For anyone who is into movies, shows, games, or music, my channel may be for you! I'm 70 subs away from 1,000 so it would be awesome to get any support in reaching that milestone! I'll happily check out your content as well! Thanks! Also, please only sub if you intend to stay subbed!
Heres my SHORTS channel i started a bit over a month ago thats doing pretty decent. A huge part of this success is thanks to a little story id like to share that motivated me to give it my all and hopefully will motivate you too. For context im only referring to shorts, but the stuff i mention can also apply to longform.
A year ago i got inspired by some yt gurus and started my own shorts channel for the first time. It was doing pretty well and i was probably a month away from being monetized. (I tried testing a few other channels on the side but they all failed).
Now during that time, a guy from asia found my channel and reached out to me for advice because he said he was really broke and wanted to make money on yt. I didnt know much back then but i taught him whatever i knew and it was valuable info to him. Ngl his videos were pretty bad and he was barely even getting a thousand views even after posting for like 2 months. I told him the most important thing is to stay consistent and improve constantly.
Now the difference is, i got demotivated, burnt out and got busy with exams and fully quit youtube. My 90day view window for monetization had passed and the channel had no hope. (I still spent the rest of the year learning tho).
But this guy on the other had, he never quit. No joke he literally uploaded a video every single day nonstop and for another 2 months he had no success. He then slowly started improving his vids little by little.
Fast forward to last month, i was just chilling when i randomly got a message from him. He asked me how my channel was doing. I told him i quit and he was shocked. He explained how he never gave up and uploaded a vid every single day for months while slowly improving them. Keep in mind he started at 0 knowledge and skill. He even started a second channel.
And he had managed to get both channels monetized a few months ago, and in just the past 2-3 months, HE MADE 24K USD ON HIS 1ST CHANNEL, AND 10K+ USD ON HIS SECOND CHANNEL. EVEN HAD HIS FIRST 10K MONTH (before anyone asks, she showed me proof of all this). And this is life changing money for him in his country. (Hes 17 btw).
And this was basically a huge slap to my face that woke me up. Ofc i was really proud and happy for him, but i couldn't help but imagine the success i could have had if i also continued and uploaded consistently. Especially considering that i started off with way more knowledge about YouTube than he did. I was getting millions of views while he was struggling to get 1k.
This basically motivated the shit out of me to lock in on a channel and just give it my all, regardless of the views i get in the first few weeks. Because i knew what was possible, and if he could do it, theres no reason i couldnt. Now 1 month in im more than half way there to getting monetized and will probably start earning in the next month.
This will be my first time every earning on yt, and im happy to say i think iv acquired enough knowledge to be confident in my ability to make viral vids, even if i had to start a new channel.
Im not selling anything or expecting anything, just sharing this story to motivate everyone to keep grinding because it is possible.
Istg if ppl still find a way to hate...
Hey have started my youtube channel this year, and had been posting consistently since, roughly 50+ Long form videos.
But in Youtube Studio , i am seeing My CTR is super low, 1-2% only, which is not good if i want to grow,
can anyone please tell me how to improve my CTR?
I just finished Episode 3 of Drawn to Empire, a history series about the Carolingians.
The episode itself is about Charles and Carloman after Pepin the Short dies: two brothers, one inheritance, and a kingdom that could still split apart before Charlemagne becomes "Charlemagne."
The interesting part is the production workflow.
The run started from one prompt:
> Begin Episode 3
From there, ForgeVideo produced the full release package:
- title
- script
- narration
- thumbnail
- description
- metadata
- tags
- subtitles
- final 1440p video package
This episode also replaced ElevenLabs with Voicebox/Qwen3-TTS for narration. It is local/free, and honestly, I think it did quite well for this kind of historical narration.
This is not a "generate a 10-second AI clip" demo. It is a full long-form YouTube-style package with captions, metadata, thumbnail, QC, and upload-ready release materials.
The video is still human-reviewed before posting, but the amount of production work compressed into a single prompt is getting pretty serious.
Curious what people think of the narration quality and the workflow idea.
Been posted for a bit over a month, got decent views so far. Ask me anything im happy to help to the best of my abilities.
I won't be sharing my channel or specific niche for obvious reasons so don't ask. (No its not slop or any ai)
I should mention i only post shorts. (Also first time posting on Reddit, idk how this works)
I’m thinking of starting my YouTube journey. I have couple of questions regarding this.
1.I’m thinking of starting a talking head (ai) storytelling channel. I will find the stories from online and create a script from them. For B-rolls I’ll add real images of that location from the internet.
I’m also thinking of starting a finance channel where I’ll post weekly updates, tricks, apps etc
Also planning to start an ambient music channel. Typically the videos will be 1 hours + long.
The questions:
I’m planning to hire a video editor. Mostly I’ll outsource the work from a different country. Do you think I can generate enough money to support this?
I’m based in Canada. How do I push my videos to USA, UK or Australia in order to get the best revenue or is that automatic?
How do I advertise my videos or is it automatic as well? Like on Facebook we can boost it. Is there any option on YouTube as well?
Estimated how much revenue I can generate from these 3 channels? It can be a rough estimate.
How will the taxes work in Canada?
What automation software or website do you use to publish your videos all across your socials at once?
I’m thinking of posting once a week and 1 short daily. Is this a good strategy? What do you guys think?
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Hey everyone,
I literally started my ambience/aesthetic YouTube channel today and I wanted honest feedback from people who understand YouTube better than me.
The channel focuses on:
forest rain ambience
thunder sounds
mountain/nature visuals
peaceful aesthetic vibes
sleep/study relaxation videos
I uploaded a few Shorts and one 30-minute ambience video today. Surprisingly some Shorts already crossed around 50-100 views in the first few hours, but the long video barely moved.
