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For ages I hear people say yt is dead or we need a site to compete and other things along those lines. I want to not only make a site but I want it to succeed and everyone takes notice, but I can't really do this alone for I have zero experience with starting a project like this. So I am using this thread for both gaining any information on how to do it and recruit anyone who know what to do.
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To start I want to call it Rewind.com because 1. gotta sound unique 2. an ode to tape recorded media. How will it sustain itself? I have talk about it b4 where we can have ads in a banner format to fund the site and for the user, a form of subscription like that (but not exactly) to twitch. Another thing we can do to draw users is to implement features/tools that yt took away, such as video responses and user customization. This will (probably) draw in the older users of yt who grew up with those things. Creators need creative freedom so we need an draft concerning fair use and other legalese, the last thing we want is any court cases so soon.
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I dont want to ramble on too long because what's the point in describing details if no one is painting the picture. If y'all want join in just say so, any contact with me can be done in the dm's or over @ the irc. I hope the users who want to join take this seriously because I want not only to achieve in making a website but to succeed in doing so. Thank you all who read this.
-j.T.F

>Another thing we can do to draw users is to implement features/tools that yt took away, such as video responses and user customization.

Those were really bad features though. They were taken away because people hated them. Reply girls were awful, and part of the reason myspace died and facebook took over was because of the more uniform profiles.

Its not hard to do, but it costs a huge amount of money too host videos. But the most important thing is.. why would someone choose your site over youtube? I REALLY REALLY doubt anyone would move their channel to a different site because of video responses and user customization.
Youtube is established, has a huge about of features, large audience, detailed analytics, money revenue for creators, copyright bots to help prevent others from reuploading your videos, high quality (4k60fps) video, etc.
What will your service offer that they don't?

Project cancelled boys, I can't argue this.

This business raised a billion dollars to build a video app.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/8/21056315/quibi-ces-2020-launch-meg-whitman-jeffrey-katzenberg-turnstyle-technology-shows-preview

That doesn't mean that making a huge project is the only way to do it though. You could make a site (or a mobile app) that works pretty well if you really tried.

It probably won't become a big business like YouTube but maybe it will work for some people.

Another thing to consider is that Patreon and Locals are also video sites. There was a nifty one for iPhone called Portal but I'm not sure if it is still around.

I'd suggest doing a ton of research, trying out all the sites you can, and figuring out exactly what each one is capable of. YouTube is pretty strong but there could definitely be something better!

I would highly recommend using a model that does not rely on constant growth.

Probably the most fatal thing for website (that doesn't include illegal activities) would be a huge, but temporary popularity spike.

You can save a lot by keeping website minimalistic and fully focused on content.