Technology ConnectionsMay 25, 2023

New video comin' out soon.

I'm torn between two titles: I'm discussing a problem which is made obvious by electric cars, and I spend a lot of time discussing the specifics of the problem. Most of the video's runtime is spent dealing with electric cars and one-pedal driving.

However, the problem affects pretty much all new cars these days - electric or not.

Should I stick with "Electric cars prove..." in the title for the clicks, or is it better to go with "New cars prove..." ?

"Electric"
35.1%
"New"
64.9%
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I've edited the question - I supposed there's no point in being spoily since I'll probably hit publish within the hour, but understand that more than anything I need people to click on the video and not just for selfish reasons - my ultimate goal is for this to lead to somebody hopefully writing a regulation, and I need maximum awareness for that to occur.
Show threadiaian7May 25, 2023

@TechConnectify I wish you luck!

The cynic in me voted “electric” because “modern” or “new” do not seem to have the same cultural punch.

Veritasium has a video or two about title+thumbnail strategies and metrics. IIRC the combination of accurate but provocative title combined with a thumbnail that gave the answer was pretty effective. But that’s not great for accessibility (thumbnails aren’t screen reader compatible), and maybe I remember incorrectly. 😕

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@iaian7 @TechConnectify
That plus constantly swapping out thumbnail and clickbait title several times over the first week of the video's release.

Or even doing that years later seems to work, at least that's what CGP Grey has discovered when he did that to his old AI videos

May 25, 2023 at 2:38pmWeb