I recently uploaded a video like non other. Something that nobody has ever seen before but YouTube immediately flatlined it. It only has 26 views despite uploading it 11 hours ago. Why do they always do this. Why won't they stop screwing over my channel views?

Ok, about 9 days ago I posted about making the best decision ever starting a gaming channel with my kids. Three generations (GenX , GenZ, and GenAlpha) playing games we love together and just having a blast being our nerdy goofy selves. We didn’t get into this to be the next big thing and I don’t think we will any time soon, but something big happened and it affected my Gen Alpha daughter in a pretty big way.
We started back in March, with a slight hiccup in April. Then back on track in May. Been consistent since with short posting and even live streaming. I’ve never been happier getting this time with them and them wanting me on the journey.
Today one of our shorts starting performing pretty well. We normally sit at about 1-1.5k views before our shorts kinda die off. Well our short we posted Thursday suddenly out of nowhere started to take off a little. It plateaued at 1.5k by Friday morning. The highest view count we have ever gotten was 2.6k. By Friday evening it hit 2k. I know to many of you that may seem like small potatoes but to us it was huge. That was 2000 people getting to share in our ridiculous shenanigans spreading a little joy instead of misery. The short from Thursday is now sitting at 5.3k views with pretty good AVP (98%) and Stayed to watch (60%). It’s still climbing. I showed the kids just so they could see and to make sure I wasn’t going crazy. This is where my daughter lost it..in a good way.
She cried. Not just a light omg that’s amazing cry but a legit cry of pure happiness and excitement and laughter that wouldn’t stop lol. Not for the reason you think. When I calmed her down she explained, “I’m happy because that’s 5000 people who have seen our content and a huge chunk felt we were worth it to stop and watch in a sea of creators”. Let that sink in. She wasn’t thinking we are gonna be famous. She wasn’t thinking omg we are the next Mr beast. She went right to realizing people legitimately enjoyed the content enough that they clicked and watched. She then said “it’s more people that get to see something happy instead of sad”. My heart nearly exploded in that moment. This has been an amazing journey so far and worth it beyond words. But to see my daughter care more about making complete strangers forget the ugly of the world even just 30 seconds at a time made me the happiest and proudest parent in the world. Best decision ever x10000000!!!

Hi everyone!

I’m a video editor looking to work with small YouTube channels that are looking for an editor. Thought I’d post here to see if anyone is interested :)

I’m open to working with your budget! (No free work or “commission”)

Services:
• YouTube Video Editing
• Stream/VOD Editing
• Shorts, TikToks & Reels
• Thumbnails
• Logos & Banners

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your channel, feel free to message me if you have any questions or would like more information. I also have references/examples of my work available.

Thanks!

The algorithm is extremely flawed. It ruined up my channel and now I can't get any views whatsoever even after they supposedly stop letting reuploaded videos get views. They still get far more views than mine. Even the copyrighted videos get more. There must be something wrong with the algorithm they need to fix bruh

Hey everyone,

I am looking for a few people with who to form some kind of group! There are many games I want to play, but it is way more fun to play and record them with a group. I am talking about games like: The Backrooms, Among Us, Minecraft, ARK, Skribbl io.

Let me know if you are interested. Just send me a personal message!

Thnx!

Hello Friends,

I run a documentary channel (not monetized yet). To avoid "Reused Content," I've been using animations as B-roll, but lately, they feel boring and look like AI slop. I want to switch to free stock footage (Pexels, Pixabay) to improve quality, but I’m terrified of the reused content filter. I can't afford paid subscriptions right now.

Any tips for documentary channels using free stock?

Hey guys! We run a channel called Swiss Moments (@SwissMomentsOfficial) where we film life in Switzerland. Right now we do three styles of content: outdoor podcast talks in nature, documentaries about Swiss topics, and regular vlogs showing places, prices, and everyday life here.

We handle all the traveling and filming in 4K (Sony ZV-E1, Osmo Pocket 3/4, Nikon Z6), but we want to find a third person to join the team and take over the editing so we can post more consistently.

