Do THIS and the YouTube Algorithm CAN’T Ignore You

[@vidIQ]

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[@Drawwithauto]

Thanks!

[@TheAdamsrealityTv]

@@Drawwithauto let's get this

[@Drawwithauto]

@@TheAdamsrealityTv Yeah!

[@donnsylvaa]

❤❤

[@Rollinsly29]

I am making my own cartoon series called Jailbima Rotains

[@TheModernHermeticist]

They say there is no algorithm, only audience's preferences, but then when I go to search for anything using the search feature, my results are absolutely drowned out by 'For you' and 'People also watched' stuff, and hardly any of what I actually searched for. How can they justify saying this in this light?

[@Aarush.A.S]

Hmm true .. tell us you tube you are hiding something

[@DougHewsonYT]

#1 no one says there’s no algorithm. #2 in these videos, 99% of the time they are referring to the recommendation algorithms, ie. browse and suggested - not search. Each traffic source has its own algorithm. Most watched traffic comes from browse and suggested - the content KZbin recommends to viewers based on their watch history.

[@Aarush.A.S]

Ya but we don't know the source code

[@Sportify-g6b]

KZbinrs fool us no one knows KZbin's algorithm i am getting 400 -500 views with viewed ratio of 80+ 😡 this mean my content is good but youtube just hate new channels and demotivate small channels

[@McMakersStation]

there is an algorithm but it’s controlled by the viewer, essentially theres no way for the algorithm to screw you over

[@NaudVanDalen]

If it's just about video quality, why would MrBeast be able to record a 3 second video of him farting and get over a million views easily while I have to cure cancer, end world hunger and start world peace for 10k views?

[@Josh-py9rq]

Lol 😂 💯

[@crazydayz1080]

So true. KZbin is a messed up platform that promotes those that go along with it's woke agenda. Have you put in your pronouns yet!? Geez!

[@jasonstanley4557]

Once you have that many followers, you can do whatever you want

[@daysandwords]

It's not just about video quality. It's about video INTEREST. Mr. Beast can do stuff like that because people want to see what Mr. Beast does because he's rich and famous. It's the same as Kim Kardashian... she's got an IQ lower than her age but people care what she does because she's famous and has a nice butt or something. If Mr. Beast ONLY did stupid stuff, everyone would stop watching. But if he does something stupid every now and then, people are like "LOL what's he up to?" - so, no, it's not about video quality, it's about video interest. You get rich and famous by making quality... and then you can do the odd low quality video.

[@ASIATRUCKS]

just change ur name to mrbear

[@BestMotivationChannel1]

Come on guys. We got this. Remember if you quit you can't win. Stay strong brother.

[@TrueTributes13]

💪💪💪 love the mindset!

[@KendisFX]

'Whatever you do: Believe it, even if you don't believe. Play the game of belief. That is sheer power. And it will happen' (Sir Anthony Hopkins) Persevere and analyze what you've done so far, that's the most important thing.

[@BestMotivationChannel1]

@@KendisFX You will succeed in life brother. I feel it. Stay strong.

[@KendisFX]

@@BestMotivationChannel1 Thank you so much. I wish you the very best!!!

[@BestMotivationChannel1]

@@KendisFX Work>wishes. Lazy people wish. Successful people work. Remember this in life.

[@SleepyGorillaProductions]

If you are reading this, I hope your channel grows in 2024! DON'T GIVE UP!

[@paranormalwheelers]

Ditto 🎉

[@B1RDC4NDY]

@@SleepyGorillaProductions SKWARK

[@FarmerEnvoyXtreme]

to be fair, I have noticed a lot more the algorithm pushing new fellow smaller channels on me, either based upon what I watch or what I upload more frequently. 99% of time I pass it as doesn't interest me for whatever reason but good to see it at work. I also experienced this with my channel

[@Aeenjyl]

I agree completely!

[@shepherdwarrior777]

I have seen some smaller channels show up on my feed but they weren't all that. I think they are just placating us.

[@MaricelArdino]

❤

[@BenHeffernanArt]

Me too.

[@MaricelArdino]

😮😮

[@Arminso-pj8dr]

for me i got me a monetized youtube channel with over 20k from viral npc marketplace (it is now 30K) and im now earning like an old youtuber haha. good video btw

[@crazydayz1080]

You have a small channel with one video. What are you talking about?

[@Arminso-pj8dr]

@@crazydayz1080 this is my side channel where i watch videos and save them like a normal dude lol. i have 3 big channels now.

