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Just wondering if this is normal for others too. I am a new smaller creator only just got partnered recently with 6 vids so far and like 2.4k subs. For each one of the videos, I can never predict when the algo will give me the first real wave of impressions, it seems wholly aleatory. Sometimes it will be like an hour or two after the video is published, but other times it will take a week or two. It always leaves me waiting in suspense when it takes longer and I start to get worried that the wave will never come.

Luckily so far for all but my first video I got some wave where I will begin to get thousands of impressions per hour. How long this lasts is also entirely variable. The thing is, I can understand why once the wave begins its duration would be variable since it makes sense that if a video isn't performing well they will turn the funnel off earlier. But I just can't grasp the logic of the first wave, before they've been able to test the video adequately, how does the algo decide upon when it will give you that first hit?

I know it is kinda pointless and the equivalent of contemplating an orb, but I just wanna hear from others to see if this is normal.

Just wondering if this is normal for others too. I am a new smaller creator only just got partnered recently with 6 vids so far and like 2.4k subs. For each one of the videos, I can never predict when the algo will give me the first real wave of impressions. Sometimes it will be like an hour or two after the video is published, but other times it will take a week or two. It always leaves me waiting in suspense when it takes longer and I start to get worried that the wave will never come.

Luckily so far for all but my first video I got some wave where I will begin to get thousands of impressions per hour. How long this lasts is also entirely variable. The thing is, I can understand why once the wave begins its duration would be variable since it makes sense that if a video isn't performing well they will turn the funnel off earlier. But I just can't grasp the logic of the first wave, before they've been able to test the video adequately, how does the algo decide upon when it will give you that first hit?

I know it is kinda pointless and the equivalent of contemplating an orb, but I just wanna hear from others to see if this is normal.

It seems like common sense that the longer the video, or at least the longer the AVD a video has, the RPM would increase since people watching a video longer entails the possibility of more ads shown per video. But this has not been the case for me.

It seems to me like, as long as the video is over 8 minutes so mid-rolls can play, the RPM is nearly consistent across all my videos despite length or AVD.

For example, I have a 30 minute video with a 9 minute AVD (since I've been partnered), and it has an RPM of $4. I have another video that is 13 minutes with a 6 minute AVD, and its RPM is $4.30. This is just one of many examples that seem to show no correlation between these metrics.

Just curious what everyone else's experience has been. I have only been partnered now for 2 months, with only 7 long-form videos, so I have a limited dataset and do not want to jump to conclusions. That is why I am asking here. But if this is common it may make me rethink my strategy of uploading higher length videos.

It seems like common sense that the longer the video, or at least the longer the AVD a video has, the RPM would increase since people watching a video longer entails the possibility of more ads shown per video. But this has not been the case for me.

It seems to me like, as long as the video is over 8 minutes so mid-rolls can play, the RPM is nearly consistent across all my videos despite length or AVD.

For example, I have a 30 minute video with a 9 minute AVD (since I've been partnered), and it has an RPM of $4. I have another video that is 13 minutes with a 6 minute AVD, and its RPM is $4.30. This is just one of many examples that seem to show no correlation between these metrics.

Just curious what everyone else's experience has been. I have only been partnered now for 2 months, with only 7 long-form videos, so I have a limited dataset and do not want to jump to conclusions. That is why I am asking here. But if this is common it may make me rethink my strategy of uploading higher length videos.

Heard some good things about this French collection, but I cannot find it anywhere online either for purchase nor on the usual free sites. Was wondering if anyone here could help me out, thanks!

After browse features it is always 'direct or unknown' that accounts for the second largest view source on all of my videos, which confuses me. On my most recent video for example, I have 4,000 views from direct or unknown, yet, when I look at the 'shares' analytic, only 623 people have actually shared this video.

Assuming some of those shared links were directed to the separate 'external' source category (which brought in 1k views), it really does not make sense how direct or unknown could account for so many views. I would think maybe there is some bot activity going on, but the firect or unknown source actually has pretty high AVD so I am genuinely not sure.

Are most people here in the same boat? Has anyone looked into this?

I know this has been asked in the past but I am sure there have been new podcasts since then so I'd like people's suggestions.

I specifically enjoy InnerFrench because it discusses cultural, sociological, and philosophical topics in relatively simple French. A lot of the other podcasts I find for my level (intermediate) are fictional stories, of low quality, or simply beyond my level of comprehension even when advertised for beginners/intermediates. So would love to hear suggestions specifically for non-fiction podcasts geared towards the same level InnerFrench is made for.

I'm still pretty new to this, only got partnered a couple weeks ago mostly due to my latest video's success, and only have 5 videos uploaded in total, so excuse my ignorance.

My first four videos all got between 2-8k views, all mostly from browse features, but before this always occurred in pretty much the first week, and then they'd die off in browse impressions completely, only getting a few views per day after from suggested or search. All my videos in theory should be evergreen since they are longer form video essays that are not about current events or anything like that.

Strangely, my latest video, despite starting off (and generally maintaining) worse key metrics than the previous four in terms of CTR and AVP simply has not stopped getting a consistent 15k-20k browse impressions per day for the last 3 and a half weeks. Just wondering, is this normal, and how long have your videos maintained getting consistent views/impressions from browse? Could it extend to months?

I know that there is no certain answer, but I also wonder why despite doing worse on key metrics my latest video has maintained this momentum. Could it be that the algo is finally starting to figure out my audience, like since it is only my fifth video perhaps before it wasn't sure who to push the videos to? Any advice from those more experienced would be appreciated.

