36 PROVEN Ways To HACK The YouTube Shorts Algorithm!

[@thegreenlandicgamer]

I gained 18.5k subs in 20 days just from my shorts. What I did was being simple, not a ton of editing, just footage, text and music. My simplicity and my hook "5 x in x" or "The *adjective* in x". This made me grow really big really quickly. Sometimes simple is best!

[@NOVATOXAReditz]

Bro can u please explain? I am a football edit ybtuber plz help...

[@Denny_MLBB]

do you mean 5x in x and adjectives in x?

[@xandex69]

I think he meant 5 x in y. X being the adjective and Y being the noun

[@MyStories1234]

does it give you good money?

[@McculleyOfficial]

Same here, minimal editing, catchy song and a clip of your niche, im nearly at 400 subscribers now!

[@Debeam_]

1. Audience retention 2. Viewed vs Swiped away These two are the most important metrics you should watch out for.

[@adibasts]

Yeah, none of these "hacks" mentioned in this video have anything to do with my content, I actually haven't been able to apply any of the tips recommended by this channel for that same reason, I tested the tips from the vidiq extension and the video barely got views.

[@BliXXardStorm]

Absolutely, love to see it when my shorts have more people staying!

[@CALLMEABFF]

I have these things but not viral

[@unHistoryClips]

yeahh ..thats truee😀

[@Power-Down]

This is all I was looking for. not sure why the video didn't just state that!

[@sepuluhmenit]

2 hours after watching this video, and following the tips, I published my short, and KZbin recommended it on the short feed. my traffic is up. It works well, thanks so much

[@IPlayPesOfficial]

Whoever reading this, I wish your channel grows by 100000000x. Best of luck.

[@livinglife962]

Thanks a million and same to you. You may grow further.

[@TannukhaninAmerica]

🙌🙌😍

[@TheGlamLifeWithStacy]

Same to you!

[@SlimShadyVibes]

What if you have 0

[@LilArmy7]

Ty

[@soundeffectasmr]

If you are reading this, I hope your channel grows in 2024! DONT GIVE UP!

[@Birdies787]

Best wishes

[@Cine-Flix11]

👍🏻

[@music_trip11]

❤❤

[@neemanofficial]

One of the BEST videos I've ever watched!!!! what about us, all Independent Artists out there?? I think you should make one video for this niche.

[@vidIQ]

Check out previously audited channels here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FX9JZ33uPjAFl2fvj0wEAPtGrFf-QHO0v6y3lJ82swI/edit?usp=sharing We have audited art channels before 😊

[@RealProdisty]

youtube shorts has helped me so much when it comes to making long-form content. if shorts didn't exist then i'd have to keep having to make long-form content to grow which would take a LOOONG TIME

[@lvlGhostlylvl]

I normally like these videos because they stay true to the title. This isn't 36 hacks to beat the algorithm though, this is 36 ways to write a hook.

[@adibasts]

Clickbait, all clickbait with no results, which is what vidiq is all about.

[@ItsTheCat5]

Yeah 😢

[@icanwin365]

Seriously, the lessons in this video are like a kick in the pants for personal growth. It's not just about learning facts; it's about figuring out who you really are. Watch it, absorb it, and get ready for some serious positive vibes and self-discovery.

[@seoulcinemaofficial]

When I started my KZbin Channel about a month ago I was focused on shorts. The strategy was to get as many subscribers as I can in a month before creating a long form video. Shorts is like introducing to the audience what your channel is all about. From there, they will know what to expect from you.

[@SplashTheOtter1]

That is a good a plan!! How is it working out?

[@seoulcinemaofficial]

@@SplashTheOtter1 90% of my subscribers are coming from my shorts videos and I got 535 subs as of today 😊

[@brain4thoughts]

Nice plan👍

[@LowLeveLlama]

That's really cool! I checked your channel and it looks really good! keep up the good work! I have a relatively small yt channel and have been thinking about making yt shorts could I ask you if their worth it to make? and what editing software do you use to make your shorts?

[@seoulcinemaofficial]

@@LowLeveLlama Hi, yes shorts are definitely worth it if you are aiming for more subscribers and not the watchtime. I pictory for my shorts.

