tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post3922604892543666986..comments2024-03-20T13:35:46.089-04:00Comments on Life on two wheels: Ephemera circa 2017David Massehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-88954257270804641132017-12-14T17:30:26.763-05:002017-12-14T17:30:26.763-05:00Thanks for the very kind words Len.
All the best...Thanks for the very kind words Len. <br /><br />All the best to you and yours for the holidays!David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-77058758795417657302017-12-14T17:11:31.967-05:002017-12-14T17:11:31.967-05:00Hi David,
A simple well done from me pal.
You’ve e...Hi David,<br />A simple well done from me pal.<br />You’ve earned it and deserve it.<br />Congratulations.<br />Regards <br />LEN len@RE-GLAZE-IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816053943489684963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-35482111766149509992017-12-08T09:38:40.954-05:002017-12-08T09:38:40.954-05:00Aw thanks Brandy, that is so kind! {blushing}Aw thanks Brandy, that is so kind! {blushing}David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-44615746545239226012017-12-05T07:40:55.417-05:002017-12-05T07:40:55.417-05:00Congratulations on the accolades David! We always...Congratulations on the accolades David! We always knew you were great. Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-1180783695736509732017-12-04T13:27:26.429-05:002017-12-04T13:27:26.429-05:00As a quick and dirty work-around, I have added Jav...As a quick and dirty work-around, I have added Javascript subscription buttons below each embedded video, and as well in the vlog/show notes page, and in the sidebar.<br /><br />My concern is that the Javascript slows the page load, particularly so when the home page ends up with X number of subscription buttons.<br /><br />Longer term (time permitting) I should go back and edit the posts as you suggest to remove the embedded posts and the separate Javascript subscription buttons in favour of an image of the YouTube video and with a link to the video that opens in a fresh tab.<br /><br />The only problem with that is that it will be relatively time consuming.<br /><br />In the meantime, I'll try that with the most recent post, just to get a feel for the process.David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-70397447978768049022017-12-03T09:36:35.784-05:002017-12-03T09:36:35.784-05:00Thanks to your comment I found a YouTube Developer...Thanks to your comment I found a YouTube Developer page that I wasn't aware of that allows, among other things, to embed a subscription button on a web page.<br /><br />I tested it and I think I've got it working.<br /><br />I've added that button on the latest post, and to the show notes page, and have begun adding the button in to all the previous posts with embedded videos.<br /><br />I have to find a willing user who is not subscribed to my channel (my wife springs to mind), to see if it actually works. It's supposed to allow one-click channel subscriptions without any second or subsequent confirmation step.David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-16660685137520943662017-12-03T08:12:49.873-05:002017-12-03T08:12:49.873-05:00Thank you Richard, that’s really good advice.
I ...Thank you Richard, that’s really good advice. <br /><br />I noticed that when the video was embedded the end screen annotations that contain the clickable links that allow the viewers to subscribe don’t show up the way they do on YouTube.<br /><br />Linking to YouTube from a screen shot of the Youtube image of the video solves that problem. Having that link open in a fresh tab allows the blog to stay on the screen so viewers can easily return to the blog and not get strandedin YouTube (assuming they come to the blog through a Google search which accounts for most of the traffic on the blog). <br /><br />I don’t know why Google doesn’t invest more effort supporting creators on Blogger and YouTube. In many cases they actually add hurdles over time making it harder.<br /><br />I think I’ll go back and make that change to the previous posts. Maybe see if it’s possible to add a YouTube subscription nutton to the blog post so that readers can click to subscribe to the channel right from the blog. <br /><br /><br />David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-58420982335498716012017-12-02T23:46:45.542-05:002017-12-02T23:46:45.542-05:00If one of the goals is more subscribers, then mayb...If one of the goals is more subscribers, then maybe instead of embedding the video in your blog post, have a static photo link to the YouTube page where you can click on the subscribe button.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.com