[@KMAAcademy2020]

@@crazydayz1080lol

[@NightWrencher]

​@@crazydayz1080its a scam account

[@CameronHadley-uo1pr]

@@crazydayz1080it’s probably on a different channel, that’s probably why they said “A”

[@seancasgamer]

The problem with the suggestion of "Go into the audience tab and see what your viewers are also watching" isn't available to small channels that are getting less than say 25,000 views per week. A small channel with 100 subs and releasing two per week that's getting 500-1000 views on each will be told in that tab, "Not enough eligible data to show this report." You see this with KZbin staff and even Google Search staff on Twitter that they make these recommendations to "small creators" and it doesn't apply because the data they are talking about just isn't there because they are too small.

[@friendlyneighborhoodartist]

I have a lot of viewers and a small channel and i still don't get recommended what my audience watches

[@ChuckHaney]

To them 50,000 subs is small.

[@friendlyneighborhoodartist]

@@ChuckHaney fml lol

[@Maxsmotoshop]

As a viewer, I hate when video start playing on the browser

[@TrueTributes13]

Whys that?

[@SonetLandman]

You can turn that off. It is a setting.

[@outbackjerky]

I love it as I watch them that way and get no ads

[@BenHeffernanArt]

Yeah me too!

[@FrequencyHorizon]

I just subscribed to your channel!

[@SeekingWellness]

Being a small channel is hard, but don't you dare give up! Consistency is key, keep grinding!

[@TrueTributes13]

Consistency is everything!

[@SonetLandman]

Consistency is nothing. I have posted daily for 19 months. I have decided to relax.

[@TrueTributes13]

@@SonetLandman so what youre saying is that you consistently uploaded and now youre consistently relaxing☺️

[@SonetLandman]

@@TrueTributes13 😁😁 Good sense of humour. I like it. KZbin can make a person obsessive. No matter what I do, I am just not winning. I now upload when I have a video ready. It it is 2 days or 3 days. Whatever. I am not going to make myself sick fighting against the unknown I clearly have no control over.

[@TrueTributes13]

@@SonetLandman that is true, youtube can definitely do that, i checked out your channel, you make some very very good and super interesting top quality content🙌

[@OpEditorial]

Rob: here's a bunch of tips on how to get more channel subscribers. Also Rob: I personally haven't subscribed to any channels in several years.

[@iamanimating]

Ever since I got Vid iq, I’ve grown from having only 8 subscribers to over 500!! Thx❤❤❤❤

[@vidIQ]

Fantastic job! Congrats!

[@TheSwedishCarGuy]

congrats

[@iamanimating]

@@vidIQ THXXX ❤

[@iamanimating]

@@TheSwedishCarGuy thxx

[@aceishere]

Congrats!!! Keep it up

[@PodiCuts.Channel]

618 subscribers and counting, I hope everyone can make money with KZbin one day🔥

[@MaricelArdino]

Wow

[@francescofaelli]

The problem is that the algorithm advices videos to the wrong niche

[@SonetLandman]

Yes. I get fed art channels that it is coming out of my ears just because I watch one art channel. I am not an artist. I like animals, nature my garden etc.

[@PulpParadise]

I would say that most of the video recommendations seem plausible to me, but then some of the others are in the "what were you thinking?" category. I have recently started seeing a lot of videos that I've already watched showing up in my feed, and I can't figure out why. I've checked and they aren't still in my "Watch Later" folder.

[@WorkWithCleverness]

Hi, May be, you'll find some helpful ideas about the KZbin algorithm in my videos.

[@pioneeringsports]

You guys have helped so much. 20 subs from the magic 1k. Thank you 🙏

[@ethereal6063]

Congrats! It's coming! 😊

[@vidIQ]

Awesome! Congrats!

[@MaricelArdino]

😮😮

[@IntentionalTech]

I don't disagree with any of Rob's commentary and really want to take this guy's advice in good faith. However, the recent Google search algorithm leak has certainly cast some doubt over the veracity of official lines taken by KZbin. I'm sadly now much less convinced that all creators are treated the same, which is openly not true anyway considering only a fraction of creators have access to the test and compare feature.

[@shepherdwarrior777]

It's a controlled algorithm don't let them deceive you. Just the creator viewer ratio alone tells you it's controlled. I have seen some pretty unimpressive videos get a lot of views.

[@SonetLandman]

​@@shepherdwarrior777oh don't get me started on this 😡 Channels where every video makes your stomach turn as the camera is just swung from side to side all the time and the people watch and compliment the wonderful work.

