YouTube Shorts

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10 statements across 2 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 10, 2023 by Connor Price · said 40 times in 10 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Aug 10, 2023
Assertion Contradicted
Connor Price's 'Spin the Globe' video hit 144M cross-platform views
“That, that, that first video that we did where we landed on Zambia and found this Zambian artist, that, that video has seventy two million views on TikTok and seventy two million views on YouTube Shorts.”
Connor Price Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 15:30 Connor Price’s Viral Formula to Get +650M Spotify Streams (#484)
May 3, 2024 positive
Insight
Hoyos: Optimize short-form opening frames with high brightness and minimal clutter.
“I try to keep it as simple as possible. It's very similar philosophy to, like, a title and thumbnail, same psychology in a way, where I try to keep it, like, little to no focus points, high brightness, high saturation, and we, like, we'll go through so many le…”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 19:43 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024 positive
Insight
Hoyos: Short-form video hooks must begin with upfront power words.
“Power words should be the first thing that starts the video.”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 16:03 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024 positive
Insight
Hoyos: Plot twists drive viewers to rewatch short-form videos
“And then my favorite method is actually having twists in your videos, because when you have a twist, now the viewer is going to want to rewatch the video with that new knowledge, knowing what the twist is.”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 25:28 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024 positive
Insight
Hoyos: Short-form creators should target at least 90% viewer retention
“It depends on the video length, but generally you want to be at least 90%. My team, we usually go for 95 plus.”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 19:13 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024
Disclosure
Hoyos: Her Shorts channel averages an uncommonly high 85% view rate.
“Pretty good for me is 80% plus, and excellent would be 85% plus. But for my channel, we average around 80, 85%. Which is not, is very uncommon.”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 18:37 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024 positive
Insight
Hoyos: Video hooks must foreshadow setup, conflict, and resolution instantly.
“Another thing that's very crucial for hooks or in your general, like introduction of your video is to foreshadow the end. Your hook has to be So clear what the video is going to be about. You're not only setting up the video, but you're also seeing what the co…”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 17:21 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024
Insight
Hoyos: Layer video complexity without confusing viewers by drip-feeding context
“Remember like with complexity, the goal is to like add layers to give people more reasons to watch, but you don't want to actually confuse the viewer. And that kind of comes back in with The way you copyright it because you want to say it in a way that's, you …”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 14:10 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024 positive
Insight
Hoyos: Prank videos yield five times more net subscribers than wholesome content.
“What we found was I got double the subscriber conversion, but 10 X less the views when I do that. I actually get my regular conversions when I do malicious content, but 10 X the views, which actually means I'm getting five X more subscribers”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 36:19 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
May 3, 2024
Disclosure
Hoyos: Top video priorities are hook, progression-based retention, and rewatchability
“Number one is hook, and number two is overall retention, which is video progression, and number three is rewatchability.”
Jenny Hoyos May 3, 2024 ▶ 24:31 Her Viral Formula Breaks 100 Million Views On YouTube Shorts (ft. Jenny Hoyos)
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