@@calcariachimera I think until a channel is established the views fall. Some of my vids seem to be ever green but I guess that’s down to the type we create
@@SLYMobileGaming yeah likewise. I guess we all have the same feeling when we see that subscriber count go up by 1 person. Validates what we do doesn’t it 👍
I've hit a stride on gaining subs and figured out what specific videos don't get a lot of views and thus the niche that is working. But I've yet to figure out why a video on what I carry for portable low power ham radio is meandering (that i thought would do great) and another reviewing a battery charger has better reach (and I thought wouldn't do well). All info to use.
@@OzzyWorstTasteIt’s mixed tbh but TH-cam will push your videos out to a lot of people, not all of them, but a decent amount. Check your reach in the analytics. If you’re doing things somewhat correctly, your reach should be in the hundreds at least.
Yup, agreed, but still, a lot of small channels blamed the algorithm for not suggesting their contents, but when I checked the YT studio's analytics, it did suggest my contents to the audience frequently, but just the audience refused to click on it. Maybe because my contents were not interesting or boring. But I'm still learning, though.
@@AudioStoryWick I have the same problem, I usually get about 1/3rd of the people my videos are shown to who actually click it. I think it’s because we are smaller channels and people are less likely to click on videos with little views.
I remember when I uploaded one video that amassed 1.5K views, then I decided to reward my viewers by building on that video and I fell off immediately with the follow-up getting less than 15 views.
I have been doing TH-cam for almost 3 years now and just now nearing 1000 subscribers. The important thing to is not give up. You will get there eventually! Good things come to those who are patient!
Nah, 99.999% of creators will never grow bc youtube simply doesn't want that. The algorithm will keep ignoring you bc you're small. I'm at over 2.5k subs now through years of very hard work. The algorithm still ignores my content. I've given up.
@@bbreak No, don't give up. If the algorithm doesn't like you, it means your audience doesn't like you. If that's the case, then all that means is to try something different. Every video should be better than the last in some way. Congrats on over 2.5k subs!
@MysteryGamer001 already did. The algorithm no longer works in the interest of the audience, so the good old "replace algorithm with audience " no.lonfer applies. The fact we have well over 2.5K subs is a clear sign of that... We get 200-400 views per video usually, yet 2.5K people loved our content enough to sub. Our AVG (view time) is always very high, clickrate ok up to amazing. We have videos with over 20% clickrate and 70-80% AVD (on long-form!) yet still the algorithm "hated" them. So the audience LOVES our content and there's certainly a million people who would love to see out content. But the algorithm won't let them.
I used to chase numbers. Now, I simply create what I like. If something picks up steam, i'll double down on it. But after nearly 20 years on this platform across a few channels, I'm no longer in a place where I want to get a psychology degree to make a video. I just want to make what I enjoy. Many of you differ in that goal, but you have to remember what brought you to do this. The love of creating, for the sake of creating. Oddly enough, when I stopped overthinking it, I did better numbers. It's all the same to me, as I detach myself from the end result. If what I create resonates, that's awesome. But if it doesn't, I'm happy to have been true to myself. Nothing will burn you out more than turning this into a high pressure job. If all else fails, just do what you love. Money is nice, but if you're constantly burning out and trying to become the next big star, you lose the love and the creative spirit that brought you here. This is simply my opinion. Love ya VidIQ!
yeh, I agree!! YT has pretty much destroyed a good hobby and fun social platform. They made it a chase the numbers game. Which only made it become a trample over everyone else just to get there platform. People use other people just to get their required numbers now. Having a master's degree in Psychology is a must on YT anymore. They streamlined it for cash savings they were losing money because making money was once pretty fair and easy. Now they have a 500 sub channel in direct competition with Casey Niestate
@@LOFIart796 I can see where you're coming from. At the end of the day, I think they are just trying to create the best user experience they can. That's admirable. I am old school when it comes to content creation. Make what I love sensibly, and try to align that with what's popular. But, I take comfort in the fact that I can create whatever I like. Keep the thumbnails and editing good, and once in a while, I'll catch a fish. It's cool, because if I do what I'm enjoying, it's fun no matter what the end result is.
One of the things I noticed about TH-cam is not all topics will get you millions of views, but that is okay. You don't need millions of views to be successful, just enough to make this work for you.
And make sure you enjoy the content you're doing. If you just post content that you think could "work the algorithm" but you don't actually enjoy you're gonna get burnt out a lot easier and it can be easy to tell when someone isn't genuine with their content
Biggest mistake I made was taking a hiatus from posting content from late November last year until May; it was necessary to avoid serious burnout - I had too much going on in my personal life and something had to give, but the result was my watch hour count going in the toilet. Trying to get back in the groove hasn't been easy. However, I didn't lose any subscribers during that break, and I've gained some more since I've started posting again, so that's something positive, I suppose.
@Thala933 Maybe make a video about your experience as you described. I'm sure there are many YT creators, especially ones just starting out, will relate or be helped by it.
i took that first step and finally created a youtube channel after years of wishing i could do youtube but then coming up with countless excuses to not do it 🤦♀️ now i'm enjoying my slow growth and feel like i'm actually going somewhere with it 🥰 i'm still learning though so everything i'm doing is all over the place 😂
I totally agree but I think apart from kind of "copying the content" that is the most popular in our niche it is even more important to create the content you enjoy. I saw some ideas that were doing well in other channels but sometimes I didn't feel like repeating the content as I wouldn't feel enthusiastic about the topic of the video (for example). Sometimes I try to "follow a trend" but usually I just do whatever I feel I will enjoy doing. If I only (or mostly) had to follow the popular videos I feel I wouldn't be myself in the videos and maybe I wouldn't continue uploading videos so frequently. Anyway thank you for sharing your insights :)
I totally agree. I have a small channel (1900 Subs) and try to follow trends based on research and this led to some burnout, and less authentic video creation. Feeling motivated now to create content that is unique, but still relevant to my channel. Thanks for sharing!
