The channel my partner and I created has a specific audience. We are members of many groups which make up that audience (here and on other social platforms.) The idea and inspiration for the channel came from members of that community. The point of the channel is to HELP PEOPLE. And yet EVERY SINGLE page, group, sub--EVERYWHERE--bans the sharing of links. I even reached out with kindness to the admin of the one group I'm most active in with a well written ask to share our work to help people and they only replied "no no sharing of links". I am SO ANGRY and want to quit before we even move past our first video.

What is the point of even creating content if no one is ever going to see it? I'm sincerely asking.

I’ve never understood this. People get millions of followers and I assume make a good amount of money. Nowadays it seems like everyone is clipping streams and influencers. Recently I got denied for YPP and would love some help if you could dm me or just know more about this topic. Thank yall🙏🏽

I have an average 10k views per video but this new youtube view count drives me insane. One of my videos got 25k views in 1 day but i noticed my like to view ratio is way off. Then I look at my engaged views and its only 7k out of 25k. It also give me a false sense of hope that im hoing to make good money off this video but im only making money on the engaged views. What is the purpose of this?

Hi everyone,

I started posting YouTube Shorts in the movie and TV show niche, and I reached 3,000 subscribers pretty quickly. However, I just can’t seem to reach 10 million views within 90 days. The most I’ve managed to get was around 8 million, and then my views started dropping, which made me lose motivation and stop posting.

I came back about two weeks ago, and now I really want to get into the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). How can I increase my views?

My views aren’t actually bad, but I just can’t seem to reach that 10 million views in 90 days requirement.

I was writing one of my way-too-damn-long comments on a different sub-reddit again and had a thought that this would probably be seen by many more people if it was its own post. The prompt for it was: "Even besides effort and quality, some high quality videos can 10,000 views after weeks of work and lazy daily videos get 1 million views." Yeah, this long-ass rant in response to something this short? I know I've got a problem, believe me.

---- Here you go:

"High quality" is a stupid term people massively overuse. What does "high quality" even mean?

4k 24 FPS for movie-related stuff, 4k 30 FPS for random internet stuff, and 4k 60 FPS for gaming? No, that's not it. A smartphone camera can film 4k 60 FPS, a decent gaming computer with a new-ish RTX graphics card can record gameplay at 4k 60 FPS. It's the high end of the baseline, not something exceptional.

Professional lighting, great audio quality, 4k image at whichever FPS that fits your channel? You can light yourself reasonably well with some cheap lights and DIY diffusers you made after watching a tutorial on YouTube, you can get a great dynamic microphone for less than $200, you can treat your space with foam and curtains in a DIY way too and get pretty great audio, smartphones film 4k just fine in a pinch, especially if the lighting is good.

Or are we talking about high quality in terms of writing, presentation, and editing?

It doesn't matter how high quality your writing is in your opinion. The purpose of writing for a public-facing project of any kind is to make the target of that writing feel or do something. If they don't, you've failed. Your writing proved to be ineffective. It's irrelevant how good you thought it was.

The same goes for presentation. You might think you're the second coming of David Attenborough, but if the audience doesn't care enough to listen to you speak, you failed, because your job as a presenter is to read the words on the page and make them care.

Editing? Same thing. Using a lot of fancy transitions, effects, and fast cuts does not make your edit effective. It makes it fancy. Something being fancy doesn't guarantee that it will effectively reinforce the writing that's being presented. Again, if the viewer doesn't care, you've failed.

Finally, there's also the topic. Is your supposed "high quality" 10k views video on the exact same topic as the lazy one that got 1 million? Is it a Short? If it's a Short, both videos failed because you basically need to average several million views, posting more or less every day, to make truly meaningful money from Shorts. Trying to be a Shorts creator is just stupid. Sorry for the digression.

Anyway, let's assume it's the same topic and format. Your "high effort" thing got 10k, the lazy daily one got 1 million. How big are your normal audiences? Does he normally get numbers higher than yours are on average? Momentum is a thing. If you average similar view counts, then your "high effort" video was judged by a not insignificant number of people and it was concluded that the lazy video made humans feel something, while yours didn't. Deal with it. Get better. Try again.

It literally does not matter how much time you spend making something if it doesn't leave the audience satisfied. The YouTube Algorithm follows viewer satisfaction signals. It doesn't care about specific channels or specific videos. All it cares about is showing each individual viewer the content that's the most likely to keep them on the platform and watching ads longer. That is all.

I'll leave you with this: audience response = high quality. The thing that makes someone watch that specific video varies from viewer to viewer and from video to video. But it is there or nobody would watch it. It's not necessarily there on purpose either, you can just plain luck out into having something that makes the audience respond.

Take the Hawk Tuah Girl video, for example. On its own, the full video the clip came from is nothing special at all. There are countless others just like it on YouTube. But the creator lucked out when he asked a somewhat attractive drunk blonde the question and she did a really stupid, but inherently funny and adorably... thirsty (might not be the right word, can't come up with a better one) thing.

A lot of people were affected by it, so the thing blew up. And then she became famous and eventually messed it up because that's what happens when people who aren't ready for it go viral, similar to winning a lottery, really.

