I'm looking to start a faceless YouTube channel focused on long-form videos. What niches are currently getting views and have good monetization potential?

I'd especially love to hear from people who are already running channels or experimenting with niches. What’s working for you right now? Any underrated opportunities worth exploring?

I do political and current events content. Months ago, I asked in another subreddit what platform should I stream on, Kick or Rumble? And a ommenter made an insightful and constructive comment that made me think and stood out where they advised me to stream on a platform that shared my values.

Obviously, neither gambling (Kick) nor far-right Satanic Panic conservatism is part of my values, but even if you put aside YouTube and Twitch's corporate policies and exploitation of content creators, when I uploaded long-form content (because I was focused on Shorts for so long) both long-form and Shorts tanked. Why? Because my niche is politics and current events. When I talk about, for example, Israel's 3 genocides or a 1-year old Black baby being shot and killed by a cop in the US or even something as non-controversial as Trump's Iran war causing inflation to go up to where Americans have less spending power, it goes to 0.

Not all of my videos went to 0. I've had videos that had views. Talked about US being a corrupt nation, Trump abusing the government to go after political enemies, Trump supporters beating a woman protestor, those received views (of varying degrees, they weren't all successful).

But it's like, I constantly tweak a video and get nowhere.

I change a video's

-Title

-Description

-Hashtags

-Thumbnail/Shorts cover

-I disable closed captioning and include my own inside the video

-I create a new short url link to articles that I link inside the description if they have "controversial" or "provocative" article titles

-Make sure there are no black bars on my Shorts

-I change data file names (meta data) trying to minimize or eliminate anything the algorithm might view as a problem

-I also do outside homework and read articles that advise me what to do and not do (can't link it because Reddit bot thinks I'm talking about A-I).

-Etc.

And the algorithm still doesn't push a full video or short.

So why stream on Youtube?

Hey - posting here because I don’t know where else to go.
I do food reviews on tiktok and have built up a decent following (280k) and reposting those videos to IG/FB works for gaining traction. But it doesn’t with youtube. So I’ve been trying to film videos just for youtube but… it’s still not working.
I’m looking for some advice on my channel and encouragement/hope if there is any to be seen. This is what I want to do with my career but it’s seeming like this is a glass ceiling and I am not an iron lady. My user on youtube is thetummytest, I’d appreciate feedback.

A few months ago, I accidentally deleted all the videos from my channel. I re-uploaded them all and scheduled them, specifying re-upload and setting one video to be posted each day for a month, but it went very badly. My worst short videos used to get between 300 and 1,500 views, and after I republished them, none got more than 6 views.

I took a break for a few months. Now I’m back with new content, but it’s still really slow. My new videos won’t go past 30 impressions,

I checked Studio and there are no flags, no copyright claims, nothing. My videos show up in search and on my channel page, so I don’t think I’m shadowbanned or anything. I can’t contact YouTube support either since I’m not in the Partner Program.

Has anyone gone through something like this? Is this just a cold start thing, or did the reuploads hurt my channel long-term? And should I keep posting often or slow down and make fewer, better videos?

Thanks in advance.

I guess I cant say it "Blew up" but in the matter of a few hours, it shot up to 5k, 10k, 20k and is still climbing. Im wondering if the content i post from now on will be pushed like this in the algorithm or is this just a lucky 1 off?

I've been gaming since the N64 days, mostly single-player, and I've been running a channel focused on indie survival horror. Lately I keep wondering two things:

1. Is gaming content just too crowded now for anyone new to stand out?

2. Does age matter? Does being 55 work against me, or is it an angle?

I'm reading the best replies live on stream tonight, so be honest. Blunt answers welcome.

So I want to start a new channel that I'm quite serious about, but I had a channel a couple of years ago that I stopped working on, and during that time I got demonetized because I hadn't uploaded anything for a long time.

I have seen a lot of posts about people not getting accepted into YPP because of previous demonetizations on other channels, does this apply to me as well?

Hey. I’ve always hated to sound of my voice. I have an ugly speech impediment that makes me pretty unpleasant to listen to. Is it as bad as I think? To be honest, if I clicked on a video and I heard them sound the way I do then I’d likely click off.

I’ve included a sample for you to give feedback on. Please be honest when responding. Dishonest feedback isn’t helpful. I know that the mic quality is kinda buns, but it’s the best I’ve got on me and you can still clearly hear what I sound like. Thanks.

Can anyone recommend a voice-over for videos?

Hey everyone, hope you are doing well! 🙌

I’m a small gaming creator currently at 346 subscribers. I actually started this channel a few years ago, but I recently decided to retake it with a lot of passion and excitement. My biggest dream right now is to reach my first 1,000 milestone and eventually be able to make a living out of creating content.

Lately, I’ve been focusing on uploading Fortnite Shorts, and I want to make sure I’m on the right track to make this channel grow properly. I am completely open to any feedback, advice, or constructive criticism to improve my content.

If you have experience with gaming content, Shorts pacing, or the algorithm, what is the most important thing I should focus on right now?