I'm still pretty new, but I will say for my channel - everything I make is purely for what I'm passionate about and who it helps. I know which videos to make that get 2k+ views (high for my niche), and which wind up in the 100-300 view range - but I don't ignore the topic just because it won't get the views. It often takes me several weeks to make a video, but I pay attention to every comment - especially on the lower view count videos that seem to give feedback that I was able to help somebody with motivation. It would be cool to monetize, but that's not my goal at this point since I'm just learning how to make decent videos with meaning and purpose.
if you are a new channel BE SURE to understand what rob says at 1:48 going forward about what a low CTR does to your Impressions count. At first, its the video's impressions that suffers low numbers. If you keep cranking out videos with low CTR and low watch time your entire channel will see less and less impressions. Eventually you feel like your channel is in the hole. No impressions means no clicks because your thumbnails are served to less and less potential viewers who arent clicking them to start with. Watch more amazing videos like this one. follow rob closely. Pause, rewind and watch again. set yourself up for success with click winning thmbnails and killer content that will keep them watching for as long as possible. That is where success on TH-cam starts. stay strong 💪 good luck
My channel is growing ❤ but very slowly 😢 sometimes i feel like i am wasting time on TH-cam i should utilise that time in other works but still i am posting 😂 i hope soon i will get motivation to post more 🥺❤ The only problem with my channel is i am trying to interact with people but no one is commenting on my shorts / posts which are most important for growth of any channel 😢
I really don’t know why people keep banging on about shorts. I think they’re bloody awful. You’ll probably never manage to monetise a shorts channel, and if by some miracle you do, you get paid very little. Shorts viewers don’t convert to any long form you might be making either. Shorts will get you a LOT of views, but it probably won’t build you a community or get you many subs. 🤷🏻♂️ And no, you’ll get very few comments in shorts. In my opinion, shorts are just a complete waste of time.
@@jamieredgate602 hmm true I know vedios are better than shorts i am currently learning vedio editing , i want to post quality vedios so currently i am only posting shorts(easy to edit) just to kerp my channel going i will start posting vedios soon
It's still a lot of fun creating videos, despite the views you get, if you love what you do, and getting great at it, it will probably come sooner or later aswell
Just started my TH-cam journey this month and I couldn’t be more thankful for all the helpful tips on this channel! Goodluck to all of you wishing you all success 🎉🎉🎉
I don't know what I did, but my channel got over 10 thousand views this past weekend! It's a HUGE milestone for me. Thanks for everything you do to help us!
The weird thing is I have like two or 3 videos that have 20-60k impressions and the rest only have like 1k. The ones with 20k+ have over 1k views while the others barely reach 100 views. Ik my thumbnails aren’t the best but the whole TH-cam algorithm will never make sense to me
The algorithm makes sense. It just ignores small channels because they're small, exception confirming the rule. Doesn't matter what you do, nor does it matter if the audience loves your content or not. TH-cam doesn't want more creators, so they chase new creators away by not promoting the content at all.
I have a good click through rate and retention.After seeing a steady growth TH-cam, TH-cam now only shows my videos to 10% they used to after posting a live on the same day as my usual upload.This makes zero sense to me
My channel is growing slowly and I’ve been stuck at 5K subscribers for a while. but hopefully this video helps my channel out. And your videos are so inspiring and I love your content.
I recently created my channel and I know I need to create content that generates interest. I share my perspective, even on philosophical issues, but it's complicated. It feels like I'm in the shadows. But eventually, the light will come.
The algorithm has no way of knowing who to target your videos to if you cover various topics. Also, a viewer is gonna be pissed off if they sub to a cooking channel and then you upload a Minecraft vid. Or they sub for a gaming, and then you upload a tech vid. Trying to cater to loads of people will break your channel. Stick to one topic or niche. And build your community.
I was really into idubbbz a few years ago and he managed it too. I watched him for content cop but he also had unboxing videos and stuff like that. So it is possible, but I know what you mean. And I am also not interested in more channels. I have already 2 and it is frustrating. So I let the other channel die and only do what I like. It brings me nowhere, but my headache stopped. ^^; (Also I never did it because of money and always just for fun, which makes it also easier)
It is not that easy. As demonstrated with nearly 2 million subs. The view count is there for everyone to see. A video from 3 weeks ago, despite all these subs has 13k view in 3 weeks. Those are some metrics worth recognizing in a big channel, if you have a small channel.
my issue I think is, that my attention span is very long. I regularly watch very long videos, over an hour or more and never leave. So I can’t understand short attention spans because I am just not that way myself.
TH-cam took away my advanced features and they never told me why I don’t have any copyright strikes or community guidelines I had advanced features for MONTHS now 😢
I'm still learning the ropes on what and how to grow. Have been doing this for 10 years and have only just started to grow. Believe you can do it, keep going, learn from mistakes and then watch!
Nah. TH-cam needs new channels with new content. Not copying other channels where topics have been covered way too much. Why would people want to watch something that is already over saturated 🤦♀️ also, it’s 2024. Time for TH-cam to get rid of those junk channels (like I spent 24 hours in a graveyard). Why do you guys always tell people to do things that are old or unwatchable. It’s time people came on this platform bringing new content, exciting content and not junk content
You are of higher intelligence and expect others to want finer content. But I see every day that lowbrow stuff gets major views. It may be a matter of age groups. I don’t know. I was saying on another channel that I see great vlogs with few views but other vlogs ( same demographic, same topic) get tens of thousands of views and subscribers overnight. When I work hard to do a video essay and get intelligent engagement, I love it. Then I feel pressure to always be at that level 😂 when I really just want to post something silly now and then.
Can't stand chocolate cake but still a very useful video ! Actually want to find pottery videos but all I see are pointless ones about dropshipping ...