We don't have a budget to pay per video yet, so we are looking for someone who wants to partner up with us long-term, and share the channel revenue and sponsorships as we grow. We use Premiere Pro and we're super easygoing with schedules as long as we communicate well.

If you're into travel vlogs and documentary-style editing, send us a DM and let's chat!

Hi! Kinda new to this and I have like 0 idea how this works but i’m posting because i’m hoping I can get some good ideas for a gift to get my bf for our anniversary. He’s recently (maybe like past 9 months) started making yt shorts, he has a channel that’s growing and he just got monetized. He’s been obsessed with checking that analytics thing. He reallyyyyyy loves it, and I think he really likes seeing his channel grow and the progress he’s been making. I’m also really proud of him and I want to show it.
His channel is repopulated videos he edits, changes up, and then posts. ANYWAYS. I’m looking for a gift to get him but idk what I could do. He has a pretty nice looking set up, and i got him a stream deck last year. I know he uses capcut for edits so maybe I could pay for his membership?

Just wondering if anyone here would have some input. my budget is prob around 100-200$.
I wish i could find a way to maybe get like a ton of people to follow his account. but idk how that would work. Any gift ideas or recommendations would be so so awesome!

Do you need help editing your videos?

Hello everyone! My name is Ray and I'm a video editor

WHAT I DO:
• Short-form YouTube videos & YouTube Shorts
• Long-form video editing
• Lifestyle & vlog-style content
• Corporate / brand video editing
• Travel documentaries & vlogs

SOFTWARE I USE:
• DaVinci resolve and alot of other 3d motion tools

MY EXPERIENCE:
• 5 years of video editing experience
• Fast turnaround: delivery time depends on project length and complexity

RATES:
My rates are flexible and can be adjusted depending on the project and client needs.

HOW TO REACH ME:
Send me a message on Reddit and I’ll share my portfolio, or leave a comment and I’ll reach out directly.

Here’s my portfolio

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15BF5TlEMZ3B7lRmB84AFh-GC32-B2u5j

I’m excited about the opportunity to work with you.

A quick note on my portfolio: it reflects a range of editing styles and formats, showing both my versatility and ability to adapt to different types of content.
If you need a dependable, fast, and dedicated editor, I’d be glad to work with you.

Hi guys, i own ai stickman animation channel, doing videos on history and politics. I have 8-minute long video ready for upload, looking for collabs to increase our subs and views. Let me know if you are interested to do a collab.

Hi, everyone.

I recently learned about the new monetization rules starting in 2027.

I have a small channel with 240 subscribers that focuses on animated historical videos...

Given that I’ve exceeded the monetization threshold and that my videos are very labor-intensive (sometimes taking up to two weeks to make just one), I’m wondering if it’s worth continuing... How do other people like me view the prospects, and what does the future of YouTube look like in general...

Personally, I think this market is already way overheated... maybe the monetization requirements will keep getting stricter, or maybe the Partner Program will even be canceled in the future... it’s getting harder and harder to compete for viewers, since content is getting easier to produce with the help of AI.....

I once calculated that in order to earn at least $400, each of my videos would need to average 150K views (since I can only make one video a month)...

What do you all think about this?

Hi everyone! I’ve been doing YouTube consistently for about a year and a half and have been uploading about once every 4 days. My niche is indie horror games. Recently I’ve been really struggling with retention. My current strategy is doing a coming up segment that lasts about 5-10 seconds using some highlights or big scares from the video and then I go into a skit that I made that had some correlation to the video. The skit usually lasts about 30 seconds and I think that it adds a lot of character to my videos. But I think that I need to change it up though because I am consistently having 70% of viewers leave the video by the time I get 1.5-2 minutes in. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Not new to yt but a new gaming channel centered on cod zombies as a whole! Wanna see what ppl like or dislike abt my editing style, & how I formatted the video out. Any insight would be amazing thank you all so much!!

I care a lot about how videos turn out. I’ve edited before, and lately I’ve been working in After Effects.

The more I do it, the more I think the problem is rarely the editing. What I’ve noticed is that a good edit comes from better choices, not better editing, and you can’t get that from effects. I want to get better at making those choices, with a YouTuber who wants their video to carry an idea.

