How Small Channels Break the YouTube Algorithm

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  • čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
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Komentáře • 471

  • @TUCOtheratt
    @TUCOtheratt Před 8 měsíci +33

    Having just hit a half mil subs I can attest to the fact that subs literally don't matter at all after you get monetized. It's views and audience retention and that's it. The algarithim is very much a "What have you done for me lately" girlfriend so don't grind out low quality content just to make another video. Keep it top shelf or don't make it at all.

    • @FineNaturalHairROCKS
      @FineNaturalHairROCKS Před 7 měsíci +3

      This is key!!! I'm not at half a mill but I can appreciate your comment at just under 10K

    • @eVill420
      @eVill420 Před 6 měsíci +1

      this definitely changes overtime lol
      CZcams goes back and forth between content spam vs 4 hour essays

  • @hejackster
    @hejackster Před 8 měsíci +157

    It feels like the most important thing to NOT do is blame the algoritm. take a look at why a certain video performed bad and try to improve. If you keep blaming the algoritm, your channel is already in the grave ☠️ so keep doing you! We got this

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +21

      Absolutely! Keep growing!

    • @mysteryfusion1
      @mysteryfusion1 Před 8 měsíci +13

      I put an extremely bad video that I paid someone 10 pound on fiver to do,and it's doing better than all the ones I put loads of effort in I don't understand

    • @FoodMastarni1M
      @FoodMastarni1M Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@mysteryfusion1are you promoting youtube videos on fiver

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci +12

      Very much disagree. The algorithm is a nightmare... I used to not blame the algorithm and my channel completely died. Now I constantly blame the algorithm and change my content for the algorithm only (my audience already liked it before, my audience engagement has always been pretty good). And now I am growing again. The algorithm does a really shitty job with my channel and I'm just looking for ways to work around that... And even though my content hasn't changed all that much, now that I do blame the algorithm and focus on that more, my content is being pushed more and: people love it. People that would never have seen my content if I hadn't been blaming the algorithm.
      Only thing I can't work around is the algorithm shadow banning any content that gets automatically flagged for containing minors. That's a known bug in the algorithm that people have been complaining about for at least FOUR years now... But youtube still denies it... So also blame the algorithm for that.

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@mysteryfusion1 blame the algorithm.... Really... All this "don't blame the algorithm" stuff is nonsense to most channels.

  • @AidzPlays1
    @AidzPlays1 Před 5 měsíci +7

    ive watched a lot of youtube videos about growth and this is one of the best videos i've seen explaining how the algorithm works. Thank you

  • @LeviClay
    @LeviClay Před 8 měsíci +2

    The elephant in the room is that yes, these videos don’t get views right away… and then suddenly they have a HUGE viral moment…. But despite people clearly engaging with the video… after a short period that video dies. YT stops showing it to people. Very odd stuff

    • @svkupvp
      @svkupvp Před 4 měsíci

      People lose interest

  • @UrbanNoizeMusic
    @UrbanNoizeMusic Před 8 měsíci +40

    As someone who's currently working on making some changes on my channel, this extremely encouraging. And absolutely true. The algorithm boils down to CZcams finding the right content for viewers. Which means a creators focus should be on making things that people have an interest in. Giving CZcams a better opportunity to serve your content.

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci +1

      That's what the algorithm SHOULD be doing. But it hasn't been doing that anymore for around 2 years now.... the algorithm does no longer serve the viewers what they want to watch. It just pushes the big channels, plus a lot of seemingly random stuff. So everything in this video is nonsense and massively outdated to the current small channels. If you want to grow on youtube today, you should be blaming the algorithm and continuously find ways to work around it, which will not always work... (For instance, last month, the algorithm decided not to show content from many small channels even to their own subscribers, including skipping the notifications to people who have notifications on for the channel. This happens quite frequently, last month it was very bad. So if you just create content people have an interest in without also focusing on the algorithm, you risk no-one even ever seeing the content....
      I used to say what you say here and my channel completely died. When I stopped listening to Vidiq in regards to the algorithm and started blaming the algorithm, I also started growing again. All my content is now focused on the algorithm first, people second. Unfortunately....

    • @hp2073
      @hp2073 Před 7 měsíci

      stupid

  • @Crosshair9
    @Crosshair9 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Thank you VIDIQ!!!! I remember about 3-4 weeks ago i hit 1.5K subs! And now i have 2.6K Thank you VidIQ you all have helped my channel a ton!🥳😁

  • @Jdiroe
    @Jdiroe Před 8 měsíci +21

    Guys take your time and be consistent whether your views are up or down consistency is key. I’ve noticed myself a drop in views recently for long form videos but an increase on shorts ironically. I feel that CZcams constantly switches the algorithm, the CTR is higher on my long form videos but gets pushed less but my CTR is lower on my shorts but gets pushed more. My theory is CZcams increases the viewership for the form of content they want to popular on their platform.

