YouTube just shared data on the Most Used INTRO Greetings....

So let me remind you... intro& #39;s like THIS are a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♂️" title="Mann gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Mann gestikuliert „Nicht OK“">

Please don& #39;t do intro& #39;s! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">

Get to the point if you REALLY care about your audience! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌" title="Erhobene Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hände">

THREAD https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

If your audience retention graph looks anything like this, you should:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> REMOVE your intro, always start your video with the main content
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> REMOVE outro monologue, end the video on the last second of content that provides value or entertainment to viewers

Your retention graph doesn& #39;t lie. Your viewers don& #39;t care about you greeting them, and they don& #39;t care to hear you say goodbye either https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷‍♂️" title="Achselzuckender Mann" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckender Mann">

So stop wasting YOUR time and your VIEWERS time!

You have at best 5-10 seconds to HOOK a viewers attention. If you did a poor job, you will have lost 20-30% of your viewers by this point.

Imagine putting all the effort of writing a great title and having a clickable thumbnail.... only to put those viewers off with an intro? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">

But, there are examples of great intro tactics!

@PaddyG96 explains it perfectly in this video

I">https://youtu.be/vp4o5Azrx... highly recommend binging Paddy& #39;s videos for anyone who wants to learn more about YouTube tactics!