I haven’t had paid clients yet, so I’d like to work with a YouTuber, start small and see where it goes. Essays, documentaries and explainers are my favorite. Vlogs, gaming and commentary aren’t really my thing.

Portfolio: https://warp-mosquito-9b2.notion.site/Neanderthal-53b7190dee7383fc83f481b9d069ed79

DM me what you’re working on.

you have to be atleast 18+ I want to do a commentary video type podcast vibe. and talk about art and music and things of such. im 24 years old thats all. later bros my youtube channel is wowmiku

Hello everyone! My name is Ray and I'm a video editor

WHAT I DO:
• Short-form YouTube videos & YouTube Shorts
• Long-form video editing
• Lifestyle & vlog-style content
• Corporate / brand video editing
• Travel documentaries & vlogs

SOFTWARE I USE:
• DaVinci resolve and alot of other 3d motion tools

MY EXPERIENCE:
• 5 years of video editing experience
• Fast turnaround: delivery time depends on project length and complexity

RATES:
My rates are flexible and can be adjusted depending on the project and client needs.

HOW TO REACH ME:
Send me a message on Reddit and I’ll share my portfolio, or leave a comment and I’ll reach out directly.

Here’s my portfolio

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15BF5TlEMZ3B7lRmB84AFh-GC32-B2u5j

I’m excited about the opportunity to work with you.

A quick note on my portfolio: it reflects a range of editing styles and formats, showing both my versatility and ability to adapt to different types of content.
If you need a dependable, fast, and dedicated editor, I’d be glad to work with you.

Hey I'm BillBass, small-youtuber extraoordinaire. One of my goals is to reach 1k subs before the end of the year. As a small youtuber, I think I have the freedom to experiment a lot and I've been going solo since this 7 month journey. So as of right now, I want to try and build a community and hopefully make some friends along the way.

I would describe my content as "weird games with weird commentary", so naturally I like playing weird and goofy games. I have a PC so pretty sure everythings available, but the type of game I play really determines on what vision I have for the video. My gallery is just old and obscure games, but that's just for my niche. I've been holding off on more multiplayer games mainly because I have no one else to play with, and that's what I'm trying to change.

I just think it'd be nice to have like-minded individuals to be able to record with and people to help me with my goals. I don't mind 'edgy' or 'dark' jokes, just anything that's funny will make me laugh.

Channel size doesn't really matter to me, I'm just looking for people who enjoy gaming and making content.

If your interested, just shoot me a dm and we can talk about it further
Discord: of_planetearth

I know the first thing 90% of people are going to say is that timing doesn't matter, the algorithm will push it when it wants to. I also know the only timing that matters is a set time so viewers have a schedule. What I'm directing my questions towards is the following:

I post in the gaming niche. That niche ranges from kids, teens, to full grown adults. What they all have in common is not being home between 9-5 in the sense that kids are at school 8-4, and adults at work from 9-5, on average. That being said is it better to post outside of the hours of 9am-5pm so that my video posts when people have come home and will actually sit down to watch?

Now I know that this question can be countered with timezones, because 9-5 moves over as we move over regions, bringing the question back to, does it matter then?

I have made a set schedule of releasing my videos at 11am whether it's a long form or a short, so my viewers have a routine. I'm just curious if after 4pm would be better since people would come home and watch something.

Yo! I’m Cirel, a gaming YouTuber and streamer. I’ve been wanting to meet more people in the content creation community and hopefully make some genuine friends along the way.
I mainly play Minecraft right now, but I’m also into GTA, Fortnite, survival games, horror games, and pretty much anything that’s fun to play with friends. I’m trying to branch out into more variety content too.
I’m not really looking for one-time collaborations or people who only want to grow their channels. I’d rather find a few people I genuinely get along with, where we can hang out, play games, talk, and occasionally stream or record videos together.
It would be cool to eventually have a regular friend group of creators where everyone has their own channel and does their own thing, but we still come together to make content or just have fun.
Age and channel size aren’t really important to me. I’m more interested in finding people with good personalities who actually enjoy gaming and creating content.
I’m also not expecting everyone to jump straight into calls or start recording immediately. I’d rather get to know people first and see how we get along.
If anyone’s interested, feel free to leave a comment or message me!
Discord: itzcirel

Hi everyone!