    • @Clade.
      @Clade. Před 6 měsíci

      thanks for the advice :)

  • @ButUrWrongTho
    @ButUrWrongTho Před 8 měsíci +5

    _"Wing Commander, a 30 YEAR old game... "_
    Ouch, man.

  • @BlackPegasusRaps
    @BlackPegasusRaps Před 8 měsíci +1

    Great video as always. I’m curious about reaction channels. Is the approach to grow a reaction channel different than other creators?

  • @ShingoFighter
    @ShingoFighter Před 8 měsíci +12

    I have been a great follower of the channel for a long time and thanks to many of your teachings I have managed to grow my channel to almost 40k subscribers. But during the last year and a half the channel had a decline, and although I experimented with many things at the end of the day I only noticed that videos with a good CTR and retention only receive a minimum amount of impressions until suddenly these are reduced to almost 0. It usually happens often and there are very few videos that continue to be driven by the algorithm beyond their initial output. It's strange and no matter how much I try strategies to attract more attention from my audience on CZcams, it still doesn't give them many impressions. I still don't understand why it happens or why it decides to cut the spread of a video so quickly. I would like to know if anyone else has this same problem. Great content, greetings from Argentina.

    • @mlcsracingnetwork
      @mlcsracingnetwork Před 8 měsíci +3

      My videos do something quite similar. It always gives me a huge start, and then it always dies within the second day.

    • @MasterrEli
      @MasterrEli Před 8 měsíci +1

      I'm a smaller channel, but I also have this problem. I've been consistently improving retention, CTR, and my intro retention is much better than my old averages. But the views remain mostly the same.

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci

      This is how the algorithm is today: a disaster to viewer, creators and probably also to youtube... Vidiq still doesn't realise how much the algorithm has changed in the last 1-2 years. Today CTR and AVD hardly matter to the algorithm anymore, sometimes it even seems to be the other way around: high CTR and AVD resulting in fewer impressions and possibly even a flatline.
      What you should be doing is blame the algorithm and ignore what Vidiq says on the matter...
      Look for videos that did get impressions and try to discover what mystery was in there the algorithm somehow liked... For me my main focus fir creating videos is the algorithm, not people. I wish that wasn't necessary, but it's the only way to still get some views these days.

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci

      @@MasterrEli same. That's because the algorithm is a disaster. Keep improving, but also keep focusing on the algorithm, meaning you should ignore pretty much everything in this Vidiq video...

    • @MJ-Travel
      @MJ-Travel Před 7 měsíci

      I noticed for my small channel shorts, it seems each shot is given a fixed showing window in feeds (12 hours or 24h etc), within this window, if a short gets one subscriber, it will get additional hours in feeds, if get more subscribers, it gets more show time. Getting more likes seems not to have the same impact as getting more subscribers (observation from my channel). After fixed hours, the window is closed, but the view for some shorts can continuously grow by viewer searching.

  • @robozeddBehindAPlayButton
    @robozeddBehindAPlayButton Před 8 měsíci +3

    Great video once again😊
    I definitely have a limited appeal in one of my videos but it's slowly changing now.
    I don't really add tags anymore too maybe that also helped who knows.

  • @alexbatyi666
    @alexbatyi666 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Does subscribing to channels affect how CZcams searches for your audience? Makes me wonder if subbing to competition is wise

  • @markkelderman2439
    @markkelderman2439 Před 8 měsíci +32

    Being a CZcamsr is pretty much like the best job ever. It's like running business, and you just need to offer your viewers what they need or want. Starting channel can be tough, but now there is lots of tools (my favorite one is using a little bit of Famester) which could help massively to take off your channel and pretty much you won't ever need to worry about algorithms again.

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci +1

      Without worrying about the algorithm (and not blaming it) is a near 100% guarantee your channel will never grow though. The algorithm today is a disaster to viewer, youtube and creators... If you ignore that fact (like Vidiq keeps doing) small channels will remain small.

  • @notslowpie_
    @notslowpie_ Před 8 měsíci +2

    Great vid as always, my channel grows from 1K to 91K subs in less than a year... Based from my experience, the algorithm is very simple. When you make a shorts, the algorithm reads it, then after a while, the algorithm will starts to push your shorts. If you have been in CZcams for a while, the algorithm knows exactly the pattern about your videos. Idk how to explain this but yeah, that's my experience from making content this year

    • @Ozzy-worsttaste
      @Ozzy-worsttaste Před 8 měsíci +1

      oh wow i make a test..upload 1 video and 3 - 4 weeks passed still 0 view

    • @mireillenicolecoaching
      @mireillenicolecoaching Před 8 měsíci

      Hmmm, very interesting! I will test out creating a consistent pattern with my uploads. Thanks for the tip!!!

