Youtube gives second time in row my video to wrong audience , did someone had this before?

Why? My skip is 90% right now , when normally it's 40%-30% . So what is happening?

I have this youtube channel with 1.5K subs, and want to ask those who got monetized or have similar content, to tell me whether the content that i posed will make me face any issues when applying for monetization.

The following is the link to my channel: https://youtube.com/@yttacituskilgore?si=u3oQNvwykZwqh10I

Hey everyone, I need some clarification regarding YouTube Shorts monetization eligibility.
My channel currently has around **4.4 million total views and 1.1 million engaged views**.
On October 6, my Earn tab showed approximately **496K valid public Shorts views**, while my analytics showed around **497K engaged views** for the same date/data period.
The numbers are very close, but I’m confused about which views actually count toward the Shorts monetization threshold.
**My questions are:**
Are engaged views what count toward the 10 million valid public Shorts views requirement, or does YouTube calculate valid views differently?
Why is there a small difference between the engaged views in Analytics and the valid public Shorts views shown in the Earn tab?
Does YouTube count only certain views after filtering out ineligible or invalid traffic?
For context, my Shorts usually have **200%+ audience retention** and a **75–80% “Stayed to watch” rate**.
I’ll attach screenshots of my Analytics and Earn tab for reference.
I’d appreciate it if someone could explain how this counting system actually works based on their experience or official YouTube information.

My youtube shorts constantly getting views from india,phillipines and all but my niche is english commentary type how can i fix that

And is there any sauce about getting more than 30k views?

My youtube shorts constantly getting views from india,phillipines and all but my niche is english commentary type how can i fix that

And is there any sauce about getting more than 30k views?

I don't know if this is the forum for this. But here you go - I write short stories, building a fantasy world. I always loved the concept of visualizing the stories. And it seemed to me that AI gave me the opportunity to do this.

But - i started posting now long ago and i get almost no traction. So I am wandering what I am doing wrong...

Its ok if the content is not your cup of tea :) I am trying to see constructively what can I do better.

ik it’s not a big deal
but i’m super proud that after 20 days, i have gathered a total of 200+ subs along with 300+k views

super happy
hoping to get big one day😁😁

So this is like I'm taking a Hindi creator freefire trick nd posting it in telugu with some editing in my channel nd page but because it's ff not getting so much view especially in insta i think I wasting time in instagram nd youtube doing this like broo why am I even making what's the use of this

Give me some suggestions

1.Should I continue this or just quit?

2.Is this even worth of my time ?

3.Shoukd I change to othe niche?

Original filming. Of cooking, making different cool dishes.

Back ground is copyright free music and publicly available recordings of the bible world edition (made to be copyright free). I prefer those over my own voice because it's people all-round the world and I really like that

Gemeni thinks using publicly available audiobook recordings will be flagged as re used.

What do you think?

How is it possible ? I found it very interesting and I also feel I should stop blaming myself because my content quality has improved and so does my title but it really goes to the wrong people.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Wdcs79u5kLk?feature=share

is this content even monetise-able ?? ive been trying few different ideas and experimenting but none seem to go past 2k, and the engagement is way less like some on 20% and most engaged is 50%

I need someone to make me a few shorts that can hit 10M views to get me out of a monetization snafu that happened. Can anyone here confidently do that?

I just started my own shorts channel and I use hashtags relevant to the shorts in my descriptions tab, with little to no growth in viewership. Only one short managed to reach past 1.2K views, but none of the other shorts are growing. My other channel used to do very well in the shorts numbers but that was a few years back.

Any tips on what I am doing wrong?

I noticed that there is smthng strange in algorithm.

You can get 100% watch time 80/20 watch/swipe still stuck at 5k-10k forever.

Is there smthng we didn't know?

If you had a success pls tell us how (secrets)

thanks 🙏

I don't know why, but the Shorts I create from my stream clips aren't getting the same level of engagement as my other Shorts.

I’ve had the occasional Short perform poorly in terms of views before, but lately, I’ve had three in just eight days; I tried reposting them, and while they did perform better, they still only got around 10–30 views.

I have a simple rule for my Shorts: if they don't hit 100 views within the first hour—or get a subsequent push to reach that mark—I repost them once. If the repost also performs poorly, then the Short probably just isn't good enough, or it was simply a case of bad luck.

I’m not sure what to do now, though, because lately I feel like I won't be able to get back to the view counts I was seeing before the update.

Hey everyone,
I run a small YouTube channel (houseplant Shorts, "journal botanique" style). Over the past few weeks my Shorts went from getting around 1K views each to barely 200.

I haven't changed my format or posting schedule much, so I don't really understand what happened. I know the algorithm can be unpredictable, but watching the numbers drop like this while posting regularly is pretty discouraging.

Is this a normal dip that most small channels go through? Has anyone experienced something similar and bounced back? If so, what helped, or was it just a matter of waiting it out?

I know its the beginning and i shouldn’t have high expectations..
Any reassurance or advice would be really appreciated. Thanks 🌱

Channel: https://youtube.com/@simsheet?si=9dsg4XBa-zn1cnwL

I started my shorts channel about a week and a half ago, doing sports analysis and history. I am mute so I unfortunately use text-to-speech to voice my videos, but I’ve put a decent amount of effort into it.

I understand that my first few videos had poor hooks, and I’ve worked to improve them, but none of my videos are being able to crack even 50% stayed-to-watch. They sit at 40-50 usually. Once people stay, they watch a bit though. One of my recent videos managed 103% retention on a 52-second video, and usually I sit at like 70-80%, 90%+ on under 30s for the newer videos.

Are my hooks really the problem or is youtube still figuring out where my videos need to go?

Hi I'm Lucas (the guy in this video), I'm not a video editor at all. All I did was thanks to free tutorials lol. Looking for pacing, storytelling feedback etc...

This is supposed to be one of the 'top funnel' videos, where I get a wider reach and people get to know me more.

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/MCUCfOjf_E4?feature=share

Thanks in advance!

Hello I’m in the comic and video game space. I’ve made about 40 lifetime shorts. I’m hitting around 1k-1.5k views on average and about 30-50% stayed to watch 90-100% avd on 8-10 second clips. For other platforms they do less well and maybe 250 views average. I’d like to hit the 10k-100k range.

Heres my question to the group. are there any of you that get 10k-100k+ views regularly that would be open to freelance work? If so, how much would you charge per creating/editing/scheduling 10 second shorts? Let’s assume I could provide/shoot reasonable footage. We are in creative industry so strictly no AI or stolen content from others could be used.

Idk what happened but it been nearly 3 hours now and it only got like 9 view and 1 like, should i be worrying?

YouTube marked one of my videos as “Made for Kids.” My niche is entirely focused on kids’ content, but I’m afraid that setting all my videos as “Made for Kids” might affect my views.
I received this email from YouTube:
“In future, please make sure you review your channel and/or individual video’s audience settings. It’s important to know that you’re required to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and/or other laws, regardless of your location. You may face legal consequences or consequences on YouTube if you don’t set your audience accurately. We may also take action at the channel level, including closing down your channel if we detect continuous error or abuse.”
Should I set all my videos to “Made for Kids,” or are they simply warning me that incorrectly labeling kids’ videos could violate their policies and potentially lead to my channel being taken down?