hey mojo holics welcome to watchmojo.com
ash hey there how are you hey guys okay
so today you wanted to talk about the
future direction of these shows and to
chat about the new video game show too
let’s dive right in why did we start
doing watchmojo FAQ and what’s your
module okay it’s a great question so
let’s rewind back to november two
thousand thirteen we had grown from a
hundred thousand subs to a million it
was a fantastic growth spurt and we were
chatting with our partners over at
youtube and they said you guys are
basically doing everything really really
well except for a few things and I was
like well what are those things and they
said one you’re not really engaging or
cross promoting other youtubers I said
accurate correct then they said to you
need to do a better job of putting a
face on the channel it’s not correct and
then the third one they said you got it
you could definitely do a better job of
engaging and communicating with the
community even though we were replying
to a lot of comments right and to
address the first I item we launched
topics which showcases the most
successful channels on YouTube exactly
and then for the second and third items
I mean initially that’s why you and Dan
started doing those public service
announcements when we were launching
t-shirts or launching a new like
suggestion tool and then at some point
when the suggestion tool took off it
made sense to launch what’s your mojo
which initially what I call season one
was when Emily was hosting and then when
Emily left we kind of like we rejigged
that and what I call season two was when
you and Dan took over what’s your mojo
right I always called it season one but
anyway and then we used the what’s your
mojo show to also include trivia in this
day in video and in case you missed it
and giveaway isn’t all that great stuff
yeah so that was the idea when Emily
left we kind of said okay we’re not
going to do the exact same thing let’s
modify it and we were promoting a lot of
things you know our this day and video
concept or calendar is like you know
from November 22nd will have 10 videos
pertaining to that day a few of which
may be the assassination of JFK
conspiracy theories the Kennedy curse
etc etc but now if you fast-forward as
we’re winding down 2014 we’ve had
another awesome year we’re going to be
at six
sub soon so if you just think about that
we went from a hundred thousand subs to
a million throughout 2013 and then
throughout 2014 we went from a million
to 6 million that’s kind of insane so
we’re at a crossroads and we want to
possibly reject the formula the takeaway
is that within the what’s your mojo show
definitely the suggestions when we ask
you like hey we’re working on these four
potential list what do you think should
we do them should we not what should
make the list that’s really the core of
what we want to kind of carve out and
put a better spot light on but then the
other takeaway is that the trivia
component could actually become the
springboard for a possible game show
which is something that we’ve started to
work on geez actually we’ll be crossing
six million subs sometime between now
and Monday so we wanted to thank you
guys for that yeah I mean that’s just
unbelievable right and we’re very proud
of that but you know when we look at you
know let’s say most of you love our
videos and the feedbacks overwhelmingly
ninety percent plus our legs but once in
a while we’ll see on Twitter on on
YouTube someone say oh my god you guys
suck this list doesn’t make sense and
you know I or someone else will actually
reply saying okay use the suggestion
tool become an Insider make the list
better and then nine times out of ten
people are like wow that’s really a
thing we could we didn’t know that was
actually how a big part of the recipe
you know our editorial has changed right
i mean we went from doing how to’s to
interviews to bios and profiles and now
mainly top ten sprinkled with a little
bit of verses and origins but our style
as well has changed where today it’s a
lot of b-roll with voiceover so again
the what’s your mojo and watch 15 fake
you its to kind of show you you know
behind-the-scenes making-of the videos
and more of a talk show format okay so
what is the plan for 2015 in terms of
watchmojo FAQ and what’s your mother
okay so honestly I don’t know it’s early
you know we’re going to finish that
you’re gonna take a little vacation
drink a couple dozen margaritas and sit
on a beach and frankly we’re going to
ask you guys you know I’ve not made any
decision I think most people most
entrepreneurs most executives most human
beings we end up listening to our gut
but the smart people actually do take in
a lot of feedback and get some input
right so I smell
yes we like we like Paul so basically
one option frankly is the status quo you
bring back what’s your mojo and you
bring back what’s what’s watchmojo faq
the other option is to say okay if we
know we’re going to carve out the trivia
component and eventually launch some
kind of game show which we are planning
to and then you are left with what’s
your mojo and we know the key neat there
is the suggestions the other thing would
be to basically just merge this show the
FAQ with the suggestions and kind of
have one complete you know the making of
our videos explaining how watch won’t
roll operates and then that would also
free up some of your time to work on the
game show I do like trivia that’s it so
what we want to know is the first poll
involves these two shows it’s what do
you think of the shows what are the
components that you like and whether you
think we should bring in back status quo
or basically merge them that’s the idea
right people have been waiting for weeks