[@AmericanExplorer]

@@SonetLandman I call those Dramamine channels. You have to take a dose of Dramamine to watch their videos. I would also like to add those where the camera shakes constantly and the creator doesn't even try to stabilize it. 🤢But according to the comments, their videos are always awesome. 🙄

[@SonetLandman]

@@AmericanExplorer 😅😅

[@MadamMorgue]

Thanks VidIQ. Always have the new KZbinrs backs😊 Loving the start of my journey!

[@vidIQ]

We got you! Good luck!

[@sigmathanos5030]

No they don't bruh Other people give better advice than them They just recycle the same advise over and. Over

[@Narnacle]

I just wanna say @MadamMorgue... your channel name is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

[@sigmathanos5030]

@@Narnacle why, thank you!

[@the_om4r]

These videos prove that VidIQ is a literal god of KZbin. Thank's VidIQ!

[@vidIQ]

Thank you for watching!

[@Aeenjyl]

I agree completely!

[@razortype-s]

To subscribe to a channel and not watch the channel's content is like ordering a pizza, taking a small bite, and putting the rest in the fridge never to be eaten. 🙂

[@oldcoldsnakemusic]

I realized over the last week another quirk of the algorithm. A video from a month ago of mine (not this account) has over 125k views and is getting 2k to 3k impressions a day, but the video I released last Monday is only getting about 200-300 even though it has a 6.8% ctr and average view duration of over 8 minutes of the 20min video. Last months has a 3% on over 2.5M impressions for comparison. The algorithm is more likely to push what it knows people will watch and keep trying to find more people to watch it, than it will something that's newer and untested. Oh well. I'm super proud of the video I made last week and that's all the motivation I need to keep making more until I hit another that goes nuclear. Make things to make them, not for the numbers and the success will follow. I have more ideas than time, which is now a motivation to do more and wallow less!

[@mdtomchick1563]

I feel like the recommended videos are not things i would search for or watch... and that makes me not click. Could bad recommendations be punishing smaller creators because they are being pushed to someone who isnt realy interested?

[@AsianCelebrityScoop]

Just be consistent in your videos. Good luck everyone. We can do this!❤

[@Ethiomobileunlock]

I believe KZbin should hide view counts in the browse feature. It would promote more organic exploration and help users find hidden gems without being swayed by numbers. Quality content deserves a chance to shine!

[@shepherdwarrior777]

This thumbnail theory makes no sense. I watch a few channels that have no thumbnail design and they get thousands of views. Some others just add a title to the video and get thousands of views. I think I will start experimenting with TikTok and see if the algorithm is less controlled over there and if it is, I will quit KZbin altogether.

[@LilyGazou]

I have started considering this too.

[@ChatKraze]

So someone please explain me this. I opened my channel last week and published 3shorts so far. Here's what happened : 1st short : published last Thursday, started receiving impressions after 6 hours from publishing, as it often happens, and was going great. In the first three hours almost 15000 impressions and almost 11000 views. Then, for no reason at all, impressions almost stopped, in the following 4 days it merely received a little more than one thousand, and at the moment there's no one increase at all. 2nd short: published the day after, after verifying the channel, for the first 9 hours after publishing nothing happened, then impressions started, but at a much lower rate. After three days it's about 1500, with less then 500 views, because the video in in English and it has been shown mainly in Italy (where I reside) and France instead of the US as the first one was. 3rd short: published about 20 hours ago, totally shadowbanned, one single impression since publishing, and it was in my other channel where I saw it. So basically no one else except myself saw it. So how does this goddamn algorithm work once and for all?

[@SonetLandman]

Nobody knows and the algorithm really does not work. It does more harm than good. I just think KZbin does not really want anymore channels on its platform. It is saturated.

[@PlaylistUK]

Lucky you!

[@KNSkycraft]

Hey 👋. I'm currently on 9 subscribers, but by what i presume is thanks to what I learned in your videos I have gotten a comment saying that i am underated. The feeling that those comments give you are beyond anything else and have encouraged me to tell small creators like myself that they're underrated and a great KZbinr just to make their day just as it made mine. I am yet to have a hate comment as my channel is fairly new, and i haven't had too many viewers to leave comments like that. I can't imagine how much a hate comment can affect someone's day in such an opposite way, but if this comment can teach you something, it is too leave something positive on a small KZbinr's channel, it takes 10 seconds and could change someones whole day! Anyway, great vid as always VidIQ

[@SFCFilms]

It's not so much KZbin hate our channel that concerns me, it's there is no clear path to reaching my audience. All these analytics and matrics doesn't tell me how do I reach my audience of space enthusiasts and how can I adopt my content to what they like to watch. Yes I know there are tips but there's nothing on the KZbin studio where we can indicate "these are my target audience so what do you recommend"?

