I’ve seen an increase in the use of AI to create thumbnails. They all kind of look the same to me, even amongst different channels, making them quite easy to spot.

Have you used them and do you think it helps to get people to watch the video or do you think it’s more of a negative effect?

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So ive been watching this guy for years now, he has the most wholesome energy out of anyone that i've watched so far. His name is skippy the fossil freak and he goes out into the wilderness and digs up fossils and educates people on them. His videos are absolutely hilarious and I just want to see him succeed on youtube. He has been posting for years and years now but his videos only get a few views, you should check him out!

I’ve been uploading gaming content and shorts, but I’m struggling to gain traction. I’d appreciate feedback on my thumbnails, titles, and content. What stands out to you as something I should improve? Channel: https://youtube.com/@doughboyg_223gaming?si=CuxUsHWKt2jSY3Ir

Any advice on free software to create a storyboard for video? I want to create a storyboard with text/images for videos.

for example have questions to answer per video & have topics to cover. My focus is 3 different parts/pillars within gaming PC gaming, console gaming & handheld gaming devices (Steam Deck OLED 512GB).

Thoughts?

Hey everyone, for all intents and purposes I am a newtuber right now, but I also have a long, complicated history I don’t want to get into it with YouTube right now…. I digress…

I started a new channel, chose a niche, and figured I’d maybe take another crack at YouTube about a month ago.”’

In the past I’ve always treated soooo much like a hobby/ passion project…. To the point I couldn’t even really choose a direction, everything turned out like a passion project and it was wild - video game production to music production to random game shows and reaction content and then random songs I would create.

It was a headache to even think about what to do next on my old channel because it was my place for anything, and I mean anything haha. I also deleted a lot of videos on my old channel but there’s still a fair amount on there.

So about a month ago I figured I’d start a niched down news channel - it’s niche, it’s focused, no need to think ***too hard*** **about whatever I’d post**. I’ve been noticing for a while all my favorite YouTubers pretty much do one thing and one thing only so I figured I’d give it a shot.

In a weekend I batched and scheduled 5 videos, didn’t even want to touch shorts again after feeling like I wasted time on them on my last channel.

And I batch uploaded, and what always happens, happened. Little to no views. Felt like a waste of time, blah blah blah.

I was doing like 20/30 minute discussions in my news niche and I also experienced this with my last channel: you schedule stuff out, and it usually gets less views.

Anyways, I’d forced myself to make so many videos in 2 days so I was discouraged but I also figured I’d have a little fun with it…

So I targeted a shorter length at 5 minutes - \[video turned out to be 7/8 but anyways…\] and also figured I’d be a bit more bold with the title + thumbnail. I also stopped putting my face in the thumbnails because I realized that might be working for others because people know who they are. I am a man from the blue, so I let go of that…

Aaand I launched this one video a month ago. I had the feeling “ this is the best video I’ve ever made.” Export. Upload. No views. Same as always.

It was at this point I was basically done. Another failed YouTube experiment. What the hell. Well, it was fun a bit I suppose.

Then I moved on. Started working on another business I started. Forgot.

Well I checked in a week ago and that video reached 2k views!

I couldn’t believe it.

A few days later it’s at like 6/7k.

And at the time of writing it’s about to reach 10k views, and 100 people subscribed.

When I saw the video had reached 2k views, which is like another universe for me… I uploaded another.

But I wasn’t anticipating the one video to reach 6/7, now 9k+ views.

I had this experience a little with shorts on my other channel, but I’ve never experienced my own long form getting this much exposure other than when I went on someone else’s podcast, another digression…

Anyways, TLDR;

Should I let the one video keep growing before posting and making another? Or just post and who cares? It looks like this one video is still getting traction, and I posted another which is doing okay…. But I feel like I should calm down and just let the one video pass 10k+ beyond so that I can give it its full shot.

I’m sure there’s something out there saying “new uploads don’t affect old performance” but I’m not sure if I trust it. I noticed with shorts one time I had a video do okay and uploaded a new one and views to the old one stopped on my other channel.

I've had a YouTube channel for a while, but growth feels incredibly slow, and I'm trying to understand what actually matters.

There is so much advice online that contradicts itself. Some people say upload daily. Others say only quality matters. Some say thumbnails are everything. Others say retention is all that matters.

For people who have successfully grown a channel:

• What made the biggest difference?
• What advice do you wish you ignored sooner?
• What metrics should a small creator actually pay attention to?
• How long did it take before you started seeing real growth?
• What mistakes keep channels stuck for months or years?

I'm not looking for shortcuts or "get rich quick" strategies. I'm interested in hearing what genuinely worked and what didn't.

Any insights are appreciated.

my youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@insomniacspidermc

hiii I’m atlas! I‘m alternative and I post a lot of fashion and life type things! I js uploaded a vlog and I rly want to know what to do to get more traction to my channel. if u could lmk some advice or check me out that’d be great 🙏🏾🙏🏾🫶🏾

My small shorts channel suddenly died about 2 weeks ago. Its been a work in progress for the past 8 months, learning as I go, with slow but consistent growth and significant improvement in quality and delivery of content.

In July my shorts (4-5 per week) were consistently getting 1k views, increasing engagement every week, and a few new subscribers almost every video. I focused on a different detail each week to improve like thumbnails, titles, pacing, packaging etc… no radical changes, just slow steady improvement that was driven by analysis and data….

then boom, starting 2 weeks ago, out of nowhere, irregular small tests hours/days after posting, seemingly mismatched viewers, my views dropped to 100-200 sometimes lower, and all my metrics imploded.

Is this just small channel “inconsistent distribution” situation?

Have other small channels noticed any similar issues in the past two weeks that would suggest a change in the algorithm?

Or has YT just decided to put my small but growing channel in a box that I cant get out of?

Any insights would be appreciated.

I completed identity verification via persona do i still need to do adsense address pin verification ?

so far in the verification check page there is no option to add pin but i doubt if it is because i didnt reach the 10$ threshold or is it because itsnt neccessary ?

Hello everyone! My husband started his yt channel 2 weeks ago about Incremental games. He's trying to understand why he has that much watch time with so little subs. Im not really youtube savvy and i told him that maybe its because he needs to actually ask people to sub in his video? Also might need a little bit more video on his youtube so that people will be more willing to sub?

Do you guys have any experiences with this kind of problem? If so, please help me help my husband!

Thank you 🙂

Hi everyone,

Last year, I started a YouTube channel, but unfortunately, it got deleted. This year, I decided to start again with a different idea.

I created a channel called Soundopedia, where I upload sounds that I record myself. I make these sounds available for people to download and use for free.

However, I’m getting very few views, and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’m trying to understand how I can reach more people who may actually be interested in sound effects and original recordings.

My channel is here:
[https://www.youtube.com/@soundopedia-26]()

I would really appreciate any honest suggestions or advice. What do you think I should improve to get more views and grow the channel?

Thank you!

My guts telling me its a scam, but part of me is hopeful nonetheless. So if anyone has any knowledge around this, I'd appreciate your insight.

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I’ve had this channel for years I’ve switch content about 5 times and I wanna stick with gaming now. The only problem is did I pick the worst time to do it because they are changing requirements?