    • @notslowpie_
      @notslowpie_ Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@mireillenicolecoaching but remember, my content is shorts, so probably it won't work with long forms

    • @notslowpie_
      @notslowpie_ Před 8 měsíci

      @@Ozzy-worsttaste but remember, my content is shorts, so probably it won't work with long forms

  • @technologyteardown
    @technologyteardown Před 8 měsíci +3

    It happened!
    I would just like to say to those who are just starting out that it is possible to get monetised on CZcams.
    After nearly one year of grinding away it has finally happened to me. In the beginning I never thought I would get there.
    My first 100 Subscribers took me 3 months to get, whereas just last week it took me only 5 days to get 100. This shows that once you get to your 1,000 Subs things should snowball and grow much quicker than you would expect.
    I now have been accepted into the youtube partner program and are only 200 hours away from getting fully monetised and being eligible for ad revenue.
    So keep plugging away and doing what you are doing, and once you find what works run with it, because you are sure to create great things. You can do this and good luck 🤞.

    • @tommeo122
      @tommeo122 Před 8 měsíci

      Thank you for the motivation. I am only a small channel that has only started to get back into the swing of things over the last couple of months. You give me hope that I can get there one day!

    • @BrooklynbeautystudioG
      @BrooklynbeautystudioG Před 8 měsíci +1

      Hola y Aloha 🎵 Felicitations Gracias Grattitude 🎉🚀🌱

  • @TheCouchGM
    @TheCouchGM Před 8 měsíci +3

    I love the searchability of CZcams!
    If you work to create a quality video, eventually people interested in that content will find it (likely via search), connect with it/ your channel, and become a subscriber. Love the content!

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci

      Not really no... if you're a small channel the algorithm won't ever push it and it is unlikely to show up on top of any search results. CZcams used to have amazing searchability and the algorithm used to be great for discovering new content which made it pretty easy to grow a new channel IF you created good quality content people are interested in. But today, great quality content alone will get you nowhere if you don't also explicitly focus on the algorithm, in other words: blame the algorithm.

  • @TanZ446
    @TanZ446 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Am a year and a half into my CZcams journey with 161 subs. I don’t get many views at the moment and keep having a wobble over it.
    Am slowly improving, taking time on my thumbnails and watching vids like this reminding me its a marathon not a sprint 👍

  • @_healthycleanrecipes_
    @_healthycleanrecipes_ Před 8 měsíci +8

    I really appreciate the education and the advice from you guys! You motivate me on my journey and I try to apply all of that on my channel. Thank you!🤗🤗

  • @thekoko86
    @thekoko86 Před měsícem

    You and Markus Jones helped me a lot through your videos and my work, too. I have 23 days youtube, and Algorithm "loves" me. Now, to figure out these thousands of viewers to be subs one day. I am working on that!

  • @Nik0_07
    @Nik0_07 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Let's go , I will take down the algorithm and be the best of the best 🔥

  • @thejury94
    @thejury94 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I've been watching your videos for the last 12 months and thanks to everything I've learned, I've managed to finally start to snowball from my last 3 videos. Thank you so much for all you do!

  • @ataszek
    @ataszek Před 8 měsíci

    hello - will you record a video or have you already recorded one about advertising (BETA) in the content tab. Is it worth doing at all?

  • @4FramesPerSecond
    @4FramesPerSecond Před 8 měsíci +2

    Can you guys speak on the "Publish to subscriptions feed and notify subscribers" button controversy? Basically if your group of subscribers aren't watching, the theory is that unclicking this will test a new small market of people, thus possibly giving your video a better shot at success. Please let me know. I keep getting mixed answers.

  • @Ace_Guardian
    @Ace_Guardian Před 8 měsíci

    I have a doubt.. i want to change my niche completely (from gaming to Movies related) Will the algorithm get confused if i post a completely different video from my previous niche? Or is every video treated separately?

  • @Equineenergynonprofit
    @Equineenergynonprofit Před 8 měsíci +6

    Thank you for explaining this in such an entertaining way. I thought it was because I was disabled with a brain injury but everyone is having a tough time

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Keep growing your channel! We believe in you!

  • @ChroniclesYT
    @ChroniclesYT Před 8 měsíci

    Awesome video as usual guys BUT I'm a bit concerned.
    As you say, as a new/small creator your videos get traction through Search.
    HOWEVER, most of my views(albeit, not much😅) come through suggest and browse.
    Is it normal or should I be doing something else to trigger traction through Search?

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci

      What you should be doing is ignore everything in this Vidiq video because it's all massively outdated for today's small channels... as a small channel you will never get any traction through search, you're dependent on the algorithm. And these days the algorithm does hate small channels... So blame the algorithm! And find ways to work around a malfunctioning algorithm.... it is possible, but it's a long process, no matter how good your content may be... the days where channels posting great quality content people want to watch would grow automatically are gone.