Let me stop your Content creator shaming, YET AGAIN, right there. Because, yet again, I'm going to point out that it doesn't matter What The Hell we do, but if TH-cam POINT BLANK REFUSES TO SHOW IT TO OUR AUDIENCE it does MATTER! Now, until you accept this, nothing else you have to say is anything other than content shaming. Since you seem to forget that some of us have been here for a while, & did the things you said to do already. The algorithm is a PROMOTER, nothing else. It's supposed to act like a flyer distributor person. Imagine I'm a butcher. I tell the promoter that I have a sausage I want to advertise. The promoter comes back and tells me my sausage is a flop. Why? Show me what you did. The promoter went around screaming at Vegans that they should eat my sausages. When I complain to someone else in the department... YOU, you don't see an issue with the promoter screaming about my butchers shop to vegans. In fact, you tell me my issue is my packaging, my labelling, that I should perhaps concentrate only on sausages, but that for the promoter to be able to get the vegans to actually eat my product, I need to change the quality of my ingredients. Or, and I'm just spit balling here, the promoter could have read my ingredients, and asked MEAT EATERS if they wanted to try my sausages! Because that's what the algorithm was doing last year. You know, with my content you're claiming I was making all the mistakes on, but are still out performing my new content with your 'fixes'. So which is broken, your advice, or the algorithm? Because when it only shows a video about GARLIC to people watching SPANISH TV SHOWS IN SPAIN, I'm not sure what the hell I can do to fix their issue. Right now they've spent over FOUR HOURS showing my latest video to practically NO-ONE. It's had 87 impressions in FOUR HOURS from a potential of MILLIONS IN MY NICHE. Stop telling us we're the problem!
Before I start I want to state that I mean absolutely no offense BUT you are most definitely wrong! I just had a quick look at your most recent videos and can see immediately that the reason why youtube isn't pushing your reach is because your click through rate is too low.. your titles and thumbnails are nowhere near good enough to compete for youtube promotion. Also, you have thousands of subscriber's and they are choosing not to watch your content.I haven't watched your videos but can if you want me to and I'll give you honest feedback. I am no Mr Beast but with zero experience in content creation ive managed to get a channel running with bare minimum uploads thanks ONLY to Vid IQs guidance.. You want to compete on youtube you gotta be competitive!!
@@nieubarmy Oh do stop with the VidIQ trope trotting. I've been doing SEO for DECADES! My titles and description state EXACTLY what they need to. I'm a gardener, my thumbnails don't have to have a fail gurning face in them to attract people. In fact, that nonsense is the very thing that stops me taking a channel seriously. Also, you have ZERO clue what my analytics are. You'd have also compared how my old videos got thousands of views, IN MY NICHE. It seems to escape your attention that a video won't get a CTR if it's not placed correctly for crying out loud. If my search term is GARLIC, it's not rocket science where the video needs placing, so again, why in the living hell would YT ONLY PLACE IT IN FRONT OF SPANISH PEOPLE WATCHING SPANISH TV SHOWS!. That has nothing to do with anything I did. Now, do stop pretending you know more than I do about what TH-cam is actually doing with my content, because unless you're VIEWING MY ANALYTICS, you know NOTHING!
Basically do videos on the most popular topics only and grow basically by pandering to mainstream media? Thats what I think grows independent TH-cam channels the fastest?
@@HalakSholom The other channels Vid IQ highlight that sont do mainstream stuff they are all clearly funded and or sponsored from the start IE got money.
The most important is not to not give up, but treat yt as just a hobby, so you don't get too stressed when things don't work, or if you get shadowbanned for nothing.
I made a mistake and said the word h_ll in a video, and that's when things went downhill. My videos have improved dramatically, yet my views flat line out after about 150, EVERY TIME. Before this, crappy cell phone videos with no editing were getting 500 plus views
@@stevemcfate1961 Is saying that enough to get shadowbanned? In my case, I never swore in my videos. I have absolutely no idea why all my videos just stopped getting views.
Good one with the "binge" loop in the end. Watch more to find out. 😂 I still watch these videos. Somehow i always feel like "you can't have enough base knowledge"
If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you... prevent inflation
I had to save this to watch later. I am doing everything wrong. I uploaded a short that makes no sense and have more likes on it than the related video views. I am definitely missing something 😢
I also did this mistake with my old channel i posted 1 slightly different content and got 40-50 times more views 😮 then i posted again and my views were constantly increasing so i started posting completely different contents and my views were increasing but after sometime my subscribers started unsubscribing me and my channel is dead now i will not do this mistake now 😅
Slowly getting started. Thanks for all the tips and support. Not a lot of views in the ancient history niche but I love history and talking about it and love I can build a community around it
We're extremely close to 10k subs. It's weird how, if you would have told me 3 years ago we'd be this close, I'd have been thrilled. However, we gained a TON of subs and views over a 2 month period, then slowed down dramatically. It's weird the way TH-cam works.
It’s been 1 month since I’ve been posting consistently. Made mistakes, learning but I’m so close to 1000 subs! I am leaving this comment here so that after some hours, days, weeks, months or years when someone likes or comment on it, I will be reminded to never forget where I started
I appreciate the breakdown of how the TH-cam algorithm works along with the emphasis on the importance of killer video ideas (12:34). However, is it possible that 'bad' video ideas can still succeed given the unpredictability of what can go viral? And what distinguishes an 'ideal viewer' for the channel (14:50)?
I feel motivated with even the small gains, I feel this is the time more then ever for new creators, people love to see the new guy either win or fail, I think most will agree
Aside from this making us want to eat chocolate cake, this was really useful. 😂 Watch time struggle is real with our faceless channel, but we will see if we can use this advice to improve the next upload!
I have a small loyal audience but finding it hard to gather a bigger group. I'm sure it's because my animation style is very niche, even if the comedy is global.
can you do a video for entertainment channels? I see your videos is mostly based on educational channels. Do videos for like a music, movie or sports channel
Is it better to start over with a new channel or revive one that was dormant for a long period? We were demonetized for being inactive, and can't seem to get 4000 watch hours. A few uploads over the last year or so have done ok, but most stay under 100 views.
Still growing here also. It's hard to figure out how to market yourself to an audience properly. Ads can kill you and it really boils things down to "should I just insanely hustle on organic engagement as much as possible?" to become successful and experience growth.