[@shepherdwarrior777]

If your video gets 1 view it should get a thousand views just based on the sure volume of users unless it's a controlled algorithm if not straight up censorship for some.

[@FredsRandomFinds]

Can we actually trust anything he says though? There has been a recent leak from Google where up to 14k items that are checked when deciding where to rank a website in the algo have been shown. What was also seemingly shown was that most of what Google had been Telling SEO's over the years had been misleading at best and an outright lie at worst..

[@DougHewsonYT]

I would argue that the KZbin recommendation system is a different beast to Google’s website ranking algorithms.

[@FredsRandomFinds]

@@DougHewsonYT Personally I wouldn't. They may have started that way but personally I believe they are increasingly using very similar codebases..

[@shepherdwarrior777]

It's false hope to keep you watching and plugging along. There isn't enough money to make everyone successful. If youtube gatekeepers like you they will push your videos. That's the truth they will never admit.

[@SonetLandman]

You can't trust anything. Nobody knows. All preprogrammed and rigged.

[@DefinitiveJoke]

As a viewer and creator for VidIQ ur advice or information is a nice addition But also videos like these are repetitive sometimes.. we get the same topics but lil difference that lead to the same result Can we dial it back when it comes to vids like these?

[@Aeenjyl]

Thanks VidIQ for being the best

[@tschoiy]

So far my small channel journey has been really good! I can see KZbin is trying to show people my content, so when it doesn't blow up I can clearly tell that it is my thumbnail & title that need work... As for videos itself I noticed that the videos I was excited about and did my own thing worked the best so that has been really rewarding! I guess I will listen to my intuition & do what I am excited about!!! quite refreshing tbh!

[@TollReacts]

Wow. This actually changes quite alot for myself. I forgot about the intro form and most people will have it muted. Makes sense now with more hooks, and capture engagement. Interesting for real. Good luck to all content creators out there

[@shepherdwarrior777]

"The answer is we don't" which tells me it's CONTROLLED ALGORITHM

[@steel-spirit]

The journey has just begun, no matter what we don't give up, success will come💪💪

[@samebloke]

Sometimes I see a video from a channel I haven't watched for a long time and notice I am no longer subscribed which leads me to think KZbin has unsubbed me without my knowledge because often they are channels that are still relevant to me. Do you know why this may be happening?

[@BecTries]

I have definitely noticed a lot more smaller creators being pushed on my front page which is amazing

[@LifeWithRilla]

He said that the algorithm doesn’t have bias and yet you have to have enough data for the “other channels your viewers watch” data to appear otherwise it just says “not enough data” that in and of itself is a bias towards creators getting enough views. Whether or not it’s 100% accurate everybody should have access to those recommendations if not then we are at a disadvantage compared to slightly larger channels

[@WhatGameDat]

How do you get your channel to be recommended in your niche with other channels in your niche?

[@SonetLandman]

You don't/can't. One woman's beginner channel saved a bird and got 34k views. I save birds all the time and get 34 views. Let that make sense. All the algorithm had to do was to serve one of my videos to her 34K viewers. My guess is, it didn't. Apparently that is rocket science.

[@PlaylistUK]

@@SonetLandman I like that. Who wants to watch birds being released over and over again?? A niche is like keeping a bird in a cage.

[@Graphicxtras1]

Small channels should get equal visibility as the big ones but I guess they just make more money from the big ones. I am suspicious that changing the thumbnail / title makes any difference. I have changed mine many times, not noticed any difference, two weeks, 6 months or years down the line, not even the slightest change from 0 views for the last 28 days.

[@elsynjogu7578]

You are not alone same here 😢

[@elsynjogu7578]

You are not alone same here 😢

[@elsynjogu7578]

You are not alone same here 😢

[@DougHewsonYT]

How people respond is the difference. If there’s no change in response, then the change of thumbnail didn’t move your potential audience to being any more likely to click. It could be a DOA topic that no one is interested in.

[@pioneeringsports]

9:09 Rob saying he doesn’t subscribe he just allows the algorithm to gift him the type of content he likes to watch. I think this is the case with a lot of consumers now, but that makes me wonder if the 1k subscriber threshold should still be a thing in 2024

[@SonetLandman]

Fight the 4000 watch hours. After one year if you did not make it, it becomes an impossibility.

