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Old vs. New: The Impact of Technological Advances on My YouTube Content

30 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this video, Dotty Scott reflects on the evolution of her Premium Websites YouTube channel, highlighting how advances in technology and her own learning curve have transformed the look and production of her videos over time. She explains her philosophy of preserving older videos, even when the information is outdated, because they continue to drive strong performance. Using a 2008 LinkedIn profile walkthrough as an example, she notes that while the content is no longer accurate, the video remains her channel's top performer, so she links it to an updated version rather than removing it. Her guiding principle is "if it's not broken, don't fix it," emphasizing a pragmatic approach to content longevity.

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If you go to my original YouTube channel, which is Premium Websites YouTube channel, you will see all of these videos I started with. You will see a vast difference in what they looked like in the beginning to the ones I'm putting out now. That's just called a learning curve and technology. As things advance, you use new things. You know, I do things now that wasn't even available back then, and that's okay. Am I going to take those videos down? 100% no. I did a video in 2008 that was a walkthrough on how to set up a LinkedIn profile. I can tell you today, there is nothing in that video that is true because LinkedIn has changed everything that they've done since I created that video. However, that is the most performing video on my channel. So I have it linked to a new version. Why take that down? If it's not broken, don't fix it. If it's working for you, leave it there. It'll be there for another 20 years or until I retire.