Optimize schedule.json: reduce posting frequency, kill medium clips

[htekdev]

Optimize vidpipe Publishing Schedule — Reduce Flooding, Increase Per-Post Performance

Problem

Current schedule.json publishes too many clips per day across all platforms. Each post competes with the previous one for algorithmic attention, diluting engagement.

Current output per recording:

• YouTube: 3 shorts + 1 medium + 1 long-form/day
• TikTok: 3 shorts + 1 medium/day
• LinkedIn: 3 shorts + 3 mediums/day
• Instagram: 3 shorts + 3 mediums + 1 video/week
• X: 4 shorts + 1 medium/day

That's potentially 14+ posts/day from a single recording.

Evidence (YouTube Data — March 2026)

• Top 8 videos by views are ALL shorts (15-30 sec)
• Top video: 1,354 views (10 sec short)
• 10-min long-form: 18 views. 30-sec version of same topic: 1,058 views (60x difference)
• Medium clips (1-3 min): consistently 1-9 views
• Days with 6+ uploads: individual posts underperform vs days with 1-2
• Like-to-view ratio is low across the board — content is being consumed but not engaged with

LinkedIn Insight

• Text-only posts outperform video posts (confirmed via A/B test — vidpipe posts both text and video versions of same topic, text wins)
• People scroll LinkedIn at work and can't watch video with sound
• Text posts generate more comments → algorithmic boost

TikTok

• ~300 avg views, 3K spike on "Claude Code in GitHub Copilot" (hot crossover topic)
• Shorts format fits naturally

Instagram

• Near-zero engagement — consider deprioritizing

Recommended Changes

YouTube:

"short": 1 slot/day (e.g., 08:00)
"medium-clip": REMOVE (data shows these get <10 views)
"video": keep Sunday long-form only for demo-heavy content

LinkedIn:

"short": 1 slot/day (08:00) — but consider text-only as primary
"medium-clip": REMOVE

TikTok:

"short": 2 slots/day (07:30, 19:00)
"medium-clip": REMOVE

X:

"short": 2 slots/day (07:00, 14:00)
"medium-clip": REMOVE or reduce to 1/week

Instagram:

"short": 1 slot/day max (or disable entirely)
"medium-clip": REMOVE
"video": REMOVE

Additional Recommendations

1. 1-2 shorts per day MAX across each platform — let each post breathe
2. Kill medium clips everywhere — data shows they're a dead zone between shorts and long-form
3. LinkedIn: default to text-only — video underperforms; leverage vidpipe's text post generation
4. Add subscribe/follow CTA — 122 videos but 93 subs means people watch but don't convert
5. Stagger cross-platform posting — don't blast all platforms simultaneously

Principle

vidpipe's auto-generation is a superpower. The bottleneck isn't content creation — it's content distribution strategy. Throttle output so each piece gets room to breathe. Quality distribution > quantity.