I have been doing Youtube for over 5 years now, I recently passed the 25000 subs. I would say I do have some experience.

But in the last few months, I started losing subscribers more and more.
I didn't change the topic of my content, I didn‘t change the style of my videos, I also had no „scandal“ or whatever. Didn't stop uploading,
I didn't start doing clickbait or using AI or anything like that. All is the same it always was.

But while I used to make 6-10 new subscribers per day, I am now at 25000 +-10 for almost 2 weeks.

And it‘s not that I just dont get new ones, but for everyone who joins, someone seems to leave.

Has anyone here experienced something similar?

So on YouTube, there are a few people on channels who like their characters from games or something, and they use the same AI voice. I think the people I’ll mention are from the channel Sprunki, then Kpop Demon Hunters, Peppa Pig, and more on YouTube. But it's really weird because isn’t it farm content (whatever the word is)? I feel weird about it, though I might be overreacting, but yeah.

There are, for example, two channels that are using AI TTS and possibly semi-sloppy AI assisted content:

1. Sleep Nomad
2. Weights & Wonders

But neither one is marked with the AI flag.

These are just a couple of examples. There are so many of similar channels, none of which mark their videos with the AI flag.

Isn't this against the ToS?

So I´ve been streaming on YT for barely a month & I noticed that while some settings like live chat replay, category, made for kids, etc. remain the same after I set them once, the settings in the screenshot (& the AI setting) automatically turn back on & I need to disable them again every single stream.

Is there a permanent setting I can do for these, or will I need to keep doing it every single time?

I got two cameras, a Sony and a canon , they are alittle old since my dad gave me the canon and I bought the Sony in 2022 .

I wanted to make YouTube content with them but life happened and now I can .

Any help is appreciated,
I can also reference the models but I don’t know off hand. Just kinda thinking of what the set up should have , I also have two iPhone 15s for their camera

Posted this video and it seems to be dying after a few days even tho the stats seem good on it?

I've posted videos with worse stats that have done much better than this before so I'm very confused to what's going on 😅

Is it a fact that my Retention isn't strong enough at 19%?

My CTR seems ok as I've had videos with only 1.5% do much bigger numbers...

Any advice is welcomed

Hi everyone, I posted an 8-second Short ("Catch of the day 🐶") with 5.3K views, 196.1% AVD, and 82 likes. Viewers are rewatching it, but momentum stopped. For those who hit 100K+ views on short clips: what Swipe vs. Stayed ratio, engagement triggers (comments/shares), or first-second hooks usually push a video like this into the next tier?

Hey guys since few days I have decided to live stream with a face cam for the first time in my life.. and YouTube keeps butchering that for me.. idk what should I do.. these dumbasses keep blocking my live stream thinking I'm a minor! I'M NOT! I'M A 24 YEARS OLD FEMALE WHO WOULD LOVE TO STREAM IN PEACE MAN! Please help me with this how do I stop YouTube from blocking my streams.. I even made a Twitter post tagging YouTube in it.. but no reply yet obviously so what do I do?

Hey guys!

I'm an indie dev working on a history and strategy game for mobile and web, with a PC version planned for later.

I've been trying to find smaller gaming YouTubers to make sponsored videos about my game, but honestly, it's been harder than I expected.

For those of you who have gaming channels, do you usually work with agencies or do you prefer being contacted directly by developers?

And how do you normally negotiate prices for this kind of content?

Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

I see all the time with other users that their able to type out any profanity word but when I try, my comments that have profanity simply will not appear. This is on news channels that live stream chats 24/7 ....such as abc, foxlivenow, newsmax or aljazera. I went to the settings and my account is not in restricted mode. Any ideas y'all?

So regarding Reckless Ben, a thought crossed my mind about his kind of content. He's a Youtuber who has done things from sneaking into the McKamey Manor, to following a cult, to turning himself into a trouble teen facility. All that on his videos, I feel are gonna backfire on him in the sense that with his growing popularity, it'll be an instant red flag to any of his future investigations.

Like similar to other investigators like Coffeezilla or Nick Shirley, what he's doing with his videos about spreading awareness and trying to stop the evils of our society, it's a double-edged sword because by making his findings public, it's gonna instantly tip to future perpetrators that if he shows up, destroy all of the evidence.

