Wright warns that extended YouTube hiatuses destroy audience momentum
Becky Wright · HIBT Lab! The Sorry Girls: Kelsey MacDermaid and Becky Wright · Jun 23, 2022 · at 13:55
Becky Wright, co-founder of DIY media brand The Sorry Girls, discusses why she chose to commit full-time to YouTube rather than stay in the film industry.
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“We had seen other people take a pause from YouTube for an extended period of time, and try and come back, and their online presence just wasn't the same. It's kind of like a train you need to catch on as it's going.”
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