[@pioneeringsports]

@@SonetLandman I got my hours, just need a handful more subs lol - however in my experience, just one video popping off will get you the hours required

[@SonetLandman]

@@pioneeringsports you are quite right, but the timing of that popping off video must be right. Mine wasn't. Came too early. So when I did not make my 1000 subs in a year, that video became a curse. 😞. Now KZbin is not giving me another one.

[@SoFly415]

The algorithm should recommend videos mostly to people who already are interested in that topic. I don’t mind my videos going out to others, but my videos are niche and there is still a large audience. Some other similar creators have hundreds of thousands, if not millions of subscribers and views. I’m just trying to get a few thousand for now and grow. I don’t necessarily need my videos getting recommended to people whose search/watch history isn’t relevant to what I’m producing. While skipping the millions who would be interested. KZbin should add a section for creators to straight up tell KZbin the intended target audience instead of KZbin trying to guess.

[@HybridZoo]

Tip: dislikes kill your video. Got one short with a single dislike. It's dead with 4 views. A similar video of equal quality has 169 views. Either that or it's bad luck. I'll reupload it because it did NOT get placed in people's shorts feeds (6 times) while the other got placed in there 705 times for 169 views. The low view video got double the watch/swipe rate, yet was abandoned by the audience. If you happen to not get impressions, then you get no views. If you get a billion impressions, you get a million views on even a terrible video.

[@SonetLandman]

Thank you. I see that clearly on my channel and left a comment saying exactly this a bit higher up.

[@MichaelsPaintingChannel]

No good word for this Todd. Everything yt did is a mess and just for supporting the biggest and the best, and once it was wide and everyone could watch everyone. Those guys have destroyed it and - no you can not convince me. We are not just interested in competing against each other, we want to have fun together making good videos. Today's yt algorythm is just about bla, bla, bla talking quickly, without pause and spamming words in the face of the audience. Wow, what a great job he did. We can really see how all yt watchers get hypnotized by us content creators binding them on this platforms so the handful can get the money.

[@ScaleTrainStation]

Learning that YT sees the effects of thumb/title changes on their end in seconds is gold. I would have thought it was at least hours, if not days - but with this piece of info you know if you're not getting the response you anticipate, change it.

[@TOPHealthTips.]

You are always updating us new channels and giving us great tips and advices, and thank you for that!

[@Aeenjyl]

I agree completely!

[@celestialsoundsalchemy]

Smh... I had a short that was growing the most in 4 hrs than I ever had. YT just decided not to show it anymore. If it kept going, I could have easily had at least 24k views. That's something I've never had before. I will keep figuring out my own path.

[@cursedtoons]

Same happened to me. 15.000 impressions and 11.000 views in 3 hours, then suddenly the impressions were halted for no reason.

[@NaudVanDalen]

MrBeast's videos only get low click-through-rates because his videos get multiple recommendations on the same page and you can only click on one of his videos.

[@camuivt]

>"Give the viewers what they want" >don't show video to subs, even the ones with notifications on >give video 16 impressions in a 48 hour period before flatlining it indefinitely Working as intended! Thank you, KZbin, very cool.

[@Calvin.The.Unfindable]

updating thumbnail and packaging they say it doesn't trigger the algorithm, just viewers react differently - well surely that is one and the same thing - by being seen (more impressions) its the possibility of more views - Tod said no, but then he politician type answer said yes it does! talk about confusing double speak! it's all very well and good to say subs don't mean nothing - if that was the case, why are there numbers attributed to certain goals - monetisation, streaming allowed, etc. so miniscule channels hear this from huge channels - such as yourself or smaller. and it sends out completely the mixed message. constantly hearing bigger channels sayings subs don't matter - its alright for you, you got your hype vanity metric... if subs don't matter what is the obsession with trying to beat another channel to subs! for fun you say? hmm tod said about subscribers, and their watch habits - so it does tell YT things, so therefore it is a useful metric? otherwise why would they/we be able to track that habit of sub and watcher. if subs don't count! i sub to channels so i can see what their next vid is, i can also find them again, because why trust an algorithm to serve you, you could miss a loads from a creator that it wont serve you - i found that out, which is why i sub. if this vanity metric means naff all, why is there such hype at get 100k and beyond with fancy play buttons and etc. watching things that YT recommends to me, is the fastest way to doom scrolling. and loosing days at a time - that's not healthy either. not all viewers are created equal.. if subscriptions don't matter why is it linked to so much access AND success?. as a viewer of the last 13 years my habit is to watch and go, leave no comments and no likes - and many people are like that. i find a lot of my viewers do same, partly cos they just want to watch, and partly because they do not log in to YT so cant like or comment... interaction as you like to say. but the view is still super valid and important. sorry for the long message, i know i am talking to the void, as i rarely get a response to my ramblings! just sometimes feel confused about the messaging. but i can appreciate how you bring the message. 😢😢🥺🥺😢

[@EddieV19]

Well my shorts have a low swipe away rate but still flatline. Sounds like the algorithm something against me.