The suit and tie might put people off. A plainer thumbnail and cleaner text. I watch a lot of AI topic channels. Usually very plain thumbnails and clear white text. Your topics are good 👍
@@LilyGazou Thanks for that great advice. I will try and tone down the attire a bit and keep the topics fresh and useful/fun. I think that's my biggest problem is that my network is small. I'm not really sure how to reach out to people and collaborate with them 😅
I just started my TH-cam channel with 0 sub and few views. Watching and learning from VIDIQ contents gears me up to never give up and go the long haul improving in every video I make. Thanks VIDIQ
This is what happened to me: I just started my THIRD channel a few days ago, and my second video already got 1k views. Note: I have only uploaded 5 videos so far. I believe that creating eye-catching thumbnail text and an interesting first 30 seconds sets the tone for the entire video. I'm not here to impress anyone just trying to help someone! Cheers!
Nah, there are times when the algorithm don't recommend the content related to the previous ones I watched and flooded "For You" with things I don't want to bat an eye to. Surely one day you thought, the algorithm is shoving the content it THINKS you want to watch, NOT the content you wanted to watch?
Yo vidiq, maybe i have a good question about niche.... Why does a youtube channel has to decide a niche? And if a youtube channel want to make a diverse content not just 1 niche but many, how to grow fast with that method (cause i planned to and i like doing diverse content cause like its bored and i made a roblox channel so still in a big roblox player community)
@@its_A_only if you have a channel about Roblox, only use it to post things about that. For example, I will never look at a Roblox video but I would look at other topics.
what no one even YT cant explain is if you have a viral or high viewing video and then one creates similar videos again and they dont do well. or the same for shorts.
I’m growing. Small but slow. Like this if you’re the same
me too, seems every time TH-cam updates my views just fall, feels like starting all over again
I’m not growing at all
@@calcariachimera I think until a channel is established the views fall. Some of my vids seem to be ever green but I guess that’s down to the type we create
Same, but for me, any kind of growth, no matter how small, is always appreciated. 👍🏻
@@SLYMobileGaming yeah likewise. I guess we all have the same feeling when we see that subscriber count go up by 1 person. Validates what we do doesn’t it 👍
I have been growing slowly. The important part is not to give up! You can do it!
many dont grow not giving up. stay on topic is more important thab bot giving up. dead chanel stay dead even if you dont give up
Im stuck at 73 subs , this is so unnotivating...😢
I've hit a stride on gaining subs and figured out what specific videos don't get a lot of views and thus the niche that is working. But I've yet to figure out why a video on what I carry for portable low power ham radio is meandering (that i thought would do great) and another reviewing a battery charger has better reach (and I thought wouldn't do well). All info to use.
Absolutely!
@@SimpleUnboxing-1 I subbed
Don’t give up! Still in this 10 years later 💪🏾
I hope i can still be going strong on my channel that far down the road.
I subbed 👍
@@ZenTradeGame I feel this. Me too, have been on here like 10 years, still fighting to crack the code 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@nadirajansen9762subbed! Don’t give up. When you feel like giving up, don’t . Just take a break.
For everyone who is trying to start a youtube channel.Dont give up!
It’s not easy
Thats why u dont give up
How when starting I give up even on small things which stops me
NEVER. Every Subscriber gives me hope.
@Nakkadeepak its a journey,every subcribers count and every comment counts yk.Key point is to never give up,make sure to study the algorithm
I have a small TH-cam channel. I'm growing slowly but surely and loving the process.
TH-cam has started giving smaller creators a chance recently, don't give up amd stay consistent 😤
Chance ? Where ?
@@OzzyWorstTasteIt’s mixed tbh but TH-cam will push your videos out to a lot of people, not all of them, but a decent amount. Check your reach in the analytics. If you’re doing things somewhat correctly, your reach should be in the hundreds at least.
Im hanging in there for the long term. Rome wasnt built in a day.
Yup, agreed, but still, a lot of small channels blamed the algorithm for not suggesting their contents, but when I checked the YT studio's analytics, it did suggest my contents to the audience frequently, but just the audience refused to click on it. Maybe because my contents were not interesting or boring. But I'm still learning, though.
@@AudioStoryWick I have the same problem, I usually get about 1/3rd of the people my videos are shown to who actually click it. I think it’s because we are smaller channels and people are less likely to click on videos with little views.
I remember when I uploaded one video that amassed 1.5K views, then I decided to reward my viewers by building on that video and I fell off immediately with the follow-up getting less than 15 views.
I have been doing TH-cam for almost 3 years now and just now nearing 1000 subscribers. The important thing to is not give up. You will get there eventually! Good things come to those who are patient!
Nah, 99.999% of creators will never grow bc youtube simply doesn't want that. The algorithm will keep ignoring you bc you're small. I'm at over 2.5k subs now through years of very hard work. The algorithm still ignores my content. I've given up.
@@bbreak No, don't give up. If the algorithm doesn't like you, it means your audience doesn't like you. If that's the case, then all that means is to try something different. Every video should be better than the last in some way. Congrats on over 2.5k subs!
@MysteryGamer001 already did. The algorithm no longer works in the interest of the audience, so the good old "replace algorithm with audience " no.lonfer applies. The fact we have well over 2.5K subs is a clear sign of that... We get 200-400 views per video usually, yet 2.5K people loved our content enough to sub. Our AVG (view time) is always very high, clickrate ok up to amazing. We have videos with over 20% clickrate and 70-80% AVD (on long-form!) yet still the algorithm "hated" them. So the audience LOVES our content and there's certainly a million people who would love to see out content. But the algorithm won't let them.
At first I misread the title and thought this was gonna be about mistakes even big channels are making lol
Me too 😂😂
I am making my own cartoon animated series called Black Peerama or Jailbima Rotains
😅😅😅
@@Rollinsly29 thats good
Increase thumbnail click-through rate: What viewers know and what viewers want to know = the information gap.
My clickthough rate is like amazing but my subs are the problem
@coconut9377 Great thumbnails, just need to improve content to wow viewers to get conversions.