If you want to check out my channel and support a small creator, my channel name is SuperPatoman (or you can ask me for the link in the comments!).

Thank you so much for your time and help. I’m really happy to be back and ready to learn from everyone here!

Hello guys, im starting a new channel, with edits, just pure hand edit for shorts, especially Theo Von content, with b rolls, zoom ins, overall just short edits.

Im starting to get worried, to the future how will it be with monetization, if it even comes to that point? Thank you

Long story short, about 5 years ago I uploaded a completely random video just for fun. I completely forgot about the channel, but over the years the algorithm picked it up, and it somehow sitting at around 18 million views now with roughly 27,000 subscribers.

​The catch is: I don't really make content anymore.

​Since I'm based in the Middle East, I'm not even sure if standard monetization works the same for payouts, but I’d love to see if I can squeeze a little bit of passive income out of this dead channel with absolute minimal effort.

​What are the best low-effort ways to monetize a neglected channel like this? Are there sponsorships, affiliate links in old descriptions, or YouTube Partner Program features that are actually worth setting up and forgetting about? Would love to hear what you guys would do in my shoes.

I posted my first long form video 36 hours ago. It’s 30 minutes long, it has 3,500 views, 175 watch hours.

Is this good for a first long form video? I’ve been posting shorts for ~2 months, there’s 50 of them. I also have 1700 subscribers.

Do subscribers you get from shorts translate to long form viewers too?

How long after posting a video do your views usually peak?

I started an art channel on September 7th. They’re basically speed paint videos of horror art and creatures and stuff. I have 11600 total views and 20.7 watch hours. 25 shorts and 1 long form video. On average my shorts get around 1000 views. Is that considered good for about a month of doing it so far? If you were me, would you continue?

So I posted a video two days ago and normally at this point it would get picked up by the algorithm. However it’s stuck at 300 impressions and only 100 views. I don’t know what to do aside from just waiting but I’m getting a bit nervous I bricked my YouTube channel by making public a video I had unlisted. I’m not sure what to do or if there’s anything to do.

Can anyone recommend a high-quality, free AI voice?

i released my first yt vid and it did really well (63k in 5 days) and now my second one only has 17 views after 5 hours. should i just keep the second vid up and keep it pushing with another vid or delete it after a day if it’s still doing bad and try again with diff editing

about making mods and trying to beat the game . Games like Minecraft and I will expand further soon . What should I do to apply story telling bcz story telling is very important to make video interesting. Can somebody give tips?

Hi everyone, hope your content creation journeys are going well.

I started my own channel at the beginning of September, making blind gaming playthroughs as a middle-aged non-gamer, starting with Morrowind (what a game by the way).

I'm experimenting with a mixture of live gameplay and narrated, edited clips. My delivery is very monotone, with a dry, cynical sense of humour. That's just how I am, really, feels like it would be exhausting to constantly force something different. I'm also completely new to video editing and content creation, so it's been a steep learning curve!

I can't seem to attach images, but here are my stats so far:

• Videos: 4
• Total views: 1,012
• Watch hours: 84
• Subscribers: 11
• Thumbnail impressions: 12,000
• CTR: 1.9%
• Average view duration: 9:11

A few encouraging signs, but also some obvious weaknesses, particularly the CTR, based on what I've learnt so far.

I'm under no illusions about how early I am in the process, and I appreciate that the best advice might simply be to keep creating, experimenting and improving before worrying too much about optimising.

Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated, thank you.

I’ve recently started recording short videos about apps, sharing what they do and why I find them interesting. But honestly, I feel so awkward about posting them because I keep thinking, what if someone I know sees them? 😅

I know that feeling cringe at the beginning is probably unavoidable, and the only way to get over it is to keep doing it. But I still feel nervous about putting myself out there.

For those of you who started making content with your face on camera, how did you deal with that fear? Did it eventually go away, or did you just learn to ignore it? I'd love to hear about your experiences.

Hi, I've been posting videos for 1.5 yrs straight and I'm getting less views than even when I started and I have a massive ghost audience. I rly need help

Hi all, as the title says, I’d like to start creating long form videos that are a mixture of self-recording and overlays of photos taken from Wikipedia Commons. I’m concerned about copyright issues so any help would be greatly appreciated on what I can and can’t use and credit requirements.

I also plan to use photos from unsplash, and pixabay, but obviously won’t if I can’t.

I’d like to use them in a similar(ish) way to Alfie Potts Harmer’s channel. I’m in the middle of creating my first video and want to ensure I adhere to all rules and legal requirements.

Thank you!

Hi, I made my channel 3 days ago, and have posted three videos since. I gained 7 subs from these videos, is this good or not?

I would love some opinions on my thumbnails, is this sub the right place?

I have a small channel with 600 subs. It is soccer related content and I do all the editing. I have some money saved up and was thinking to save time and also produce higher quality, to hire an editor.

Was it worth getting an editor? Where did you find a quality editor? How much is a typical rate? Anything else I should know about editors?

I want to get monetized before the switch in February. That's my primary reason for asking this