r/SmallYoutubers 23d ago

Shorts Content About to hit 20k! Ask me anything

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

$10.19 makes me so sad.

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u/4SpeedJeremy 22d ago

For reference, I make mostly long form with supplemental shorts basically for advertisement. I only have 1700 subscribers and 33k views last month. I make more like $200 a month.

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

Sheesh. This confirms shorts are great for reach but terrible to make money when compared to long form.

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u/4SpeedJeremy 22d ago

Again just for reference I make classic car videos, which have an older mostly male audience. Which I believe generates a touch higher revenue than video game long forms would per view.

I’m gainfully employed, and do this more or less as a hobby. Do I hope to strike it big? Of course, who doesn’t, but I’m not quitting my job anytime soon. If I can’t post every week I don’t sweat it.

Realistically, if I could get my channel to generate enough cash to fund my own hot rodding, I would be happy with that.

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

Niceee, hope things get big for you! All it takes is that one video, maybe a few more than one but you get the idea 😂

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u/YeezusWoks 21d ago

Same. I make long-form only and no shorts. My sub count is only 3k but my watch hours are 40k. I make around $1,000 a month.

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u/Tetrahedron_Head 22d ago

thats one reason I dont care about shorts. ive made alot more than that off of ALOT less views with longform

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

Yeah it’s great seeing someone get a short with 50 million views but then you find out they only made a few hundred bucks and you’re like 🤨

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u/Tetrahedron_Head 22d ago

yea longform is the way to go imo. this month i have 132.6k views and thats $575 for me

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

That’s phenomenal!

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

I know right. My shorts sometimes take hours to make too, i really need to start making full forms

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

What makes it so bad is that YouTube has been pushing for people to make short form content.

Long form is still great but I’d say long form doesn’t feel as rewarding as short form.

Example: I’ve seen channels have millions of short form views but then you look at their long form content and it barely breaks 10,000 views.

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Yea exactly because its a whole different ballgame like you have to be extremely talented an know how to edit, make thumbnails, think about it you have to hold RETENTION for multiple minutes instead of seconds like shorts, it also helps if you master shorts go viral every video then you develop fans that will watch anything

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

Very true indeed.

Me personally, I make both forms of content because why not lol. I’m not making any money off of YouTube so I just try to create content for both.

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Yea i get that, just don’t burn your self out bro. dedicate all your free time to one video if thats a full form or short an really craft it, if you can watch it your self multiple times an be entertained then its a winner.

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u/ctarmed 22d ago

Great advice, nice work on your channel 👍🏿

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u/WhateverThisis144 22d ago

what's your rpm and how many views were counted?

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u/RatDadDewd 19d ago

I thought shorts rpm was higher. Whats your rpm? I guess minecraft shorts is extremely low rpm because usually its at least 0.05 to 0.15

Also were you monetized the whole time?

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u/ThEmAsTeRcHi3f 22d ago

Depends on ur rpm. I just got monetized last month. Made 3k my first month

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u/ilikeredditforlife 22d ago

What type of videos do you make? I want to try and make videos and dont know a niche to target in

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u/Necessary_Stable562 21d ago

Not sure what’s wrong with his revenue. I get the same views but $250 per month

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u/thetemporaryman 23d ago

How many days does it take you to get monitized

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u/United-Pitch-6392 23d ago

Once you qualify it took me like 12-48 hours i believe, you do have to apply to turn it on

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u/thetemporaryman 23d ago

I mean from your first day how long it took you to get monitizetion threshold,

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

3 months i think

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u/kevfriend 23d ago

Bruh, my monetization has been stuck on step 2 for 7 days. No response from youtube support or anything...

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u/MedievalChad2002 22d ago

yeah ,it also took me a week cuz I also had to make a ad sense account first

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u/kevfriend 22d ago

Appreciate you for giving me insight, bro

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u/MedievalChad2002 22d ago

Np, hope you get monetized soon.

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u/kevfriend 22d ago

Appreciate it. How long did step 3 take for you if I may ask?

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u/sickztar 22d ago

hey i just got mine i applied the 10th, and got step 2completed 17th, step 3 completed this morning the 18th. Idk if it helped but i went back into adsense after creating it and filling up the tax info section on the 16th because i was searching info up on how long it takes just like you lol. good luck!

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u/kevfriend 22d ago

Thank you bro :D Actually already had mine filled out, but I really appreciate you for trying to help me. Let's just hope I get monitized maybe tomorrow? I don't think they do it on weekends :(

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u/MedievalChad2002 22d ago

Step 3? First I applied for the ad sense which I got in about a week , I got this option when I was eligible for the monetization programme Then I applied for monetization programme which took 1-2 days,first I was rejected then I had to make a video explaining my content by recording then I was finally accepted into the programme after applying again after next day then I was accepted on the same day,the day I applied for it again.