No attention span. Most of the country smoking weed now
@@stevemcfate1961I have great thumbnails and my latest videos I think are great but a 12 min video people tune out after 3 minutes.....wtf😢
I used to chase numbers. Now, I simply create what I like. If something picks up steam, i'll double down on it. But after nearly 20 years on this platform across a few channels, I'm no longer in a place where I want to get a psychology degree to make a video. I just want to make what I enjoy. Many of you differ in that goal, but you have to remember what brought you to do this. The love of creating, for the sake of creating. Oddly enough, when I stopped overthinking it, I did better numbers. It's all the same to me, as I detach myself from the end result. If what I create resonates, that's awesome. But if it doesn't, I'm happy to have been true to myself.
Nothing will burn you out more than turning this into a high pressure job. If all else fails, just do what you love. Money is nice, but if you're constantly burning out and trying to become the next big star, you lose the love and the creative spirit that brought you here. This is simply my opinion. Love ya VidIQ!
So true!! Do what you enjoy 😉
@@AngieHart67 agree
yeh, I agree!! YT has pretty much destroyed a good hobby and fun social platform. They made it a chase the numbers game. Which only made it become a trample over everyone else just to get there platform. People use other people just to get their required numbers now. Having a master's degree in Psychology is a must on YT anymore. They streamlined it for cash savings they were losing money because making money was once pretty fair and easy. Now they have a 500 sub channel in direct competition with Casey Niestate
@@LOFIart796 I completely agree with your statement.
@@LOFIart796 I can see where you're coming from. At the end of the day, I think they are just trying to create the best user experience they can. That's admirable.
I am old school when it comes to content creation. Make what I love sensibly, and try to align that with what's popular. But, I take comfort in the fact that I can create whatever I like.
Keep the thumbnails and editing good, and once in a while, I'll catch a fish. It's cool, because if I do what I'm enjoying, it's fun no matter what the end result is.
One of the things I noticed about TH-cam is not all topics will get you millions of views, but that is okay. You don't need millions of views to be successful, just enough to make this work for you.
Fact. Most topics will get you 100-200 views max, no matter how much the audience clicks it and no matter how incredible the audience engagement is
And make sure you enjoy the content you're doing. If you just post content that you think could "work the algorithm" but you don't actually enjoy you're gonna get burnt out a lot easier and it can be easy to tell when someone isn't genuine with their content
I wonder what topics get the most views
We definitely should celebrate our small accomplishments
That's true om happy if I get a few and I am satisfied that I can make people laugh, with Reality ,with DryHumor clean Humor..my add helps lol..😊
Biggest mistake I made was taking a hiatus from posting content from late November last year until May; it was necessary to avoid serious burnout - I had too much going on in my personal life and something had to give, but the result was my watch hour count going in the toilet. Trying to get back in the groove hasn't been easy.
However, I didn't lose any subscribers during that break, and I've gained some more since I've started posting again, so that's something positive, I suppose.
Never give up!
@@Soundscapes09 Trust me, I don't intend to. Even with the struggles, I'm still having fun with the channel. 👍
@Thala933 Maybe make a video about your experience as you described. I'm sure there are many YT creators, especially ones just starting out, will relate or be helped by it.
@@SoulNooksyes. That’s a good topic
Same here.
i took that first step and finally created a youtube channel after years of wishing i could do youtube but then coming up with countless excuses to not do it 🤦♀️ now i'm enjoying my slow growth and feel like i'm actually going somewhere with it 🥰 i'm still learning though so everything i'm doing is all over the place 😂
Same with me 😂
But now my channel is dead i am trying to restart 💪💪
Same here, I'm still on my 2nd week of being consistent after years of just wishing. Hope we all achieve our goals for our channels.
You got this! Keep growing!
@@vidIQdo you know why im getting low amount of subs but like thousand or ten thousand of views?
I'm with you.
Every mistake is a style and one day these mistakes might lead that person to greatness as long as they post on TH-cam!
I totally agree but I think apart from kind of "copying the content" that is the most popular in our niche it is even more important to create the content you enjoy. I saw some ideas that were doing well in other channels but sometimes I didn't feel like repeating the content as I wouldn't feel enthusiastic about the topic of the video (for example). Sometimes I try to "follow a trend" but usually I just do whatever I feel I will enjoy doing. If I only (or mostly) had to follow the popular videos I feel I wouldn't be myself in the videos and maybe I wouldn't continue uploading videos so frequently. Anyway thank you for sharing your insights :)
I totally agree. I have a small channel (1900 Subs) and try to follow trends based on research and this led to some burnout, and less authentic video creation. Feeling motivated now to create content that is unique, but still relevant to my channel. Thanks for sharing!
I'm still pretty new, but I will say for my channel - everything I make is purely for what I'm passionate about and who it helps. I know which videos to make that get 2k+ views (high for my niche), and which wind up in the 100-300 view range - but I don't ignore the topic just because it won't get the views. It often takes me several weeks to make a video, but I pay attention to every comment - especially on the lower view count videos that seem to give feedback that I was able to help somebody with motivation.
It would be cool to monetize, but that's not my goal at this point since I'm just learning how to make decent videos with meaning and purpose.
great bro
if you are a new channel BE SURE to understand what rob says at 1:48 going forward about what a low CTR does to your Impressions count. At first, its the video's impressions that suffers low numbers. If you keep cranking out videos with low CTR and low watch time your entire channel will see less and less impressions. Eventually you feel like your channel is in the hole. No impressions means no clicks because your thumbnails are served to less and less potential viewers who arent clicking them to start with. Watch more amazing videos like this one. follow rob closely. Pause, rewind and watch again. set yourself up for success with click winning thmbnails and killer content that will keep them watching for as long as possible. That is where success on TH-cam starts. stay strong 💪 good luck
My channel is growing ❤ but very slowly 😢 sometimes i feel like i am wasting time on TH-cam i should utilise that time in other works but still i am posting 😂 i hope soon i will get motivation to post more 🥺❤
The only problem with my channel is i am trying to interact with people but no one is commenting on my shorts / posts which are most important for growth of any channel 😢
upload less. what you think as value. you can have time for both. dont grind crap. lay nuggets
Some time I feel sad cause my channel is too small 🥺
I really don’t know why people keep banging on about shorts.