to hear the answer to this question what
about the video game show what’s the
deal yeah right so I mean I know that we
launched topics and the watch mountain
news series and we like them a lot you
guys seem to like them a lot but if we
were to really hold like a straight-up
popularity contest and watchmojo is not
just a popularity contest despite what
some of you critics might say but if we
were to have a popularity contest you
guys would say video games we want a
video game show a series or whatnot
right like reviews or let’s play back on
time yeah I mean you know exactly but
the truth is we’re not sure that the
YouTube needs another let’s play channel
or video game review show the same way
that I don’t think YouTube needs another
vlogger although we realize that’s a big
part of the component so I think yeah
the idea would be that what we want to
do is say look when you watch like when
you take a look at sports for example
you’ll have a million people who will
tune in and watch the actual match but
you’re going to get a hundred thousand
two hundred thousand who will tune in
then and watch a talk show or a show
with a bunch of guys sitting around
talking about it so what we want to do
where we’re kind of planning now is we
want to take the core of what makes our
channel so amazing that you guys
basically say is your favorite part
which is the top ten lists and basically
for lack of better word deconstruct that
so that a much higher percentage
tune into that show than they do to
these shows basically so the second poll
has to do with that we want to know what
are the elements of the video game show
that you love most so that when we do
launch it all that effort sweats pain
tears and blood that goes into it we
produce the best show that is as good as
awesome if not better and more popular
than all of the top tens that we make
alright so that is episode 19 in the can
next week is the last show of watchmojo
faq season one so what do we what do we
got on the decks well since it’s the
last one and last year we did the
memorable clips of 2014 by 13 by
watchmojo where we kind of we didn’t sit
around applause and pat ourselves on the
back we actually kind of made fun of
ourselves we looked at you know it was
good bad ugly videos of the years so we
looked at one or two very popular videos
that you guys like but we really spent
like the bulk of the video making fun of
ourselves with either straight-up
mistakes or a lot of like calls that we
made in terms of our research that then
a few vocal you know minority audience
members kind of chimed in and said you
guys are crazy so it’s more of a
self-deprecating look at you know what
made us good but also what made you guys
say man it doesn’t make any sense right
these self-deprecating humor is in full
effect thank you guys for watching see
you next week
you
ash hey there how are you hey guys okay
so today you wanted to talk about the
future direction of these shows and to
chat about the new video game show too
let’s dive right in why did we start
doing watchmojo FAQ and what’s your
module okay it’s a great question so
let’s rewind back to november two
thousand thirteen we had grown from a
hundred thousand subs to a million it
was a fantastic growth spurt and we were
chatting with our partners over at
youtube and they said you guys are
basically doing everything really really
well except for a few things and I was
like well what are those things and they
said one you’re not really engaging or
cross promoting other youtubers I said
accurate correct then they said to you
need to do a better job of putting a
face on the channel it’s not correct and
then the third one they said you got it
you could definitely do a better job of
engaging and communicating with the
community even though we were replying
to a lot of comments right and to
address the first I item we launched
topics which showcases the most
successful channels on YouTube exactly
and then for the second and third items
I mean initially that’s why you and Dan
started doing those public service
announcements when we were launching
t-shirts or launching a new like
suggestion tool and then at some point
when the suggestion tool took off it
made sense to launch what’s your mojo
which initially what I call season one
was when Emily was hosting and then when
Emily left we kind of like we rejigged
that and what I call season two was when
you and Dan took over what’s your mojo
right I always called it season one but
anyway and then we used the what’s your
mojo show to also include trivia in this
day in video and in case you missed it
and giveaway isn’t all that great stuff
yeah so that was the idea when Emily
left we kind of said okay we’re not
going to do the exact same thing let’s
modify it and we were promoting a lot of
things you know our this day and video
concept or calendar is like you know
from November 22nd will have 10 videos
pertaining to that day a few of which
may be the assassination of JFK
conspiracy theories the Kennedy curse
etc etc but now if you fast-forward as
we’re winding down 2014 we’ve had
another awesome year we’re going to be
at six
sub soon so if you just think about that
we went from a hundred thousand subs to
a million throughout 2013 and then
throughout 2014 we went from a million
to 6 million that’s kind of insane so
we’re at a crossroads and we want to
possibly reject the formula the takeaway
is that within the what’s your mojo show
definitely the suggestions when we ask
you like hey we’re working on these four
potential list what do you think should
we do them should we not what should
make the list that’s really the core of
what we want to kind of carve out and
put a better spot light on but then the