[@SlushTheHusky]

I have some unique data for you: i have 5k subs, around 4.5k of them came from 8-second shorts. I found my shorts exploded when the watch time was over 130%. Making the short shorter made it easier to get to 100% without adding a ton of text/flair to the video. I recently polled my audience on the next videos they want to see (I genuinely wanted to learn more about my audience). Everyone chose long-form topics, and hardly anyone mentioned wanting to see better shorts. I thought that was interesting because my short quality isn’t that good. Also, I tried to post my same schedule when I was in Mexico for a vacation. I didn't have a language or region setting on the channel, and my short view count immediately took a big hit. I averaged around 10k per short, going down to 1k. I noticed the algorithm was recommending my content to people near where I was, or that spoke different languages.

[@allenthebestdogever]

Interesting info. I also got most of my subscribers from shorts. And my shorter shorts do best too. Cool that your subs want more long form!

[@SlushTheHusky]

​@@allenthebestdogever Cool! I liked shorts over tiktok since it helped my youtube too. I'm not sure if the amount of shorts I have can ruin my potential on suggested videos/best for you/up next recommendations. I subbed! Let's GROW💪

[@Huz7Edits]

How to set a region or language on your yt channel?

[@SlushTheHusky]

@@Huz7Edits channel default settings, and the video's additional settings. I meant title language too. I think it will help the algorithm find better, relevant people in the long run. I could be wrong. Also, I'm canadian, and since I'm smaller, instead of English (CA), i used English (US) instead to get more reach. I like literally just did this and noticed my long forms getting noticed again.

[@vidIQ]

Thank you for watching! It is indeed! 😊

[@Petercoffeee]

A short video that i had uploaded 2 months ago started getting traction again out of nowhere just because the watchtime was 170%. The algorithm sometimes works in favor of small channels sometimes against. Just be consistent and your channel will grow eventually.

[@brain4thoughts]

👍

[@vidIQ]

Facts! 💪

[@SammyLame]

what does it mean 170% i thought max is 100 :D :D

[@Petercoffeee]

@@SammyLame It means that a viewer watches a video more than one time

[@SammyLame]

@@Petercoffeee k thanks

[@robinsnestradio]

I love shorts for creative ways to convey information in a clear concise way in a short amount of time. It is a skill! 👍🏾

[@Digital_Missionary1]

I had a bunch of KZbin shorts go viral a year or two ago and now I have 34k subscribers. Now I wanted to actually become monetized (they didn’t have short views monetization then) so I started posting long form content and now I get 100 views max which is way low for my sub count.

[@quietbook]

Your new studio looks great. Thank you for shearing this hacks!

[@BorkenGarage]

Thanks Dan, this one is a banger. So much useful info in here and we can come back time and time again to remind ourselves or to try a different hook.

[@vidIQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sohlarys]

Shorts for me helped to get my long form videos to be seen way more , i like to post a short about the last video , promote it and it sometimes go BOOM ahah, im no where near epic numbers but 2 months ago i wasnt thinking of it being a posibility and the more i make content , the more possible it is to make it a living, its hard work but hella worth it :D

[@KwikDraw35]

great video...been researching on how to improve my shorts lately

[@DavesDime]

The bit about "optimizing a longform video" at 0:45... is there a video on that on this channel as well? Thanks!

[@SnowyBlizzard]

Dan the man himself reading my mind yet again, thank you!!

[@rixx.explains]

I started youtube shorts 6 months ago. Until january I used to upload daily a short, I used to get like 2 million highest to lowest of 2k views on a video and then I stopped posting for 40 days and started again in march and posted consistently for the next 30 days but the problem is out of the 30 shorts I posted in the past 30 days, Not even one single short got more than 100 views, which is really disappointing for me. I don't even know what to do at this point! :(

[@tikbalang9545]

Today I learned that just even watching a video about shorts and TikTok like vids melts the brain

[@StefaniaCzech]

We have been experimenting with these tips over the past 24 hours and have seen explosive growth! DO IT!

[@rasalresid9147]

I feel like KZbin Shorts are future because people have short span of attention these days, and it's really popular with Gen Z (almost as much as TikTok). That's why I am trying to make content almost every day for both platforms, but I put my focus on short expressive videos. Consistency (and a little bit of Famester of course) always pays off.

[@rickgsink225]

You make those on tiktok?

[@Epistemica]

You could schedule your videos to upload them everyday, but produce them beforehand

[@Peerder_p]

What about freestyles are they good for shorts

[@copyles]

My attention span is definitely diminished... I tried scrolling on one of the example shorts he gave.