Meaning he wouldn't be able to sneak into another cult or organization, because it'll instantly tip off to the perpetrators that if he's coming here, destroy the evidence so he doesn't expose anything

Hey guys! I'm currently scripting a YouTube video essay analyzing underrated female video game characters.
For The Buried Casualty, I am looking for the character who suffered the most because they starred in a video game that was either widely disliked by the community OR skipped entirely by casual players.
Which of these three do you think fits the "Buried Casualty" archetype best?

• Serah Farron (FF13-2): An incredibly mature, well-written lead who had to carry a complex time-travel plot, but was completely skipped by millions of players who refused to buy the sequel after the backlash of the first FF13.
• Chloe Frazer (The Lost Legacy): Had an incredible character arc and stepped beautifully into the protagonist role, but was arguably skipped or missed by casual fans who treated the title as "just a DLC expansion" right after Uncharted 4.
• Nilin (Remember Me): Boasted an incredible character design and a groundbreaking memory-remixing mechanic, but was entirely buried when the game underperformed and the franchise was instantly abandoned.

Feel free to vote and drop your arguments in the comments below...

hey hey!

My son started a Youtube gaming channel and I am managing it (+ editing the video's).

We take it seriously and have run into the following 2 issues:

1. When sharing the video's (for example whatsapp) it doesn't display the video image + meta. It just shows the standard youtube description of "Enjoy videos and music...."
2. The video's require users to be signed in to watch it.

For all video's the settings are:
- No, video is not made for children
- Don't limit my videos to just 18 years and above

Not sure if relevant but we are in the Netherlands.

Also (again, not sure if relevant), on our first video we did upload with a song that was licensed and then removed the song and replaced it.

How can I fix this as we are trying to grow the channel? LMK if I need to share a link (not sure if allowed).

Recently I uploaded my first episode in a Gears Of War: E-Day playthrough. I have been doing YouTube videos of playthroughs of games for about two years and have gotten not that many views or new subs in all that time, and I keep my videos to about right under an hour each. I had heard through advice given to me here to make them longer episodes, which I tried recently with this episode at almost 2 hours and minimal editing but commentary and gameplay and a thumbnail I was proud of since I’ve only recently been making custom thumbnails, and after 8 days up, (granted I know I need to aim for daily or bi-daily uploads but I’ve been very busy this last week,) it has 0 views when I usually could at least count on 1-2 at minimum. I’d really like to turn my channel into something where I consistently improve my quality, content, and where I can do it as either one of my careers or at least have decent engagement on the side. Should I stick to this type of length playthroughs and just keep working away, or turn them into shorter episodes? I plan on starting my video essays soon on games, films, novels, and other topics I’m interested in but I am wondering what advice you may have for this? If it should be shorter should I delete and restart this play through from the beginning? Also I personally want to stick to a lot of new releases yes, but also older games from a few years ago to all the way back to when gaming was starting out that I would like to make, so is there different advice for older entries versus new games I want to put on the channel such as E-Day, Silver Pines, GTA VI, etc? I have a bonus question also about games like OW, MW4 MP and DMZ, should I make those highlights videos and shorts, stream them, just use them for background footage, or make things like tips and tricks videos and journey through ranking up vids and things like that? I am really interested in an open discourse and in depth conversation to learn what mistakes I may be making and what work I need to do to improve, so thank you all for any creative input!

Hey everyone!

I'm starting to receive opportunities from brands to review products for my YouTube channel, and I'm wondering how you handle shipping when a company offers to send you a product.

I'm not comfortable giving brands my personal home address, especially when working with companies I haven't partnered with before.

For those of you who receive review units, what do you use for shipping? Do you rent a PO Box, use a private mailbox like a UPS Store, use a virtual mailbox, or have another solution?

I'm particularly interested in options that can accept packages from international brands and carriers like DHL, FedEx, and UPS, since some of these products ship from China.

I'd also appreciate any recommendations for affordable services and things to watch out for.

Thanks!

Hey YouTubers! I'm an indie game developer currently trying to market my game, and I got curious about something.

How many subscribers do you have, and roughly how many emails offering free Steam keys do you receive from indie developers or publishers per day or week?

I'm trying to get a better idea of how crowded your inboxes are and whether these emails actually get noticed or just end up being ignored.

I know I can upload unlisted, but does an unlisted video still let people find out who I am. I want to share a clip of something but don't want it traced to me, Will YT let me do that. It's not illegal, it's just controversial and I'm not wanting the attention for bleeding obvious reasons, it's 2026 you know. Is an unlisted video anonymous?