[@AudioStoryWick]

Actually, the algorithm did not hate our small channels, it did suggested our contents constantly, but it is the audience themselves who doesn't really care to watch our contents, I know because the YT studio analytics shows it. Audience watch what they want to watch, I won't go into details. I know what they really like to see. Facts.

[@artbylynnnorris]

I still can't see what my audience are watching, 'not enough data to create this report' I had 29k views and +145 subscribers in the last month, how much data do they need?

[@NaudVanDalen]

If only I got 1000 impressions in 1 hour. 💀

[@DutchSimGames]

I've said it before and I'll keep saying it! This or any other strategy won't work on gaming-specific channels. This may only work if you do reviews or a how-to-cook video, but definitely not with gaming channels. I think that Vidiq should focus more on this because we gamers are always left out of harm's way 🤬🤬

[@TilskKarishma]

I make my own music and AMVs for them. 90% of the tips cant work for that too. ^^;

[@NPC_Power]

Good luck everyone

[@Mr_Legend9]

thanks

[@aceishere]

You too

[@thegreencompany2101]

The Algorithm Is Always Ingnoring Me😂

[@JeannetteRiquelhmeMUA]

I’m so extremely grateful with this amazing help I’m getting from KZbin angels! Then two things make my audience” click and watch” thank you for the guide for me been a very small creator. I’ve been following you guys bc I learn something new everyday 🙏♥️🙏

[@LuAmbience]

As a small creator just starting out and finding my niche and learning how to create value for people - I'm actually really surprised at how well the Algorithm is treating me while I'm still such a small channel. I've only been doing this for a month, I feel like I'm learning something new with every video I do, it's really a journey in discovering what people want and how to provide that, the analytics tool is so powerful.

[@KendisFX]

I had no success with my channel for a long time. Then I uploaded this one video in which I make the sun explode. That changed everything, because in no time at all I suddenly had more than a thousand subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time. One problem is that this one video still accounts for over 90 percent of all views and most of the other videos are ignored.

[@bigfellavideography]

8:24 THIS in particular, is one of the reasons my other YT channel has subs but a lot of them aren't current. This goes back at least 14 years ago when I made content that used to be borderline-viral, but I didn't know about it all that much.. far less then, than I do from the past few years. *What I've suggested in the past is that the devs at KZbin implement a policy similar to how watchtime works, except with subs. If those subs aren't watching any of your content in say a given 12 month period, they're auto-unsubbed from the channel.* This would give a clearer definition of who is watching and for how long, because not knowing puts the creator right behind the 8-ball.

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you for this video. Chasing the algorythem magic bullet is the same as chasing a 'get rich quick' dream. Learning how to make videos that people want will always be king. Make these and your audience will develop. Then you'll see a natural growth of your channel. This is the age old principal behind starting a new business. Make what people want to buy and you'll find success. Keep on improving and growing and make a note of where the wins and fails are. Happy creating 😃😃😎😎

[@LxkiBeats]

just be consistent, eventually everyone can find someone that likes his content

[@sedi]

Why are KZbinrs "competing" for the attention of established subscribers -_- It's why big creators are ditching KZbin for tiktok

[@MadRattGarage]