[@Juuzou_Gaming]

I've gained 1.5k subs in a month through shorts, currently at 25k daily views average but my long form videos don't even get 100 views 💔 Seems pretty hard to monetize either way 😢

[@SplashTheOtter1]

I have the opposite, my long form videos get 1000s of views and the shorts stay behind!

[@Juuzou_Gaming]

@@SplashTheOtter1 Damn, is it intentionally by yt or we are laking in cracking the algorithm code of one of our video types

[@snuzigames]

Try telling them the video is up now or putting the link is in the comments ordescription, idk if it helps but it's what I'm trying

[@learningwithnk]

3:00 I stopped and I want to say something I am doing this and my retention says most of my shorts get avrage percentage viewed 100 to 130 buy yet KZbin is not sending it to more viewers and I don't understand why because till date my not even 1 short has touched 1million view it touches from 1k to 10 k or max would be 15k views not more then that and video's which get 7 to 10 k are usually the one which average view per video was more then 140% yet KZbin never keep them in shorts and never ever my videos touched 1 million or more views I don't understand why ? Cause people are liking my shorts that's why it is getting more then 100% average percentage view right can any body please explain this to me ?

[@BjornSummer]

I just learned a ton of new hooks from this, thanks VidIQ!, Also stay strong all you starting out creators, you got this!

[@AndrewMycol]

One thing that I do struggle with sometimes are video hooks, and low-and-behold VidIQ puts out a video on making better video hooks, and with example of successful videos that use these concepts. Alot of youtube videos I've seen from other YT channels with tips/tricks is the videos usually don't give examples of how someone used said tips/tricks to find success on YT. VidIQ once again has blown my mind.

[@brain4thoughts]

👍

[@BoredomBusterOG]

Consistency is key! Thanks for the tips!

[@vidIQ]

It is indeed!

[@EmmanDuh]

Such a high quality video providing specific examples and explaining why they work!!!

[@HumanEncoded]

Great Advice... Will Implement Soon... THANKS!! 🤩👍

[@mrswagg22music]

These hooks are awesome thk u soooo much!!

[@LuciensMusic]

This is a good video. I think I have to make shorts of me actually playing and singing my songs, to offset the other shorts and full versions of my songs.

[@AkhtarReviews]

At this point I have watched enough VidIQ videos to know from thumbnail whether it's Rob or Dan in the video, without even hovering over it.

[@vidIQ]

😂

[@dipali_t]

Thank you so much for these tips. I have been really having a hard time understanding the youtube algorithm but no luck.

[@adibasts]

it's been the same to me, and the problem is my content (drawings) takes too long to make (usually takes from 6 to 15 hours to make a single drawing), after sitting with bad posture for so many hours I end up with a lot of pain in my back, neck, hands and wrists, all that for the video ending up getting 10 or 15 views 😔

[@dipali_t]

@@adibasts keep doing the hard work and you’re gonna be there. Wish you all the luck 💕

[@BSparksGaming]

You guys are always there for us 😭

[@ThingsIBuy]

Yeah I started doing both instead of having a separate shorts channel. Last few shorts have done well and increased subscriber count. I’m starting to use them as a sneak preview to a full review.

[@fitpitTvdogs]

One of the best youtube educations ive seen yet! Great job!

[@EggShellGames]

I do notice that most people who I see do shorts and long form KZbin videos gain most of their subs from shorts and their actual KZbin videos get 10 times less views than their shorts

[@brain4thoughts]

True 👍

[@vidIQ]

It really depends on the type of content they produce.

[@itsCassMichelle]

I stopped filming 8mo and now I can’t get any VIEWS it’s aweful. I was getting at least 100k b4 now I’m at 3k

[@RXGAMETUBE]

Great Hacks, Great Editing and Great New Setup = DAMN GOOD VIDEO

[@SarahSparkleYarns]

I'll have to review this again later, but so many great ideas!

[@GameryDen]

I'm still trying to figure out the perfect hook for YT Shorts but for a gaming clips. All i can think about is to create the perfect moment like something funny, scary, or anything happening to quikly grab the viewer's attention.

[@vidIQ]

Why not? You'll never know if it worked out if you haven't tried it 😉

[@GameryDen]

@@vidIQ I have but it seems to flop after a while it's difficult but I'm still trying my hardest 😁

[@pattusaree]

It's funny but I actually just bough a book name '99 hooks to create viral content' from amzon and here you are suggesting how important hooks are! Now, I feel good about it

[@brain4thoughts]

👍

[@TheLocalGlobeTrotter]

Long form, shortform and podcast not easy to mange it all when you are a one person travel brand. But then it's good we have a little help in this videos for what way to go.