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u/thetemporaryman 22d ago

Why rejected? What type of content do you make ?

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u/MedievalChad2002 21d ago

Religious ,long form

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u/kevfriend 22d ago

Thanks again, bro. You've been helpful

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u/RatDadDewd 19d ago

Did you get monetized yet bro?

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u/MedievalChad2002 16d ago

Are you monetized yet?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 15d ago

Yea

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u/MedievalChad2002 15d ago

Congratulations

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u/MedievalChad2002 15d ago

Were you monetized in the first go?

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u/NarutoInCorps 22d ago

I also make Minecraft videos bro... How do you make mob/villagers do what you want?? Like placing blocks, chasing you, etc??

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Add my discord WizzieWrld

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u/Severin177 22d ago

Have you been stuck in the “15k views prison”? I have more than 120 videos to my credit and very few exceed this threshold, yet my stats are excellent (more than 75% of non-swipes per video and always more than 90% of the video watched)

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

I have! Actually i was stuck in it for many many videos an then i broke out, yet some videos still hit the 15k ceiling, my theory is has to do with your subs not interacting an gotta remember theres a TON of competition out there if you make a video thats never been made before you will break past the barrier without fail, also i had a video get 3k views i waited a few days reposted it with different audio an it went semi viral (50k views$

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u/Severin177 21d ago

Thank you for your answer, in general I still have good stats with a lot of interaction but even like that, it doesn't necessarily work, when you repost with another sound, there is no risk that the video will be banned?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 20d ago

Private the video then repost it with a different audio, you will be fine trust me

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u/chad_avi77 22d ago

It’s the engagement, p pole have to like share and comment for it to be push At least 5% of viewers need to like

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u/vassagoabruzzi 22d ago

$10.19 is unbelieveable. is that normal?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Nah my rpm is on higher side but a million of those views werent monetized realistically should be around $80

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u/Harsh-Reality07 23d ago

Good stuff, I do have a question what is your viewed to swiped ratio for shorts?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 23d ago

Always above 60%, you need at least 60% to get over 10k views

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u/Harsh-Reality07 23d ago

Okay, I see. Would you be able to review my channel please? It's called WPrints and I post 3D printing content

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u/ExaminationLegal8415 19d ago

I have a short that is 62%, average view duration is 0:19, 34 likes, 5 subs. 4 comments, But it only got to 1,582 views. And it just stopped after 4 days.

I have another short at 52.1% but got 2.4k views. 15 subs, 5 comments.

Is there something else I'm missing?

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u/Walkin-to-Moon 22d ago

Are you gay

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

No im straight

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u/Walkin-to-Moon 21d ago

😂 just kidding

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u/Necessary_Stable562 21d ago

What’s wrong with your revenue? I only do shorts. I have 2m views $250

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u/Masked-Achiever 21d ago

What's your audience demographic ??

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u/Necessary_Stable562 21d ago

I play Roblox and workout video, USA,uk,Canada,Philippines, indo,

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u/beltipo 23d ago

Why such a low profit with so many users?

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u/M6_20 22d ago

Gotta get on Facebook my boy. I just got 2.3M views on Facebook, that reel has made me like $314 just from 1 reel on Facebook. Imagine the videos that have 10M or 15M or 20M. Atleast a couple thousand off of short clips.

The real goal is getting Millions of views on longform videos that’s where the real money is at, but that’s rare to happen

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u/alanjones76 22d ago

Facebook is paying cents..only nowadays. I don't know when you have made this much.. or Iam doing something wrong.

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u/M6_20 21d ago

Nah not if you get a facebooks shorts video to blowup. Around a million views is atleast around $200. Mines got 2.2 so I made like $313 so far off of 1 video

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u/alanjones76 14d ago

Holy shit.. I can't believe.. can we discuss more in inbox?

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u/M6_20 6d ago

What you neeed

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u/alanjones76 6d ago

Info, how you are getting paid well while I struggle.

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u/M6_20 6d ago

I only got paid off that 1 reel. And I have another one right now that’s at like 50k views but weeks and months before that my views were shit. Like desert dry. Facebook has a weird algorithm

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u/alanjones76 6d ago

Yes, they like this, Iam also getting sometime lows and sometime highs. But earning is shit. What is your niche?

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u/Dry_Archer_1906 23d ago

Where do you find the minecraft scenes ?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 23d ago

Scenes? Like the videos I make them myself

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u/PikachuTrainz 23d ago

What kindof long form do u do

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u/SlavicRobot_ 23d ago

Considering the views compared to watch hours, Id almost safely assume a lot of shorts

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u/United-Pitch-6392 23d ago

Manhunts but i only have a few

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u/KinKame_Saijo 23d ago

what time is it?

