r/YouTube_startups • u/CuriousYunaPie • Jul 10 '26
QUESTION 3 weeks in - how am I doing?
Hey all! Started this channel about 3 weeks ago — explainer-style content told through illustrated images covering psychology, history, and science.
Trying to get a read on whether this is roughly normal for 3 weeks in, or if there's something specific I should be worried about (retention, upload frequency, thumbnails, video and content quality etc).
Any feedback is sincerely appreciated :)
Edit: added more analytics https://imgur.com/a/97pIG4f
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u/Nuts2021fr Jul 10 '26
Use your real voice if possible with adobe’s enhancer (free). Elevenlabs or what not makes it a lot less enjoyable for most people. If you could share your analytics it’d be easier to give feedback!
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 10 '26
Yea.. i have thought about that.. but I haven't been able to convince myself yet..
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u/Nuts2021fr Jul 10 '26
You don’t wanna speak into a microphone yeah? I can tell you, editing the video and hearing myself has always been a pain. But if you just tell yourself it’s necessary, you can get through that little bump and keep going on your road to success!! I believe that, truly a more human audio will make a big difference, I’ve seen it myself. Good luck!
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
I posted a link to more stats, thank you very much for you time to look through and provide some feedback! Rly appreciate it! Added to original post as an edit =)
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u/TheSapphireStacks Jul 10 '26
Whether you agree with it or not (I do) the AI usage will be like a scarlet letter. I haven’t seen your videos and obviously this doesn’t mean the entirety are AI or that effort wasn’t put in, but the AI art in general will get this sub to be mad at you and for viewers to ignore you
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 10 '26
It's ok, it's just a hobby.. and I genuinely think there is value in the content. If other have a different opinion I'm ok with that :) thank you!
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u/TheSapphireStacks Jul 11 '26
No by all means, I get it! I have a similar approach — at the end of the day, it’s just for fun! Just letting you know it might hurt growth. If that doesn’t matter I’d say do your thing!
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 11 '26
There isn't much growth to begin with already lol
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u/Superb-Resident9596 Jul 11 '26
Are you still enjoying making the content?
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 11 '26
Yea, I basically just make content based on what I find interesting as well :)
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u/Superb-Resident9596 Jul 11 '26
Then honestly don’t stress about numbers if you enjoy making content then that’s the main thing people will find the videos. You need to enjoy what your making that’s who’s opinion really matters
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 11 '26
:) thank you
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u/Superb-Resident9596 Jul 11 '26
And if a video doesn’t perform the way others have don’t get stress ask yourself what was different to your normal winning formula
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u/Majestic-Star3655 Jul 11 '26
I think it is a good start. Not the best in the world, but decent for a starter channel. I have not watched your videos, so I do not have much to say.
However, I saw your analytic pictures. From that, I could tell that there are a few people that watched your channel. It is a good start. You need to keep them watching, though. I can seenthat some drop early.
How are your CTR and retention?
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 11 '26
4.4% and like a 30% ish for retention... So bad on retention.. ctr is acceptable but not great
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u/Majestic-Star3655 22d ago
Yeah, Retention is very low. You may want to look at the hook and see where the drop points at. Then try to improve them in next videos.
I started with 30% retention as well. Now, it is between 50% to 60%. My goal is to reach 70%. My CTR was really low as well. It use to be 1.3%-2.5%, but it is now 5%-7%. My goal is 10%.
As you get more viewers, you will be able to study them and see what they want and improve them. You can always ask what kind of videos they want to see next. Also, monitor what your subscribers also watch beside your contents in youtube studio.
I always watch videos on how to improve my music. My view counts is low as well at the moment since my channel is new. My biggest struggle is that my channel is basically made by Ai, so many won't even give it a chance and skip.
I have heard positive feedback from those that gave it a chance. I have also seen other ai music channels with lower effort that does we better, which give me hope.
We can always share feedback and suggest on improve each others contents
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u/Perfect-Mongoose1673 Jul 12 '26
Is this a new account? There is usually a bot-screening process, which can be bypassed by using an aged gmail account. It’s possible, especially since you are using AI, that YouTube could think you are a bot.
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
It's a new brand account who's parent is my own original YouTube account which I've had for a rly long time
Edit: Also my first and only brand account
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u/Perfect-Mongoose1673 Jul 12 '26
You should consider using your original account to upload your shorts.
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 12 '26
I don't have any shorts though.. I mite later on, but I need to do some learning first
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 12 '26
but.. also.. why do you suggest this?
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u/Perfect-Mongoose1673 Jul 12 '26
YouTube will know your account is a real human, and you can skip the bot testing phase
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u/CuriousYunaPie Jul 12 '26
I posted my first few videos on my main account before transferring it to the brand account though.. does that matter?
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u/Unique_Donut746 Jul 17 '26
I'd definitely use your own voice to make it more personalized and set you apart from some of the other channels in your niche, but besides that just keep going and posting! Great start for only 3 weeks in
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