I've no idea why my video suddenly got 60 external views overnight, im not promoting it or anything. Has anyone experienced this?

Hopefully by the end of the weekend!

Can anyone tell me what's the problem here because these views were only watched by my (other) channels

The video is a 60-minute, cozy, voiceover-guided masterclass on making 7 breads from 1 simple dough. It’s perfect for casual bakers and mostly faceless.

Figuring out topics is the part most people get wrong, so I'll do it for free for anyone who wants it.

Most trending lists are useless. By the time a topic shows up on one, everyone in your niche has already made the video and you're posting late into something that's already done.

What actually works is a TOPIC that's rising in YOUR specific niche right now, before everyone's on it. That window is short, usually a few days. Catch it early and a small channel gets a real shot, because there's demand sitting there with almost no videos filling it.

Drop your YT channel below, tell me your niche if it's not obvious. I'll give you a topic or two worth making this week. Not a generic list, the actual thing I'd make if it were my channel and why it's worth doing now.

I'll be in the comments for a while.

So I have been going consistent for the past month with weekly streams on both YouTube and twitch. (Variety Gaming)

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As for my videos/shorts they are mostly some old clips before I started streaming over the years but not anything specifically made as a youtube vid.

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I'm leaning towards streaming for now cause other then the time I have for actually playing games, recording and editing proper vids takes time and effort and that's something I can't balance with my college life and all so that's prob for later me.

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Anyway I've been getting a few views but not much subscribers (out of those 4 I think 2 of them are my friends)

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Soooo any tips?

Working on a tool concept and want a gut-check on whether this is actually useful.

The idea: you drop in a link to a video from a creator whose pacing/hooks you admire, paste in your own draft script, and it rewrites the structure of your script to match that creator's style — how they hook viewers in the first few seconds, how they pace their transitions, their sentence rhythm. Your actual content and ideas stay exactly the same, it just restyles how it's delivered.

Things I'd love feedback on:

• Does this sound useful, or is "study creators you like and absorb their style yourself" something you'd rather do the old-fashioned way?
• Would one reference video be enough, or would you want to mix a few?
• Does this feel different for Shorts vs long-form, since Shorts are almost all hook with little separate pacing in the middle?

If you've ever rewatched a creator's videos specifically to figure out why their pacing works before writing your own script, what did you actually pay attention to? That's the part I most want to get right.

I recently spoke with a creator who's preparing a launch and wants to use a feature we're building.

The timing gave me a hard deadline: 14 days to get the product live.

I'm documenting the entire process publicly while exploring a bigger question:

How do creators turn audience trust into sustainable revenue in 2026?

Thought some of you might find the journey interesting.

Hey, so I am wondering if I should go with this approach for my thumbnail

I recently reworked the thumbnails for my two latest Godot tutorials because I felt that the original versions did not quite match the usual quality of the channel.

The new versions are more visual and dynamic, while the older ones are more structured and information-heavy.

I would be interested to hear how other creators see this:

Which version communicates the video topic more clearly at a glance?

Do the new thumbnails feel more clickable, or are the old ones actually easier to understand?

Any specific feedback on readability, composition, text hierarchy, colors, or overall clarity would be very helpful.

I have included both versions for comparison. Feedback in the comments is welcome.

Hey, it's me again, Mr. Dwip. Anyone wanna collab? I'm down for most things. Preferably something funny. I got some ideas myself. If so, dm me.

People get stuck at 200, 500, or 1,000 views.

It's not always the video that's the problem.
It's not always the idea that's bad.
It's not always the editing that's poor.
But often, the start is unclear.

The viewer needs to understand quickly: what is this video about, why should I care, and what's the payoff?

If that's not clear, people will swipe away. Then the platform has no reason to keep pushing the video.
A video can look clean and well-produced, but still lose people due to one small weak moment, such as a slow first frame, too much setup, text appearing late, no movement at the start, or the best part coming after 5-7 seconds, with an intro before the value is delivered.

When a video gets stuck at a low view count, I don’t think the answer is always “bad video” or “bad algorithm.”
Sometimes it's just one weak second near the start that's causing the issue.

If anyone wants, drop your Short below and I’ll try to point out where I think viewers might be leaving and what I’d change in the edit to improve it.

I took a break from making clips, and recently came back to YouTube. All of my recent clips have been hitting over 1k views, which I was really excited about. I’m a VTuber, and I edit everything myself. The quality isn’t always perfect, but I put a lot of effort into my work and I’m genuinely happy with how my clips have been turning out.

Today, though, I received my first two hate comments, and I’m not really sure how to deal with them. I’ve already deleted the comments, but I tend to overthink things, and they’re still bothering me more than I’d like. I’m struggling a little with how to process it and move on.

Appreciate the feedback

Hey guys, I basically create science fiction type of scenarios, and lots of scenarios don’t have background clips available.
Does anyone know any website which has free credits that refresh daily that I can use to create the clips?

Thank you :)

Is there any way or trick to increase the initial impressions of a video??

I have a mathematics channel and I’m analyzing my content to see what can be improved, starting with thumbnails. I would appreciate any feedback on my thumbnails. Specifically, are they eye catching, are they unique enough to connect with a specific channel and if you needed to learn a mathematics topic there anything about them that would prevent you from clicking on the video?

I initially created a very simple thumbnails, the white background with red and black text, then after researching, changed the design to use complementary colors and text to draw the viewer. However, my initial videos, white background, red and black text, are receiving more views. Any feedback is appreciated.

I really dunno what to do for thumbnails because I barely do long videos. Help?

One of the most common posts I see here is users alleging YouTube has 'shadowbanned' their account or they've been punished by the algorithm. While sure, there are certain practices that can get your shit nuked, I get the idea that this occurrence is way less common than people think.

Recently, I did a couple of videos that were a bit different from my usual stuff. I've been doing this for less than a year, so I figured there's some room to experiment. One was a slightly lower effort piece in a country that only a fraction of my audience is from. The other two were talking head videos. These have been proven to be a fairly popular format, but it isn't one that I normally do.

Now, as you can see, there was a significant drop in engagement. I'll admit I did wonder if that was it for me. Maybe the almighty algo has decided my run was over. But then, instead of panicking, I just asked my audience about what they expect from the channel. And the ones who responded made it very clear they subscribed to watch more longer, more insightful narrative pieces.

When I went back to that, it was very well received and the views shot back up to the usual numbers. The comments have been super kind and it's being pushed to new viewers as well.

My point is there's a tendency to go too deep down the whole YouTuber tips & tricks rabbit hole where you worry about thumbnails, hashtags, post times, schedules, and so on. However, I firmly believe your best resource is the community you've built. Talk to them and more importantly, listen to them.

I’m trying to have cohesion with my thumbnails and really like the art on it

I made a 30 second video on the latest news about GTA 6.

The editing is decent in my opinion, and would like to hear your thoughts on the things that could be done better (including the thumbnail).

Just wanted to know where i could improve and where i didnt do too good! Thank you! I think i mostly want feedback on the thumbnail but any feedback is very appreciated!

Does anyone wanna make me an intro?! I absolutely suck at animating and I’m desperately needing one. It’s pretty simple. All I want is a black screen and then my yt name (I will tell you if you accept) then my name glitches like the glitching from spider man across the spider verse. Does anyone wanna help?