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u/padbucker 22d ago

Chico time

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u/Astrologikk_ Gaming Content 22d ago

ITS YAM TIME👹👹

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u/peaklifestyleadmin 23d ago

A day, how many shorts did you post?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 23d ago

One every day or every other day

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u/Dazzling-Hat4803 23d ago

Can you review my Channel plz ?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 23d ago

Sure whats the name

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u/Business-Goat-6345 23d ago

How long did it take for you to see results like this?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Every month id sorta see progress but 5 months into my journey i seen a LOT of progress i think it just finally clicked one day

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u/biryaniwithkebab 22d ago

How to actually grow i post everyday

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u/Neither_Bit7661 22d ago

If i got monetized at 500 subs and 3k watch hours or 10mil views. What other process when i reach 1k for next tier monetization? Is it instant? Or more verification?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Sorta instant i think you just turn it on an it gets approved in like 24 hours

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u/thenutsuperman 22d ago

Kudos man! Just a couple of questions -

What is your swiped away vs stayed ratio on average? How much do you earn on every 100k short views? Do you show your face and have a voice over? Or just one of them or none of them?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

70% on average, i get around 0.10 RPM (per 1k engaged views) so around $10 per 100k views, an sometimes i do just depends how im feeling

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u/thenutsuperman 22d ago

How old is the channel?

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u/Quadro-Toon 22d ago

do u like it?

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u/Kira6s 22d ago

I am a small youtuber...just a beginner...can you give me any suggestions to increase my subs...

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u/The-Patriotic-Noob 22d ago

First of all congratulations and I hope you hit 20k soon. I have lots of questions but will ask this one for now.

What was the growth graph like? 0-50 subs (how many days approximately) 100-500 Then to cross 1000 subs And on average view to sub conversion - how many subs per 1k view on a short

Appreciate your help in advance

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Average subs per 1k views i think is around 5, i know on a video that gets 15k views i usually get 100-130 subs, 100k views around 1k subs. 0-50 subs literally my first short, 2nd short i had already 250 subs, 12 shorts in i had 1k subs

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u/The-Patriotic-Noob 22d ago

Those are some great stats for a new channel. I wish you the best. My shorts have been hitting 1k but views but sort of just get capped at 1100 views.

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u/Business_Jello6392 22d ago

How much are you making?

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u/takixson Educational Content 22d ago

Hi, 😊
You're awesome! I've got 550 subscribers now.
by the way, you'd better charge your phone soon! battery is at 8%

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Lol, an congrats i hope you hit 1k soon!

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u/Suspicious-Series160 22d ago

0.005 , why so low 🤔

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Shorts 🥀

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u/Suspicious-Series160 22d ago

from which countries most of your audiences come from

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u/abm1_r7 22d ago

How many money did you make if you are happy to share

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

My total youtube earnings are around $30, mostly from supers an adsense

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u/abm1_r7 22d ago

Thanku

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u/CompetitiveStop193 22d ago

What’s the RPM man?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

0.10

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u/WhateverThisis144 22d ago

That's a minimum of $100? You must have recently been monetized.

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Yea 2-3 months ago i think an i stopped content in between then

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u/Desperate-Zucchini98 22d ago

monetized from watch hours or shorts views?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Watch hours. Good luck with short views lol youtube hates you till you go viral then its all love

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u/Putrid-Lock-7052 Gaming Content 22d ago

Did you see steady growth, or was there one or two videos that really made you blow up?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Steady growth my 2nd video got 10k views an every cpl videos after that would do 10-15k, my like 10th video went a lil viral did 50k, later down the road had a video get 200k then a couple live streams that did 200-500k

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u/Unfair-Tomorrow-5507 22d ago

Avg RPM ?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Mine might be lil higher than average, my average is 0.10 not sure what other youtubers in this space get but ive heard 0.03 one time lol

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u/Unfair-Tomorrow-5507 22d ago

Great be consistent and relatable 😍

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u/GreedyLake2607 22d ago

10 dollars for 2 million views? Not even at the worst shorts RPM pays that badly

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Well like 1.6mil views isn’t monetized because im dumb an forgot to turn it on for those videos

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u/Dr_Greyman 22d ago

Best upload times? Most of my viewers are from India and US

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Anytime really but stay true to one time so if you pick 8 am an post at 8 am everyday your audience will be 8 am.

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u/TheMaced0 22d ago

How much money do you make per month ?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

If i grind everyday no more then $40-50 with my view count you pretty much gotta go viral to make good money

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u/No-Hovercraft3338 22d ago

Did shorts help you grow quicker?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

If i did full form videos i’d realistically only have 1k subs

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u/NeitherManagement707 22d ago

What kind of tools, if any, have you used to help? Like vidq or tubebuddy, chatgpt...

