RE: Open Letter to All the Dtubers. Where is Your audience?
I had the same thought a couple of days back but felt like I was being silly and stupid. Now I see I was on to something.
Dtube is very often compared to youtube and mostly the comparison is shrugged off by saying "youtube is older" "youtube is a bigger platform" "youtube is this and that""
but the fact is, youtube, too, started off small and tiny just like dtube. If we do not take the appropriate steps towards growing the platform then we can never make dtube as big as we aspire it to be.
That brings me to saying this: youtube is equal parts creators and audience. Nothing different about dtube. There will be no dtube without the creators, nor without the audience. It is a very careful balance that keeps the ball rolling.
#pbchitchatshow was 1 way we tried to battle the issue of having repetitive and a creator oriented platform. The whole idea was to gather an audience who just might want to spend so light time enjoying a show, and not being confined to just creators. So far, it has been running well and the show has brought it some loyal fans.
Another way we used #pbchitchatshow to being in more audience into dtube was by giving away steem just for watching it. No need to make a dtube vlog, no need to make a reply vlog. JUST WATCH AND UPLOAD A PIC. Thats it.
You really hit the nail in the head. We need to start promoting content and not creating. We need to promote dtube to reach the perfect balance between creators and audience.
This does not mean, in anyway, that I do not want more creators on dtube. I DO WANT MORE CREATORS. The mroe creators there are, the more niche and fanbases we can grow. But, we need an audience first of all.
Glad that you brought this up. More power to you!
Thanks man. I thought it would be a good idea to do it in a written format to avoid making the mistake that I am. Talking about. Also because I feel there are many people here in the Steem blockchain that don't even know they can watch videos from creators in the community right in here. I have spoke about this a couple of times but by myself I only can do as much... Specially because I am a smaller influencer in here and I don't reach too many people. But with my videos and content I hope that I am also helping to make that change happening.
And you said perfectly when you said: "We need to start promoting content and not creating."
Glad to see more people see that this is a "problem" in the community.
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It is more of a growth challenge than a problem. With persistence we can conquer this problem for our beloved platform.
Question is, how do you think I can help you raise awareness about this? I am open to discussion and let's plan something and make it happen!!!
The best thing to do is to create. Just create. Ask the people that watch your videos to leave a comment. Ask them a question or an opinion on the video and ask them to comment about it on the comments. Reply to their comments and upvote them... Even if only 1%. Ask them to share your videos. Resteem. Share in other platforms. Just simple things like this.
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