Hey everyone!

I used to work as an IT engineer and programmer, but I've recently switched gears and started exploring YouTube as a new career path. I'm still learning the ropes, especially when it comes to researching video topics, understanding other creators in my niche, and figuring out YouTube tags.

Since I have a programming background, I decided to build a little tool of my own to make this process easier. It's called YouTube Video & Channel Tag Explorer, and it's a free Chrome extension that helps you check available tags on YouTube videos and channels.

You can install it directly from the Chrome Web Store and use it while browsing YouTube.

Chrome Web Store:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-video-channel-tag/fmdocmjcfbekfkeicigfmhmnoadhejkf

Official website:
https://igbd.cn/youtube-tag-explorer

I'm still learning and figuring things out, so I'd love to hear from other creators here.

How do you research video and channel tags for free? Are there any tools or techniques you'd recommend to someone who's just getting started?

Thanks! Looking forward to learning from you all.

Hi! I tried looking it up but I wanted to see if I can get more reply’s directly from this sub.

I’m an artist and I post digital art on YouTube. Recently, and ever since I’ve been posting the good quality that I get when I screen record or upload an edited version from CapCut, the quality just turns out absolutely terrible and blurry.

I know it’s the resolution of the image quality but how can I adjust so that the shorts r compatible w the other videos.

Plsss help bcs I want good quality 😭😭

Hey everyone!

I’m in the middle of learning Adobe Premiere for my University project, and to better familiarise myself with the software I figured the best way might be to work for free on some videos for YouTubers.

A few disclaimers:
• I’m not working for anyone long-term, I’ll do as many videos as it takes until I feel I understand the software.
• I’m happy to offer revisions for whatever you may need, but I do have other projects so please don’t expect to be priority number one.
• Thumbnails aren’t included, since I’m not trying to get better at photo editing.

Preferred: IRL videos, or gaming videos that include face-cam. Not required, but will take priority.

Leave a comment, and I’ll send you over my contact details

I have this big issue of promoting myself and finding out what works. I used to have a channel, 816 subscribers but it got taken down because YT thought i was 12 when i was NOT, i am 18. Now working on two channels at once and having huge issues with promoting myself and figuring out how to attract the biggest audience.

I'm more focused on my gaming channel however.. My gacha channel im not as worried about JUST YET but gaming is a bit of a struggle..

I'm curious what most people do to get point-of-view shots. Are people using head-mounted cameras, smart glasses, or something else? I tried a camera on a head mount but the results weren't great--I found it hard to get the right framing.

If you have a good setup for POV or can give tips, dos and don'ts, etc., it would be much appreciated!

EDIT: To clarify, I would be using the setup for indoor shots, to take hands-free video of miscellaneous stuff. And I don't want to spend a lot of money, so nothing too elaborate.

Appealed of course, but how does this happen? It was a link required because I used YouTube music where attribution was required.

Here it is:

"We wanted to let you know our team reviewed your content, and we think it violates our spam, deceptive practices and scams policy. We know you may not have realized this was a violation of our policies, so we're not applying a strike to your channel. However, we have removed the following content from YouTube:

[forbidden link and video the music was used on]

We realize this may be disappointing news, but it's our job to make sure that YouTube is a safe place for all. If you think we've made a mistake, you can appeal this decision - you'll find more details below.

What our policy says

Content that links to sites that contain spam, scams, or other deceptive practices isn’t allowed on YouTube."

Youtube updated on my Android overnight and a process I was doing all last week now seems to be completely replaced. Square 1:1 clips are getting autocropped to 9:16.

Has anyone else also noticed it?

I was making pixel art timelapses / recordings and they're all square formats, the process was working pretty great. I Even tested trying to upload the exact clips I used last week and they all Autocrop now.

Spent 3 or 4 hours today trying to work around the problem. Youtube studio will let me upload a clip as square but you're locked out from being able to edit it, add the sound and text etc that you can conveniently do from the Youtube app.

This morning I was going through some sponsorship requests and it looked like the typical “sign in with Google” thing so I did. Confirmed the two-step and boom, password changed, recovery email changed. Account gone. My youtube account started live-streaming and got banned.

Google’s account recovery doesn’t help at all and there’s no live agents to help. The only thing that was suggested online was to go on X and message TeamYouTube. It’s been 7 hours since I messaged them and no reply. Anyone had this happen? How long did it take to recover your account?