  • @subtocoldblade
    @subtocoldblade Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thank you Vid IQ, For These Tips and Tricks about the youtube alogirthm to work better! Honestly, your right. I have been thinking of the youtube alogrithm incorrectly and probably other youtubers aswell. But, guys take your time, slowly by slowly we can get views, subs, watchtime then monetization! Usually on really good Vids i get thousands of impressions, but for some reason when i do really good thumbnils, editing, titles, etc. i get very low impressions, ctr rate and Views it self. so i hope that i and other youtubers can try to implement this feature that vidIQ has shared with us, so we can get more impressions that will lead us to a bigger audience, so we will hopefully get noticed by the algorithm and get that boost we need! Also, You told us everything about the youtube algorthim, me personally all i knew about it was it recommends ur content and helps u get the impressions u need! But, now we know so lets try this and get some views and recomendations (Hopefully)!

  • @GolemHOI4
    @GolemHOI4 Před 8 měsíci +3

    What should someone do if they've already failed to replicate their success in the second video? (My current situation: Got 80k views on my first vid but now struggle to break 2.5k per vid)

  • @MastersofLife86
    @MastersofLife86 Před 8 měsíci +2

    CZcams’s algorithm is like Law of Attraction built into a machine

  • @Semped
    @Semped Před 8 měsíci +2

    I have a channel for 2 years and over 230 long videos posted. I would like to start posting shorts, even daily, but I think that this will negatively impact my long videos: people addicted to shorts will not click on long videos when they appear in their feed, and if they do , they won't stay on them for long and it will affect the average viewing time.
    Do you have any opinion on this?
    Thank you very much!!

    • @ruiqi22
      @ruiqi22 Před 5 měsíci

      I think shorts won’t affect your longform views much, but one thing you should be careful about is that shorts can go viral and bring in a lot of subscribers that don’t watch your longform content. As someone who doesn’t really like shorts, I made one super viral short (11M views) and then got excited about the number of subs I got (probably 8.5k). But they don’t watch the content I want to make 😢
      So I say if you want to make shorts, make shorts. If you want to make shorts because you think it’ll get you an audience that’ll watch the content you’re making right now, don’t count on it

  • @user-xb2hf2id7q
    @user-xb2hf2id7q Před 8 měsíci +2

    I own a history channel. I can confirm that from the first day of uploading i have seen an okay amount of impressions but my CTR is kinda low (i've read from some community posts that this is normal for history channels). Also my Retention is about 40%-45% on average. Do you have any recommendations on how can i do better than that? Because i suppose history channels attract older people so i wanna know if there is something different i can do to succeed.

  • @MobMasterMind
    @MobMasterMind Před 8 měsíci +1

    Before discovering vidiq, i used to post random videos about many things. And got only 100 subs in 1.5 years. Thanks to you guys, in this new channel i got 250 in less than a month ❤.

  • @De_Bafer
    @De_Bafer Před 7 měsíci +1

    Good afternoon, thank you very much for this video. It really clarified a very important thing in my head: that I and my channel need to stock up on titanic patience and under no circumstances give up on our path.
    Thank you again.

  • @GoodThings4GoodPeople
    @GoodThings4GoodPeople Před 8 měsíci +11

    Way to use the proper titling as recently discussed, AND doing the hook! ;) Really appreciate the fantastic free education from you all, we're a 40 day old channel and growing solidly, knocking on 500 subs otw to who knows what! Without the VidIQ wisdom you all share we wouldn't be here! YOUR Good Things for Good People is this kind of helpful consistent content!

    • @BREEZYM6015
      @BREEZYM6015 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Titling? What does that mean?

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      That's so good to hear! Keep growing and hitting those milestones!

    • @NicoZShorts
      @NicoZShorts Před 8 měsíci +1

      Giving your video a title

    • @GoodThings4GoodPeople
      @GoodThings4GoodPeople Před 8 měsíci

      @@vidIQ onward and upward, keep working the process and setting achievable goals! :)

    • @GoodThings4GoodPeople
      @GoodThings4GoodPeople Před 8 měsíci

      @@NicoZShorts yes indeed :)

  • @18catsunedited
    @18catsunedited Před 8 měsíci +3

    I started my channel 3 months ago and my first video got 125,000 views in the first 2 months. 🎉 I currently have 3600 subs.

  • @CrashCarDave
    @CrashCarDave Před 8 měsíci +9

    i think mine has already died this last month lol

    • @Nongdanthanhpho
      @Nongdanthanhpho Před 8 měsíci +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @Ozzy-worsttaste
      @Ozzy-worsttaste Před 8 měsíci +1

      lol

    • @LearnItalianPhrases
      @LearnItalianPhrases Před 8 měsíci +1

      What do u think happened?

    • @CrashCarDave
      @CrashCarDave Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@LearnItalianPhrases im not sure really, things were going fine and a few views here and there on older videos, and nice impressions on new videos i posted, but now no reach on new videos/impressions and views just tank (even with better ctr and watch time!!) , and i have heard this has happened to other people too for no reason

  • @LtMandrake
    @LtMandrake Před 8 měsíci +1

    What does it take to get the "what your audience watches" data to populate? Mine still says "Not enough eligible audience data..."
    Curious if anyone knows about when that data kicks in?

