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I’ve been posting on YouTube for a while and I’m starting to realize that just uploading consistently isn’t enough. Some videos take hours to make and still barely get any views, while other channels seem to get traction much faster.

I’m trying to figure out what actually matters most now. Is it the title, thumbnail, topic choice, watch time, posting schedule, Shorts, or just getting lucky with the algorithm?

For people who have grown a YouTube channel from scratch, what made the biggest difference for getting more views? Any tips that actually worked instead of the usual “just make good content” advice?

Facebook feels weirdly hard to grow from zero now. You can post decent stuff, but when the page has barely any followers and the videos get low views, it almost looks inactive even if you’re actually putting effort into it.

I’ve been thinking about buying Facebook followers and views just to make the page look more alive at the start. Not trying to fake some huge brand, just wondering if a small boost helps people take the page a little more seriously.

Has anyone here tested this before? Did it help with first impressions, or did the numbers just feel pointless after a while?