other takeaway is that the trivia
component could actually become the
springboard for a possible game show
which is something that we’ve started to
work on geez actually we’ll be crossing
six million subs sometime between now
and Monday so we wanted to thank you
guys for that yeah I mean that’s just
unbelievable right and we’re very proud
of that but you know when we look at you
know let’s say most of you love our
videos and the feedbacks overwhelmingly
ninety percent plus our legs but once in
a while we’ll see on Twitter on on
YouTube someone say oh my god you guys
suck this list doesn’t make sense and
you know I or someone else will actually
reply saying okay use the suggestion
tool become an Insider make the list
better and then nine times out of ten
people are like wow that’s really a
thing we could we didn’t know that was
actually how a big part of the recipe
you know our editorial has changed right
i mean we went from doing how to’s to
interviews to bios and profiles and now
mainly top ten sprinkled with a little
bit of verses and origins but our style
as well has changed where today it’s a
lot of b-roll with voiceover so again
the what’s your mojo and watch 15 fake
you its to kind of show you you know
behind-the-scenes making-of the videos
and more of a talk show format okay so
what is the plan for 2015 in terms of
watchmojo FAQ and what’s your mother
okay so honestly I don’t know it’s early
you know we’re going to finish that
you’re gonna take a little vacation
drink a couple dozen margaritas and sit
on a beach and frankly we’re going to
ask you guys you know I’ve not made any
decision I think most people most
entrepreneurs most executives most human
beings we end up listening to our gut
but the smart people actually do take in
a lot of feedback and get some input
right so I smell
yes we like we like Paul so basically
one option frankly is the status quo you
bring back what’s your mojo and you
bring back what’s what’s watchmojo faq
the other option is to say okay if we
know we’re going to carve out the trivia
component and eventually launch some
kind of game show which we are planning
to and then you are left with what’s
your mojo and we know the key neat there
is the suggestions the other thing would
be to basically just merge this show the
FAQ with the suggestions and kind of
have one complete you know the making of
our videos explaining how watch won’t
roll operates and then that would also
free up some of your time to work on the
game show I do like trivia that’s it so
what we want to know is the first poll
involves these two shows it’s what do
you think of the shows what are the
components that you like and whether you
think we should bring in back status quo
or basically merge them that’s the idea
right people have been waiting for weeks
to hear the answer to this question what
about the video game show what’s the
deal yeah right so I mean I know that we
launched topics and the watch mountain
news series and we like them a lot you
guys seem to like them a lot but if we
were to really hold like a straight-up
popularity contest and watchmojo is not
just a popularity contest despite what
some of you critics might say but if we
were to have a popularity contest you
guys would say video games we want a
video game show a series or whatnot
right like reviews or let’s play back on
time yeah I mean you know exactly but
the truth is we’re not sure that the
YouTube needs another let’s play channel
or video game review show the same way
that I don’t think YouTube needs another
vlogger although we realize that’s a big
part of the component so I think yeah
the idea would be that what we want to
do is say look when you watch like when
you take a look at sports for example
you’ll have a million people who will
tune in and watch the actual match but
you’re going to get a hundred thousand
two hundred thousand who will tune in
then and watch a talk show or a show
with a bunch of guys sitting around
talking about it so what we want to do
where we’re kind of planning now is we
want to take the core of what makes our
channel so amazing that you guys
basically say is your favorite part
which is the top ten lists and basically
for lack of better word deconstruct that
so that a much higher percentage
tune into that show than they do to
these shows basically so the second poll
has to do with that we want to know what
are the elements of the video game show
that you love most so that when we do
launch it all that effort sweats pain
tears and blood that goes into it we
produce the best show that is as good as
awesome if not better and more popular
than all of the top tens that we make
alright so that is episode 19 in the can
next week is the last show of watchmojo
faq season one so what do we what do we
got on the decks well since it’s the
last one and last year we did the
memorable clips of 2014 by 13 by
watchmojo where we kind of we didn’t sit
around applause and pat ourselves on the
back we actually kind of made fun of
ourselves we looked at you know it was
good bad ugly videos of the years so we
looked at one or two very popular videos
that you guys like but we really spent
like the bulk of the video making fun of
ourselves with either straight-up
mistakes or a lot of like calls that we
made in terms of our research that then
a few vocal you know minority audience
members kind of chimed in and said you
guys are crazy so it’s more of a
self-deprecating look at you know what
made us good but also what made you guys
say man it doesn’t make any sense right
these self-deprecating humor is in full
effect thank you guys for watching see
you next week
you
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