I'm still pretty new to this, only got partnered a couple weeks ago mostly due to my latest video's success, and only have 5 videos uploaded in total, so excuse my ignorance.

My first four videos all got between 2-8k views, all mostly from browse features, but before this always occurred in pretty much the first week, and then they'd die off in browse impressions completely, only getting a few views per day after from suggested or search. All my videos in theory should be evergreen since they are longer form video essays that are not about current events or anything like that.

Strangely, my latest video, despite starting off (and generally maintaining) worse key metrics than the previous four in terms of CTR and AVP simply has not stopped getting a consistent 15k-20k browse impressions per day for the last 3 and a half weeks. Just wondering, is this normal, and how long have your videos maintained getting consistent views/impressions from browse? Could it extend to months?

I know that there is no certain answer, but I also wonder why despite doing worse on key metrics my latest video has maintained this momentum. Could it be that the algo is finally starting to figure out my audience, like since it is only my fifth video perhaps before it wasn't sure who to push the videos to? Any advice from those more experienced would be appreciated.

I have a historical video essay on WWII that got flagged as not advertiser friendly. The thing is, it is nothing that you wouldn't learn in a high school course. Everything is backed up with evidence, well cited, etc. I do not include any gory footage or anything like that either.

Just wondering if I should even bother requesting a review in hopes it will get monetized, or if Youtube won't even bother manually reviewing it? I believe I followed all of their advertiser friendly guidelines, but some are extremely vague so it leaves a lot up to interpretation I guess.

I just became a Youtube partner and am curious about this. So far nothing shows up for me on this page.

I actually did discover on my own that someone directly ripped 20 mins of one of my videos as part of their Youtube stream and re-uplaoded it for their channel, but they put a frame-like overlay over it. I have no interest in striking them however, because they gave me credit in the description and they are a fan of my work (even though they did not ask permission beforehand but w/e).

The only reason I mention this is because it makes me suspicious how well the content detection feature works if someone re-uploaded, without commentary or anything, 20 mins of my video, and it failed to detect it.

So I am just curious what other people's experience has been like with this feature. Does it only detect copies if someone like rips the entire video and does not modulate it at all (like the frame the person in my case added over my video)?

So I just got enough watch hours (3k) today to apply for the first tier of Youtube partnership. But the thing is, if I wait another week for the delayed eligibility data to catch up, I will be at 4000 and qualify for the full partnership.

I want to apply asap but if I am going to have to re-apply for full partnership in a week anyways I am thinking it might not be worth it, especially since the first tier benefits do not really apply to me, like I do not plan to use membership or shopping features for my channel.

Just curious everyone's thoughts who has been through the procedure before?

Just wondering for people knowladgeable about Bacopa, is NOW brand bacopa good? I know people usually trust NOW for a lot of supplements but can't find any testimonies about their bacopa.

There used to be a place in Windsor that offered Groupons for LHR 6 sessions for medium area for $200, but it seems that has expired. Now I cannot seem to find any deals for less than $600 on that same bundle.

Anyone got any ins for cheap laser in town. I'd hate to have to travel to Detroit back and forth so many times and pay border fees just to get a good deal.

I want to play pickle ball on my quest and there are like a million pickle ball games so I am not sure which to buy.

I would prefer one with the best gameplay obviously, but just as importantly an active playerbase to play with.

From my cursory search it seems like Racket Club might be my best option, but most posts about this subject are at least a year or two old so I am not sure how relevant the advice is.

I owned the first Oculus Quest 1 back during covid, and my favourite games were those that were roomscale and gave a well-rounded workout but did not market themselves as such (fitness games I always found pretty boring). I liked Pistol Whip but I prefer multiplayer games with more re-playability so Blaston was my absolute fav, I swear my legs got toned just by playing an hour or two of Blaston a day for a month or so.

Anyways, I am thinking about getting the Quest 3 but have not played VR in like 4-5 years. Anyone have any current recommendations for games in a similar vein, preferably ones with more active online communities (I am just assuming Blaston is dead but have not really checked into it).

I am sure there will be tons more now since I was playing when it was still a relatively new frontier so I am excited to hear more recommendations.

I heard Racket Club and Paintball Playground might fulfill these criteria, so if anyone has any experience with these two I'd also love to hear thoughts. Also heard that Gorilla Tag could be quite a workout.

When I went to the playlists section of my analytics, I noticed a prompt that simply says:

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I never used the YT podcast feature before or anything though, I only have normally uploaded videos in my playlists. Did anyone else get this prompt and does anyone know what it means? It doesn't even tell me which playlists they 'turned on' this feature though as far as I can tell.

My videos are long form and probably could be simply listened to like a podcast, but I never marketed them as such because I do put quite a lot of work into the video editing too. So I am not sure why Youtube did this, or if this is just a prompt everyone receives?

When I went to the playlists section of my analytics, I noticed a prompt that simply says:

>We turned on podcast features for some of your playlists.

>It is recommended that you review your podcast details (e.g. thumbnail) and optimize them for podcasts.

I never used the YT podcast feature before or anything though, I only have normally uploaded videos in my playlists. Did anyone else get this prompt and does anyone know what it means? It doesn't even tell me which playlists they 'turned on' this feature though as far as I can tell.

My videos are long form and probably could be simply listened to like a podcast, but I never marketed them as such because I do put quite a lot of work into the video editing too. So I am not sure why Youtube did this, or if this is just a prompt everyone receives?