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Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago 💬 62

GM

Some days I wake up and I see that a YT video I’ve published has got 6 views

It might as well be zero

Or at least it feels like that

Lots of time, energy, and startup capital going into my podcast, and you get traction like that

Fuck

So depressing

But then I realise: it’s not YT that is the problem, it’s me…

My content just isn’t good enough

This is the market talking back to me

So

Figure it out

Find a way

Hone your craft

Never give up

Onwards friends!

Ps - I put way more time into Nostr personally, and I can feel everyday it improving as an experience, with all the feedback I get from the notes I publish (it’s still small scale, but I believe very high signal)

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Just my personal opinion…you are incredibly early discussing and releasing content on a topic that a majority of the world has not identified as a solution to the current state of things. Remember, gradually then suddenly. You will be one of the pioneers that people turn to one day. Keep going. 🫂

🌊Bowser Staxx⚡️ 2mo ago

🎯

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks so much for the support Kyle, I really appreciate it

And it’s a good point, if adoption is as early as we think it is, sub 5% of global population for sure, then the audience size is also very small at this stage

That at some point flips

Great reason to carry on in of itself, ie you’re building in a market that’s guaranteed to grow, which in a startup sense is far more important than the product itself, ie a fast growing and large market gives you plenty of room to trial and error to product market fit

🙏🏻

satstacker 2mo ago

I appreciate you.

satstacker 2mo ago

Ps, unable to zap you. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

That’s weird. Does this work?

Let us know if the issue persists. We do have a max balance of 1million sats.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

That’s weird. Should have the nostr:nprofile1qqs9xtvrphl7p8qnua0gk9zusft33lqjkqqr7cwkr6g8wusu0lle8jcprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9ukqzxthwden5te0dehhxarjvd5x2cmt9ekk2tmjv4kxz7gt0sjh7 wallet attached

🌊Bowser Staxx⚡️ 2mo ago

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Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

I appreciate that. Amazing insight and piece of feedback, thank you

And yes, on point. Ie the bedrock of knowledge is there for all to see, the proof-of-work. And one thing YT is good at, is resurfacing older content, unlike X etc, as it’s a search engine for video, so I am betting there will be compounded value in the future library of content

Ps - amazing work you guys are doing. Well done

Ray Buni 2mo ago

Upload it here bro. We will zap you

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

I do! Nostr gets all the same content as YT and more

Which I love

Perhaps make it more personal, we don't need a another generic Bitcoin podcast, but maybe talk about your personal experiences or the conditions in Oz, or what your plans are. Or what's happening in your community.

Find your own unique path, don't follow the same road everybody else does.

Just my 2 Sats worth 🫂

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

I do try and do that as a general theme. Ie what did I actually do, or asking a guest, what did they actually do

But I can lean more into it, that’s for sure

Thanks for the advice Mike

I know a few Aussie Bitcoiners on NOSTR, but I don't know much about the Bitcoin scene down there.

I for one would be interested in the Bitcoin culture, the political landscape, the use cases, the availability of exchanges, banks, meetups. All that kind of stuff.

I think you'd have a bigger audience that just Aussies, because we are all curious about Bitcoin conditions around the world, you can report on the ground locally for Australia.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Great idea. Can easily create some content around that

Lots of good Bitcoin related things on the go

SovereignSailor 2mo ago

Your contents awesome it’s just a few layers deep for most and at the present moment the majority would rather live in denial than know the truth.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks so much for the support. Means a lot

I want to focus on what I find interesting, which right now has taken me to that level

I guess I have to make peace with that

One day maybe there’ll be a wider audience for it

SovereignSailor 2mo ago

Keep honing your craft that day will come soon!

ABitFit 2mo ago

Be the Change you want to see in the World. It can be a bit lonely though is my experience.

GM!!

Benking 2mo ago

GM ☕️ I appreciate you.🧡

Lunapilot 2mo ago

There are a lot of content creators on there and the algorithms do favour certain subjects and narratives....

Some videos just don't hit even if we liked them. Often times it's worth cutting and changing and reuploading it

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago 💬 1

How often do you do that? Any techniques / strategy to it?

I've done it sporadically on some that don't really get any views.

Sometimes all I've done is edit the title and that can get it back into the algorithm.

Other times its changing the title and thumbnail.

This seems to work best if you delete the video and reupload with the new details.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Yeah so there’s a process of re-purposing. I really like that. Making more value with what you already have. I wonder how we can do more of that

🤔

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KiwiLimon 2mo ago

Gm! Never give up, i feel the same about that, but never give up my friend, just walk to the future! Your true fans will support you always ✨😎🫂🌞

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Boom! Never give up

On it

a11d450a... 2mo ago

I'd be far more inclined to listen to a podcast on fountain than a YT video.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

I post all my episodes on nostr:nprofile1qqsx2wyjt6lmvc05rrvv05r5hm3w3t7h0pcpmkyswrpd4ymd2u09tscprdmhxue69uhkummnw3erztn5w4hxuetvwdshguewvdhk6qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0t956v2 and now use their RSS back-end

I try to watch as much as possible via that platform as well

Peter Alexander 2mo ago

Never. Say. Die.

Just do what you know, deep down, is what YOU want to do. Remain authentic to your own voice and - with time - the audience will come. It sucks when you are in building mode. Trust me. I know all too well.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks for the support. Will keep going 💪🏻

bitcoinpoorguy 比特幣傢伙 🇭🇰 2mo ago

GM!

Have a nice day!