[@Djjustb]

We shall see Vidiq. I have 3 pages of notes and will be trying all 36 ideas 💡. Another amazing video. Back to the video audits. About to bang out 2023 again to see what I missed. Please keep up the awesome work!!!

[@thetnpickers]

Have you tried them and are you seeing any success

[@Jnaventures]

Luckily for me that I was shooting contents on Instagram in Vertical form already. Now, I have to practice on longform. Great video by the way!

[@OddlyFunny.]

My problem is that youtube will not put my shorts in the shorts feeds.... I have some shorts with a few thousand views, some with lesser but all are around 40% views compared to "shown in feed", then the majority have NEVER been shown in shorts feed... if it's never been shown in feed???, how am I supposed to get any views? I don't understand this part!

[@SpirituallyAligned-kt4pc]

I have this exact problem

[@DxABros]

So how would you do a gaming clip? Would you introduce it first then show it? Im confused how a hook would work for one of those shorts.

[@RoadtoRunabout]

I've been making shorts for almost 2 weeks on this channel, and from all the different styles I'm trying right now, I discovered yesterday that those I made with "5 things... etc" (list type) are getting the most attention. Then I come here and I discovere it's actually a good Hook, so yeah, that makes sense. Aside from that, thankyou so much for this info. I'm definetly trying these hooks for next shorts. 💪💪

[@zoplatinum]

Vid Iq IS THE BEST!

[@stefanstechlab]

Thanks for the tips! Greatly appreciated and will come in handy for the nest few Shorts I am planning to make.

[@vidIQ]

Go for it! 😉

[@AdventuresInSnacking]

I'm just about to start with shorts following advice from your review of my channel. Great tips and great timing 😊 👍

[@brain4thoughts]

👍

[@vidIQ]

We are glad to be helpful! 😉

[@ilan_profile]

This video was literally scrolling through TikTok with Dan's commentary lolll

[@8miceinabox]

Thanks! Mine have only been getting 1k views. Hopefully I can use these to improve my shorts.

[@zlance1993]

This will def help with my channel shorts. Love and appreciate all the time and research you all put into this!

[@LisbonRailProductionsandF1]

You could say that again, mate

[@LisbonRailProductionsandF1]

I just wanted to let you know that Im going to subscribe your KZbin channel.

[@vidIQ]

We are always here for you 😊

[@HeyInsiders]

Great Video! Thanks for the ideas!

[@HauntedHorrors559]

Almost at 100 subscribers, I wish all new channels good luck on reaching 1k subscribers

[@ThunderDomeGamingSociety]

KZbin Shorts has helped me, but now I’m learning how to grow my channel. I’ll implement some of these in my next Short. Thank you 🤘

[@rayyan495]

Can ypu explain what does shown in feed means on youtube studio Like every shown in feed gets a view or we get a view when the viewer sticks on the short for specific time Does shoen in feed means the feed which is apperaing on mobile or pcs on home page or refer to the feed in which shorts are played Ehat is swiped away vs viwed means how it is calculated PLEASE EXPLAIN THESE NEW ANYLATICS

[@MandmaMusic]

To anyone reading, I hope that you will be successful one day.

[@contentcreatoronline]

Thanks I have been using some without me also not understanding the logic now I understand more about shorts to stop viewers from swiping thanks I have learnt a lot ❤❤❤❤

[@AamirRazaAttari]

Excellent 💯work sir!

[@realmofloredor]

Gonna implement a loop into my next short. Heard a lot about them 😅.

[@vidIQ]

Go for it! 😊

[@TheFancyCakery]

Thanks! Even my baking channel can use some of these!

[@vidIQ]

Carry on growing!

[@thffkfltm]

This info is gold👍

[@LiveViral3000]

Thanks vidIQ :) I'll try it out!

[@butcherjourney8546]

Thankyou for all the ideas

[@didatticain]

Interesting and very clear. Thank you 👍👍

[@vidIQ]

We are glad to be helpful! 😊

[@FootyEditzz0]

i just started making shorts like a week ago and i have allmost like 400 views but i havent gained a single subsciber and none of my shorts really went viral, so im kind of confused on what to do to actually start gaining views and subs ( i watched alot of vidIQ videos but still dont understand much )

[@FurthermoreJack]

Yeah my shorts have split off from what I am truly passionate about ... Idk if I should split my content or not between work and passion long form

[@tis_atlas]

so would using the remix feature to edit a long form video into a short give you the same benefits that youtube is saying that uploading in both formats will give?

