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YouTuber Doubles AVD in 60 Days
A 50k-sub YouTuber doubled average view duration with a packaging and pacing overhaul.
Challenge
Strong CTR but collapsing retention past minute 2.
Strategy
Rebuild intro, add pattern interrupts, retest titles weekly.
Workflow
Outline → film → edit (with pacing notes) → A/B test titles.
Results
- •AVD 2:30 → 5:10
- •Watch time +118%
- •Subscribers +14k in 60 days
Lessons learned
- •AVD lifts everything downstream.
- •Intros are 80% of retention.
- •Title testing compounds.
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