I think they’re bloody awful.
You’ll probably never manage to monetise a shorts channel, and if by some miracle you do, you get paid very little.
Shorts viewers don’t convert to any long form you might be making either.
Shorts will get you a LOT of views, but it probably won’t build you a community or get you many subs. 🤷🏻♂️
And no, you’ll get very few comments in shorts.
In my opinion, shorts are just a complete waste of time.
@@jamieredgate602 hmm true
I know vedios are better than shorts i am currently learning vedio editing , i want to post quality vedios so currently i am only posting shorts(easy to edit) just to kerp my channel going i will start posting vedios soon
Never give up!
It's still a lot of fun creating videos, despite the views you get, if you love what you do, and getting great at it, it will probably come sooner or later aswell
2 steps forward one step back! Let’s keep grinding new channel gang!💪🏼
yes bro
you mean 2 steps ahead?)
Just started my TH-cam journey this month and I couldn’t be more thankful for all the helpful tips on this channel!
Goodluck to all of you wishing you all success 🎉🎉🎉
Good luck
There’s that chocolate cake again!! 😂😂😂 Stellar info!! Thanks!🥰
Thanks for watching!
I don't know what I did, but my channel got over 10 thousand views this past weekend! It's a HUGE milestone for me. Thanks for everything you do to help us!
keep it up
Well done. Considering how much competition there is for asmr content.
The weird thing is I have like two or 3 videos that have 20-60k impressions and the rest only have like 1k. The ones with 20k+ have over 1k views while the others barely reach 100 views. Ik my thumbnails aren’t the best but the whole TH-cam algorithm will never make sense to me
The algorithm makes sense. It just ignores small channels because they're small, exception confirming the rule. Doesn't matter what you do, nor does it matter if the audience loves your content or not. TH-cam doesn't want more creators, so they chase new creators away by not promoting the content at all.
I have a good click through rate and retention.After seeing a steady growth TH-cam, TH-cam now only shows my videos to 10% they used to after posting a live on the same day as my usual upload.This makes zero sense to me
My channel is growing slowly and I’ve been stuck at 5K subscribers for a while. but hopefully this video helps my channel out. And your videos are so inspiring and I love your content.
i hope so
Small channels, keep pushing ❤. Giving up is not an option
Agree!
Thank you! I got 3.2K views ❤❤
I am making my own animated series called Jailbima Rotains
@@Rollinsly29 oh
Congrats!!
Thank You ❤❤
@@Rollinsly29 that be neat too see
keep spirit all creators❤🔥
TH-cam 🖕that all
Cake? I hope that Pizza works also 😂🍕
Been In youtube almost 3 years from now, I am growing in small terms, but the more hard work you put, the more you will achieve!😀
You got this 💪
@@vidIQ Thanks Man😀
Nope. It's just about luck.
@@happycorn3r 👋
I have been growing slowly but TH-cam is a marathon not a sprint. Just stay motivated
💯
408 subscribers here!
I’m super proud of my growth…not fast but consistent
It’s my 6th month on YT btw
Thank you VidiQ for your amazing videos!
We got you!
Quality upon quality, again and again. Thank you! Wishing everyone the best growth 🙏
Finally getting some views again and growth! Don't give up guys!
I'm growing slowly, one video does a little better than the other.
I recently created my channel and I know I need to create content that generates interest. I share my perspective, even on philosophical issues, but it's complicated. It feels like I'm in the shadows. But eventually, the light will come.
I'd love more tips for vlog channels 🌹
I hate how TH-cam limits the algorithm to just one or maybe two topics. I want to make videos on many different catagories but just can't
Does this mean that we cannot create various types of videos in one channel? Could you explain more?
You can always create another channel!
The algorithm has no way of knowing who to target your videos to if you cover various topics.
Also, a viewer is gonna be pissed off if they sub to a cooking channel and then you upload a Minecraft vid.
Or they sub for a gaming, and then you upload a tech vid.
Trying to cater to loads of people will break your channel. Stick to one topic or niche. And build your community.
I was really into idubbbz a few years ago and he managed it too. I watched him for content cop but he also had unboxing videos and stuff like that. So it is possible, but I know what you mean. And I am also not interested in more channels. I have already 2 and it is frustrating. So I let the other channel die and only do what I like. It brings me nowhere, but my headache stopped. ^^;
(Also I never did it because of money and always just for fun, which makes it also easier)
If you’re reading this I wish yall the best that your channel succeed!😁
I hope u reach to 20 soon good luck 🎉🙃
@@Majestic-Queen77 thank you
Slow and steady wins the race I’m looking forward to the summer boom
Slow and steady definitely wins the race
It is not that easy. As demonstrated with nearly 2 million subs. The view count is there for everyone to see. A video from 3 weeks ago, despite all these subs has 13k view in 3 weeks. Those are some metrics worth recognizing in a big channel, if you have a small channel.
Stepsister: Help me! My channel is stuck!
Me: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Seems every time TH-cam updates my views just fall, feels like starting all over again, kills my caritative soul
my issue I think is, that my attention span is very long. I regularly watch very long videos, over an hour or more and never leave. So I can’t understand short attention spans because I am just not that way myself.
Same xD
Agreed. I listen as I work. I can’t stop every ten minutes to choose another video.
TH-cam took away my advanced features and they never told me why I don’t have any copyright strikes or community guidelines
I had advanced features for MONTHS now 😢
Oh yeah, I had that happened on my other channel. No violations, no nothing. Just a hammer right out of the sky and the features I really need, gone.
im making some changes, in base of your tips, lets pray this can help my small channel to grow
I just make videos I believe will help people. If I build it, they will come. Peace.
I just subscribed. My interests align.
@@LilyGazou I also subscribed to you. Peace.