  • @sairaafridi8846
    @sairaafridi8846 Před 8 měsíci +2

    What about my first video in few years back that time youtube dont have policy but I never get a peny. I put that time 4 videos. Kindly let me know why they dont consider watch time ?

  • @YTAnalyzed
    @YTAnalyzed Před 8 měsíci +1

    This video is the CZcams equivalent of telling a gambling addict "don't quit now! You are so close to pulling the jackpot!" lol

  • @IzyClimbingPK1717
    @IzyClimbingPK1717 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I feel like youtube needs to work more on its algorithm program, give genuine creators a better chance, than repetitive videos of people dancing!!! Can I get an amen!??

  • @ViralShortsTT24
    @ViralShortsTT24 Před 7 měsíci

    I just started my first channel and I’m trying to grow it using shorts only. I still have a lot to learn and I understand it will be a long journey. So thank you for the great tips!

  • @gundamartz
    @gundamartz Před 8 měsíci +6

    You are the only „CZcams video making” guy who really know how to motivate others. Love your videos and your vibe. Value of your work is crucial for many. Thank you for your work!❤

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +2

      Thank you for watching our videos!

    • @gundamartz
      @gundamartz Před 8 měsíci

      @@vidIQlearned about YT a lot thanks to your work :) you saved me A LOT of time! Wish you all the best!

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci

      To be honest, Vidiq has more than once nearly pushed me to just giving up... Only when I started paying less attention to what they are saying did I start to grow again and get some motivation back... I'm still here though, because they most definitely do also offer great advice (besides a lot of outdated rubbish) and to help others.

  • @bricktronics
    @bricktronics Před 8 měsíci +1

    Mine is doing decent, thank you for your continued information and motivation!

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Keep growing!

  • @UrbanNoizeMusic
    @UrbanNoizeMusic Před 7 měsíci +2

    Been giving this video multiple re-watches because information in it is so valuable and life changing.

  • @liufyx
    @liufyx Před 8 měsíci

    Having transition on my channel this video is very encouraging when i transition from making a content my views cant make to 3 digits views and im slowly losing it again, but i see this video and i understand how it works need to do more and more.

  • @Th3RuthlessDuo
    @Th3RuthlessDuo Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks a lot for your videos you are amazing as always ! One question i would like to ask you as new youtuber though. My first Video ( apart from shorts ) got 8.1k views in 3 weeks and my highest numbers are from browse features and suggested videos. Am i doing something wrong ? Do i need to wait and obtain more data and views and then analyse ? Thanks for your content ;)

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Post more and wait yeah:) Hard to say anything now.

  • @CrimeBoulevard
    @CrimeBoulevard Před 8 měsíci

    Ok. Please give me an answer. So I have two videos, both targeting browse views. In the first 24h one video got 10k impressions and the other one 1k impressions. The one with 1k impressions had a higher average view duration and higher ctr. Why? Why a video with better analytics perform worse than a video with worse analytics? Both on the same niche/topic both had views just from browse feature.

  • @lys_is_me
    @lys_is_me Před 8 měsíci +4

    Its almost like finding out if a channel will be a one hit wonder or a super star...
    Didn't mr beast just say that this is how it works?

  • @retrofizz727
    @retrofizz727 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I got a viral video after working a lot on how to make videos, and learning the algorithm so I think I have a grasp on how it works. Only thing I'm bad at is consistency, because of lack of motivation, lack of time, and procrastination. Because of that I went from 100k views on a video to... 400, 2 videos later, because I didn't post for 5 months lol.

    • @ChristianRaymondFilms
      @ChristianRaymondFilms Před 8 měsíci +3

      Yes posting consistently is a very hard job when you are solely the filmer and the editor. I have the same issues with keeping up with content after travel and filming events etc, it’s a hard thing to keep consistent

  • @alphatucanaletsplay
    @alphatucanaletsplay Před 7 měsíci

    When I promote a video, the promoted videos, being ads, get very short watch times (almost every viewer clicks off within 30 seconds). Does this therefore damage the video's long-term prospects, even if it nets me about 1 subscriber per 10 views (as seems to be the case). Or, in the long run, do the subscribers cancel out that bad first impression? Or does the algorithm take both into account?

  • @HealthCarePro
    @HealthCarePro Před 8 měsíci

    Hi. If you don't mind, i have a question about CPM. As we know, CZcams pays differently to creators from different countries. I am from India but my videos focus on American audience and the majority of the views i get come from the USA. Pardon my ignorance, but when it comes to the payment, what does the CZcams take into consideration - The location of the creator or the location of the audience?
    Thanks!

    • @中年故事
      @中年故事 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Whichever country the viewer is in, the payment rate will be calculated according to that country, no matter where you are.

    • @HealthCarePro
      @HealthCarePro Před 6 měsíci

      @@中年故事 OK, thank you 👍

  • @VibeWithHumanity
    @VibeWithHumanity Před 7 měsíci

    Does the YT algorithm restart if you edit the video description or title?

