August 29, 2007
Youtube feedback & comments
Most of you probably know that I post videos on youtube as well as here on my site. I do that as a way of "spreading the word" about my website. After all, youtube is the number 1 video site as of current.
It has been interesting to view the comments on my videos over the last year or so. I get all sorts of comments, and I do my best to try and read them all, unfortunately that means the spam as well.
Most people commenting are really nice. They compliment my on my playing, my sound or the way I teach a certain topic or song.
Many want me to play complete songs, and I often get requests like "please send me the tab for [..]". I don't have much tab of anything I ever do, since I have a good ear and learn everything that way. I encourage everyone to work on this. It's so much more useful and better than reading tab.
Sometimes, I get people arguing with each other in the comments of a video of mine. I find it quite amusing, and I usually don't remove those comments. After all, if I can be the source for a heated discussion between people who are interested in what I do, I'm all for it as long as the discussion is somewhat civilized.
It's also interesting to watch what happens when someone attacks me. They might say "you suck, you loser", or "learn to play before you try to teach", etc. Usually, I get some people defending me, and they defend me really good. That's so nice of people to take the time to defend me! I don't get discouraged by negative comments. Everyone is different, and I know not 100% of all youtube viewers will love everything I do. That's okay.
Spam is getting worse on youtube though. It's really annoying for me. There is a somewhat new feature available now where a person can give thumbs down to a bad comment, or mark it as spam. Still, the comment hangs around and that really sucks to have to go and remove these stupid comments about nudity sites and whatnot. I wish youtube could come up with a better solution. There is an option as a publisher to set comments to be moderated, but it still requires me to sort through the junk and approve the real comments and delete the bad ones. Youtube - come up with a better solution, please!
This brings me this question to you: do you think I should continue posting videos on youtube? I don't really need to - in fact I don't post all of my videos there because I want people to hang out on my site instead of over there.
The other question I have: should I add a comment feature to my videos and video lessons here on my site? I have a feeling I should, so viewers can comment or ask a question related to the video right as they are watching it.
What say ye?
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Comments on this blog entry
I found your site from YouTube, it is a good advertising.
PS I think I live in the same city as you, maybe you'll pass me on the running trails :) (I'm much slower)
greatest site ever
Comment added on May 07, 2008Man do you do a great job or what?
The best of them should consider you
as a standard to measure themselves
against.
Thnx
Norm
Hi Robert,
i think you really should continue posting on youtube. As many others i have found you via youtube and as you know i really appreciate your work a lot. Since i have found your site i visit it on a regular basis. There are a lot of "youtube guitar teachers" but they don't have what you have: passion! Or maybe i don't get their vibe, whatever...
I would say i am an intermediate player, was playing a lot live and everything until i have stopped maybe 5 years ago for certain reasons. There are two people who encouraged me to get back playing on a regular basis, that's John Mayer and you! who good's that? ;-)
I belive there ar so much more people to reach and the best chance to do it is via youtube!
As for your second question, i think a feedback/question feature on your posted videos would be very helpful for raising questions and exchanging thoughts as well.
Best Regards from Munich/Germany
Sam
Hi - you should continue to post to youtube, if you can - it gives more people access to your work. People like you contributing useful material - and for free - is a great asset and much appreciated. John
Comment added on October 04, 2007Please keep the youtube videos...its how I found you & I'm hooked!
Comment added on September 26, 2007Dude keep them coming on you tube its still number one and you are one of the really good teachers out there. just delete the bullshit comments and keep the vids on youtube.
Comment added on September 26, 2007Pls continue to post in youtube. That's how I found your site. Also, that's where I found your demo of Squier '51 several months ago from someone in our forum in the Philippines. A lot of people got interested in squier '51 after watching your video.
Comment added on September 23, 2007Chris, couldn't you just come here directly to check out the videos? Then I don't have to put them on youtube.
Kyra, I don't know that song. I'll check it out.
I do hope you keep posting your videos on utube, thats where I discovered you. I really enjoy them, they have been very inspiring to me as well as helpfull, especially when I become creatively stale. Regards, Chris
Comment added on September 22, 2007I was just wondering if you could post a video on FleetwoodMac's Albatross. It would be brilliant if you would as I cant seem to do myself... Best Regards Kyra
Comment added on September 16, 2007Thanks for the feedback. I'll probably keep doing what I am doing. Post some youtube videos, but certain videos will be posted here only.
Comment added on September 11, 2007I do hope you will stay posting on YouTube: it's how I found you in the first place.
YouTube is a wonderful asset: as an older person the sheer joy I get from finding old band videos is so exciting: a journey back to my youth. This week I have watched the early day videos of Fleetwood Mac and realised just how much more I liked them in the their Bluesy days.
Let's just hope that YouTube programmers will find a way to solve the spam problem. And there must be ways - I exclusively use Gmail for all email now and can't remember the last time I got a spam email.
Cheers, Ron
One of the things I've noticed about your YouTube video's is the caliber of folks it attracts. For the most part all are polite and considerate, but I think that has a lot to do with how you present yourself.
Maybe consider 'disabling' the comment feature on YouTube, and creating one here on Dolphinstreet.
Regards,
David