I'm still learning the ropes on what and how to grow. Have been doing this for 10 years and have only just started to grow. Believe you can do it, keep going, learn from mistakes and then watch!
Easy for you to say!😤
Rel
Growing very slowly but not giving up!!
never
Nah. TH-cam needs new channels with new content. Not copying other channels where topics have been covered way too much. Why would people want to watch something that is already over saturated 🤦♀️ also, it’s 2024. Time for TH-cam to get rid of those junk channels (like I spent 24 hours in a graveyard). Why do you guys always tell people to do things that are old or unwatchable. It’s time people came on this platform bringing new content, exciting content and not junk content
They are saying to use part of the viral format, and make the video their own using the format
Exactly !
I personally want to create new and exiting content but I am afraid of YT Algorithm.
agree
You are of higher intelligence and expect others to want finer content. But I see every day that lowbrow stuff gets major views. It may be a matter of age groups. I don’t know.
I was saying on another channel that I see great vlogs with few views but other vlogs ( same demographic, same topic) get tens of thousands of views and subscribers overnight.
When I work hard to do a video essay and get intelligent engagement, I love it. Then I feel pressure to always be at that level 😂 when I really just want to post something silly now and then.
I like your channel because I work at photo studios. Product stuff. But I would like to love it again. I’ll subscribe.
Can't stand chocolate cake but still a very useful video ! Actually want to find pottery videos but all I see are pointless ones about dropshipping ...
Let me stop your Content creator shaming, YET AGAIN, right there. Because, yet again, I'm going to point out that it doesn't matter What The Hell we do, but if TH-cam POINT BLANK REFUSES TO SHOW IT TO OUR AUDIENCE it does MATTER! Now, until you accept this, nothing else you have to say is anything other than content shaming. Since you seem to forget that some of us have been here for a while, & did the things you said to do already.
The algorithm is a PROMOTER, nothing else. It's supposed to act like a flyer distributor person. Imagine I'm a butcher. I tell the promoter that I have a sausage I want to advertise. The promoter comes back and tells me my sausage is a flop. Why? Show me what you did. The promoter went around screaming at Vegans that they should eat my sausages. When I complain to someone else in the department... YOU, you don't see an issue with the promoter screaming about my butchers shop to vegans. In fact, you tell me my issue is my packaging, my labelling, that I should perhaps concentrate only on sausages, but that for the promoter to be able to get the vegans to actually eat my product, I need to change the quality of my ingredients.
Or, and I'm just spit balling here, the promoter could have read my ingredients, and asked MEAT EATERS if they wanted to try my sausages! Because that's what the algorithm was doing last year. You know, with my content you're claiming I was making all the mistakes on, but are still out performing my new content with your 'fixes'. So which is broken, your advice, or the algorithm? Because when it only shows a video about GARLIC to people watching SPANISH TV SHOWS IN SPAIN, I'm not sure what the hell I can do to fix their issue. Right now they've spent over FOUR HOURS showing my latest video to practically NO-ONE. It's had 87 impressions in FOUR HOURS from a potential of MILLIONS IN MY NICHE. Stop telling us we're the problem!
This channel always repeat the same thing to lure a bunch of naive people, just like scam
Before I start I want to state that I mean absolutely no offense BUT you are most definitely wrong! I just had a quick look at your most recent videos and can see immediately that the reason why youtube isn't pushing your reach is because your click through rate is too low.. your titles and thumbnails are nowhere near good enough to compete for youtube promotion. Also, you have thousands of subscriber's and they are choosing not to watch your content.I haven't watched your videos but can if you want me to and I'll give you honest feedback.
I am no Mr Beast but with zero experience in content creation ive managed to get a channel running with bare minimum uploads thanks ONLY to Vid IQs guidance..
You want to compete on youtube you gotta be competitive!!
@@nieubarmy Oh do stop with the VidIQ trope trotting. I've been doing SEO for DECADES! My titles and description state EXACTLY what they need to. I'm a gardener, my thumbnails don't have to have a fail gurning face in them to attract people. In fact, that nonsense is the very thing that stops me taking a channel seriously. Also, you have ZERO clue what my analytics are. You'd have also compared how my old videos got thousands of views, IN MY NICHE. It seems to escape your attention that a video won't get a CTR if it's not placed correctly for crying out loud. If my search term is GARLIC, it's not rocket science where the video needs placing, so again, why in the living hell would YT ONLY PLACE IT IN FRONT OF SPANISH PEOPLE WATCHING SPANISH TV SHOWS!. That has nothing to do with anything I did. Now, do stop pretending you know more than I do about what TH-cam is actually doing with my content, because unless you're VIEWING MY ANALYTICS, you know NOTHING!
@@thenodiggardener okay then, all the best to you. Have fun. Ill pop in from time to time to see how your getting on ;)
@@OzzyWorstTaste Ikr
This gave me so great video ideas but I still struggle with thumbnails and titles… but I’ll keep working on it! Thanks for the video
Basically do videos on the most popular topics only and grow basically by pandering to mainstream media? Thats what I think grows independent TH-cam channels the fastest?
Sadly
@@OsDijider66 I call it POP Tube
I would rather not get numbers than to just be another grift.
@@HalakSholom The other channels Vid IQ highlight that sont do mainstream stuff they are all clearly funded and or sponsored from the start IE got money.
Seems this is the case. I just started a channel not long ago, and am already going to call it quits.
The most important is not to not give up, but treat yt as just a hobby, so you don't get too stressed when things don't work, or if you get shadowbanned for nothing.
I made a mistake and said the word h_ll in a video, and that's when things went downhill. My videos have improved dramatically, yet my views flat line out after about 150, EVERY TIME. Before this, crappy cell phone videos with no editing were getting 500 plus views
Back up everything on other platforms.
@@stevemcfate1961 Is saying that enough to get shadowbanned? In my case, I never swore in my videos. I have absolutely no idea why all my videos just stopped getting views.
How i can grow my fanbase in music ?