  • @I-OMusic
    @I-OMusic Před 7 měsíci

    Great video! One note - that pop filter on your mic is doing very little, lots of plosives coming through

  • @realtradingdynamics
    @realtradingdynamics Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you! Quality content as always! I'd love to see something similar about shorts video algorithm. In that case shorts feed makes the difference.

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci

      We got you!
      You might also want to check out these videos here:
      czcams.com/video/2LFFHNkmYCY/video.htmlsi=YeOjAOVpWfpjGdkM
      czcams.com/video/1EAus8qZeyM/video.htmlsi=BwYtEZvXNleMLkce
      czcams.com/video/gkE58IwB-cM/video.htmlsi=sUCaNfumhEsrOwzS
      czcams.com/video/WQ_39n1bKnI/video.htmlsi=NkSbXK3DD5cKkvft

  • @Vibe_withOviya
    @Vibe_withOviya Před 8 měsíci +1

    As someone who just started a yt channel this is very enlightening

  • @Thunderlorian
    @Thunderlorian Před 7 měsíci

    Just watched your video about notification bell/end card interaction and came here to say you set that up perfectly l! Even the thumbnail to this video was too good!!

  • @guardianangel358
    @guardianangel358 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I Hope we all get seen by the algo 🙏

  • @Dude-Os_Official
    @Dude-Os_Official Před 8 měsíci +3

    This channel is awesome, it's given us so much good advice for improving our channel, thank you so much!

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Thank you for watching!

  • @BillyRybka
    @BillyRybka Před 8 měsíci

    Love the video. You forgot to add the end card to the next video ;)

  • @riahru1160
    @riahru1160 Před 8 měsíci +3

    For my most recent short it had a high ‘chose to view’ stat and 177% retention rate, and yet it was shown to fewer people than normal. So I dug through my stats to figure it out, and it turns out I finally had enough channel data for CZcams to tell me when my viewers were online. I learned that on Mondays my viewers log on later in the day than other days. And not as many log on at all on Mondays. My video was doing well with my audience, the problem is that the viewers that CZcams knows will watch my videos just haven’t gone on CZcams yet because I posted at a time that usually does well but isn’t ideal for my Monday posts

    • @peacetoall1858
      @peacetoall1858 Před 8 měsíci +1

      That's a helpful comment. Thanks!

    • @GeneralDStudios
      @GeneralDStudios Před 8 měsíci

      Based on your analytics, can you tell what made CZcams to tell when your viewers are online?
      Like is there a benchmark one must reach or something?

    • @riahru1160
      @riahru1160 Před 8 měsíci

      @@GeneralDStudios there is a benchmark but I don’t know the exact number. However I believe if you have around 100 returning viewers and 100 subscribers is when it starts getting enough data. For reference I have 160 subs and 114 viewers who rewatch my videos that they have already seen.

  • @SharpTimelapse
    @SharpTimelapse Před 8 měsíci

    I`m having a big problem in this regard, this video would've been very helpful a while back. I started doing timelapse videos of decay, stuff rotting , fruit , meat whatever... for about 1 year. And now I switched my niche to timelapse videos of plants growing, and one of my old videos with minced meat rotting with maggots has blown up, 100k views+ , but I don t really get views on my current videos due to the fact that the niche is different , even if that the big niche is timelapse , viewers are probably expecting the kind of content I did on the video that blew up , something extraordinary, maybe the aesthetic appeal , scientific curiosity of flies laying eggs on meat, maggots forming probably or morbid fascination... :) Anyways I would`ve done a separate channel just for plants if I knew that, I suspected it but just wasn't sure at the time. I`m gonna have to keep posting and hope I get indexed on the new ones... If anyone looks at the channel , a feedback on the latest vids with plants , a real one from a seasoned viewer would be so helpful , critical!

  • @MikeInTheWoods
    @MikeInTheWoods Před 8 měsíci

    So performance of one video DOES affect what audience another is shown to? Okay that might explain my channel a bit. I have older videos from 5 years ago prior to drilling down into my target niche that are doing good numbers; but I feel like they are affecting my modern videos negatively. My most recent video, which for all intents and purposes has a decent thumbnail, short and accurate and descriptive title, and targets accurate keywords--only has a 1.4% CTR. Usually I average 3% to 5%

  • @missworm
    @missworm Před 8 měsíci +2

    The video has a click through rate of only 2.4%. So why are they still getting so many impressions? That’s what I don’t understand. One of my videos, for the last 7 days, has hit a ctr of 28% (5.1% average since published), 100% 👍🏻, 87% retention at 30secs, 70.6% at the end of video (8 minutes long), ‘a top moment’ of 6 mins viewer retention at 72%.
    How many impressions did YT give me in those 7 days? 59 !!
    For the last 90 days it’s had roughly 8 - 20 a day with a ’high’ of 66.
    THAT’S what I don’t understand.