The algorithm isn't "out to get me" per say. BUT it is completely ignorant. I am an automotive content creator and FINALLY KZbin suggested one of my videos to ACTUALL content that applies to my content. BAM I got my first 1k views in 24hrs video and 20 likes and good viewer retention. It was an introduction video to a new project. Then the next video with actual work being done on the well-liked and viewed project comes out and the "algorithm" suggests my content to nature video's? and gangland video's? and it takes a week to get 50 views? So why didn't the algorithm learn from the last video that did well, who to show my new content to? Why didn't it just expand on the past success to see if it had found my audience? Everything VidIq says is true on what to do, but my CTR and watch time is always low when they show my stuff to the WRONG AUDIENCE. But when they show it and suggest it to the correct audience my CTR and watch time are GREAT! So how long does it take for the algorithm to get its head out of its @*$ to actually learn my audience? I'm at 90 videos' all doing the same niche and 1 out of 20 videos gets shown to sort of the right niche and the rest get shown to the opposite audience that could care less. Kind of like showing beef slaughterhouse videos to vegans. How would the CTR and watch time be for that? Could be an award-winning video but have 10 views because the algorithm is an idiot and didn't show it to meat eaters. Just saying I have NO IDEA if my videos are good based on analytics because the data is absolutely skewed showing my stuff to the wrong audience. If I word for word search for my video or channel name, it's WAY down the list after a bunch of crap I didn't search or ask for. Answer that one for me Todd and @VidIQ. Thanx for reading my long rant. Good luck to all us misunderstood wanna be KZbinrs.

[@shepherdwarrior777]

You're exactly right. If you fill out all the info before posting the video KZbin should know who to show your videos to but it doesn't work because it's all a gimmick If your video gets 1 view it should get a thousand views just based on the sure volume of users unless it's a controlled algorithm if not straight up censorship for some.

[@SonetLandman]

Hit the nail on the head with your observations.

[@vipperxgaming]

That guy always motivates the persons who think that they are not gonna grow on KZbin ….

[@PiotrBarcz]

2:12: What a luxury, too bad I don't have enough data to make it show me anything...

[@MindBodyFit0304]

It's getting frustrating every time the " Algorithm" changes. When I start to gain traction, my videos go from a few thousand down to a couple hundred. I've watched hundreds of " how-to" videos, and none of them seem to be working.

[@chalkcoasters]

When are you able to see what your audience watches? Are there requirements, or do you just get it randomly one day?

[@dub-golf]

I’m almost at 1k subscribers thank you guys!

[@nonFluencerNoWa]

Omg, this is craaaazzzy! I’m new to vlogging and I think I’ve only JUST accomplished putting together a decent intro. After 60 videos! I’m definitely not convinced that the algo hates me. I understand I have ALLOOOOT of work to do in order to improve and I’m looking forward to it 😊

[@DarlenisMR]

Thanks Vidiq! ❤ Hope yu all are well. My question: when is visible the graphic where we can see when is the best time to upload a video? Thanks in advance! ❤ @StartProChannel

[@abrarhameem1000]

This video is a very good example of how to attract audience, make them watch the whole video, and also get them to comment as I'm doing now.

[@NaudVanDalen]

I hate when I just want to look at a thumbnail and the video starts playing already. I guess changing to 4G prevents videos from being autoplayed (check your settings!), but that's a hassle.

[@tattoosinreview]

What other channels my audience is watching would be a game changer.....if only I could see it! This is whats so frustrating for smaller channels. The "Tools" seem to trickle in and you get more as your subscriber count increases. This I believe is where the "Im being ignored because I am a smaller channel!" thought process comes into play. Just one example.

[@TheAdamsrealityTv]

Don't worry mate..we will recognize one day

[@tattoosinreview]

@@TheAdamsrealityTv Yes! We just keep up plugging along, fixing, getting better and say a little prayer that our efforts pay off.

[@seancasgamer]

It's pretty laughable that in one breath Todd says that they don't favour big channels and in the next breath he says small channels should be using the "What your audience watches" data... Except for small channels with only a couple hundred subs and getting a few hundred views per video, they literally don't show you any data. It was a SMH moment for sure.

[@frenatfarms]

Yes. Go to analytics and go to research. It is there. You will see it there

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

Data can be irrelevant u less enough is available. So some stuff won’t help until you have grown at least a little bit.

[@JackTaylorGuitars]

This was super useful, thank you. I do have a question though. Would you consider making a video that dives into specifics about creators in 'small' niches? I'm in electric guitar and, while it's not super small like 'remote controlled toilet roll racing' or something, it certainly isn't what it once was before I started. I'm finding that making videos here functions a bit differently to wider or bigger niches on YT. Thought that you might have some ideas and I bet a decent chunk of your viewers are dedicated creators in smaller niches. Cheers!

[@hoistdabay]

You've helped out a lot and with your advice my views are consistently growing, I've learned to grab attention early and keep my viewers watching thank you so much for your help!!! Almost 100 SUBS!!!

