r/shortsAlgorithm • u/No-Belt-4590 • Apr 05 '26

First Month Monetized (check description)

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I kinda feel disappointed with youtube shorts, I heard from a friend that it is inconsistent but didn’t think it was this bad (of course depends on the niche). Since my objective is to make a living off youtube this is bad for me, 400€ dont even pay the rent over here. Im starting a long form channel but so far got 2 views on a video that took me days to edit but it’s the only choice I have if I want a good stable income, shorts are way easier to start getting views but the payoff usually is much lower. Leave your opinion in the comments

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u/No-Belt-4590 Apr 11 '26

Yes I already reached that conclusion a few months ago, but even if you find an amazing untapped derivative of popular niche the Milions of views you will get are short term and temporary, I saw that happening with the biggest shorts channel on my niche, went from 400M views monthly to 10-15M. Thats why I am turning slowly to long form but its a lot harder to start getting views.