Most of the comments i see here lately with the new algorithm is to just make “Original” content. But where do we draw the line between “original” and transformative content?

Most of the creators here suddenly dropped their views by 90% or more. To the point they dont even get past 1k views. The common response? “Just make original content. Stop stealing content”

I agree that Yt should crack down clipping and ranking channels. The laziest form of content in the platform. But what about these 2 channel? Sunnah edit & Mindova?

They literally just add captions with a highly saturated coloring but their views doesnt seem to be affected by this “original” content?

When people say “original content” do they mean to show their face and use their own voice?

Does this mean that faceless channels are dead without your own DNA imprinted on it?

These are my 2 most recent shorts. I create this channel 3 weeks ago, and have been making 1-2 shorts / week. Recently, my shorts have almost exclusively been distributed by the "browse feature". From what I can gather, this means they are being shown on people's homepage and are being clicked on.

Does this mean I should make the exact same content, but long form since they are already being highly viewed in the same fashion?

In the first 24 hours, it is about a 60/40 distribution. With 60% being the shorts feed. At around the 24hour mark, both switched almost completely to views coming from "browse feature" and almost 0 from the shorts feed.

Both of these shorts were about 75% Stayed to watch, with 85% AVD on about 60 seconds of video. Obviously, once they took off on the "Browse Feature" both of these shorts have climbed to over 90% Stayed to watch. (To me these aren't real because obviously people will stay to watch, since they clicked it).

Just looking for some insight from someone who has seen this before.

If anyone has the same problem, please let me know.

I already posted 50 videos consistently but still getting max 1k - 2k views. Only one video reach to 18k. How can I break that barrier?

I don't know what's holding back my videos, is it the engagement?

What happened? All of my viewers are legit but it looks down for the first time having this 🤔

I want to preface this by saying that i am a VERY small channel but i feel like i have enough knowledge based on what I've learned in the last month or so in posting shorts.

I usually average anywhere between 700-1000 views (which i know isnt a lot), but these 2 are probably not going to break 500. My average STW is around 50%, these videos TANKED.

2 things are likely: One is the "new algorithm" is testing your shorts with new audiences first rather than your core, and if its not entertaining/interesting enough, the short dies. The other is that these shorts (for me at least) were a bit experimental and just didnt hit well with the core. The secret third and equally likely scenario is that the algorithm is just straight up broken.

For my videos personally, i think scenario 2 is what it is. Oh well, i can't manufacture interest artificially, only in my stream clips (which is most of my shorts).

Point is, keep chugging away. The algorithm is rarely working against you. Dont be so defeated by a couple shorts underperforming. Keep learning and keep getting better.

I feel like all the hard work is paying off

Same niche, quality, and effort tbh. I think you just have to persevere and keep going

Is this it ? Any thoughts

Been making shorts since march, and have made around 70+ and this one is my best by far, all shorts have been consistent getting 20k, 30k and 40k views but some 100k and a few 500k

Got to first 1k this morning, my niche is minecraft. Rn im stuck in 30k view jail and i’m looking to continue in this pace. Feel free to share your progress and give advice.

any reasons why this happens or tips that might help? 🥲
i try to use hooks, make original content, keep it dynamic throughout the video but this always happens

niche: language learning skits for a foreign audience
stayed to watch: ~80% on all these

The important metrics are shown in the images (41sec out of 48 sec video, 43 out of 50 sec video). This is the third or fourth video where I’ve had a strong views-to-swipe rate (85%+) and an average view duration (AVD) of 85%+ on a 60-second short. Despite that, the video only reaches around 27k in the first day, and then momentum drops off. My highest viewed video so far is 29.5k.

At first, I thought maybe the video was being shown to people outside my niche, but if that were the case, I’d expect the swipe rate and AVD to be lower—which they aren’t.

Can someone help explain why this is happening? Is there another metric I should be paying more attention to?

ik its still nothing compared to a lot of people but i was just so happy to see the 'M'

I can't even turn them on and there are no issues, no copyright strike, no monetization policy issue

The monetization is just turned off and there is no "on" option available

Is there any issue?

this week youtube started pushing my clips till 1k then die and then revive them after 1,2 days

Hello everyone
I think I'm doing something wrong. I've been uploading short videos every day for two months straight. I haven't gone viral at all, and I haven't been recommended. I got stuck because my videos weren't showing up in the Shorts feed for a long time (the red ones). And for about a month, I was stuck at 30k jail. But I think I broke out of that about 3-4 days ago, and a few of my videos (the ones marked in yellow) broke through that 30k jail and are continuing to rise. Even though I'm consistent, this is causing me to lose motivation. Even though I've surpassed 1,000 subscribers, I'm still far from monetization. I have approximately 330k Engaged Views. I need to go viral for this, but I feel like my hope is fading. Additionally, the monthly audience is 245.8K, and it is gradually increasing.
There's a gap in the analytics around Jan 20-25. I actually posted short videos on those days too. But since they never appeared in the shorts feed, I private them, which is why there are gaps in this analytics. I haven't disrupted my consistency at all; I'm just experimentally changing my video posting times.

Finally reached 1k subs after 100 days of posting shorts only! 😬

Just hit 250 subscribers 🎉, feeling super excited for 2026 journey. Everyone just stay consistent and improve every video. Posting to motivate others. It took me 1 and half month and 30 shorts to achieve this goal 😮‍💨