I have moments where my growth plateaus, but I have moments where I have rapid growth. I wish you all luck!!
yeahh i’m suffering from that now 😢
Good one with the "binge" loop in the end. Watch more to find out. 😂 I still watch these videos. Somehow i always feel like "you can't have enough base knowledge"
Wow 😮
I appreciate you guys for sharing this valuable information. We appreciate you!
big mistake i make is making a 20m video on the last 2 days i have to work on yt vids this is what is happening rn while im watching this video.
My channel is in multiple niches and I know nothing about what's in the video until I make about it and learn about it on camera
If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you... prevent inflation
One thing I find annoying is that overtime people stop watching your videos and end up unsubcribing,
I had to save this to watch later. I am doing everything wrong. I uploaded a short that makes no sense and have more likes on it than the related video views. I am definitely missing something 😢
I also did this mistake with my old channel i posted 1 slightly different content and got 40-50 times more views 😮 then i posted again and my views were constantly increasing so i started posting completely different contents and my views were increasing but after sometime my subscribers started unsubscribing me and my channel is dead now i will not do this mistake now 😅
same hitted 354 then unsubed to 340 cause i was sharing many topic. back ro 350 now. back to comedy humor. people don't care psychology philosophy
@@Sportify-g6b 🤷♀️
@@XeLTH-cam 🤷♀️
@@treasureandasong 🤷♂️
Fascinating information. So understandable!
Like the horizon line is getting closer and closer to perfection.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely!
Your videos have helped so much!!
My channel has been growing and I am happy for my progress 🎊 🎉
Great
This is how I been feeling, I been watching your channel to improve (:
Thanks for this! Hardest part is just being consistent.
Slowly getting started. Thanks for all the tips and support. Not a lot of views in the ancient history niche but I love history and talking about it and love I can build a community around it
It's slow and steady, but i know my channel is worth it in the long run. we can look back on the fun family memories to look back on and everything 😊😊
💯
I’m growing slowly and watch your videos often. This video is packed full of gold.
Great video, it helps us (little guys) so much!
Rob is my go to guy to grow my channels, Much love rob! :D
We're extremely close to 10k subs. It's weird how, if you would have told me 3 years ago we'd be this close, I'd have been thrilled. However, we gained a TON of subs and views over a 2 month period, then slowed down dramatically. It's weird the way TH-cam works.
It’s been 1 month since I’ve been posting consistently. Made mistakes, learning but I’m so close to 1000 subs!
I am leaving this comment here so that after some hours, days, weeks, months or years when someone likes or comment on it, I will be reminded to never forget where I started
I appreciate the breakdown of how the TH-cam algorithm works along with the emphasis on the importance of killer video ideas (12:34). However, is it possible that 'bad' video ideas can still succeed given the unpredictability of what can go viral? And what distinguishes an 'ideal viewer' for the channel (14:50)?
I feel motivated with even the small gains, I feel this is the time more then ever for new creators, people love to see the new guy either win or fail, I think most will agree
Taking notes. Thank you!
Aside from this making us want to eat chocolate cake, this was really useful. 😂 Watch time struggle is real with our faceless channel, but we will see if we can use this advice to improve the next upload!
I have a small loyal audience but finding it hard to gather a bigger group. I'm sure it's because my animation style is very niche, even if the comedy is global.
I understand your struggle
can you do a video for entertainment channels? I see your videos is mostly based on educational channels. Do videos for like a music, movie or sports channel
Agree. Each category has its own unique strategy to grow up. Some advices are useless.
Is it better to start over with a new channel or revive one that was dormant for a long period? We were demonetized for being inactive, and can't seem to get 4000 watch hours. A few uploads over the last year or so have done ok, but most stay under 100 views.
Still growing here also. It's hard to figure out how to market yourself to an audience properly. Ads can kill you and it really boils things down to "should I just insanely hustle on organic engagement as much as possible?" to become successful and experience growth.
The suit and tie might put people off. A plainer thumbnail and cleaner text. I watch a lot of AI topic channels. Usually very plain thumbnails and clear white text. Your topics are good 👍
Maybe do some collabs? Or talk to a subscriber on a livestream.
@@LilyGazou Thanks for that great advice. I will try and tone down the attire a bit and keep the topics fresh and useful/fun. I think that's my biggest problem is that my network is small. I'm not really sure how to reach out to people and collaborate with them 😅
I just started my TH-cam channel with 0 sub and few views. Watching and learning from VIDIQ contents gears me up to never give up and go the long haul improving in every video I make.
Thanks VIDIQ
This is what happened to me: I just started my THIRD channel a few days ago, and my second video already got 1k views. Note: I have only uploaded 5 videos so far. I believe that creating eye-catching thumbnail text and an interesting first 30 seconds sets the tone for the entire video. I'm not here to impress anyone just trying to help someone! Cheers!
great
Nice work on thumbnails.
To anyone seing this lets not give up ❤❤ good luck guys
You just earned a new sub:) Keep it up!
Nah, there are times when the algorithm don't recommend the content related to the previous ones I watched and flooded "For You" with things I don't want to bat an eye to.
Surely one day you thought, the algorithm is shoving the content it THINKS you want to watch, NOT the content you wanted to watch?
Thank you for such a valuable info
Thanks you, I will apply this to my channels and my videos ❤
Yo vidiq, maybe i have a good question about niche.... Why does a youtube channel has to decide a niche? And if a youtube channel want to make a diverse content not just 1 niche but many, how to grow fast with that method (cause i planned to and i like doing diverse content cause like its bored and i made a roblox channel so still in a big roblox player community)
Pls answer
Keep Roblox as a separate channel.
What do you mean by that? (Sorry I didn't understand)
@@its_A_only if you have a channel about Roblox, only use it to post things about that. For example, I will never look at a Roblox video but I would look at other topics.
Alr thanks
what no one even YT cant explain is if you have a viral or high viewing video and then one creates similar videos again and they dont do well. or the same for shorts.
0:39 Should someone edit any titles or thumbnail after publishing a video?
New chanel, slow growth..... but thankful for content like this!
Thank you for such a valuable information. Now all the points you mentioned are on my list of self-development! ❤🎉