50%. That was with promotion on the subreddit of the music artist.
http://i.imgur.com/BUgDctS.png - 86% average viewed, which is pretty dang good
Now, a few other videos didn't get great retention. One video was a mirror of past videos from my old channel - 14% average viewed (Many skipped the first 30 seconds which I really regret putting in). This isn't good either, but it's not new content so it's to be expected
http://i.imgur.com/lzp0DkF.png - Low retention, but all of these are reuploads most have seen before.
I just started my first Let's Play series. I personally think it's pretty good - I did lots of edits to keep constant commentary, and I thought it was good overall. Without really any promotion each has hit around 50 views. But the retention is absolutely horrendous. On the first video, views dropped to 50% within the first 10 seconds, most skipping ahead. Around 20% rate dropping up and down throughout, and 30% at the end. The video sits at 50 views, while the analytics is counting 21, so even after it updates with the other 30 I highly doubt it'll rise.
Does anyone else combat low retention rates? What helps? I could care less about view counts if I knew people actually liked and enjoyed my videos, but clearly they don't as much as I'd hope.
http://i.imgur.com/bqtTsHl.png - Episode 1
http://i.imgur.com/BUgDctS.png - 86% average viewed, which is pretty dang good
Now, a few other videos didn't get great retention. One video was a mirror of past videos from my old channel - 14% average viewed (Many skipped the first 30 seconds which I really regret putting in). This isn't good either, but it's not new content so it's to be expected
http://i.imgur.com/lzp0DkF.png - Low retention, but all of these are reuploads most have seen before.
I just started my first Let's Play series. I personally think it's pretty good - I did lots of edits to keep constant commentary, and I thought it was good overall. Without really any promotion each has hit around 50 views. But the retention is absolutely horrendous. On the first video, views dropped to 50% within the first 10 seconds, most skipping ahead. Around 20% rate dropping up and down throughout, and 30% at the end. The video sits at 50 views, while the analytics is counting 21, so even after it updates with the other 30 I highly doubt it'll rise.
Does anyone else combat low retention rates? What helps? I could care less about view counts if I knew people actually liked and enjoyed my videos, but clearly they don't as much as I'd hope.
http://i.imgur.com/bqtTsHl.png - Episode 1