u/dymyster

This has been at a standstill all month, and it coincides exactly with the time my distribution performance took a nosedive; that doesn't necessarily mean the two are connected, but I do find it strange and disheartening.

For a few weeks now, everything I post has been underperforming compared to previous weeks—to the point where I’m actually below average.

And the impressions on my long-form videos and streams aren't exactly anything to write home about. Am I just unlucky, or is something going on with YouTube that’s affecting my channel?

For a while, I was creating thumbnails using AI, but after getting some tips, I’ve gone back to making them myself and taking the time to do so. My question is: are these okay, or is there anything I could improve?

After hitting 300 subscribers late last year, I set a goal to reach 500 by the end of the summer—and I managed to do that. Now, I also want to reach 1,000 subscribers before I turn 25 on April 14, 2027.

That gives me just under eight months to work on it; it’s a tough challenge, but definitely achievable.

So, if anyone would like to help me with my challenges, I’d really appreciate it.

As for the content I create: right now, I play a lot of Pokémon GO and other Pokémon games, but other titles like Roblox, Fortnite, and so on are coming soon.

Occasionally, I’ll feature football content—and maybe even darts—so that’s the kind of thing you can expect on my channel.

That said, I’m definitely open to game suggestions.

I’m actually pretty bad at making thumbnails, so I usually do the best I can and use AI to add the finishing touches—or, if I don't know how to create something specific, I just have AI make the whole thing.

Is that how it's supposed to be done? No, but I don't mind it personally as long as the result looks neat—which I think mine do—but whenever I post on Reddit, people say two things:

1. That because it's made with AI, my content is automatically bad.

2. This one I only just heard, but it actually stung a bit: that I have a "terrible YouTuber face," even though I'm just smiling.

But my question is: can anyone tell me what I could improve? I should mention that I don't have the best software for making thumbnails, and since I mostly make Shorts, I don't put much time into long-form videos—or thumbnails for them, either.

Anyway, let me know what you think. If it's bad, feel free to say so, but please keep it polite; I tend to get down on myself easily—if one thing is bad, I feel like everything is bad, and I get depressed quickly.

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I’m actually pretty bad at making thumbnails, so I usually do the best I can and use AI to add the finishing touches—or, if I don't know how to create something specific, I just have AI make the whole thing.

Is that how it's supposed to be done? No, but I don't mind it personally as long as the result looks neat—which I think mine do—but whenever I post on Reddit, people say two things:

1. That because it's made with AI, my content is automatically bad.

2. This one I only just heard, but it actually stung a bit: that I have a "terrible YouTuber face," even though I'm just smiling.

But my question is: can anyone tell me what I could improve? I should mention that I don't have the best software for making thumbnails, and since I mostly make Shorts, I don't put much time into long-form videos—or thumbnails for them, either.

Anyway, let me know what you think. If it's bad, feel free to say so, but please keep it polite; I tend to get down on myself easily—if one thing is bad, I feel like everything is bad, and I get depressed quickly.

my channal

https://www.youtube.com/@djheijboer/videos

The only shiny i got for this hatchs day and it's a shundo, it's my 2nd shundo ever but very happy that i got is

After all great period with views and subs, it's a little slow now but thats okay because i'm this close to hit my goal before the summer ends

It took a while, but I’ve finally made it—halfway to my goal of 1k before I turn 25 in April.

I make English-language videos, but lately the most views have been coming from the Netherlands (where I also live), but I wonder if I shouldn't look at this and be happy that I'm getting a lot of views (60k+ last 4 weeks) or if I should try to do something with it.

This only really happened, going from the normal 30 percent to this number, since I made multiple shorts for the World Cup.

Should I update my banner now, or wait until I hit 500 subs?

if i can get 2 more then i won't have a -2 in the analytics at the end of a great month gain 52 now 50, it's still great but a stain in the analytics

June was my best month on youtube and with the subs i was shock to see that i received 52 subs but i lost 2 today and It’s a shame, purely because the analytics show a gain of 1 to 7 on most days, but then a loss of 2 on the last day of the month; I still gained 50 subscribers overall, but it’s a bit of a bummer—you could call it a slight blemish. And before anyone says I shouldn't whine about losing just two, it’s purely the impact on the analytics that bothers me.

June is shaping up to be the best month across the board—I’ve gained the most views, watch time, and subscribers (though it’s a shame I lost two today; that’s a slight blemish on the analytics). Hopefully, July will go just as well, or even better.

I started this streak last Thursday and was at 428 back then, and now, 10 days later, I'm at 453. 25 subs in 10 days is the best streak for me in terms of getting subs in a single period.

I've streamed a few times in the meantime and made some more shorts because of the World Cup, but it's going well. June 2026 could be my best month in terms of views and subs, though not yet watch hours.

Got my 3rd Milestone of the year firts 350 then 400 and now 450, on this pace i have a filling that i can get 1k subs before i turn 25 in april 2027