[@_energy_t]

Damn this was good! I Needed to hear this 🎯❗️

[@Travelcitywalk]

Content is king. I just started working seriously a week ago. and my channel started growing fastly

[@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842]

Great job on this video. Fast paced and interesting.

[@Miguel-Arias]

You got close to cracking the elusive 1 million views on a short with How to Make a KZbin Short

[@knittingsinmyDNA]

New studio looks great!

[@SoyEricLopez]

Right now I have like 830 subscribers, I mean... If you think about it... Its a lot, but I did 231 videos, and I spent 4 years on my chanel. And im planing to do every thing you told us in my next video (this sunday 23 of april). By the way, my chanel is in spanish because im spanish but half of my family is fron England. Thanks for doing this content.

[@Nythical]

anyone else wondering how the guy cooking the steak in the dishwasher went LOL

[@LearnToBeAMarketerShorts]

For my channel, the "Did you know" opening hooks are the best performing. Thanks for the info! Will try the other opening hooks

[@BeggyHistoires]

Thanks a lot, very helpful 😁

[@MatthewKorpman]

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on this topic! Thank you for providing tangible examples of these things!

[@inayatkaurbajaj9911]

Very very useful. I would like you to pls cover how to make good hacks for music vocals … I do all genres . … it is so difficult to do this versus products … and the hacks in music I feel are overused … like I used … did she just drop the best mashup ever …in my title.., should it be a thumbnail bold caption or in the title in the lower part of the page. Pls try to cover the music industry too ..

[@jessperci]

this wasnt only informative but gave me so many shorts ideas!!

[@Honksplays]

I just started this channel 2 weeks ago and i can say it is not impossible to get views you just have to be consistent my first 20 videos had 0 views now most of the videos hit more than 500 hundred its a high growth in two weeks it is so be consistent

[@nbgvfcmnbh6226]

Tell your kids the truth. They understand more than we give them credit for. They actually step up.

[@FastestWay.1]

Good advice but my experience recently is that you have to make shorts on the topics which are getting attraction rather then just going after what you want to make. Other thing which matters alot is upload timing which really affects the shorts performance.

[@SP-ig3vs]

You deserve an award for this ! 😊

[@JetFounder]

Great video! Going to apply it right now!

[@samuelolaniyan2265]

What kind of hooks would work for a storytelling or movie recap channel? 🤔

[@finessinshoess]

i also doing movie recap

[@freefromillusions]

I'm doing AI generated storytelling, I need to know this too.

[@GCInvesting]

Thank you! Here’s to 1k!

[@Ravknows]

Hey um does hashtags change the algorithm? Or does it not😅

[@projectesteta918]

Don't worry small creators we got this,don't give up,our time will come. Believe in yourself and keep up the grind 🦍💪🏻🔥✌🏻+have a nice day !

[@OblivionAviator]

Much of this is so "punch me in the face" painfully obvious that it's hard to believe I've completely overlooked it. Thanks very much for this video. Excellent job!

[@CarolinaRizzotto]

what an amaaaaaazing video! EXACTLY what I've been praying to find!

[@helentsokana]

Amazing video, super helpful. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@sketchingthefacts]

Not sure what is going on with Shorts but over the last 2 days my shorts have gotten very minimal views when they were getting 1000s of views. They must have changed the algorithm. I post atleast 1 short on the daily. Not sure what is going on. As far as the 'Hook' goes, sense my channel is a celebrity channel I shows a picture of the celebrity instantly.

[@adibasts]

I tried posting 1 short daily, my videos take up to 15 hours to make (some times even more), and it got me nowhere, some of the videos ended up getting 10 or 15 views after all that work, I got burned out in less than two weeks.

[@cipriandobrea7369]

​@adibasts how can a short take 15 hours to make?

[@trivenikannadachannel6306]

Thank you for information

[@RebeccaValera]

This was a great video on shorts!! It really has me thinking about how I can film and utilize this type of content. Thanks so much for sharing

[@VIPupdatecentral]

Hello, I just want to ask if I'm choosing to open a channel about funny animal videos , what is the best category to choose ✅ for these kind of posts, comedy/entertainment or pets and animals!? Thanks a lot 🙏

[@VIPupdatecentral]

No answer yet 😔