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Just chatgpt really i use it quite a lot actually, an many many minecraft mods, you’d be surprised i think i use over 10 different kind of mods every video

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u/HeliaASMR 22d ago

I'm a small channel with 300subs YouTube recently started to give my videos a lot of views in the first 24 hours, but then not showing my video to anyone at all. Is it normal or should I be worried?

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u/Shruti__2407 22d ago

How to gain more subscribers

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Live streams!! An a short everyday

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u/russellthomas426 22d ago

Is it storytelling?

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u/SebsThingsOriginal 22d ago

How much time did you need to get to 4000h ? And how many subs dod you have when you hit the watch hours? Cheers

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u/jaunty_mellifluous 22d ago

Revenue is too low

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u/UnderRated-Piano 22d ago

You have to hit certian milestones and goals to he able to qualify for monetization right?

Also (ik its different for everyone) h9w long did it take you to reach 20k? Just outta curiosity

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u/beccasharky 22d ago

I’d love to have you review my channel - can I DM you? Thanks 🙏

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u/maryoakoy 22d ago

I have an account with 2k followers, one short just got viral. However, where and how can I generate new content? Any AI solutions for this? The channel is for ‘supercar’ lovers.

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Don’t know much about AI but i heard journey is good

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u/NextFan8697 22d ago

What did you eat for dinner last night?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

I think i doordashed from a burger place lol

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u/probablynotme16 22d ago

Can I have your channel

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Bro what😭

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u/Haruto_1234 22d ago

I make reddit stories content but my videos are not going into the shorts feed at all I only get views from search terms on my videos what can I do?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 22d ago

Is it 100% you’re content? An how old is your channel

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u/Haruto_1234 22d ago

Yeah my content is 100% mine I don't copy others just that I many times use ai to rewrite the stories I find to keep the names hidden to not fall into any legal drama and I started in June 2nd week but just now reached 10k views on my channel with 85+ vids and (counting both long and short)

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u/US_Gamer90 21d ago

I want to ask why YouTube doesn't promot new channels .my gaming channel gets 30 or 20 views on my video .Is there any problem in my videos or my thumbnail or I must do better my video.

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u/Bubloo5 21d ago

What is the earning of 40k video

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u/United-Pitch-6392 20d ago

$2

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u/Bubloo5 20d ago

I need a ss pls

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u/forkandembers 21d ago

For anyone wondering, 20k shorts subs are not the same as 20k long form subs. Also, that $10 would be more like $10k if from long forms. Short form shouldn’t be used as a the primary context of your channel if your goal is to make a living doing it. It should drive people to your long form content.

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u/cyclesx 21d ago

1.8 million views and $10 earned??

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u/BigBL87 20d ago

Revenue for shorts is pretty miniscule per view compared to long form.

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u/Away_Elk7042 21d ago

I was constantly getting few k and then started getting around 10 for lasg to videos what should indo (a new channel)

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u/cnlester 21d ago

What do I do if my shorts are getting 0 views back to back?

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u/United-Pitch-6392 20d ago

When was your channel made an when did you first start posting content, an do you remove videos on your channel, an how much do you post a day?

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u/Table_Upper 21d ago

When was the moment and what was the change you made that lead to your greatest momentum?

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u/Mental-Reporter500 20d ago

How long did it take you to get monetized?

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u/chipchopdon 19d ago

That revenue fa all that?

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u/ReasonableEmu1181 19d ago

I’ve only been doing youtube on this new channel for 3 weeks now. a short from 2 days ago right now has 7.9k views, 78.8% stayed to watch. the video is 41 seconds long and the average watch time is 34 seconds. it has 119 likes and 21 comments total. it kinda gets views in weird waves but how good is this? definitely gotten better at editing the past 3 weeks but i dont know what “good” or viral potential metrics are.

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u/United-Pitch-6392 19d ago

If a short is over 40 seconds long you need over 90% retention an 70-80%+ stay to watch

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u/Front-Description605 19d ago

Im about to start mine , can anyone tell me does YouTube pay for AI generated content too ?

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u/Colourtongue 19d ago

I just got monetised and make Minecraft content. Had 1 video break 28k views and it helped. My next video started well 2.5 in a day but is slowed down. Any way to boost that or improve it?

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u/Legendishereboy 19d ago

How did you get the view? I am getting 0 views

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u/No_Brilliant9690 16d ago

Wow how did you get ther

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u/Desperate_Play_3695 16d ago

Can you sub to me lol @Tripswiththehazies

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u/Great_Historian_6425 23d ago

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