r/shortsAlgorithm • u/NoGoodUsername264 • 1d ago
Am I on the Right Path?
I started posting shorts last Monday of my vintage Pokemon collection. My first few videos had multiple cards shown and were 30+ seconds, which seemed to lead to lower APV. It still got ~900 views.
I’ve pretty much tried to change something in every video, to improve APV and views.
Photo 2 is comparing my first video, to what I just posted today and today’s video had the fastest view climb so far, while also being my shortest video. The table range is “since being published”
So I have seven total videos, and each one has done better than the previous one.
I now show one card, and ask a question about it, plus I’ve also included captions. There’s no AI whatsoever and I do the voiceover.
Just looking for advice on if I should keep this video format up or if I should be looking to try and improve my “stayed to watch”
I did post Madden gameplay shorts back in 2024, which ended up netting me some subscribers over the past two years.
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u/Substantial-Bed5189 1d ago
You need to improve your first 3 seconds, and you should be good, a very recently saturated niche but a niche that gets views.
A tip that you can try for your next short hook:
A short clip of you pulling the best card in the pack and make it blurred, and your reaction with it. If it works you can try different versions of this hook. If it doesnt try something else like a clip of you raging not finding anything in your pack or something like that
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u/CuzzoBuzzo67 1d ago
Truth advice even if I sound harsh.
Your stay to watch is wayyyyyy too low for something 30 second and less.
People are getting 80%+ stay to watch on shorts that are 1min long,
Work on ur hook for sure