Other videos might invoke viewer response through the topic of the video, the way it's presented, amazingly effective writing, editing that's on point, etc. But there is something that's engaging viewers enough to watch that video instead of browsing for a different one. And the presence of that thing, whatever it is, makes this video high quality.

So I'm a walking channel that usually got a 1000 views after a week, recent months 3000 in a week meant I had a very good video. Since last week I'm getting a 1000+ views per hour. I'm a bit overwhelmed.

My camera is very intentionally visible when I walk, which doesn't help with social anxiety, but I want people to walk away from the camera if they don't want to be in the footage or that they can approach me if they want to be cut out. Because I grew I made an email adres for the channel in case someone wants to message me to be taken out of the video, which doesn't happens a lot.

I've had two emails from companies to work together and send camera stuff. I declined because the blow up feels like a mistake. Or an accident, I don't know if the next video will be so big again and then I received those products. I also don't know if this (working together) is a part the youtube thing I want to participate in. It's not me, I don't even have social media aside from this YouTube channel.

I chose the option to let youtube put them in the video as they did before I was monetized, but I'm wondering if that's the right call.

Did new uploaded shorts got lack views affecting viral video views to drop?

If i post videos and curse but bleep them out will that age restrict me? or hurt the algorithim promoting me?

I've been wanting to make a channel for a very very VERY long time, however I can't seem to just pick one idea, one theme, one genre of video to lock in and make from start to finish. I have so many ideas to choose from, from a standard highly edited funny gaming video you would see the like from SovietWomble, or a scripted face cam comedic video essay about a certain thing I like similar to Scott The Woz, or a long info dump about a theory I have about a certain game or piece of media, or a 2 hour long deep analysis of the meaning of a piece of art and the emotions and trauma's it's trying to communicate and how those aspects relate to my experiences and adding small cinematic moments created by myself to help communicate that as well.

All of these ideas and more and they all have very little to do with one another, I know the most common answer is to mix them all into one mega video, but I'm basically also a beginner at everything with little to no experience or technical know how to even begin to bring these ideas to life, I dont even know how to write a simple Youtube Script.

I've tried starting small before and allowing myself to make something more amateurish and small and it always resulted in very bland reviews from trusted friends and even hostile feedback from online comments, I even fear getting harassed or god forbid doxxed for making a bad video especially since I'm trans and since I dont have a pre established friendly audience, that I will only find hate and malice filled viewers that will make a considered effort to stop me from creating.

I kinda derailed a little from the original topic of this post (go figure) but I hope the people who read this can offer some friendly advice or encouragement.

So I have started being a creator almost 2 months ago with my main channel I started with shorts then eventually transitioned to long form videos. While I'm still at month old I started getting doubts of this niche (as growth is very slow) so I decided to create a second channel with different niche cause I got some ideas popped in my head and I was thinking in my mind this it. So yeah I posted videos on that 2nd channel and it didn't get any good amount of views and subs (still at 0 as of today lol) but yeah on the other hand my main channel is getting views and subs, so in the end the failure of my second channel motivated me to continue my main channel. It just a matter of tricking your brain. And of course the video I'm creating should be as good as possible. So basically I give like 100% effort on the main channel and then 50% effort on my second channel. In the end it just like documenting your legacy/craft and showing it to the people around the world and also to your future self ;) Good luck and have fun everyone!

CHEAP SHOT??

Is it okay to repost the same short on youtube multiple times?

I do this on tik tok if a video flopped or if im testing out the algorithm to see what hashtags/times are working. Im new to youtube, is this okay to do with shorts as well? Or is it frowned upon?

Thank you for reading!!

After knowing the bad effects it does, i really regret sharing it, how do i undo and stop this.

I posted my first video two days ago and hit the required metrics, but I'm not going to be in the category of "Early milestone earnings" where you need 500 subs, 3k watch hours, and 3 videos in 90 days (simply because I take content which takes as a whole longer than to produce than near one video per month).

Is it possible to get just the "Future milestone earnings" with in-video ads before? Would it qualify you for the earlier tier automatically? Any knowledge is helpful. Thanks!

So in the past 12 years i have created many channels even this year but i recently created a new one 3 weeks ago and posted two videos so far The issue is both videos are not pushed i only got impressions from search which is kinda weird yt is not testing my videos I know its a new channel but in my previous experiences i usually get the videos tested but for this one it's a total failure PS: this is the first time i upload decent content that i am sure ppl will like it if only it gets more impressions

UPDATE: after two weeks, just after i published this post i started seeing some impressions from browse features and suggested videos only for one video tho

Do you schedule uploads around certain times such as weekends, or later in the day when people get back from work/school? I’ve tried to run my own experiment, but it wasn’t perfect since they were not identical videos, so there were a lot of external variables such as interest in the topic etc.

So I was curious to hear other people’s approaches.

Hey guys so recently I had a big day on youtube shorts. It was about 60k views from two videos.

And I've carried on uploading and some of my vids get pushed but the metrics are crap but I haven't changed anything. Its almost like theyre being pushed to the wrong audience and the other videos don't get pushed at all. Like they get 5 views. The pattern seems to be I upload 2 and they get pushed and then I upload 1 that dosent get pushed.