[@SabreHasABlunt]

Stay creating guys, even if you're feeling discouraged it's best to just produce content that you, yourself, would watch and enjoy. Patience is a virtue even if you feel like it's going nowhere ❤

[@sweetlylorelei]

I hate to say this, but as an eh KZbinr who just only got back into Youtubing recently, I learned a brand new thing that comes with experience -- viral video takeoff. Back when i had 300 subs, I had a short video gain 100K views but it drew the wrong audience from a similar niche. Fast forward 2024, I noticed it took a while until i finally got a viral video (potentially) once again. KZbin is a competitive league. To really get going, you have to deliver a package so interesting that it'll blow your competition out of the water. Don't forget, you are competing against hundreds, if not thousands who are doing nearly the exact thing you do. Be creative, be unique. Give a reason why your viewers should be clicking back on your content and you are one step closer to reaching that snowball effect. Then social-proofing and more exposure works from there. You'll get bigger, if you expose yourself out more. Its like handing out artwork or a sample music album to passers nearby. You gotta keep at it, not just one at one location. Collaborate with producers from a podcast station, catch the attention of the bigger KZbin stars. Be the talk about in town, and you'll catch onto something nice. Cheers!

[@TheStoicDom]

There has definitely been a push towards featuring more content from us new creators and I am all for it! Let's get it!

[@Servac1]

I had recently a little problem with KZbin recommendation system, Im creating content for specific language audience, but youtube recommended one of my last videos to people who doesnt speak this language so they were leaving that video immidiately and my retention graph have huge drop at beggining. I checked all video setting and didnt find any issue. Any idea what can I do with it?

[@shepherdwarrior777]

Good luck 😂

[@SonetLandman]

Proof that the algorithm does not have a clue what it is doing and do more harm than good. Thanks for affirming what I already know to be true.

[@walkingadventureswithLILY]

Maybe someone can explain this question to me. I recently made a video and, as I always do I went to look at other creators that made a similar video. It was on a local event. The time of both our videos was around the same, the content was pretty much the same, and this creator's video got like 32k views and I got 60 hahaha..... of course this creator has more subs and more views on their channel. But, why did this happen? Please explain.

[@shepherdwarrior777]

I have the same questions 👍

[@BuildNewTowns]

It's interesting how the algorithm works

[@SonetLandman]

You mean: not work

[@darkenmc7878]

That‘s very interesting! Thank you so much 🙏

[@vedastovlog]

Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

[@Aeenjyl]

Major Thanks for sharing

[@BrotherRaines]

The audience is the algorithm

[@Portgasdace03]

Thank you for 25 followers ❤

[@vijicookss]

Past two days my shorts are not getting view and it’s not going to feed too, why is this happening? I have no idea about it please anyone help me .

[@theclife1]

I have a question related to "KZbin hating me." Why do some of my subscribers, with notifications enabled, not see our released videos? My subscribers are telling YT they want to see our content, yet they don't get to see it unless they go to our channel and click on it. Seems like the algorithm isn't working then.

[@jacplanespotting314]

Looking at "audience" habits might be helpful, BUT - it doesn't help when YT states "not enough data" to share viewing habits.

[@urbanharvestdfw]

I would say that in part the idea of the first 30 seconds or the hook being important is partially true. What I found out through my research is that when you are scrolling through KZbin on your phone, you don't always see the first 20 seconds. Sometimes KZbin picks random moments within the video to display as a hover over feature, which means even if you spent all this time on a hook you to make, choose a last 30 seconds or the middle 30 seconds to preview why?

[@unboxingwithmarty]

I appreciate your channel and the useful advise. As a new creator what I have learned is KZbin is not a sprint but a marathon, it's not about finishing first but crossing the finish line. A constant learning process. Thank you for the videos.

[@aceishere]

Thanks for making this one!! I wish everyone success!

[@TheAdamsrealityTv]

Same here

[@feralicia]

Wow, there is so much to learn! I got my 1st 50 subs this week and felt so happy ❤ thanks for the amazing advice!

[@CalsCreW]

As a small creator it’s sometimes disheartening to not grow. But I will persevere 😊

[@WingWarnings]

Hope everyone here will be successful

[@DarkBeastDiaries]

As a new 'tuber' I appreciate your info and work you put into helping us out.

[@EmpoweredZen]

I don't have any data in my Audience tab. How is this working for new youtubers?

[@INVIBEBTICP]

Thanks

[@Leo1-BrawlStars]

Almost 1,000 subscribers! 😁🥳

[@GemLogGo]

Whoever reading this, I wish your channel grows by 100000m. Best of luck! and don't give up. Difficult start made easy end..

[@RunFasteeer]

What time can you suggest for posting? Because I get few views and likes on my posts, I hope I get noticed.🙏🙏🙏♥️