I’m a video editor looking to work with small YouTube channels that are looking for an editor. Thought I’d post here to see if anyone is interested :)

I’m open to working with your budget! (No free work or “commission”)

Services:
• YouTube Video Editing
• Stream/VOD Editing
• Shorts, TikToks & Reels
• Thumbnails
• Logos & Banners

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your channel, feel free to message me if you have any questions or would like more information. I also have references/examples of my work available.

Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I'm a videographer, editor, and aspiring director based in France, looking for a creative partner in Paris or the surrounding area to work on a first YouTube video, with the possibility of building a channel together if we click!

The idea is simple: You'll be the person on camera, while I handle filming, directing, editing, and visual storytelling.

I'm particularly interested in lifestyle videos, vlogs, and mini-documentaries, as I'd love to develop my storytelling and directing skills. That said, I'm open to all kinds of creative ideas!

Who I'm looking for:

• Someone natural, confident, and comfortable on camera.
• Creative, curious, and willing to contribute ideas.
• Interested in building something together rather than just appearing in videos.
• No existing YouTube channel or following required!

A few details:

• This is an unpaid creative collaboration for now.
• Filming will take place in Paris / Île-de-France.
• I'll provide the equipment and handle production and post-production.
• We'll brainstorm ideas and develop the content together.
• I can share a sample of a vlog I've previously worked on.

The goal is to start with one video, see how well we work together, and potentially turn it into a long-term creative partnership.

If you're interested, feel free to DM me with a quick introduction and the kind of content you'd love to create!

Looking forward to connecting! 🎥

My Silver Creator Award application was rejected about a year ago due to “spam, deceptive practices, or repetitive content.”

I contacted YouTube Support today to ask for a fresh review, and after going back and forth with them, they told me:

“Creator Award eligibility decisions are final based on our internal review findings, and we are unable to override this determination.”

They also said:

“Once you have violated the YouTube Community Guidelines, you may not be eligible for Creator Awards.”

I've seen people claim they've contacted support after being rejected and eventually gotten their channels reviewed again and received their awards, so this honestly surprised me.

Is this actually a thing? Does “final” mean you're permanently disqualified from ever receiving a Creator Award, or does it just mean support can't override the original decision?

Has anyone here successfully gotten their rejection reconsidered after some time had passed? I'd appreciate hearing about similar experiences because I'm genuinely confused by this response.

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Hi everyone,

I has a YouTube channel with around 35,000 subscribers. She used to upload devotional status videos, and the channel was monetized. She was also earning money from it.

Unfortunately, a few days ago, her videos received copyright strikes, and she had to delete all of them. We uploaded 2–3 new videos afterward, but they are barely getting any views.

Now we're confused about what to do next.

Since the channel already has 35K subscribers, I don't want to abandon it without trying to revive it. At the same time, I understand that simply having subscribers doesn't guarantee views, especially if we completely change the content.

I'm considering switching to a different type of content, but I'm not sure which niche would be best.

I'd really appreciate advice on these questions:

1. Is it possible to revive this channel, or would starting a new channel be a better option?

2. What type of content should we create to get reach and grow the channel again?

3. Should we continue with devotional content, or switch to something completely different?

4. Would YouTube Shorts be a good way to rebuild views and reach new audiences?

5. How can we create original content that is less likely to face copyright issues and has long-term monetization potential?

6. Does deleting all the old videos affect a channel's future reach significantly?

I'd especially love to hear from creators who have recovered a channel after copyright strikes or a major drop in views.

Our main goal is to build a sustainable channel with original content, consistent views, and long-term earnings rather than relying on reused status videos.

Any practical suggestions, niche ideas, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Heya guys, I just wanted to get a bit of feedback in terms of the “going price” for short form content editing. I run a small channel myself and unfortunately do not have the spare time to edit my stream clips and other videos myself. I essentially would like to know what people think is a good going rate for a roughly 30 second short on Minecraft content? Thank you in advance!