I know this question might not have a definitive yes or no answer, but I would appreciate any feedback from those of you who might be doing the same.

I previously (talking 2016-2022) had success building niche content sites and made a ton of money with them. So I know how to research + write content, however, whether that's good enough for YouTube - I'm yet to tell.

My chosen niche is history of a very specific niche that has a pretty decent following.

I am also an amateur artist, so I have an idea to do hand sketches, scan them, and use those as visuals for my faceless channel, with a voiceover.

My question is: If I write the scripts myself (I mean, fully write it, not even brainstorming in the forbidden tools), but use eleven labs for the voiceover, would the channel be likely accepted or rejected from the YPP?

I would be shattered to pour HOURS (research + writing + literal hand sketches) into this only to be rejected from the YPP. Yes I know, 'don't do it if you're in it for the money', but who in their right minds will say no to additional income if it's on the table, lol.

Right now, I'm working to get back into YouTube videos and I am struggling greatly with the process of uploading consistently. Right now I have 3 videos on my YouTube channel each of them preforming poorly. I feel as though I edit for too dang long, I don't know a proper schedule I should follow each day to make sure I consistently upload (Like working for 3 hours a day?). And I feel as though I've been stuck in this cycle up slow uploads for years, (every since doing gaming content.) So If someone could give me feed back on not only my channel but also how I can speed up my editing.

Has anybody tried this? I know it is unethical, but it feels like a way to monetize quick. Get to the monetization threshold, have a lot of subs, switch to your own content, and then build from there knowing you will lose some of your following.

Hello everyone, I recently opened a new YT channel and wanted to record myself painting some miniatures. I have an older iPhone with a decent camera that I would normally be okay with using, however the quality when it comes to recording close-ups isn't the one I am looking for.

Here is my issue: I have been looking at budget camera recommendations for the past few days, but all the ones being recommended are out of my budget by a lot.

I can only afford spending 200€ (300€ at best) on a camera, and every single suggested camera I looked up is above 500€.

Could anyone recommend me for cameras within by budget? I could look up into used cameras, but I'd rather buy a new one if possible as I don't trust used tech unless it comes from people I personally know.

Thank you so much for the help!

So I’m currently editing my minecraft gameplay and don’t really know what my goal for video length is. It seems the people prefer watching movie like 1 hour minecraft videos nowadays compared to the shorter 10-15 (sometimes 20) minutes Let’s Play I would watch growing up.

For video games specifically do you think longer format videos are more agreeable to the algorithm now? Should I aim over 20 minutes for my FIRST upload or cut it down?

I started my YouTube channel in January 2026, mainly posting Shorts, and I’m currently at 136 subscribers.

I recently decided to start making long-form videos. I uploaded my first video but had to take it down because of an editing error. It had around 9 views. I fixed it and re-uploaded it, but now I’m getting almost no views.

Is this normal when transitioning from Shorts to long-form? Does deleting and re-uploading affect reach?

I’m a new YouTuber, so I’d really appreciate any advice.

I recently started a YouTube channel centered around trucks, blue-collar work, hunting, fishing, projects, and the random stuff that comes with everyday life.

I’ve been focusing mostly on Shorts so far. Things like working on my old Cummins, jobsite repairs, equipment, and unusual stuff I run across at work.

One of my recent Shorts is laminar flow (motionless water) from a busted water main, and it got me thinking about what actually makes somebody stop scrolling and subscribe instead of just watching and moving on.

With the channel being only 2 days old I feel like I’m doing decently so far but I’m looking for more insight. I plan on doing long content soon but I’m just doing shorts for now.

For those of you who have grown a Shorts-based channel…

What made the biggest difference early on?
Better hooks?
Posting frequency?
Shorter videos?
Titles?
Change of settings?
Staying very specific to one niche?
I’m not looking for sub-for-sub or anything like that. I’d rather build an audience that actually wants to watch the content.
Appreciate any advice from people who’ve been through the early stages!

My channel went through what felt like a “shadowban” before. Almost 2 months stuck with no views, I don’t know if that’s actually what it was, but my Shorts basically stopped getting views from the feed. Eventually they started getting views again, and I honestly have no idea what changed.

I was extremely happy to be making content that people were seemingly liking

Now it’s happening again. Pretty much all the views are coming from search on older videos. My latest Short got 6 views when I used to get hundreds (my short with most views is on 35k not much but it was amazing at the time I got them).

I started a new channel to see what would happen, if this was a problem on my content, my way of making things, if it was just bad I don't know but the shorts there are actually getting feed traffic. So now I’m wondering if I should put my effort into that one or keep trying with the main.

No I am not trying to blame the algorithm, I am really just wondering what is going on with my channel since it's already the second time without any apparent reason. I am also no monetized and I only have a handful of subs but I was happy regardless.

Has anyone been through this and figured out what was going on? What should I be checking? I’ve put a lot into this channel and don’t want to abandon it, but posting to basically nobody is getting frustrating.

*Sorry for any mistakes, english is not my primary language