YouTube is the modern man’s boobtube - it forces you to adhere to algorithms so they can monetize the eyeballs. If your content appeals to anyone beyond an 8th grade education it probably won’t get much traction. Focusing here will probably pay off more in the future than any views on a platform designed for idiots.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

I think there’s definitely something to be said for building on Nostr long-term

And there’s no way I want to create content on things I am not interested in

I guess this is the trade off: are you creating for yourself, or for someone else

GRANTGILLIAM 2mo ago

If you love it then keep doing it

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Well that’s been one of my motivations from the start

Focus on something I actually want to do

So yes, for sure, will keep going!

Foxfire Mushrooms 2mo ago

I’d go on a 6 view podcast!

⚡️Doctor ohm 2mo ago

Don’t give up! We support you!

Achilles 2mo ago

Through pain we grow. Growth is positive so is that your pain you are feeling. You’re just getting better&stronger keep going nobody can stop you. 🧡🫂💜 is the way 🤙🏼

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks for the encouragement! Yeah it’s something I am learning, the pain IS the growth

Go where the resistance is strongest in a sense. Bash through it. What’s on the other side is what your vision is drawing your towards

worshipbitcoin 2mo ago

Feel you man 🧡

Brisket 2mo ago

It's kind of why you have to do this sort of stuff for yourself.

It's often thankless work & the value you get from it is hard to justify the effort to keep going sometimes.

Few remember those who gave up.

Gotta have a strong "Why".

Leurico8 2mo ago

Maybe it is not content but the reach?

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago 💬 1

So what do you do if it’s to do with reach? Is that something you can actively improve on?

Leurico8 2mo ago

Unfortunately I have no idea on how to build an audience, bht what I can say is that I end up listening to same podcasts. Time is scarce and you end up with the ones you know you like. It is not often I give someone else a shot. Might be the case your target audience is just sticking with their default. You gotta find a way to break that.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Very similar to my behaviour. It’s why I think content creation over a long time horizon is so key.

Bitcoin Africa Story 2mo ago

Never give up 🧡

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Never!

Orange Dad 2mo ago

Packaging is such a huge part of it, as I’m sure you know. Jay Clouse of Creator Science has a couple good videos about this and writes about it. Basically you come up with both the idea AND the packaging before your shoot. So you might make your thumbnail before your shoot.

If the goal is to get people who are interested in the intersection of bitcoin and finance into the “Jake ecosystem” I wonder if X would be the best way to grow:

- Post comments

- Host spaces

But YouTube is great when someone likes Jake and wants to binge content. I make a decent number of sales from people - all men - who dive into one video and then watch 5 more.

As my middle schooler would say, “You got this!” 👊

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks! Good insight. Truth is, I need to invest some more time into the strategy to answer some of those questions

Not heard of Jay Clouse so will have a look at that

Appreciate the help

Kyle Shirkness 2mo ago

Never give up! Builders develop their original craft that find a method for connecting with the world. Bitcoin strengthens you. If we ever want to achieve a Bitcoin Freedom Society, then each of us have to go through this painful process of building concepts that work for the next generation to solidify Bitcoin. Onward and upward my friend! 🧡🚀

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

On it! Support like this helps me to keep going

Thank you

O Expedicionário 2mo ago

Bootstraping in the current attention economy is hard AF so do not give up. I have just never heard about your work, it looks solid. So reach might be a problem. I will listen more and give you an honest feedback! Improve, iterate, keep the good stuff coming.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Really appreciate the support!

So what can I do about reach? Any experience your side with that?

Joan Piretz 2mo ago

Don't give up! I know exactly what you feel, but I'also sure that you're doing the right thing..

Those six people may seem like a small number to you, but if you had touched the strings of just one of them, you would have achieved a great goal and time will prove it to you.. even the first chypherpunks were just a few guys.. look now 💪

I listened to one of your episodes, your content is great... keep it up!

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks so much for the support! I really appreciate it

Comments like this feed the inspiration to do more!

The market is a brutal but honest teacher. That self-awareness and drive to improve is what separates the builders from the dreamers

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Gotta build

Dreams are the ingredient at the start, then it’s the execution

Which is easier said than done!

Little Johnny 2mo ago

Here’s my two sats:

I know nothing about Youtube SEO. But I do know that SEO is VERY important when you are trying to get views. No matter if it’s Youtube, Google, Facebook, or whatever. So, I am not sure that “the problem” is the actual content.

For example, you look like a normal human being in your Youtube video thumbnails. Vast majority of the successful Youtubers look totally retarded. Take a look at the Ivan on Tech Youtube channel thumbnails:

https://www.youtube.com/@IvanOnTech/streams

In every thumbnail Ivan looks like somebody just inserted a candle into his rectum. Without his permission. When it comes to thumbnails and Youtube SEO, I think this tactic clearly works.

I am not saying that you should copy his thumbnail tactic. Perhaps you simply don’t want to look like that. Or perhaps you want to choose a platform that, unlike Youtube, does not reward madness like that.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

Thanks so much for sharing. I’d been considering the crazy faced thumbnails, but it doesn’t fell right. It’s like click bait central, which is what YT is tbh

So it’s a fine line between holding to your own interests but also wanting to see more traction

It’s likely that thebiggiesy thing is tk just keep going for a long time, and the audicne compounds over time

I’ll have a play around with it

IggyGolo 2mo ago

Good attitude! Also YT promotion is unfortunately really bad for long videos but fairly decent for YT shorts.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago

What if "honing your craft" was actually a way of leading you towards going all-in on Nostr?

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