Looking for feedback on my Backpacking videos.

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mikjik86
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Looking for feedback on my Backpacking videos.

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Hey all,

I create backpacking videos "HikeWithMike" and have them available on my YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXhuWG ... 3T0IELRbgw

If you have a couple minutes, check out my short preview videos. If you have more time check out the full length videos. I would love any feedback on how I can improve my presentation in the future.
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If you want more views my advice would be to become an attractive female.

But seriously, if you re-shot all of your videos but just replaced yourself with an attractive girl your views would increase 10 fold. Add a thumbnail of the girl in a bikini (doesn't matter how forced) it would be 20 fold.

I'm pretty sure the statistics on women earning 80 cents on the dollar don't account for YouTube influencers.
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mikefromcraig wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:40 am If you want more views my advice would be to become an attractive female.

But seriously, if you re-shot all of your videos but just replaced yourself with an attractive girl your views would increase 10 fold. Add a thumbnail of the girl in a bikini (doesn't matter how forced) it would be 20 fold.

I'm pretty sure the statistics on women earning 80 cents on the dollar don't account for YouTube influencers.
That is a weird and very out-of-place comment
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mikefromcraig wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:40 am If you want more views my advice would be to become an attractive female.

But seriously, if you re-shot all of your videos but just replaced yourself with an attractive girl your views would increase 10 fold. Add a thumbnail of the girl in a bikini (doesn't matter how forced) it would be 20 fold.

I'm pretty sure the statistics on women earning 80 cents on the dollar don't account for YouTube influencers.
Women of the hiking community, mikefromcraig DEFINITELY wanks it to your YouTube videos. :roll:
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mikjik86 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:56 pm Hey all,

I create backpacking videos "HikeWithMike" and have them available on my YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXhuWG ... 3T0IELRbgw

If you have a couple minutes, check out my short preview videos. If you have more time check out the full length videos. I would love any feedback on how I can improve my presentation in the future.
I think they're pretty well done, man! One thing that I usually enjoy more in hiking/climbing videos is LESS music, and more commentary and natural noise. Footsteps on snow/rocks/terrain, birds and s**t. You know?
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Post by rijaca »

No offense personally, but I generally find other peeps hiking videos boring.
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