    • @snapsna3567
      @snapsna3567 Před 8 měsíci

      It's because YT give you only 59 impressions you have a CTR of 28%. With many impressions the CTR goes down.

    • @Lyy0n
      @Lyy0n Před 8 měsíci +2

      I think it’s because CZcams cares more about engagement as a metric

  • @lovelylylyaudio
    @lovelylylyaudio Před 4 měsíci

    I want to grow my channel more, it’s hard not to compare yourself to others 🙏🏻

  • @caliplanes
    @caliplanes Před 8 měsíci +1

    Really good information mate, thank you so much

  • @CreativeCommonVideos19
    @CreativeCommonVideos19 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the info! ❤ CZcams helps to find the right viewers based on history..

  • @BrickBrickProductions
    @BrickBrickProductions Před 7 měsíci +3

    What are impressions?🧐

  • @DrawAndColorr
    @DrawAndColorr Před 8 měsíci +1

    I really love how honest you are sharing every tip for a starter like me to grow ❤❤

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci

      You got this! Keep growing!

  • @AndreaRedolfiOneboyband3480
    @AndreaRedolfiOneboyband3480 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Really good video. Is almost impossible to explain the YT algorithm better than this 😉

  • @Calvin.The.Unfindable
    @Calvin.The.Unfindable Před 8 měsíci +13

    it is super important not to blame the "algorithm" it is doing the best it can with the information it has on tiny channels. keep going, keep creating and enjoy the process. i've seen why one or two of mine have done better than others. and i will create those vids when i feel more comfortable - but currently just trying to build on that confidence, that doesn't come easy. i actually really got on board with this video, some superb points raised and info given.

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +3

      Facts!

    • @bbreak
      @bbreak Před 8 měsíci +4

      Oh, I blame the algorithm. It does a shitty job on my channel and many other channels... It's a constant battle against the algorithm, while I would love to just focus on my audience... But I can't. If I do that my channel would just die, or in fact: it did.... Only when I started focusing more on the algorithm did my channel start to grow again. I make content for the algorithm first, people second... And it sortof works. That is, until the algorithm screws up again. For instance by near shadow banning my content because some minor-protection-algorithm detected minors in my video. That is a known bug in the algorithm... Or better put: every youtuber that makes content involving minors knows about this bug, youtube still denies it, even though it has been there for at least FOUR years now...
      I also blame the algorithm for taking an astonishing 6 months to discover that middle aged guys into Formula 1 crashes and GTA V do not want to see teenage girls dancing... But somehow it kept pushing my content to that target audience, obviously resulting in clickrates and AVD immediately crashing. I blame the algorithm for sometimes deciding to push my content like crazy at 2-3 AM... Content that's mainly focused on local kids and young adults... (they're sleeping at that time, obviously! So immediate crash of that video).
      I blame the algorithm for pushing content that was (in hindsight) quite bad and the analytics showed it from the start while not pushing content with great analytics and amazing audience engagement.
      Sure I made my fair share of mistakes on my youtube journey, no doubt about it! And I keep improving, all the time. But being as small as I still am after over 300 videos? I do mostly blame the algorithm for that by just constantly screwing things up.

  • @ageofgames4283
    @ageofgames4283 Před 8 měsíci

    Reached 2,000 subscribers today. Very happy with it. Just need to focus on more watch hours now. Thanks for the great videos

  • @dyvakrupa8395
    @dyvakrupa8395 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank you VidlQ Nice Information ❤

  • @ThePursuitNewsletter
    @ThePursuitNewsletter Před 8 měsíci

    This is an incredible video, and provides us so much value! Thank you so much for making this for us! (P.S. This was recommended to us on the right side while doing work on my laptop).

  • @What_The_Fuck_Did_I_Just_Watch
    @What_The_Fuck_Did_I_Just_Watch Před 8 měsíci +1

    On my channel, the videos have very little views for the first couple of hours, then they shoot up but max out pretty soon ... that's weird

  • @Secrona
    @Secrona Před 8 měsíci

    I feel like this bits of information that I already knew, but never really put them all together. This is a revelation to me.

  • @Football_shorts73
    @Football_shorts73 Před 8 měsíci

    Im currently trying to make a channel with football edits and clips but im having trouble getting high views, what should I do

  • @coasttocoast23
    @coasttocoast23 Před 8 měsíci

    I’ve only been a ‘creator’ for a few months but I’m already figuring out that community is one of the biggest and most important things to have. Having watched various videos from here and other channels. My goal is to build a community through my channel that love my content. Thus my videos being watched by them will be pushed out to more people of similar interests. 14 subscribers and counting 🤩💪🏾 Good luck to all on their CZcams journey.

  • @tennis3605
    @tennis3605 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you very much for the recommendations.
    This was very necessary for me.

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci

      We got you 😍

  • @Heyarvy
    @Heyarvy Před 3 měsíci

    Would you delete videos that dont do well?

