Two videos today where the creators mentioned something in the description. I go to check it out but WAIT! I can’t because their hashtags were too long and were blocking access to expand the box on my phone. Both people lost sales. Mobile mindfulness will bring you more sales.
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Oddly YouTube truncates it on live streams but not videos.
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Replying to @NickNimmin
Honestly unless you're spending a lot of time watching on mobile - which I virtually never do and thus don't know - you'd have no reason to even know that was a thing. That's a massive issue for
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Replying to @EposVox @TeamYouTube
I think it’s also the creators fault. More than 70% of the watch time on YouTube comes from mobile devices so it’s up to us to make sure what we’re promoting is accessible. Totally agree that YouTube needs to fix it but we need to also be diligent for when they mess up.
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Replying to @NickNimmin @TeamYouTube
Did you comment about that issue on the video? I just imagine something so obscure and unpredictable being a logistical unlikelihood of ever being noticed to be addressed. I'd also never put long (or any) hashtags above the fold in the first place but hey
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That's so interesting. Do you have a screenshot, Nick? I don't think I've thought of this or noticed it myself, but I also avoid hashtags altogether. Either way, I want to make sure I'm not making any mistakes.
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Yeah I guess my concern here is the framing of "stop neglecting mobile" when the context to me says "how would anyone possibly think this would happen?"
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I don’t think it’s something that is thought about at all. That’s why it’s important to look at our own channels/content from time to time on different devices so we can identify things like this. Also being mindful of our own user experience when we are watching.
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