2 years in... still confused
Hey folks. Let me preface this by saying I started my page in 2007. Actually started podcasting in 2019, dropped a couple videos and stopped during covid and started again about 2 years ago. I kick myself everytime I think about that.
Reason being, the only thing I can figure that is a turning point for my page is longevity but at the same time I see people that have been uploading for years and still not monetized. My page is monetized and from what I can tell my growth to this point has been good. Although, my videos only get between 250-2k views on average. The data shows that when a person clicks the video they watch it and sub frequently.
I have 1,357 subs, 15k wh monthly, watch time is around 10 mins, CTR around 9%. Now, here's the confusion...
CTR is said to be the key to max exposure, ok. YT says that it shows the videos to mostly new users in an attempt to grow your subs. Well we all know that a thumbnail you don't recognize and a low view count likely leads to the video being skipped. Why doesnt YT show the video to a majority of pages that have actually subbed to see your content? If the data shows that initially the CTR is high from the test group of subs that are sent the video but then when shown to 10k new users it goes down dramatically should I change thumbnails, style, etc but then that would alienate my core subs, right?
Its just so hit and miss. I never know if a vid will perform well, if my formula is working, etc. Seeing pages post and get traffic immediately then looking at mine barely creeping forward drives me crazy. Ex. A guy posted a video yesterday about Gils Arena drama. He always gets good views but was shocked to get 300k in 5 hours. I say ok my last two episodes around that topic did a couple thousand a piece. Surely, I'll catch a lil wave with my upload... video is currently at 67 views.
Shorts don't bring the number of subs they used to just a year ago. Changing titles and thumbnails no longer restarts the video. It just seems like it will take forever to get some real traction and I'm frustrated. Is there some point where the algorithm flips a switch on your page or what?
Page, thumbs, etc are available if any of you want to give a review. Thanks everyone!