  • @htbfitness4627
    @htbfitness4627 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge on CZcams algorithm.

  • @Z-T_Editz
    @Z-T_Editz Před 8 měsíci

    My main problem is with shorts. Like one of my shorts will get like 3k views. But then boom: next one won't even get like 10 views.

  • @TrashyButClassy1776
    @TrashyButClassy1776 Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for all the wisdom! I have about 51k subs and mainly have firearm related content. My son and I want to try gaming videos do you think that would hurt my channel?

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      I would suggest creating other channel or try to make a connection between games and firearm you have on your channel.

    • @vidIQ
      @vidIQ  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Might be a good way to expand your audience if you do that correctly. Big risk though.

    • @TrashyButClassy1776
      @TrashyButClassy1776 Před 8 měsíci

      @@vidIQ awesome thank you so much!!

    • @TrashyButClassy1776
      @TrashyButClassy1776 Před 8 měsíci

      @@vidIQ would the risk be losing subscribers?

  • @JadeWells2908
    @JadeWells2908 Před 8 měsíci

    I have a question, how long does it take for CZcams to recommend a video because I started a new channel and its been two days and only 1 view and 2 impressions.

  • @jassassine6973
    @jassassine6973 Před 8 měsíci

    So many creators don't understand the algorithm, as it can be difficult to work out at the best of times! Imo, content like this is a must watch for any creator that wants the best chance to get more views on their channel. - Jass.

  • @ShangTsungsOutworld
    @ShangTsungsOutworld Před 8 měsíci

    This is 100% true and it just happened to me. I'm a small channel and had two videos that didn't do much for the first few days, but then both took off suddenly.

  • @StacheDTraining
    @StacheDTraining Před 8 měsíci

    I have multiple videos that started with a few thousand views, then launched weeks later.

  • @TechByHesselbech
    @TechByHesselbech Před 8 měsíci +1

    To everybody, look at other channels which has many views, don’t copy them directly but copy them to be better.
    I started my channel in September 2023 and I have received 322 subs until now, many of them came after I made little changes to my channel visual aspects.
    Remember:
    Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t, instead let everyone know what you can. 😎
    Be yourself.
    Hope your channels will grow.

  • @Gags.-DRS-
    @Gags.-DRS- Před 3 měsíci +1

    0:17 DID I JUST SAW A GEOMETRY DASH VIDEO???

  • @PlanetImo
    @PlanetImo Před 8 měsíci

    You mentioned about positive comments - do positive comments, as opposed to neutral or negative comments do anything for the algorhythm? Is the metadata from the comments themselves influential at all?

  • @Nature4LifeOfficial
    @Nature4LifeOfficial Před 8 měsíci +3

    I haven't even watched the video but I already know it's gonna be good

  • @maxwellsgrasscuttingservices

    A brilliant video, thank you. From the best UK gardening business channel on CZcams. 😂

  • @frankmckinley1254
    @frankmckinley1254 Před 8 měsíci +1

    After over a year my small channel has never had more than 300 views on any of my content. After looking at several small channels that have videos similar to mine, I know many of mine are on par with theirs yet have yet to get more than 50 subscribers.

  • @SeggyTrades
    @SeggyTrades Před 8 měsíci

    I started a shorts channel and after 4 days i have 130 subscribers and couple videos with +2k views and over 120% view duration. Out of no where none of my videos were getting any views even new ones posted. I used free copyrighted music and the content was my own… does that mean im shadow ban? I didn’t do anything wrong

  • @realoutlaws
    @realoutlaws Před 7 měsíci

    Great info. I will put this knowledge into my crime documentary/ mafia channel

  • @FitCentralOfficial
    @FitCentralOfficial Před 7 měsíci

    Rob I gotta say you are great!

  • @lovechiefkeef228
    @lovechiefkeef228 Před 8 měsíci

    In which version of CZcams is available green screen in android that use other shorts as background on the

  • @SwiftFlicks78678
    @SwiftFlicks78678 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much for you information

  • @Orion-pp9fr
    @Orion-pp9fr Před 8 měsíci +1

    This video makes so much sense!! Thank you so much for this. It might be a bit too early to say it but.... Maybe One of my videos on my horror CZcams channel is following the same Pattern 🧐. I hope it Goes a long long way and helps me achieve Monetization. Fingers crossed, Wish me luck🙏

  • @GoombaTwin79
    @GoombaTwin79 Před 8 měsíci

    My choice for thumbnail from the community post so yeah, I'm watching this! Ty for uploading these videos vidIQ!

  • @theRealJohnnyG.
    @theRealJohnnyG. Před 8 měsíci

    Thx for the great video!!Sometimes I really struggle to comprehend how the yt algorithm works..😅 I have videos with great stats that barely get any views and flatline... and than I have the really bad ones with a 3.5 ctr, max 30% retention that suddenly go "viral" (in comparison to my other videos) days, weeks or even months after posting without me doing anything??😅😂😂 can someone explain?