oh, and Na, interesting audios. If one REALLY and HONESTLY seeks the truth, one will find it.

I knew my one fan on this site would come through LOL!  After the last comment I checked out those podcasts. I would love to have Patsy be interviewed by that woman.  I'm really not sure what to say.  I played one of them to Patsy, Millie and Klooky and left the room for a minute.  When I came back they were asleep.

.. might have been the aftermath of those bath salts. Are you sure Patsy didn't snort some along with those suds?

I knew my one fan on this site would come through LOL!  After the last comment I checked out those podcasts. I would love to have Patsy be interviewed by that woman.  I'm really not sure what to say.  I played one of them to Patsy, Millie and Klooky and left the room for a minute.  When I came back they were asleep.

I've only started listening to that particular podcast and find it a bit too didactic for my tastes - however, there were a lot of good points in those interviews, which is why I referenced them.

Anyway, for the video itself: to each their own. If you like where you're heading with it, what does it matter about other people's opinions? You have to be happy with what you produce, otherwise no one else will.

very true Na

LOL! I just realized that sometimes I reference my nephew in a thread and I have one who is 2 and one who is 31.  So I guess I should be more specific.  The one in this thread is 31 and is pretty smart when listening to content.  It was the two year old that I made the "Where's The Kitty" video for last Christmas. Made with a toddler in mind.

That kid that played the flute was great...did you know the song was the theme song for FIFA about maybe 5 years ago...titled Waka, Waka?  Great song!

The Bath Salts video is great, overall. The bubbles around and being in the bathtub was a nice touch. 

I do like Shawn's idea with putting click-able links throughout your video. 

If the aim for PSA's are toward teens or young adults...some thoughts are...keep it short and edgy...unfortunately PSA's need to be made with shock value...teens these days with the video games and edgy movies have come to be desensitized to most things...again not ALL teens...mainly the ones that are more at risk of falling victim to this drug.

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Have any of you "How To" folks been invited to join this site. www.Didactizy.com.  I just received notification from them to join via facebook.  This obviously came about after  the "How to make puppets video".  Is this good or bad?

I've never hear of this service. Looks to be pretty new though. The domain itself was just registered April of 20011. It is a "product" of http://www.logicward.com/  Kind of interesting that the parent site was registered after the fact in October.  I get the feeling this is a pretty new company. They seem to have a focus on the creative world. Their other service is for connecting creative people on projects.

As a side note, when I went searching I found the definition of Didact.  Fits what they are trying to do very nicely.

I started Broadcasting videos on youtube last September, and I've found my viewing figures have been steady, with an average of 40 views per video, what is nice is I see a trickle of views still coming in whilst I am not releasing new content. I have a facebook page for the show which has some followers and I am always promoting the show here there and everywhere (as many of you will know) whilst higher viewing figures would be nice I am happy that a little show I made for my daughter, has gained some popularity on the world wide web!

You can also use your videos as a video response to other peoples videos.  Some sites are set with an open policy, others wait to approve, and others just don't allow it.  The best way is to find a subject similar to yours.  Sometimes it is not easy.  Patsy Hoolahan will probably approve any puppet vid from any of you.  My only request would be that if you want to post more than one, you do not attach them all to the same video.  Then it becomes clutter.  So far the video with the most hits is "Where's the Kitty" my only real child specific video, so I would not want any adult stuff attached to that.  It's just another way to promote and link up.  I have attached to some muppet stuff, and sites like "The annoying Orange" since they get thousands of hits.  That will give you better exposure briefly, but so many people attach to them that your video soon becommes buried.

I have a fairly successful Youtube channel with an entirely different subject matter but here are the things I have done to promote it and I have a little over 5100 subscribers and counting.

Make sure you use good keywords such as: puppets, muppets, comedy, sketch, show, etc. Use as many as you can think of as long as they pertain to your video. Come up with a set of keywords that relate to all of your videos and keep them handy in a text document so you can just copy and paste them onto all of your videos but also do video specific keywords if your videos have different subjects.

Make sure you have a descriptive title. Avoid calling your videos "Show Name: Episode 1".

If you have a variety of different videos organize them into playlists on your Youtube channel.

At the end of your video provide a link in the video to subscribe or provide a link to your previous video or to one of your playlists. A good example of this can be found at the end of most Glove and Boots videos.

Find other people with similar content. Do video responses to their videos. Leave comments on their videos and try to mention that you have similar content without seeming like you're spamming.

Try to do collaborative work with other people with similar content. Maybe have your puppets skype with the puppets from another channel.

Ask people with similar channels to do a promo for you and do a promo for them in return.

If you don't mind revealing "trade secrets" do a puppet making tutorial or a behind the scenes video and show people how you make your show. Some people might not want to do this because it breaks the illusion but tutorials bring lots of views.

Encourage audience involvement by having a contest or giveaway. When people comment on your videos or hit the like button it makes your videos rank higher in search results. Contests can push people to comment.

Try to come up with a catchy theme song but keep it short. 10-15 seconds max. I got a guy on fiverr.com to do a theme song for me and people have told me they catch themselves humming it sometimes. It was well worth the $5.

Make sure you have good lighting and audio. The two biggest turn offs are bad lighting and muffled audio. Even if you have great content people will turn it off if its hard to see or hear what's going on.

Hopefully this is helpful. A lot of the stuff I do on my channel isn't relevant to puppets.

Hey Stevek thanks for the tips! especially the one about fiverr.com! I'm going to try my luck on there too!

Hey Stevek! whats your channel on Youtube?

My current channel isn't puppetry related. I ride motorcycles and vlog while riding. Most people here probably wont be interested but if you want to check it out here's the link.

http://www.youtube.com/kryten

Just be aware that sometimes the subject matter and language may not be entirely kid friendly.

If you want to check out the theme song I got on fiverr.com go to my main channel and watch one of the videos in the Story Time series. The theme song has some swearing but there's a reason. My early videos were usually just me complaining about things like bad service or bad drivers. I would rant and swear a bit in frustration and it kinda became what I was known for. I've toned that down a lot though recently. I guess building puppets has calmed me down a bit.