I wanted to ask:
Is this niche still worth doing in 2026?
Should I focus more on Shorts or long videos?
Are my titles/thumbnails too basic?
Does uploading many videos on day 1 help or hurt?
Should I keep one consistent aesthetic/theme?
Is using Pinterest-inspired visuals okay if heavily edited?
Any advice for growing ambience channels?
How long did your channels take before getting traction?
I genuinely enjoy making peaceful rain/nature content, but I also don’t want to accidentally kill the channel on day one by doing everything wrong.
Would appreciate any advice from creators here 🙏
Feel free to subscribe and like.
First upload around Jan 15th, 2026.
Average of 3 uploads per month since.
16 videos uploaded so far as of May 19th, 2026.
Stuck at 42 subs for 1.5 months and just now started to see some momentum. YT analytics tell me that I have 55 viewers who regular watch my stuff and that YT made this the seed audience.
It's telling me that I am at the beginning of Phase 2 "the breakout phase". According to YouTube and Google, the channel should start to pick up more momentum in the next few uploads.
Reached 58 subs so far. Hopeful that it will continue to climb gradually. Passing the 50 sub mark felt good becaI really thought it was going to be perpetually stuck in low 40s.
Any advice from channels who made it from 50 to 200-500 subs? I am humbly wanting to learn from you.
I run a Shorts channel with 23k+ subscribers, and for the longest time around 35% of my audience came from the USA. But suddenly everything has shifted — now India has taken the top spot and the USA has dropped to second. Ever since that happened, my views, subscriber growth, and especially revenue have all taken a hit.
My content is completely in English, and I specifically built the channel around a US audience. The only major thing that changed recently is YouTube’s auto-dubbing feature. I’ve noticed videos I watch through this channel are being auto-dubbed, and ever since that started, the entire channel’s audience dynamics seem broken.
I genuinely don’t understand what triggered this shift or how to stop YouTube from pushing my content heavily toward Indian audiences. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Hello! Im 19-years old and I have been running a shorts youtube channel (Meme niche) since the late 2024. I started going viral few months back, got to 135k subs as of now, but didint monetize the channel yet.
Anyways, I figured it would be a good idea to find someone to run the channel with, since ill be needing help with video creation and two heads are better than one. I will of course share the revenue with you.
Not sure ill find anyone on this subreddit, but if you have experience running a channel or just wanted to start one we might be a fit so DM me.
Will there ever be a way to detect and prevent ai Sloppers from copying? Or are we screwed
As a tech programer enthousiaste Before youtube Google, docs and forums was the only option. Now with YouTube things are more easy for example if I decide to look on new tech field it can took days if no videos . But video also are not perfect for learning. Rewinding tutorial , navigate between multiple tab , full screen to copy text from video. A 30 min video can become hours of pain. I have a tool under development that fix all this in one place , I am curious to see other people using it but to use it I need to white list your account sorry as the tool use paid apis only whitelisted users can test welcome guys and thanks for your precious help
This is gonna sound stupid but I spent nearly one year buying gear, researching equipment, watching tutorials about youtube, planning my channel, and never actualy recorded anything.
Finaly just said fuck it and hit record with what i had. It wasnt perfect but it was something. I wish I did that from day one instead of overthinking every detail.
My channel started out completly different from what it is now. Originaly wanted to do fitness content but gradualy shifted into tech reviews. Wasnt planned at all, just happend naturaly as I figured out what i actually enjoyed making and what people responded to. Your niche might change and thats fine.
Some stuff I learned along the way:
Audio matters more than video honestly. People will watch grainy footage but bad audio makes them click away instantly. Dont need anything expensive either, like Im still using a fifine mic and an emeet pixy webcam and they get the job done fine.
But honestly the gear isnt what makes the difference. Its whether you can talk naturaly while doing whatever your doing on screen. That took me awhile to get comfortable with.
Stop studying channels with millions of subs. Look at creators in the 10k to 50k range. Theyre closer to where you are and what theyre doing is actually replicatable. The big guys are playing a different game.
Thumbnails and titles matter more than the actual content. Sounds backwards but youtube doesnt show your video if nobody clicks. You could make the best video ever and it dies because the packaging sucks.
First 30 seconds decide if someone stays. Cut the long intros, the channel logos, the hey guys welcome back stuff. Just get into it.
One thing that suprised me is old videos can randomly blow up way later. Had one sitting at like 80 views for months then out of nowhere it hit 30k. Youtube rewards patience if you stick with it.
Uploading three times a week means nothing if the videos aren't good. One solid video beats three rushed ones every time.
I’ve realized that titles are like 80% of a video’s success, and honestly it’s kind of terrifying.
My most successful video had a really clickable title. It was vulnerable and specific, something like admitting you’re behind in life at a certain age. The alternate title I tested was even more self-deprecating. Both versions worked incredibly well.
Here’s my problem: I KNEW those titles would perform. But now I’m stuck. How do I keep coming up with titles like that?
I’ve been keeping a list of titles that grab ME, especially for videos I’d normally never watch. Yesterday I clicked on a video about quicksand purely because the title was compelling. I’m realizing successful titles come in all formats: sentences, “I” statements, questions. The format doesn’t seem to matter as much as the hook.
My question: What strategies do you use to consistently generate clickable titles? Do you:
• Keep a list of titles that grabbed you?
• Use specific formulas or frameworks?
• Test titles with friends/audience before posting?
• Browse trending videos outside your niche for inspiration?
I’m realizing that it doesn’t matter how good your content is if people never click. But I can’t just rely on lightning striking twice. I need a system.
For context: My channel is commentary/personal storytelling, and my most successful content is vulnerable, confessional-style videos.
How do you approach title creation? Any methods or mindsets that have helped you?